Ubakaram Seibavarukke
From Manthiri Kumari · 1950
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Manthiri Kumari1950
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ubakaram seivatharkae | For doing a good deed, |
| Abakaram seiya ennum | Thinking of doing harm in return, |
| Mulu mosakkaran thaanae | He is a complete fraud indeed, |
| Mudivilae..ae…naasamaanavan..aa..aa..aa… | In the end, he will be utterly destroyed. |
| Male | |
| Annamitta veetilae | In the house that served them food, |
| Kannakol saathavae | To break in and rob, |
| Ennam konda paavigal | Sinners who hold such evil thoughts, |
| Mannaai poga nerumae | Are destined to turn into dust. |
| Male | |
| Annamitta veetilae | In the house that served them food, |
| Kannakol saathavae | To break in and rob, |
| Ennam konda paavigal | Sinners who hold such evil thoughts, |
| Mannaai poga nerumae | Are destined to turn into dust. |
| Male | |
| Vesham kandu mayangiyae..ae | Entranced by mere appearances, |
| Veenaaga aasai kondu | Nursing futile desires, |
| Mosamum pona pinnaal | After being betrayed, |
| Manavedhanai adaivadhalae | Suffering from deep mental pain, |
| Laabm enna | What is the gain? |
| Male | |
| Paalai ootri paambai naam | Even if we feed milk to a snake, |
| Valarthaalum nammaiyae | And nurture it, |
| Kadikkathaanae varum adhai | It will surely come to bite us, |
| Adithu kolla nerumae | Forcing us to strike and kill it. |
| Male | |
| Paalai ootri paambai naam | Even if we feed milk to a snake, |
| Valarthaalum nammaiyae | And nurture it, |
| Kadikkathaanae varum adhai | It will surely come to bite us, |
| Adithu kolla nerumae | Forcing us to strike and kill it. |
| Male | |
| Annamitta veetilae | In the house that served them food, |
| Kannakol saathavae | To break in and rob, |
| Ennam konda paavigal | Sinners who hold such evil thoughts, |
| Mannaai poga nerumae | Are destined to turn into dust. |
உபகாரம் செய்தவர்க்கே
அபகாரம் செய்ய எண்ணும்
முழு மோசக்காரன் தானே
முடிவிலே நாசமாவான் ஆ ஆ ஆ
For doing a good deed,
Thinking of doing harm in return,
He is a complete fraud indeed,
In the end, he will be utterly destroyed.
அன்னமிட்ட வீட்டிலே
கன்னக்கோல் சாத்தவே
எண்ணம் கொண்ட பாவிகள்
மண்ணாய் போக நேருமே
In the house that served them food,
To break in and rob,
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Are destined to turn into dust.
அன்னமிட்ட வீட்டிலே
கன்னக்கோல் சாத்தவே
எண்ணம் கொண்ட பாவிகள்
மண்ணாய் போக நேருமே
In the house that served them food,
To break in and rob,
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Are destined to turn into dust.
வேஷம் கண்டு மயங்கியே
வீணாக ஆசை கொண்டு
மோசமும் போன பின்னால்
மனவேதனை அடைவதாலே
லாபம் என்ன
Entranced by mere appearances,
Nursing futile desires,
After being betrayed,
Suffering from deep mental pain,
What is the gain?
பாலை ஊற்றி பாம்பை நாம்
வளர்த்தாலும் நம்மையே
கடிக்கத்தானே வரும் அதை
அடித்து கொல்ல நேருமே
Even if we feed milk to a snake,
And nurture it,
It will surely come to bite us,
Forcing us to strike and kill it.
பாலை ஊற்றி பாம்பை நாம்
வளர்த்தாலும் நம்மையே
கடிக்கத்தானே வரும் அதை
அடித்து கொல்ல நேருமே
Even if we feed milk to a snake,
And nurture it,
It will surely come to bite us,
Forcing us to strike and kill it.
அன்னமிட்ட வீட்டிலே
கன்னக்கோல் சாத்தவே
எண்ணம் கொண்ட பாவிகள்
மண்ணாய் போக நேருமே
In the house that served them food,
To break in and rob,
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Are destined to turn into dust.
Ubakaram seivatharkae
For doing a good deed,
Abakaram seiya ennum
Thinking of doing harm in return,
Mulu mosakkaran thaanae
He is a complete fraud indeed,
Mudivilae..ae…naasamaanavan..aa..aa..aa…
In the end, he will be utterly destroyed.
Annamitta veetilae
In the house that served them food,
Kannakol saathavae
To break in and rob,
Ennam konda paavigal
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Mannaai poga nerumae
Are destined to turn into dust.
Annamitta veetilae
In the house that served them food,
Kannakol saathavae
To break in and rob,
Ennam konda paavigal
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Mannaai poga nerumae
Are destined to turn into dust.
Vesham kandu mayangiyae..ae
Entranced by mere appearances,
Veenaaga aasai kondu
Nursing futile desires,
Mosamum pona pinnaal
After being betrayed,
Manavedhanai adaivadhalae
Suffering from deep mental pain,
Laabm enna
What is the gain?
Paalai ootri paambai naam
Even if we feed milk to a snake,
Valarthaalum nammaiyae
And nurture it,
Kadikkathaanae varum adhai
It will surely come to bite us,
Adithu kolla nerumae
Forcing us to strike and kill it.
Paalai ootri paambai naam
Even if we feed milk to a snake,
Valarthaalum nammaiyae
And nurture it,
Kadikkathaanae varum adhai
It will surely come to bite us,
Adithu kolla nerumae
Forcing us to strike and kill it.
Annamitta veetilae
In the house that served them food,
Kannakol saathavae
To break in and rob,
Ennam konda paavigal
Sinners who hold such evil thoughts,
Mannaai poga nerumae
Are destined to turn into dust.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song serves as a stern moral warning against treachery, ingratitude, and deceitful human nature. It conveys that individuals who return harm for kindness or attempt to betray those who offered them hospitality and food (metaphorically robbing the house that fed them) will inevitably face ruin and turn to dust through karma.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Ethukai
“Ubakaram seivatharkae / Abakaram seiya ennum”
Contrasting 'Ubakaram' (helping) with 'Abakaram' (harming) in the opening lines while sharing second-letter rhyming (Ethukai).
Metaphor (Roopakam)
“Paalai ootri paambai naam valarthaalum nammaiyae kadikkathaanae varum”
Comparing a treacherous person to a venomous snake that will bite the very person who feeds it milk.
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Annamitta veetilae / Kannakol saathavae”
Matching second consonants in 'Annamitta' and 'Kannakol' for rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
This song from the landmark film Manthiri Kumari (1950) was one of the earliest breakthrough playback tracks for iconic singer T. M. Soundararajan, composed by G. Ramanathan with screenplays written by M. Karunanidhi.
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