Ulagam Idhilae
From Kulamagal Radhai · 1963
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kulamagal Radhai1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Male | |
| Kalagam varudhu theerudhu | Conflicts arise and get resolved, |
| Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu | Through the art of printing, situations change. |
| Kalagam varudhu theerudhu | Conflicts arise and get resolved, |
| Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu | Through the art of printing, situations change. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Male | |
| Poi sonnaalum mei sonnaalum | Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth, |
| Vaayaal solli palanillae | There is no use in merely saying it out loud. |
| Poi sonnaalum mei sonnaalum | Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth, |
| Vaayaal solli palanillae | There is no use in merely saying it out loud. |
| Adhai maiyilae nanaichu papperil adichaa | If you dip it in ink and print it on paper, |
| Maruthu pesa aalillae | There is no one left to contradict it. |
| Maiyilae nanaichu papperil adichaa | If dipped in ink and printed on paper, |
| Maruthu pesa aalillae | There is no one left to contradict it. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Male | |
| Cinemaa staarunga padangalai pottaa | If you publish pictures of cinema stars, |
| Theruvil papper kidaikkallae | Not a single paper will be left lying on the street. |
| Cinemaa staarunga padangalai pottaa | If you publish pictures of cinema stars, |
| Theruvil papper kidaikkallae | Not a single paper will be left lying on the street. |
| Adhil sirippu cartoon kaadhal case-u gal | If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases, |
| Serthaal businessu modaiyillae | Are added in, the business never slumps. |
| Sirippu cartoon kaadhal case-u gal | If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases, |
| Serthaal businessu modaiyillae | Are added in, the business never slumps. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kadhaigal padippadharkkendrae | Just to read romantic stories, |
| Vaalibar koottam vaangudhu | Crowds of young people purchase it. |
| Kaadhal kadhaigal padippadharkkendrae | Just to read romantic stories, |
| Vaalibar koottam vaangudhu | Crowds of young people purchase it. |
| Andha kadhaiyilae varuvadhai | Thinking of what unfolds in those stories, |
| Manasilae ninaichu raathiri pagalaa yengudhu | Their minds long day and night. |
| Kadhaiyilae varuvadhai manasilae ninaichu | Thinking in their minds of what unfolds in stories, |
| Raathiri pagalaa yengudhu | They long for it day and night. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
| Kalagam varudhu theerudhu | Conflicts arise and get resolved, |
| Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu | Through the art of printing, situations change. |
| Male | |
| Ulagam idhilae adangudhu | The world is contained within this, |
| Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu | Truth and falsehood become clear here. |
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
கலகம் வருது தீருது
அச்சுக் கலையால் நிலைமை மாறுது
கலகம் வருது தீருது
அச்சுக் கலையால் நிலைமை மாறுது
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Through the art of printing, situations change.
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Through the art of printing, situations change.
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
பொய் சொன்னாலும் மெய் சொன்னாலும்
வாயால் சொல்லிப் பலனில்லே
பொய் சொன்னாலும் மெய் சொன்னாலும்
வாயால் சொல்லிப் பலனில்லே
அதை மையில நனச்சுப் பேப்பரில் அடிச்சா
மறுத்துப் பேச ஆளில்லே
மையில நனச்சுப் பேப்பரில் அடிச்சா
மறுத்துப் பேச ஆளில்லே
Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth,
There is no use in merely saying it out loud.
Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth,
There is no use in merely saying it out loud.
If you dip it in ink and print it on paper,
There is no one left to contradict it.
If dipped in ink and printed on paper,
There is no one left to contradict it.
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
சினிமாக் ஸ்டாருங்க படங்களைப் போட்டா
தெருவில் பேப்பர் கிடைக்கல்லே
சினிமாக் ஸ்டாருங்க படங்களைப் போட்டா
தெருவில் பேப்பர் கிடைக்கல்லே
அதில் சிரிப்புக் கார்ட்டூன் காதல் கேசுகள்
சேர்த்தால் பிசினஸ் மொடையில்லே
சிரிப்புக் கார்ட்டூன் காதல் கேசுகள்
சேர்த்தால் பிசினஸ் மொடையில்லே
If you publish pictures of cinema stars,
Not a single paper will be left lying on the street.
If you publish pictures of cinema stars,
Not a single paper will be left lying on the street.
If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases,
Are added in, the business never slumps.
If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases,
Are added in, the business never slumps.
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
காதல் கதைகள் படிப்பதற்கென்றே
வாலிபர் கூட்டம் வாங்குது
காதல் கதைகள் படிப்பதற்கென்றே
வாலிபர் கூட்டம் வாங்குது
அந்தக் கதையிலே வருவதை
மனசில நெனச்சி ராத்திரி பகலா ஏங்குது
கதையிலே வருவதை
மனசில நெனச்சி ராத்திரி பகலா ஏங்குது
Just to read romantic stories,
Crowds of young people purchase it.
Just to read romantic stories,
Crowds of young people purchase it.
Thinking of what unfolds in those stories,
Their minds long day and night.
Thinking in their minds of what unfolds in stories,
They long for it day and night.
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
கலகம் வருது தீருது
அச்சுக் கலையால் நிலைமை மாறுது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Through the art of printing, situations change.
உலகம் இதிலே அடங்குது
உண்மையும் பொய்யும் விளங்குது
The world is contained within this,
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Kalagam varudhu theerudhu
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu
Through the art of printing, situations change.
Kalagam varudhu theerudhu
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu
Through the art of printing, situations change.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Poi sonnaalum mei sonnaalum
Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth,
Vaayaal solli palanillae
There is no use in merely saying it out loud.
Poi sonnaalum mei sonnaalum
Whether you tell a lie or speak the truth,
Vaayaal solli palanillae
There is no use in merely saying it out loud.
Adhai maiyilae nanaichu papperil adichaa
If you dip it in ink and print it on paper,
Maruthu pesa aalillae
There is no one left to contradict it.
Maiyilae nanaichu papperil adichaa
If dipped in ink and printed on paper,
Maruthu pesa aalillae
There is no one left to contradict it.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Cinemaa staarunga padangalai pottaa
If you publish pictures of cinema stars,
Theruvil papper kidaikkallae
Not a single paper will be left lying on the street.
Cinemaa staarunga padangalai pottaa
If you publish pictures of cinema stars,
Theruvil papper kidaikkallae
Not a single paper will be left lying on the street.
Adhil sirippu cartoon kaadhal case-u gal
If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases,
Serthaal businessu modaiyillae
Are added in, the business never slumps.
Sirippu cartoon kaadhal case-u gal
If funny cartoons and romantic scandal cases,
Serthaal businessu modaiyillae
Are added in, the business never slumps.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Kaadhal kadhaigal padippadharkkendrae
Just to read romantic stories,
Vaalibar koottam vaangudhu
Crowds of young people purchase it.
Kaadhal kadhaigal padippadharkkendrae
Just to read romantic stories,
Vaalibar koottam vaangudhu
Crowds of young people purchase it.
Andha kadhaiyilae varuvadhai
Thinking of what unfolds in those stories,
Manasilae ninaichu raathiri pagalaa yengudhu
Their minds long day and night.
Kadhaiyilae varuvadhai manasilae ninaichu
Thinking in their minds of what unfolds in stories,
Raathiri pagalaa yengudhu
They long for it day and night.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Kalagam varudhu theerudhu
Conflicts arise and get resolved,
Achu kalaiyaal nilamai maarudhu
Through the art of printing, situations change.
Ulagam idhilae adangudhu
The world is contained within this,
Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu
Truth and falsehood become clear here.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a witty social commentary on the power, influence, and commercial nature of print media and newspapers. Lyricist Kannadasan observes that spoken words hold little sway compared to the printed word, which people instantly accept as absolute truth regardless of whether it is genuine or fake. The song humorously critiques how newspapers boost sales by publishing pictures of movie stars, humor cartoons, and sensationalized romance stories that captivate impressionable youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Ethirsol)
“Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu”
Juxtaposition of opposing concepts 'Unmai' (Truth) and 'Poi' (Lie), as well as 'Mei' and 'Poi' to emphasize the duality handled by print press.
Initial Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Ulagam idhilae adangudhu / Unmaiyum poiyum vilangudhu”
Matching initial vowel sounds in 'Ulagam' and 'Unmaiyum' creating rhythmic flow.
Refrain / Repetition
“Ulagam idhilae adangudhu”
Repeated chorus lines reinforcing the central idea that the entire world is captured inside a sheet of newspaper.
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Trivia
From the 1963 Sivaji Ganesan film 'Kulamagal Radhai', this track features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Kannadasan used this song as a humorous reflection on print journalism and consumer psychology during the 1960s.
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