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Lyrics & meaning

Ungappan Peru Ennada

From Sakalakala Sambandhi · 1989

Lyricist
Idhaya Chandran
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Sakalakala Sambandhi
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
18 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Panthamunnu sollikittu
Veetukkulla vanthuputtae
Sonthamingu vetkkappattu
Kambi enna vachchupputtae
Thambi ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Panthamunnu sollikittu
Veetukkulla vanthuputtae
Sonthamingu vetkkappattu
Kambi enna vachchupputtae
Ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Pondatti vayasaagi
Kezhadaagi ponathula
Vanthaayo chinna veettu aarisaa
Nindraayo kambukkoru saatchiyaa
Than veettu saappaatta
rushiyoda muzhungiputtu
Hotel-lukkum ponathingae yaaradaa adaei
Thangamae engitta nee kooradaa
Oora naan koottiduvaen
Maanaththa vaangiduvaen
Sokkaaya kizhichchukkittu
Rodellaam alaiya vappaen
Ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Panthamunnu sollikittu
Veetukkulla vanthuputtae
Sonthamingu vetkkappattu
Kambi enna vachchupputtae
Ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Kalyaana vaipogam
Muraiyaaga nadakkum munnae
Maenchuputtu vanthathu yaar solladaa
Adha kaadhodu rragasiyamaa kooradaa
Nadamaadum thadimaadu
Veriyodu kozhupeduththu
Kombaala kizhichcha pasu engadaa
Intha kannukutti porantha kadhai solladaa
Muchchanthila nikka vachchu
Muttiya naan paeththuduvaen
Kaiya kaalai katti pottu
Danguvaara kazhattiduvaen
Ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa
Panthamunnu sollikittu
Veetukkulla vanthuputtae
Sonthamingu vetkkappattu
Kambi enna vachchupputtae
Aiyya ungappan peru ennadaa
Adha kannaa neeyum solladaa
Suththi suthi paaradaa
Un pinju verala kaattadaa….
What is your father's name, boy?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Claiming to be family,
you came right into the house.
Shaming the relatives here,
you made them count prison bars.
Little one, what is your father's name?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Claiming to be family,
you came right into the house.
Shaming the relatives here,
you made them count prison bars.
What is your father's name, boy?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Just because his wife grew old
and turned into an old lady,
did you arrive as a mistress's heir?
Are you standing as living proof of his secret affair?
After eating his fill of food at home
with all its taste and flavor,
who went off to a hotel here, hey?
My precious darling, tell it to me!
I will gather the whole village,
and strip him of his dignity!
I'll tear his shirt to shreds
and make him wander the streets!
What is your father's name, boy?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Claiming to be family,
you came right into the house.
Shaming the relatives here,
you made them count prison bars.
What is your father's name, boy?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Before a wedding ceremony
could be properly held,
who went grazing outside? Tell me!
Whisper it secretly in my ear!
A wandering, hulking brute of a bull,
arrogant and full of lust,
where is the cow he gored with his horns?
Tell me how this little calf was born!
I'll make him stand at the crossroads,
and smash his kneecaps!
I'll tie his hands and feet together,
and thrash him within an inch of his life!
What is your father's name, boy?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
Claiming to be family,
you came right into the house.
Shaming the relatives here,
you made them count prison bars.
Little sir, what is your father's name?
Tell me that, my dear child!
Look all around you!
Point your tiny finger!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ungappan Peru Ennadaa' from Sakalakala Sambandhi (1989) is a energetic and satirical folk-style Tamil song. In the song narrative, a speaker directly interrogates a young child in a confrontational yet playful tone, asking him to reveal the identity of his secret or irresponsible father who abandoned the family out of shame or infidelity. Through sharp metaphors involving cattle, straying, and public humiliation, the singer vows to track down the guilty man and expose his hypocrisy to the entire village. Beneath the lively rhythmic bounce lies a fierce critique of marital infidelity, domestic betrayal, and societal double standards.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Panthamunnu sollikittu / Sonthamingu vetkkappattu

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines, such as 'Panthamunnu' and 'Sonthamingu'.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Intha kannukutti porantha kadhai solladaa

Comparing the young child to a calf ('kannukutti') and the reckless father to a wild, wandering bull ('nadamaadum thadimaadu').

Rhetorical Question

Ungappan peru ennadaa

Asking direct questions to build emotional confrontation and dramatic effect.

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Trivia

'Sakalakala Sambandhi' (1989) is a Tamil comedy-drama film starring SV Sekhar and Visu, featuring comedic songs with sharp folk social commentary written by lyricist Idhaya Chandran.

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