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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanga Sir Vaanga

From Bathilukku Bathil · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Bathilukku Bathil
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
17 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hello vaanga sir vaanga
Vaadikkaiyaaga neega
Hello vaanga sir vaanga
Vaadikkaiyaaga neega
Veliyor sarakku ulloor sarakku
Vendiyathellaam irukku
Vaanga sir vaanga
Vaadikkaiyaaga neega
Veliyor sarakku ulloor sarakku
Vendiyathellaam irukku
Gopura kondai kuthikkaal seruppu
Idaiyil kuttai paavaadai
Gopura kondai kuthikkaal seruppu
Idaiyil kuttai paavaadai
Inth ilavattam mugaththukku cigarette edhukku
Koodaathammaa pugai vaadai
Vasathi irukku aiyyaavukku
Asathiyai pokka varuvaaru
Ivar vagai vagaiyaa cigarettetai
Pugai pugaiyaaha viduvaaru
Kup kup kup kup
Vaanga sir vaanga
Chorus :Chachchaa
Keezhe lungi melae jippaa
Idaiyilae thondhi eduppaa
Keezhe lungi melae jippaa
Idaiyilae thondhi eduppaa
Puliyampatti mainaru
Ivaru puliyai sutta veeraru
Puliyampatti mainaru
Ivaru puliyai sutta veeraru
Naattu sarakka keppaaru
Adha pottukittu paappaaru
Onnaa iruppathu rendaa theriyum
Anjukku paaththaa kodupaaru
Chachchaa
Female :Vaanga sir vaanga
Periya idaththu ragasiyam ellaam
Pechilae ingu veliyaagum
Periya idaththu ragasiyam ellaam
Pechilae ingu veliyaagum
Naan ketukka maatten kandukka maattaen
Ketukka maatten kandukka maattaen
Yaeval seivathu en paniyaagum
Kettathai kodukkum sonnathai seiyyum
Chinna paiyanai kavanikkanum
Manasula pattathai veliyila solaen
Thavaraa irunthaa mannikkanum
Chorus :Chachchaa
Vaanga sir vaanga
Vaadikkaiyaaga neega
Veliyor sarakku ulloor sarakku
Vendiyathellaam irukku
Hello, welcome sir, welcome!
Do visit us regularly!
Hello, welcome sir, welcome!
Do visit us regularly!
Foreign goods and local goods,
we have everything you could want!
Welcome sir, welcome!
Do visit us regularly!
Foreign goods and local goods,
we have everything you could want!
A tower-high hair bun and high-heeled shoes,
with a short skirt around the waist!
A tower-high hair bun and high-heeled shoes,
with a short skirt around the waist!
Why does such a young face need a cigarette?
The smell of smoke is no good for you, girl!
This gentleman is well-off,
he comes here to shake off his fatigue!
He takes all varieties of cigarettes,
and blows out puff after puff of smoke!
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
Welcome sir, welcome!
Chorus: Cha-cha!
A lungi below and a kurta on top,
with a prominent potbelly in between!
A lungi below and a kurta on top,
with a prominent potbelly in between!
He is the rich playboy from Puliyampatti,
the brave hunter who shot a tiger!
He is the rich playboy from Puliyampatti,
the brave hunter who shot a tiger!
He will ask for country liquor,
and look around after downing it!
One will look like two to his eyes,
and he will tip handsomely if you just look at him!
Cha-cha!
Female: Welcome sir, welcome!
All the secrets of high society
will slip out in idle chatter here!
All the secrets of high society
will slip out in idle chatter here!
I won't listen, I won't pry,
I won't listen, I won't pry,
attending to your orders is my only job!
Serving what you ask and doing what you tell,
you must reward this young boy!
I just speak whatever comes to my mind,
please forgive me if I am wrong!
Chorus: Cha-cha!
Welcome sir, welcome!
Do visit us regularly!
Foreign goods and local goods,
we have everything you could want!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lively track from Bathilukku Bathil (1972) depicts the vibrant atmosphere of a recreational lounge or club tavern. Sung by L. R. Eswari with lyrics by Vaali and music by S. M. Subbaih Naidu, the song serves as a welcoming anthem for various eccentric patrons, contrasting modern Westernized youth with country gentlemen.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Gopura kondai kuthikkaal seruppu

Compares a tall, piled-up hairstyle to a majestic temple tower (gopuram).

Contrast / Anthesis (Muran)

Veliyor sarakku ulloor sarakku

Pairs opposing terms like imported (veliyor) and local (ulloor) to highlight variety.

Onomatopoeia (Oli Kurippu)

Kup kup kup kup

Imitates the rhythmic sound of puffing smoke out of a cigarette.

Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)

Keezhe lungi melae jippaa / Idaiyilae thondhi eduppaa

Repetition of second letter sound in adjacent lines ('lungi' and 'thondhi').

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Trivia

L. R. Eswari was famous in 1960s and 1970s Tamil cinema for her energetic cabaret-style club songs. Lyricist Vaali used conversational street Tamil and social caricature to capture the humor in wealthy patrons' drinking habits.

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