- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Maria My Darling
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 30 May 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song from 'Maria My Darling' (1980) features playful, taunting lyrics where the singer boasts about cornering her target. Using metaphors of hunting, trapping, and local Madras slang, she proclaims that her aim is deadly accurate and that all escape plans or tricks by the opponent will fail.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Koduththu vachchathu appothu / Thirumbi vanthathu ippothu / Kadaisi vettai nadaththuvathu eppothu”
Rhyming of line endings with 'appothu', 'ippothu', and 'eppothu' creates a rhythmic cadence.
Colloquial Metaphor / Idiom
“Dingu daappa dangu dappaa unga pappu vegaathu”
The phrase 'pappu vegaathu' (literally 'your dal won't cook') is a popular Tamil idiom meaning 'your tricks will not work here'.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vaango nainaa vaango nainaa ailasaa”
Repetition of folk refrains ('ailasaa') and call-and-response choruses ('Hoi') to build energy.
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Trivia
'Maria My Darling' (1980) was a famous bilingual action thriller shot simultaneously in Tamil and Kannada, starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya. Directed by Durai with music by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, Kannadasan infused this track with local Madras slang, brilliantly rendered by S. Janaki.
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