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Vaarungal Vilaiyaduvom

From Kai Pidithaval · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam, P. Suseela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kai Pidithaval
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanennum pulikoottamae
Pennennum maan koottamae
Elloraiyum varaverkirom
Yaethetho edhirpaarkirom
Vaarungal vilaiyaaduvom
Yaarendru edai poduvom
Kelungal pathil solgiren
Kelaatha kadhai solgiraen
Vaarungal vilaiyaaduvom
Yaarendru edai poduvom
Kelungal pathil solgiren
Kelaatha kadhai solgiraen
Aadungal aadungal nadamaadungal
Yaarendru mudivaana padhil kaanungal
Aadungal aadungal nadamaadungal
Yaarendru mudivaana padhil kaanungal
Mael naattu isai potti nadakattumae
Maenmaigal vanmaigal mothattumae
……………..
Aangalthaan ulagathil mudhal vanthathu
Female :Adhanaalthaan ulagengum por vanthathu
Male :Aangalthaan ulagathil mudhal vanthathu
Female :Adhanaalthaan ulagengum por vanthathu
Male :Pazhamaikku pudhumaikkum bedhamenna
Pazhamaikku pudhumaikkum bedhamenna
Female :Adhu padhamaanathu idhu midhamaanathu
Adhu padhamaanathu idhu midhamaanathu
Kannikku naanaththai yaar thanthathu
Kannikku naanaththai yaar thanthathu
Female :Adhu karpennum porulodu thaai thanthathu
Adhu karpennum porulodu thaai thanthathu
Male :Kattil endru edharkaaga peyar vanthathu
Kattil endru edharkaaga peyar vanthathu
Female :Adhu katti kondu uravaadum
Sugam solvathu sugam solvathu
Vaarungal vilaiyaaduvom
Yaarendru edai poduvom
Kelungal pathil solgiren
Kelaatha kadhai solgiraen
Pettai kozhigal adhigam
Adhigam koova koodaathu
Female :Seval kozhikal muttai pottaal
Ulagam thaangaathu
Pettai kozhigal adhigam
Adhigam koova koodaathu
Female :Seval kozhikal muttai pottaal
Ulagam thaangaathu
Kattum varaiyil ellaiyai
Pengal merakkoodaathu
Thaali kattum varaiyil ellaiyai
Pengal meerakoodaath
Female :Mana kaaval ulla penkalidaththil
Idhai koora koodaathu
………………
En kelvi ungatkku velai enna
Male :Ippothu idhu velai verae enna
Female :Yaar meethu ungatkku kadhal undu
Male :Thaai meedhu thaniyaatha kadhal undu
En kelvi verentha pennum undaa
Male :Pennenna ulagaththil onnaa rendaa
Female :Sariyaana aal nengal purigindrathu
Male :Ini enna en vettri therigindrathu
You pack of tigers called men,
You herd of deer called women,
We welcome you all!
We look forward to so much fun!
Come, let us play!
Let us test and see who is who!
Ask your questions, I will answer!
I will tell you stories you have never heard!
Come, let us play!
Let us test and see who is who!
Ask your questions, I will answer!
I will tell you stories you have never heard!
Dance, dance, keep on dancing!
Find the final answer to who is the best!
Dance, dance, keep on dancing!
Find the final answer to who is the best!
Let a Western-style music contest begin!
Let virtues and strengths clash!
...
Men were the first to arrive in the world!
Female: That is why wars broke out everywhere!
Male: Men were the first to arrive in the world!
Female: That is why wars broke out everywhere!
Male: What is the difference between the old and the new?
What is the difference between the old and the new?
Female: The old is mature, the new is light and breezy!
The old is mature, the new is light and breezy!
Who gave modesty to a young girl?
Who gave modesty to a young girl?
Female: Her mother gave it, along with virtue!
Her mother gave it, along with virtue!
Male: Why was a bed named 'kattil'?
Why was a bed named 'kattil'?
Female: Because it speaks of the pleasure
of holding each other close, sharing joy!
Come, let us play!
Let us test and see who is who!
Ask your questions, I will answer!
I will tell you stories you have never heard!
Hens should not
crow too loud!
Female: If roosters were to lay eggs,
the world could not handle it!
Hens should not
crow too loud!
Female: If roosters were to lay eggs,
the world could not handle it!
Until marriage, the boundary
women must not cross!
Until the thaali (sacred wedding thread) is tied, the boundary
women must not cross!
Female: To women who guard their own minds,
you must not say this!
...
My question is, what is your work?
Male: Right now, this is my work—what else?
Female: Who is the one you love?
Male: I have an endless love for my mother!
My question is, is there any other woman?
Male: What is a woman? Is there just one or two in this world?
Female: You are quite clever, I understand!
Male: What now? My victory is clearly in sight!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively and witty musical debate (patti mandram style duel) between male and female voices. Set in a competitive concert atmosphere, the lyrics engage in playful banter comparing men to tigers and women to deer, while exchanging sharp retorts on gender roles, ancient tradition versus modern mindsets, and courtship boundaries. Written by Kannadasan, the song humorously balances tradition, charm, and quick wit, ending with mutual understanding and playful triumph.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Aanennum pulikoottamae / Pennennum maan koottamae

Comparing men to a pack of tigers ('pulikoottamae') and women to a herd of deer ('maan koottamae') to establish a predatory versus gentle dynamic.

Wordplay / Etymological Pun (Sledai)

Kattil endru edharkaaga peyar vanthathu / Adhu katti kondu uravaadum

Explaining the word 'Kattil' (bed) by deriving it from 'katti kondu' (embracing together), playing on Tamil root words.

Irony / Idiomatic Metaphor

Pettai kozhigal adhigam koova koodaathu / Seval kozhikal muttai pottaal ulagam thaangaathu

Using the absurd image of roosters laying eggs ('Seval kozhikal muttai pottaal') to counter traditional proverbs about hens crowing.

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Trivia

Featured in Kai Pidithaval (1978), this track was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and voiced by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam, and P. Suseela. Kannadasan's playful usage of Tamil proverbs and gender rivalry tropes remains a highlight of 1970s light-hearted film music debates.

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