- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Anney Anney
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mangaiyar thilagamae
Maadhar kula maanikkamae
Maha kavi bharathiyaar paadi veitha
Pudhumai pennae…ae….
Aamaa …aamaa
Paatula vechaaru bharathiyaaru
Tamil yettula vechaaru bharathi dhaasaru
Ungala naatulaaa…namma veetula
Vekkira idatthula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Thumba vittu vaal pudichaa
Maadu kooda nikkaadhu
Pombalainga appadi thaan
Poga vittaa sikkaadhu
Muttai idum pettaigala
Aratti urutti meratti
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Akkini suthi ammi midhippaa
Appuramaa thaan namma midhippaa
Kannagiyaya pol katchiyalippaa
Kondavanaiyae bendu eduppaa
Dhinam oor suthi varuvaa podhu sevaigal purivaa
Andha aatthirathilum avasarathilum purushana viduvaa
Samaikkaamal oru naalum irukka vendaa
Samasaaram enbadhaiyae marakka vendaa
Hotelaiyae veedu endru enna vendaa
Husband ah suspend panna vendaa
Meetingu partynu alanjaakkaa thirinjaakkaa
Buthi ketta pathiniya adakki odukki madakki
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Thumba vittu vaal pudichaa
Maadu kooda nikkaadhu
Pombalainga appadi thaan
Poga vittaa sikkaadhu
Muttai idum pettaigala
Aratti urutti meratti
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum haan haan
Saatai eduthaa maadu adangum
Kolai eduthaa mandhi adangum
Angusathilae aana adangum
Enna pannunaa ponnu adangum
Andha pattinathaarum sithar padhinettu perum
Unga saagasathaiyum sarithirathaiyum sonnadha kelu
Marudhaani manjalaiyum yaesa vendaa
Make up pan cake poosa vendaa
Panpaatta kuppaiyilae veesa vendaa
Socialism idhuvendru pesa vendaa
Varundhaama thirundhaama ini melum irundhaalae
Rendungettaan pondungala arinju therinju purinju
Vekkira idathula
Ongala vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Thumba vittu vaal pudichaa
Maadu kooda nikkaadhu
Pombalainga appadi thaan
Poga vittaa sikkaadhu
Muttai idum pettaigala
Aratti urutti meratti
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
Haan haan
Vekkira idathula thaan vekkanum
Appadi vekkaatti naanga kettu nikkanum
O jewel among women,
O gem of womankind,
sung of by the great poet Bharatiyar,
O modern woman... oh...
Yes... oh yes!
Bharatiyar honored you in his songs,
Bharathidasan praised you in Tamil books,
In our country... no, in our house,
you must be kept only in your proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
You must be kept only in your proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
If you let go of the tether rope and grab the tail,
even a cow will not stop.
Women are just the same;
if you let them loose, you can never catch them!
These egg-laying hens,
by shouting, glaring, and scaring them,
must be kept only in their proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
She walks around the sacred fire and steps on the wedding stone,
and only then does she step all over us!
She acts just like the devoted Kannagi,
yet she works her own husband to exhaustion!
She roams around town every day doing social service,
and in all that fury and hurry, she neglects her husband!
Don't go a single day without cooking,
don't forget what family life means!
Don't treat restaurants as your home,
and don't put your husband on suspension!
If you roam around attending meetings and parties,
we will tame, curb, and discipline such foolish wives,
and keep them only in their proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
If you let go of the tether rope and grab the tail,
even a cow will not stop.
Women are just the same;
if you let them loose, you can never catch them!
These egg-laying hens,
by shouting, glaring, and scaring them,
must be kept only in their proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined, aha!
Bring out a whip, and a bull falls in line;
raise a stick, and a monkey calms down;
with a sharp hook, an elephant is tamed;
what does it take to tame a woman?
Sage Pattinathar and the eighteen mystic Siddhas—
listen to what they said about your antics and your history!
Don't speak ill of traditional henna and turmeric,
don't smear on layers of heavy makeup!
Don't throw our culture into the trash,
and don't go around calling this socialism!
If you keep acting this way without remorse or change,
seeing through and understanding these confused women,
in their proper place...
you must be kept only in your proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
If you let go of the tether rope and grab the tail,
even a cow will not stop.
Women are just the same;
if you let them loose, you can never catch them!
These egg-laying hens,
by shouting, glaring, and scaring them,
must be kept only in their proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
Aha, aha!
You must be kept only in your proper place!
If we don't, we will end up ruined!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Vekkira Idathula Thaan Vekkanum' from the film 'Anney Anney' (1983) is a satirical and lighthearted commentary written by lyricist Vaali. It addresses the concept of the 'modern woman' (Pudhumai Pen) made famous by visionary Tamil poets like Bharathiyar and Bharathidasan, contrasting idealized poetic feminism with practical traditional domestic expectations. The song humorously cautions against abandoning cultural values and domestic responsibilities in the name of modern social activities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (Rhyme) / Rhythm
“Aratti urutti meratti”
Internal and line-ending rhythm created by rhyming triplets such as 'Aratti urutti meratti' and 'arinju therinju purinju'.
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Maha kavi bharathiyaar paadi veitha”
References historical literary figures like Subramaniya Bharathi, Bharathidasan, Kannagi, Pattinathar, and the 18 Siddhas.
Metaphor / Analogy
“Thumba vittu vaal pudichaa Maadu kooda nikkaadhu”
Compares managing wild livestock or farm animals using ropes, sticks, and whips to maintaining order and boundaries within domestic life.
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Trivia
The film 'Anney Anney' (1983) starred Moulee, who also directed the film. Vaali's lyrics in this track play on societal gender roles and domestic humor, which was a common comedic motif in Tamil cinema during the early 1980s.
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