Vandhale Oru Magarasi
From Sankar Saleem Simon · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Sankar Saleem Simon1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vanthaalae oru magarasi | A noble lady has arrived |
| Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi | Making trouble is always her favorite passion |
| Adhikaaram ival kairasi | Authority is her nature |
| Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi | My charming face will conquer that authority |
| Female | |
| Pennennum ponmaeni | A golden-bodied woman |
| Ennaalum mgarani neethaan en adimai | Is always a queen, and you are my slave |
| Annaalum pennaethaan | In those days too it was woman |
| Innaalum pennaethaan yaar vendraar | Even today it is woman, who has ever won over her? |
| Sollaiyyaa kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa | Tell me my dear, my young master |
| Female | |
| Vanthaalae oru magarasi | A noble lady has arrived |
| Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi | Making trouble is always her favorite passion |
| Adhikaaram ival kairasi | Authority is her nature |
| Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi | My charming face will conquer anything |
| Male | |
| Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae | Sing a lullaby, oh mother |
| Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae | Don't show your attitude to me |
| Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae | Sing a lullaby, oh mother |
| Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae | Don't show your attitude to me |
| Paloottum pen jaathu thaanae | Womanhood is the breed that nurtures with milk |
| Pasiyaanaen naan indru maanae | I have become hungry today, my deer |
| Male | |
| Aan endraal aanthaandi | A man is a man after all |
| Ennaalum rajaadi | Forever a king of kings |
| Yaar vendraar solladi | Tell me girl, who has ever won? |
| Alukkaathae kulukkaathae | Don't throw tantrums, don't sway |
| Thalukkaathae minukkaathae | Don't show off, don't glitter |
| Vaayaadi killaadi ennaadi kannaatti | You talkative clever girl, what is it my sweet-eyed one? |
| Male | |
| Vanthaalae oru magarasi | A noble lady has arrived |
| Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi | Making trouble is always her favorite passion |
| Adhikaaram ival kairasi | Authority is her nature |
| Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi | My charming face will conquer that authority |
| Female | |
| Selaikku pinnaalae odum | Running behind the saree |
| Penn singaaram kandaalae aadum | Dancing upon seeing a woman's beauty |
| Aanjaathi alai polae mothum | Mankind dashes forward like ocean waves |
| Penthaanae ulagaththai aalum | Yet it is woman who rules the world |
| Female | |
| Munthaanai noolaalae | With the thread of my pallu |
| Mudichchondru naan pottu | By tying a knot |
| Velvenae chinnaiyaa | I will win, young master |
| Panthaattam vilaiyaadi | Playing a ball game |
| Paarppomaa iru perum | Let us both see |
| Yaar velvaar sollaiyaa | Who will win, tell me |
| Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa | My dear darling, young master |
| Female | |
| Vanthaalae oru magarasi | A noble lady has arrived |
| Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi | Making trouble is always her favorite passion |
| Adhikaaram ival kairasi | Authority is her nature |
| Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi | My charming face will conquer anything |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam aagattum kannae | Let the marriage happen, my dear |
| Kaikkullae vaikkindraen unnai | I will keep you cherished in my palms |
| Female :Appothuthaan enthan nenjam | Only then my heart |
| Anantham vilaiyaadum manjam | Will be a bed where joy abounds |
| Male | |
| Pen endraal penthaanae | A woman is a woman indeed |
| Anbethaan palaveenam | Love is her only weakness |
| Yaenammaa rajaththi | Why is that so, my princess? |
| Female :Thottraalum jeyiththaalum | Whether losing or winning |
| Pennukkae sugam undu | Pleasure belongs to woman alone |
| Vaa vaa vaa rasaiyaa | Come, come, come my king |
| Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa | My dear darling, young master |
வந்தாளே ஒரு மகராசி
வம்பேதான் என்றும் இவள் ராசி
அதிகாரம் இவள் கைராசி
அதை வெல்லும் எந்தன் முகராசி
A noble lady has arrived
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Authority is her nature
My charming face will conquer that authority
பெண்ணென்னும் பொன்மேனி
எந்நாளும் மகராணி நீதான் என் அடிமை
அந்நாளும் பெண்ணேதான்
இந்நாளும் பெண்ணேதான் யார் வென்றார்
சொல்லய்யா கண்ணையா சின்னையா
A golden-bodied woman
Is always a queen, and you are my slave
In those days too it was woman
Even today it is woman, who has ever won over her?
Tell me my dear, my young master
வந்தாளே ஒரு மகராசி
வம்பேதான் என்றும் இவள் ராசி
அதிகாரம் இவள் கைராசி
எதை வெல்லும் எந்தன் முகராசி
A noble lady has arrived
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Authority is her nature
My charming face will conquer anything
தாலாட்டு பாடம்மா தாயே
என்னிடம் வாலாட்டி பார்க்காதே நீயே
தாலாட்டு பாடம்மா தாயே
என்னிடம் வாலாட்டி பார்க்காதே நீயே
பாலூட்டும் பெண் ஜாதி தானே
பசியானேன் நான் இன்று மானே
Sing a lullaby, oh mother
Don't show your attitude to me
Sing a lullaby, oh mother
Don't show your attitude to me
Womanhood is the breed that nurtures with milk
I have become hungry today, my deer
ஆண் என்றால் ஆண்தாண்டி
எந்நாளும் ராஜாடி
யார் வென்றார் சொல்லடி
அலுக்காதே குலுக்காதே
தளுக்காதே மினுக்காதே
வாயாடி கில்லாடி என்னாடி கண்னாட்டி
A man is a man after all
Forever a king of kings
Tell me girl, who has ever won?
Don't throw tantrums, don't sway
Don't show off, don't glitter
You talkative clever girl, what is it my sweet-eyed one?
வந்தாளே ஒரு மகராசி
வம்பேதான் என்றும் இவள் ராசி
அதிகாரம் இவள் கைராசி
அதை வெல்லும் எந்தன் முகராசி
A noble lady has arrived
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Authority is her nature
My charming face will conquer that authority
சேலைக்கு பின்னாலே ஓடும்
பெண் சிங்காரம் கண்டாலே ஆடும்
ஆண்ஜாதி அலை போலே மோதும்
பெண்தானே உலகத்தை ஆளும்
Running behind the saree
Dancing upon seeing a woman's beauty
Mankind dashes forward like ocean waves
Yet it is woman who rules the world
முந்தானை நூலாலே
முடிச்சொன்று நான் போட்டு
வெல்வேனே சின்னய்யா
பந்தாட்டம் விளையாடி
பார்ப்போமா இரு பேரும்
யார் வெல்வார் சொல்லய்யா
கண்ணையா சின்னையா
With the thread of my pallu
By tying a knot
I will win, young master
Playing a ball game
Let us both see
Who will win, tell me
My dear darling, young master
வந்தாளே ஒரு மகராசி
வம்பேதான் என்றும் இவள் ராசி
அதிகாரம் இவள் கைராசி
எதை வெல்லும் எந்தன் முகராசி
A noble lady has arrived
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Authority is her nature
My charming face will conquer anything
கல்யாணம் ஆகட்டும் கண்ணே
கைக்குள்ளே வைக்கின்றேன் உன்னை
அப்போதுதான் எந்தன் நெஞ்சம்
ஆனந்தம் விளையாடும் மஞ்சம்
Let the marriage happen, my dear
I will keep you cherished in my palms
Only then my heart
Will be a bed where joy abounds
பெண் என்றால் பெண்தானே
அன்பேதான் பலவீனம்
ஏனம்மா ராஜாத்தி
தோற்றாலும் ஜெயித்தாலும்
பெண்ணுக்கே சுகம் உண்டு
வா வா வா ராசய்யா
கண்ணையா சின்னைய்யா
A woman is a woman indeed
Love is her only weakness
Why is that so, my princess?
Whether losing or winning
Pleasure belongs to woman alone
Come, come, come my king
My dear darling, young master
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Vanthaalae oru magarasi
A noble lady has arrived
Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Adhikaaram ival kairasi
Authority is her nature
Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi
My charming face will conquer that authority
Pennennum ponmaeni
A golden-bodied woman
Ennaalum mgarani neethaan en adimai
Is always a queen, and you are my slave
Annaalum pennaethaan
In those days too it was woman
Innaalum pennaethaan yaar vendraar
Even today it is woman, who has ever won over her?
Sollaiyyaa kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa
Tell me my dear, my young master
Vanthaalae oru magarasi
A noble lady has arrived
Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Adhikaaram ival kairasi
Authority is her nature
Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi
My charming face will conquer anything
Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae
Sing a lullaby, oh mother
Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae
Don't show your attitude to me
Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae
Sing a lullaby, oh mother
Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae
Don't show your attitude to me
Paloottum pen jaathu thaanae
Womanhood is the breed that nurtures with milk
Pasiyaanaen naan indru maanae
I have become hungry today, my deer
Aan endraal aanthaandi
A man is a man after all
Ennaalum rajaadi
Forever a king of kings
Yaar vendraar solladi
Tell me girl, who has ever won?
Alukkaathae kulukkaathae
Don't throw tantrums, don't sway
Thalukkaathae minukkaathae
Don't show off, don't glitter
Vaayaadi killaadi ennaadi kannaatti
You talkative clever girl, what is it my sweet-eyed one?
Vanthaalae oru magarasi
A noble lady has arrived
Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Adhikaaram ival kairasi
Authority is her nature
Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi
My charming face will conquer that authority
Selaikku pinnaalae odum
Running behind the saree
Penn singaaram kandaalae aadum
Dancing upon seeing a woman's beauty
Aanjaathi alai polae mothum
Mankind dashes forward like ocean waves
Penthaanae ulagaththai aalum
Yet it is woman who rules the world
Munthaanai noolaalae
With the thread of my pallu
Mudichchondru naan pottu
By tying a knot
Velvenae chinnaiyaa
I will win, young master
Panthaattam vilaiyaadi
Playing a ball game
Paarppomaa iru perum
Let us both see
Yaar velvaar sollaiyaa
Who will win, tell me
Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa
My dear darling, young master
Vanthaalae oru magarasi
A noble lady has arrived
Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi
Making trouble is always her favorite passion
Adhikaaram ival kairasi
Authority is her nature
Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi
My charming face will conquer anything
Kalyaanam aagattum kannae
Let the marriage happen, my dear
Kaikkullae vaikkindraen unnai
I will keep you cherished in my palms
Female :Appothuthaan enthan nenjam
Only then my heart
Anantham vilaiyaadum manjam
Will be a bed where joy abounds
Pen endraal penthaanae
A woman is a woman indeed
Anbethaan palaveenam
Love is her only weakness
Yaenammaa rajaththi
Why is that so, my princess?
Female :Thottraalum jeyiththaalum
Whether losing or winning
Pennukkae sugam undu
Pleasure belongs to woman alone
Vaa vaa vaa rasaiyaa
Come, come, come my king
Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa
My dear darling, young master
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Vanthaalae Oru Magarasi' is a playful, romantic duet from the 1978 Tamil film Sankar Saleem Simon, composed by M. S. Viswanathan and written by Kannadasan. The song features a friendly banter between the male lead (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) and female lead (P. Susheela), where both hero and heroine exchange witty arguments asserting the dominance and charm of their respective genders. While the hero teases her authority and claims male supremacy, the heroine gracefully counters that women rule the world through love and emotional strength, culminating in a mutual celebration of love and marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Vanthaalae oru magarasi / Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi / Adhikaaram ival kairasi / Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi”
Kannadasan uses rhythmic rhyming sound patterns like Magarasi, Rasi, Kairasi, and Mugarasi to build cadence in the pallavi.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagom)
“Aanjaathi alai polae mothum / Penthaanae ulagaththai aalum”
Comparing the male urge to crashing ocean waves and the heroine's body/virtue to golden treasure.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Thottraalum jeyiththaalum / Pennukkae sugam undu”
Contrasting defeat and victory (Thottraalum jeyiththaalum) to emphasize that love brings joy to a woman regardless of the outcome.
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Trivia
Sankar Saleem Simon (1978) was a popular Tamil film starring Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, and Latha. This upbeat duet showcases the brilliant voice chemistry of SPB and P. Susheela under the masterly musical composition of M. S. Viswanathan.
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