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Vandhale Oru Magarasi

From Sankar Saleem Simon · 1978

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director: M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name: Sankar Saleem Simon
Movie release year: 1978
Lyrics added on: 18 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Vanthaalae oru magarasi

Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi

Adhikaaram ival kairasi

Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi

Pennennum ponmaeni

Ennaalum mgarani neethaan en adimai

Annaalum pennaethaan

Innaalum pennaethaan yaar vendraar

Sollaiyyaa kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa

Vanthaalae oru magarasi

Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi

Adhikaaram ival kairasi

Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi

Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae

Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae

Thaalaattu paadammaaa thaayae

Ennidam vaalaatti paarkkaathae neeyae

Paloottum pen jaathu thaanae

Pasiyaanaen naan indru maanae

Aan endraal aanthaandi

Ennaalum rajaadi

Yaar vendraar solladi

Alukkaathae kulukkaathae

Thalukkaathae minukkaathae

Vaayaadi killaadi ennaadi kannaatti

Vanthaalae oru magarasi

Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi

Adhikaaram ival kairasi

Adhai vellum enthan mugarasi

Selaikku pinnaalae odum

Penn singaaram kandaalae aadum

Aanjaathi alai polae mothum

Penthaanae ulagaththai aalum

Munthaanai noolaalae

Mudichchondru naan pottu

Velvenae chinnaiyaa

Panthaattam vilaiyaadi

Paarppomaa iru perum

Yaar velvaar sollaiyaa

Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa

Vanthaalae oru magarasi

Vambaethaan endrum ival rasi

Adhikaaram ival kairasi

Edhai vellum enthan mugarasi

Kalyaanam aagattum kannae

Kaikkullae vaikkindraen unnai

Female :Appothuthaan enthan nenjam

Anantham vilaiyaadum manjam

Pen endraal penthaanae

Anbethaan palaveenam

Yaenammaa rajaththi

Female :Thottraalum jeyiththaalum

Pennukkae sugam undu

Vaa vaa vaa rasaiyaa

Kannaiyaa chinnaiyaa

Here comes a self-styled queen,

troublemaking is always her nature,

bossing people around is her lucky charm,

and my handsome face will conquer it all!

A woman with her golden form

is always an empress, and you are my slave!

In the past, it was woman,

and even today, it is woman! Who has ever beaten her?

Tell me, darling, my young master!

Here comes a self-styled queen,

troublemaking is always her nature,

bossing people around is her lucky charm,

what can my handsome face not conquer?

Sing me a lullaby, dear mother,

and don't you try playing tricks with me!

Sing me a lullaby, dear mother,

and don't you try playing tricks with me!

It is womankind that feeds and nurses,

and today I have grown hungry, my dear!

A man is always a man, girl,

a king forever and always!

Tell me, who has ever defeated him?

Don't act tired, don't shake with attitude,

don't strut around, don't show off,

you chatterbox, you clever girl, what is it, my pretty one?

Here comes a self-styled queen,

troublemaking is always her nature,

bossing people around is her lucky charm,

and my handsome face will conquer it all!

Running after a woman's saree,

dancing at the sight of her beauty,

men rush in like restless ocean waves,

yet it is woman who rules this world!

With the threads of my saree's edge,

I will tie a little knot

and win you over, my young master!

Like playing a game of ball,

shall the two of us see

who will win? Tell me,

my darling, my young master!

Here comes a self-styled queen,

troublemaking is always her nature,

bossing people around is her lucky charm,

what can my handsome face not conquer?

Just let our wedding happen, my love,

and I will keep you in the palm of my hand!

Only then will my heart

become a bed of playful delight!

A woman is, after all, a woman,

and love is her only weakness,

isn't that so, my princess?

Whether losing or winning,

a woman always finds sweet joy!

Come, come, come, my prince,

my darling, my young master!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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