- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- P. Leela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Madurai Veeran
- Movie release year
- 1956
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Vaanga machaan
Summaa vaanga machaan
Kitta vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Yengi yengi neenga
Yen ippadi paakkureenga
Yengi yengi neenga
Yen ippadi paakkureenga
Vaanga machaan
Summaa vaanga machaan
Kitta vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Maanai thedi thaanga
Kan valaiyai podureenga
Thambi
Akkaa
Maanai thedi thaanga
Kan valaiyai podureenga
Mandhirathaal naanga ingae
Masiya maattom ponga ponga
Vaanga machaan
Summaa vaanga machaan
Kitta vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Uppillaadha pathiyakkaaran
Oorukaayai paarthaanaam
Uppillaadha pathiyakkaaran
Oorukaayai paarthaanaam
Udhattaalae sappu kotti
Ondhi pola ninnaanaam
Udhattaalae sappu kotti
Ondhi pola ninnaanaam
Karpanaiyaa pesi pesi
Kanji thottiyil vizhindhaanaam
Karpanaiyaa pesi pesi
Kanji thottiyil vizhindhaanaam
Kadhaiyai pol aalai miratti
Kaalai pola thullaadheenga
Yengi yengi neenga
Yen ippadi paakkureenga
Yengi yengi neenga
Yen ippadi paakkureenga
Vaanga machaan vaanga
Vandha vazhiya paathu ponga
Muthu pol pallazhagi…
Muthu pol pallazhagi…
Mun koba sollazhagi
Kathi pol kannazhagi… ee… ee…
Kanivaana pen azhagi… ee… ee… ee
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Odi vandhadhaal ingu thaanae naanae
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Odi vandhadhaal ingu thaanae naanae
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Thaenulaavum poongaa vanamadhil
Kaanulaavum kalai maanai naanae
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Thaenulaavum poongaa vanamadhil
Kaanulaavum kalai maanai naanae
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Kodi namaskaaramae… ae… ae…
Aaaa… aaaa… aaaa… aaa… aaa… aaa…
Kodi namaskaaramae
Korinen in neramae
Kodi namaskaaramae
Korinen in neramae
Jaadaiyaai en kanai thanai thavariya
Jaadhi maanai maraippadhum muraiyalla
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Jaadaiyaai en kanai thanai thavariya
Jaadhi maanai maraippadhum muraiyalla
Thedi vandhenae pulli maanae
Come on, cousin, come along!
Now turn around and go back the way you came!
Come on, cousin, come along!
Now turn around and go back the way you came!
Come on, cousin!
Just step right in, cousin!
Come closer, cousin, come along!
And go back the way you came!
With so much longing in your heart,
why are you staring at us like this?
With so much longing in your heart,
why are you staring at us like this?
Come on, cousin!
Just step right in, cousin!
Come closer, cousin, come along!
And go back the way you came!
Are you really searching for a deer,
or are you casting the net of your eyes?
Little brother!
Elder sister!
Are you really searching for a deer,
or are you casting the net of your eyes?
To your clever words and charms,
we will not yield here, go away, go away!
Come on, cousin!
Just step right in, cousin!
Come closer, cousin, come along!
And go back the way you came!
A sick man on a salt-free diet
caught sight of spicy pickle!
A sick man on a salt-free diet
caught sight of spicy pickle!
He smacked his lips in craving
and stood staring like a garden lizard!
He smacked his lips in craving
and stood staring like a garden lizard!
Spinning wild fantasies,
he fell right into the porridge tub!
Spinning wild fantasies,
he fell right into the porridge tub!
Don't try to intimidate us like in that story,
and stop prancing around like a bull!
With so much longing in your heart,
why are you staring at us like this?
With so much longing in your heart,
why are you staring at us like this?
Come on, cousin, come along!
Now turn around and go back the way you came!
O beauty with teeth like pearls...
O beauty with teeth like pearls...
quick-tempered beauty of sweet words,
with eyes as sharp as a sword...
a gentle, charming beauty...
I came searching for the spotted deer!
I came searching for the spotted deer!
Because it ran right here, I too...
came searching for the spotted deer!
Because it ran right here, I too...
came searching for the spotted deer!
In this flowering grove where honey abounds,
the stag that roams the forest, I...
came searching for the spotted deer!
In this flowering grove where honey abounds,
the stag that roams the forest, I...
came searching for the spotted deer!
Ten million humble greetings...
Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa... aa... aa... aa...
Ten million humble greetings,
I offer to you at this very moment!
Ten million humble greetings,
I offer to you at this very moment!
The noble deer that deftly escaped my arrow—
it is not right of you to hide it away!
I came searching for the spotted deer!
The noble deer that deftly escaped my arrow—
it is not right of you to hide it away!
I came searching for the spotted deer!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic song sequence from Madurai Veeran (1956) portrays a lively, humorous exchange of wit between the protagonist and local maidens. The women initially mock the hero's yearning glances using satirical folk proverbs—comparing his desperate looks to a person on a salt-free diet staring longingly at a forbidden pickle. The hero responds with charming romantic praise, admiring the heroine's pearl-like teeth, knife-sharp eyes, and feisty demeanor, framing his pursuit as a hunter seeking a majestic spotted deer in a sweet garden.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Muthu pol pallazhagi… / Kathi pol kannazhagi…”
Compares the woman's teeth to pearls ('Muthu pol') and eyes to sharp blades ('Kathi pol').
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Muthu pol pallazhagi / Kathi pol kannazhagi”
Rhyming of the second consonant ('th') across consecutive lines ('Muthu' and 'Kathi').
Pazhamozhi (Proverbial Allegory)
“Uppillaadha pathiyakkaaran oorukaayai paarthaanaam”
Uses a humorous folk proverb about a salt-restricted patient gazing at a pickle to mock excessive longing.
Did you know?
Trivia
From the blockbust film 'Madurai Veeran' (1956) starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), Bhanumathi, and Padmini. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary G. Ramanathan, with lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, famous for integrating regional Tamil folk idioms into mainstream cinema music.
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