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Vanthalaam Vanthalaam

From Anni · 1985

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Anni
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
4 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..aaa…..aa…..aa….
Vanthaalaam vanthaalaam
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani haei haei
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani
Iva yaarukkum masiyaatha kaatteri
Intha peyotta vanthaen naan poosaari adadaddaa
Ada vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani dadadadat
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani…..
Paadu periya paadaa pochchu
Madhani puguntha pinnaalae
Achcham naanam maranthae pochchu
Adakkam illaa pinnaalae
Ettu maniyaanaa appa vidiyum
Appuram madhani ezhunthiruppaa
Bed-tu coffee naanga pottu tharanum
Pallu velakkaama adha vaangi kudippaa
Annana valachchu kaiyila pottu
Veettaiyum koduththu naattaiyum kedukka
Vanthaalaam vanthaalaam
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani aa…..aa…
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani
Iva yaarukkum masiyaatha kaatteri
Intha peyotta vanthaen naan poosaari aha ha haa
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani…..
Periya madhani thaayaai irukka
Chinna madhani naayaanaal vavvaav
Pesi pesi veenaa ponaal
Veratta mudiyaa peyaanaal
Ullukkulla dhimirukku korachchalilla
Hakkaan odhavaakkaraiyaa pona pulla
Kallaththanamaana manasukkullae
Karunai ellaam marantha pulla
Sonnatha ketti maalaiya maaththu
Nallathaa nenachchu nallathae nadaththi
: Vanthaalaam….ha ha vanthaalaam hae hae
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani ahaa ha haah
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani
Iva yaarukkum masiyaatha kaatteri
Intha peyotta vanthaen naan poosaari
Ada vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani ha haah ha
Vanthaalaam chinna madhani
Haei vasamaa vanthu kavani…..
Trrrrrr... Ah... ah... ah...
She has arrived, she has arrived!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her get trapped, hey hey!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
She is a stubborn witch who bows to no one!
And I am the priest who has come to drive this ghost away, ah-da-da-da!
Ah, here comes the younger sister-in-law!
Hey, come and watch her properly, da-da-da-da!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly...
Life has become such a big trouble,
Ever since this sister-in-law entered our home!
Modesty and shyness have been totally forgotten,
With not a trace of humility left!
The sun only rises for her at eight o’clock,
And only then will this sister-in-law wake up!
We have to brew bed-coffee and serve it to her,
And she drinks it down without even brushing her teeth!
Wrapping my brother around her little finger,
To ruin our home and ruin the town as well,
She has arrived, she has arrived!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly, ah... ah...
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
She is a stubborn witch who bows to no one!
And I am the priest who came to drive this ghost away, aha-ha-ha!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
Ah, here comes the younger sister-in-law!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
While our elder sister-in-law is like a mother,
This younger sister-in-law turned out to be like a barking dog, bow-wow!
She ruined herself by constantly bickering,
And became a ghost that cannot be chased away!
Deep inside, she lacks no arrogance!
Aha, she is a girl who turned out completely useless!
With a deceitful mind hidden inside,
She is a girl who forgot all kindness!
Listen to good advice and change your ways,
Think good thoughts and do only what is good!
She has arrived... ha ha, she has arrived, hey hey!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly, aha ha ha!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
She is a stubborn witch who bows to no one!
And I am the priest who has come to drive this ghost away!
Ah, here comes the younger sister-in-law!
Hey, come and watch her properly, ha ha ha!
The younger sister-in-law has arrived!
Hey, come and watch her properly!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Vanthaalaam Chinna Madhani' from the 1985 film Anni is a satirical and playful track expressing frustration towards a newly arrived, arrogant younger sister-in-law ('chinna madhani'). The lyricist paints her as lazy, demanding bed coffee at 8 AM without brushing her teeth, and manipulating her husband (the elder brother) to control the household.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagakani)

Iva yaarukkum masiyaatha kaatteri / Intha peyotta vanthaen naan poosaari

Compares the arrogant sister-in-law to an unyielding forest spirit/ghost ('kaatteri', 'pey') and the singer to an exorcist priest ('poosaari') tasked with bringing her under control.

Antithesis / Contrast

Periya madhani thaayaai irukka / Chinna madhani naayaanaal

Contrasts the motherly nature of the elder sister-in-law with the unruly behavior of the younger sister-in-law.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Sonnatha ketti maalaiya maaththu / Nallathaa nenachchu nallathae nadaththi

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('tti' in ketti and 'lli' in nallathaa).

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Trivia

The song features lyrics by Gangai Amaran, who was widely celebrated in 1980s Tamil cinema for weaving casual, localized spoken Tamil idioms and humor seamlessly into rhythmic song structures.

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