- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Movie name
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
- Movie release year
- 1959
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vandhen vandhanamae
Vandhen vandhanamae…. mama
Manushanaana thuraiyappan
Vandhen vandhanamae….mama
Manushanaana thuraiyappan
Vandhen vandhanamae
Sundaramengindra mudhaliyarukku
Thondriya penmani kaaveri maanukku
Sundaramengindra mudhaliyarukku
Thondriya penmani kaaveri maanukku
Sondhamudan maalai sootiya kanagukku
Thozhan… thayaalan
Thozhan… thayaalan gunalanaana thuraiyappan
Vandhen vandhanamae
Anni …naan pottukittirukken thanni
Anni …naan pottukittirukken thanni
Naavai adakki pesanum thayavae panni
Anni …naan pottukittirukken thanni
Kannukku malaiyum kaduga theriyudhu
Karutha kakkaiyumveluppa theriyudhu
Kannukku malaiyum kaduga theriyudhu
Karutha kakkaiyumveluppa theriyudhu
Ponnai paartha renda theriyudhu
Ungoppanai nenacha gappunu eriyudhu
Male : Anni …naan pottukittirukken thanni
Elloraiyum pola ivarai ennalaagumo poda
Elloraiyum pola ivarai ennalaagumo da poda
Elloraiyum …….
Selvam padaitha seeman
Selvam padaitha seeman ivaraalae
Seer kettu pala pergal oor vittu ponaaram
Elloraiyum pola ivarai ennalaagumo da poda
Elloraiyum ….
Nallavar pola naamam poduvaar
Gyana kovaiyil naal aindhu paaduvaar
Nallavar pola naamam poduvaar
Gyana kovaiyil naal aindhu paaduvaar
Illadhavar thannai edirthaal saaduvaar
Irupavarai kandaal ezhundhae oduvaar
Ullabadi indha yogiyarai ninaikka
Dei ullabadi indha yogiyarai ninaikka
Othaikku vendum endru enadhu karangal
Thudikudhathada mada payalae
Elloraiyum pola ivarai ennalaagumo da poda
………………………
Happada ival ponn allada
Happada ival ponn allada
Aana porakka vendiyavada
Iva aana porakka vendiyavada
Thuppaakki kuzhalai eduppa
Adhula thottava load panni adippa
Iva thuppaakki kuzhalai eduppa
Adhula thottava load panni adippa
Sippaiyi magan polae chinnanchiru
Kootugalodu serndhukittu munnalae
Sandaikku vandhu nammoda …theriyuma
Dialogue………..
Adhu mattuma
Iva naal onnukku ezhu saelai kattuva
Bloody non sense idiotunnu thittuvaa
Iva naal onnukku ezhu saelai kattuva
Bloody non sense idiotunnu thittuvaa
Vaelaikkara aalugala veratuvaa
Indha aanazhagan kanagu kitta
Anbu katti ottuvaa..haan
Povom annae purappadu annae
Pombalai pechu nambamatten annae
Annae povom annae purappadu annae
Pombalai pechu nambamatten annae
Greetings, I have arrived!
Greetings, I have arrived... uncle!
I, Duraiyappan, a decent man,
Greetings, I have arrived... uncle!
I, Duraiyappan, a decent man,
Greetings, I have arrived!
To the Mudaliyar named Sundaram,
And his daughter, the gentle lady Kaveri,
To the Mudaliyar named Sundaram,
And his daughter, the gentle lady Kaveri,
To Kanagu, who lovingly wedded her with a garland,
His friend... a generous soul,
His friend, the generous and good-natured Duraiyappan,
Greetings, I have arrived!
Sister-in-law... I have had a few drinks!
Sister-in-law... I have had a few drinks!
Please be careful and watch your tongue when you speak!
Sister-in-law... I have had a few drinks!
To my eyes, even a huge mountain looks like a tiny mustard seed!
Even a pitch-black crow looks bright white to me!
To my eyes, even a huge mountain looks like a tiny mustard seed!
Even a pitch-black crow looks bright white to me!
When I look at gold, I see double!
When I think of your father, my temper flares up inside!
Sister-in-law... I have had a few drinks!
Can you treat this man like everyone else? Get lost!
Can you treat this man like everyone else? Get lost, man!
Like everyone...
A wealthy gentleman...
Because of this wealthy gentleman,
Many were ruined and forced to flee the town!
Can you treat this man like everyone else? Get lost, man!
Like everyone...
He puts on holy marks pretending to be pious,
And recites a few verses of spiritual wisdom!
He puts on holy marks pretending to be pious,
And recites a few verses of spiritual wisdom!
If the poor stand up to him, he lashes out at them,
Yet when he sees the powerful, he turns and runs away!
Truly, when I think of this phony saint,
Hey, truly, when I think of this phony saint,
To take him on in a one-on-one fight,
My hands are itching, you foolish fellow!
Can you treat this man like everyone else? Get lost, man!
...
Ah, she is no ordinary woman!
Ah, she is no ordinary woman!
She really should have been born a man!
She really should have been born a man!
She will grab a gun,
Load it with bullets and fire away!
She will grab a gun,
Load it with bullets and fire away!
Like a soldier's son, she joins little gangs
And stands right in the front,
Coming to pick a fight with us... do you know?
[Dialogue]
Is that all?
She changes into seven different sarees a day,
And screams, "Bloody nonsense! Idiot!"
She changes into seven different sarees a day,
And screams, "Bloody nonsense! Idiot!"
She chases the servants away,
Yet to this handsome Kanagu,
She showers her love and clings close... ha!
Let us go, brother, come on, let us leave!
I will never trust a woman's words, brother!
Brother, let us go, come on, let us leave!
I will never trust a woman's words, brother!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from 'Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali' (1959) is a theatrical and satirical piece sung from the perspective of Thuraiyappan, a character in an intoxicated state. Under the guise of drunkenness, he candidly addresses those around him, describing his altered perception of reality while leveling sharp criticisms against societal hypocrisy and false piety.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)
“Sundaramengindra mudhaliyarukku / Thondriya penmani kaaveri maanukku”
Matching second consonants across lines such as 'Sundaramengindra' and 'Thondriya' creates a rhythmic cadence.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Kannukku malaiyum kaduga theriyudhu”
Extravagant descriptions of visual distortion due to drunkenness, such as mistaking a mountain for a tiny mustard seed.
Irony / Satire
“Illadhavar thannai edirthaal saaduvaar / Irupavarai kandaal ezhundhae oduvaar”
Exposing the contrast between religious outward appearances and cowardly, exploitative behavior.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track showcases Seerkazhi Govindarajan's versatility in rendering dramatic theatrical/comic songs alongside his usual classical and devotional repertoire, with lyrics penned by Kannadasan.
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