- Lyricist
- Muthukoothan
- Singers
- Tiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, Vadivamba
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Raja Rajan
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaettaiyaada vaarum mannavaa
Vana vaettaiyaada vaarum mannavaa
Kodum vaengai puli yaanai thannai
Viratiyadithu pidithu magizha
Vaettaiyaada vaarum mannavaa
Kaattu pandri koottam thannai
Kalaithiduvom sendru
Karadi sennaai manidha kurangu
Kadharida kanai thoduthu nindru
Vaettaiyaada vaarum mannavaa
Aagaa appadiyae aagattum mandhiri
Adae yaarangae
Kaavalaa nee sendru
Aavana seidhida vendum
Makkal kashtathai maharaajan
Naan theerkka vaendum kaavalaa
Thaaviyodi vaettaiyaada vilangu
Thalai thappinaenendru odumae angu
Tharunamidhae miruga bayam
Thanaiyazhippom mandhiri
Thaamadhamaen kaanagam selathappadubavar
Yaar endhiri
Aa praana naadhaa
Engu sellugindreer
Ippodhu vaegamaai
Engu sellugindreer
Singaaravalli sendhaamaraiyai
Neerum vittu
Engu sellugindreer
Thutta mirugangal kottathaiyadakka
Thuridhamaai vanam sellugindraen
Enai vittu andhappuram thottu nadandhidu
Vaettaiyaadi vandhu konjugindren
Paavaai nee andhappuram povaai
Pogaadhae pogaadhae endhan mannaa
Praana naadhaa naethu
Pollaadha soppanang kanden naan
Aiyo pollaadha soppanang kanden naan
Dhaegam nadungudhu en dhuraiyae
Endhan mannaa peruntheengu
Seivaanindha mandhiriyae
Aiyo theengu seivaanindha mandhiriyae
Maadhae nee solvadhai
Namba maatten endhan
Mandhiri pechaiyum thatta maatten
Mandha madhi konda sundharaangi unnai
Maatti vaithae sirai poottiduven
Aiyo swaami kaadumalai
Vana vanaandhirangalukku
Indha nandri ketta mandhiriyodu
Thaniyaagavaa pogireergal
Vendaam naadhaa vendaam
Mandhiri pechai kettu
Mannavaa kaadu sendraal
Thandhiramaaga umai thaakkiyae
Thurathi vittu
Kaedu neer neidhadhaalae
Kidaithadhu saavu endru
Thaeduvor thamakku cholli
Dhesathai kai kolvaanae… ae…ae…ae…
Kadhaiya muzhudhum sollanum
Dae maamaa dae purushaa
Diyaalinghura diyaasinghaa
Kandippaa naan therinjukka venum
Thagadi buthi ketta pokkiri pennae
Ae sirukki mael minukki
Diyaalinghura diyaasinghi
Povom vaadi ennoda pinnae
Ae ammae ae aayi naan maatten
Nee vaadi
Naan maatten
Dagudi dinghudi
Daangu sundhari
Vaadi pinnalae
Aathaadi damukku dippaa singaa
Kadhaiyai sollu munnaalae
Dagudi dinghudi
Daangu sundhari
Vaadi pinnalae
Aathaadi damukku dippaa singaa
Kadhaiyai sollu munnaalae
Dhimdhim thatthinathim dhinadhina
Thaghadhina dhim dhimdhim
Akkoo a akkoo a akkoo a akkoo
Makkalai yaemaathi
Mandhiri naadaalum
Marmathai nee sollu singaa
Andha marmathai nee sollu singaa
Aiyo mannan theengu seidhu
Maandaanendru solli
Mandhiriyaalugindraan singi
Naattai mandhiriyaalugindraan singhi
Mukkaadu pottu kazhutharukkum
Andha mosakkaaran perai sollu singaa
Mosakkaaran perai sollu
Adiyae mudiyaadhu ennaalae
Pidivaadham seiyaadhae
Muttaalae nee yetti nillu yetti nillu
Ada summaa sollu singaa naan
Angittum ingittum paathukkuren
Aabatthu varaamae kaathukkuren
Padamedutthu aadum andha
Paambukkenna peru
Naagam
Mmm…vadamalaiyaan marudha valli
Dheivaanai purusan naama
Vanangum appan saamikkeena peru
Vaelan oo…
Ss…
O… naaga vaelan naagavaelan urrrrr…
Kathiyinaalae kaariyam
Saadhikka mudiyaadhu
Kaariyam mudiyaadhu
Idha kathiyai nambi vegu naal vaazhndhavar
Kidaiyaadhu urrrrr…
Sathiya dharma needhi niyaayamae illaadhu
Needhi illaadhu aalum
Sarvaadhigaara veriyaatchi ini
Sellaadhu urrrrr…
Ottaaram pannaadhae
Onga kaalam pollaadhae
Ooru janathai pagaichukkittu
Odambai keduthu kollaadhae nalla
Odambai keduthu kollaadhae urrrrr…
Come to the hunt, O King!
Come to hunt in the forest, O King!
The fierce leopard, tiger, and elephant,
To chase down, capture, and rejoice,
Come to the hunt, O King!
The herds of wild boars,
Let us go and scatter them!
The bear, wild dog, and ape,
Standing to shoot arrows till they cry out in distress,
Come to the hunt, O King!
Aha, let it be so, Minister!
Hey, who is out there?
Guard, go at once
And make all the needed arrangements!
The suffering of my people, as their Emperor,
I must relieve, O guard!
As we leap and chase in the hunt, the wild beasts
Will flee in panic just to save their lives!
This is the moment; the terror of wild beasts
We shall destroy, Minister!
Why delay? To set off for the forest, who is hesitating?
Who is it? Arise!
Ah, lord of my life!
Where are you going?
Right now, in such haste,
Where are you going?
Leaving Singaravalli, your red lotus,
Behind,
Where are you going?
To curb the menace of vicious beasts,
I am heading swiftly to the forest.
Leave me and return to your inner chambers;
I will return from the hunt and shower you with love.
Go, my graceful lady, to the inner palace.
Do not go, do not go, my king!
Lord of my life, last night
I had a dreadful nightmare!
Alas, I had a dreadful nightmare!
My body trembles, my lord!
My king, great harm
This minister will cause you!
Alas, this minister will do you great harm!
Woman, what you say
I will not believe, nor
Will I reject my minister's words.
Foolish beauty, if you go on like this,
I will have you seized and locked in prison!
Alas, my lord! Into the forests and hills,
Into the deep wilderness,
With this ungrateful minister,
Are you going all alone?
Please don't, my lord, please don't!
Listening to the minister's words,
If you go into the forest, O King,
He will treacherously strike you down,
Drive you away,
And claiming that your own misdeeds
Brought about your death,
He will tell everyone searching for you,
And seize the kingdom for himself... ae... ae... ae...
You must tell me the whole story,
Hey uncle, hey husband,
Tiyalingura Tiyasinga!
I definitely need to know!
You foolish, rogue girl,
Hey flashy, haughty wench,
Tiyalingura Tiyasingi!
Come along, follow behind me!
Oh mother, oh granny, I won't!
Come along, woman!
I won't!
Thagudi thingudi,
Dangu sundari,
Follow behind me!
Oh my, Damukku Dippa Singa,
Tell me the story first!
Thagudi thingudi,
Dangu sundari,
Follow behind me!
Oh my, Damukku Dippa Singa,
Tell me the story first!
Dhim dhim thathina dhim dhina dhina
Thagadhina dhim dhim dhim
Akkoo a akkoo a akkoo a akkoo
Deceiving the people,
The minister rules the land—
Tell me the secret behind it, Singa!
Tell me that secret, Singa!
Alas, claiming the king did wrong
And met his death,
The minister is ruling the land, Singi!
The minister is ruling the country, Singi!
Wearing a veil while slitting throats,
Name that villain, Singa!
Tell me the villain's name!
Hey woman, I cannot do that!
Do not be so stubborn!
You fool, stand back, stand away!
Oh just tell me, Singa,
I will keep watch all around
And protect us from any danger!
The one that spreads its hood and dances,
What is that snake called?
Nagam (Cobra)!
Mmm... the lord of the northern hills, husband of Valli
And Deivayanai, the fatherly god
Whom we worship, what is his name?
Velan (Lord Murugan)! Oh...
Shh...
Oh... Nagavelan! Nagavelan! Grrr...
By the sword, your goal
Cannot be achieved!
It cannot be done!
Those who lived relying on the sword for long
Never lasted! Grrr...
Devoid of truth, righteousness, fairness, and justice,
Ruling without any justice,
This mad, tyrannical dictatorship
Will not last anymore! Grrr...
Do not be stubborn!
Your time is turning bad!
Making enemies of the townspeople,
Do not bring ruin upon yourself,
Do not ruin your fine self! Grrr...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the 1957 Tamil film 'Raja Rajan' serves as a dramatic musical scene featuring a dialogue-style narrative. It begins with a dialogue where a minister entices a king to go hunting wild beasts in the forest to protect his subjects. Despite the queen's foreboding nightmare and desperate warnings about the treacherous minister's plot to assassinate the king and usurp the throne, the king foolishly dismisses her warnings and locks her away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vaettaiyaada vaarum mannavaa / Kaattu pandri koottam thannai”
The second consonant 'da' matches across lines 'Vaettaiyaada' and 'Kaattu', standard in Tamil poetic structure.
Monaai (Initial letter alliteration)
“Thaaviyodi vaettaiyaada vilangu / Thalai thappinaenendru odumae angu”
The initial letter 'Th' is repeated across multiple consecutive lines: 'Thaaviyodi', 'Thalai', 'Tharunamidhae', 'Thanaiyazhippom', 'Thaamadhamaen'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“O... naaga vaelan naagavaelan urrrrr…”
Wordplay revealing the villain's identity by combining snake ('Naagam') and deity ('Vaelan') into 'Naagavelan'.
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Trivia
'Raja Rajan' (1957) is a classic Tamil swashbuckler film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and P. Bhanumathi. The music for the movie was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and this song features folk theatrical storytelling (Kuravan-Kurathi dance dialogue style) integrated into the film narrative.
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