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Lyrics & meaning

Visiladichan Kunjugala

From Maanavan · 1971

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Maanavan
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
21 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Visiladichaan kunjugalaa kunjugalaa
Vembhi pazhutha pinjugalaa pinjugalaa
Chorus :Visiladichaan kunjugalaa kunjugalaa
Vembhi pazhutha pinjugalaa pinjugalaa
Panatha vaari erachu padipadhaga nadichu
Chorus :Panatha vaari erachu padipadhaga nadichu
Female :Kandapadi oorai suthum kaalaigalaa kaalaigalaa
Chorus :Kandapadi oorai suthum kaalaigalaa
Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Chorus :Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Mickey mouse kuttygalaa kuttygalaa
Melinja ice kattigalaa kattigalaa
Chorus :Mickey mouse kuttygalaa kuttygalaa
Melinja ice kattigalaa kattigalaa
Patta padippu maranthu paadi aadi paranthu
Chorus :Patta padippu maranthu paadi aadi paranthu
Male :Vattamidum pattamboochi paavaigalaa paavigalaa
Chorus :Vattamidum pattamboochi paavaigalaa paavigalaa
Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Chorus :Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Udaiyai paaru jeansu udambu paaru beansu
Chorus :Udaiyai paaru jeansu udambu paaru beansu
Male :Idaiyum summa summaa neliyum podhu
Ethanai ethanai danceu
Chorus :Idaiyum summa summaa neliyum podhu
Ethanai ethanai danceu
Naetru varai hipsysu indru paartha jipsysu
Chorus :Naetru varai hipsysu indru paartha jipsysu
Female :Naalai mudhal neengal ellaam naadu sutham disease
Chorus :Naalai mudhal neengal ellaam naadu sutham disease
Panatha vaari erachu padipadhaga nadichu
Kandapadi oorai suthum kaalaigalaa kaalaigalaa
Chorus : Kandapadi oorai suthum kaalaigalaa
Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Arae jinjinaakki jiljilraani kyaa mustafa
Hey you whistling little chicks, oh little chicks,
You unripe fruits forced to ripen too soon, oh young ones!
Chorus: Hey you whistling little chicks, oh little chicks,
You unripe fruits forced to ripen too soon, oh young ones!
Squandering money and pretending to study,
Chorus: Squandering money and pretending to study,
Female: You young bulls wandering aimlessly around town, oh young bulls!
Chorus: You young bulls wandering aimlessly around town!
Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
Chorus: Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
Hey you Mickey Mouse dollies, oh little dollies,
You skinny sticks of ice, oh skinny ones!
Chorus: Hey you Mickey Mouse dollies, oh little dollies,
You skinny sticks of ice, oh skinny ones!
Forgetting your college studies, singing, dancing, and flying about,
Chorus: Forgetting your college studies, singing, dancing, and flying about,
Male: You fluttering butterfly dolls, or are you wicked girls?
Chorus: You fluttering butterfly dolls, or are you wicked girls?
Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
Chorus: Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
Look at their clothes, wearing jeans! Look at their body, skinny as beans!
Chorus: Look at their clothes, wearing jeans! Look at their body, skinny as beans!
Male: And when that waist twists and sways just like that,
Oh, just look at how many dances they do!
Chorus: And when that waist twists and sways just like that,
Oh, just look at how many dances they do!
Until yesterday you were hippies, and today you look like gypsies!
Chorus: Until yesterday you were hippies, and today you look like gypsies!
Female: From tomorrow, you will all become a disease roaming the nation!
Chorus: From tomorrow, you will all become a disease roaming the nation!
Squandering money and pretending to study,
You young bulls wandering aimlessly around town, oh young bulls!
Chorus: You young bulls wandering aimlessly around town!
Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
Hey, Jinjinakki Jiljil Rani, kya Mustafa!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This satirical song from the 1971 film 'Maanavan' humorously critiques modern college students and youth culture. Lyricist Vaali pokes fun at students who waste their parents' hard-earned money, neglect their academic degrees, adopt Western fashion trends like jeans and hippie culture, and spend their time aimlessly wandering and dancing around town instead of taking life seriously.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)

Vembhi pazhutha pinjugalaa pinjugalaa

Compares youth who prematurely act adult or reckless to 'vembhi pazhutha pinjugal' (fruits prematurely forced to ripen).

Rhyme / English-Tamil Portmanteau (Iyaibu)

Udaiyai paaru jeansu udambu paaru beansu

Uses internal rhyming of Western loanwords ('jeansu' and 'beansu') to poke fun at thin students wearing trendy clothes.

Assonance & Rhyming Slang

Naetru varai hipsysu indru paartha jipsysu

Pairs 'hipsysu' (hippies) and 'jipsysu' (gypsies) for rhythmic effect and social commentary on changing youth trends.

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Trivia

This song from 'Maanavan' (1971) features early pop-culture references like Mickey Mouse, jeans, and hippies in Tamil cinema lyrics. Interestingly, a young Kamal Haasan made an uncredited brief appearance as a background dancer in the song sequence of this film.

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