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Lyrics & meaning

Welcome Hero

From Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga · 1977

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singers
P. Susheela, B. S. Sasirekha, T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Welcome hero happy marriage
Welcome hero happy marriage
Kashmiril thaen nilavu
Palli paadam solla ketkkum
Pennallavo paal nilavu
Welcome hero happy marriage
Welcome hero happy marriage
Kashmiril thaen nilavu
Palli paadam solla ketkkum
Pennallavo paal nilavu
Kanni mayil pennivalo maeri
Kattiyadhae illai ival saeri
Paris london sendru vandha pennunga
Kanni mayil pennivalo maeri
Kattiyadhae illai ival saeri
Paris london sendru vandha pennunga
Ponnazhagu minnum udal maarbil
Kannamudhu thinna varum apple
Paarkka paarkkap bodhai oottum kannunga
Ponnazhagu minnum udal maarbil
Kannamudhu thinna varum apple
Paarkka paarkkap bodhai oottum kannunga
Yengi nindraadum idaiyo pidil polae
Yengi nindraadum idaiyo pidil polae
Kaadhal kaaviyam paadida kaetkkum
Kaadhal kaaviyam paadida kaetkkum
Aahaa… oho…
Junakkutthaa… junakkutthaa…
Okay
Maeri saeri apple keepple
Onnumae puriyaliyae
{Kannagi pol pen maniya paarthu
Kaarthigaiyil kaiyodu kai serthu
Maalai ittu thaali katta seiyunga} (2)
llaramae nallaramaai kondu
Valluvanaar vaasugi pol vandhu
Vaazha pogum paavai undaa sollunga
llaramae nallaramaai kondu
Valluvanaar vaasugi pol vandhu
Vaazha pogum paavai undaa sollunga
Naalai paakkonum oorai azhaikkonum
Naalai paakkonum oorai azhaikkonum
Maela vaathiyam oorvalam poga
Maela vaathiyam oorvalam poga
Pipippip pee… dudum dum dum
Pipippip pee… dudum dum dum
Welcome hero happy marriage
Kashmiril thaen nilavu
Palli paadam solla ketkkum
Pennallavo paal nilavu
Chinna idai pinni varum bobby
Chella mozhi killai manam baby
Aadi paadum teen age girlai paarunga
Kanni ival thandhai oru seemaan
Kappalilae pangu perum komaan
Aasthikkellaam indha ponnu thaanunga
Vaana vaedikkai bandu kachaeri
Vaana vaedikkai bandu kachaeri
Kaaril oorvalam sammadham thaanaa
Aahaa… oho…
Junakkutthaa… junakkutthaa…
Enna
Bobby baby yaeju ghaelu pochudaa
Kaar kuzhalai aambali pol vetti
Kaadhugalil kai valaiyal katti
Naeril vandhaa yaedho pola thonunga
Kaasu panam ennidamum undu
Kaadu vayal ethanaiyo undu
Thaevai ellaam dheivam pola ponnunga
Thumbai poo polae thulasi chedi polae
Thumbai poo polae thulasi chedi polae
Ponnai paarunga maappillai inanga
Dididdittaa… duduum dum dum
Dididdittaa… duduum dum dum
Welcome hero happy marriage
Kashmiril thaen nilavu
Palli paadam solla ketkkum
Pennallavo paal nilavu
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
A honeymoon in Kashmir!
Eager to learn your lessons of love,
isn't this girl like a milky moon?
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
A honeymoon in Kashmir!
Eager to learn your lessons of love,
isn't this girl like a milky moon?
This lovely peacock of a girl is Mary!
She has never once worn a saree!
She is a girl who has traveled to Paris and London!
This lovely peacock of a girl is Mary!
She has never once worn a saree!
She is a girl who has traveled to Paris and London!
With a golden radiance glowing on her frame,
her cheeks are like sweet apples ready to be tasted,
and her eyes intoxicate you the more you look!
With a golden radiance glowing on her frame,
her cheeks are like sweet apples ready to be tasted,
and her eyes intoxicate you the more you look!
Her swaying waist is shaped like a violin,
Her swaying waist is shaped like a violin,
asking you to sing a poem of love!
asking you to sing a poem of love!
Aaha... Oho...
Junakkutha... Junakkutha...
Okay!
Mary, saree, apple and all that...
I don't understand any of it!
Look for a noble woman like Kannagi (symbol of devotion),
hold her hand in the auspicious month of Karthigai,
exchange garlands and tie the wedding knot!
Making family life a path of true virtue,
just like poet Valluvar and his devoted wife Vasuki,
tell me, is there a girl who will live like that?
Making family life a path of true virtue,
just like poet Valluvar and his devoted wife Vasuki,
tell me, is there a girl who will live like that?
We must pick an auspicious day and invite the whole town,
We must pick an auspicious day and invite the whole town,
with wedding drums playing in a grand procession!
with wedding drums playing in a grand procession!
Pee-pee-pee-pee... Doodum doom doom!
Pee-pee-pee-pee... Doodum doom doom!
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
A honeymoon in Kashmir!
Eager to learn your lessons of love,
isn't this girl like a milky moon?
Here comes Bobby, swaying her slender waist,
speaking sweet words with a parrot-like heart, she's a baby!
Look at this dancing and singing teenage girl!
This young girl's father is a wealthy aristocrat,
a nobleman with shares in shipping lines!
She is the sole heir to all that wealth!
With fireworks and a brass band playing,
With fireworks and a brass band playing,
do you agree to a procession in an open car?
Aaha... Oho...
Junakkutha... Junakkutha...
What?
Bobby, baby, teenage girl... oh please!
Cutting her dark hair short like a man,
and wearing giant hoops on her ears like bangles,
if she appears before me, it just looks so strange!
I too have plenty of money and riches,
I have plenty of farmlands and fields!
All I need is a girl as pure as a goddess!
Pure like a white thumbai flower, sacred like a tulsi plant,
Pure like a white thumbai flower, sacred like a tulsi plant,
find me a bride like that, and the groom will gladly agree!
Dee-dee-tee-taa... Doodoom doom doom!
Dee-dee-tee-taa... Doodoom doom doom!
Welcome hero, happy marriage!
A honeymoon in Kashmir!
Eager to learn your lessons of love,
isn't this girl like a milky moon?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the 1977 Tamil movie 'Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga' presents a humorous and rhythmic thematic conflict between Westernized modern ideals of marriage and traditional Tamil culture. One side promotes Western fashion, high-society women named Mary or Bobby who travel to London and Paris, lavish honeymoon trips to Kashmir, and car processions with musical bands. In response, the traditional counter-perspective playfully dismisses modern gibberish ('Mary saeri apple keepple'). It advocates for choosing a bride who embodies traditional chaste virtue—referencing legendary figures like Kannagi and Vasugi (wife of Thiruvalluvar)—and comparing her purity to a white Thumbai flower or sacred Thulasi plant, celebrating the sacredness of a simple, traditional Tamil wedding.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kanni mayil pennivalo maeri / Kattiyadhae illai ival saeri

The second letter 't/n' sound creates harmony between 'Kanni' and 'Katti'.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Yengi nindraadum idaiyo pidil polae

Compares the slender, swaying waist of the maiden to the curves and sound of a violin (pidil).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pennallavo paal nilavu

Directly equates a woman's pure beauty to the glowing milky moon.

Cultural Allusion

Valluvanaar vaasugi pol vandhu

Refers to Thiruvalluvar and his iconic devoted wife Vasugi as the supreme example of marital harmony.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Thumbai poo polae thulasi chedi polae

Compares the bride's purity and simplicity to a white Thumbai flower and holy Thulasi plant.

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Trivia

'Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga' (1977) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Radha Saluja. The film's soundtrack was composed by legendary music director M. S. Viswanathan (MSV) with lyrics penned by modern Tamil poet Na. Kamarasan.

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