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Lyrics & meaning

Ye Kezhavi Ye Kezhavi

From Anbin Mugavari · 1985

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Saibaba, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Anbin Mugavari
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
6 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paathiyaa
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paathiyaa
Powder idhu
Ullu body idhu
Nalla thailam idhu
Thala thaeichu kuli
Ellaam kodippatti vaara chandhaiyil
Vaangi vandhirukken
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paatthiyaa
Panneer soappu idhu
Nallaa thaechu kulichaa thaan
Oru rosaa poovaattam
Neram maari pogaadhaa
Panneer soappu idhu
Nallaa thaechu kulichaa thaan
Oru rosaa poovaattam
Neram maari pogaadhaa
Sri dhevi raadhaavaattam
Neeyum aagonum
Munna seemaikku pona thaathaa
Paathu sokkanum
Silukku silukku nnu aadudhae
Andha ponnu
Innaa soappu thaechukkudhunnu sollungadi
Adhuvum idhuvum onnu thaan kezhavi
Pottu kulichittu sol aathaa
Aanaa oru samaachaaram
Andha ponnu solludhunnu
Neeyum kulichuttu araiyum koraiyumaa
Nikkaadhae paattiyo
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paathiyaa
Powder idhu
Chorus :Haan
Female :Ullu body idhu
Chorus :Aamaa
Female :Nalla thailam idhu
Chorus :Ohoo
Female :Thala thaeichu kuli
Ellaam kodippatti vaara chandhaiyil
Vaangi vandhirukken
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paatthiyaa
Cheenaa singapore adhu
Thannikku andha puram
Indha thailam angae thaan
Adha senju kondaandhaan
Cheenaa singapore adhu
Thannikku andha puram
Indha thailam angae thaan
Ava senju kondaandhaa
Thaeichaakkaa aaru gejam
Koondhal varaadhaa
Namma dhaegatha moodi kolla
Saelai aagaadhaa
Kattila pottu thaan vaarikkanum
Adha kaiyila naalu per vaangikkanum
Kattila pottu thaan vaarikkanum
Adha kaiyila naalu per vaangikkanum
Idha endhendha nadigainga ellaam
Thaechukkuraangannu
Vevaramaa sollu kannu
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paathiyaa
Powder idhu
Chorus :Haan
Female :Ullu body idhu
Chorus :Aamaa
Female :Nalla thailam idhu
Chorus :Ohoo
Female :Thala thaeichu kuli
Ellaam kodippatti vaara chandhaiyil
Vaangi vandhirukken
Ae kezhavi ae kezhavi
Aeroplane paathiyaa
Seemaiyila senju vandha
Seeppu soappu paathiyaa
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
This is face powder!
This is a woollen sweater!
This is a fine hair oil!
Rub it on your head and take a bath!
I bought all of these
at the Kodipatti weekly market!
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
This is rosewater soap!
If you scrub well and take a bath,
blooming like a fresh rose flower,
won't your youth and beauty return?
This is rosewater soap!
If you scrub well and take a bath,
blooming like a fresh rose flower,
won't your youth and beauty return?
Just like actresses Sridevi and Radha,
you too will become gorgeous!
Grandpa, who went abroad back then,
will be completely charmed seeing you!
"That girl Silk dances with so much style,
that girl!
Tell me, girls, what soap does she use?"
"That one and this one are the same, grandma!
Bathe with it and see for yourself, mother!
Only, there is one thing—
just because that girl shows off,
don't you finish bathing and stand around
half-dressed, grandma!"
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
This is face powder!
Chorus: Yeah!
Female: This is a woollen sweater!
Chorus: Yes!
Female: This is a fine hair oil!
Chorus: Oho!
Female: Rub it on your head and bathe!
I bought all of these
at the Kodipatti weekly market!
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
China, Singapore—
they are far across the sea!
That is where this oil
was made and brought from!
China, Singapore—
they are far across the sea!
That is where this oil
was made and brought by her!
If you rub it in, won't your hair
grow six yards long?
To wrap around our body,
won't it serve as a saree itself?
You will have to spread it on a cot to comb it,
and four people will be needed to hold it up!
You will have to spread it on a cot to comb it,
and four people will be needed to hold it up!
"Which all actresses
apply this oil?
Tell me in detail, my dear!"
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
This is face powder!
Chorus: Yeah!
Female: This is a woollen sweater!
Chorus: Yes!
Female: This is a fine hair oil!
Chorus: Oho!
Female: Rub it on your head and bathe!
I bought all of these
at the Kodipatti weekly market!
Hey grandma, hey grandma!
Have you seen an aeroplane?
Made in foreign lands,
have you seen this comb and soap?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful folk song from Anbin Mugavari (1985) captures the vibrant atmosphere of a rural weekly market where a street hawker playfully teases an elderly woman into buying cosmetic items like soaps, oils, powders, and combs. Through humorous exaggerations—claiming that the rosewater soap will turn her into a glamorous heroine like Sridevi or Radha to enchant her husband, and that the imported hair oil will grow six-yard-long tresses requiring four people to hold—the lyrics celebrate rustic charm and witty salesmanship. The song blends lighthearted banter, exaggerated product promises, and chorus interjections, painting a lively picture of village commerce where everyday grooming products are sold with dramatic flare and comedic warmth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

Oru rosaa poovaattam

Compares the skin's refreshed, radiant outcome after using the soap directly to a blooming rose flower using the comparative suffix '-aattam'.

Hyperbole

Thaeichaakkaa aaru gejam Koondhal varaadhaa

Exaggerates the effectiveness of the hair oil by claiming it causes hair to grow six yards long, enough to be draped around the body like a saree.

Alliteration

Seeppu soappu paathiyaa

Uses repetition of initial s-consonant sounds ('Seeppu', 'soappu') to create a catchy, rhythmic hawking call typical of market vendors.

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Trivia

This upbeat comedy hawker song was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by veteran poet Pulamaipithan, featuring dynamic folk vocals by Saibaba and S. P. Sailaja.

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