- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Latha, Pushpalatha
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Manipayal
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Nov 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaendiyammaa idhukku peru naagareegamaa
Naalu ezhuthu padichchu vanthaalae intha kolamaa
Yaendiyammaa idhukku peru naagareegamaa
Naalu ezhuthu padichchu vanthaalae intha kolamaa
Kudumpa ponnaa latchanamaa irukkakoodaathaa
Kudumpa ponnaa latchanamaa irukkakoodaathaa
Mugaththil kungumamum manjalittaal azhagu varaathaa
Thalai niraiya poova vachchu
Thazhaiya thazhaiya podava katti
Kovil silaiyai pola
Ponnu nadakka venumae
Nalla kula vilakku endra perai edukka venumae
Yaendiyammaa idhukku peru naagareegamaa
Naalu ezhuthu padichchu vanthaalae intha kolamaa
Ettu kajam pudavaiyellaam waste waste
Ettu kajam pudavaiyellaam waste waste
Intha naagareegam thaanae ippa taste taste
Ulagam pogum vegam rompa fast fast
Unara vendum neegal adhai sweet sweet
Unara vendum neegal adhai sweet sweet
Dosa kalla pola oru mookku kannaadi
Thodaiyai irukki kaattum vidhaththil thunigal ennaadi
Paasimaniyai pottu kuraththi vesam ennaadi
Ada paiyan yaaru ponnu yaaru theriyalla podi
Ada paiyan yaaru ponnu yaaru theriyalla podi
Azhagai kaattaththaanae pennai aanadavan padachchaan
Aadipaadi rasikkavendrae vaazhkkaiyai koduththaan
Azhagai kaattaththaanae pennai aanadavan padachchaan
Aadipaadi rasikkavendrae vaazhkkaiyai koduththaan
Irukkum varaiyil anupaviththu naam vaazha vendumae
Idhanai unarumpothu ulagam nammai mathikkumae
Aaththukkaarar mattumthaandi azhagai rasikkanum
Aduththavaalin kannukkellaam deivamaaganum
Naalu peru paarkkumpothu penmai vaazhanum
Tamizh naattu pennai ulagam paarththu vaazhththu paadanum
Hai please company with me
Matni cinima marina hotel
Cobere dance-yum kirukiru drink-um
Ellaam paarththu iravai suvaiththu
Poe varuvom vaa pulpulthaaraa
Haei what do you mean
Kanniyar meedhu anniyan neeyum
Kaigalai pottu kanavanai polae
Pesuthaal muraiyaa poevidu po po
Aaththukkaarar mattumthaandi azhagai rasikkanum
Aduththavaalin kannukkellaam deivamaaganum
Naalu peru paarkkumpothu penmai vaazhanum
Tamizh naattu pennai ulagam paarththu vaazhththu paadanum
Tell me, girl, is this what you call being modern?
Just because you studied a little, must you look like this?
Tell me, girl, is this what you call being modern?
Just because you studied a little, must you look like this?
Shouldn't a girl from a good family carry herself with grace?
Shouldn't a girl from a good family carry herself with grace?
Won't beauty shine if you wear turmeric and kumkum on your face?
With flowers adorning your hair,
Draping a saree that flows down gracefully,
Just like a sculpted temple statue,
A girl ought to walk!
She should earn the name of being the guiding light of her home!
Tell me, girl, is this what you call being modern?
Just because you studied a little, must you look like this?
An eight-yard saree is such a waste, waste!
An eight-yard saree is such a waste, waste!
This modern style is today's taste, taste!
The world is moving so fast, fast!
You have to understand that, sweet, sweet!
You have to understand that, sweet, sweet!
Spectacles as big as a dosa griddle,
And what kind of clothes are these, clinging so tight to your thighs?
Wearing bead necklaces, why dress up like a gypsy?
Ah, one can't even tell a boy from a girl, go away!
Ah, one can't even tell a boy from a girl, go away!
God created woman only to show off her beauty!
He gave us this life to sing, dance, and enjoy!
God created woman only to show off her beauty!
He gave us this life to sing, dance, and enjoy!
We must enjoy life to the fullest as long as we live!
When people realize this, the world will respect us!
Only your husband should enjoy your beauty, girl!
To everyone else's eyes, you should be like a goddess!
When people look at you, womanhood should command respect!
The world should look at a woman of Tamil Nadu and sing her praises!
"Hi, please keep me company!
A matinee movie, the Marina hotel,
Cabaret dancing and dizzying drinks,
Taking it all in and enjoying the night,
Let's go have a great time, come on, my Bulbul-tara!"
"Hey... what do you mean?
You, a total stranger, putting your hands
On young women and talking like a husband—
Is that proper? Get lost, just go, go!"
Only your husband should enjoy your beauty, girl!
To everyone else's eyes, you should be like a goddess!
When people look at you, womanhood should command respect!
The world should look at a woman of Tamil Nadu and sing her praises!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song presents a debate between traditional Tamil cultural values and modern, Westernized lifestyles. One perspective critiques modern attire and behavior, advocating for modesty, traditional adornments like turmeric and flowers, and maintaining domestic dignity as the ideal Tamil woman. In contrast, the modern viewpoint defends westernized clothing, night life, and freedom as signs of progress and enjoyment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kovil silaiyai pola ponnu nadakka venumae”
Compares a woman's graceful walk to the regal stature of a temple idol.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Dosa kalla pola oru mookku kannaadi”
Humorously compares oversized round spectacles to a circular dosa pan.
Rhyme / English Repetition
“Ettu kajam pudavaiyellaam waste waste... ippa taste taste... fast fast”
Uses English loan words in repetitive rhyming pairs (waste, taste, fast, sweet) to depict modern influence.
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Trivia
Manipayal (1973) featured music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Vaali, capturing the contemporary social debate of 1970s Tamil society surrounding Western modernization versus traditional Tamil womanhood.
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