Yendiyamma Kiliye (Male)
From Sonnathai Seiven · 1977
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Sonnathai Seiven1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oi….yaendiyamma kiliyae | Hey... why, my parrot girl? |
| Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae | Hey, get up and come outside! |
| Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa | You looked like a little baby at first glance, |
| Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa | A baby who transformed a man with just a look! |
| Male | |
| Yaendiyamma kiliyae | Why, my parrot girl? |
| Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae | Hey, get up and come outside! |
| Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa | You looked like a little baby at first glance, |
| Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa | A baby who transformed a man with just a look! |
| Male | |
| Thennaimaram eppothu vaikkaa pottathu | When did a coconut tree ever yield straw? |
| Nee senja velaikkenna kulamum kekkuthu | Because of what you did, even the pond is raising questions! |
| Pattamaram rum adichchi oorai suththuthu | A dead tree drank rum and is roaming the town! |
| Adhu kambeduththu vilaiyaada thaanum varuguthu | It comes out ready to play with a stick! |
| Male | |
| Aarum vaththaathu kulamum vaththaathu | Neither the river nor the pond will dry up, |
| Amma azhukkedukka kulamum paththaathu | Yet even a pond isn't enough to wash away this dirt, lady! |
| Neerum kettaachu oorum kettaachu | The water is ruined, and the town is ruined, |
| Needhi pesum pombalaikku peru kaettaachi | The reputation of the woman who preaches justice is ruined! |
| Male | |
| Yaendiyamma kiliyae | Why, my parrot girl? |
| Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae | Hey, get up and come outside! |
| Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa | You looked like a little baby at first glance, |
| Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa | A baby who transformed a man with just a look! |
| Male | |
| Yaendiyamma unathu nenjam pesa ninaikkuthaa | Why, girl, is your heart longing to speak? |
| Adi innum paarvai silar meedhu kann mayanguthaa | Or are your dazed eyes still wandering towards others? |
| Engaeyammaa oor suththu parampadikkuthu | Where is this town-wandering habit taking you? |
| Kanakku vacha aambalaiyai manasu paarkkuthu | The heart eyes a man who has calculated his wealth! |
| Male | |
| Kaalam vanthu izhuppathupol manasu thonuthu | The mind feels as if time itself is dragging it away, |
| Paavam engaemmaa maelae paarammaa | Look at the sin resting upon her, lady! |
| Aanaa aavannaa padichcha ponnammaa | She is an educated girl who learned her basic alphabets, |
| Aththanaiyum pona pinne pattam yenammaa | After losing everything, what good is a degree or title, lady? |
| Male | |
| Yaendiyamma kiliyae | Why, my parrot girl? |
| Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae | Hey, get up and come outside! |
| Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa | You looked like a little baby at first glance, |
| Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa | A baby who transformed a man with just a look! |
ஓய்......ஏன்டியம்மா கிளியே
அடி எழுந்து வாடி வெளியே
பாத்தா பார்வைக்கு சின்னப் பாப்பா
பார்வையிலே ஆம்பளையை மாத்த பாப்பா
Hey... why, my parrot girl?
Hey, get up and come outside!
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
ஏன்டியம்மா கிளியே
அடி எழுந்து வாடி வெளியே
பாத்தா பார்வைக்கு சின்னப் பாப்பா
பார்வையிலே ஆம்பளையை மாத்த பாப்பா
Why, my parrot girl?
Hey, get up and come outside!
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
தென்னைமரம் எப்போது வைக்கா போட்டது
நீ செஞ்ச வேலைக்கென்ன குலமும் கேக்குது
பட்டமரம் ரம் அடிச்சி ஊரை சுத்துது
அது கம்பெடுத்து விளையாட தானும் வருகுது
When did a coconut tree ever yield straw?
Because of what you did, even the pond is raising questions!
A dead tree drank rum and is roaming the town!
It comes out ready to play with a stick!
ஆறும் வத்தாது குளமும் வத்தாது
அம்மா அழுக்கெடுக்க குளமும் பத்தாது
நீரும் கெட்டாச்சு ஊறும் கெட்டாச்சு
நீதி பேசும் பொம்பளைக்கு பேரு கேட்டாச்சி
Neither the river nor the pond will dry up,
Yet even a pond isn't enough to wash away this dirt, lady!
The water is ruined, and the town is ruined,
The reputation of the woman who preaches justice is ruined!
ஏன்டியம்மா கிளியே
அடி எழுந்து வாடி வெளியே
பாத்தா பார்வைக்கு சின்னப் பாப்பா
பார்வையிலே ஆம்பளையை மாத்த பாப்பா
Why, my parrot girl?
Hey, get up and come outside!
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
ஏன்டியம்மா உனது நெஞ்சம் பேச நினைக்குதா
அடி இன்னும் பார்வை சிலர் மீது கண் மயங்குதா
எங்கேயம்மா ஊர் சுத்தி பரம்படிக்குது
கணக்கு வச்ச ஆம்பளையை மனசு பார்க்குது
Why, girl, is your heart longing to speak?
Or are your dazed eyes still wandering towards others?
Where is this town-wandering habit taking you?
The heart eyes a man who has calculated his wealth!
காலம் வந்து இழுப்பதுபோல் மனசு தோணுது
பாவம் எங்கேம்மா மேலே பாரம்மா
ஆனா ஆவன்னா படிச்ச பொன்னம்மா
அத்தனையும் போன பின்னே பட்டம் ஏனம்மா
The mind feels as if time itself is dragging it away,
Look at the sin resting upon her, lady!
She is an educated girl who learned her basic alphabets,
After losing everything, what good is a degree or title, lady?
ஏன்டியம்மா கிளியே
அடி எழுந்து வாடி வெளியே
பாத்தா பார்வைக்கு சின்னப் பாப்பா
பார்வையிலே ஆம்பளையை மாத்த பாப்பா
Why, my parrot girl?
Hey, get up and come outside!
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
Oi….yaendiyamma kiliyae
Hey... why, my parrot girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Hey, get up and come outside!
Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Why, my parrot girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Hey, get up and come outside!
Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
Thennaimaram eppothu vaikkaa pottathu
When did a coconut tree ever yield straw?
Nee senja velaikkenna kulamum kekkuthu
Because of what you did, even the pond is raising questions!
Pattamaram rum adichchi oorai suththuthu
A dead tree drank rum and is roaming the town!
Adhu kambeduththu vilaiyaada thaanum varuguthu
It comes out ready to play with a stick!
Aarum vaththaathu kulamum vaththaathu
Neither the river nor the pond will dry up,
Amma azhukkedukka kulamum paththaathu
Yet even a pond isn't enough to wash away this dirt, lady!
Neerum kettaachu oorum kettaachu
The water is ruined, and the town is ruined,
Needhi pesum pombalaikku peru kaettaachi
The reputation of the woman who preaches justice is ruined!
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Why, my parrot girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Hey, get up and come outside!
Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
Yaendiyamma unathu nenjam pesa ninaikkuthaa
Why, girl, is your heart longing to speak?
Adi innum paarvai silar meedhu kann mayanguthaa
Or are your dazed eyes still wandering towards others?
Engaeyammaa oor suththu parampadikkuthu
Where is this town-wandering habit taking you?
Kanakku vacha aambalaiyai manasu paarkkuthu
The heart eyes a man who has calculated his wealth!
Kaalam vanthu izhuppathupol manasu thonuthu
The mind feels as if time itself is dragging it away,
Paavam engaemmaa maelae paarammaa
Look at the sin resting upon her, lady!
Aanaa aavannaa padichcha ponnammaa
She is an educated girl who learned her basic alphabets,
Aththanaiyum pona pinne pattam yenammaa
After losing everything, what good is a degree or title, lady?
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Why, my parrot girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Hey, get up and come outside!
Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa
You looked like a little baby at first glance,
Paarvaiyilae aambalaiyai maaththa pappa
A baby who transformed a man with just a look!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Sonnathai Seiven' (1977) is a folk-infused, dramatic taunt directed at a woman who projects outward innocence while concealing deceit. Sung forcefully by T. M. Soundararajan, the protagonist addresses her as a 'parrot' and 'little baby' only to ironically dismantle her facade, pointing out how her actions have ruined reputations and brought moral chaos to the town. Lyricist Kannadasan uses vivid imagery—comparing a hardened man to a 'dead tree drinking rum' and contrasting high education with moral degradation—to emphasize that status and degrees mean nothing once honor is lost.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pattamaram rum adichchi oorai suththuthu”
Describing a broken, hardened person as a 'dead tree drinking rum and roaming the town' (Pattamaram rum adichchi) vividly conveys emotional death and recklessness.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aarum vaththaathu kulamum vaththaathu”
The repetition of ending sounds like 'vaththaathu' creates a rhythmic cadence characteristic of folk taunts.
Irony / Sarcasm (Nindha Stuthi)
“Paththa paarvaikku chinna pappa”
Calling a deceptive woman a 'chinna pappa' (little baby) creates sharp irony between her innocent appearance and impactful misconduct.
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Trivia
Music director V. Kumar was known for his memorable collaborations with lyricist Kannadasan and singer T. M. Soundararajan in 1970s Tamil cinema. This track stands out for its energetic folk-beat structure combined with Kannadasan's signature biting moral commentary.
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