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Lyrics & meaning

Yendiyamma Kiliye

From Sonnathai Seiven · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Manorama
Music director
V. Kumar
Details
Sonnathai Seiven1977

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Female
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaaduBy appearance, she seems like a rural rustic girl,
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettuYet she spins around eight houses like a kite!
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaaduBy appearance, she seems like a rural rustic girl,
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettuYet she spins around eight houses like a kite!
Female
Karisa kaattu kazhani suthi erumamaaduA buffalo wandering around the black-soil fields,
Iva kaadha paaru sevappu light-u danger thoduLook at her ear—she wears red light danger studs!
Parisham potta machanukku soththa poduServe food to the groom who paid the dowry/betrothal money,
Antha pakkam veru purushan vaaraan paaththu oduWatch out, another husband is coming from that side, run!
Female
Enna thimirudi ezhunthu vaangadiWhat arrogance, hey girls! Get up and move!
Ippadiyae veedu varai pongadiGo all the way back home just like this!
Pudichaa kurangadi kadichaa thealadiIf she holds, she's like a monkey; if she bites, she's like a scorpion!
Pombalainnaa kodhaavula erangi paaradiIf you consider yourself a true woman, step into the arena and see!
Female
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaaduBy appearance, she seems like a rural rustic girl,
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettuYet she spins around eight houses like a kite!
Female
Yaendiyamma paatti ippa manjal kulikkiraeWhy, old grandmother, are you taking a turmeric bath now?
Nee entha paiyan ninaippa vachi mugathai thaeikkiraThinking of which young boy are you rubbing your face?
Yaendiyamma paatti ippa manjal kulikkiraeWhy, old grandmother, are you taking a turmeric bath now?
Nee entha paiyan ninaippa vachi mugathai thaeikkiraThinking of which young boy are you rubbing your face?
Velli raekku koonthalukku merugu podaraePolishing hair that looks like silver threads,
Vetkkam ketta pinnae yaendi selai theduraeAfter losing all shame, why are you searching for a saree now?
Female
Naanga madras-u aanaa pattasuWe are from Madras, but explosive like firecrackers!
Naalu vedi naan vedichchaa moochu ninnaachuIf I burst four crackers, your breath will freeze!
Odu munnaalae podi pinnaalaeRun in front, go behind,
Ooranikku neenga vantha odhappaen kallaalaeIf you come to the village pond, I will kick you with stones!
Female
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Yaendiyamma kiliyaeWhy, oh parrot-like girl?
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyaeHey, get up and come outside!
Female
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaaduBy appearance, she seems like a rural rustic girl,
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettuYet she spins around eight houses like a kite!
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaaduBy appearance, she seems like a rural rustic girl,
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettuYet she spins around eight houses like a kite!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic and cheeky song 'Yaendiyamma Kiliyae' features sassy, playful banter in a colloquial Tamil folk style. Sung by legendary actress-singer Manorama, the speaker teases rural women, calling out their antics, arrogance, and vanity with sharp humor and metaphors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu

Compares the girl's erratic roaming to a kite ('Pattam polae suththiduvaa').

Metaphor (Rupaka)

Pudichaa kurangadi kadichaa thealadi

Metaphorically compares the girl's grip to a monkey and her sting/bite to a scorpion.

Monoreyme / Rhyme (Egbukai / Antyaprasa)

Naanga madras-u aanaa pattasu / Naalu vedi naan vedichchaa moochu ninnaachu

Use of end rhymes like 'pattasu' and 'ninnaachu' to build rhythm.

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Trivia

This track highlights Manorama's exceptional capability as a playback singer who could effortlessly bring comedic folk characterizations to life through her voice modulation and Madras/rural slang combination.

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