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Yendiyamma Kiliye

From Sonnathai Seiven · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Manorama
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Sonnathai Seiven
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaadu
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaadu
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu
Karisa kaattu kazhani suthi erumamaadu
Iva kaadha paaru sevappu light-u danger thodu
Parisham potta machanukku soththa podu
Antha pakkam veru purushan vaaraan paaththu odu
Enna thimirudi ezhunthu vaangadi
Ippadiyae veedu varai pongadi
Pudichaa kurangadi kadichaa thealadi
Pombalainnaa kodhaavula erangi paaradi
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaadu
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu
Yaendiyamma paatti ippa manjal kulikkirae
Nee entha paiyan ninaippa vachi mugathai thaeikkira
Yaendiyamma paatti ippa manjal kulikkirae
Nee entha paiyan ninaippa vachi mugathai thaeikkira
Velli raekku koonthalukku merugu podarae
Vetkkam ketta pinnae yaendi selai thedurae
Naanga madras-u aanaa pattasu
Naalu vedi naan vedichchaa moochu ninnaachu
Odu munnaalae podi pinnaalae
Ooranikku neenga vantha odhappaen kallaalae
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Yaendiyamma kiliyae
Adi ezhunthu vaadi veliyae
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaadu
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu
Paarththa paarvaikku pattikaadu
Pattam polae suththiduvaa ettu veettu
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
To look at her, she seems like a total villager,
Yet she drifts around the neighborhood like a kite!
To look at her, she seems like a total villager,
Yet she drifts around the neighborhood like a kite!
Wandering around the black-soil fields like a buffalo,
Look at her ears—wearing red danger-light earrings!
Go serve food to the fiancé who betrothed you,
Another man is coming from that side, watch out and run!
Look at that arrogance! Get up and come along, girls!
Just head on straight back to your homes!
If she grabs, she's a monkey; if she bites, she's a scorpion!
If you're a real woman, step into the wrestling ring and fight!
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
To look at her, she seems like a total villager,
Yet she drifts around the neighborhood like a kite!
Hey old granny, why are you bathing in turmeric now?
Thinking of which young boy are you scrubbing your face?
Hey old granny, why are you bathing in turmeric now?
Thinking of which young boy are you scrubbing your face?
Trying to give a shine to your silver-streaked hair!
Once you've lost all your shame, why look for a saree?
We are from Madras, and we are pure firecrackers!
If I set off four crackers, you'll lose your breath!
Run ahead, fall in behind!
If you come to the village pond, I will pelt you with stones!
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
Hey girl, my little parrot,
Hey, get up and come outside!
To look at her, she seems like a total villager,
Yet she drifts around the neighborhood like a kite!
To look at her, she seems like a total villager,
Yet she drifts around the neighborhood like a kite!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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