Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi Lyrics Translation | Ivan Avanethan | M. S. Rajeswari | S. C. Krishnan
“Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi” is a duet by S. C. Krishnan and M. S. Rajeswari from the album Ivan Avanethan. The song, with lyrics by M. S. Subramaniam and music by M. Ranga Rao, opens with a sister’s simple demand. She asks her brother to tell her what is real and what is a lie.
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi
M. S. Rajeswari | S. C. Krishnan • From “Ivan Avanethan”
Lyricist
M. S. Subramaniam
Composer
M. Ranga Rao
Ivan Avanethan’s Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi Lyrics Translation
The questioning quickly becomes more specific and pointed. The sister asks if her brother dislikes the proposed village girl because he has not forgotten a city girl. The brother responds only with nonsensical sounds, which seems to confirm her suspicions about his feigned madness.
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
SoldrenI’ll tell you
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Kalyanam Ana Paiththiyam PogumIf you get married, this madness will go
HeehimHeehim
Paiththiyam Pona Kalyanam AgumIf the madness goes, you’ll get married
AngAng
Kalyanam Ana Paiththiyam PogumIf you get married, this madness will go
Paiththiyam Pona Kalyanam AgumIf the madness goes, you’ll get married
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Haha Haha Nan SoldrenHaha haha, I’m telling you
Intha SollipputtenThere, I’ve said it
Pattikattu PenThe village girl
Unakku PidikkalaiyaDon’t you like her?
Heem Heem Heehim HeehimHeem heem heehim heehim
Pattanaththu PennaiThe city girl
Innum MarakkalaiyaHave you still not forgotten her?
Ahaha Ahaha Aha AhaAhaha ahaha aha aha
Pattikkattu PenThe village girl
Unakku PidikkalaiyaDon’t you like her?
Pattanaththu PennaiThe city girl
Innum MarakkalaiyaHave you still not forgotten her?
Kariyam Kai KoodathathinaleBecause things didn’t work out
Kavalaiyal PaiththiyamaAre you mad with worry?
Neeyoru Kariya PaiththiyamaAre you some kind of lovesick fool?
Aiyaiyaiya Appavukku PaiththiyamOh my, father has his madness
Annanukku PaththiyamBrother has his own afflictions
Vaiththiyarukku PaiththiyamThe doctor has his madness
Ellorukkum PaiththiyamEveryone has their madness
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Unakku Penn Ini Yar KoduppangaWho will give you a bride now?
Heem Kodukka MattangaloHeem, maybe they won’t
Enakku Anni Yar VaruvangaWho will become my sister-in-law?
Unakku Penn Ini Yar KoduppangaWho will give you a bride now?
Enakku Anni Yar VaruvangaWho will become my sister-in-law?
Manam Vittu Ullathai Sollathu PonaIf you don’t open your heart and speak the truth
Paiththiyam ThelinjidumaWill this madness ever clear up?
Marunthal Gunamum AgidumaCan any medicine even cure it?
Aiyaiyaiya PaiththiyamOh my, this madness
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Kalyanam Ana Paiththiyam PogumIf you get married, this madness will go
OohOoh
Paiththiyam Pona Kalyanam AgumIf the madness goes, you’ll get married
Ooh Enakku Kalyanam KalyanamOoh, for me, marriage, marriage
Kalyanam Ana Paiththiyam PogumIf you get married, this madness will go
Paiththiyam Pona Kalyanam AgumIf the madness goes, you’ll get married
Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluTell me what’s real and what’s a lie
Anna Nee Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi SolluBrother, you tell me what’s real and what’s a lie
The song is a call-and-response between siblings, with one asking probing questions and the other deflecting. The interaction goes from a playful diagnosis to a sincere plea for the truth. The ‘Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi’ lyrics’ meaning comes from this clever attempt to expose a brother’s faked ailment to avoid a marriage.
