P. Susheela voices ‘Jaliyana Jodigala’ from the album Konjum Kumari with playful energy. Lyricist Vaali and composer S. Vedhachalam create a satirical tone mocking marital imperfections.
Jaliyana Jodigala
P. Susheela • From “Konjum Kumari”
Konjum Kumari’s Jaliyana Jodigala Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Vaali describes a husband resembling dark jamun fruit who avoids bathing for seven days. One wife demands men wear sarees but faces consequences for her stubborn words.
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Kudumbavanin KaalaigalaYou bulls of the household!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Kudumbavanin KaalaigalaYou bulls of the household!
Karu Naaval Pazham Polae IrupparuHe looks just like a dark ‘jamun’ fruit.
Ivar Oru Vaaram Kulikaama VaruvaaruHe’ll show up without bathing for a whole week.
Karu Naaval Pazham Polae IrupparuHe’s as dark as a ripe ‘jamun’ berry.
Ivar Oru Vaaram Kulikaama VaruvaaruHe comes around after skipped baths for seven days.
Paanaiyilae VechirukkumLooking at the leftover rice,
Pazhanjothai PaarthuThat’s kept inside the clay pot,
Paanaiyilae VechirukkumStaring at the fermented rice,
Pazhanjothai PaarthuStored away in the vessel,
Oru Parukkai Vida Maattennu ThinnaruHe ate it all, vowing not to leave a single grain.
Naethu ThinnaaruHe gobbled it up yesterday!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Ennadiyamma ParvadhamWhat’s all this, Mother Parvadham?
Unakku Kodava ThirumanamIs yours a ‘Coorgi’ style wedding?
Ennadiyamma ParvadhamWhat are you doing, Parvadham?
Unakku Kodava ThirumanamIs your marriage done in ‘Kodava’ fashion?
Aambalai Ellam Saelae KattiYou told all the men to wrap on sarees,
Aduppai Mootta sonnaeAnd ordered them to light the kitchen stove.
Aambalai Ellam Saelae KattiYou made the men wear sarees,
Aduppai Mootta sonnaeAnd told them to start the fire.
Nee Veembula Sonna Vaarthai PoyiThe words you spoke out of stubbornness,
Vambula Maatti NinnaeHave landed you in a world of trouble.
Nee Veembula Sonna Vaarthai PoyiThose arrogant things you said,
Vambula Maatti NinnaeHave left you trapped in a mess.
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Kudumbavanin KaalaigalaYou bulls of the household!
Eppadi IrukkudhunghaHow’s it going?
Odambhu Eppadi IrukkudhunghaHow’s your health holding up?
Muppathu Pallu IrukkudhunghaYou used to have thirty teeth,
Ippa Moono Rendooo IrukkudhunghaBut now there’re only two or three left.
Muppathu Pallu IrukkudhunghaThirty teeth were once there,
Ippa Moono Rendooo IrukkudhunghaNow you’ve got just a couple remaining.
Poluthu Vidinthathum EzhuntheenghaYou woke up as soon as the sun rose,
Neengha Pullu Thadukkiyae VilunthinghaBut you tripped on a blade of grass and fell!
Eppadi IrukkudhunghaHow’re you feeling?
Odambhu Eppadi IrukkudhunghaHow’s your body doing today?
Erinju Pona MammuthanaaruThe burnt-up Lord ‘Manmatha’ of love,
Ippadi VandhaarooDid he return looking like this?
Adhu Therinju Poyi Rathiyum KoodaKnowing that, did even his Goddess ‘Rathi’,
Ippadi VandhaaloShow up in such a state?
Sikkanamaaga PethukanumYou’ve got to raise your children with thrift.
Naan Sonnadha Neengha OthukkanumYou should agree with what I’m telling you.
Sikkanamaaga PethukanumYou must start your family carefully.
Naan Sonnadha Neengha OthukkanumYou’ve got to accept my advice.
Pakkuvamaaga VaazhungaLive your lives with maturity,
Indha Paatti Sonnadha KelunghaAnd listen to what this old lady says.
Pakkuvamaaga VaazhungaConduct yourselves wisely,
Indha Paatti Sonnadha KelunghaHeed the words of this grandmother.
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Kudumbavanin KaalaigalaYou bulls of the household!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Jaliyana JodigalaYou jolly pairs!
Kaaliyaana MoolaigalaYou empty-headed fools!
Kudumbavanin KaalaigalaYou bulls of the household!
Jaliyana Jodigala Music Video
Konjum Kumari offers the Jaliyana Jodigala lyrics translation as social comedy about eccentric relationships. This Tamil track pairs exaggerated flaws with light musical arrangements.