T. M. Soundararajan and Tiruchi Loganathan perform ‘Maanamellam Pona Pinnae’ from the album ‘Aaravalli’. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi and composer G. Ramanathan create a satirical lament about male honor loss through dramatic delivery.
Maanamellam Pona Pinnae
T. M. Soundararajan | Tiruchi Loganathan • From “Aaravalli”
Maanamellam Pona Pinnae Lyrics Translation – Aaravalli Soundtrack
Maruthakasi’s lyrics compare men to roosters bowing before hens. Soundararajan questions life’s worth when men become ‘slaves to women’ in the Telugu line ‘Naa paarya seppina vinalaethae’.
Maanamellaam Pona PinnaeOnce all honor is swept away
Vaazhvathuthaan Oru VaazhvaaIs this life worth living anyway?
Maanamellaam Pona PinnaeOnce all honor is swept away
Vaazhvathuthaan Oru VaazhvaaIs this life worth living anyway?
Selai Kattum PombalaiyaalBecause of a woman draped in a saree
Seerazhivae Varalaamaa Intha Seerazhivae VaralaamaaShould such ruin come to be? Should this ruin come to me?
Povoththu Povoththu“Don’t go, don’t go”
Oh Maava Oo Maava AniCalling out “Oh uncle, oh uncle” so
Naa Paarya Seppina VinalaethaeMy wife warned me, I didn’t listen though
Povoththu Povoththu“Don’t go, don’t go”
Oh Maava Oo Maava AniCalling out “Oh uncle, oh uncle” so
Naa Paarya Seppina VinalaethaeMy wife warned me, I didn’t listen though
Aaduromae ThallaaduromaeWe’re dancing, we’re staggering around
Aambalainga Pombalaikku AdimaipattuMen enslaved to women, ground to the ground
Aaduromae ThallaaduromaeWe’re dancing, we’re staggering around
Aambalainga Pombalaikku AdimaipattuMen enslaved to women, ground to the ground
Pettai Kozhi EttiThe hen stretches out high
Koththum Kaalam VanthathaeThe time to peck is nigh
Seval Thattu Kettu ThalaiThe rooster’s lost his sway
Kuniya Kaalam VanthathaeForced to bow his head today
Pettai Kozhi EttiThe hen stretches out high
Koththum Kaalam VanthathaeThe time to peck is nigh
Seval Thattu Kettu ThalaiThe rooster’s lost his sway
Kuniya Kaalam VanthathaeForced to bow his head today
Pengal AttakaasamWomen’s arrogance
Minji Pogum Kalam VanthaeHas crossed the line, it’s intense
Attakaasam Minji Pogum Kaalam VanthaeArrogance crossing the line, it’s intense
Naama Adangi Odungi Vaazha Kaalam VanthathaeThe time has come for us to live in suspense
Naama Adangi Odungi Vaazha Kaalam VanthathaeThe time has come for us to live in suspense
Oduromae Ippo OduromaeWe’re running, right now we’re running
Oduromae Ippo OduromaeWe’re running, right now we’re running
Maadu Pola Vandiyizhuththu VaaduromaeLike oxen pulling carts, we’re suffering
Ippo VaaduromaeRight now we’re suffering
Oduromae Ippo OduromaeWe’re running, right now we’re running
Maanamellam Pona Pinnae Music Video
The Aaravalli song examines perceived social role reversals. Accessing Maanamellam Pona Pinnae lyrics translation reveals Maruthakasi’s critique of gender power dynamics in mid-century Tamil cinema.