- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, B. S. Sasirekha
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Movie name
- Raagam Thedum Pallavi
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Apr 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Andha kaanaangaththa karuvaattukku
Kazhuthula vella
Andha kaanaangaththa karuvaattukku
Kazhuthula vella
Indha maanaa madhurai mainaavukku
Vaangidu mulla …aa..
Pattu rosaa kitta vandhaa laesaa
Aa thottaa podhum thuvandu pogum maamaa
Lakkuchikku lakkuchikku
Lakkuchikku lakkuchikku
Pam pam pam pam pam
Chikkuchakku chikkuchakku
Chikkuchakku chikkuchakku
Cham cham cham cham cham
Andha kaanaangaththa karuvaattukku
Kazhuthula vella
Indha maanaa madhurai mainaavukku
Vaangidu mulla …aa..
Pattu rosaa kitta vandhaa laesaa
Aa thottaa podhum thuvandu pogum maamaa
Sandhaiyil yaengi ninnaa
Ravikkaiyum vaangi vandhaan
Sandhaiyil yaengi ninnaa
Ravikkaiyum vaangi vandhaan
Maamaa maa chellaamaa
Aa thaa thaa thaa muthammaa
Kannaadi paakkaiyilae
Kannaththaan adichi ninnaa
Kannaadi paakkaiyilae
Kannaththaan adichi ninnaa
Maamaa maa chellaamaa
Aa thaa thaa thaa muthammaa
Suthidum thanni kothidum thaeni
Endrae sonnaandi
Kai viri dhaano pournami dhaano
Endrae kaettaandi
Na na na na na na na na na na
Saelaiyil nikkura saelathu sakkara
Endrae sonnaandi
Sindhai allum thanjavuru
Goiiyaa endraandi
Mayilu murattu kaalu
Avan manasa ulukkum thaeru
Manjaa poosum nilavu
Idha minja vaanil yaedhu
Andha kaanaangaththa karuvaattukku
Kazhuthula vella
Indha maanaa madhurai mainaavukku
Vaangidu mulla …aa..
Pattu rosaa kitta vandhaa laesaa
Aa thottaa podhum thuvandu pogum maamaa
Velichamum mangum bodhu
Virangathil yaengum bodhu
Velichamum mangum bodhu
Virangathil yaengum bodhu
Vaa vaa vaa pakkam vaa
Aaa thaa thaa thaa nitham thaa
Kulirvitta kaathilaa thaan
Kulichchaendi raathiridhaan
Kulirvitta kaathilaa thaan
Kulichchaendi raathiridhaan
Vaa vaa vaa pakkam vaa
Aaa thaa thaa thaa nitham thaa
Indha maadha yaedho bodhai
Vaattum pozhudhaachu
Mogam vandhadhu thaagam vandhadhu
Dhaegam noolaachchu
Na na na na na na na na na na
Maadhavi yaaga kaaveri polae
Naanum valandhaendi
Theeyillaadum melugu pola
Paayil thudichaendi
Vayasu kodukkum mayakkum
Adi virasam kandu thavikkum
Paduthaa thookkam parakkum
Yaedho nenachaa kanavu porakkum
Andha kaanaangaththa karuvaattukku
Kazhuthula vella
Indha maanaa madhurai mainaavukku
Vaangidu mulla …aa..
Pattu rosaa kitta vandhaa laesaa
Aa thottaa podhum thuvandu pogum maamaa
Lakkuchikku lakkuchikku
Lakkuchikku lakkuchikku
Pam pam pam pam pam
Chikkuchakku chikkuchakku
Chikkuchakku chikkuchakku
Cham cham cham cham cham
Aha….aha….aha….aha….aha….aha…aha ..aahaa…
For that dried mackerel fish,
There is a white patch on its neck.
For that dried mackerel fish,
There is a white patch on its neck.
For this myna bird of Manamadurai,
Buy some jasmine flowers... ah...
Like a silky rose, if you gently come near,
Ah, just a touch is enough to make it sway, my dear!
Lakku-sikku, lakku-sikku,
Lakku-sikku, lakku-sikku,
Pum pum pum pum pum,
Chikku-sakku, chikku-sakku,
Chikku-sakku, chikku-sakku,
Sam sam sam sam sam!
For that dried mackerel fish,
There is a white patch on its neck.
For this myna bird of Manamadurai,
Buy some jasmine flowers... ah...
Like a silky rose, if you gently come near,
Ah, just a touch is enough to make it sway, my dear!
When I stood longing at the market,
He went and bought me a blouse.
When I stood longing at the market,
He went and bought me a blouse.
Oh darling, my precious one!
Ah, give me, give me, give me a kiss!
While I was looking in the mirror,
He stood there winking at me.
While I was looking in the mirror,
He stood there winking at me.
Oh darling, my precious one!
Ah, give me, give me, give me a kiss!
"Swirling water, boiling honey,"
That is what he called me, girl!
"Is it an open bloom, or the full moon?"
That is what he asked me!
Na na na na na na na na na na
"Sweet sugar from Salem draped in a saree,"
That is what he called me!
"A heart-stealing Thanjavur..."
"...guava fruit," he called me!
A peacock with rough feet,
A temple chariot that stirs his heart.
A moon painted with turmeric—
What in the sky could ever surpass this?
For that dried mackerel fish,
There is a white patch on its neck.
For this myna bird of Manamadurai,
Buy some jasmine flowers... ah...
Like a silky rose, if you gently come near,
Ah, just a touch is enough to make it sway, my dear!
As the evening light begins to fade,
As longing aches within the heart,
As the evening light begins to fade,
As longing aches within the heart,
Come, come, come close to me!
Ah, give, give, give love every day!
In the chilly night breeze,
I bathed all through the night, girl!
In the chilly night breeze,
I bathed all through the night, girl!
Come, come, come close to me!
Ah, give, give, give love every day!
In this season, a strange intoxication
Has turned the hours into sweet torment.
Desire arrived, a thirst awoke,
And my body grew slender as a thread.
Na na na na na na na na na na
Like a flowering vine, like the river Cauvery,
I blossomed and grew, girl!
Like wax melting over a flame,
I tossed and turned upon my mat!
Youth brings an intoxicating charm,
Oh girl, it yearns and trembles with sweet passion.
When I lie down, sleep flies away,
And the moment I think of him, a dream is born.
For that dried mackerel fish,
There is a white patch on its neck.
For this myna bird of Manamadurai,
Buy some jasmine flowers... ah...
Like a silky rose, if you gently come near,
Ah, just a touch is enough to make it sway, my dear!
Lakku-sikku, lakku-sikku,
Lakku-sikku, lakku-sikku,
Pum pum pum pum pum,
Chikku-sakku, chikku-sakku,
Chikku-sakku, chikku-sakku,
Sam sam sam sam sam!
Aha... aha... aha... aha... aha... aha... aha... aaha...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a lively and expressive folk-style track that captures the playful romance, youthful passion, and yearning between lovers. Using vibrant regional metaphors—ranging from local delicacies like dried fish and Tanjore guavas to poetic imagery of moonlight and rivers—the song portrays the playful exchanges and intimate longing felt by the protagonist.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagakani)
“Saelaiyil nikkura saelathu sakkara / Sindhai allum thanjavuru goiiyaa endraandi”
Compares the woman to sweetness and local delicacies such as Salem sugar and Tanjore guava.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Theeyillaadum melugu pola paayil thudichaendi”
Compares the agonizing physical passion and restlessness on the bed to wax melting/restless in fire.
Rhyme & Internal Rhythm (Edhukai / Monai)
“Suthidum thanni kothidum thaeni”
Employs internal rhyming and rhythmic sound play common in T. Rajendar's lyrical style.
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Trivia
Written by T. Rajendar for the 1982 film 'Raagam Thedum Pallavi', this track features his signature high-energy rhythmic dialogue-style songwriting, blending folk terminology with catchy sound syllables.
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