- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Movie name
- Kathalithal Pothuma
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Sept 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aiyaa muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru
Ippo avarukku kidaichadhu veru
Aiyaa muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru
Ippo avarukku kidaichadhu veru
Summa pona poochiyai eduthu
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Jittaan jittaan jinukki kulungudhaam
Dhinakka dhinnakkathakka
Dhinakka dhinakkathakka kuthigudhaam
Chorus :Jittaan jittaan jinukki kulungudhaam
Dhinakka dhinnakkathakka
Dhinakka dhinakkathakka kuthigudhaam
Kaalai avarukku kannulae valippu
Chorus :Hee hee hee hee hee
Female :Kaalam muluvadhum pennunga nenaippu
Chorus :Haaaan…
Kaalai avarukku kannulae valippu
Laalaalalla
Kaalam muluvadhum pennunga nenaippu
Laalaalalla
Female :Aalaipaaradi asattu sirippu
Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey
Female :Aalaipaaradi asattu sirippu
Aana porandha ivar aana poranthathukku
Yaaradi poruppu yaaradi poruppu
Chorus :Ivar aana poranthathukku
Yaaradi poruppu yaaradi poruppu
Aiyaa muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru
Ippo avarukku kidaichadhu veru
Summa pona poochiyai eduthu
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Jittaan jittaan jinukki kulungudhaam
Dhinakka dhinnakkathakka
Dhinakka dhinakkathakka kuthigudhaam
Seeviya mudiyai muluvathum vettu
Chorus :Kara kara kara kara kara
Female :Sevappu thuniyai udambilae kattu
Chorus :Swamii swamii
Seeviya mudiyai muluvathum vettu
Laalaalalla
Sevappu thuniyai udambilae kattu
Hoo oo oo hoo
Jeya jeya sankara sambho pottu
Chorus :Swamii jeya jeya sankara sambho
Female :Jeya jeya sankara sambho pottu
Thiruthani pakkam adichu virattu adichu virattu
Chorus :Ivarai Thiruthani pakkam adichu virattu adichu virattu
Aiyaa muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru
Ippo avarukku kidaichadhu veru
Summa pona poochiyai eduthu
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Thalaiyilae vecha kudhikudhu paaru
Jittaan jittaan jinukki kulungudhaam
Dhinakka dhinnakkathakka
Dhinakka dhinakkathakka kuthigudhaam
Look at the bewildered look on mister's face!
What he ended up getting now is completely different!
Look at the bewildered look on mister's face!
What he ended up getting now is completely different!
He picked up a bug that was minding its own business,
put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Shaking and swaying with flair,
Thinakka thinnakkathakka,
it jumps to the beat of thinakka thinakkathakka!
Chorus: Shaking and swaying with flair,
Thinakka thinnakkathakka,
it jumps to the beat of thinakka thinakkathakka!
Come morning, he gets a twitch in his eye,
Chorus: Hee hee hee hee hee
Female: And all the time, his thoughts are only on women!
Chorus: Haaan...
Come morning, he gets a twitch in his eye,
La la la lla
And all the time, his thoughts are only on women!
La la la lla
Female: Look at this fellow and his foolish grin!
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey hey
Female: Look at this fellow and his foolish grin!
For him being born as a man,
who is to blame, girl, who is to blame?
Chorus: For him being born as a man,
who is to blame, girl, who is to blame?
Look at the bewildered look on mister's face!
What he ended up getting now is completely different!
He picked up a bug that was minding its own business,
put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Shaking and swaying with flair,
Thinakka thinnakkathakka,
it jumps to the beat of thinakka thinakkathakka!
Shave off all his neatly combed hair,
Chorus: Kara kara kara kara kara
Female: Wrap a red saffron cloth around his body,
Chorus: Swamy, Swamy! (Holy man, holy man!)
Shave off all his neatly combed hair,
La la la lla
Wrap a red saffron cloth around his body,
Hoo oo oo hoo
Chant "Jaya Jaya Sankara Sambho!"
Chorus: Swamy, Jaya Jaya Sankara Sambho!
Female: Chant "Jaya Jaya Sankara Sambho!"
and beat him and drive him away towards Thiruthani!
Chorus: Beat him and drive him away towards Thiruthani!
Look at the bewildered look on mister's face!
What he ended up getting now is completely different!
He picked up a bug that was minding its own business,
put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Put it on his head, and look how he jumps around!
Shaking and swaying with flair,
Thinakka thinnakkathakka,
it jumps to the beat of thinakka thinakkathakka!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and satirical song mocks a man who invites trouble upon himself due to his foolish flirtatiousness and preoccupation with women. The speaker uses humorous analogies, comparing his self-inflicted misery to picking up a harmless insect and putting it on one's own head, only to be bitten and agitated.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aiyaa muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru / Ippo avarukku kidaichadhu veru”
Matching second consonants in successive lines (muzhikkira / kidaichadhu, seeviya / sevappu).
Monaai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Seeviya mudiyai muluvathum vettu / Sevappu thuniyai udambilae kattu”
Matching initial letters/sounds in a line (Seeviya / Sevappu).
Onomatopoeia / Rhythm Words
“Dhinakka dhinnakkathakka / Kara kara kara kara kara”
Use of rhythmic folk syllables and sound imitations like 'Kara kara' for haircutting sounds.
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Trivia
'Kathalithal Pothuma' (1967) featured music composed by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics by Kannadasan, showcasing P. Susheela's versatile vocal range in performing comedic, fast-paced folk-style numbers.
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