Ellorum Kai Thattungal
From Etharkum Thuninthavan (1977) · 1977
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Etharkum Thuninthavan (1977)1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ellorum kai thattungal | Everyone, clap your hands |
| Haa en munnae kai kattungal | Haa, fold your hands in respect before me |
| Panjaangam paarththu pallaakku thookki | Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin |
| Panjaangam paarththu pallaakku thookki | Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin |
| Pattaana sittondrai panthaadungal | Play around with this silk-like little bird |
| Enakku pudhusu vayasu sirisu | Everything is new to me, my age is young |
| Idam irukkuthu manam irukkuthu | There is space, there is a willing heart |
| Female | |
| Ellorum kai thattungal | Everyone, clap your hands |
| En munnae kai kattungal | Fold your hands before me |
| Female | |
| Irunda megam surundu vanthu | Dark clouds came rolling in |
| Thirandu koonthal neelam…..aa….aa… | Gathering as the length of black hair…..aa….aa… |
| Irandu kannil irangi paaru | Step down and look into these two eyes |
| Kadalai pola aazham | They are deep like the ocean |
| Azhagaana alavaana kilikkoondu maeni | A beautiful, perfectly proportioned parrot-cage body |
| Anil kooda kadikkaatha kani pondra paani | A soft hand like a fruit that even a squirrel hasn't bitten |
| Iravu muzhuthum malarum nilavu | The moon that blossoms all night long |
| Idam irukkuthu padham irukkuthu | There is space, there is the right rhythm |
| Female | |
| Ellorum kai thattungal | Everyone, clap your hands |
| En munnae kai kattungal | Fold your hands before me |
| Female | |
| ……………… | ……………… |
| Female | |
| Karumbu villai valaiththu pottu | Bending the sugarcane bow |
| Pizhinthu vaiththa saaru….ooh….oh….oo… | The freshly squeezed juice….ooh….oh….oo… |
| Kadhal ennum kadalil sera vizhuntha gangai aaru | The Ganges river that fell to merge into the ocean of love |
| Azhagodu vilaiyaadum sugamthaanae yoogam | Playing with beauty and enjoying pleasure is true yoga |
| Adhikaalai aanaalum mudiyaatha yaagam | A sacred ritual that does not end even when dawn arrives |
| Manasu keduthu malarum suduthu | Corrupting the mind, even the blossoming flower burns |
| Madhi mayanguthu nadhi izhukkuthu…. | The mind grows intoxicated, the river pulls me in…. |
| Female | |
| Ellorum kai thattungal | Everyone, clap your hands |
| Haei en munnae kai kattungal | Hey, fold your hands before me |
| Female | |
| Pasiyum vanthu pennum vanthu | When hunger comes and a woman arrives |
| Pakkam nirkkum velai…..hmm….hmmm | Standing nearby at that moment…..hmm….hmmm |
| Pasi maranthu pennai naadum | Forgetting hunger and seeking the woman |
| Kadavul itta aanai | Is a command ordained by God |
| En vaazhvai thavarendru sonnavargal yaaru | Who are those that called my life wrong? |
| Pennodu seraamala sonnavargal yaari | Who said so without ever uniting with a woman? |
| Nadaththu nadaththu kadhaiyai nadaththu | Conduct it, conduct it, keep the story going |
| Idi idikkuthu izhu izhukkuthu…. | Thunder strikes, the pull draws me in…. |
| Female | |
| Ellorum kai thattungal | Everyone, clap your hands |
| Haa en munnae kai kattungal… | Haa, fold your hands before me… |
எல்லோரும் கைத் தட்டுங்கள்
ஹா என் முன்னே கை கட்டுங்கள்
பஞ்சாங்கம் பார்த்து பல்லாக்கு தூக்கி
பஞ்சாங்கம் பார்த்து பல்லாக்கு தூக்கி
பட்டான சிட்டொன்றை பந்தாடுங்கள்
எனக்கு புதுசு வயசு சிறிசு
இடம் இருக்குது மனம் இருக்குது
Everyone, clap your hands
Haa, fold your hands in respect before me
Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin
Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin
Play around with this silk-like little bird
Everything is new to me, my age is young
There is space, there is a willing heart
எல்லோரும் கைத் தட்டுங்கள்
என் முன்னே கை கட்டுங்கள்
Everyone, clap your hands
Fold your hands before me
இருண்ட மேகம் சுருண்டு வந்து
திரண்ட கூந்தல் நீளம்...ஆ....ஆ....
இரண்டு கண்ணில் இறங்கி பாரு
கடலை போல ஆழம்
அழகான அளவான கிளிக்கூண்டு மேனி
அணில் கூட கடிக்காத கனிப் போன்ற பாணி
இரவு முழுதும் மலரும் நிலவு
இடம் இருக்குது பதம் இருக்குது
Dark clouds came rolling in
Gathering as the length of black hair…..aa….aa…
Step down and look into these two eyes
They are deep like the ocean
A beautiful, perfectly proportioned parrot-cage body
A soft hand like a fruit that even a squirrel hasn't bitten
The moon that blossoms all night long
There is space, there is the right rhythm
எல்லோரும் கைத் தட்டுங்கள்
என் முன்னே கை கட்டுங்கள்
Everyone, clap your hands
Fold your hands before me
......................
………………
கரும்பு வில்லை வளைத்து போட்டு
பிழிந்து வைத்த சாறு....ஓஹ்... ஒஹ்...ஓ.....
காதல் என்னும் கடலில் சேர விழுந்த கங்கை ஆறு
அழகோடு விளையாடும் சுகம்தானே யூகம்
அதிகாலை ஆனாலும் முடியாத யாகம்
மனசு கெடுது மலரும் சுடுது
மதி மயங்குது நதி இழுக்குது.........
Bending the sugarcane bow
The freshly squeezed juice….ooh….oh….oo…
The Ganges river that fell to merge into the ocean of love
Playing with beauty and enjoying pleasure is true yoga
A sacred ritual that does not end even when dawn arrives
Corrupting the mind, even the blossoming flower burns
The mind grows intoxicated, the river pulls me in….
எல்லோரும் கைத் தட்டுங்கள்
ஹேய் என் முன்னே கை கட்டுங்கள்
Everyone, clap your hands
Hey, fold your hands before me
பசியும் வந்து பெண்ணும் வந்து
பக்கம் நிற்கும் வேளை....ஹ்ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்....
பசி மறந்து பெண்ணை நாடும்
கடவுள் இட்ட ஆணை
என் வாழ்வை தவறென்று சொன்னவர்கள் நூறு
பெண்ணோடு சேராமல் சொன்னவர்கள் யாரு
நடத்து நடத்து கதையை நடத்து
இடி இடிக்குது இழு இழுக்குது......
When hunger comes and a woman arrives
Standing nearby at that moment…..hmm….hmmm
Forgetting hunger and seeking the woman
Is a command ordained by God
Who are those that called my life wrong?
Who said so without ever uniting with a woman?
Conduct it, conduct it, keep the story going
Thunder strikes, the pull draws me in….
எல்லோரும் கைத் தட்டுங்கள்
ஹா என் முன்னே கை கட்டுங்கள்
Everyone, clap your hands
Haa, fold your hands before me…
Ellorum kai thattungal
Everyone, clap your hands
Haa en munnae kai kattungal
Haa, fold your hands in respect before me
Panjaangam paarththu pallaakku thookki
Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin
Panjaangam paarththu pallaakku thookki
Checking the almanac and lifting the palanquin
Pattaana sittondrai panthaadungal
Play around with this silk-like little bird
Enakku pudhusu vayasu sirisu
Everything is new to me, my age is young
Idam irukkuthu manam irukkuthu
There is space, there is a willing heart
Ellorum kai thattungal
Everyone, clap your hands
En munnae kai kattungal
Fold your hands before me
Irunda megam surundu vanthu
Dark clouds came rolling in
Thirandu koonthal neelam…..aa….aa…
Gathering as the length of black hair…..aa….aa…
Irandu kannil irangi paaru
Step down and look into these two eyes
Kadalai pola aazham
They are deep like the ocean
Azhagaana alavaana kilikkoondu maeni
A beautiful, perfectly proportioned parrot-cage body
Anil kooda kadikkaatha kani pondra paani
A soft hand like a fruit that even a squirrel hasn't bitten
Iravu muzhuthum malarum nilavu
The moon that blossoms all night long
Idam irukkuthu padham irukkuthu
There is space, there is the right rhythm
Ellorum kai thattungal
Everyone, clap your hands
En munnae kai kattungal
Fold your hands before me
………………
………………
Karumbu villai valaiththu pottu
Bending the sugarcane bow
Pizhinthu vaiththa saaru….ooh….oh….oo…
The freshly squeezed juice….ooh….oh….oo…
Kadhal ennum kadalil sera vizhuntha gangai aaru
The Ganges river that fell to merge into the ocean of love
Azhagodu vilaiyaadum sugamthaanae yoogam
Playing with beauty and enjoying pleasure is true yoga
Adhikaalai aanaalum mudiyaatha yaagam
A sacred ritual that does not end even when dawn arrives
Manasu keduthu malarum suduthu
Corrupting the mind, even the blossoming flower burns
Madhi mayanguthu nadhi izhukkuthu….
The mind grows intoxicated, the river pulls me in….
Ellorum kai thattungal
Everyone, clap your hands
Haei en munnae kai kattungal
Hey, fold your hands before me
Pasiyum vanthu pennum vanthu
When hunger comes and a woman arrives
Pakkam nirkkum velai…..hmm….hmmm
Standing nearby at that moment…..hmm….hmmm
Pasi maranthu pennai naadum
Forgetting hunger and seeking the woman
Kadavul itta aanai
Is a command ordained by God
En vaazhvai thavarendru sonnavargal yaaru
Who are those that called my life wrong?
Pennodu seraamala sonnavargal yaari
Who said so without ever uniting with a woman?
Nadaththu nadaththu kadhaiyai nadaththu
Conduct it, conduct it, keep the story going
Idi idikkuthu izhu izhukkuthu….
Thunder strikes, the pull draws me in….
Ellorum kai thattungal
Everyone, clap your hands
Haa en munnae kai kattungal…
Haa, fold your hands before me…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensual and energetic club/dance track expresses themes of youth, romantic lure, bodily beauty, and natural human desires. The singer commands the audience's attention while poetically describing her youthful allure and comparing love and desire to an irresistible force of nature created by God.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Kadhal ennum kadalil sera vizhuntha gangai aaru”
Compares love to an ocean ('Kadhal ennum kadalil') and long dark hair to thick dark clouds ('Irunda megam surundu vanthu... koonthal neelam').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kadalai pola aazham”
Compares the depth of her eyes to the sea using 'pola' ('Kadalai pola aazham') and her hands to an unblemished fruit ('kani pondra paani').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Panjaangam paarththu pallaakku thookki”
Repetition of the 'Pa' sound at the beginning of words across lines ('Panjaangam', 'Pallaakku', 'Pattaana', 'Panthaadungal').
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Manasu keduthu malarum suduthu / Madhi mayanguthu nadhi izhukkuthu….”
Rhyming of the second letter 'di' in 'Idi' and 'izhu' / 'M' in 'Manasu' and 'Madhi'.
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Trivia
'Etharkum Thuninthavan' (1977) stars Sivakumar and Jayachitra with music composed by the veteran duo Shankar–Ganesh. This song showcases L. R. Eswari's iconic, glamorous, and high-energy vocal style that dominated Tamil cinema's dance tracks during the 1960s and 1970s.
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