- Lyricist
- Kamakodi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Karakattakari
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 8 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Manja thanni thelichaa thelichaa
Malliya poo kuduthaa kuduthaa
Ippa kuduthadhellaam edutha pinnum
Thudi thudikkanumaa
Manam vedi vaedikkanumaa
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Male :Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Thandhana thanathaa
Thandha thandhana
Thanathaa thandhatthaa
Themmaangu paattil
Thennaadu ariyum
Ennaannu em manasu
Theriyaadhaa maanae
Chinnchinakadi
Chinnchinakadi chaa
Unnoda paattu
Nee pogum route
Munnaala nee poga
Pinnaal varuvenae
Chinnchinakadi
Chinnchinakadi chaa
Sevvaazha thaarum
Yer odum oorum
Gambeeram oiyaaram
Verengae kooru verengae kooru
Aa vella thamizhanukku
Sollat therinjirukku
Irumbaaga irundhaalum
Arumbaadhaa kaadhal sugam
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Male :Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Haaa..aa…aa…aa….aa…aaa…aaa….aa…
Haaa..aa…aa…aa….aa…aaa…aaa….aa…
Ambuliya azhaichu
Thanni adhil thelichu
Bambaram vilaiyaattu
Vilaiyaadalaamaa
Chinnchinakadi
Chinnchinakadi chaa
Vayasula kolam
Varanjadhu yaaru
Vandhu yen ul manasa
Nee therandhu paaru
Chinnchinakadi
Chinnchinakadi chaa
Vanji ennai anaithu
Konjum mugam sivakka
Kasthoori pottodu manakka manakka
Manakka manakka
Thanga kalasam kondaa
Vairam padhichiruven
Ottaadho muthu muthu
Kondaadum maalai thanthu
Thandhaa nannae
Thaanaa nannaa
Nana thandhaa nanaa naannaa nannaa
Yaaiyaa yayaayaa
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Manja thanni thelichaa thelichaa
Malliya poo kuduthaa kuduthaa
Ippa kuduthadhellaam edutha pinnum
Thudi thudikkanumaa
Manam vedi vaedikkanumaa
Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Male :Enga ooru laila laila
Ada ingae vaadi style ah style ah
Female :Thaththaa tharaththaa
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
She splashed turmeric water on me, splashed it,
She gave me jasmine flowers, gave them,
Now, even after taking back everything she gave,
should I still throb in longing?
Should my heart burst like a firecracker?
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
Male: Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
Thanthana thanadhaa
Thantha thanthana
Thanadhaa thanthathaa
Through my folk songs,
the entire southern land knows me.
What is inside my heart,
don't you know, my dear?
Chinchinakadi
Chinchinakadi saa
With your song,
and the path you take,
as you go ahead,
I will follow right behind!
Chinchinakadi
Chinchinakadi saa
Bunches of red bananas,
and villages where plows turn the soil—
such grandeur and elegance,
where else can you find it? Tell me, where else?
Ah, the simple-hearted Tamil man
knows how to express his love!
Even if a heart were made of iron,
wouldn't sweet love blossom in it?
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
Male: Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
Haa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aaaa... aaaa... aa...
Haa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aaaa... aaaa... aa...
Calling down the moon,
and sprinkling water on it,
a game of spinning tops—
shall we play together?
Chinchinakadi
Chinchinakadi saa
In the blossom of youth,
who drew these patterns of love?
Come inside my heart
and open it to see!
Chinchinakadi
Chinchinakadi saa
Holding me close in your arms,
making my sweet face blush red,
fragrant with a musk bindi,
smelling so sweet and fragrant...
Bring the golden pot,
and I'll set diamonds upon it!
Won't pearls cling together
when I offer a celebratory garland?
Thantha nanne
Thaanaa nannaa
Nana thantha nanaa naanaa nannaa
Yaayiya yayaya
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
She splashed turmeric water on me, splashed it,
She gave me jasmine flowers, gave them,
Now, even after taking back everything she gave,
should I still throb in longing?
Should my heart burst like a firecracker?
Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
Male: Our village's Laila, Laila!
Hey girl, come here in style, in style!
Female: Thathaa tharathaa
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song captures a playful, romantic duet set in a rural Tamil background. The male protagonist playfully teases and woos a stylish young woman from his village, calling her 'Laila' and expressing his admiration for her grace and beauty. Traditional cultural references such as sprinkling turmeric water, gifting jasmine flowers, and plowing fields ground the song in South Indian village life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Themmaangu paattil / Thennaadu ariyum”
The second letter 'm/n' phonetic harmony creates a rhythmic folk cadence in these lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)
“Vayasula kolam varanjadhu yaaru”
Compares youth and feelings of love to a traditional kolam (rangoli pattern) drawn in the heart.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Chinnchinakadi / Chinnchinakadi chaa”
Folk rhythmic vocables repeated for musical bounce and dance momentum.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by lyricist Kamakodi for the movie Karakattakari (2004), the track blends traditional Tamil folk music rhythm (Themmaangu) with playful urban slang ('style ah', 'route').
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