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Ettoorum Kekkum

From Thondan · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Pradeep Kumar
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Thondan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
20 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thandhane nanae nanae naanaa…nanaa
Thandhane nanae nanae naanaa
Ettoorum ketka getti melam
Melam
Kondandhu thatta venum thalam
Pattasa podum nalla kaalam
Kaalam
Pakkava onna serndhu vazhum
Kannala vachalae
Kacheri thaan
Valaiyal kolusu sinunga
Varuva varuva ilavarasi
Azhaga mazhaiya pozhinji
Manasa thoduva avalarasi
Ettoorum ketka getti melam
Melam
Kondandhu thatta venum thalam
Kalyanamae vaipogamae
Kaiserumae ellamumae
Mangalyam kaalam varam
Poo manjal yavum tharum
Thala kalu puriyala puriyala
Thalumbura neeyum avalala
Irundhalum veliyila veliyila
Nadikkira gnana pazhambola
Kannala avan jadakkatta
Moonam pirai anayae
Female :Kalala ava kolam poda
Thaana koda sanjayae
Eppovum nee thaan
Eppovum nee thaan
Anjadha machakkala
Pen ava vasam
Thalladudho unnai keezha
Ava kadhoram
Oyadha lolakku pola
Un sandhosham
Ava kaiyila…aaaa…..
Valaiyal kolusu sinunga
Varuva varuva ilavarasi
Azhaga mazhaiya pozhinji
Manasa thoduva avalarasi
Nizhala un vazhiyila vazhiyila
Varathuninjalae magarasi
Muzhusa un manasula manasula
Idam pudichalae valai veesi
Ammadi ava aalapora
Ennagumo un veedu
Female :Kannadi ena kaalam poora
Kappathu nee anbodu
Nenjila nesam..ohh….
Nenjila nesam
Kondalae illa mosam
Thottila atti thalatta
Paththu masam
Indha oorarum paratta
Vazhvangu vazha
Ava varalae un dhevadha
Ettoorum ketka getti melam
Melam
Kondandhu thatta venum thalam
Pattasa podum nalla kaalam
Kaalam
Pakkava onna serndhu vazhum
Kannala vachalae
Kacheri thaan
{Valaiyal kolusu sinunga
Varuva varuva ilavarasi
Azhaga mazhaiya pozhinji
Manasa thoduva avalarasi} (2)
Male :Ae….ae…..aae…
Thanthane naane naane naanaa... naanaa
Thanthane naane naane naanaa
Let the wedding drums beat loud for eight villages to hear
The drums!
Bring the rhythm and strike the beat!
Good times burst like firecrackers!
Good times!
A perfect life to live together, side by side
When your eyes meet,
it is a grand celebration!
With her bangles and anklets softly chiming,
she will come, the princess will arrive!
Pouring down like beautiful rain,
the queen of your heart will touch your soul!
Let the wedding drums beat loud for eight villages to hear
The drums!
Bring the rhythm and strike the beat!
A wedding is such a grand celebration!
Everything wonderful will be yours!
The sacred wedding thread is a lifelong blessing,
flowers and turmeric will bring every joy!
You can't make head or tail of anything,
you're completely swept off balance by her!
Yet on the outside,
you act like a wise, saintly sage!
When he drops hints with his eyes,
curved like the crescent moon,
Female: As she draws patterns on the ground with her toes,
the umbrella tilts all on its own!
You have always been,
you have always been,
a fearless, mighty bull!
Held in that girl's sway,
are your feet stumbling beneath you?
Beside her ear,
just like an earring that swings endlessly,
your happiness
is in her hands now... ah...
With her bangles and anklets softly chiming,
she will come, the princess will arrive!
Pouring down like beautiful rain,
the queen of your heart will touch your soul!
Like a shadow along your path,
that blessed woman dared to walk beside you!
Completely into your heart,
she cast her net and won a place!
Oh my, she is going to rule over you,
what will become of your home?
Female: Like a mirror, all your life,
protect her tenderly with love!
With love in your heart... oh...
With love in your heart,
nothing will ever go wrong!
To rock a cradle and sing lullabies
ten months from now,
for the whole town to admire,
and to live a glorious life,
she arrives, your angel!
Let the wedding drums beat loud for eight villages to hear
The drums!
Bring the rhythm and strike the beat!
Good times burst like firecrackers!
Good times!
A perfect life to live together, side by side
When your eyes meet,
it is a grand celebration!
{With her bangles and anklets softly chiming,
she will come, the princess will arrive!
Pouring down like beautiful rain,
the queen of your heart will touch your soul!} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a joyful, festive celebration of an upcoming wedding and the arrival of a beloved bride into a man's life. Through vibrant imagery of loud wedding drums (getti melam), clinking bangles, anklets, and traditional auspicious symbols like turmeric and sacred thread (mangalyam), the lyrics capture the communal jubilation and romantic anticipation of marriage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Nizhala un vazhiyila vazhiyila / Muzhusa un manasula manasula

The second letter 'zh' (ழ) rhymes between 'Nizhala' and 'Muzhusa' across lines 43 and 45.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Azhaga mazhaiya pozhinji

Compares the bride's grace and beauty to a refreshing shower of rain.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Nadikkira gnana pazhambola

Compares the groom trying to hide his excitement to a sage/wise person acting detached from worldly desires.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Kannadi ena kaalam poora

Compares protecting the wife to taking care of delicate glass throughout life.

Monai (First Letter Rhyme)

Kannadi ena kaalam poora / Kappathu nee anbodu

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of key words across lines 49 and 50.

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Trivia

The lyrics were penned by renowned Tamil lyricist Yugabharathi for the 2017 drama film 'Thondan', directed by Samuthirakani. The song vividly captures the cultural nuances of Tamil village weddings, highlighting traditional instruments like the getti melam and auspicious marital customs.

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