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Lyrics & meaning

Jigina Jigina

From Thulam · 2018

Lyricist
Nadhi. Vijaykumar
Singer
Gaana Bala
Music director
Alex Premnath
Movie name
Thulam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
19 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jigina jigina jigina jigina
Jigina saree daa
Dagulu dagulu dagulu dagulu
Dagulu party daa
Struggle-u struggle-u
Struggle-u struggle-u
Struggle-u vaazhkai daa
Bigulu bigulu bigulu bigulu
Bigulu oodhu daa
Fair and lovely face-ula thaan
Fashion kaattuvaa
Ava barbie dollu bommai pola
Aattam kaattuvaa
Adi sweety en smartie
Enna sight adikkathae
Touchu panni ichchu panni
Ennai saavadikkathae
Salla salla salla salla
Sarakku salla
Fulla fulla fulla fulla
Ooththu fulla
Hoi indha indha indha indha
Sidedish indha
Kondaa konda kondaa kondaa
Seekiram kondaa
Whats app party ellaam
Chatting thaanadaa
Facebook ulla pona
Cheating thaanadaa
Cycle gappil auto otta
Love u thaanadaa
One way-ah kaadhalichchaa
Javvu thaanadaa
Emailu gmailu
Heart thaanadaa
Kaathiruntha kedaikkum paaru
Dating thaanada
Konja neram kaadhalichchaa
Fixing thaanadaa
Rendu naalu leavu vutta
Mixing thaanada
Hei salla salla salla salla
Sarakku salla
Fulla fulla fulla fulla
Ooththu fulla
Hoi indha indha indha indha
Sidedish indha
Kondaa konda kondaa kondaa
Seekiram kondaa
Bigulu bigulu bigulu bigulu
Dagulu dagulu dagulu dagulu
Bigulu bigulu bigulu bigulu
Dagulu dagulu dagulu dagulu
Boys ellam ponnungala
Kenjuvaangadaa
Kenjum bothu romba thaanae
Minjuvaangadaa
Minjunaalum one day unna
Konjuvaangadaa
Konjalukku pinaalathaan
Anjuvaangadaa
Sabbaru kaattum pasanga ellam
Waste-u thaanada
Jigarthanda party kitta
Maatti kathadaa
Aal illa rocket u naan
Attu thaanadaa
Loveula venum unakku
Softu thaanada
: Hei salla salla salla salla
Sarakku salla
Fulla fulla fulla fulla
Ooththu fulla
Hoi indha indha indha indha
Sidedish indha
Kondaa konda kondaa kondaa
Seekiram kondaa
Glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter
It is a glittery saree, man!
Flashy, flashy, flashy, flashy
A totally flashy person, man!
Struggle, struggle
Struggle, struggle
Life is a struggle, man!
Whistle, whistle, whistle, whistle
Blow the whistle, man!
With Fair & Lovely on her face,
She shows off her style,
Like a Barbie doll,
She makes you dance to her tunes!
Hey sweetie, my smart girl,
Do not check me out,
Touching me and kissing me,
Do not drive me crazy to death!
Cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers,
Drink up the booze!
Fill it full, fill it full, fill it full,
Pour a full glass!
Hey, take this, take this, take this, take this,
Here is the side dish!
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it,
Bring it fast!
All those WhatsApp groups,
Are just chatting away, man!
If you go on Facebook,
It is full of cheating, man!
Squeezing an auto through a bicycle gap—
That is what love is, man!
If you do one-sided love,
It drags on endlessly like rubber, man!
Email and Gmail,
Are all about the heart, man!
If you wait patiently, look,
You will surely get a date, man!
If you love for just a short while,
It is just match-fixing, man!
If you take a couple of days off,
You will be completely forgotten, man!
Cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers,
Drink up the booze!
Fill it full, fill it full, fill it full,
Pour a full glass!
Hey, take this, take this, take this, take this,
Here is the side dish!
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it,
Bring it fast!
Whistle, whistle, whistle, whistle...
Flashy, flashy, flashy, flashy....
Whistle, whistle, whistle, whistle...
Flashy, flashy, flashy, flashy....
All the boys will plead
And beg the girls, man!
When you beg them, they will act
Way too haughty and superior, man!
Even if they act high and mighty, one day
They will pamper you with love, man!
Only after all that pampering,
They will fear losing you, man!
Guys putting on a fake show of swagger
Are totally useless, man!
With that sweet-talking girl,
Do not get trapped, man!
I am like an unmanned rocket,
Pure local street-class, man!
In love, what you really need
Is to be gentle and soft, man!
Hey, cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers,
Drink up the booze!
Fill it full, fill it full, fill it full,
Pour a full glass!
Hey, take this, take this, take this, take this,
Here is the side dish!
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it,
Bring it fast!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lively gaana track from the film Thulam blends Chennai youth street slang with modern internet terms to present a humorous commentary on urban lifestyle, alcohol consumption, social media, and modern romance. The speaker observes how social media apps like WhatsApp and Facebook have altered love and dating into fast-paced, often deceptive interactions. Through playful verses, the lyrics detail the dynamics between young men and women, cautioning against pretension and superficiality while extolling genuine affection and a carefree street-smart attitude.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Jigina jigina jigina jigina

Repetition of words like 'Jigina', 'Dagulu', 'Struggle-u', 'Bigulu', and 'Salla' at the start of lines creates a rhythmic, chant-like folk tempo.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Ava barbie dollu bommai pola

Comparing the girl's appearance and dancing to a Barbie doll using 'pola' (like).

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Whats app party ellaam / Chatting thaanadaa

Matching end rhymes across multiple lines using the suffix 'thaanadaa' (Chatting thaanadaa / Cheating thaanadaa / Love u thaanadaa).

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Trivia

The song makes liberal use of typical Madras Baashai idioms such as 'cycle gappil auto otta' (taking advantage of a small opportunity) and local descriptors like 'attu' (cheap/local) and 'dagulu' (shady/deceitful).

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