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Jimikki Kammal (Tamil Version)

From TheanMittai SWAGS · 2017

Lyricist
Vishal Mannoth
Singers
Vishal, Isaac, Sushmitha, Bindu, Ajith
Music director
TheanMittai SWAGS
Movie name
TheanMittai SWAGS
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
2 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kottra….
Anganae..
Kottra….
{Yengamma jimikki kammal
Yengappan suttutu ponan
Appanoda sarukka bottle
Ammathaan kudichu puttaaa} (2)
Inga oru aatumandha
Kootamum thaan senthu vandhapo
Silavanga trouser kizhinju
Ponathuthan nyabagam varuthae
Alaigalae kaatrukku nee
Kaathu kuttha aasa padathae
Arrear vechchaalumae
Naanga raaja thaandaaaaa
{Yengamma jimikki kammal
Yengappan suttutu ponan
Appanoda sarukka bottle
Ammathaan kudichu puttaaa} (2)
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thananannae thananannae
Thaane thanthaanae
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thananna thanaaaa thanaaaa thanaaaaaa
My karutthu what is
I am sayinnggg
Chinna meen kuthichaa
Un mutti alavu da…
Male :Aaahaan
Female :Marubadiyum kuthicha
Un thattil kedakkum da
Chumma oothi paakaathae
Thaayam aadi paakaadathae
Male :Next-u…
Female :Vattama suthavitaavanga ellam
Vatta poojiyam polaachae
Velicham paaka thaan aasayae
Veyilil pogathaan somberiyae
Male :Right-u…
Un vesham pochuda
Ini vesham maathuda
Santhome church-ula
Nee mezhuguvatthiya yethuda
Malaipolae vanthathu
Yeli polae paanjathae
Chinna chinna thulli
Mazha pozhiyuthu
Poda podi payalae
{Yengamma jimikki kammal
Yengappan suttutu ponan
Appanoda sarukka bottle
Ammathaan kudichu puttaaa} (2)
Inga oru aatumandha
Kootamum thaan senthu vandhapo
Silavanga trouser kizhinju
Ponathuthan nyabagam varuthae
Alaigalae kaatrukku nee
Kaathu kuttha aasa padathae
Arrear vechchaalumae
Naanga raaja thaandaaaaa
{Yengamma jimikki kammal
Yengappan suttutu ponan
Appanoda sarukka bottle
Ammathaan kudichu puttaaa} (2)
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thananannae thananannae
Thaane thanthaanae
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thanannae thaanae thanna nae…
Thananna thanaaaa thanaaaa thanaaaaaa
Kotta...
Over there...
Kotta...
{My mother's jimikki earring,
My father stole and ran away with it,
And father's bottle of liquor,
Mother drank it all up!} (2)
Here, when a herd of sheep
Came together in a crowd,
How some people's trousers got torn—
That's all that comes to my mind!
O waves, don't you try
To fool the wind!
Even if we have backlogs in college,
We are the kings, man!
{My mother's jimikki earring,
My father stole and ran away with it,
And father's bottle of liquor,
Mother drank it all up!} (2)
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thanananne thanananne
Thaane thanthaane
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananna thanaaa thanaaa thanaaaaa
What my point is,
Listen to what I am saying...
If a little fish jumps,
It reaches your knee, buddy...
Male: Uh-huh!
Female: If it jumps again,
It will land right on your plate, buddy!
Don't just blow hot air,
Don't try playing games of dice!
Male: Next-u...
Female: All those who ran people around in circles
Have ended up as a big round zero!
You long to see the bright light,
Yet you are too lazy to step out in the sun!
Male: Right-u...
Your disguise is gone, buddy,
Change your act from now on!
At the Santhome Church,
Go and light a candle!
What came looming like a mountain
Scurried away like a mouse!
Tiny little drops
Are falling as rain,
Get lost, you little kid!
{My mother's jimikki earring,
My father stole and ran away with it,
And father's bottle of liquor,
Mother drank it all up!} (2)
Here, when a herd of sheep
Came together in a crowd,
How some people's trousers got torn—
That's all that comes to my mind!
O waves, don't you try
To fool the wind!
Even if we have backlogs in college,
We are the kings, man!
{My mother's jimikki earring,
My father stole and ran away with it,
And father's bottle of liquor,
Mother drank it all up!} (2)
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thanananne thanananne
Thaane thanthaane
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananne thaane thanna ne...
Thananna thanaaa thanaaa thanaaaaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic Tamil folk-pop song adapts the wildly viral Malayalam hit 'Entemedde Jimikki Kammal'. The lyrics revolve around a quirky, humorous family anecdote where the father steals the mother's jhumka earring, and in retaliation, the mother drinks his bottle of liquor. Interspersed with youth slang, college arrear humor, and witty back-and-forth dialogue between the male and female singers, the track celebrates living life with confidence and carefree joy regardless of obstacles or academic backlogs.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Aani)

Malaipolae vanthathu / Yeli polae paanjathae

Compares a daunting problem that seemed as massive as a mountain to something that ended up fleeing harmlessly like a mouse.

Alliteration (Monai)

Vattama suthavitaavanga ellam / Vatta poojiyam polaachae

Repetition of the initial word sound 'Vatta' creates a catchy rhythmic cadence.

Personification

Alaigalae kaatrukku nee / Kaathu kuttha aasa padathae

Humorously attributes human desires to ocean waves, advising them not to try piercing ears for the wind.

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Trivia

This track is a Tamil adaptation inspired by the viral 2017 Malayalam song 'Entemedde Jimikki Kammal' from Mohanlal's film 'Velipadinte Pusthakam' (composed by Shaan Rahman). The original song became a massive internet phenomenon across South India, generating thousands of dance cover videos.

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