- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Rajapart Rangadurai
- Movie release year
- 1973
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jin jinukaan jikaan jikaan
Jinuku jikaan jikaan jikaan
Jinkida jikaan jikaan jikaan
Diyaan dapaan damuku dipaan
Jinuku jinukuthaan
Jinjinukaan chinnakili
Sirikum pachakili
Odivanthaan medayilae
Aatam aada..aaa…
Jinjinukaan chinnakili
Sirikum pachakili
Odivanthaan medayilae
Aatam aada..
Aada vantha velayilae
Paadavantha ennamattum
Azhavitu odivitaan kootathoda
Aada vantha velayilae
Paadavantha ennamattum
Azhavitu odivitaan kootathoda
Naan sirikiren sirikiren
Siripuvarlae
Naan azhuguren azhuguren
Azhugavarlae
Hahahaha …hohhohoh
Jinjinukaan chinnakili
Sirikum pachakili
Odivanthaan medayilae
Aatam aada..aaa…
Odivanthaan medayilae
Aatam aada
Thunbamvarum velayila siringa
Endru sollivechaar valluvaru saringa
Thunbamvarum velayila siringa
Endru sollivechaar valluvaru saringa
Paambuvandhu kadikayil
Paazhum udal thudikayil
Yaar mugathil pongivarum siripu
Idhu keezhpurathil inipu
Melpurathil kasapu
Pattinathaar kaiyil ulla karumbu
Idhu pattinathaar kaiyil ulla karumbu
Naan sirikiren sirikiren
Siripuvarlae
Naan azhuguren azhuguren
Azhugavarlae
Hahahaha …hohhohoh
Paarthaakaa aalu romba muruku
Aanaa pathu kadha ullathilae iruku
Paarthaakaa aalu romba muruku
Aanaa pathu kadha ullathile iruku
{Thanniyilae meen undu
Tharayilae maan undu
Maathivechaa theendhuvidum
Kanakku} (2)
Ipo naan irukkum iruppu
Naaluperu poruppu
Nallaathaan naan sirichen siripu
Romba nallaathaan
Naan sirichen siripu
Naan sirikiren sirikiren
Siripuvarlae
Naan azhuguren azhuguren
Azhugavarlae
Hahahaha …hohhoho hooh haha
:Jinjinukaan chinnakili
Sirikum pachakili
Odivanthaan medayilae
Aatam aada..
Aada vantha velayilae
Paadavantha ennamattum
Azhavitu odivitaan kootathoda
Azhavitu odivitaan kootathoda
Hahahahahah
Hahahahahah
Jin jinukkan jigaan jigaan
Jinukku jigaan jigaan jigaan
Jingida jigaan jigaan jigaan
Thiyaan thabaan dhamukku dhibaan
Sparkling and strutting!
A sparkling little parrot,
a smiling green parrot,
ran onto the stage
to dance... ah...
A sparkling little parrot,
a smiling green parrot,
ran onto the stage
to dance...
When he came to dance,
leaving me alone, who came to sing,
to weep, he ran into the crowd!
When he came to dance,
leaving me alone, who came to sing,
to weep, he ran into the crowd!
I keep laughing and laughing,
but laughter doesn't come!
I keep crying and crying,
but tears won't come!
Hahaha... hohoho...
A sparkling little parrot,
a smiling green parrot,
ran onto the stage
to dance... ah...
Ran onto the stage
to dance!
"Laugh when sorrow strikes,"
so said Valluvar (ancient Tamil philosopher-poet), all right!
"Laugh when sorrow strikes,"
so said Valluvar (ancient Tamil philosopher-poet), all right!
But when a snake comes and bites,
and the helpless body writhes in pain,
on whose face will laughter rise?
It is sweet at the bottom,
and bitter at the top—
like the sugarcane in saint Pattinathar's hand!
Yes, like the sugarcane in saint Pattinathar's hand!
I keep laughing and laughing,
but laughter doesn't come!
I keep crying and crying,
but tears won't come!
Hahaha... hohoho...
Looking at him, he seems full of swagger,
but inside his heart lie ten stories of pain!
Looking at him, he seems full of swagger,
but inside his heart lie ten stories of pain!
Fish live in the water,
deer live on the land;
switch their places,
and their life is finished!
The state I am trapped in now
is the doing of four people!
Oh, I laughed so well,
yes, so very well,
I laughed my laugh!
I keep laughing and laughing,
but laughter doesn't come!
I keep crying and crying,
but tears won't come!
Hahaha... hohoho hoh haha!
A sparkling little parrot,
a smiling green parrot,
ran onto the stage
to dance...
When he came to dance,
leaving me alone, who came to sing,
to weep, he ran into the crowd!
Leaving me to weep, he ran into the crowd!
Hahahaha...
Hahahaha...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film 'Rajapart Rangadurai' (1973) is a poignant allegorical track performed on a drama stage. On the surface, it uses folk rhythm beats and playful bird metaphors, but underneath, it expresses deep philosophical grief and existential crisis. The protagonist reflects on the cruel ironies of life—how pain must often be hidden behind a forced smile and how theatrical performances parallel real-life heartbreaks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allusion (இலக்கியக் குறிப்பு)
“Endru sollivechaar valluvaru saringa”
Reference to Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural on smiling during adversity ('Thunbam varungalaidhu siringa') and Saint Pattinathar's metaphor of upside-down sugarcane.
Paradox / Irony (முரண்)
“Naan sirikiren sirikiren Siripuvarlae / Naan azhuguren azhuguren Azhugavarlae”
The speaker expresses an emotional state where forced laughter masks inner despair and genuine sorrow cannot find release in tears.
Metaphor (உவமை)
“Thanniyilae meen undu Tharayilae maan undu Maathivechaa theendhuvidum Kanakku”
Compares misplaced human lives to putting fish on land and deer in water, illustrating fatal disharmony.
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