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Lyrics & meaning

Jingilia Jingilia

From Puli · 2015

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Javed Ali, Pooja AV
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Puli
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kulli sillukkuralae
Female :Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kullan kalakkuranae
Hey jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kulli sillukkuralae
Female :Hey jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kullan kalakkuranae
Hey sikka vachalae…Chorus :Lala
Sutha vachalae..Chorus :Lala
Natchathiram suthum thannalae
Chorus :La la la lala
Otha machanae ..Chorus :Lala
Patha vachanae…Chorus :Lala
Vathikuchi vacha kannalae
Chorus :La la la lala
Adi othayila saami thunai
Methayila needhaan
Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kulli sillukkuralae
Female :Hey jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kullan kalakkuranae
……………………..
Nethu raathiri
Chorus :Enna aachu enna aachu
Male :Neril vandhutta
Chorus :Pochu pochu ayyo pochu
Selayedhutha
Chorus :Pechu moochu ninnu pochu
Male :Kanna kattina
Chorus :Veena pochu veena pochu
Elumicha tholukulla
Maambalatha vecha pulla
Pookalae poopathilla
Neeyillama kaatukulla
Akkam pakkam neeyum illa
Annamthanni sellavillai
Kuyilu kootukulla
Neeyillama paatum illa
Hey koodapoovae moodivachu
Kollathadi aala
Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kulli sillukkuralae
Female :Hey jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kullan kalakkuranae
Kattil araiyil
Chorus :Enna aachu enna aachu
Female :Katti pudichaan
Chorus :Ayyo appa ellam pochu
Kanna kadichaan
Chorus :Yemma sollu enna achu
Female :Kanu mulichen
Chorus :Ellam pochu ellam pochu
Naattukulla nallavanae
Kattilukku kettavanae
Kalkandu ponnu iva
Kadaivayil vachukkada
Pagalukku kettavalae
Rathirikku nallavalae
Achapada vendam enna
Katchukulla vachikkadi
Ada kaanjipona yenpolappa
Eeram seyya vaada
Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kulli sillukkuralae
Female :Jingiliya jingiliya
Chithira kullan kalakkuranae
……………………………….
...
Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf girl shivers with delight
Female: Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf guy is rocking it
Hey jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf girl shivers with delight
Female: Hey jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf guy is rocking it
Hey, she got me trapped... Chorus: Lala
She made me spin... Chorus: Lala
The stars spin all on their own
Chorus: La la la lala
My matchless lover... Chorus: Lala
He ignited me... Chorus: Lala
With eyes like lit matchsticks
Chorus: La la la lala
Hey, when alone, God is our aid
on the bed, it is only you!
Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf girl shivers with delight
Female: Hey jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf guy is rocking it
...
Last night,
Chorus: What happened, what happened?
Male: She came in person,
Chorus: Gone, gone, oh my, it's gone!
She removed her drape,
Chorus: Speech and breath completely stopped!
Male: She blindfolded my eyes,
Chorus: Gone to waste, gone to waste!
Inside a lemon skin,
she is a girl who kept a mango!
Flowers do not bloom at all,
without you inside the forest.
You are not around anywhere,
neither food nor water goes down.
Inside the cuckoo's nest,
without you, there is no song.
Hey basket of flowers, keeping covered,
do not kill this man!
Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf girl shivers with delight
Female: Hey jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf guy is rocking it
In the bed room,
Chorus: What happened, what happened?
Female: He hugged me tight,
Chorus: Oh my goodness, everything is lost!
He bit my cheek,
Chorus: Oh dear, tell us, what happened?
Female: I opened my eyes,
Chorus: Everything is gone, everything is gone!
A good man in the town,
a naughty man on the bed!
She is a sugar-candy girl,
keep her at the corner of your mouth!
Naughty girl by day,
good girl by night!
Do not be afraid of me,
keep me tucked inside your corset!
Hey, my dried-up life,
come to make it moist!
Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf girl shivers with delight
Female: Jingiliya jingiliya
The picture-like dwarf guy is rocking it
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Jingiliya is a playful and upbeat tribal-style dance duet set in a fantasy universe from the fantasy-adventure movie Puli (2015). The song revolves around playful romantic banter between a short-statured hero and heroine (portrayed in a fantasy dwarf/Liliputian tribe realm). The lyrics focus on mutual attraction, lighthearted intimacy, physical beauty, and comical reactions from a surrounding chorus group reacting to their night-time romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Hey sikka vachalae / Sutha vachalae

Matching of the second consonant in consecutive lines, such as 'Sikka' / 'Sutha' and 'Nethu' / 'Neril'.

Metaphor / Hyperbole

Elumicha tholukulla Maambalatha vecha pulla

Vairamuthu uses whimsical poetic imagery such as packing a whole mango inside a lemon peel to describe intense beauty packed into a small form factor.

Contrast / Antithesis

Naattukulla nallavanae Kattilukku kettavanae

Contrasting social behavior with intimate behavior (good in public vs naughty on the bed, bad in the morning vs good at night).

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Trivia

Composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this song features Vijay and Hansika Motwani in a colorful fantasy sequence depicting a Lilliputian/dwarf tribe kingdom.

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