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Lyrics & meaning

Jingu Chikka

From Mynaa · 2010

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Kalpana Raghavendar, Solar Sai
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Mynaa
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
11 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ye jingi jingi jimikkipottu
Jilu jilukkura ravikkapottu
Engae neeyum kelambi pora
Sollu vegamaa
Naanum thonaikki varen pesikkittae
Kannae povomaa…
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ye jingi jingi jimikkipottu
Jilu jilukkura ravikkapottu
Enga vena ponnu poven
Summa vilagunga
Neenga eppodhumae thonaikki venaam
Etti nagarungha…
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Naadu romba kettuppochi
Nalladhellaam seththuppochi
Kooda vandhu irukkirenae
kattukkaavalaa..
Neeyum koodaadhennu sollaadhedi
Kutti kokila… hei…
Raayangooru moonu mayilu
Naanguneri nooru mayilu
Saayangaala velaiyila
Sela edhukkadi
Seval koovumbodhu uduthikkalaam
Konjam velakkadi
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Seeraaluru anju mayilu
Chidabaramoo ambathu mayilu
Vellorula erkanavae kambhi ennuna
Andha vetkam kaetta marandhu puttu
Ippo thulluraa
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Senghipatti ombathu mayilu
Singapuru ethana mayilu
Athana oorum suthipaartha
Aalu yaaradi
Unna aaraainju naan paarkavenum
Jodi seradi
Hei. hei. hei. hei. hei.
Boodhaluru ezhu mayilu
Poondi koyilu naalu mayilu
Kaadhaloda unna naanum
Kattipudikkava
Illa kaavivetti kattikkittu
Pattai adikkava
Kumbakonam aaru mayilu
Kulithalaiyo naalu mayilu
Oorupooraa udhappattum
Nee innum thirundhala
Unga appa amma paarthuvacha
Ponnum madhikkala
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Maayavaram ettu mayilu
Mannarkudi paththu mayilu
Eraikkaadha keniyila
Neeru yedhadi
Enna yethukkittu
Istampola thooruvaaradi
Adiyae…heiii….
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Ikk chikkaan …ikk chikkaan
Hey, wearing dangling, jingling earrings,
Wearing a glittering blouse,
Where are you heading off to?
Tell me quickly!
I'll come along for company, chatting with you,
My sweet darling, shall we go?
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Hey, wearing dangling, jingling earrings,
Wearing a glittering blouse,
I'll go wherever I please,
Just get out of my way!
I never need you to accompany me,
Step back and move away!
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
The world has gone terribly wrong,
All goodness has died,
So I will come along with you
As your faithful protector!
Don't turn me down, girl,
My little cuckoo bird... hey!
Rayangoor is three miles away,
Nanguneri is a hundred miles away,
In this evening hour,
Why do you need a saree, girl?
You can put it back on when the rooster crows at dawn,
Loosen it just a bit!
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Seeraloor is five miles away,
Chidambaram is fifty miles away,
You already counted prison bars in Vellore,
Forgetting that shameless past,
Now you're acting all cocky!
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Sengipatti is nine miles away,
Who knows how many miles to Singapore?
Who is the well-travelled man who has seen all those towns?
It's me, girl!
I want to explore you up close,
Come pair up with me!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Boothaloor is seven miles away,
Poondi temple is four miles away,
With sweet love, shall I
Hold you in a tight hug?
Or should I wear a saffron dhoti
And smear holy ash on my forehead?
Kumbakonam is six miles away,
Kulithalai is four miles away,
Even after getting beaten up by the entire town,
You still haven't mended your ways!
Even the bride your parents arranged for you
Doesn't give you any respect!
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Mayavaram is eight miles away,
Mannargudi is ten miles away,
In a well that isn't drawn from,
How can fresh water spring forth?
Accept me as yours
And dredge out the fresh depths as you wish!
Oh girl... hey!
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
Jim chikkan... ik chikkan
Ik chikkan... ik chikkan
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful folk duet features a humorous romantic banter between a persistent male suitor and a feisty woman. The male character persistently tries to accompany the woman, making romantic advances while citing mileage distances to various towns across Tamil Nadu as a lyrical gimmick. He presents himself as her protective guard in an unsafe world. The female character mockingly rejects his advances, reminding him of his past troubles with the law and his failure in past matchmaking attempts, while he continues to flirt creatively.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Ye jingi jingi jimikkipottu / Jilu jilukkura ravikkapottu

Repetition of the initial 'Ji' consonant sound creating a bouncy rhythm.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Raayangooru moonu mayilu / Naanguneri nooru mayilu

Rhyming of the second letter 'u' in 'Boodhaluru' and 'Poondi' or 'aa' in 'Raayangooru' and 'Naanguneri'.

Onomatopoeia / Percussive Refrain

Jim chikkaan …ikk chikkaan

Rhythmic vocal beats simulating folk percussion instruments integrated throughout the song.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman for the critically acclaimed movie 'Mynaa' (2010) directed by Prabhu Solomon, this song highlights traditional Tamil folk rhythm patterns and regional place-name rhyming conventions common in Tamil rural folk theater.

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