Jinukkadi Jinukkadi
From Ethirigal Jakkirathai · 1967
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Details
- Ethirigal Jakkirathai1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Panathukku mathippenna marina…haa haa | What is the value of money, Marina? Haa haa... |
| Male :Paarthathum sirippadhu regina….haa haa | Male: Smiling as soon as you see it, Regina... haa haa... |
| Female :Hoi …gunathukku madhippenna marina | Female: Hoi... What is the value of good character, Marina? |
| Male :Hoi …..kulapathai vlrpadhu regina | Male: Hoi... Cultivating confusion, Regina! |
| Female | |
| Ahaa ennidam unakkenna pidikkum | Ahaa, what do you like about me? |
| Male :Haang ..ne kammunnu irundha pidikkum | Male: Haang... I like it if you remain quiet! |
| Female :Innum ver enna ver ennna pidikkum | Female: What else, what else do you like? |
| Male :Inimael paithiyam thaanae | Male: From now on, going crazy indeed! |
| Both :Pidikkum …hoi…. | Both: I like it... hoi... |
| Female | |
| Oorai vittu ooru vandhu | Leaving one town and coming to another, |
| Seeru kettu peru kettu | Losing dignity and losing reputation, |
| Kallathanam senju vittu | After committing deceitful acts, |
| Ullukullae kattupattu | Bound within oneself, |
| Adipattu pidipattu muzhikkudhu thavikkudhu | Getting beaten, getting caught, staring blankly and struggling! |
| Male | |
| Uravukku porulenna regina …haa haa… | What is the meaning of a relationship, Regina? Haa haa... |
| Female :Uyirgalai inaippadhu marina…haa haa… | Female: Uniting lives, Marina... haa haa... |
| Male :Hoi…iravukku suvaiyenna regina…haa haa… | Male: Hoi... What is the flavor of the night, Regina? Haa haa... |
| Female :Hoi..idhayathai pinaippadhu marina…. | Female: Hoi... Binding hearts together, Marina... |
| Male | |
| Ahaa …vaazhkaiyil unakkenna pidikkum | Ahaa... What do you like in life? |
| Female :Ahaa…varukadalai romba pidikkum | Female: Ahaa... I like roasted chickpeas very much! |
| Male :Ahaa….kaadhalil unakkenna pidikkum | Male: Ahaa... What do you like in love? |
| Female :Kanavanai adippadhu | Female: Beating the husband, |
| Both :Pidikkum ..hoi | Both: I like it... hoi! |
| Male | |
| Paasam kondu aasai kondu | With affection and with desire, |
| Paavai thannai ketta bodhu | When asking the young woman, |
| Andha buthi pogavillai | That foolish nature did not go away, |
| Sondha buthi maaravillai | Her own innate sense did not change, |
| Avalukkum kurangukkum | Between her and a monkey, |
| Baedhamenna thondravillai | No difference could be seen! |
ஜினுக்கடி ஜினுக்கடி ஜிகினா......
ஜிலுஜிலு காத்துக்கு மெரீனா
குறுக்கிலும் நெடுக்கிலும் சமமா....
குலுக்கடி மினுக்கடி ரெஜினா......
What is the value of money, Marina? Haa haa...
Male: Smiling as soon as you see it, Regina... haa haa...
Female: Hoi... What is the value of good character, Marina?
Male: Hoi... Cultivating confusion, Regina!
ஜினுக்கடி ஜினுக்கடி ஜிகினா......
ஜிலுஜிலு காத்துக்கு மெரீனா
குறுக்கிலும் நெடுக்கிலும் சமமா....
குலுக்கடி மினுக்கடி ரெஜினா......
Ahaa, what do you like about me?
Male: Haang... I like it if you remain quiet!
Female: What else, what else do you like?
Male: From now on, going crazy indeed!
Both: I like it... hoi...
பணத்துக்கு மதிப்பென்ன மெரீனா...ஹா ஹா
பார்த்ததும் சிரிப்பது ரெஜினா....ஹா ஹா
ஹோய்.....குணத்துக்கு மதிப்பென்ன மெரீனா...
ஹோய்....குழப்பத்தை வளர்ப்பது ரெஜினா...
Leaving one town and coming to another,
Losing dignity and losing reputation,
After committing deceitful acts,
Bound within oneself,
Getting beaten, getting caught, staring blankly and struggling!
ஆஹா என்னிடம் உனக்கென்ன பிடிக்கும்
ஹங்....நீ கம்முன்னு இருந்தா பிடிக்கும்
இன்னும் வேறென்ன வேறென்ன பிடிக்கும்
இனிமேல் பைத்தியம் தானே
இருவர் :
பிடிக்கும் ஹோய்..
What is the meaning of a relationship, Regina? Haa haa...
Female: Uniting lives, Marina... haa haa...
Male: Hoi... What is the flavor of the night, Regina? Haa haa...
Female: Hoi... Binding hearts together, Marina...
ஊரை விட்டு ஊரு வந்து
சீரு கெட்டு பேரு கெட்டு
கள்ளத்தனம் செஞ்சு விட்டு
உள்ளுக்குள்ளே கட்டுப்பட்டு
அடிபட்டு பிடிபட்டு முழிக்குது தவிக்குது...
Ahaa... What do you like in life?
Female: Ahaa... I like roasted chickpeas very much!
Male: Ahaa... What do you like in love?
Female: Beating the husband,
Both: I like it... hoi!
ஜினுக்கடி ஜினுக்கடி ஜிகினா......
ஜிலுஜிலு காத்துக்கு மெரீனா
குறுக்கிலும் நெடுக்கிலும் சமமா....
குலுக்கடி மினுக்கடி ரெஜினா......
With affection and with desire,
When asking the young woman,
That foolish nature did not go away,
Her own innate sense did not change,
Between her and a monkey,
No difference could be seen!
உறவுக்கு பொருளென்ன ரெஜினா....ஹா....ஹா...
உயிர்களை இணைப்பது மெரீனா..ஹா....ஹா...
ஹோய்...இரவுக்குச் சுவையென்ன ரெஜினா.....ஹா....ஹா...
ஹோய்....இதயத்தை பிணைப்பது மெரீனா
ஆஹா....வாழ்க்கையில் உனக்கென்ன பிடிக்கும்
ஆஹா.....வறுகடலை ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும்
ஆஹா....காதலில் உனக்கென்ன பிடிக்கும்
கணவனை அடிப்பது
இருவர் :
பிடிக்கும்.......ஹோய்...
பாசம் கொண்டு ஆசை கொண்டு
பாவை தன்னை கேட்ட போது
அந்த புத்தி போகவில்லை
சொந்த புத்தி மாறவில்லை
அவளுக்கும் குரங்குக்கும்
பேதமென்ன தோன்றவில்லை..ஹோய்...
ஜினுக்கடி ஜினுக்கடி ஜிகினா......
ஜிலுஜிலு காத்துக்கு மெரீனா
குறுக்கிலும் நெடுக்கிலும் சமமா....
குலுக்கடி மினுக்கடி ரெஜினா.....
ஜினுக்கடி ஜினுக்கடி ஜிகினா......
ஜிலுஜிலு காத்துக்கு மெரீனா
குறுக்கிலும் நெடுக்கிலும் சமமா....
குலுக்கடி மினுக்கடி ரெஜினா.....
Panathukku mathippenna marina…haa haa
What is the value of money, Marina? Haa haa...
Male :Paarthathum sirippadhu regina….haa haa
Male: Smiling as soon as you see it, Regina... haa haa...
Female :Hoi …gunathukku madhippenna marina
Female: Hoi... What is the value of good character, Marina?
Male :Hoi …..kulapathai vlrpadhu regina
Male: Hoi... Cultivating confusion, Regina!
Ahaa ennidam unakkenna pidikkum
Ahaa, what do you like about me?
Male :Haang ..ne kammunnu irundha pidikkum
Male: Haang... I like it if you remain quiet!
Female :Innum ver enna ver ennna pidikkum
Female: What else, what else do you like?
Male :Inimael paithiyam thaanae
Male: From now on, going crazy indeed!
Both :Pidikkum …hoi….
Both: I like it... hoi...
Oorai vittu ooru vandhu
Leaving one town and coming to another,
Seeru kettu peru kettu
Losing dignity and losing reputation,
Kallathanam senju vittu
After committing deceitful acts,
Ullukullae kattupattu
Bound within oneself,
Adipattu pidipattu muzhikkudhu thavikkudhu
Getting beaten, getting caught, staring blankly and struggling!
Uravukku porulenna regina …haa haa…
What is the meaning of a relationship, Regina? Haa haa...
Female :Uyirgalai inaippadhu marina…haa haa…
Female: Uniting lives, Marina... haa haa...
Male :Hoi…iravukku suvaiyenna regina…haa haa…
Male: Hoi... What is the flavor of the night, Regina? Haa haa...
Female :Hoi..idhayathai pinaippadhu marina….
Female: Hoi... Binding hearts together, Marina...
Ahaa …vaazhkaiyil unakkenna pidikkum
Ahaa... What do you like in life?
Female :Ahaa…varukadalai romba pidikkum
Female: Ahaa... I like roasted chickpeas very much!
Male :Ahaa….kaadhalil unakkenna pidikkum
Male: Ahaa... What do you like in love?
Female :Kanavanai adippadhu
Female: Beating the husband,
Both :Pidikkum ..hoi
Both: I like it... hoi!
Paasam kondu aasai kondu
With affection and with desire,
Paavai thannai ketta bodhu
When asking the young woman,
Andha buthi pogavillai
That foolish nature did not go away,
Sondha buthi maaravillai
Her own innate sense did not change,
Avalukkum kurangukkum
Between her and a monkey,
Baedhamenna thondravillai
No difference could be seen!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous dialogue song from the 1967 Tamil film Ethirigal Jakkirathai features playfully combative banter between two characters named Marina and Regina. Through witty Q&A exchanges, the lyrics contrast philosophical concepts like money, character, night, and love with completely absurd and comical replies. Lyricist Kannadasan crafts an entertaining narrative that pokes fun at courtship, personal absurdities, and erratic human nature, culminating in a comedic punchline comparing the heroine's foolish antics to those of a monkey. Composed by S. Vedhachalam, the song captures the whimsical energy of 1960s Tamil cinema comedy tracks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme Scheme / Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)
“Panathukku mathippenna marina…haa haa”
The names 'Marina' and 'Regina' are used as alternating end-rhymes across multiple lines to create a rhythmic, catchy refrain.
Edhugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Seeru kettu peru kettu”
The second letter sound 'ru' is repeated in 'Oorai', 'Seeru', matching Tamil poetic meter traditions.
Vina-Vidai (Question and Answer Motif)
“Ahaa …vaazhkaiyil unakkenna pidikkum”
The entire lyric structure relies on dynamic call-and-response questioning between the male and female voices.
Uvamaani / Satirical Comparison
“Avalukkum kurangukkum baedhamenna thondravillai”
The final stanza uses a humorous comparison equating the character's erratic foolishness directly to that of a monkey.
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Trivia
'Ethirigal Jakkirathai' (1967) is an action-comedy film starring P. S. Veerappa and others. The song features dynamic playful vocals, highlighting Kannadasan's versatility in writing lighthearted comedic verses alongside his famous philosophical works.
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