Kalaikalin Thaaye Thunai
From Abhirami · 1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kalaigalin thaayae thunai varuvaayae | O Mother of arts, please come to my aid! |
| Aa…aa…aah…aa…aa….aah…aa…. | Aa…aa…aah…aa…aa….aah…aa…. |
| Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu | Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum, |
| Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male | |
| Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen | I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern, |
| Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male | |
| Paadaathae nee dooppu | Don't sing, you fake! |
| Oyaathu en taeppu | My tape plays without stopping! |
| Thottaalae kulungidum | I am the storm of drums, |
| Maththaala puyal naan | That shakes things up as soon as touched! |
| Male | |
| Thaamthalaangu | Thaamthalaangu... |
| Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu | Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum, |
| Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male | |
| Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen | I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern, |
| Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male | |
| Vaanaththa villaa valaippaen | I can bend the sky into a bow! |
| Mannula kayiru thirippaen | I can twist sand on earth into a rope! |
| Naan paadum paadal kettaal | If anyone hears the song I sing, |
| Naaga paambum aadumae | Even the cobra snake will dance! |
| Male | |
| Thennaiyilae maangaa parippaen | I will pluck mangoes off coconut trees! |
| Male :Haang | Male: Haang! |
| Male :Thanniyila vennai eduppaen | Male: I will churn butter out of plain water! |
| Ennisaiyai kettaa annan | If he hears my music, even the elder rooster, |
| Seval muttai podumae | Will end up laying an egg! |
| Male | |
| Surangalilae sarangal korkkum killaadi naan | I am a master craftsman stringing musical notes together! |
| Male :Shuruthiyilae kittappaa enakku pinnaadithaan | Male: In pitch, even SG Kittappa comes behind me! |
| Male :Isaiyenum kadalaiyum kadainthavan | Male: I am the one who churned the ocean of music! |
| Male :Edhirththu pesaathae thol vaayi naalaaga kizhinthidum | Male: Don't talk back, or your mouth skin will rip into four! |
| Male | |
| Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu | Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum, |
| Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male :Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen | Male: I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern, |
| Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan | It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats! |
| Male | |
| Kaasillaamal oc veettil | Living rent-free without spending a dime, |
| Kaalam oottum karung korangu | A black monkey passing its time! |
| Male :Maasam thorum vaadagai yaeththi | Male: Raising the rent month after month, |
| Manusana pudunguthu oru udumbu | A monitor lizard snatching a man's peace! |
| Male | |
| Kaattu boodham unnai inimel | You wild monster, from now on, |
| Veettukkullae naan vidamaattaen | I won't let you inside the house! |
| Male :Veetta adachchaa court-tukku poven | Male: If you lock the house, I will go to court, |
| Adhuvarai vaadagai tharamattaen | Until then, I won't pay any rent! |
| Male | |
| Rigarisariga patharisariga | Rigarisariga patharisariga (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Kadhavukku thaappaa illaiyadi pappa | Male: There is no latch on the door, baby! |
| Male :Sanipathariga sanipathariga | Male: Sanipathariga sanipathariga (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Kenaththula thanni kedaikkala anni | Male: There is no water in the well, sister-in-law! |
| Male | |
| Papapaapanipani | Papapaapanipani (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Current bill-u innum tharala ivanae | Male: He hasn't paid the current bill yet, this guy! |
| Male :Ninininipapanini | Male: Ninininipapanini (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Kazhuththu puduchchu thallu udanae | Male: Grab him by the neck and push him out immediately! |
| Male :Rigatigapa kapanithanisa | Male: Rigatigapa kapanithanisa (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Oru jaan idaththilum onbathu kudiththanam | Male: Nine families living in a space of one hand-span! |
| Male :Rigapagapani panisarisani | Male: Rigapagapani panisarisani (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Idhukko vaadagai koduppathu madaththanam | Male: Paying rent for this is sheer foolishness! |
| Male | |
| Saninisapanigapagarigapanisa | Saninisapanigapagarigapanisa (solfège swaras) |
| Pozhappul kaiya vachchaa odhappaduvae | If you mess with my livelihood, you'll get kicked! |
| Male :Sagarisasani panisagari | Male: Sagarisasani panisagari (solfège swaras) |
| Male :Pozhuthukkum engitta midhippaduvae | Male: You will get trampled by me all day long! |
| Male :Kaakakaaka kaakakaaka rigarigapaa | Male: Kaakakaaka kaakakaaka rigarigapaa |
| Female | |
| ……………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Vaani sarasvathi kalyaaniyae nee | O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam, |
| Vaa vaa enpaattilae | Come, come into my song! |
| Annai abhirami ennaalum arulvaal | Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever, |
| Vettrimaalai en tholilae | The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders! |
| Oor yaavum paaraatta sangeetham pozhinthidum | Showering music praised by the entire town, |
| Singaara kuyil naan | I am a beautiful cuckoo bird! |
| Female | |
| Vaani sarasvathi kalyaaniyae nee | O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam, |
| Vaa vaa enpaattilae | Come, come into my song! |
| Annai abhirami ennaalum arulvaal | Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever, |
| Vettrimaalai en tholilae | The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders! |
மற்றும் கே. எஸ். சித்ரா
O Mother of arts, please come to my aid!
Aa…aa…aah…aa…aa….aah…aa….
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
கலைகளின் தாயே துணை வருவாயே
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்...ஆ.....
தாம்தலாங்கு தக்கு தஞ்சாவூர் தவிலு
தரிகிட தரிகிட பாட்டுத்தான்
I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
தாளம் ஜதியோடு தப்பாம அடிப்பேன்
தரிகிட தரிகிட போட்டுத்தான்..
Don't sing, you fake!
My tape plays without stopping!
I am the storm of drums,
That shakes things up as soon as touched!
பாடாதே நீ டூப்பு...
ஓயாது என் டேப்பு
தொட்டாலே குலுங்கிடும்
மத்தாள புயல் நான்
Thaamthalaangu...
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
தாம்தலாங்கு
தாம்தலாங்கு தக்கு தஞ்சாவூர் தவிலு
தரிகிட தரிகிட பாட்டுத்தான்
தாளம் ஜதியோடு தப்பாம அடிப்பேன்
தரிகிட தரிகிட போட்டுத்தான்..
I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
வானத்த வில்லா வளைப்பேன்
மண்ணுல கயிறு திரிப்பேன்
நான் பாடும் பாடல் கேட்டால்
நாகப் பாம்பும் ஆடுமே
I can bend the sky into a bow!
I can twist sand on earth into a rope!
If anyone hears the song I sing,
Even the cobra snake will dance!
தென்னையிலே மாங்கா பறிப்பேன்.....
ஹாங்..
தண்ணியில வெண்ணை எடுப்பேன்
என்னிசையை கேட்டா அண்ணன்
சேவல் முட்டை போடுமே
I will pluck mangoes off coconut trees!
Male: Haang!
Male: I will churn butter out of plain water!
If he hears my music, even the elder rooster,
Will end up laying an egg!
சுரங்களிலே சரங்கள் கோர்க்கும் கில்லாடி நான்
சுருதியிலே கிட்டப்பா எனக்கு பின்னாடிதான்
இசையெனும் கடலையும் கடைந்தவன்
கடலென்ன அதை நான் கடந்தவன்
எதிர்த்து பேசாதே தோல் வாயி நாலாக கிழிந்திடும்
I am a master craftsman stringing musical notes together!
Male: In pitch, even SG Kittappa comes behind me!
Male: I am the one who churned the ocean of music!
Male: Don't talk back, or your mouth skin will rip into four!
தாம்தலாங்கு தக்கு தஞ்சாவூர் தவிலு
தரிகிட தரிகிட பாட்டுத்தான்
தாளம் ஜதியோடு தப்பாம அடிப்பேன்
தரிகிட தரிகிட தாங்கிரிட தாங்கிரிட போட்டுத்தான்..
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Male: I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
காசில்லாமல் ஓசி வீட்டில்
காலம் ஓட்டும் கருங் கொரங்கு
மாசம் தோறும் வாடகை ஏத்தி
மனுசன புடுங்குது ஒரு உடும்பு
Living rent-free without spending a dime,
A black monkey passing its time!
Male: Raising the rent month after month,
A monitor lizard snatching a man's peace!
காட்டு பூதம் உன்னை இனிமேல்
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே நான் விடமாட்டேன்
வீட்ட அடச்சா கோர்ட்டுக்கு போவேன்
அதுவரை வாடகை தரமாட்டேன்
You wild monster, from now on,
I won't let you inside the house!
Male: If you lock the house, I will go to court,
Until then, I won't pay any rent!
ரிகரிசரிக பதரிசரிக...
கதவுக்கு தாப்பா இல்லையடி பாப்பா
சநிபதரிக சநிபதரிக
கெணத்துல தண்ணி கெடைக்கல அண்ணி
Rigarisariga patharisariga (solfège swaras)
Male: There is no latch on the door, baby!
Male: Sanipathariga sanipathariga (solfège swaras)
Male: There is no water in the well, sister-in-law!
பாபபாபநிபநி..
கரண்ட்டு பில்லு இன்னும் தரல இவனே
நிநிநிநிபபநிநி..
கழுத்த புடுச்சு தள்ளு உடனே..
ரிகரிகப கபநிதனிச....
ஒரு ஜாண் இடத்திலும் ஒன்பது குடித்தனம்
ரிகபகபநி பநிசரிசநி
இதுக்கோ வாடகை கொடுப்பது மடத்தனம்
Papapaapanipani (solfège swaras)
Male: He hasn't paid the current bill yet, this guy!
Male: Ninininipapanini (solfège swaras)
Male: Grab him by the neck and push him out immediately!
Male: Rigatigapa kapanithanisa (solfège swaras)
Male: Nine families living in a space of one hand-span!
Male: Rigapagapani panisarisani (solfège swaras)
Male: Paying rent for this is sheer foolishness!
சநிநிசபநிகபரிகபநிச
பொழப்புல கைய வச்சா ஒதப்படுவே
சகரிசசநி பநிசகரி
பொழுதுக்கும் எங்கிட்ட மிதிப்படுவே
காக காககா ககாகரி கரிகபா..
டேப்ப டேப்ப டேப்ப கொடுக்கிறேன் பா...பா பா
Saninisapanigapagarigapanisa (solfège swaras)
If you mess with my livelihood, you'll get kicked!
Male: Sagarisasani panisagari (solfège swaras)
Male: You will get trampled by me all day long!
Male: Kaakakaaka kaakakaaka rigarigapaa
காககாக காககாக ரிகரிகபா
ராக தாள பாவத்தோடு நான் இசைத்தேன்
இதயங்கள் முழுதும் சுகமழை பொழிந்திடும்
இசையெனும் அமுதில் உலகங்கள் மயங்கிடும்....
...
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O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam,
Come, come into my song!
Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever,
The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders!
Showering music praised by the entire town,
I am a beautiful cuckoo bird!
வாணி சரஸ்வதி கல்யாணியே நீ
வா வா என் பாட்டிலே
அன்னை அபிராமி எந்நாளும் அருள்வாள்
வெற்றிமாலை என் தோளிலே
ஊர் யாவும் பாராட்ட சங்கீதம் பொழிந்திடும்
சிங்கார குயில் நான்
O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam,
Come, come into my song!
Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever,
The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders!
வாணி சரஸ்வதி கல்யாணியே நீ
வா வா என் பாட்டிலே
அன்னை அபிராமி எந்நாளும் அருள்வாள்
வெற்றிமாலை என் தோளிலே
Kalaigalin thaayae thunai varuvaayae
O Mother of arts, please come to my aid!
Aa…aa…aah…aa…aa….aah…aa….
Aa…aa…aah…aa…aa….aah…aa….
Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen
I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Paadaathae nee dooppu
Don't sing, you fake!
Oyaathu en taeppu
My tape plays without stopping!
Thottaalae kulungidum
I am the storm of drums,
Maththaala puyal naan
That shakes things up as soon as touched!
Thaamthalaangu
Thaamthalaangu...
Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen
I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Vaanaththa villaa valaippaen
I can bend the sky into a bow!
Mannula kayiru thirippaen
I can twist sand on earth into a rope!
Naan paadum paadal kettaal
If anyone hears the song I sing,
Naaga paambum aadumae
Even the cobra snake will dance!
Thennaiyilae maangaa parippaen
I will pluck mangoes off coconut trees!
Male :Haang
Male: Haang!
Male :Thanniyila vennai eduppaen
Male: I will churn butter out of plain water!
Ennisaiyai kettaa annan
If he hears my music, even the elder rooster,
Seval muttai podumae
Will end up laying an egg!
Surangalilae sarangal korkkum killaadi naan
I am a master craftsman stringing musical notes together!
Male :Shuruthiyilae kittappaa enakku pinnaadithaan
Male: In pitch, even SG Kittappa comes behind me!
Male :Isaiyenum kadalaiyum kadainthavan
Male: I am the one who churned the ocean of music!
Male :Edhirththu pesaathae thol vaayi naalaaga kizhinthidum
Male: Don't talk back, or your mouth skin will rip into four!
Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu
Rhythmic beats of the Tanjore Thavil drum,
Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Male :Thaalam Jadhiyodu thappaama adippaen
Male: I will strike without missing beat or rhythm pattern,
Tharigida tharigida pottuththaan
It is indeed a song with 'tharigida tharigida' beats!
Kaasillaamal oc veettil
Living rent-free without spending a dime,
Kaalam oottum karung korangu
A black monkey passing its time!
Male :Maasam thorum vaadagai yaeththi
Male: Raising the rent month after month,
Manusana pudunguthu oru udumbu
A monitor lizard snatching a man's peace!
Kaattu boodham unnai inimel
You wild monster, from now on,
Veettukkullae naan vidamaattaen
I won't let you inside the house!
Male :Veetta adachchaa court-tukku poven
Male: If you lock the house, I will go to court,
Adhuvarai vaadagai tharamattaen
Until then, I won't pay any rent!
Rigarisariga patharisariga
Rigarisariga patharisariga (solfège swaras)
Male :Kadhavukku thaappaa illaiyadi pappa
Male: There is no latch on the door, baby!
Male :Sanipathariga sanipathariga
Male: Sanipathariga sanipathariga (solfège swaras)
Male :Kenaththula thanni kedaikkala anni
Male: There is no water in the well, sister-in-law!
Papapaapanipani
Papapaapanipani (solfège swaras)
Male :Current bill-u innum tharala ivanae
Male: He hasn't paid the current bill yet, this guy!
Male :Ninininipapanini
Male: Ninininipapanini (solfège swaras)
Male :Kazhuththu puduchchu thallu udanae
Male: Grab him by the neck and push him out immediately!
Male :Rigatigapa kapanithanisa
Male: Rigatigapa kapanithanisa (solfège swaras)
Male :Oru jaan idaththilum onbathu kudiththanam
Male: Nine families living in a space of one hand-span!
Male :Rigapagapani panisarisani
Male: Rigapagapani panisarisani (solfège swaras)
Male :Idhukko vaadagai koduppathu madaththanam
Male: Paying rent for this is sheer foolishness!
Saninisapanigapagarigapanisa
Saninisapanigapagarigapanisa (solfège swaras)
Pozhappul kaiya vachchaa odhappaduvae
If you mess with my livelihood, you'll get kicked!
Male :Sagarisasani panisagari
Male: Sagarisasani panisagari (solfège swaras)
Male :Pozhuthukkum engitta midhippaduvae
Male: You will get trampled by me all day long!
Male :Kaakakaaka kaakakaaka rigarigapaa
Male: Kaakakaaka kaakakaaka rigarigapaa
…………….
...
Vaani sarasvathi kalyaaniyae nee
O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam,
Vaa vaa enpaattilae
Come, come into my song!
Annai abhirami ennaalum arulvaal
Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever,
Vettrimaalai en tholilae
The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders!
Oor yaavum paaraatta sangeetham pozhinthidum
Showering music praised by the entire town,
Singaara kuyil naan
I am a beautiful cuckoo bird!
Vaani sarasvathi kalyaaniyae nee
O Goddess Saraswathi, embodiment of Kalyani ragam,
Vaa vaa enpaattilae
Come, come into my song!
Annai abhirami ennaalum arulvaal
Mother Abhirami will shower her grace forever,
Vettrimaalai en tholilae
The garland of victory will rest on my shoulders!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively musical duel and comic exchange set in a theatrical or neighborhood context. The singers trade boastful insults about their musical skills and exaggerated physical feats, while also squabbling over housing issues like unpaid rent, lack of amenities, and landlord-tenant arguments. Interspersed throughout the comic banter are rapid-fire solfège passages (swaras) mimicking traditional Carnatic and folk performance styles. Despite the lighthearted and competitive banter, the song frames itself with devotional invocations to Goddess Saraswathi (the deity of music and learning) and Mother Abhirami, expressing confidence that divine grace will ultimately bestow success and recognition upon the performer.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edugai & Monai)
“Thaamthalaangu thakku thanjavur thavilu”
Extensive use of Tamil poetic rhyming patterns where second letters match (Edugai) and first letters match (Monai), such as 'Vaanaththa' / 'Mannula' and 'Thaamthalaangu' / 'Tharigida'.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Vaanaththa villaa valaippaen / Mannula kayiru thirippaen”
Exaggerated claims used for comic effect, such as bending the sky into a bow, getting butter from water, or making roosters lay eggs.
Onomatopoeia (Sound symbolism)
“Tharigida tharigida paattuththaan”
Use of rhythmic drum syllables ('Thaamthalaangu', 'Tharigida') to imitate the sound of the Thavil drum and heighten the musical atmosphere.
Metaphor
“Maththaala puyal naan”
Describing oneself as a 'storm of drums' (Maththaala puyal) and 'beautiful cuckoo' (Singaara kuyil).
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Trivia
The song mixes folk drum beats (Thavil) with classical Carnatic swara singing in a comedic format popular in 1990s Tamil cinema. Deva's composition highlights the versatility of Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chithra in delivering fast-paced theatrical vocal exchanges.
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