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Lyrics & meaning

Kanchipuram Jarikai Pattu

From Rajathi Rojakili · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Chandrabose
Details
Rajathi Rojakili1985

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Muththam onnu venumI want a kiss
Un mokka killa venumI want to pinch your soft chin
Mugatha konjam kaattuShow your face a little
Enakku pongi varuthu paattuA song is welling up inside me
Female :Ungaloda thollaFemale: You are such a nuisance
Male :Nee chinnanjiru mullaiMale: You are a delicate little jasmine
Female :Siyyaatheenga thollaiFemale: Don't trouble me
Male
Kanchipuram jarigai pattuA Kanchipuram zari silk saree
Vaangi thaaraen vaangi thaaraenI will buy and give you, I will buy and give you
Kalakalakkum kai valaviJangling bangles for your wrists
Poda poraen poda poraenI will put them on you, I will put them on you
Vekkappattu velagi ninnaaIf you stand back feeling shy
Sorkkam illa sontham illa aa…aa…aa….There is no heaven, there is no togetherness ah... ah... ah...
Male
Kanchipuram jarigai pattuA Kanchipuram zari silk saree
Vaangi thaaraen vaangi thaaraenI will buy and give you, I will buy and give you
Male
Manasu meena pola un melae thaavuthuMy heart leaps towards you like a fish
Kannu rendumthaan un maelae meyuthuBoth my eyes are grazing on you
Female :…………….Female: (Silence / Humming)
Male
Manasu meena pola un melae thaavuthuMy heart leaps towards you like a fish
Kannu rendumthaan un melae meyuthuBoth my eyes are grazing on you
Unaiyae nenaikkiraen urugi thavikkiraenI think only of you, melting and longing
Medhuvaa anaichchikka kodhippa thanichchikkaEmbrace me gently to cool down this heat
Intha pakkam vaadi rasaththi…..aa….aa….aa….Come to this side, my sweet queen... ah... ah... ah...
Male
Kanchipuram jarigai pattuA Kanchipuram zari silk saree
Vaangi thaaraen vaangi thaaraenI will buy and give you, I will buy and give you
Kalakalakkum kai valaviJangling bangles for your wrists
Poda poraen poda poraenI will put them on you, I will put them on you
Vekkappattu velagi ninnaaIf you stand back feeling shy
Sorkkam illa sontham illa aa…aa…aa….There is no heaven, there is no togetherness ah... ah... ah...
Male
Kanchipuram jarigai pattuA Kanchipuram zari silk saree
Vaangi thaaraen vaangi thaaraenI will buy and give you, I will buy and give you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful folk song depicts a loving exchange where the male protagonist playfully woos his beloved. He expresses his romantic desire to be close to her, offering gifts of fine Kanchipuram silk sarees and jangling glass bangles to win her affections. He describes how his heart constantly leaps for her and how his eyes gaze longingly at her beauty. Despite her mild bashful resistance, he urges her to shed her shyness and embrace him, claiming that true joy and heavenly bliss can only be experienced when they are together without hesitation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Manasu meena pola un melae thaavuthu

Comparing the restless, eager jumping of the heart to a fish leaping in water ('meena pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nee chinnanjiru mullai

Comparing the heroine directly to a delicate young jasmine flower ('mullai').

Onomatopoeia (Anukaranai)

Kalakalakkum kai valavi

'Kalakalakkum' mimics the rhythmic clinking sound made by bangles on a wrist.

Metaphor (Visual Imagery)

Kannu rendumthaan un maelae meyuthu

Using the imagery of eyes grazing ('meyuthu') like livestock to express admiringly taking in someone's beauty.

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Trivia

Composed by Chandrabose for the 1985 film 'Rajathi Rojakili', the track showcases Malaysia Vasudevan's iconic voice tailored for vibrant rural folk melodies. Lyricist Muthulingam incorporated colloquial folk idioms and traditional romantic promises like gifting Kanchipuram silk sarees, which were quintessential elements of 1980s Tamil cinema romance.

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