- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Dhayam Onnu
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lalala lalala lalala laala laalaa
Lalala lalala laala laala laalaa
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Oru poonthaeru
Idhu un thaeru
Pudhu thaer oottam
Idha nee paaru
Ini thoodha nee seru
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
{Ola kudusa raani
Naan unna suththum thaeni
Paala pola veluppaachu
Paaru indha maeni} (2)
Paarthum paaraama
Paaththaa podhum
Serndhum seraama nee seru
Paattu en paattu kettaa podhum
Kettu kai thaalam nee podu
Manasu pola kudunga
Pudhu maghilam poova thodungha
Ilam vayasu ponnu irukku
Nalla valiya kaatti vidungha
Naan nenaikka nenaikka
Thavikka thavikka
Tharara thana nana naa
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Oru poonthaeru
Idhu un thaeru
Pudhu thaer oottam
Idha nee paaru
Ini thoodha nee seru
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
{Paalu irukku kudikka
Padukkai irukku padukka
Velai irukku raasavae
Poovai eduthu thodukka} (2)
Kaathu poongaathu
Modhum podhu
Kanni en dhaegam
Padum paadu
Ponnu poovaachu ingae paaru
Raasa inimela un paadu
Maala vayasu valaikkum
Ilam manasa pidichu ilukkum
Koraiyaalaachu vilakku
Angu veluthu pochu kilakku
Ada indha ponnu pudikkalaenaa
Tharara rarara thana naa
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu
Oru poonthaeru
Idhu un thaeru
Pudhu thaer oottam
Idha nee paaru
Ini thoodha nee seru
{Kotti kidakku
Gundu malli poovu
Kandu neeyum
Vandu pola thaavu} (2)
La la la la la la la la laa laa
La la la la la laa laa laa laa
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
A chariot of flowers,
this is your chariot!
A brand-new chariot procession,
come and watch it!
Now come and join as a messenger of love!
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
{Queen of the thatched hut,
I am a honeybee buzzing around you!
Fair and bright like milk,
look at this body of mine!} (2)
Looking without really looking,
just a teasing glance is enough!
Come close, touching without fully touching!
It is enough just to hear my song,
hear it and clap along to the rhythm!
Give freely, as your heart desires,
touch the fresh magizham (fragrant star) flowers!
Here is a young girl,
show her the right way forward!
As I keep thinking and thinking,
yearning and longing,
Tarara thana nana naa...
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
A chariot of flowers,
this is your chariot!
A brand-new chariot procession,
come and watch it!
Now come and join as a messenger of love!
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
{There is milk to drink,
there is a bed to sleep on,
and there is work to do, my king—
to pick flowers and string a garland!} (2)
When the breeze, the gentle breeze,
brushes softly against me,
oh, what my youthful body
goes through!
The girl has blossomed like a flower, look here!
My king, from now on, it is all up to you!
The evening stirs up youthful desires,
pulling and tugging at the young heart!
The lamp is burning low,
and the eastern sky is growing bright over there!
Hey, if you don't like this girl...
Tarara rarara thana naa...
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!
A chariot of flowers,
this is your chariot!
A brand-new chariot procession,
come and watch it!
Now come and join as a messenger of love!
{Scattered all around
are round jasmine flowers!
Seeing them,
leap like a honeybee!} (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kotti Kidakku' is a energetic folk-infused romantic song from the 1988 Tamil film 'Dhayam Onnu', written by veteran lyricist Gangai Amaran. The song uses playful rural metaphors comparing youth and romance to a heap of fragrant round jasmine flowers (Gundu Malli) waiting for a bee to savor their sweetness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vandu pola thaavu”
Compares the lover's swift attraction to a bee pouncing on flowers ('Vandu pola thaavu') and the fair complexion to white milk ('Paala pola veluppaachu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Gundu malli poovu”
Uses 'Gundu malli poovu' (round jasmine flower) and 'Poonthaeru' (flower chariot) as metaphors for youthful beauty and attraction.
Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai / Ethirai)
“Paalu irukku kudikka / Padukkai irukku padukka”
Demonstrates internal rhyming and rhythmic structure typical of Tamil folk songs ('Paalu irukku / Padukkai irukku').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Dhayam Onnu' (1988) is a low-budget Tamil thriller film, featuring lyrics written by Gangai Amaran who excelled at blending rustic folk sensibilities with catchy rhythms.
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