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Kuthunna Kuthu Idhu

From Nenjangal · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Details
Nenjangal1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Female
Kodi veettu gobaalu kumpalilae kuththuraanGopalu from the mansion punches in the crowd.
Kondavala kandapadi kuththavuttu moththuraanHe punches and beats his wife indiscriminately.
Female
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Female
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Female
Yaarukku enna venum sollungaTell me, who wants what?
Intha oorukkullae naanunnaa kannungaIn this town, everyone looks up to me!
Yaarukku enna venum sollungaTell me, who wants what?
Intha oorukkullae naanunnaa kannungaIn this town, everyone looks up to me!
Female
En pera kettaalae mayakkamJust hearing my name causes a swoon.
Athu eththanaiyo perukkuththaan irukkumThat happens to so many people.
En pera kettaalae mayakkamJust hearing my name causes a swoon.
Athu eththanaiyo perukkuththaan irukkumThat happens to so many people.
Female
Pala peru kanavula dhinam varuvenI will enter many people's dreams every day.
Pala peru kanavula dhinam varuvenI will enter many people's dreams every day.
Paathiyilae vittuputtu odiduvenI will abandon them halfway and run away!
Female
Kuththunnaa kuththunnaaIf you talk about beat... if you talk about beat...
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Female
Kodi veettu gobaalu kumpalilae kuththuraanGopalu from the mansion punches in the crowd.
Kondavala kandapadi kuththavuttu moththuraanHe punches and beats his wife indiscriminately.
Female
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Female
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Female
Thanjavur-u thattunaa thani mavusuThe Thanjavur plate has its own unique charm.
Adhil thaalam podum vidhamae pudhu thinusuThe way beats are played on it is a novel style!
Thanjavur-u thattunaa thani mavusuThe Thanjavur plate has its own unique charm.
Adhil thaalam podum vidhamae pudhu thinusuThe way beats are played on it is a novel style!
Female
Chinna ponnu chella kannu sirikkumThe young girl's darling eyes will smile.
Appa chinnaala patti selai jolikkmThen the Chinnalapatti saree will gleam!
Chinna ponnu chella kannu sirikkumThe young girl's darling eyes will smile.
Appa chinnaala patti selai jolikkmThen the Chinnalapatti saree will gleam!
Female
Aalirukku naalirukku kaiya pudichchukkoThere are people and favorable time, hold hands!
Aasa theerum munnaala manam mudichchikkoTie the knot before the desire fades away!
Aalirukku naalirukku kaiya pudichchukkoThere are people and favorable time, hold hands!
Aasa theerum munnaala manam mudichchikkoTie the knot before the desire fades away!
Female
Kuththunnaa kuththunnaaIf you talk about beat... if you talk about beat...
Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththuIf you talk about beat, this is a grand beat!
Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththuIt is the beat punched by the woman living in the hut.
Female
Kodi veettu gobaalu kumpalilae kuththuraanGopalu from the mansion punches in the crowd.
Kondavala kandapadi kuththavuttu moththuraanHe punches and beats his wife indiscriminately.
Female
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaanHe got trapped, he got trapped, he got trapped!
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.
Mama ponnu manasukkullae maattikkittaanHe got trapped inside his cousin's heart.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic folk dance song from the film 'Nenjangal' celebrates rural rhythm, flirtatious banter, and lively festivities. The singer boasts about her charm and magnetic personality, describing how she captures hearts across town and appears in people's dreams only to playful escape.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

Kuththunnaa kuththu idhu kummaankuththu

Repetition of initial consonants 'Ku' in 'Kuththunnaa', 'kummaankuththu', and 'Kudisaiyilae' creates rhythmic emphasis.

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kudisaiyilae irukkirava kuththura kuththu

Rhyming second letter 'd' sound in 'Kudisaiyilae' and 'Kodi' maintains the poetic meter across lines.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Maattikkittaan maattikkittaan maattikkittaan

Repetition of the word 'Maattikkittaan' builds playful dramatic intensity.

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Trivia

'Nenjangal' (1982) features music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Vaali infused local colloquial phrasing and folk beats into the song, which was rendered with energetic vocal expressiveness by playback singer Vani Jairam.

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