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Lyrics & meaning

Lokku Lokku Irumalu

From Therku Theru Machan · 1992

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Therku Theru Machan
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
18 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu
Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu
Lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu
Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu
Pudikaathinga poga pudikaathinga
Unga poovaana idhayatha kedukaathinga
Adikaathinga dum adikaathinga
Ada adhichu adichu nenju noga thudikaathinga
Lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu
Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu hoi
Sindhanaikkum cigarettukkum samandham illa
Namma thirukkuralu porandha naalil cigarettu illa
Kambana pol paattezhudha yaarumae illa
Avan kattaayam beedi suruttu pudichadhae illa
English kaaran avan kathu thandha pazhakkam
Indhiyaavil rombha rombha kettu pochu ozhukkam
Aala kollum pogai idhu aasthumaava valakkudhu
Aala kollum pogai idhu aasthumaava valakkudhu
Lokku lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu
Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu….
Konjam konjamaa beedi pasiya koraikkum
Adhu nenjumuzhukka pogai adichu moocha izhukkum
Katti kattiya dhenamum saliya valakkum
Oru kattathukku mela poyi ratham vadikkum
Aanmaiyaiyum veerathaiyum adakki madakki odukkum
Aayulilae paadhiyathaan thavana muraiyil edukkum
Kaaramaana pogai idhu kaasa kariyaakkudhu
Kaaramaana pogai idhu kaasa kariyaakkudhu
Lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu
Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu
Pudikaathinga poga pudikaathinga
Unga poovaana idhayatha kedukaathinga
Adikaathinga dummu adikaathinga
Ada adhichu adichu nenju noga thudikaathinga
Hahun hahun hahun hahun irumalu
Unna mukki mukki huhhh….urumalu
Hack, hack, hack, hack goes the cough!
A rattling gasp that makes you strain and writhe in pain!
Hack, hack, hack, hack goes the cough!
A rattling gasp that makes you strain and writhe in pain!
Don't smoke, please don't smoke!
Don't ruin your tender heart!
Don't take a puff, don't puff that smoke!
Don't puff away and writhe in chest pain!
Hack, hack, hack, hack goes the cough!
A rattling gasp that makes you strain and writhe in pain!
Deep thinking has nothing to do with cigarettes!
When our Tirukkural was born, there were no cigarettes!
There is no one who can write poetry like Kamban!
He surely never smoked a beedi or a cigar!
It is a habit taught to us by the English,
And self-discipline in India has gone terribly downhill!
This smoke is a killer; it brings on asthma!
This smoke is a killer; it brings on asthma!
Hack, hack, hack, hack, hack goes the cough!
A rattling gasp that makes you strain and writhe in pain...
Little by little, the beedi kills your appetite,
It chokes your chest with smoke and leaves you gasping for breath!
Day by day, it builds up thick lumps of phlegm,
And past a certain point, it makes you spit blood!
It crushes and destroys all your manhood and strength,
It steals away half your lifespan in installments!
This harsh smoke turns your hard-earned money to waste!
This harsh smoke turns your hard-earned money to waste!
Hack, hack, hack, hack goes the cough!
A rattling gasp that makes you strain and writhe in pain!
Don't smoke, please don't smoke!
Don't ruin your tender heart!
Don't take a puff, don't puff that smoke!
Don't puff away and writhe in chest pain!
Huh-huh, huh-huh, huh-huh, huh-huh goes the cough!
Straining and gasping, ha-ha... a rattling cough!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Therku Theru Machan' is an energetic anti-smoking awareness track written by lyricist Kalidasan. It highlights the severe medical, financial, and physical harms caused by smoking cigarettes, beedis, and cigars. Through catchy folk rhythms and vivid descriptions, the song portrays health consequences such as chronic coughing, loss of appetite, phlegm accumulation, asthma, loss of vitality, and reduced lifespan.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Oliyakkurippu)

“Lokku lokku lokku lokku irumalu”

The phrase 'Lokku lokku' imitates the sound of violent coughing to vividly portray the physical toll of smoking.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Unga poovaana idhayatha kedukaathinga”

The human heart is compared to a soft, delicate flower ('poovaana idhayam') to emphasize how fragile health is when exposed to toxic smoke.

Iterative Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Unna mukki mukki thudikka veikkum urumalu”

The continuous repetition of 'mukki mukki' and 'adhichu adhichu' reinforces the intense physical strain and persistent pain caused by addiction.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monnai and Ethirai)

“Sindhanaikkum cigarettukkum samandham illa”

Matching phonetic sounds in 'Sindhanaikkum' and 'cigarettukkum' add rhythmic momentum while debunking the myth that creative thinking requires smoking.

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Trivia

'Therku Theru Machan' (1992) features music composed by Deva and stars Sathyaraj and Bhanupriya. The movie incorporated this social awareness song about the perils of smoking, creatively invoking Tamil historical figures like Thiruvalluvar and Kamban to preach public health messages through mainstream entertainment.

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