- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singers
- Gangai Amaran, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Solaiyamma
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Mar 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thagida thagida thagida thagida
Thagida thagida thaa
Manja thanni ooththu maaman maele paaththu
Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan
Female :Malliyappoo pottu maalaiya nee maaththu
Mella mella kombuth thaena ooththu
Vedakkozhi odaathadi
Chorus :Vedakkozhi odaathadi
Male :Thadai yaedhum podaathadi
Chorus :Thadai yaedhum podaathadi
Nee kokkarichchu vaarae
Naan vekkappattu poraen
Soru aakkaama ela pottu okkaara porae
Manja thanni ooththu maaman maele paaththu
Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan
Female :Haei malliyappoo pottu maalaiya nee maaththu
Mella mella kombuth thaena ooththu
Vaadurean naanum vaasana veesadi
Thottaththu marikkozhunthae
Tholukkul irunthaa dosaikku varumaa
Mooduna muzhu ulunthae
Ela nochchi sedi….ee….
Vetti kuchchi katti…ee….
Ela nochchi sedi vetti kuchchi katti
Enna nogaama vachchukanum
Adi pachchakkodi un istappadi
Neeyum en maelae suththikkanum
Thanga silai vaadi un thaavaniya thaadi
Male :Oru achchaaram podaama kachcherithaandi
Manja thanni ooththu maaman maele paaththu
Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan
Female :Malliyappoo pottu maalaiya nee maaththu
Mella mella kombuth thaena ooththu
Kuththadi kuththadi kuruvammaa
Kuninju kaththadi kuruvammaa
Appadi ippadi oodaama
Amukki kuththadi kuruvammaa
Thaanaa velanju vedikkanum paruththi
Poruththukka Maappillaiyae
Poovaa virinju poosaikku varanum
Purinjukka aambalaiyaae
Un maaraappula….aa…
Vantha veeraappula….aa…
Un maaraappula vantha veeraappula.
Female :Un nokkaththula oru suththamilla
Enna yaeikkaathae moththathula
Thanga silai vaadi un thaavaniya thaadi
Male :Oru achchaaram podaama kachcherithaandi
Manja thanni ooththu maaman maele paaththu
Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan
Female :Haei malliyappoo pottu maalaiya nee maaththu
Mella mella kombuth thaena ooththu
Vedakkozhi odaathadi
Chorus :Vedakkozhi odaathadi
Male :Thadai yaedhum podaathadi
Chorus :Thadai yaedhum podaathadi
Nee kokkarichchu vaarae
Naan vekkappattu poraen
Soru aakkaama ela pottu okkaara porae
Manja thanni ooththu maaman maele paaththu
Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan
Female :Aa…..malliyappoo pottu maalaiya nee maaththu
Mella mella kombuth thaena ooththu
Thagida thagida thagida thagida
Thagida thagida tha
Pour turmeric water, looking right at your suitor,
and dance playfully with teasing joy, haan!
Female: String jasmine flowers and exchange garlands,
then slowly pour that wild honey!
Hey young hen, don't run away!
Chorus: Hey young hen, don't run away!
Male: Don't put up any barriers, girl!
Chorus: Don't put up any barriers, girl!
You come strutting and clucking,
while I blush with shyness!
Before the rice is even cooked, you lay out the leaf to eat!
Pour turmeric water, looking right at your suitor,
and dance playfully with teasing joy, haan!
Female: Hey, string jasmine flowers and exchange garlands,
then slowly pour that wild honey!
I am wilting away, spread your fragrance,
sweet marikozhundhu herb of the garden!
If it stays inside the husk, can it make a dosa?
You whole black gram, covered up tight!
Cut the leaves of the nochi plant...
tie the sticks together...
Cut nochi leaves, make a soft bed of sticks,
and hold me gently without hurting me!
Hey green vine, just as you wish,
you must wrap yourself around me!
Come, golden idol, give up your half-sari!
Male: The celebration has begun even without a token advance!
Pour turmeric water, looking right at your suitor,
and dance playfully with teasing joy, haan!
Female: String jasmine flowers and exchange garlands,
then slowly pour that wild honey!
Pound the grain, pound it, Kuruvamma!
Bend down and call out rhythmically, Kuruvamma!
Without darting here and there,
press down and pound it well, Kuruvamma!
The cotton pod must ripen and burst on its own;
have some patience, bridegroom!
It must bloom into a flower to be offered in worship;
understand this, my man!
In the drape across your chest...
and the stubborn pride you show...
In the drape across your chest and that stubborn pride...
Female: Your intentions are not pure at all;
don't try to fool me!
Come, golden idol, give up your half-sari!
Male: The celebration has begun even without a token advance!
Pour turmeric water, looking right at your suitor,
and dance playfully with teasing joy, haan!
Female: Hey, string jasmine flowers and exchange garlands,
then slowly pour that wild honey!
Hey young hen, don't run away!
Chorus: Hey young hen, don't run away!
Male: Don't put up any barriers, girl!
Chorus: Don't put up any barriers, girl!
You come strutting and clucking,
while I blush with shyness!
Before the rice is even cooked, you lay out the leaf to eat!
Pour turmeric water, looking right at your suitor,
and dance playfully with teasing joy, haan!
Female: Ah... string jasmine flowers and exchange garlands,
then slowly pour that wild honey!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful Tamil rural folk song depicts a romantic dialogue full of teasing and flirtation between a young couple. Set against the backdrop of traditional village customs such as pouring turmeric water and exchanging jasmine garlands, the couple trades affectionate banter using rich agricultural and culinary metaphors like blooming cotton, husked black gram, and climbing vines. The song balances male playfulness with female modesty and firm boundary-setting, celebrating courtship within a vibrant folk tradition.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Vedakkozhi odaathadi”
The lead characters compare each other to natural elements such as 'vedakkozhi' (young hen), 'pachchakkodi' (green vine), and 'thanga silai' (golden statue).
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Thadai yaedhum podaathadi”
End rhymes create rhythmic continuity, such as combining 'odaathadi' and 'podaathadi'.
Repetition (Anaphora / Erattai Kilavi)
“Konji konji neeyaadu kootthu haan”
Use of doubled words like 'mella mella' and 'konji konji' adds musicality and rhythm.
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Trivia
'Solaiyamma' (1992) is a village drama directed by Kasthuri Raja, featuring music composed by Deva. The song heavily incorporates traditional Tamil folk rhythms and courtship rituals.
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