Naanthane Thotta Sinungi
From Sigappu Thali · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Sigappu Thali1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi | I am indeed the touch-me-not plant! |
| Aalaanaen chinna sirukki | I, a young girl, have come of age. |
| Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga | Boiled paddy will never sprout! |
| Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga | A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again! |
| Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan | Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan |
| Female | |
| Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi | I am indeed the touch-me-not plant! |
| Aalaanaen chinna sirukki | I, a young girl, have come of age. |
| Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga | Boiled paddy will never sprout! |
| Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga | A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again! |
| Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan | Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan |
| Female | |
| Paavaada thaavani pottu paththu maasam aachchu | It has been ten months since I started wearing a half-saree. |
| Ennaalae vaaluparkkellaam puthi kettu pochchu | Because of me, all the mischievous young lads have lost their minds. |
| Kaiyum kaiyum saerppom neeyaa naanaa paarpom | Let's join our hands and see who wins between you and me. |
| Muththathukku paththiyamaa yaedhu mama | Is there any diet restriction for giving a kiss, my dear uncle? |
| Female | |
| Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi | I am indeed the touch-me-not plant! |
| Aalaanaen chinna sirukki | I, a young girl, have come of age. |
| Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga | Boiled paddy will never sprout! |
| Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga | A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again! |
| Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan | Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan |
| Female | |
| Pottapulla poranthathu edhukku | Why was a young girl born into this world? |
| Thottu kollaththaanae | Only to be held and embraced! |
| Bhoomikkellaam raththiri edhukku | Why does the whole Earth have nighttime? |
| Poththu vaikkaththaanae | Only to keep lovers wrapped in privacy! |
| Vaazhum kaalam konjam vaai vittu kekkuthu manjam | The time to live is short, and the bed calls out openly. |
| Sogappattaa sorkkam illa pooththu yaeththu | If you sit around feeling sad, there is no bliss; light the lamp and blossom! |
| Female | |
| Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi | I am indeed the touch-me-not plant! |
| Aalaanaen chinna sirukki | I, a young girl, have come of age. |
| Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga | Boiled paddy will never sprout! |
| Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga | A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again! |
| Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan…. | Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan.... |
நான்தானே தொட்டாசிணுங்கி
ஆளானேன் சின்ன சிறுக்கி
அவிச்ச நெல்லு மொளைக்காதுங்க
வயசுப் பிள்ளை கிடைக்காதுங்க
ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான் ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான்
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
நான்தானே தொட்டாசிணுங்கி
ஆளானேன் சின்ன சிறுக்கி
அவிச்ச நெல்லு மொளைக்காதுங்க
வயசுப் பிள்ளை கிடைக்காதுங்க
ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான் ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான்
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
பாவாட தாவணிப் போட்டு பத்து மாசம் ஆச்சு
என்னாலே வாலிபர்க்கெல்லாம் புத்தி கெட்டுப் போச்சு
கையும் கையும் சேர்ப்போம் நீயா நானா பார்ப்போம்
முத்தத்துக்கு பத்தியமா ஏது மாமா
It has been ten months since I started wearing a half-saree.
Because of me, all the mischievous young lads have lost their minds.
Let's join our hands and see who wins between you and me.
Is there any diet restriction for giving a kiss, my dear uncle?
நான்தானே தொட்டாசிணுங்கி
ஆளானேன் சின்ன சிறுக்கி
அவிச்ச நெல்லு மொளைக்காதுங்க
வயசுப் பிள்ளை கிடைக்காதுங்க
ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான் ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான்....
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
பொட்டப் புள்ள பொறந்தது எதுக்கு
தொட்டுக் கொள்ளத்தானே
பூமிக்கெல்லாம் ராத்திரி எதுக்கு
பொத்தி வைக்கத்தானே
வாழும் காலம் கொஞ்சம் வாய்விட்டு கேக்குது மஞ்சம்
சோகப்பட்டா சொர்க்கம் இல்ல பூத்து ஏத்து
Why was a young girl born into this world?
Only to be held and embraced!
Why does the whole Earth have nighttime?
Only to keep lovers wrapped in privacy!
The time to live is short, and the bed calls out openly.
If you sit around feeling sad, there is no bliss; light the lamp and blossom!
நான்தானே தொட்டாசிணுங்கி
ஆளானேன் சின்ன சிறுக்கி
அவிச்ச நெல்லு மொளைக்காதுங்க
வயசுப் பிள்ளை கிடைக்காதுங்க
ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான் ஜிகுஜிகுஜிகிச்சான்
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan....
Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
Aalaanaen chinna sirukki
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
Aalaanaen chinna sirukki
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Paavaada thaavani pottu paththu maasam aachchu
It has been ten months since I started wearing a half-saree.
Ennaalae vaaluparkkellaam puthi kettu pochchu
Because of me, all the mischievous young lads have lost their minds.
Kaiyum kaiyum saerppom neeyaa naanaa paarpom
Let's join our hands and see who wins between you and me.
Muththathukku paththiyamaa yaedhu mama
Is there any diet restriction for giving a kiss, my dear uncle?
Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
Aalaanaen chinna sirukki
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan
Pottapulla poranthathu edhukku
Why was a young girl born into this world?
Thottu kollaththaanae
Only to be held and embraced!
Bhoomikkellaam raththiri edhukku
Why does the whole Earth have nighttime?
Poththu vaikkaththaanae
Only to keep lovers wrapped in privacy!
Vaazhum kaalam konjam vaai vittu kekkuthu manjam
The time to live is short, and the bed calls out openly.
Sogappattaa sorkkam illa pooththu yaeththu
If you sit around feeling sad, there is no bliss; light the lamp and blossom!
Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi
I am indeed the touch-me-not plant!
Aalaanaen chinna sirukki
I, a young girl, have come of age.
Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga
Boiled paddy will never sprout!
Vayasu pillai kidaikkaathunga
A youthful girl like this won't be easily found again!
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan….
Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This upbeat Tamil folk-pop song captures the youthful exuberance and playful romantic invitation of a young woman who has recently come of age. Using traditional rural idioms and nature metaphors, she compares herself to a sensitive touch-me-not plant and reminds her suitor that youth is fleeting, much like cooked rice that cannot sprout again once cooked. The lyrics playfully tease her lover to let go of hesitation, embrace romance, and enjoy the passionate season of youth while it lasts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Naanthaanae thottaa sinungi”
The speaker compares her bashfulness and sensitivity to a 'Thottaa sinungi' (Touch-me-not plant).
Proverbial Metaphor (Pazhamozhi Uvamai)
“Avichcha nellu molaikkaathunga”
Uses the agricultural truth that boiled rice/paddy cannot sprout to symbolize that lost time and prime youth cannot be regained.
Rhyme (Edhukai / Monorhyme)
“Thottu kollaththaanae / Poththu vaikkaththaanae”
Parallel rhyming endings ('kollaththaanae' / 'vaikkaththaanae') enhance the folk rhythm of the song.
Onomatopoeia (Esaipathi)
“Jigujikujikichchaan jigujikujikichchaan”
Rhythmic, non-lexical vocalic sounds used to establish the playful folk beat.
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Trivia
Written by Vairamuthu for the 1988 film 'Sigappu Thali', the song creatively blends traditional Tamil rural proverbs ('Avichcha nellu molaikkaadhu') with modern cinematic rhythm to portray coming-of-age themes.
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