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Lyrics & meaning

Naanthanya Silukku Silukku

From Tharaasu · 1984

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singers
Vani Jairam, Vijayaramani
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Hae naanthaanyaa silukku silukkuHey, I am Silk, Silk!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakkuKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me!
Naanthaanyaa silukku silukkuI am Silk, Silk!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakkuKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me!
Female
Rowdy rowdy raakkaachchi round adippaen kokkaachchuA rowdy, rowdy demoness, I will roam around freely like a heron!
Rowdy rowdy raakkaachchi round adippaen kokkaachchuA rowdy, rowdy demoness, I will roam around freely like a heron!
Kannadippaen kai pudippaenI will wink my eye, I will hold your hand,
Kannaththaiyae naan koduppaenI will even offer my cheek to you!
Male
Adi aaththi asingamellaam pechchaaOh goodness, is all this talk so shameless?
Cheechchee maanamellaam pochchaaFie on it, has all the honor gone away?
Adi aaththi asingamellaam pechchaaOh goodness, is all this talk so shameless?
Cheechchee maanamellaam pochchaaFie on it, has all the honor gone away?
Male
Gowdi gowdi kaakkaachchi karappaanpoochi ennaachchuGowdi, gowdi crow, what happened to the cockroach?
Gowdi gowdi kaakkaachchi karappaanpoochi ennaachchuGowdi, gowdi crow, what happened to the cockroach?
Konjam konjam…..aasa vaippaenLittle by little... I will build up desire,
Koochcham vanthaa thalli nippaenIf shyness steps in, I will stand at a distance!
Female
Hae naanthaanyaa silukku silukku haan haanHey, I am Silk, Silk! Haan haan!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakku haan haanKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me! Haan haan!
Female
Ponnaaga poranthavalae aambalikku sonthamA woman born like precious gold belongs to a man,
Puriyaatha chellaththukku puththi rompa manthamFor a darling who fails to understand, the mind is very slow!
Ponnaaga poranthavalae aambalikku sonthamA woman born like precious gold belongs to a man,
Puriyaatha chellaththukku puththi rompa manthamFor a darling who fails to understand, the mind is very slow!
Kaal pidippaen meal pidippaenI will hold your feet, I will hold you high,
Kadhalichchaa thaen koduppaenIf I fall in love, I will give you sweet honey!
Female
Hae naanthaanyaa silukku silukkuHey, I am Silk, Silk!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakku haan haanKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me! Haan haan!
Female
Aiyaiyaiyo ada rama adhukku mattum maattaenOh dear Lord Rama, I won't agree to just that!
Aanaalum aasaththaan unna thoda maattaenEven with all the desire, I won't let you touch me!
Paiya paiya ottikkuvaenSlowly and gently, I will stick close,
Pakkam vantha vettikkuvaenIf you come too close, I will break away!
Female
Naanthaanyaa silukku silukkuI am Silk, Silk!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakku haan haanKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me! Haan haan!
Female
Rowdy rowdy raakkaachchi round adippaen kokkaachchuA rowdy, rowdy demoness, I will roam around freely like a heron!
Kannadippaen kai pudippaenI will wink my eye, I will hold your hand,
Kannaththaiyae naan koduppaenI will even offer my cheek to you!
Female
Naanthaanyaa silukku silukkuI am Silk, Silk!
Kichaan neethaan machan enakku enakkuKichan, you alone are my beloved man for me!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a lively, flirtatious duet between a bold female lead ('Silk') and her lover ('Kichan'). Filled with playful banter, colloquial Madras Tamil slang, and humorous teasing, the characters express their mutual attraction through high-energy back-and-forth exchanges. While the female character asserts her glamor and independent charm, the male character teasingly challenges her while reciprocating her affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication)

Hae naanthaanyaa silukku silukku

Repetition of words like 'Silukku silukku', 'Rowdy rowdy', and 'Paiya paiya' for rhythmic emphasis and playfulness.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Adi aaththi asingamellaam pechchaa / Cheechchee maanamellaam pochchaa

Matching end sounds in adjacent lines such as 'pechchaa' and 'pochchaa'.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Kannadippaen kai pudippaen / Kannaththaiyae naan koduppaen

The second consonant sound 'nn' matches in 'Kannadippaen' and 'Kannaththaiyae'.

Monaai (Initial Alliterative Rhyme)

Ponnaaga poranthavalae aambalikku sontham / Puriyaatha chellaththukku puththi rompa mantham

Matching starting sounds 'P' in 'Ponnaaga' and 'Puriyaatha'.

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Trivia

The song playfully leverages Silk Smitha's iconic screen name ('Silukku') in a meta-referential way, blending her popular glamor persona directly into the lyricist Puratchi Dasan's folk-pop compositions set to M. S. Viswanathan's vibrant tune.

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