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Lyrics & meaning

Nenjai Kilappi Kilappi

From Thambathigal · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Jayashree
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Thambathigal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nenjai kilappi kilappi vidum aasai
Unnai usuppi usuppi vidum jaadai
Nenjai kilappi kilappi vidum aasai
Unnai usuppi usuppi vidum jaadai
Ada naanthaanae aadaatha aattam illae
Naan aada koodaatha koottam illae
Ada naanthaanae aadaatha aattam illae
Naan aada koodaatha koottam illae
Raththiri thookkam kettaal enmael thappillae
Kaaththirukkum paalai kandaal pasikkum thannaalae
Raththiri thookkam kettaal enmael thappillae
Kaaththirukkum paalai kandaal pasikkum thannaalae
Ada poopotta melaakku aalolam paada
Pasum ponnaana lolaakku kadhoram aada
Ada thoda thonuthaa kaippada thoonduthaa
Pakkam varappaakkuthaa sugam thara ketkuthaa
Nenjai kilappi kilappi vidum aasai
Unnai usuppi usuppi vidum jaadai
Ada naanthaanae aadaatha aattam illae
Naan aada koodaatha koottam illae
Maalaiyittu kaiyai thotta machchan irukkaanae
Veroruththan ennai thottaa udane udhaippaanae
Maalaiyittu kaiyai thotta machchan irukkaanae
Veroruththan ennai thottaa udane udhaippaanae
Ada mealmoochu keezhmoochu vaangaathae mama
Nee ooraanin vayalkaattil yaerottalaama
Intha nilaa venumaa manam kanaa kaanumaa
Ennam alai paayuthaa illai vilai pesuthaa
Mookku muzhi shokkaa vachchu ennai padaichchaane
Thaekkumara thaerai polae thalukkaa nadappaenae
Mookku muzhi shokkaa vachchu ennai padaichchaane
Thaekkumara thaerai polae thalukkaa nadappaenae
Ada aagaayam paadhaalam eeraezhu logam
Nee ponaalum kaanaathaa ponnaana thegam
Idhu mayilvaaganam pudhu malar thoranam
Bodhai oru kaaranam intha udal moganam
Nenjai kilappi kilappi vidum aasai
Unnai usuppi usuppi vidum jaadai
Ada naanthaanae aadaatha aattam illae
Naan aada koodaatha koottam illae
Desires that stir and excite the heart,
A glance that wakes you up and tempts you,
Desires that stir and excite the heart,
A glance that wakes you up and tempts you,
Ah, there isn't a dance I haven't danced,
Nor a crowd I cannot dance before!
Ah, there isn't a dance I haven't danced,
Nor a crowd I cannot dance before!
If you lose your sleep at night, it isn't my fault,
When you see milk waiting for you, hunger stirs on its own.
If you lose your sleep at night, it isn't my fault,
When you see milk waiting for you, hunger stirs on its own.
Ah, as my floral upper cloth sways to and fro,
And pure golden earrings dance beside my ears,
Doesn't it make you want to touch, tempting your hands?
Does it try to draw close, asking to give pleasure?
Desires that stir and excite the heart,
A glance that wakes you up and tempts you,
Ah, there isn't a dance I haven't danced,
Nor a crowd I cannot dance before!
I have a husband who wed me with a garland and held my hand,
If another man touches me, he will kick him right away!
I have a husband who wed me with a garland and held my hand,
If another man touches me, he will kick him right away!
Hey, don't pant and lose your breath, mister,
Can you go and plow another man's field?
Do you want this moon? Is your heart dreaming?
Are your thoughts drifting, or are you trying to name a price?
He made me with such stylish, lovely features,
I walk and sway gracefully like a teakwood chariot!
He made me with such stylish, lovely features,
I walk and sway gracefully like a teakwood chariot!
Ah, across the sky, the underworld, and all fourteen realms,
You won't find a golden body like this wherever you go!
This is a peacock mount, a fresh festive arch of flowers,
Intoxication is one reason, but this body itself is enchanting!
Desires that stir and excite the heart,
A glance that wakes you up and tempts you,
Ah, there isn't a dance I haven't danced,
Nor a crowd I cannot dance before!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nenjai Kilappi Kilappi Vidum Aasai from Thambathigal (1983) is an energetic and alluring song composed by M. S. Viswanathan and written by Vaali. The lyrics express the heroine's confident beauty, playful flirtation, and bold charm as she teases her admirer while setting boundaries with clever metaphors and rhythmic wordplay.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition)

Nenjai kilappi kilappi vidum aasai

The words kilappi kilappi and usuppi usuppi are repeated to emphasize continuous arousal and teasing.

Upamai (Simile)

Thaekkumara thaerai polae thalukkaa nadappaenae

The speaker compares her graceful walk to a grand teakwood temple chariot using polae.

Iyaibu (Rhyming endings)

Ada poopotta melaakku aalolam paada / Pasum ponnaana lolaakku kadhoram aada

Rhyming words melaakku and lolaakku enhance the song's rhythmic flow.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Intha nilaa venumaa manam kanaa kaanumaa

The heroine metaphorically compares herself to the moon (nilaa) and a peacock mount (mayilvaaganam).

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, the song displays Vaali's mastery in writing seductive yet witty folk-style club numbers popular in 1980s Tamil cinema.

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