- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Idhu Engal Rajyam
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Pachai nellu kuththi vachchaa
Pattiyila ponga vachchaa
Ponga vacha neram paarththu
Ponnu aalaanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Pachai nellu kuththi vachchaa
Pattiyila ponga vachchaa
Ponga vacha neram paarththu
Ponnu aalaanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Thomthana thom thaidathom
Thanthana thanthanaththom paadungadi
Thomthana thom thaidathom
Thanthana thanthanaththom paadungadi
Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
………………..
Adiyae vanjikkodiyae
Intha nadaiyae oru thaalamaa
Arumbe katti karumbe
Konjam thirumbe enna naadamaa
Vanthu ninnaalae……namma munnaalae….
Irandu kannaalae ennai thinnaalae
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Pachai nellu kuththi vachchaa
Pattiyila ponga vachchaa
Ponga vacha neram paarththu
Ponnu aalaanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Thanthanaa naa thanthanaa naa
Thanthanaa naa thanthanaa naa
Sirichchaa munthi virichchaa
Ennai anaichchaa kili pechchilae
Anaichchaa udal kodhichchaa
Ennai nenaichchaa perum moochchilae
Ava paavaadai…..vanthu kaaththaada….
Adha paarththaenae manam kooththaada…
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Pachai nellu kuththi vachchaa
Pattiyila ponga vachchaa
Ponga vacha neram paarththu
Ponnu aalaanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Ava poopparikka thoppukkulla
Vaanga mamanaa
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Thanthanaa thana thanthanaa
Thana thanthanaa thananaananaa
Thomthana thom thaidathom
Thanthana thanthanaththom paadungadi
Thomthana thom thaidathom
Thanthana thanthanaththom paadungadi
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
She pounded fresh harvest paddy,
Cooked sweet Pongal in the cattle yard,
Right when the pot was boiling over,
The young girl came of age!
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
She pounded fresh harvest paddy,
Cooked sweet Pongal in the cattle yard,
Right when the pot was boiling over,
The young girl came of age!
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
Thomthana thom thakidathom
Sing along to the rhythm, girls!
Thomthana thom thakidathom
Sing along to the rhythm, girls!
Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthana
...
Hey girl, slender as a vine,
Is your graceful walk a rhythm of its own?
My tender flower bud, my sweet sugarcane,
Turn towards me a little, why so shy?
She came and stood... right before me...
And devoured me with both her eyes!
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
She pounded fresh harvest paddy,
Cooked sweet Pongal in the cattle yard,
Right when the pot was boiling over,
The young girl came of age!
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
Thanthana na thanthana na
Thanthana na thanthana na
She smiled and spread the edge of her sari,
She drew me close with her sweet parrot-like words,
When she held me, my body grew hot,
She thought of me with deep, longing sighs,
As her skirt fluttered in the breeze...
I caught sight of it, and my heart began to dance!
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
She pounded fresh harvest paddy,
Cooked sweet Pongal in the cattle yard,
Right when the pot was boiling over,
The young girl came of age!
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
To pluck flowers in the grove,
She called, 'Come along, dear mama!'
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
Thanthana thana thanthana
Thana thanthana thananānana
Thomthana thom thakidathom
Sing along to the rhythm, girls!
Thomthana thom thakidathom
Sing along to the rhythm, girls!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This rural folk song celebrates a young village girl attaining womanhood (puberty ceremony context) and the blossoming romantic feelings associated with it. The traditional customs, such as pounding raw paddy and cooking celebratory pongal in the shed, highlight the festive village atmosphere. The lyrics playfully invite the maternal uncle ('Maaman'), a traditional prospective groom in Tamil culture, to join the celebrations in the flower grove.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagaththulakku)
“Adiyae vanjikkodiyae”
Comparing the slender girl to a vine ('vanjikkodi') and sweet sugarcane ('karumbu').
Rhyme and Assonance (Edhukai & Monai)
“Sirichchaa munthi virichchaa / Anaichchaa udal kodhichchaa”
Repetition of second letter consonants and starting letter sounds in 'Sirichchaa' and 'Anaichchaa'.
Personification / Hyperbole
“Irandu kannaalae ennai thinnaalae”
Describing her gaze as 'devouring' or eating him up with her two eyes.
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Trivia
This song features traditional folk rhythm structures (Thandhana/Jathi beats) typical of rural Tamil Nadu puberty functions and village festivities, penned by the legendary lyricist Pulamaipithan.
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