- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Ganesan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Vanna Vanna Pookkal
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Oh pottazhagum poovazhagum
Ponnu mani kaal azhagum
Male :Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinjaala
Kattazhagum kai azhagum
Pattu nira mel azhagum
Male :Ah jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinjaala
Moththama unakku
Pakkama irukku
Kuththaga eduththu
Vachchuko kanakku
Pasi thaagam kaanaathu
Paduththaalum thoongaathu
Rusi yedhum maaraathu
Rusi paarththu theeraathu
Manmadha sangathi
Yennadhu paappom
Maththatha appuram ketppom
Ada sonnatha seiyanum
Sondhatha saeppom
Sorgatha nithamum kaappom
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Oh senju veccha sirppam pola
Haan vanthirukku chinna ponnu
Male :Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinjaala
Panja thottu theya pola
Poththikkanum vaa vaa kannu
Male :Ahh..jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinjaala
Vetkkamthaan ethukku
Kittavaa athukku
Muththamthaan koduththu
Moththama keduththu
Mudiyaatha padiaanaen
Odiyaatha kodi naanae
Vidiyaatha pozhuthaanen
Vizhiyaalae pazhuthaanen
Jivvunu yeruthu
Gummunu aasa
Thikkunu maaruthu baasha
Ada jammunu thookkuthu
Podanum poosa
Shenbaga poo manam veesa
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Haan pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arae
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae
Oru pangu kudiththidu sakkaraiyae
Nalla sedthi solluthu
Amma sungidiyae
Unna thaedi nikkuthu
Aelae langadiyae
Athae jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidiyae
Appadi podu
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidiyae
Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hey jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidiyae
Rapappappapa
Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidiyae
Chapa chapa chapa chapa chapaap
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arey!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
After Panguni comes Chithirai (the spring month)!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arey!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Oh, the charm of the bindi and the beauty of flowers,
and the golden, jewel-like charm of your feet!
Male: Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinjaala
Your graceful figure and pretty hands,
and the silken glow of your skin!
Male: Ah, Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinjaala
Everything is right beside you,
completely for you!
Take it all on lease
and keep track of the count!
Hunger and thirst will disappear,
and sleep won't come even if you lie down!
This sweet taste will never fade,
and tasting it will never be enough!
Matters of love and passion,
let us explore what they are!
We can talk about the rest later!
Hey, we must do what was promised,
let us unite our hearts in love!
Let us cherish this heaven every single day!
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arey!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Oh, sculpted just like a statue,
here arrives the young girl!
Male: Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinjaala
Like gently caressing soft cotton,
I must hold you close, come to me, darling!
Male: Ah... Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinjaala
Why be shy now?
Come closer to me!
By giving sweet kisses,
you have completely swept me off my feet!
I have become utterly helpless,
I am a tender vine that will not break!
I became a night that never dawns,
completely captivated by your eyes!
A sudden rush surges through,
this blossoming desire!
My words suddenly falter and stammer!
Ah, it lifts the spirit wonderfully,
we must celebrate this moment,
as the scent of Shenbaga flowers fills the air!
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
Haan, after Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
Arey!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidi
Jilimili jilimili jilimili
After Panguni comes Chithirai!
Drink your share, my sweet sugar!
It brings good news,
oh girl in the Sungudi saree!
It stands waiting just for you,
hey playful girl!
That is right! Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidiye!
Strike that rhythm!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidiye
Hoy hoy hoy hoy!
Hey, Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidiye!
Rappappappappaa!
Jinjunaakkudi Jinaalaangidiye!
Sappa sappa sappa sappa sappaa!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Pangunikapparam Chittiraiyae' from Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992) is a vibrant, upbeat Tamil folk-pop track composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. The song uses traditional Tamil seasonal metaphors—such as the transition from the Tamil month of Panguni to Chittirai (marking spring and sweet new beginnings)—to celebrate romantic attraction, youthful charm, and playful courtship. Filled with folk beat vocables like 'Jinjunaakkudi' and 'Jilimili', the lyrics praise the physical grace, beauty, and allure of a young woman wrapped in a Madurai Sungudi saree. The lovers express their intense passion, sleepless desires, and joyful surrender to romance, painting a picture of overwhelming love and ecstatic festivity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Seasonal Symbolism
“Pangunikapparam chittiraiyae”
Comparing the arrival of love to the onset of the month of Chittirai right after Panguni, signifying fresh beginnings, spring, and sweetness.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Oh pottazhagum poovazhagum / Kattazhagum kai azhagum”
Matching second consonants across lines ('tt' in pottazhagum, poovazhagum, kattazhagum, pattu).
Simile (Upamani)
“Oh senju veccha sirppam pola”
Comparing the beauty of the girl to a finely carved stone sculpture ('sirppam pola').
Onomatopoeia / Solkattu
“Jinjunaakkudi jinaalangidi / Jilimili jilimili jilimili”
Use of rhythmic non-lexical vocables to induce folk rhythm and high energy.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and directed by Balu Mahendra, 'Vanna Vanna Pookkal' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The music album was hugely successful, featuring singers SP Balasubrahmanyam and KS Chithra for this track, blending folk rhythm with rich orchestral arrangements.
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