- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Periya Marudhu
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponnu velaiyira boomi idhu
Indha boomiya kaakkura saami idhu
Aiyanaara vandhu paadungadi
Ingae aasaiyaa kai kotti aadungadi
Mannil irukkudhu vaasamadi
Namma paattula eppavum veesumadi
Paattu manakkattum paadungadi
Vala kaiya kulungattum kummiyadi
Kummiyadi ponnu kummiyadi
Valai kulunga kai kotti kummiyadi
Oorukku ellaiyil koyiladi
Ingae ulladhu aiyanaar saamiadi
Kaaval irukkira saami idhu
Adhan kaiyil irukkira boomi idhu
Saamiya mudhalil kumbidadi
Indha boomiya dheivamaa nambidadi
Sanda sacharavu yaedhukkadi
Namma saadhi sanathoda koodikkadi
Saami varam tharum paathukkadi
Idhai thandhana thom solli kummiyadi
Haei kai valaiyal paattu katta
Kaal salangai thaalam thatta
Kanakkaaga adi eduppom
Paatha sanam ichu kotta
Paaraatti mechi kolla
Ellorum kai pudippom
Kai valaiyal paattu katta
Kaal salangai thaalam thatta
Kanakkaaga adi eduppom
Paatha sanam ichu kotta
Paaraatti mechi kolla
Ellorum kai pudippom
Mayilaattam aada vandhaa thirunaalu
Namma manam pola
Nanma tharum oru naalu
Mayilaattam aada vandhaa thirunaalu
Namma manam pola nanma tharum oru naalu
Oyilaaga vandhu ninnu asanjaadu
Indha ooraarkku vaazhthu cholli yesa paadu
Mayilaattam aadayila
Maappu vachu paadayila
Mainar paiyan suthi valachaan
Maaraappu chaelaiyila
Maiyal vachu aasaiyila
Naisaaga kannu adichaan
Mayilaattam aadayila
Maappu vachu paadayila
Mainar paiyan suthi valachaan
Maaraappu chaelaiyila
Maiyal vachu aasaiyila
Naisaaga kannu adichaan
Maamaannu solla cholli sirichaandi
Oru malliya poo sendu
Katti kodutthaandi
Maamaannu solla cholli sirichaandi
Oru malliyap poo sendu katti kodutthaandi
Vittaakkaa innum konjam povaandi
Chinna veettukkoru aal pudikkum vaelaandi
Veerar kulam vaazhndhu vandha seemaiyadi
Vaengai yena paayum indha kaalaiadi
Female :Saaya kudi veerar kulam mangaiyadi
Thaavi vandhu naan nadathi kaaturendi
Pombalaikku ingu vambhu edhukku
Kaalaikku rendu kombu irukku
Female :Ada dadadada kaalai adakka saelai irukku
Kombai adakka thembhu irukku
Jalli kattu kaalai ingu paayudhadi
Komba komba aatti kitti seerudhadi
Saelai idhan vaasam patta sokkumadi
Sonnabadi kettukittu nikkkumadi
Vaesham pottu vandha kaala
Adhu aazha paarkkudhadi aala
Chorus :Thandha naana thandha naana thandham
Kaathil aadi varum saela
Adha paarthu aattudhadi vaala
Chorus :Thandha naana thandha naana thandham
Innumum thulludhu kaala
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Konjam paaradi kaaturen vaela
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Idhu thaviya thavikkum erudhu
Adhu edhaiyo nanachu varudhu
Kaalaikku yedhadi meesai
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Adhu kannula ethanai aasai
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Idhu azhaga irundha rasikkum
Ada asanja nadantha mayangum
Maadum ini aadum adha aada vekkatta
Ye paati oru thaalam adha poda vekkatta
Kaala pudippen vaala odippen
Komba valaippen endrum jayippen
Saaya kudi veerar kula mangaiyadi
Kaalai idhu thaan adangi ponadhadi
This is a land where gold grows,
And this is the deity who protects this land.
Come and sing praises of Ayyanar, girls!
Clap your hands eagerly and dance here, girls!
There is a sweet fragrance in this soil, girls!
It always wafts through our songs, girls!
Let our songs be fragrant, sing girls!
Let your bangled wrists shake and dance the Kummi!
Dance the Kummi, dance the golden Kummi!
Clap your hands with jingling bangles and dance the Kummi!
There is a temple at the village border, girls!
Lord Ayyanar dwells right here, girls!
He is the guardian deity watching over us,
And this land rests safe in his hands.
First bow down and worship the Lord, girls,
And believe in this Mother Earth as a goddess, girls!
Why get into quarrels and fights, girls?
Come together in unity with our kith and kin, girls!
The Lord will grant our boons, you will see!
Chant 'Thanthana Thom' and dance the Kummi to this!
Hey, as the hand bangles make music,
And the ankle bells keep the beat,
Let us take our steps with perfect rhythm!
As the watching crowd clicks their tongues in wonder,
Praising and admiring us,
Let us all join hands together!
As the hand bangles make music,
And the ankle bells keep the beat,
Let us take our steps with perfect rhythm!
As the watching crowd clicks their tongues in wonder,
Praising and admiring us,
Let us all join hands together!
The festive day has come for the peacock dance,
Just as our hearts desire,
A day that brings good fortune!
The festive day has come for the peacock dance,
Just as our hearts desire, a day that brings good fortune!
Come stand gracefully and sway to the dance,
Bless the villagers and sing playful songs!
While I was dancing the peacock dance,
And singing with full style and flair,
A rich young dandy cornered me!
With his eyes fixed on my sari's pallu,
Laden with longing and desire,
He smoothly winked at me!
While I was dancing the peacock dance,
And singing with full style and flair,
A rich young dandy cornered me!
With his eyes fixed on my sari's pallu,
Laden with longing and desire,
He smoothly winked at me!
He smiled and asked me to call him 'Mama',
And a garland of jasmine flowers,
He strung together and gave me!
He smiled and asked me to call him 'Mama',
He strung together a bunch of jasmines and gave it to me!
If given free rein, he will go even further,
It is just a scheme to make someone his second wife, girls!
This is the land where a brave warrior clan lived, girls!
This bull pounces like a tiger, girls!
Female: I am a girl of the brave Sayalkudi clan, girls!
I will leap forward and show you how to handle him!
Why should a woman stir up trouble here?
A bull has two sharp horns!
Female: Ah, there is a sari to tame the bull!
And I have the grit to tame its horns!
The Jallikattu bull charges right here, girls!
It tosses its horns and snorts with rage, girls!
Once it catches the scent of a sari, it will be charmed, girls!
It will listen and stand still just as it is told, girls!
This bull that came putting on a show,
Is trying to test a person's depth, girls!
Chorus: Thantha naana thantha naana thantham
At the sari fluttering in the wind,
Looking at it, the bull wags its tail, girls!
Chorus: Thantha naana thantha naana thantham
The bull is still leaping and prancing!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Just watch, girls, I will show it my skill!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: This bull is restless with longing,
It comes thinking of something mischievous!
Since when does a bull have a mustache, girls?
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Look at how much desire fills its eyes!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: It admires anything that is pretty,
If I sway as I walk, it swoons!
Even the bull will dance now, shall I make it dance?
Hey grandma, shall I get a rhythm played for it?
I will catch the bull, I will twist its tail,
I will bend its horns, I will always win!
I am a girl of the brave Sayalkudi clan, girls!
See, this bull has finally been tamed, girls!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk song from Periya Marudhu (1994) celebrates village culture, traditional dance forms like Kummi and Mayilaattam, and the valor associated with rural Tamil Nadu. It begins as a devotional and cultural ode to Lord Aiyanaar, the guardian deity of the village, praising the fertile soil and urging community harmony through traditional group dancing. As the song progresses, the narrative shifts playfully to a playful flirtation between a young woman dancing Mayilaattam and a flirtatious young man, before morphing into a spirited Jallikattu-style battle of wits and courage between a woman of the brave Sayalgudi lineage and a playful bull.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaengai yena paayum indha kaalaiadi”
Compares the charging bull to a pouncing tiger using 'yena'.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ponnu velaiyira boomi idhu / Indha boomiya kaakkura saami idhu”
The second letter 'n' matches across adjacent lines creating a rhythmic harmony.
Moonaam (Alliteration)
“Kaaval irukkira saami idhu / Adhan kaiyil irukkira boomi idhu”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' creates auditory rhythm.
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Trivia
The song features traditional Tamil folk music elements and portrays Kummi and Mayilaattam along with references to the famous rural bull-taming sport Jallikattu and clan heritage (Sayalgudi).
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