- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Therkathi Kallan
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae eththanaiyo cinimaavil
Enniladanga ponnungala
Suththi suththi karpazhichcha
Therkathi kallanadi…ae…
Ippa en pondatti unna
Naan panthaadaporen
Nee thindaada porae
Appuram ennai kondaada porae
Hai……jinjuchukkujakkaa
Pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen
Ada pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen
Unnai thottu parikka
Intha kattil sirikka
Pala mettu katti paada poraen
Ingu kotti kidakkum
Intha kolla Azhaga
Ippa istapadi kooda poraen
Adi idakku madakku
Unakku edhukku chittukoru
Pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen
Ada pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen hae hae
Ammi mithikkala arunthathiya paakala
Ammi mithikkala arunthathiya paakala
Aanaalum kalyaanam naanthiducchu
Paala kudikkala pazhaththa kadikkala
Paala kudikkala pazhaththa kadikkala
Pasikkuthu thavikkuthu manasukullae
Ithukku munthu naan nenachchathumilla
Virunthu vanthathu kai maelae
Oodaathae oliyaathae
Adhuthaan unnaal mudiyaathae
Koodaatha naeram kaikoodi pochchu
Ennoda vaegam kai meeraalaachchu
Appadi ippadi seppadi viththaiya padikira
Pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen
Unnai thottu parikka
Intha kattil sirikka
Pala mettu katti paada poraen
Ingu kotti kidakkum
Intha kolla Azhaga
Ippa istapadi kooda poraen
Adi idakku madakku
Unakku edhukku chittukoru
Pottu vachchu paakkaporaen
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen hae hae oo
Yaenadi mangamma en pangu engamma
Adi yaenadi mangamma en pangu engamma
Izhukkira izhuppukku vaa pakkamaa
Edhukudi paththiyam haan
Ippa eduppathu saththiyam hahho
Edhukudi paththiyam
Ippa eduppathu saththiyam
Edhukku ippa maarichchu en puththiyum
Dope-pu pottavan hero aanaen
Kootti vanthava neethaanae
Vaenaandi thagaraaru
Inimae kaappaththa mudiyaathu aamaam mama
Adi muppogam velaiyum
Ennoda vayalu
Munthaana mudichchu nee podu mayilu
Anaichchu pidichchu ippa kadhai mudichu
Unakku pottu vachchu paakkaporaen haehae
Pattu podava katti paakkaporaen haehae
Hey, in so many movies,
chasing down
countless women on screen,
I am that southern rogue, girl... hey!
Now with you as my wife,
I am going to play with you like a ball,
you are going to struggle and stumble,
and then you will celebrate me!
Hey... Jinchukku jakka!
I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you.
Hey, I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you.
To reach out and gently pluck you,
as this bed smiles with joy,
I am going to make up tunes and sing!
Spilling all over the place,
this boundless treasure of beauty,
I am going to enjoy to my heart's desire right now!
Hey, why all this stubborn resistance,
why do you need that, my little bird?
I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you.
I am going to put a round bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you, hey hey!
We didn't step on the grindstone or look at the Arundhati star,
We didn't step on the grindstone or look at the Arundhati star,
And yet our wedding has truly taken place!
I haven't had the wedding milk, nor tasted the fruit,
I haven't had the wedding milk, nor tasted the fruit,
Hungry and longing, my heart yearns inside!
I never even dreamed of this before,
yet a grand feast has landed right in my hands!
Don't run, don't try to hide,
because that is something you simply cannot do!
An impossible moment has finally come together,
and my eager passion is getting out of hand!
Playing all sorts of clever magic tricks on me...
I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you.
To reach out and gently pluck you,
as this bed smiles with joy,
I am going to make up tunes and sing!
Spilling all over the place,
this boundless treasure of beauty,
I am going to enjoy to my heart's desire right now!
Hey, why all this stubborn resistance,
why do you need that, my little bird?
I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you,
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you, hey hey oh!
Hey Mangamma, where is my rightful share?
Hey Mangamma, where is my rightful share?
Come close to me as I pull you in!
Why hold back on a strict fast, huh?
What I make now is a solemn promise, haha!
Why hold back on a strict fast,
what I make now is a solemn promise!
Why has my mind suddenly changed like this?
A stunt double like me has become the hero!
After all, you are the one who brought me here!
Don't pick an argument with me,
you cannot save yourself anymore, oh yes, darling!
Yielding three rich crops a year,
is my fertile field!
Tie our saree ends in a wedding knot, my peacock!
Holding you in a tight embrace and finishing the story right now,
I am going to put a bindi on you and admire you right now, hey hey!
I am going to dress you in a silk saree and look at you, hey hey!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and rustic duet-style track from 'Therkathi Kallan' captures a lighthearted, cheeky post-wedding sequence. The protagonist teasingly reminds his newly wedded bride about their sudden marriage and playfully demands his romantic rights as a husband, boasting about his charm and urgency while addressing her mock resistance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Adi muppogam velaiyum ennoda vayalu”
Comparing the heroine's beauty and yield of love to a fertile agricultural land that produces three harvests a year ('muppogam velaiyum ennoda vayalu').
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Asoogai)
“Unnai thottu parikka / Intha kattil sirikka”
End rhymes such as 'sirikka', 'parikka', 'paada' maintain a rhythmic, folk-dance cadence throughout the chorus.
Cultural Allusion
“Ammi mithikkala arunthathiya paakala”
References traditional Tamil Hindu wedding rituals like treading the grinding stone ('ammi mithikkala') and spotting the star Arundhati ('arunthathiya paakala').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Therkathi Kallan' (1988) stars Vijayakanth and Radhika. The film features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, showcasing a traditional rural South Tamil Nadu dialect and folk musical arrangement.
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