Rettai Kuruvi
From Irumbu Pookkal · 1991
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Mano, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Irumbu Pookkal1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jamkkujam kku jajamkku jam | Jamkkujam kku jajamkku jam (Rhythmic beat vocalization) |
| Kkujam kku jajamkku jamjamjam | Kkujam kku jajamkku jamjamjam (Rhythmic beat vocalization) |
| Male | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Female | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Ippodhu unakku | Right now for you |
| Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum | Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum |
| Male :Kalyaana vayasu | Male: It is marriageable age |
| Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum | Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum |
| Female :Sollunga enakku | Female: Tell me now |
| Soodaachu manasu | My heart has grown warm with longing |
| Male :Nenjilae ulladhai chollalaama | Male: Shall I express what is in my heart? |
| Female | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Manam engum neruppirukku | There is a fire burning all across the mind |
| Eriyudhu eriyudhu kozhundhu vittu | It is burning and blazing in full flames |
| Female | |
| Unakkum thaan poruppirukku | You too share a responsibility here |
| Nee adhai anaikkanum nerungi vandhu | You must come closer and extinguish it |
| Male | |
| Manam engum neruppirukku | There is a fire burning all across the mind |
| Eriyudhu eriyudhu kozhundhu vittu | It is burning and blazing in full flames |
| Female | |
| Unakkum thaan poruppirukku | You too share a responsibility here |
| Nee adhai anaikkanum nerungi vandhu | You must come closer and extinguish it |
| Male | |
| Kannaalae erikkaadhae | Do not burn me with your eyes |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Male :Sollaamal parikkaadhae | Male: Do not pluck without telling |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Female :Onnaaga sirikkaadhae | Female: Do not laugh together teasingly |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Female :En nenjai izhukkaadhae | Female: Do not pull my heart away |
| Male | |
| Yedho vegam ennodu modha | Some kind of speed collides with me |
| Naanae thaduthum nillaadhu | Even if I try to stop it, it does not hold back |
| Female | |
| Kaalam neram ippodhu saera | As the time and moment come together now |
| Bodhai ondru jivvendru yera | An intoxication rises up rapidly |
| Male | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | (Instrumental Interlude) |
| Male | |
| Poovaana vaalibam thaan | May this flower-like youth |
| Pudhu pudhu rasanaiyai kaanattumae | Experience new and fresh tastes |
| Female | |
| Boopaalam kettadhumae | As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard |
| Pudhu vidha ulaginai paarkkattumae | May it behold a new kind of world |
| Male | |
| Poovaana vaalibam thaan | May this flower-like youth |
| Pudhu pudhu rasanaiyai kaanattumae | Experience new and fresh tastes |
| Female | |
| Boopaalam kettadhumae | As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard |
| Pudhu vidha ulaginai paarkkattumae | May it behold a new kind of world |
| Male | |
| Ellorukkum vidivu varum | Dawn will break for everyone |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Male :Ennaadha mudivu varaum | Male: What a wonderful resolution will arrive |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Female :Ponnaana manangalilae | Female: In golden hearts |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Female :Ennaalum inimai varum | Female: Sweetness will blossom every day |
| Chorus :Jukuku jumjum | Chorus: Jukuku jumjum |
| Male | |
| Naalai endru ippodhu vaadum | A timid heart that languishes thinking of tomorrow |
| Kozhai nenjam koodaadhu | Should not exist |
| Female | |
| Vaazhai pola nillaamal valarum | Growing endlessly like a banana plant |
| Inbangal malarum pon naalum pularum | Joys will blossom and a golden day will dawn |
| Male | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Female | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Ippodhu unakku | Right now for you |
| Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum | Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum |
| Male :Kalyaana vayasu | Male: It is marriageable age |
| Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum | Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum |
| Female :Sollunga enakku | Female: Tell me now |
| Soodaachu manasu | My heart has grown warm with longing |
| Male :Nenjilae ulladhai chollalaama | Male: Shall I express what is in my heart? |
| Female | |
| Retta kuruvi | Twin birds |
| Retta vaalu kuruvi | Twin-tailed birds |
| Ippa koottukkulla thaan | Are inside the nest right now |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
| Male | |
| Sondha kadhaiyai | Their own life story |
| Adhu solli mudikkum | It will finish narrating |
| Indha paattukkulla thaan | Right within this song |
| Chorus | |
| Jhukum ku jhum | Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain) |
ஜம்க்குஜம் க்கு ஜஜம்க்கு ஜம்
க்குஜம் க்கு ஜஜம்க்கு ஜம்ஜம்ஜம்
Jamkkujam kku jajamkku jam (Rhythmic beat vocalization)
Kkujam kku jajamkku jamjamjam (Rhythmic beat vocalization)
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ள தான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
இப்போது உனக்கு
குழு :
ஜூகும் கு கும்
கல்யாண வயசு
குழு :
ஜூகும் கு கும்
சொல்லுங்க எனக்கு
சூடாச்சு மனசு
நெஞ்சிலே உள்ளதைச் சொல்லலாமா
Right now for you
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Male: It is marriageable age
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Female: Tell me now
My heart has grown warm with longing
Male: Shall I express what is in my heart?
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
மனம் எங்கும் நெருப்பிருக்கு
எரியுது எரியுது கொழுந்து விட்டு
There is a fire burning all across the mind
It is burning and blazing in full flames
உனக்கும்தான் பொறுப்பிருக்கு
நீ அதை அணைக்கணும் நெருங்கி வந்து
You too share a responsibility here
You must come closer and extinguish it
மனம் எங்கும் நெருப்பிருக்கு
எரியுது எரியுது கொழுந்து விட்டு
There is a fire burning all across the mind
It is burning and blazing in full flames
உனக்கும்தான் பொறுப்பிருக்கு
நீ அதை அணைக்கணும் நெருங்கி வந்து
You too share a responsibility here
You must come closer and extinguish it
கண்ணாலே எரிக்காதே
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
சொல்லாமல் பறிக்காதே
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
ஒண்ணாக சிரிக்காதே
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
என் நெஞ்சை இழுக்காதே
Do not burn me with your eyes
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Male: Do not pluck without telling
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female: Do not laugh together teasingly
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female: Do not pull my heart away
ஏதோ வேகம் என்னோடு மோத
நானே தடுக்கும் நில்லாது
Some kind of speed collides with me
Even if I try to stop it, it does not hold back
காலம் நேரம் இப்போது சேர
போதை ஒன்று ஜிவ்வென்று ஏற
As the time and moment come together now
An intoxication rises up rapidly
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
............................................
(Instrumental Interlude)
பூவான வாலிபம்தான்
புதுப் புது ரசனையைக் காணட்டுமே
May this flower-like youth
Experience new and fresh tastes
பூபாளம் கேட்டதுமே
புது வித உலகினைப் பார்க்கட்டுமே
As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard
May it behold a new kind of world
பூவான வாலிபம்தான்
புதுப் புது ரசனையைக் காணட்டுமே
May this flower-like youth
Experience new and fresh tastes
பூபாளம் கேட்டதுமே
புது வித உலகினைப் பார்க்கட்டுமே
As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard
May it behold a new kind of world
எல்லோருக்கும் விடிவு வரும்
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
எண்ணாத முடிவு வரும்
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
பொன்னான மனங்களிலே
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
எந்நாளும் இனிமை வரும்
குழு :
ஜூகுகும் ஜூம் ஜூம்
Dawn will break for everyone
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Male: What a wonderful resolution will arrive
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female: In golden hearts
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female: Sweetness will blossom every day
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
நாளை என்று இப்போது வாடும்
கோழை நெஞ்சம் கூடாது
A timid heart that languishes thinking of tomorrow
Should not exist
வாழை போல நில்லாமல் வளரும்
இன்பங்கள் மலரும் பொன் நாளும் புலரும்
Growing endlessly like a banana plant
Joys will blossom and a golden day will dawn
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
இப்போது உனக்கு
குழு :
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
கல்யாண வயசு
குழு :
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
சொல்லுங்க எனக்கு
சூடாச்சு மனசு
நெஞ்சிலே உள்ளதைச் சொல்லலாமா
Right now for you
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Male: It is marriageable age
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Female: Tell me now
My heart has grown warm with longing
Male: Shall I express what is in my heart?
ரெட்டக் குருவி
ரெட்ட வாலுக் குருவி
இப்ப கூட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Twin birds
Twin-tailed birds
Are inside the nest right now
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
சொந்தக் கதையை
அது சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
இந்தப் பாட்டுக்குள்ளதான்
Their own life story
It will finish narrating
Right within this song
ஜூகும் குஜூம்
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Jamkkujam kku jajamkku jam
Jamkkujam kku jajamkku jam (Rhythmic beat vocalization)
Kkujam kku jajamkku jamjamjam
Kkujam kku jajamkku jamjamjam (Rhythmic beat vocalization)
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Ippodhu unakku
Right now for you
Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Male :Kalyaana vayasu
Male: It is marriageable age
Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Female :Sollunga enakku
Female: Tell me now
Soodaachu manasu
My heart has grown warm with longing
Male :Nenjilae ulladhai chollalaama
Male: Shall I express what is in my heart?
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Manam engum neruppirukku
There is a fire burning all across the mind
Eriyudhu eriyudhu kozhundhu vittu
It is burning and blazing in full flames
Unakkum thaan poruppirukku
You too share a responsibility here
Nee adhai anaikkanum nerungi vandhu
You must come closer and extinguish it
Manam engum neruppirukku
There is a fire burning all across the mind
Eriyudhu eriyudhu kozhundhu vittu
It is burning and blazing in full flames
Unakkum thaan poruppirukku
You too share a responsibility here
Nee adhai anaikkanum nerungi vandhu
You must come closer and extinguish it
Kannaalae erikkaadhae
Do not burn me with your eyes
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Male :Sollaamal parikkaadhae
Male: Do not pluck without telling
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female :Onnaaga sirikkaadhae
Female: Do not laugh together teasingly
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female :En nenjai izhukkaadhae
Female: Do not pull my heart away
Yedho vegam ennodu modha
Some kind of speed collides with me
Naanae thaduthum nillaadhu
Even if I try to stop it, it does not hold back
Kaalam neram ippodhu saera
As the time and moment come together now
Bodhai ondru jivvendru yera
An intoxication rises up rapidly
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
………………………….
(Instrumental Interlude)
Poovaana vaalibam thaan
May this flower-like youth
Pudhu pudhu rasanaiyai kaanattumae
Experience new and fresh tastes
Boopaalam kettadhumae
As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard
Pudhu vidha ulaginai paarkkattumae
May it behold a new kind of world
Poovaana vaalibam thaan
May this flower-like youth
Pudhu pudhu rasanaiyai kaanattumae
Experience new and fresh tastes
Boopaalam kettadhumae
As soon as the morning raga Boopaalam is heard
Pudhu vidha ulaginai paarkkattumae
May it behold a new kind of world
Ellorukkum vidivu varum
Dawn will break for everyone
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Male :Ennaadha mudivu varaum
Male: What a wonderful resolution will arrive
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female :Ponnaana manangalilae
Female: In golden hearts
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Female :Ennaalum inimai varum
Female: Sweetness will blossom every day
Chorus :Jukuku jumjum
Chorus: Jukuku jumjum
Naalai endru ippodhu vaadum
A timid heart that languishes thinking of tomorrow
Kozhai nenjam koodaadhu
Should not exist
Vaazhai pola nillaamal valarum
Growing endlessly like a banana plant
Inbangal malarum pon naalum pularum
Joys will blossom and a golden day will dawn
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Ippodhu unakku
Right now for you
Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Male :Kalyaana vayasu
Male: It is marriageable age
Chorus :Jhukum ku jhum
Chorus: Jhukum ku jhum
Female :Sollunga enakku
Female: Tell me now
Soodaachu manasu
My heart has grown warm with longing
Male :Nenjilae ulladhai chollalaama
Male: Shall I express what is in my heart?
Retta kuruvi
Twin birds
Retta vaalu kuruvi
Twin-tailed birds
Ippa koottukkulla thaan
Are inside the nest right now
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Sondha kadhaiyai
Their own life story
Adhu solli mudikkum
It will finish narrating
Indha paattukkulla thaan
Right within this song
Jhukum ku jhum
Jhukum ku jhum (Rhythmic refrain)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Retta Kuruvi' from the 1991 Tamil movie Irumbu Pookkal uses the metaphor of two birds ('Retta kuruvi') tucked safely inside a nest to symbolize a couple sharing their personal love story. Through catchy rhythmic beats and upbeat duets, the lovers express their budding romance, playful tension, and mutual desire to be united in marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Retta kuruvi / Retta vaalu kuruvi / Ippa koottukkulla thaan”
Comparing the lovers to 'Retta kuruvi' (twin birds) resting inside a nest.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Manam engum neruppirukku / Eriyudhu eriyudhu kozhundhu vittu”
Describing passionate emotional longing as a flame/fire burning in the mind ('Manam engum neruppirukku').
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaazhai pola nillaamal valarum”
Comparing continuous joy and emotional growth to the flourishing growth of a banana plant ('Vaazhai pola').
Onomatopoeia (Oliyoppam)
“Jhukum ku jhum”
Use of rhythmic syllables like 'Jhukum ku jhum' and 'Jukuku jumjum' to mimic bird sounds and lively drum beats.
Monoreyme / Second-letter Rhyme (Edukku)
“Poovaana vaalibam thaan / Boopaalam kettadhumae”
In Tamil poetry, matching the second letter across lines creates rhythm, such as 'Poovaana' / 'Boopaalam'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Irumbu Pookkal (1991) is a crime drama film starring Prabhu and Karthik, directed by Pa. Kalaimani. The film features music composed jointly by legendary composers M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja, making it a rare collaborative project between the two maestro composers.
Keep listening
More from Irumbu Pookkal
Irumbu Pookkal
Irumbu Pookkal
Irumbu Pookkal