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Rukku Rukku Rukku

From Avvai Shanmughi · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Kamal Haasan, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Avvai Shanmughi
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
11 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rukku rukku rukku
Arae baaba rukku
Oh my darling….
Maami
Pyaari jaanu
Give me a look-u
Rukku rukku rukku
Arae baaba rukku
Oh my jaanu
Give me a look-u
Rukku rukku rukku…uu…
Oh ho…baesh
Dil mera thadpae therae liyae…
Dil mera thadpae therae liyae…
Gussa thera vallaa vallaa
Nakhrae thera uff uff uff….
Rukku rukku rukku…
Thoonukkullum irupaandi
Thurumbilum irupaandi
Nambiyavar nenjil nirpaandi
Kungumaththa veppaandi
Konji konji nirppaandi
Kondavan pol thunai yaaradi
Posalgal vandhaal
Dont be angry
Porumaiyai kaaththaa
Vaazhkkai jaangri
Nalla kudumbam dhaan
Oru koyil
Endrum deiveegam vaibhogam
Kondaadum idamallavaa
Husband-u dhaan poyaachchu
Suspend-u dhaan aayaachchu
Oorariyum en case-u dhaan…aaaa
Pattadhellaam pattaachu
Kanneer romba vittaachu
Aayiduthu divorce-u dhaan
Thirumana vaazhkkai
Total waste-u
Enakkadhil inimel
Illai taste-u
Romba pudichadhu
Appan veedu
Endrum ullaasam urchaagam
Undaagum idamallavaa
Tharigida tharigida
Tharigida tharigida
………………………………..
Oru maadhu thalaivanai
Odhukkudhal thavaru
Nedungaalam nizhal thara
Unakkedhu suvaru
Aayiram kaalam
Payiraai vilaindhadhu
Aruvadaiaagi
Netrae mudindhadhu
Sogaththil
Undaachu kobam
Andha kobaththil
Yaarukku laabam
Yaar enna sonnaalum
Dont care
Naan koondukkul sikkaadha
Free bird
Adi poga poga
Maami pechu puriyum
Rukku rukku rukku
Arae baaba rukku
Oh my jaanu
Give me a look-u
Rukku rukku rukku…
Bam bam pampaba bam pam
Bam pam bam
Bapaba bam pampaba bam pam
Bam pam bam
Bapaba bam pampaba bam pam
Bam pam bam
Viral thaandi nagangalum
Valarvadhu sariyaa
Adhai naamum narukkida
Ninaippadhu pizhaiyaa
Nagaththinai manam pol
Nee dhaan narukkanum
Aayinum viralai
Pirindhaa irukkanum
Ammaadi yen indha potti
Ippo ennaachu sollungo maami
Eppodhum
Life partner vendum
Yedhu aanaalum
Thunai theda thondrum
Anbu 50-60 aanapodhum malarum…
Thoonukkullum irupaandi
Thurumbilum irupaandi
Nambiyavar nenjil nirpaandi…ee…
Kungumaththa veppaandi
Konji konji nirppaandi
Kondavan pol thunai yaaradi
Posalgal vandhaal
Dont be angry
Porumaiyai kaaththaa
Vaazhkkai jaangri
Nalla kudumbam dhaan
Oru koyil
Endrum deiveegam vaibhogam
Kondaadum idamallavaa
Rukku rukku rukku
Arae baaba rukku
Oh my jaanu
Give me a look-u
Rukku rukku rukku…
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku!
Oh dear, stop!
Oh my darling...
Maami!
My sweet Jaanu!
Give me a look!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku!
Oh dear, stop!
Oh my Jaanu!
Give me a look!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku...
Oh ho... wonderful!
My heart beats only for you...
My heart beats only for you...
Oh goodness, this anger of yours!
Oh, all these tantrums of yours!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku...
He is in every pillar,
and in every speck of straw!
He dwells in the hearts of those who trust him!
He will put kumkum on your forehead,
and shower you with sweet affection!
Who can be a companion like a husband?
When quarrels arise,
don't be angry!
If you hold onto patience,
life is as sweet as jaangiri!
A good family
is a temple!
Isn't it a place where divinity
and joy are always celebrated?
The husband is gone,
and suspended for good!
The whole town knows my case...
I have suffered all I could,
and shed so many tears!
Now the divorce is done!
Married life
is a total waste!
I have no taste
for it anymore!
What I love most
is my father's home!
Isn't that the place
where fun and joy are always found?
Tharikita tharikita
Tharikita tharikita
...
For a woman to push away
her husband is wrong!
To give you shade for years to come,
where is your supporting wall?
What was grown
as a crop for a thousand years
was harvested
and ended yesterday!
Out of sadness,
anger was born.
But from that anger,
who gains anything?
No matter who says what,
I don't care!
I am a free bird
that won't get trapped in a cage!
As time goes by, my girl,
you will understand this Maami's words!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku!
Oh dear, stop!
Oh my Jaanu!
Give me a look!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku...
Paam paam paampapa paam paam
Paam paam paam
Paapapa paam paampapa paam paam
Paam paam paam
Paapapa paam paampapa paam paam
Paam paam paam
When nails grow beyond
the fingers, is it right?
If we want to trim them,
is that a mistake?
You should trim the nails
as much as you like,
but should you cut off
and separate the finger itself?
Oh dear girl, why this fight?
Tell me Maami, what happened now?
One will always
need a life partner!
Whatever happens,
the heart yearns for companionship!
Love will bloom even at fifty or sixty...
He is in every pillar,
and in every speck of straw!
He dwells in the hearts of those who trust him...
He will put kumkum on your forehead,
and shower you with sweet affection!
Who can be a companion like a husband?
When quarrels arise,
don't be angry!
If you hold onto patience,
life is as sweet as jaangiri!
A good family
is a temple!
Isn't it a place where divinity
and joy are always celebrated?
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku!
Oh dear, stop!
Oh my Jaanu!
Give me a look!
Rukku, Rukku, Rukku...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Rukku Rukku Rukku' is a lighthearted yet philosophical debate song from the 1996 comedy classic 'Avvai Shanmughi', composed by Deva and written by Vaali. In the film, Kamal Haasan disguised as the elderly Brahmin nanny Shanmugi (Maami) tries to reconcile his estranged wife Janaki (referred to playfully as Rukku/Jaanu) while engaging in a witty battle of words with her and family members.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Nalla kudumbam dhaan Oru koyil

Comparing a happy family to a temple ('Nalla kudumbam dhaan Oru koyil').

Analogy

Viral thaandi nagangalum Valarvadhu sariyaa

Comparing trimming nails from fingers to resolving small flaws in a marriage without cutting off the bond/relationship entirely.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thoonukkullum irupaandi / Thurumbilum irupaandi

Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Kanneer' and 'Aayiduthu/Pattadhellaam' or 'Thoonukkullum' and 'Thurumbilum'.

Code-mixing / Tanglish

Naan koondukkul sikkaadha Free bird

Blending Tamil lyrics with colloquial English phrases like 'Total waste-u', 'Dont care', and 'Free bird' for comic and relatable effect.

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Trivia

Music for Avvai Shanmughi was composed by Deva. The song 'Rukku Rukku Rukku' was sung by Kamal Haasan along with Sujatha Mohan. The movie was an official remake of the Hollywood film 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (1993).

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