- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Maanikka Thottil
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Nov 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Samaththaana mappillai ivaru
Sangathi keladi thangachi
Samaththaana mappillai ivaru
Sangathi keladi thangachi
Thangam pola chinna ponnukku
Samamaai intha ammaanji
Thangam pola chinna ponnukku
Samamaai intha ammaanji
Samamaai intha ammaanji
…………….
Vennei vettiya sippaai ivaru
Pennai kattukka vanthaaru
Thonnai konduvaa neiyai podu
Dosai muppathu thinpaaru
Paarvaikku thaanadi raja
Paththini ponnukku koojaa
Paarvaikku thaanadi raja
Paththini ponnukku koojaa
Paarkkira paarvai thookkuthu aalai
Payila pottukka lesaa
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Chorus :Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Samaththaana mappillai ivaru
Sangathi keladi thangachi
Pottenna poovenna
Ponnenna maniyenna
Ponnaaga piranthumenna
Podaatha nagai enna poomaalai azhagenna
Bommai polirunthumenna
Sappaani mookkayi ivalukku
Nam veettil sambantham vaaiththathenna
Samsaari maappillai sanniyaasiyaai maara
Idam paarththu vanthathenna
Ammaa ivathaan athirshttakkaari
Azhagiya mappillai vachchaaru
Arjunan pola enga mappillai
Aadhi manthiyai pudichchaaru
Paarvaikkuththaan ival alliyadi
Pasapura velaiyil kalliyadi
Paarththaal thangam siriththaal vairam
Urasi paarththaal velliyadi
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Chorus :Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
………………
Arivenna thiramenna azhagenna
Gunamenna aaraatchi moolai enna
Aaraezhu varushangal aaraam vaguppilae
Aaniyaal Adichchathenna
Maharani seedhaikku raman kidaikkaamal
Anumaaru vaaichchathenna
Magarasi ival vanthu vaazhavaippaal endru
Manamaalai pottathenna
Kannam sivantha roja poovukku
Mullaai vaiththaar mappillai
Kannanai pola enni kondaaru
Aiyyo paavam aan pillai
Annaththai pola ponnadi
Azhagiya meen pola kannadi
Ennaiththai solla ivalukku vaiththathu
Engiruntho vantha kali mannadi
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae
Kottungadi ketti melam
He is such a well-behaved groom,
Listen to the news, my younger sister!
He is such a well-behaved groom,
Listen to the news, my younger sister!
For a young girl pure like gold,
Matches this simple-minded, foolish man!
For a young girl pure like gold,
Matches this simple-minded, foolish man!
Matches this simple-minded, foolish man!
...
He is a soldier who slices soft butter,
And he has come to wed the bride!
Bring a leaf cup and pour the ghee,
He will devour thirty dosas at once!
He looks like a king only for show,
Carrying the water jug for his chaste bride!
He looks like a king only for show,
Carrying the water jug for his chaste bride!
The way he stares sweeps a person off their feet,
Why not lock the fellow up in jail?
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
Chorus: Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
He is such a well-behaved groom,
Listen to the news, my younger sister!
What use is a bindi or flowers,
What use is gold or gems,
What is the point of being born pure like gold,
Unworn jewels and the beauty of flower garlands,
What is the use if she just stands like a doll?
For this flat-nosed, simple girl,
How did our house get tied in this alliance?
For a family-minded groom to turn into a monk,
Why did he come searching for this place?
Oh, she is indeed the lucky one,
She secured such a handsome groom!
Our groom, fine like Arjuna,
Has caught hold of a monkey-like bride!
She looks like a delicate lily to the eyes,
But in sly trickery, she is a thief, girl!
Look at her, she is gold; smile, she is a diamond;
If you test her closely, she is just cheap silver, girl!
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
Chorus: Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
...
What wisdom, what talent, what beauty,
What character, what an analytical mind!
For six or seven long years in the sixth grade,
How firmly she remained stuck there!
Instead of getting a Rama for Queen Sita,
How did she end up with Hanuman?
Believing this blessed woman would bring prosperity,
Why did he place the wedding garland on her?
For a red-cheeked rose flower,
The groom was attached like a thorn!
He considered himself divine like Lord Krishna,
Oh, poor helpless young man!
She walks gracefully like a swan, my girl,
She has eyes like a beautiful fish!
What can I say? Destined for her,
Was a lump of useless clay from somewhere!
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
Dakkumukku dikku rhythm, hey woman!
Beat the auspicious marriage drums, girls!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful wedding track composed by M. S. Viswanathan and penned by Kannadasan features teasing banter between two sides or women attending a wedding celebration. The song uses humorous hyperbole to playfully mock both the groom and the bride. The groom is teased for his simple nature, massive appetite, and slow academic progress, while the bride is poked fun at for her looks and tricky demeanor, balanced with compliments comparing her to gold and diamonds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thangam pola chinna ponnukku”
Compares the girl's preciousness to gold ('Thangam pola chinna ponnukku') and her feet/eyes to a swan and fish ('Annaththai pola ponnadi / Azhagiya meen pola kannadi').
Irony / Sarcasm (Vanjappugazhci)
“Vennei vettiya sippaai ivaru”
Playfully mocking the groom's 'bravery' by calling him a soldier who cuts butter ('Vennei vettiya sippaai ivaru').
Alliterative Rhythm (Monai & Ethirhai)
“Dakkumukku dikku thaalam adiyae”
Use of rhythmic folk sound expressions like 'Dakkumukku dikku thaalam' to create a lively dance rhythm.
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Trivia
This playful bridal-teasing song features the energetic duet of L. R. Eswari and S. Janaki, two legendary playback singers who frequently collaborated for expressive, theatrical, and comic duet tracks in 1970s Tamil cinema.
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