Siriki
From Kaappaan · 2019
- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singers
- Senthil Ganesh, Ramani Ammal
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Kaappaan2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Chorus | |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Chorus :Pachcha oodha manja vella | Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white... |
| Machaan vandhanae machiniga thulla | The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement! |
| Male :Hoiii | Male: Hoiii! |
| Chorus | |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Chorus :Pachcha oodha manja vella | Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white... |
| Machaan vandhanae machiniga thulla | The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement! |
| Male :Hoiii | Male: Hoiii! |
| Chorus | |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Chorus :Moochu keechu mutti chella | Chorus: Breath catching in joy... |
| Inga machakaaran varaan paaru alla | Look at this fortunate man who has come to conquer it all! |
| Male :Hoii | Male: Hoii! |
| Chorus | |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum | Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum |
| Chorus :Ivan ichu thantha pichikumae moola | Chorus: If he gives a kiss, it will blow your mind! |
| Ayyo manmadhanin kollu perapulla | Oh my, he is the great-grandson of the God of Love (Manmathan)! |
| Aaama manmadhanin kollu perapulla | Yes indeed, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan! |
| Yamma manmadhanin kollu perapulla | Oh mother, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan! |
| Female | |
| Raakaayi mookaayi | Raakaayi, Mookaayi... |
| Kaakaayi raamaayi | Kaakaayi, Raamaayi... |
| Engadi poninga …soomaari | Where did you all go, you lazy ones? |
| Male | |
| Sirikki seenikatti | Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy! |
| Sinungi singaari | You shy, stylish beauty! |
| Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu | Your sharp front beauty standing firm... |
| Muttudhu keeri | Pierces through like a blade! |
| Male | |
| Minukki meenukutti | Glistening like a little fish... |
| Thalukki oyaari | Swaying gracefully with elegance! |
| Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu | The beauty of her single braid from behind... |
| Ethana kodi | Is worth crores of rupees! |
| Male | |
| Vanaja karrupanoda | Vanaja, along with Karrupan... |
| Oora menjaalae | Roamed all over the town! |
| Aana raajavoda senthu | But in the end, with the king... |
| Vella pulla pethaalae | She gave birth to a fair child! |
| Male | |
| Kirija kovilathaan | Girija kept circling around... |
| Suthi vanthaalae | The temple endlessly! |
| Aana jodi thedi aalilaama | Yet looking for a partner without anyone around... |
| kaanju ninaalae | She stood dried up in solitude! |
| Dhinamum roattu mela | Her daily habit of showing off on the road... |
| Route viddum pokku nallaala | Is not a good attitude at all! |
| Avala vaala otta narukavandha | To trim her arrogance down to the roots... |
| Kathir naandhaanlae | I, Kathir, have arrived! |
| Female | |
| Sirikki…yelaa….sirikki… | Hey cheeky girl... hey... cheeky girl... |
| Male | |
| Sirikki seenikatti | Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy! |
| Sinungi singaari | You shy, stylish beauty! |
| Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu | Your sharp front beauty standing firm... |
| Muttudhu keeri | Pierces through like a blade! |
| Male | |
| Minukki meenukutti | Glistening like a little fish... |
| Thalukki oyaari | Swaying gracefully with elegance! |
| Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu | The beauty of her single braid from behind... |
| Ethana kodi | Is worth crores of rupees! |
| Male | |
| Kattampotta silukku satta | Wearing a checked silk shirt... |
| Mutti mela kaili katti | Tying the lungi above the knees... |
| Vetta veli puyala pola | Like a storm in an open field... |
| Suthi varra naaadodi | A nomad wandering all around! |
| Male | |
| Sappipotta panampazhama | Hair sticking up like a sucked palm-fruit... |
| Nattukkunikkum koramudi | Spiky, erect tuft of hair! |
| Pachchapulla kanji kudikka | When a little child hesitates to drink porridge... |
| Naaathan ippo poochandi | I am the bogeyman who comes now! |
| Male | |
| Vepangutchi marandha appatha | Grandma who forgot her neem toothbrush... |
| Un bokkaiyila pal molaikka vekkatta | Shall I make teeth grow in your toothless gum? |
| Keppa cholam nellae pochaetha | If millet, corn, and paddy vanish... |
| Nee pizza thinnu pollangkaati ennatha | What is the point of eating pizza and acting fancy? |
| Chorus | |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa |
| Male | |
| Sirikki seenikatti | Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy! |
| Sinungi singaari | You shy, stylish beauty! |
| Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu | Your sharp front beauty standing firm... |
| Muttudhu keeri | Pierces through like a blade! |
| Male | |
| Minukki meenukutti | Glistening like a little fish... |
| Thalukki oyaari | Swaying gracefully with elegance! |
| Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu | The beauty of her single braid from behind... |
| Ethana kodi | Is worth crores of rupees! |
| Male | |
| Kammakara kalathumedu | The threshing floor near the lake shore... |
| Nellu velaiyum pachcha kaadu | The lush green field where paddy grows... |
| Kattadama molaichi ninna | If you stand tall like concrete buildings... |
| Kalla thinga pora nee | You will end up eating stones! |
| Male | |
| Othakodam thannipidikka | Women standing and jostling... |
| Malluku nikkum pombalainga | To fetch a single pot of water! |
| Othumaiya pongi ezhuntha | If they rise together in unity... |
| Odi varum cauvery | Even river Cauvery will come running! |
| Male | |
| Kaasu pavusu thooki kadaasu | Throw away your pride and money... |
| Nee seththaalum vedipainga pattasu | Even when you die, people will just burst crackers! |
| Maasu mavusu ponaa varaadhu | Once respect and fame leave, they will never return... |
| Ada…avucha mutta omelettaaga maaraadhu | Ah... a boiled egg can never be turned into an omelette! |
| Chorus | |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak |
| Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa | Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa |
| Female | |
| Sirikki seenikatti | Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy! |
| Sinungi singaari | You shy, stylish beauty! |
| Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu | Your sharp front beauty standing firm... |
| Muttudhu keeri | Pierces through like a blade! |
| Female | |
| Muttudhu keeri | Pierces through like a blade! |
| Female | |
| Minukki meenukutti | Glistening like a little fish... |
| Thalukki oyaari | Swaying gracefully with elegance! |
| Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu | The beauty of her single braid from behind... |
| Ethana kodi | Is worth crores of rupees! |
| Male | |
| Heyy vanaja karrupanoda | Hey, Vanaja, along with Karrupan... |
| Oora menjaalae | Roamed all over the town! |
| Aana raajavoda senthu | But in the end, with the king... |
| Vella pulla pethaalae | She gave birth to a fair child! |
| Male | |
| Kirija kovilathaan | Girija kept circling around... |
| Suthi vanthaalae | The temple endlessly! |
| Aana jodi thedi aalilaama | Yet looking for a partner without anyone around... |
| Kaanju ninaalae | She stood dried up in solitude! |
| Dhinamum roattu mela | Her daily habit of showing off on the road... |
| Route viddum pokku nallaala | Is not a good attitude at all! |
| Avala vaala otta narukavandha | To trim her arrogance down to the roots... |
| Kathir naandhaanlae | I, Kathir, have arrived! |
| Male | |
| Kathiru…. ka ka kathiru | Kathir... Ka ka Kathir! |
தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும்
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் குழு :
பச்சை ஊதா மஞ்ச வெள்ள மச்சான் வந்தானே மச்சினிக துள்ள ஆண் :
ஹோய்
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white...
The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement!
Male: Hoiii!
தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் குழு :
பச்சை ஊதா மஞ்ச வெள்ள மச்சான் வந்தானே மச்சினிக துள்ள ஆண் :
ஹோய்
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white...
The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement!
Male: Hoiii!
தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் குழு :
மூச்சு கீச்சு மூட்டி செல்ல இங்க மச்சக்காரன் வாரான் பாரு அள்ள ஆண் :
ஹோய்
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus: Breath catching in joy...
Look at this fortunate man who has come to conquer it all!
Male: Hoii!
தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் தும்சா ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் ஹ்கும் குழு :
இவன் இச்சு தந்தா பிச்சுக்குமே மூள ஐயோ மன்மதனின் கொள்ளு பேரப் புள்ள ஆமா மன்மதனின் கொள்ளு பேரப் புள்ள யம்மா மன்மதனின் கொள்ளு பேரப் புள்ள
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus: If he gives a kiss, it will blow your mind!
Oh my, he is the great-grandson of the God of Love (Manmathan)!
Yes indeed, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan!
Oh mother, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan!
ராக்காயி மூக்காயி காக்காயி ராமாயி எங்கடி போனீங்க....சோமாறி
Raakaayi, Mookaayi...
Kaakaayi, Raamaayi...
Where did you all go, you lazy ones?
கைதட்டல்கள் :
....................................
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
You shy, stylish beauty!
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Pierces through like a blade!
ஹேய் சிறுக்கி சீனி கட்டி சிணுங்கி சிங்காரி அடி குத்தி நிக்கும் முன்னழகு முட்டுது கீறி
Glistening like a little fish...
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Is worth crores of rupees!
மினுக்கி மீனுக்குட்டி தழுக்கி ஒய்யாரி அவ ஒத்த ஜடை பின்னழகு எத்தனை கோடி
Vanaja, along with Karrupan...
Roamed all over the town!
But in the end, with the king...
She gave birth to a fair child!
வனஜா கருப்பனோட ஊர மேஞ்சாளே ஆனா ராஜாவோட சேந்து வெள்ள புள்ள பெத்தாளே
Girija kept circling around...
The temple endlessly!
Yet looking for a partner without anyone around...
She stood dried up in solitude!
Her daily habit of showing off on the road...
Is not a good attitude at all!
To trim her arrogance down to the roots...
I, Kathir, have arrived!
கிரிஜா கோயிலதான் சுத்தி வந்தாளே ஆனா ஜோடி தேடி ஆள் இல்லாம காஞ்சு நின்னாளே தெனமும் ரோட்டு மேல ரூட்டு விடும் போக்கு நல்லால அவள வால ஒட்ட நறுக்க வந்த கதிரு நான்தான்லே
Hey cheeky girl... hey... cheeky girl...
சிறுக்கி...ஏலா.... சிறுக்கி...
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
You shy, stylish beauty!
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Pierces through like a blade!
சிறுக்கி சீனி கட்டி சிணுங்கி சிங்காரி அடி குத்தி நிக்கும் முன்னழகு முட்டுது கீறி
Glistening like a little fish...
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Is worth crores of rupees!
மினுக்கி மீனுக்குட்டி தழுக்கி ஒய்யாரி அவ ஒத்த ஜடை பின்னழகு எத்தனை கோடி
Wearing a checked silk shirt...
Tying the lungi above the knees...
Like a storm in an open field...
A nomad wandering all around!
விசில் :
................................
Hair sticking up like a sucked palm-fruit...
Spiky, erect tuft of hair!
When a little child hesitates to drink porridge...
I am the bogeyman who comes now!
கட்டம் போட்ட சிலுக்கு சட்ட முட்டி மேல கைலி கட்டி வெட்ட வெளி புயல போல சுத்தி வர நாடோடி
Grandma who forgot her neem toothbrush...
Shall I make teeth grow in your toothless gum?
If millet, corn, and paddy vanish...
What is the point of eating pizza and acting fancy?
சப்பி போட்ட பனம் பழமா நட்டுக்கு நிக்கும் கோரமுடி பச்ச புள்ள கஞ்சி குடிக்க நான்தான் இப்ப பூச்சாண்டி
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
வேப்பங்குச்சி மறந்த அப்பத்தா உன் பொக்கையில பல் முளைக்க வெக்கட்டா கேப்பை சோளம் நெல்லே போச்சேத்தா நீ பீசா தின்னு போலாங்காட்டி என்னாத்தா
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
You shy, stylish beauty!
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Pierces through like a blade!
ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தா ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தா
Glistening like a little fish...
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Is worth crores of rupees!
சிறுக்கி சீனிகட்டி சிணுங்கி சிங்காரி அடி குத்தி நிக்கும் முன்னழகு முட்டுது கீறி
The threshing floor near the lake shore...
The lush green field where paddy grows...
If you stand tall like concrete buildings...
You will end up eating stones!
மினுக்கி மீனுக்குட்டி தழுக்கி ஒய்யாரி அவ ஒத்த ஜடை பின்னழகு எத்தனை கோடி
Women standing and jostling...
To fetch a single pot of water!
If they rise together in unity...
Even river Cauvery will come running!
கம்மாக்கரை களத்துமேடு நெல்லு விளையும் பச்ச காடு கட்டடமா மொளச்சு நின்னா கல்ல திங்க போற நீ
Throw away your pride and money...
Even when you die, people will just burst crackers!
Once respect and fame leave, they will never return...
Ah... a boiled egg can never be turned into an omelette!
ஒத்த குடம் தண்ணி புடிக்க மல்லுக்கு நிக்கும் பொம்பளைங்க ஒத்துமையா பொங்கி எழுந்தா ஓடி வரும் காவேரி
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
காசு பவுசு தூக்கி கடாசு நீ செத்தாலும் வெடிப்பாங்க பட்டாசு மாசு மவுசு போனா வராது அட அவுச்ச முட்ட ஆம்லெட் ஆக மாறாது
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
You shy, stylish beauty!
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Pierces through like a blade!
ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தா ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தாக் ஜிந்தா
Pierces through like a blade!
சிறுக்கி சீனி கட்டி சிணுங்கி சிங்காரி அடி குத்தி நிக்கும் முன்னழகு முட்டுது கீறி
Glistening like a little fish...
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Is worth crores of rupees!
முட்டுது கீறி
Hey, Vanaja, along with Karrupan...
Roamed all over the town!
But in the end, with the king...
She gave birth to a fair child!
மினுக்கி மீனுக்குட்டி தழுக்கி ஒய்யாரி அவ ஒத்த ஜடை பின்னழகு எத்தனை கோடி
Girija kept circling around...
The temple endlessly!
Yet looking for a partner without anyone around...
She stood dried up in solitude!
Her daily habit of showing off on the road...
Is not a good attitude at all!
To trim her arrogance down to the roots...
I, Kathir, have arrived!
ஹேய் வனஜா கருப்பனோட ஊர மேஞ்சாளே ஆனா ராஜாவோட சேந்து வெள்ள புள்ள பெத்தாளே
Kathir... Ka ka Kathir!
கிரிஜா கோயிலதான் சுத்தி வந்தாளே ஆனா ஜோடி தேடி ஆள் இல்லாம காஞ்சு நின்னாளே தெனமும் ரோட்டு மேல ரூட்டு விடும் போக்கு நல்லால அவள வால ஒட்ட நறுக்க வந்த கதிரு நான்தான்லே
கதிரு....க க கதிரு கதிரு....க க கதிரு
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus :Pachcha oodha manja vella
Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white...
Machaan vandhanae machiniga thulla
The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement!
Male :Hoiii
Male: Hoiii!
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus :Pachcha oodha manja vella
Chorus: Green, purple, yellow, white...
Machaan vandhanae machiniga thulla
The cousin/brother-in-law has arrived, making the sisters-in-law leap in excitement!
Male :Hoiii
Male: Hoiii!
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus :Moochu keechu mutti chella
Chorus: Breath catching in joy...
Inga machakaaran varaan paaru alla
Look at this fortunate man who has come to conquer it all!
Male :Hoii
Male: Hoii!
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Rhythmic vocal percussion: Dumchaa hkum hkum hkum
Chorus :Ivan ichu thantha pichikumae moola
Chorus: If he gives a kiss, it will blow your mind!
Ayyo manmadhanin kollu perapulla
Oh my, he is the great-grandson of the God of Love (Manmathan)!
Aaama manmadhanin kollu perapulla
Yes indeed, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan!
Yamma manmadhanin kollu perapulla
Oh mother, he is the great-grandson of Manmathan!
Raakaayi mookaayi
Raakaayi, Mookaayi...
Kaakaayi raamaayi
Kaakaayi, Raamaayi...
Engadi poninga …soomaari
Where did you all go, you lazy ones?
Sirikki seenikatti
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
Sinungi singaari
You shy, stylish beauty!
Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Muttudhu keeri
Pierces through like a blade!
Minukki meenukutti
Glistening like a little fish...
Thalukki oyaari
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Ethana kodi
Is worth crores of rupees!
Vanaja karrupanoda
Vanaja, along with Karrupan...
Oora menjaalae
Roamed all over the town!
Aana raajavoda senthu
But in the end, with the king...
Vella pulla pethaalae
She gave birth to a fair child!
Kirija kovilathaan
Girija kept circling around...
Suthi vanthaalae
The temple endlessly!
Aana jodi thedi aalilaama
Yet looking for a partner without anyone around...
kaanju ninaalae
She stood dried up in solitude!
Dhinamum roattu mela
Her daily habit of showing off on the road...
Route viddum pokku nallaala
Is not a good attitude at all!
Avala vaala otta narukavandha
To trim her arrogance down to the roots...
Kathir naandhaanlae
I, Kathir, have arrived!
Sirikki…yelaa….sirikki…
Hey cheeky girl... hey... cheeky girl...
Sirikki seenikatti
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
Sinungi singaari
You shy, stylish beauty!
Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Muttudhu keeri
Pierces through like a blade!
Minukki meenukutti
Glistening like a little fish...
Thalukki oyaari
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Ethana kodi
Is worth crores of rupees!
Kattampotta silukku satta
Wearing a checked silk shirt...
Mutti mela kaili katti
Tying the lungi above the knees...
Vetta veli puyala pola
Like a storm in an open field...
Suthi varra naaadodi
A nomad wandering all around!
Sappipotta panampazhama
Hair sticking up like a sucked palm-fruit...
Nattukkunikkum koramudi
Spiky, erect tuft of hair!
Pachchapulla kanji kudikka
When a little child hesitates to drink porridge...
Naaathan ippo poochandi
I am the bogeyman who comes now!
Vepangutchi marandha appatha
Grandma who forgot her neem toothbrush...
Un bokkaiyila pal molaikka vekkatta
Shall I make teeth grow in your toothless gum?
Keppa cholam nellae pochaetha
If millet, corn, and paddy vanish...
Nee pizza thinnu pollangkaati ennatha
What is the point of eating pizza and acting fancy?
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Sirikki seenikatti
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
Sinungi singaari
You shy, stylish beauty!
Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Muttudhu keeri
Pierces through like a blade!
Minukki meenukutti
Glistening like a little fish...
Thalukki oyaari
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Ethana kodi
Is worth crores of rupees!
Kammakara kalathumedu
The threshing floor near the lake shore...
Nellu velaiyum pachcha kaadu
The lush green field where paddy grows...
Kattadama molaichi ninna
If you stand tall like concrete buildings...
Kalla thinga pora nee
You will end up eating stones!
Othakodam thannipidikka
Women standing and jostling...
Malluku nikkum pombalainga
To fetch a single pot of water!
Othumaiya pongi ezhuntha
If they rise together in unity...
Odi varum cauvery
Even river Cauvery will come running!
Kaasu pavusu thooki kadaasu
Throw away your pride and money...
Nee seththaalum vedipainga pattasu
Even when you die, people will just burst crackers!
Maasu mavusu ponaa varaadhu
Once respect and fame leave, they will never return...
Ada…avucha mutta omelettaaga maaraadhu
Ah... a boiled egg can never be turned into an omelette!
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak jinthaak
Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Rhythmic folk beat: Jinthaak jinthaak jinthaa
Sirikki seenikatti
Hey mischievous girl, sweet as sugar candy!
Sinungi singaari
You shy, stylish beauty!
Adi kuthi nikkum munazhagu
Your sharp front beauty standing firm...
Muttudhu keeri
Pierces through like a blade!
Muttudhu keeri
Pierces through like a blade!
Minukki meenukutti
Glistening like a little fish...
Thalukki oyaari
Swaying gracefully with elegance!
Ava oththa jadai pinazhagu
The beauty of her single braid from behind...
Ethana kodi
Is worth crores of rupees!
Heyy vanaja karrupanoda
Hey, Vanaja, along with Karrupan...
Oora menjaalae
Roamed all over the town!
Aana raajavoda senthu
But in the end, with the king...
Vella pulla pethaalae
She gave birth to a fair child!
Kirija kovilathaan
Girija kept circling around...
Suthi vanthaalae
The temple endlessly!
Aana jodi thedi aalilaama
Yet looking for a partner without anyone around...
Kaanju ninaalae
She stood dried up in solitude!
Dhinamum roattu mela
Her daily habit of showing off on the road...
Route viddum pokku nallaala
Is not a good attitude at all!
Avala vaala otta narukavandha
To trim her arrogance down to the roots...
Kathir naandhaanlae
I, Kathir, have arrived!
Kathiru…. ka ka kathiru
Kathir... Ka ka Kathir!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sirikki is a high-energy Tamil folk-pop song from the 2019 film Kaappaan. The song playfully celebrates rural life, traditional values, and agrarian pride while delivering witty social commentary against modern superficialities. Sung by folk sensation Senthil Ganesh and veteran folk artist Ramani Ammal, it blends traditional 'Gaana' and 'Senthil-style' rural folk tropes with modern orchestration by Harris Jayaraj. The lyrics weave playfully flirtatious descriptions of a village belle with broader themes of unity, agricultural sustainability, and practical wisdom. Lines about concrete replacing green fields and the irreversibility of lost dignity ('a boiled egg cannot become an omelette') give the song a grounded, earthy philosophy wrapped in an irresistible festive beat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Sirikki seenikatti / Sinungi singaari”
The second consonant 'ri' matches in 'Sirikki' and 'Sinungi', creating an agreeable rhythm.
Monaai (Alliteration / Initial rhyming)
“Minukki meenukutti”
Repetition of the initial letter 'M' in 'Minukki' and 'Meenukutti'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagarm)
“Sirikki seenikatti / Minukki meenukutti”
Comparing a girl's sweetness directly to sugar candy ('seenikatti') and her eyes/glistening skin to a little fish ('meenukutti').
Proverbial / Folk Imagery (Pazhamozhi Oppu)
“Ada…avucha mutta omelettaaga maaraadhu”
Using colloquial proverbs such as 'avucha mutta omelettaaga maaraadhu' (a boiled egg cannot turn into an omelette) to explain life's irreversible realities.
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Trivia
Senthil Ganesh, who rose to prominence after winning Super Singer Season 6 alongside his wife Rajalakshmi, sang this energetic track under Harris Jayaraj's composition. Paired with legendary rural folk performer Ramani Ammal, the track authentically captures the authentic village 'Thiruvizha' (festival) atmosphere, complete with rustic Tamil lyrics written by S. Gnanakaravel.
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