- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Minmini, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Thalattu Ketkuthamma
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Urrrrr…..
Thaanaa thana
Thandhanana thandhanana thaanaa oh hoi
Thaanaa thana
Thandhanana thandhanana thaanaa ah hoi
Thandhanana thandhananaa hoi
Thandhanana thandhanaa hoi
Thandhanana thandhanana
Thandhanana thandhanana naanaa
Female :Sabaash…
Chorus :Thakadhimi thom tharikida thom
Tharikida thom
Sonna paecha kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Chorus :Sonna paecha kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Naanga pudhusaa paatteduththu
Nittham paadum poonguruththu
Ada kaatta suththi maetta suththi
Road-tta suththuvom
Vandhu maattikkitta kaadhukkellaam
Poovai suththuvom
Ada kaatta suththi maetta suththi
Road-tta suththuvom
Vandhu maattikkitta kaadhukkellaam
Poovai suththuvom hoi
Sonna paechai kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Koodhalukku ongkooraiyilae
Kulir kaaya theeya keeya vekka maattom
Vekkirappo paarthuputtaa
Odhai vaanga onga kaiyil sikka maattom
Enga mael complaint onnaa rendaa
Undunnaa list yeduththu kondaa kondaa
Thalaimaela kudi thannee
Thookki varum muniyakkaa
Neenga kudikkum thannee
Naanga kulicha thannikkaa
Adi en sakkalatthi unna…
Chorus :Ada ulladhai sonnaa
Ooru odhaikkum aiyappo saranam
Sonna paecha kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Chorus :Sonna paecha kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Annaachikku setup thaan undunnu
Anni kaadhil solla maattom
Anju pathu kaasu thandhaa
On veettu pakkam naanga sella maattom
Anjula lanjam vaangu annae annae
Female :Annae…
Female :Aimbadhil mandhiri aagu sonnaen sonnaen
Pattaasu polaththaan
Paechai konjam kaettukko
Mittaayi polaththaan
Kaadhil vaangi pottukko
Urrr….ada ulladha sonnaa
Ooru odhaikkum aiyappo saranam
Sonna paecha kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Naanga pudhusaa paatteduththu
Nittham paadum poonguruththu
Ada kaatta suththi maetta suththi
Road-tta suththuvom
Vandhu maattikkitta kaadhukkellaam
Poovai suththuvom
Ada kaatta suththi maetta suththi
Road-tta suththuvom
Vandhu maattikkitta kaadhukkellaam
Poovai suththuvom hoi
Sonna paechai kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom
Sonna paechai kaekka maattom
Oru thappu thandaa panna maattom…..
Urrrr...
Thaana thana
Thanthanana thanthanana thaanaa oh hoy
Thaana thana
Thanthanana thanthanana thaanaa aa hoy
Thanthanana thanthananaa hoy
Thanthanana thanthanaa hoy
Thanthanana thanthanana
Thanthanana thanthanana naanaa
Female: Bravo!...
Chorus: Thagadhimi thom tharigida thom
Tharigida thom
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
Chorus: We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
Making up brand-new songs,
we are tender young shoots singing every day!
Roaming the woods and wandering the hills,
we roam all over the streets!
And anyone who gets caught by us,
we'll spin tall tales in their ears!
Roaming the woods and wandering the hills,
we roam all over the streets!
And anyone who gets caught by us,
we'll spin tall tales in their ears, hoy!
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
In the biting cold, on your thatched roof,
we won't set fire just to warm ourselves!
And if someone catches us while we do,
we won't get caught in your hands to take a beating!
Are there only one or two complaints against us?
If you have any, bring out the list!
Carrying drinking water on your head,
sister Muniyakka walking along,
The water you are taking to drink...
is the water we just bathed in, sister!
You cheeky girl, just you wait...!
Chorus: If you tell the truth,
the whole town will beat you—Lord Ayyappa save us!
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
Chorus: We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
That the elder brother has a woman on the side,
we won't whisper into his wife's ear!
If you give us five or ten coins,
we won't even step near your house!
Start taking bribes at age five, brother, brother,
Female: Brother...
Female: And become a minister by fifty, mark my words!
Popping like firecrackers,
listen closely to our words!
Sweet just like candy,
take them in and enjoy them!
Urrr... If you tell the truth,
the whole town will beat you—Lord Ayyappa save us!
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
Making up brand-new songs,
we are tender young shoots singing every day!
Roaming the woods and wandering the hills,
we roam all over the streets!
And anyone who gets caught by us,
we'll spin tall tales in their ears!
Roaming the woods and wandering the hills,
we roam all over the streets!
And anyone who gets caught by us,
we'll spin tall tales in their ears, hoy!
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong!
We won't listen to what we're told,
and we won't do anything wrong...!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, high-energy folk song presents a group of rebellious, carefree village youths expressing their mischievous philosophy of life. They openly declare that while they refuse to follow rules or listen to advice, they do not commit real harm or serious crime. Instead, they sing daily, roam the hills and roads, tease gullible townspeople with tall tales, and poke harmless fun at village authority figures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Pattaasu polaththaan / Mittaayi polaththaan”
Comparing words to firecrackers ('Pattaasu polaththaan') and sweet candies ('Mittaayi polaththaan') to emphasize their explosive yet sweet nature.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ada kaatta suththi maetta suththi”
Rhyming second consonants across adjacent lines ('kaatta' and 'maetta').
Metaphor / Idiom
“Vandhu maattikkitta kaadhukkellaam / Poovai suththuvom”
'Poovai suththuvom' (literally 'wrapping flowers around ears') is a popular Tamil idiom meaning to fool or bamboozle someone.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1991 Tamil film 'Thalattu Ketkuthamma', directed by Raj Kapoor and starring Prabhu and Kanaka. Lyricist Vaali uses colloquial village slang and rhythmic folk meters to convey the playful nature of rural youth.
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