Summa Nikkathinga
From Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Summa nikatheenga | Don't just stand there idle |
| Naa solumpadi vekatheenga | Place it as I ask you to |
| Summa nikatheenga | Don't just stand there idle |
| Naa solumpadi vekatheenga | Place it as I ask you to |
| Chinna vayasu thaangadhu | My young age cannot endure this |
| Thananthaniya thoongathu | It won't sleep all alone |
| Park iruku beach iruku | There is a park, there is a beach |
| Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga | The girl is here, what more do you need? |
| Male | |
| Summa nippenadi | I will just stand here, girl |
| Nee solumpadi veppenadi | I will place it as you say, girl |
| Summa nippenadi | I will just stand here, girl |
| Nee solumpadi veppenadi | I will place it as you say, girl |
| Chinna vayasu teriyadha | Don't I know about young age? |
| Enna pannum puriyadha | Don't I understand what it does? |
| Park iruku beach iruku | There is a park, there is a beach |
| Ponnu iruku innum solla venuma | The girl is here, do I need to say more? |
| Male | |
| Ada summa nippenadi | Hey, I will just stand here, girl |
| Nee solumpadi veppenadi | I will place it as you say, girl |
| Female | |
| Paduka viruucha kadupachu | Spreading the bed has become annoying |
| Male :Haiyoo | Male: Oh my! |
| Female :Pongi vecha sorum verupachu | Female: Even cooked rice feels distasteful |
| Male :Paavam | Male: Poor thing! |
| Female :Adikum kaathum nerupachu | Female: The blowing wind feels like fire |
| Atha mavan melae nenapachu | My thoughts are consumed by my aunt's son |
| Male | |
| Vanna mayilae..ae….ae…..ae…. | Colorful peacock... |
| Vanna mayilae malar charamae | Colorful peacock, garland of flowers |
| Vandu kudaiyum mambalamae | Mango fruit being pecked by a beetle |
| Vazhachu pudichu iluthu anachu | Bending, holding, pulling, and embracing |
| Kaadhal thaan pannuven | I will surely make love to you |
| Male | |
| Summa nippenadi haan | I will just stand here, girl, yeah |
| Nee solumpadi veppenadi | I will place it as you say, girl |
| Chinna vayasu teriyadha | Don't I know about young age? |
| Enna pannum puriyadha | Don't I understand what it does? |
| Female :Park iruku beach iruku | Female: There is a park, there is a beach |
| Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga | The girl is here, what more do you need? |
| Summa nikatheenga | Don't just stand there idle |
| Naa solumpadi vekatheenga | Place it as I ask you to |
| Female | |
| Vasama puduchen vida maaten | I caught you firmly, I won't let go |
| Male :Sivanae | Male: Lord Shiva! |
| Female :Ver oruthan kaiya thodamaaten | Female: I won't touch another man's hand |
| Male :Perumaalae | Male: Lord Vishnu! |
| Female :Odamba valarthen ethukaga | Female: Why did I grow my body? |
| Ullapadi sonna athukaga | Truthfully speaking, it was for that! |
| Male | |
| Manja kizhangae…ae…ae..ae | Turmeric root... |
| Manja kizhangae varundhathae | Turmeric root, do not grieve |
| Nenju kodichu vedhumbathae | Do not boil and suffer in your heart |
| Athukum ethukum samayam varatum | Let the time come for that and everything |
| Yarunnu katturen | I will show you who I am |
| Female | |
| Summa nikatheenga | Don't just stand there idle |
| Male :Thatharina thathanthom | Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables) |
| Female :Naa solumpadi vekatheenga | Female: Place it as I ask you to |
| Male: thakathina thathin naa | Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables) |
| Female :Chinna vayasu thaangadhu | Female: My young age cannot endure this |
| Thananthaniya thoongathu | It won't sleep all alone |
| Park irukuMale :Haha | Female: There is a park, Male: Haha |
| Beach irukuMale :Haha | Female: There is a beach, Male: Haha |
| Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga | The girl is here, what more do you need? |
| Male | |
| Summa nippenadi | I will just stand here, girl |
| Female :Haan | Female: Yeah |
| Male: Nee solumpadi veppenadi | Male: I will place it as you say, girl |
| Female :Haanhaan haan | Female: Yeah yeah yeah |
| Male :Chinna vayasu teriyadha | Male: Don't I know about young age? |
| Enna pannum puriyadha | Don't I understand what it does? |
| Park irukuFemale:Haan | Male: There is a park, Female: Yeah |
| Beach irukuFemale :Hahaha | Male: There is a beach, Female: Hahaha |
| Ponnu iruku innum solla venuma | The girl is here, do I need to say more? |
சும்மா நிக்காதீங்க
நா சொல்லும்படி
வைக்காதீங்க சும்மா
நிக்காதீங்க நா
சொல்லும்படி வைக்காதீங்க
சின்ன வயசு தாங்காது
தன்னந்தனியா தூங்காது
பார்க் இருக்கு பீச் இருக்கு
பொண்ணு இருக்கு இன்னும்
என்ன வேணும்க
Don't just stand there idle
Place it as I ask you to
Don't just stand there idle
Place it as I ask you to
My young age cannot endure this
It won't sleep all alone
There is a park, there is a beach
The girl is here, what more do you need?
சும்மா நிப்பேனாடி
நீ சொல்லும்படி வைப்பேனாடி
சும்மா நிப்பேனாடி நீ
சொல்லும்படி வைப்பேனாடி
சின்ன வயசு தெரியாதா
என்ன பண்ணும் புரியாதா
பார்க் இருக்கு பீச் இருக்கு
பொண்ணு இருக்கு இன்னும்
சொல்ல வேணுமா
I will just stand here, girl
I will place it as you say, girl
I will just stand here, girl
I will place it as you say, girl
Don't I know about young age?
Don't I understand what it does?
There is a park, there is a beach
The girl is here, do I need to say more?
அட சும்மா
நிப்பேனாடி நீ
சொல்லும்படி
வைப்பேனாடி
Hey, I will just stand here, girl
I will place it as you say, girl
படுக்க
விரிச்சா கடுப்பாச்சு
ஹையோ
பொங்கி வச்ச
சோறும் வெறுப்பாச்சு
பாவம்
அடிக்கும்
காத்தும் நெருப்பாச்சு
அத்த மவன் மேலே
நெனப்பாச்சு
Spreading the bed has become annoying
Male: Oh my!
Female: Even cooked rice feels distasteful
Male: Poor thing!
Female: The blowing wind feels like fire
My thoughts are consumed by my aunt's son
வண்ண மயிலே…
ஏ ஏ வண்ண மயிலே
மலர் சரமே வண்டு
குடையும் மாம்பழமே
வளைச்சு புடிச்சு இழுத்து
அணைச்சு காதல் தான்
பண்ணுவேன்
Colorful peacock...
Colorful peacock, garland of flowers
Mango fruit being pecked by a beetle
Bending, holding, pulling, and embracing
I will surely make love to you
சும்மா நிப்பேனாடி
ஹான் நீ சொல்லும்படி
வைப்பேனாடி சின்ன
வயசு தெரியாதா என்ன
பண்ணும் புரியாதா
பார்க் இருக்கு
பீச் இருக்கு பொண்ணு
இருக்கு இன்னும்
என்ன வேணும்க சும்மா
நிக்காதீங்க நா சொல்லும்படி
வைக்காதீங்க
I will just stand here, girl, yeah
I will place it as you say, girl
Don't I know about young age?
Don't I understand what it does?
Female: There is a park, there is a beach
The girl is here, what more do you need?
Don't just stand there idle
Place it as I ask you to
வசமா புடிச்சேன்
விட மாட்டேன்
சிவனே
வேறொருத்தன்
கைய தொடமாட்டேன்
பெருமாளே
உடம்ப வளா்த்தேன்
எதுக்காக உள்ளபடி
சொன்னா அதுக்காக
I caught you firmly, I won't let go
Male: Lord Shiva!
Female: I won't touch another man's hand
Male: Lord Vishnu!
Female: Why did I grow my body?
Truthfully speaking, it was for that!
மஞ்சக்கிழங்கே
ஏ ஏ ஏ மஞ்சக்கிழங்கே
வருந்தாதே நெஞ்சு
கொதிச்சு வெதும்பாதே
அதுக்கும் இதுக்கும்
சமயம் வரட்டும்
யாருன்னு காட்டுறேன்
Turmeric root...
Turmeric root, do not grieve
Do not boil and suffer in your heart
Let the time come for that and everything
I will show you who I am
சும்மா நிக்காதீங்க
ததரின தத்தன்தோம்
நா சொல்லும்படி
வைக்காதீங்க
தக்க தின ததின்னா
சின்ன வயசு தாங்காது
தன்னந்தனியா தூங்காது
பார்க் இருக்கு
ஹாஹா
பீச் இருக்கு
ஹாஹா
பொண்ணு இருக்கு
இன்னும் என்ன
வேணும்க
Don't just stand there idle
Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables)
Female: Place it as I ask you to
Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables)
Female: My young age cannot endure this
It won't sleep all alone
Female: There is a park, Male: Haha
Female: There is a beach, Male: Haha
The girl is here, what more do you need?
சும்மா நிப்பேனாடி
ஹான்
நீ சொல்லும்படி
வைப்பேனாடி
ஹான்
ஹான் ஹான்
சின்ன வயசு
தெரியாதா என்ன
பண்ணும் புரியாதா
பார்க் இருக்கு
ஹான்
பீச் இருக்கு
ஹாஹாஹா
பொண்ணு இருக்கு
இன்னும் சொல்ல
வேணுமா
I will just stand here, girl
Female: Yeah
Male: I will place it as you say, girl
Female: Yeah yeah yeah
Male: Don't I know about young age?
Don't I understand what it does?
Male: There is a park, Female: Yeah
Male: There is a beach, Female: Hahaha
The girl is here, do I need to say more?
Summa nikatheenga
Don't just stand there idle
Naa solumpadi vekatheenga
Place it as I ask you to
Summa nikatheenga
Don't just stand there idle
Naa solumpadi vekatheenga
Place it as I ask you to
Chinna vayasu thaangadhu
My young age cannot endure this
Thananthaniya thoongathu
It won't sleep all alone
Park iruku beach iruku
There is a park, there is a beach
Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga
The girl is here, what more do you need?
Summa nippenadi
I will just stand here, girl
Nee solumpadi veppenadi
I will place it as you say, girl
Summa nippenadi
I will just stand here, girl
Nee solumpadi veppenadi
I will place it as you say, girl
Chinna vayasu teriyadha
Don't I know about young age?
Enna pannum puriyadha
Don't I understand what it does?
Park iruku beach iruku
There is a park, there is a beach
Ponnu iruku innum solla venuma
The girl is here, do I need to say more?
Ada summa nippenadi
Hey, I will just stand here, girl
Nee solumpadi veppenadi
I will place it as you say, girl
Paduka viruucha kadupachu
Spreading the bed has become annoying
Male :Haiyoo
Male: Oh my!
Female :Pongi vecha sorum verupachu
Female: Even cooked rice feels distasteful
Male :Paavam
Male: Poor thing!
Female :Adikum kaathum nerupachu
Female: The blowing wind feels like fire
Atha mavan melae nenapachu
My thoughts are consumed by my aunt's son
Vanna mayilae..ae….ae…..ae….
Colorful peacock...
Vanna mayilae malar charamae
Colorful peacock, garland of flowers
Vandu kudaiyum mambalamae
Mango fruit being pecked by a beetle
Vazhachu pudichu iluthu anachu
Bending, holding, pulling, and embracing
Kaadhal thaan pannuven
I will surely make love to you
Summa nippenadi haan
I will just stand here, girl, yeah
Nee solumpadi veppenadi
I will place it as you say, girl
Chinna vayasu teriyadha
Don't I know about young age?
Enna pannum puriyadha
Don't I understand what it does?
Female :Park iruku beach iruku
Female: There is a park, there is a beach
Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga
The girl is here, what more do you need?
Summa nikatheenga
Don't just stand there idle
Naa solumpadi vekatheenga
Place it as I ask you to
Vasama puduchen vida maaten
I caught you firmly, I won't let go
Male :Sivanae
Male: Lord Shiva!
Female :Ver oruthan kaiya thodamaaten
Female: I won't touch another man's hand
Male :Perumaalae
Male: Lord Vishnu!
Female :Odamba valarthen ethukaga
Female: Why did I grow my body?
Ullapadi sonna athukaga
Truthfully speaking, it was for that!
Manja kizhangae…ae…ae..ae
Turmeric root...
Manja kizhangae varundhathae
Turmeric root, do not grieve
Nenju kodichu vedhumbathae
Do not boil and suffer in your heart
Athukum ethukum samayam varatum
Let the time come for that and everything
Yarunnu katturen
I will show you who I am
Summa nikatheenga
Don't just stand there idle
Male :Thatharina thathanthom
Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables)
Female :Naa solumpadi vekatheenga
Female: Place it as I ask you to
Male: thakathina thathin naa
Male: (Rhythmic beat / vocables)
Female :Chinna vayasu thaangadhu
Female: My young age cannot endure this
Thananthaniya thoongathu
It won't sleep all alone
Park irukuMale :Haha
Female: There is a park, Male: Haha
Beach irukuMale :Haha
Female: There is a beach, Male: Haha
Ponnu iruku innum enna venumga
The girl is here, what more do you need?
Summa nippenadi
I will just stand here, girl
Female :Haan
Female: Yeah
Male: Nee solumpadi veppenadi
Male: I will place it as you say, girl
Female :Haanhaan haan
Female: Yeah yeah yeah
Male :Chinna vayasu teriyadha
Male: Don't I know about young age?
Enna pannum puriyadha
Don't I understand what it does?
Park irukuFemale:Haan
Male: There is a park, Female: Yeah
Beach irukuFemale :Hahaha
Male: There is a beach, Female: Hahaha
Ponnu iruku innum solla venuma
The girl is here, do I need to say more?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet features a romantic banter between a young woman yearning for romance and a man responding teasefully. The female lead expresses her youthful desires and impatience, complaining that her solitude makes everyday things like resting and eating unbearable. She invites him out to popular romantic spots like the park and beach. In response, the male lead teasingly acknowledges her feelings while asking her to be patient until the right time arrives. Written with colloquial humor by Vaali and set to energetic music by Ilaiyaraaja, the track showcases playful banter, romantic teasing, and catchy rhythmic refrains.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Chinna vayasu thaangadhu / Thananthaniya thoongathu”
The second letter 'n' matches in 'Chinna' and 'Thananthaniya' across consecutive lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vanna mayilae malar charamae”
Comparing the female protagonist to a 'Vanna mayil' (colorful peacock) and 'Malar charam' (garland of flowers).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Adikum kaathum nerupachu”
Exaggerating the distress of youth by stating that cool wind feels like burning fire.
Did you know?
Trivia
This song is from the 1983 blockbuster 'Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey' starring Kamal Haasan in a dual role alongside Radha and Ambika. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with vocals rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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