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Takataka Jikujiku

From Aayiram Muthangal · 1982

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Aayiram Muthangal
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
19 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu gangai
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Thaenaattrilae neeraadinaal
Poongaattrilae thaeraerinaal
Vanthaal gangai vanthaal….
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu gangai
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Thaenaattrilae neeraadinaal
Poongaattrilae thaeraerinaal
Vanthaal gangai vanthaal….
: Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak
Neeraadaiyil mealaadaikkum
En pola aanaaga vendum
Endra ennam thondrum
Eerathilum mogaththilum
Aadaikku than maeni vaerkkum
Idhai thottu paarkkum
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak
Sevvaazhai poo vaan paarppathai
Ippothuthaan ingu paarthaen
Adhai konjam kettaen aahhaa
Naanaththinaal paadhaththinaal
Yaeningu kolangal pottaal
Idhai ennai kettaal ooohooo
Kaaman kalai paadangalil
Kaaman kalai paadangalil
Innum enna michcham solladi
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu gangai
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal
Thaenaattrilae neeraadinaal
Poongaattrilae thaeraerinaal
Vanthaal gangai vanthaal….aaa….aa….
Vanthaal gangai vanthaal….
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu
Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu taktak…,
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, Gangai arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived!
She bathed in a river of honey,
She rode a chariot of gentle flower-breeze,
She arrived, Gangai arrived...
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, Gangai arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived!
She bathed in a river of honey,
She rode a chariot of gentle flower-breeze,
She arrived, Gangai arrived...
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak!
As she wears her wet clothes, even her upper garment
wishes to become a man like me—
such a thought arises within it.
In the wetness and in desire,
the garment itself begins to sweat,
as it touches and clings to her body.
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak!
A red banana flower looking up at the sky—
only now did I see it right here.
I asked for a little taste of it, aha!
Out of shyness, with her feet,
why did she draw patterns on the floor?
She asked me this herself, oho!
In the lessons of Kama's (god of love) art of love,
In the lessons of Kama's (god of love) art of love,
tell me, girl, what more is left?
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, Gangai arrived,
Glowing and dazzling, she arrived!
She bathed in a river of honey,
She rode a chariot of gentle flower-breeze,
She arrived, Gangai arrived... ah... ah...
She arrived, Gangai arrived...
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku,
Thaga thaga jiku jiku, thaga thaga jiku jiku, thak thak...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat romantic song from 'Aayiram Muthangal' (1982) celebrates the graceful arrival and alluring presence of a woman compared to the holy and flowing river Gangai. The lyrics paint poetic imagery of love, passion, bashfulness, and sensual desire using metaphors like bathing in a river of honey and riding on a gentle breeze. Through rhythmic scatting ('tagatagajigujigu'), lyricist Pulamaipithan captures the playfulness and sensuality of romantic banter between lovers, as they explore the nuances of love and intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Thaenaattrilae neeraadinaal

Comparing the beloved lady to the sacred river Gangai ('gangai') and describing her experience as bathing in a 'river of honey' ('Thaenaattrilae neeraadinaal').

Onomatopoeia / Sol-Aadatchi

Tagatagajigujigu tagatagajigujigu vanthaal

Use of rhythmic scatting words ('Tagatagajigujigu') to emulate dance beats and lively musical movement.

Imagery (Uvamai / Katchi Imbam)

Naanaththinaal paadhaththinaal

Visualizing bashfulness through the act of tracing patterns on the floor with toes ('Naanaththinaal paadhaththinaal yaeningu kolangal pottaal').

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Trivia

'Aayiram Muthangal' (1982) features music composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (who served as music director for select projects during this period) with lyrics penned by Pulamaipithan.

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