- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Manorama
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Thangamana Purushan
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 18 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Adadadadaa thaaikulamae thaaikulamae nalla saethithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Kaasu panam saekkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Female :Kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Kaasu panam saekkanum kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Kanjaththanam rompa mukkiyam ennangadaa
Chorus :Aamaam aamaam
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
{Soap-pa vaangi neenga thaechchukkaama thaanga
Kulichchaaththaan pothum karaiyaathunga
Seeppa vaangi neenga thala mudiya thaanga
Seevikkaama vachchaa odaiyaathunga} (2)
Ellaarum vaarungadi adi empaatta kelungadi
Naan sonnaa oththukkanum
Neenga engitta kaththukkanum
Sollungadaa doi….
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Haan thaaikulamae thaaikulamae nalla saethithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Kaasu panam saekkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Female :Kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Kaasu panam saekkanum kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Kanjaththanam rompa mukkiyam ennangadaa
Chorus :Aamaam aamaam
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
……………….
{Ninnukittae thoonga pazhagikkanum neenga
Thalakaani meththa kizhiyaathunga
Kaalu seruppa neenga kaiyila thookki ponga
Oru naalum vaaru piyaadhunga} (2)
Venumunga kanjaththanam
Kitta vaaraathunga namma sanam
Sollipputtaen sinthikkanum illa
Santhiyilae ninnukkanum purinjuthaadaa…..
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Adadadadaa thaaikulamae thaaikulamae nalla saethithaan
Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan
Kaasu panam saekkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Female :Kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Chorus :Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Kaasu panam saekkanum kadaisi varai kaakkanum
Kanjaththanam rompa mukkiyam ennangadaa
Chorus :Aamaam aamaam
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan
Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan
Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan….
O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
Ah, O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
You must save money and cash!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
Female: And protect it until the very end!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
You must save money and protect it until the end!
Being stingy is very important, isn't that right, boys?
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
Buy a bar of soap, but bathe without rubbing it on,
that is enough, and it will never melt away!
Buy a comb, but keep it without combing your hair,
and it will never break!
Come here, everyone, and listen to my song!
You must agree with what I say,
and you must learn from me!
Tell them, boys!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
Aha, O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
You must save money and cash!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
Female: And protect it until the very end!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
You must save money and protect it until the end!
Being stingy is very important, isn't that right, boys?
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
...
You must get used to sleeping while standing up,
so the pillow and mattress will never tear!
Carry your slippers in your hands when you walk,
and the straps will never snap!
Being stingy is absolutely necessary,
so people will not come asking us for anything!
I have told you now, so think it over, or else
you will end up stranded on the streets, understood?
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
Ah, O mothers and womenfolk, here is good news!
It is the very news our Suruli Rajan told us back then!
You must save money and cash!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
Female: And protect it until the very end!
Chorus: Elder sister! Elder sister! Elder sister!
You must save money and protect it until the end!
Being stingy is very important, isn't that right, boys?
Chorus: Yes, yes!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
Our sister is truly unmatched!
If our sister says it, it is always spot on!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Thaaikkulamae Thaaikulamae' from 'Thangamana Purushan' (1989) is a humorous folk-style satirical song penned by lyricist Vaali. The protagonist imparts bizarrely extreme advice on extreme frugality and miserliness to the local women and crowd, claiming that saving money at any absurd cost is the key to life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yakkaannaa yakkaathaan / Enga akkaa sonnaa pakkaathaan”
Matching second consonant 'k' in 'Yakkaa' and 'Pakkaa'.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Ninnukittae thoonga pazhagikkanum neenga / Thalakaani meththa kizhiyaathunga”
Comically exaggerating frugality by asking people to sleep standing up so pillows do not tear.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thaaikkulamae thaaikulamae nalla saedhithaan / Namba surulirajan appavae sonna saethithaan”
Rhyming endings using '-thaan' across consecutive lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song humorously references legendary Tamil comedian Suruli Rajan's famous miser character tropes, turning stinginess into a comic anthem about saving money.
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