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Lyrics & meaning

Thaiyathaan Thaan Thimithaan

From Dharma Devatha · 1952

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
Relangi, Jikki
Music director
C. R. Subbaraman
Movie name
Dharma Devatha
Movie release year
1952
Lyrics added on
4 Jun 2026

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Thaniyaa oduthu paar
Thannaalae oru vellaadu
Thaniyaa oduthu paar
Thannaalae oru vellaadu
Adhuthaanaa vanthidum chummaa iru
Pallaiyae kaatti kaattu paarkkuthu paar
Nammaiyae yaeikkithu paar
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Aiyyo machchaan moonjiya paaru
Adhuthaan aanjaneyar
Chorus :Maraththil thaavum manmatha rasa nee
Thoondi pottu meen pidikkaathae nikkaathae
Sarithaan ammaalu
Un kummaalanthaan sellaathu
Sarithaan ammaalu
Un kummaalanthaan sellaathu
Chorus :Adiyae ammaan magalae
Thullaathae thullaathae
Ada po soorappuli
Akkaa magalae sokkaayi
Chorus :Ammammaa paththini
Neeyum nikkaathae
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Oo…..oo…oo….
Thendralae vanthaalenna
Singampol paainthumenna
Inbamaai vaazhnthidum
Naal aaha ennaalo
Thendralae vanthaalenna
Singampol paainthumenna
Inbamaai vaazhnthidum
Naal aaha ennaalo…
Thangam pol kaanuthu
Paar vinn melae
Thavazhnthaai thannaalae oo…
Unnai pol vaanamuthae
Aananthamaai inimael
Vaazhvathennaalo….
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Singampol seeruthu paar
Dangaa dangadi kompaadu
Yae….ammaadi adhu nammaadu
Chittu pol parakkuthu paar
Chittu pol parakkuthu paar
Semmari aadu aahaa appadi podu…
Thaiyaththaan thaanthimiththaan
Driyodriyo annaaththae
Jalli maadu jathai poale
Vasippom innaalae
Thaiyaththaan thaiyaththaan ooo…..
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Look at it running all alone,
A white goat wandering on its own!
Look at it running all alone,
A white goat wandering on its own!
It will come back on its own, just stay calm!
Look how it bares its teeth and stares at us,
Look how it is tricking us!
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Aiyo, look at my cousin's face!
He looks just like Lord Hanuman!
Chorus: You tree-hopping lover boy,
Don't cast your fishing line and wait around!
That is enough, Ammalu,
Your mischievous tricks won't work here!
That is enough, Ammalu,
Your mischievous tricks won't work here!
Chorus: Hey there, uncle's daughter,
Don't prance and jump around!
Oh, go away, you fierce tiger!
My niece Sokkayi,
Chorus: Oh, look at Miss Pure and Proper,
Don't you stand around here either!
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Oh... oh... oh...
What if a soft breeze comes,
Or trouble pounces like a lion?
To live our days in pure joy,
Ah, when will that day come?
What if a soft breeze comes,
Or trouble pounces like a lion?
To live our days in pure joy,
Ah, when will that day come?
Shining bright like gold,
Look up at the wide sky!
You drifted across all on your own, oh...
Like you, sweet nectar of heaven,
To live happily from now on,
When will that day come?
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Look at it charging like a lion!
Danga dangadi, the horned goat!
Hey... oh my, that is our goat!
Look at it darting like a little bird!
Look at it darting like a little bird!
That woolly sheep—aha, keep the beat going!
Step to the rhythm, thaiya thaan thaan-thimi-thaan!
Trio-trio, brother!
Like a lively pair of bulls,
Let us live together today!
Thaiya thaan, thaiya thaan, oh-oh-oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic duet from the 1952 movie Dharma Devatha is a playful folk dance full of banter, rustic similes, and rhythmic folk chants. The characters playfully tease each other using rural metaphors involving Jallikattu bulls, white goats, monkeys, and lions while reflecting on their togetherness and dreaming of a joyful life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Jalli maadu jathai poale

Comparing the togetherness of the lovers to a pair of Jallikattu bulls using the word 'poale' (Jalli maadu jathai poale).

Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)

Maraththil thaavum manmatha rasa nee

Calling the partner 'Maraththil thaavum manmatha rasa' (the king of love jumping from tree to tree / monkey metaphor).

Edhai (Second letter rhyming)

Thendralae vanthaalenna / Singampol paainthumenna

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'ng' in 'Thendralae' and 'Singampol'.

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Trivia

Dharma Devatha (1952) was a bilingual film made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu starring P. Santhakumari, M. N. Nambiar, and Relangi. The music composed by C. R. Subburaman became popular for incorporating native Tamil folk rhythms alongside traditional orchestral arrangements.

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