- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Sukhwinder Singh, Subha
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Uyire
- Movie release year
- 1998
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaattu vazhiyae hun
Karichaan kuruvigalaa
Paadhakaththi kaathrikka
Manasa ariveegalaa
Kaattu vazhiye hu
Karichaan kuruvigalaa
Thakka thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Nenju uchchi kotti
Thudikkuthu thaiya thaiya
Uyir thattu kettu
Thavikkuthu thaiya
Oru pachai kuyil paranthathu
Thaiya thaiya
Nenjil achankettu thavikkuthu thaiya
Aval kangalodu iru nooraandu
Mookkin azhagodu munnooraandu
Aval azhagin kathakadhappil
Aandu ainooru
Male :Vaazha vendum thaiya thaiya
{Oru paarvaiyilae ennai
Uraiya vaithaai
Siru punnagaiyaal
Ennai uruga vaithaai} (2)
Ada naan endra aanavam
Azhiya vaithaai
Un paarvaiyil ennai paniya vaithaai
En aaradi uyarathai abagarithaai
Un kaaldayil ennai kaniya vaithaai
En aaradi uyarathai abagarithaai
Un kaaldayil ennai kaniya vaithaai
Mazhai booikku varumunbu
Marainthathai pol
Antha maaya magal indru
Marainthu vittaal
Naan paarthuvittaal
Oru meetchi varum
Nee paarthuvittaal
Oru motcham varum
Enthan muthalum muthalum nee
Mudivum mudivum nee
Oru malaiyil naan kanda
Maanikkamma
En manathil unthan aathikkamma
Ithu oru naal iru naal needikkumma
Illai uyirin moolathai baathikkumma
Nenju uchchi kotti thudikkuthu
Thaiya thaiya
Uyir thattu kettu thavikkuthu thaiya
Oru pachai kuyil paranthathu
Thaiya thaiya
Nenjil achankettu thavikkuthu thaiya
Oru vaanavil iru murai
Varuvathillai
Athu vanthu pona oru
Suvadum illai
Oru thandavaala rail thaandi
Pona kuyil
Paadi pona kural karaivathillai
Female :Athu paadi pona kural
Karaivathillai
{Unnaal en manam
Adainthathu paathi
Unnaal en manam
Ilanthathu paathi} (2)
Kaadhal jothiyae
Vaazhvin meethiyae
Devathai nee meiyoo poiyoo
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Nenju uchchi kotti thudikkuthu
Thaiya thaiya
Uyir thattu kettu thavikkuthu thaiya
Oru pachai kuyil paranthathu
Thaiya thaiya
Nenjil achankettu thavikkuthu thaiya
Aval kangalodu iru nooraandu
Mookkin azhagodu munnooraandu
Aval azhagin kathakadhappil
Aandu ainooru
Male :Vaazha vendum thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Thakka thaiya thaiya thaiya thaiya
Along the forest path, han,
O black drongo birds,
about that heartless girl,
do you know what is in her heart?
Along the forest path, hu,
O black drongo birds!
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
My heart clicks in wonder
and beats fast, thaiyya thaiyya!
My soul loses all control
and aches, thaiyya!
A green cuckoo flew by,
thaiyya thaiyya,
and my heart yearns, losing all fear, thaiyya!
Two hundred years with her eyes,
three hundred years with her lovely nose,
and in the warmth of her beauty,
for five hundred years...
Male: I want to live, thaiyya thaiyya!
{With a single glance,
you froze me still;
with a little smile,
you made me melt} (2)
Ah, the pride of my ego,
you made it disappear;
with your gaze, you made me bow to you.
You stole away my six-foot stature,
and made me soften at your feet.
You stole away my six-foot stature,
and made me soften at your feet.
Like rain that disappears
before reaching the ground,
that magical girl today
has vanished.
If I catch sight of you,
salvation will come;
if you look at me,
heavenly bliss will arrive.
You are my absolute beginning,
and you are my ultimate end.
A precious ruby
I found on a mountain!
Your power completely rules my heart!
Will this last for just a day or two,
or will it affect the very core of my soul?
My heart clicks in wonder and beats fast,
thaiyya thaiyya,
my soul loses control and aches, thaiyya!
A green cuckoo flew by,
thaiyya thaiyya,
and my heart yearns, losing all fear, thaiyya!
A rainbow never appears
twice,
and once it comes and goes,
no trace is left behind.
The cuckoo that flew past
the railway tracks—
the song it left behind never fades away.
Female: The song it left behind
never fades away.
{Because of you, my heart
found one half,
because of you, my heart
lost the other half} (2)
O flame of love,
the rest of my life,
O angel, are you real or just a dream?
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
My heart clicks in wonder and beats fast,
thaiyya thaiyya,
my soul loses control and aches, thaiyya!
A green cuckoo flew by,
thaiyya thaiyya,
and my heart yearns, losing all fear, thaiyya!
Two hundred years with her eyes,
three hundred years with her lovely nose,
and in the warmth of her beauty,
for five hundred years...
Male: I want to live, thaiyya thaiyya!
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
Thakka thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya thaiyya
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thaiya Thaiya (composed by A.R. Rahman for 'Uyire' / 'Dil Se..') is a high-energy folk-fusion track expressing intense, intoxicating love and longing. The protagonist encounters a mysterious, captivating woman who completely transforms his world, shattering his pride and capturing his heart before suddenly disappearing like rain before it touches the ground.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole
“Aval kangalodu iru nooraandu... Aandu ainooru”
Exaggeration of time spent admiring the beloved's beauty (200 years with her eyes, 300 with her nose, 500 years total warmth).
Metaphor
“Oru pachai kuyil paranthathu”
Comparing the mysterious beloved to a 'pachai kuyil' (green cuckoo) and 'maaya magal' (magical girl).
Antithesis / Oxymoron
“Unnaal en manam adainthathu paathi / Unnaal en manam ilanthathu paathi”
Contrasting gaining half the heart and losing the other half due to love.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is the Tamil version of 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film 'Dil Se..' / 'Uyire'. Composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, the iconic video was filmed on top of the Ooty steam train (Nilgiri Mountain Railway) featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora.
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