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Thakaaliku Thavaniya

From Vanavarayan Vallavarayan · 2014

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Renu Kannan, Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Vanavarayan Vallavarayan
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thakkalikku thaavaniya
Pottu vida naa varataa
Female :Mukkalikku mutti thencha
Muttu thara naa varataa
Aatukallu iduppaal
Enna araikiriyae poruppa
Female :Seemathanni sirippaal
Enna patha vaikuthu karuppa
Nenchukuzhikulla intha payabulla
Innaiku thaan maatikittaan
Female :Patta pagalula vetta veliyila
Vekka pada vachuputtaan
Thakkalikku thaavaniya
Pottu vida naa varataa
Female :Mukkalikku mutti thencha
Muttu thara naa varataa
Paththu ooru pasiya pokkum
Azhagu azhagu
Female :Oh.. pakkuvama paaya pottu
Pazhagu pazhagu
Nee aasa velaiyum nelama
Velanchu nikkira vazhama
Female :Nee kaala suththum paamba
Kavuthuppottu kuthuriyae vemba…
Thakkaliku thakkaliku thakkaliku..
Thakkalikku thaavaniya
Pottu vida naa varataa
Female :Mukkalikku mutti thencha
Muttu thara naa varataa
Hey aatukallu iduppaal
Enna araikiriyae poruppa
Female :Seemathanni sirippaal
Enna patha vaikuthu karuppa
Vellam vadiyala
Solla mudiyala
Thathalichu saaguran di
Female :Nandu valaiyila
Gundu podura nee
Rendu pattu veguran da
Maligappo vaasam veesum
Moochu moochu
Female :Panavellam paalil kalantha
Pechu pechu
Un kuruvi koodu konda
Poda solluthae sanda
Female :Un mookil sevantha molaga
Athari sethari patharavaikuthae
Enna…
Aaa thakkaliku thakkaliku
Thakkaliku..heyyy
Thakkalikku thaavaniya
Pottu vida naa varataa
Female :Mukkalikku mutti thencha
Muttu thara naa varataa
Aatukallu iduppaal
Enna araikiriyae poruppa
Female :Seemathanni sirippaal
Enna patha vaikuthu karuppa
Vellam vadiyala
Solla mudiyala
Thathalichu saaguran di
Female :Nandu valaiyila
Gundu podura nee
Rendu pattu veguran da
To drape a half-saree over this ripe tomato,
Shall I come over?
Female: If the three-legged stool gets worn out at the joint,
Shall I come and give you support?
With your hips swaying like a grinding stone,
You crush me so steadily!
Female: With a smile flammable as kerosene,
You set me ablaze, my handsome dark boy!
Deep inside her heart,
This boy is finally trapped today!
Female: In broad daylight, out in the open,
He made me blush with shame!
To drape a half-saree over this ripe tomato,
Shall I come over?
Female: If the three-legged stool gets worn out at the joint,
Shall I come and give you support?
It can satisfy the hunger of ten whole towns—
What beauty, what beauty!
Female: Oh, spread out the mat properly
And get close to me!
Like fertile land where desire grows,
You stand blooming with richness!
Female: Like a snake coiling around my feet,
You pull me down and strike me hard...
My sweet tomato, sweet tomato, sweet tomato...
To drape a half-saree over this ripe tomato,
Shall I come over?
Female: If the three-legged stool gets worn out at the joint,
Shall I come and give you support?
Hey, with your hips swaying like a grinding stone,
You crush me so steadily!
Female: With a smile flammable as kerosene,
You set me ablaze, my handsome dark boy!
The flood hasn't drained,
I can't put it into words,
This boy is struggling and drowning, girl!
Female: Into a crab's burrow,
You keep dropping bombs!
Torn in two, he is burning up, man!
Spreading the fragrance of jasmine,
Your breath, oh your breath!
Female: Like palm jaggery dissolved in milk,
Your sweet talk, oh your talk!
The bird's nest bun in your hair
Is picking a fight with me!
Female: The fiery red chili on your nose,
Shakes me up and rattles me completely,
Driving me crazy...
Ah, my sweet tomato, sweet tomato,
Sweet tomato... hey!
To drape a half-saree over this ripe tomato,
Shall I come over?
Female: If the three-legged stool gets worn out at the joint,
Shall I come and give you support?
With your hips swaying like a grinding stone,
You crush me so steadily!
Female: With a smile flammable as kerosene,
You set me ablaze, my handsome dark boy!
The flood hasn't drained,
I can't put it into words,
This boy is struggling and drowning, girl!
Female: Into a crab's burrow,
You keep dropping bombs!
Torn in two, he is burning up, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from the movie 'Vanavarayan Vallavarayan' portrays a rustic, romantic banter between two lovers in a village setting. The song is filled with local metaphors and colloquial humor where both the male and female leads teasingly express their growing passion and attraction for each other using everyday rural items like grinding stones, tomatoes, crab holes, and kerosene.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Uvamai

Thakkalikku thaavaniya

Compares the soft skin and rosy complexion of the girl to a tomato ('Thakkalikku thaavaniya').

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Aatukallu iduppaal / Enna araikiriyae poruppa

Compares the movement of her waist while walking or dancing to an 'Aatukallu' (heavy stone grinder) grinding patience.

Simile / Metaphor

Seemathanni sirippaal / Enna patha vaikuthu karuppa

Compares her bright, fiery smile to 'Seemathanni' (kerosene) that instantly ignites passion in the hero.

Repetition / Adukku Thodar

Azhagu azhagu

Rhythmic repetition of words like 'Azhagu', 'Pazhagu', 'Moochu', and 'Pechu' for poetic cadence.

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Trivia

The music for 'Vanavarayan Vallavarayan' (2014) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The lyrics, penned by Snehan, heavily incorporate authentic rural Kongu Tamil metaphors to bring out local flavor.

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