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Lyrics & meaning

Thakkali Udambu

From Neram Vandhachu · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Neram Vandhachu
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
23 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thakkaali udambu thai maasa karumbu
Thaniyaaga thoongaathammaa
Kannaalam mudippaen katcheri padippen
Pallaakku thaangaathammaa
Aa aa……thakkaali udambu thai maasa karubu
Thaniyaaga thoongaathammaa
Kannaalam mudippen katcheri padippen
Pallaakku thaangaathammaa
Ilai moodum mullai mottu
Adi vaadi chinna chittu
Ilai moodum mullai mottu
Yae…. vaadi chinna chittu
Yae thakkaali udambu thai maasa karubu
Thaniyaaga thoongaathammaa
Kannaalam mudippen katcheri padippen
Pallaakku thaangaathammaa amma
Aasai vachchaan doi
Ada marampola irukkiraa iva pombala
Manasukkullae aasa vachchaa
Aasai vachchaan doi
Ada marampola irukkiraa iva pombala
Manasukkullae aasa vachchaa doi
Unnoda thegam ennoda yogam
Oorkolam povaen kannaalae
Unnoda thegam ennoda yogam
Oorkolam povaen kannaalae
Adi vaadi chellakkutti
Idhazh oorum vellakkatti
Adi vaadi chellakkutti
Idhazh oorum vellakkatti
Adadadaa thakkaali udambu thai maasa karumbu
Thaniyaaga thoongaathammaa
Kannaalam mudippaen katcheri padippen
Pallaakku thaangaathammaa haei haei
Vaasana roja adi mayilae
Naan thudithudikkira tholilae
Thookki kollura pokkiri raja
Vaasana roja adi mayilae
Naan thudithudikkira tholilae
Thookki kollura pokkiri raja
Ullaasa raani sallapa maeni
Sorkkaththai kaanbaen unnaalae
Manam podum kadhal mettu
Malar kannam thannai thottu
Manam podum kadhal mettu
Malar kannam thannai thottu
Thakkaali udambu thai maasa karumbu
Thaniyaaga thoongaathammaa
Kannaalam mudippaen katcheri padippen
Pallaakku thaangaathammaa
Ilai moodum mullai mottu
Adi vaadi chinna chittu haei haei
…………….
With a body ripe as a tomato and sweet as harvest sugarcane,
Don't you sleep all alone, my girl!
I'll marry you and sing our celebration,
The wedding palanquin won't bear all the joy!
Ah... With a body ripe as a tomato and sweet as harvest sugarcane,
Don't you sleep all alone, my girl!
I'll marry you and sing our celebration,
The wedding palanquin won't bear all the joy!
Like a jasmine bud hidden beneath the leaves,
Come to me, my little sparrow!
Like a jasmine bud hidden beneath the leaves,
Hey, come to me, my little sparrow!
Hey, with a body ripe as a tomato and sweet as harvest sugarcane,
Don't you sleep all alone, my girl!
I'll marry you and sing our celebration,
The wedding palanquin won't bear all the joy, oh girl!
He has fallen for you!
Look at her standing stiff like a tree, this woman,
Yet deep in her heart, she is filled with desire!
He has fallen for you!
Look at her standing stiff like a tree, this woman,
Yet deep in her heart, she is filled with desire!
Your beautiful body is my good fortune,
I will parade with joy through your eyes!
Your beautiful body is my good fortune,
I will parade with joy through your eyes!
Come to me, my sweet darling,
With lips as sweet as melting jaggery...
Come to me, my sweet darling,
With lips as sweet as melting jaggery...
Oh! With a body ripe as a tomato and sweet as harvest sugarcane,
Don't you sleep all alone, my girl!
I'll marry you and sing our celebration,
The wedding palanquin won't bear all the joy, hey hey!
A fragrant rose, my sweet peacock,
Onto these strong, restless shoulders of mine,
I'm the daring rogue who will lift you up!
Oh, a fragrant rose, my sweet peacock,
Onto these strong, restless shoulders of mine,
I'm the daring rogue who will lift you up!
Queen of joy with a playful embrace,
I'll see heaven through you!
My heart composes a melody of love,
As it touches your flower-soft cheek,
My heart composes a melody of love,
As it touches your glowing, flower-soft cheek!
With a body ripe as a tomato and sweet as harvest sugarcane,
Don't you sleep all alone, my girl!
I'll marry you and sing our celebration,
The wedding palanquin won't bear all the joy!
Like a jasmine bud hidden beneath the leaves,
Come to me, my little sparrow, hey hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thakkaali Udambu is a energetic and playful folk-style romantic song from the 1982 movie Neram Vandhachu. The hero enthusiastically woos his beloved using rich rural metaphors, praising her beauty, skin tone, and sweet presence. He imagines a grand wedding celebration filled with music concerts and grand processions, expressing his intense affection and eagerness to unite with her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Thakkaali udambu thai maasa karumbu

Compares the beloved's soft and sweet physique to a smooth tomato and harvest sugarcane.

Rhyming and Assonance (Edhugai / Monai)

Unnoda thegam ennoda yogam

Uses matching internal structure and sound patterns with 'Unnoda' and 'ennoda' to create rhythmic bounce.

Metaphor

Idhazh oorum vellakkatti

Compares sweetness of her lips to a block of fresh jaggery.

Personification

Manam podum kadhal mettu

Attributes human musical composition skills to the mind ('manam podum mettu').

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Trivia

Composed by the dynamic music duo Shankar-Ganesh, this song is rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan, whose robust voice defined upbeat, rustic male romantic tracks throughout late 1970s and 1980s Tamil cinema.

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