♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thalaiyatti pesurappo
Thandatti kaadhazhagu
Thandatti potta pulla
Veerapaandi therazhagu
Viludhaadum kili pola
Kaadhodu adhu thongum
Thandatti kadhaiyakelu
Thennattu nilamengum
Porandhappo kaadhukuthi
Pottuvitta thandatti
Porandhappo kaadhukuthi
Pottuvitta thandatti
Vaazhkai kadasi varai
Kooda varum kaikatti
Vaazhkai kadasi varai
Kooda varum kaikatti
Kazhuthu neenda pombaalaikku
Kaathilaadum thandatti
Aalu konjam kuttaiyinna
Tholathottum thandatti
Aatta matta vithukooda
Vaangi thandha thandatti
Appam aatha pola than
Koodairukkum thandatti
Tharathula osandha naga
Thandattithaan paaru
Oru sirppam pola thandattiya
Senjavan thaan yaaru
Ettuthikkum thamukkuadikkum
Thangatha nee paaru
Ada erumbhu suthi pakkanuna
Vaanganundaa caaru
Kaadhu valatha pombalaikku
Kannupadum azhagirukkum
Kasalavu valatha kaadhil
Nela parkka edam irukkum
Pilla perum kastam pola
Kaadhu rendu valakkanumae
Thandatti thaan potta ponna
Saamiyathaan madhikkanumae
Kaadu kara velaiyilum
Karuthidadha thandatti
Kaasu dhuttu illanaalum
Kazhatidadha thandatti
Tiruchy madhura thaeni ellam
Veettukkoru thandatti
Thirumbugira dhisai ellam
Thiriyuminga thandatti
Andha kaalam atha mava
Thandatti thaan potta
Oru maargamaaga aambalainga
Nippayangalae kootta
Moolikkadhu pombalaiyum
Thandatti than ketta
Adha moodivechu maraikkama
Paadurenae patta
Aiyanaaru arasan maaru
Ivalugalukum neenda kaadhu
Aambalaigalukkum azhagirukkum
Thandattiya potta podhu
Kaathu karuppu andaathu
Karuppanodu pera sonna
Thattiyandhaan vandhurumae
Thandattiya pottu ninna
Katta meesai karanukkum
Pottiyindha thandatti
Kaara veettukkari kaadhil
Thooliyaadum thandatti
Appan veettu seedhanama
Aninji varum thandatti
Oramjaaram ninnakka kooda
Ooru pakkum thandatti
When she nods her head and speaks,
the thandatti (traditional heavy gold earring) in her ear looks so lovely.
The girl who wears the thandatti
is as grand as the Veerapandi temple chariot!
Like a parrot swinging on an aerial banyan root,
it dangles beside her ear.
Listen to the tale of the thandatti,
celebrated across all the southern land!
Piercing the ears from birth,
this thandatti was put on.
Piercing the ears from birth,
this thandatti was put on.
Till the very end of life,
it walks beside her like a guide.
Till the very end of life,
it walks beside her like a guide.
On a woman with a slender, long neck,
the thandatti sways in the wind.
If she happens to be a little short,
the thandatti brushes against her shoulder.
Even by selling off cattle and goats,
this thandatti was bought and gifted.
Just like one's own father and mother,
the thandatti stays by her side.
A jewel of the highest worth and quality,
look at this thandatti!
Like a work of fine sculpture,
who was the craftsman that shaped this thandatti?
Beating its drum of fame in all eight directions,
look at this pure gold!
Hey, if an ant wants to tour around it,
it would need to buy a pass, sir!
For a woman with stretched earlobes,
there is an undeniable beauty that catches the eye.
In ears stretched wide as a fist,
there is space to look at the moon through them.
Just like the pain of childbirth,
one must endure hardship to stretch both ears!
A woman wearing the thandatti
must be respected like a deity!
Even during hard labor in the fields,
the thandatti never loses its gold luster.
Even when there is no money left,
the thandatti is never removed.
Across Tiruchi, Madurai, and Theni,
there is a thandatti in every home.
In every direction you turn,
the thandatti wanders around here.
In those days, when the cousin girl
wore her thandatti and stepped out,
the men would lose their wits
and stand in crowds just to watch her!
Even a woman with torn earlobes
wished and asked for a thandatti;
without hiding or covering any of it,
I am singing this song for all to hear!
Like Lord Ayyanar and royal kings,
these women too have long earlobes.
Men too had such charm and grace
when they wore the thandatti back in those times!
Evil spirits and dark forces won't come near
if you chant the name of Lord Karuppan!
A fearless pride will rise within you
if you stand tall wearing the thandatti!
Even against a man with a thick, stiff mustache,
this thandatti stands as a proud match!
In the ears of the woman from the big mansion,
the thandatti sways like a cradle.
Given as an heirloom gift from her father's home,
she comes wearing this thandatti.
Even if she stands off to the side,
the whole town stops to look at her thandatti!
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