- Lyricist
- Arun Bharathi
- Singers
- Anthony Daasan, Chorus
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Movie name
- Viswasam
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Nellu kattu sumakkum pulla
Nenja katti izhukkum pulla
Nellu kattu sumakkum pulla
Nenja katti izhukkum pulla
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Suthi muthi yaarumilla
Thallae thillaalae
Nee soosagamaa vaadi pulla
Thallae thillaalae
Nee soosagamaa vaadi pulla
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Kannangaru karutha machaan
Kaikku valaiyal potta machaan
Kannangaru karutha machaan
Kaikku valaiyal potta machaan
Panna aruva pudichirukken
Thallae thillaalae
Un paasaangu thaan palikkaathu
Thallae thillaalae
Un paasaangu thaan palikkaathu
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Kottaaru thoppukulla
Motor-u room-u kulla
Hey kottaaru thoppukulla
Motor-u room-u kulla
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Kaattaaru pola varen
Thallae thillaalae
Oru kappal ootta neeyum vaadi
Thallae thillaalae
Oru kappal ootta neeyum vaadi
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Thallae thillaalae
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
O girl carrying bundles of harvested paddy,
O girl who captures and pulls my heart!
O girl carrying bundles of harvested paddy,
O girl who captures and pulls my heart!
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
There is nobody around anywhere,
Thalle thillaley
Come slyly to me, my girl!
Thalle thillaley
Come slyly to me, my girl!
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
My handsome, dark-skinned sweetheart,
The one who adorned my wrists with bangles,
The one who adorned my wrists with bangles,
The one who adorned my wrists with bangles,
I am holding a harvest sickle in hand,
Thalle thillaley
Your sweet pretenses will not work with me!
Thalle thillaley
Your sweet pretenses will not work with me!
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Inside the groves of Kottaru,
Inside the motor-pump shed,
Inside the groves of Kottaru,
Inside the motor-pump shed,
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
I rush toward you like a surging wild river,
Thalle thillaley
Come along, girl, and sail a boat with me!
Thalle thillaley
Come along, girl, and sail a boat with me!
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Hum-chukkum hum chikkan
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
Thalle thillaley
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track is a playful rural Tamil folk song (Naatupura Paattu) set in a village agricultural backdrop. It captures playful romantic banter between a young village man and woman working in paddy fields and groves. The hero attempts to coax the girl to meet him in private away from eyes, while the heroine teasingly rebuffs his advances by mentioning her sharp sickle and calling out his tricks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia / Rhythm Syllables (Solkattu)
“Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan”
Use of oral rhythmic percussion vocables like 'Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan' simulating traditional folk percussion.
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monai)
“Nellu kattu sumakkum pulla / Nenja katti izhukkum pulla”
Repetition of initial consonants 'Ne' in 'Nellu' and 'Nenja' for musical cadence.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Kaattaaru pola varen”
Compares the hero's rush of emotion to a surging wild river ('Kaattaaru pola varen').
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Trivia
This track is composed as an authentic Tamil rural folk song featuring traditional chorus refrains ('Thallae Thillaalae') which are commonly used during harvest and agricultural work in rural Tamil Nadu.
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