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Thalle Thillaaley

From Viswasam · 2018

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Chorus
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Viswasam2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Nellu kattu sumakkum pullaThe girl carrying a bundle of paddy crop,
Nenja katti izhukkum pullaThe girl who pulls my heart along with her.
Nellu kattu sumakkum pullaThe girl carrying a bundle of paddy crop,
Nenja katti izhukkum pullaThe girl who pulls my heart along with her.
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Suthi muthi yaarumillaThere is no one around here,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Nee soosagamaa vaadi pullaCome stealthily to me, girl,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Nee soosagamaa vaadi pullaCome stealthily to me, girl,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Male
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Kannangaru karutha machaanOh pitch-black dark-complexioned guy,
Kaikku valaiyal potta machaanThe guy who bought bangles for my hands,
Kannangaru karutha machaanOh pitch-black dark-complexioned guy,
Kaikku valaiyal potta machaanThe guy who bought bangles for my hands,
Male
Panna aruva pudichirukkenI am holding a farm sickle in my hand,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Un paasaangu thaan palikkaathuYour fake pretenses won't work on me,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Un paasaangu thaan palikkaathuYour fake pretenses won't work on me,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Kottaaru thoppukullaInside the Kottaaru grove,
Motor-u room-u kullaInside the motor room,
Hey kottaaru thoppukullaHey, inside the Kottaaru grove,
Motor-u room-u kullaInside the motor room,
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Kaattaaru pola varenI will surge towards you like a wild river,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Oru kappal ootta neeyum vaadiCome along with me to sail a boat,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Oru kappal ootta neeyum vaadiCome along with me to sail a boat,
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Chorus
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan[Rhythmic folk beat vocables]
Hummchachukkum hum chikkaan (Overlapping)[Rhythmic folk beat vocables - overlapping]
Male
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]
Thallae thillaalae[Folk chorus refrain: Thallae thillaalae]

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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