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Thalukki Thalukki

From Kizhakku Vasal · 1990

Lyricist
R. V. Udhaya Kumar
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kizhakku Vasal
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
2 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae
Idhu eppodhum sikkaadhu poomaanae
Sokkaadha poththaanum naanthaanae
Adi siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai
Thalukki thalukki thaan
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae
Manja vaaththu nadaiya paaththu
Nenjoram inneram noyaachchu
Ahaa…konja vaara puliyangaaththu
Pinjaagi anjaaru naalaachchu
Karumbu karumbudhaan ..kadikkudhae
Erumbu erumbudhaan… vayasilae
Arumbu arumbudhaan ..manasilae
Kurumbu kurumbudhaan …azhagulae
Munnaalae vandhaalae seeraatti
Ninnomae ellorum paaraatti
Munnaalae vandhaalae seeraatti
Ninnomae ellorum paaraatti
Siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai
Thalukki thalukki thaan
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae
Pannai maadu kaalayai paaththu
Thindaadi thindaadi odaadhaa
Hoi… thinna soru jeeranamaaga
Vambodu thumbodu vaaraadhaa
Morachchi morachchidhaan… mayakkudhu
Verachchi verachchidhaan… nadakkudhu
Varappu varappudhaan …vazhukkudhu
Thadukki vizhundhudhaan…. thavikkudhu
Pattaadai puththaadai seraachchu
Piththaaram kaththaazhai naaraachchu
Pattaadai puththaadai seraachchu
Piththaaram kaththaazhai naaraachchu
Siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai
Thalukki thalukki tharigida
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae
Idhu eppodhum sikkaadhu poomaanae
Sokkaadha poththaanum naanthaanae
Adi siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai
Thalukki thalukki thaan
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae
Idhu eppodhum sikkaadhu poomaanae
Sokkaadha poththaanum naanthaanae
Adi siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai
Thalukki thalukki vandhu
Minukki minukki
Udal kulukki kulukki
Varum munnaalae
Sirichchi sirichchi dhinam
Valachchi valachchi
Valai virichchi virichchi
Varum kannaalae…ae…..
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes!
This heart will never get trapped, my pretty one!
I am the one who never gets charmed or swayed!
Hey girl in your skirt and wrap, flowing like a Courtallam stream!
Strutting with so much style!
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes!
Seeing that golden duck walk with such swagger,
My heart started aching right away!
Aha... like the playful tamarind breeze coming to tease,
It has been five or six days since the raw fruit blossomed!
Like sweet sugarcane biting back,
Like ants crawling in this youthful age!
A flower is budding in the heart,
And there is pure mischief in her beauty!
She walked out so proudly, showered with pampering,
And all of us stood there admiring her!
She walked out so proudly, showered with pampering,
And all of us stood there admiring her!
Skirt and wrap, flowing like a Courtallam stream,
Strutting with so much style!
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes!
Seeing the strong farm bull,
Won't the young heifer get flustered and run away?
Hey... just to digest the food she ate,
Won't she come looking for trouble and gossip?
She stares fiercely, yet she casts a spell,
She walks stiffly, full of false pride!
The mud ridge of the field is slippery,
And stumbling down, she struggles helplessly!
Dressed up in fine silks and brand-new clothes,
Her proud show melted like dry aloe fiber!
Dressed up in fine silks and brand-new clothes,
Her proud show melted like dry aloe fiber!
Skirt and wrap, flowing like a Courtallam stream,
Swaying, strutting to the rhythm!
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes!
This heart will never get trapped, my pretty one!
I am the one who never gets charmed or swayed!
Hey girl in your skirt and wrap, flowing like a Courtallam stream!
Strutting with so much style!
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes!
This heart will never get trapped, my pretty one!
I am the one who never gets charmed or swayed!
Hey girl in your skirt and wrap, flowing like a Courtallam stream!
Swaying and strutting as she comes,
Gleaming and glittering,
Shaking her body with swagger,
She comes right before me!
Smiling and laughing every day,
Charming and pulling me in,
Spreading a wide net,
She comes with those eyes... oh!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Thalukki Thalukki' from the movie Kizhakku Vasal (1990) is a lively, rhythmic Tamil folk-style song celebrating the vibrant presence and playful demeanor of a young rural woman. The lyrics playfully describe her stylish walk, radiant beauty, fluttering attire, and mischievous glances that mesmerize everyone in the village. It presents a lighthearted exchange where her charm is admired, while the protagonist playfully boasts that he won't easily fall into her sweet trap. Rich in rural imagery such as field pathways, tamarind breezes, and cascading streams, the song captures the essence of youthful romance and village celebrations with rhythmic, repetitive phrasing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodai (Reduplication / Onomatopoeia)

Thalukki thalukki vandhu / Minukki minukki / Udal kulukki kulukki

Repeated paired words like 'Thalukki thalukki', 'Minukki minukki', and 'Kulukki kulukki' create a rhythmic, bouncy folk beat mimicking the woman's sway and movement.

Metaphor & Simile (Uvamaani)

Adi siththaadai paavaadai kuththaala neerodai

Comparing the girl's graceful movement and flow of her traditional skirt to the fresh, continuous stream of Courtallam waterfalls ('Kuththaala neerodai') and a waddling duck ('Manja vaaththu').

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Karumbu karumbudhaan ..kadikkudhae / Erumbu erumbudhaan… vayasilae

Rhyming of the second consonant 'ru' across lines ('Karumbu', 'Erumbu', 'Arumbu', 'Kurumbu') enhancing the lyrical flow.

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Trivia

'Kizhakku Vasal' (1990), directed by R. V. Udhayakumar and starring Vijayakanth, Gautami, and Revathi, featured a iconic soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The album received wide critical acclaim and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.

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