- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Athisaya Piravi
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 10 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Male :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Poo kolam ilam maan poda
Male :Pudhu maa kolam vizhi meen poda
Adi ammaa muthu muthaa
Sugam konjudhu konjudhaiyaa
Sondhatthil thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Male :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Thaanaaga ponnuga sikkum
Machinan kai raasi
Adha naan paathaen kannula sikki
Appadi un raasi
Siruvaani kendaiya pola
Minnuthu kan raasi
Nee sirichaakkaa sillara kottum
Uthami un raasi
Naan vaangidum ul moochilae
Nee seravae soodaachudhae
Vanji manam poothaada
Kenji dhinam koothaada
Onnukkullae onnu vandhu
Unnuyiroda ottudhaiyaa
Thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Male :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Poo kolam ilam maan poda
Pudhu maa kolam vizhi meen poda
Adi ammaa muthu muthaa
Sugam konjudhu konjudhammaa
Sondhatthil thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Female :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Aathaadi thanjaavooru
Sokkura nellaattam
Ada koothaadum vaigai aaru
Paadra yem paattum
Thaeroda thenmadhurai
Sannidhi kondavanum
Andha ooraanda uthamanin
Sandhadhi vandhavanum
Unaiyaalvadhae perum paadammaa
Ooraalvadhae yenakkaenammaa
Nenjathilae neeyaala
Manjathilae naanaala
Kaadhalenum aatchi thanai
Vaanamum kooda vaazhthuthamma
Thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Female :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Poo kolam ilam maan poda
Pudhu maa kolam vizhi meen poda
Adi ammaa muthu muthaa
Sugam konjudhu konjudhaiyaa
Sondhatthil thaanandhana kummi kotti
Chorus :Kummi kotti kummi kotti
Female :Aahaa yaar vandhadhu nenjukkullae
Chorus :Nenjukkullae nenjukkullae
Clapping hands to the rhythm of the Kummi dance,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Male: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
As this young deer draws flower patterns,
Male: As her fish-like eyes draw fresh flour patterns,
Oh my goodness, like shining pearls,
Sweet pleasure tenderly caresses me!
Clapping hands in the rhythm of our kinship,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Male: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
Girls easily fall for you on their own,
Such is my darling cousin's lucky touch!
I saw it myself when I got caught in your eyes,
That is how lucky your charm is!
Like the carp fish in the Siruvani river,
Your lucky eyes sparkle and shine!
When you smile, coins shower down in fortune,
Such is your luck, my virtuous girl!
In the deep breath that I take in,
You entered and made it grow warm!
As this girl's heart blooms and sways,
As it pleads and dances with joy every day,
Blending one into the other,
It clings tightly to your soul!
Clapping hands to the rhythm of the Kummi dance,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Male: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
As this young deer draws flower patterns,
As her fish-like eyes draw fresh flour patterns,
Oh my goodness, like shining pearls,
Sweet pleasure tenderly caresses us!
Clapping hands in the rhythm of our kinship,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Female: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
Oh goodness, just like the paddy crops
Swaying enchantingly in Thanjavur,
And like the dancing Vaigai river,
This song of mine flows and sings!
In southern Madurai where the temple chariot rolls,
He who has his holy shrine there,
And as a descendant of the noble king
Who once ruled that great land—
Winning your heart is task enough for me, my girl!
Why should I care about ruling a whole country?
With you ruling inside my heart,
And me ruling upon the bed,
Over this reign called love,
Even the heavens shower their blessings!
Clapping hands to the rhythm of the Kummi dance,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Female: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
As this young deer draws flower patterns,
As her fish-like eyes draw fresh flour patterns,
Oh my goodness, like shining pearls,
Sweet pleasure tenderly caresses me!
Clapping hands in the rhythm of our kinship,
Chorus: Clapping hands, clapping hands!
Female: Aha, who has stepped into my heart?
Chorus: Inside the heart, inside the heart!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thaanandhana Kummi Kotti is a vibrant Tamil folk-style duet from the movie Athisaya Piravi (1990). The song uses traditional Kummi beat motifs to express mutual love, playful teasing, and cultural grandeur between the lead characters. The lovers praise each other's beauty, destiny, and virtuous character through regional metaphors invoking the Siruvani river, Thanjavur paddy fields, and the historic city of Madurai.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Simile
“Siruvaani kendaiya pola”
Compares the beauty and movement of eyes to Kendai fish from the Siruvani river ('Siruvaani kendaiya pola').
Metaphor / Metonymy
“Sokkura nellaattam”
Compares mesmerising beauty to the intoxicating paddy fields of Thanjavur ('Sokkura nellaattam').
Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Siruvaani kendaiya pola”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'S' in 'Siruvaani' and 'Sillara' across lines.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vanji manam poothaada / Kenji dhinam koothaada”
Matching second consonants across lines ('nji' in 'Vanji' and 'Kenji').
Did you know?
Trivia
Athisaya Piravi (1990), starring Rajinikanth and Kanaka, was directed by SP. Muthuraman and features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Piraisoodan. The film is a fantasy-comedy remake of the 1988 Telugu hit Yamudiki Mogudu.
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