Thandattikarupaiyee
From Kaadhal · 2004
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Pop Shalini, Vidya, Malar, Maalaiamma
- Music director
- Joshua Sridhar
- Details
- Kaadhal2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Thana nanananae | Thana nanananae |
| Nanae nanae na nae……… | Nanae nanae na nae... |
| Nanae nannae naanae… | Nanae nannae naanae... |
| Nanae nannae naanae… | Nanae nannae naanae... |
| Female | |
| Thandatti karupaiyee | Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti), |
| Thaalai oooru maruthaayi | Maruthayi of Thaalai village, |
| Thandatti karupaiyee | Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti), |
| Thaalai oooru maruthaayi | Maruthayi of Thaalai village, |
| Pechiyamaa sadangayi | Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual (sadangu), |
| Kuchukulla vaaraallae | She is entering into the hut! |
| Thananae thanae……….. | Thananae thanae... |
| Podu thanae nanae naanae…. | Play it out, thanae nanae naanae... |
| Female | |
| Armoniyam potti polla | Like a harmonium box, |
| Avaru satham pannuvalae | He/she makes a lot of noise! |
| Armoniyam potti polla | Like a harmonium box, |
| Avaru satham pannuvalae | He/she makes a lot of noise! |
| Keezhathooru maellam pola | Like the drum beats of Keezhathoor, |
| Keeridudhoo onga raagam | Your musical melody screeches out! |
| Vanthaalum vaanga | If you come, welcome! |
| Marutha sunnambu thaanga | Give us Madurai betel-lime (sunnambu). |
| Ponaalum ponga pongaloda | If you leave, go ahead with the Pongal festival, |
| Poto-va thaanga | And hand over the photograph! |
| Chorus | |
| Thandatti karupaiyee | Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti), |
| Thaalai oooru maruthaayi | Maruthayi of Thaalai village, |
| Thandatti karupaiyee | Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti), |
| Thaalai oooru maruthaayi | Maruthayi of Thaalai village, |
| Pechiyamaa sadangayi | Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual, |
| Kuchukulla ponaallae | She went inside the hut! |
| Chorus | |
| Gollusunga sathmida | As the anklets make sound, |
| Kal udaiya man udaiya | Breaking stones and breaking earth, |
| Kuthiyaatam potapulla | The girl who used to dance around merrily, |
| Kumari pulla aanaalae | Has now become a young maiden! |
| Chorus | |
| Aayirankaal mandabatha | Those who saw the thousand-pillared hall, |
| Aranaanil paathavaga | Through a tiny slit in a ring, |
| Unazhaga paakanunaa | If they want to fully take in your beauty, |
| Oru maasam pudikkumadi | It will take them a whole month, girl! |
| Chorus | |
| Uchanooru maamanuga | Uncles from Uchanur village, |
| Kuchu katta vanthirukaaan | Have come to build the ceremonial hut. |
| Usulambatti maaman kaaren | The maternal uncle from Usilampatti, |
| uchu kotta vanthurikanae.. | Has come to click his tongue in awe! |
| Chorus | |
| Kallu vacha kammalaiyum | Stone-studded ear studs, |
| Ganamaana sangiliyum | And a heavy gold chain, |
| Kallupati maamankaran | The uncle from Kallupatti, |
| Kaaladiyil vachurikaan | Has placed them right at her feet! |
| Aasaikku pottu azhagenna kaatu | Put them on for your desire and showcase your beauty, |
| Aathaadi athukuthaan kaathirukaan | Oh my! That is what he has been waiting for! |
| Chorus | |
| Moi ezhuthi vantha naga | The jewelry brought as gift contributions, |
| Eda pottu maaluthadi | Is being weighed and exchanged! |
| Vellaatu kutti vetti | Sacrificing white goat kids, |
| Veethiyellaam rombuthadi | Filling up the entire street! |
| Sothukulla kariya karikulla sora | Is there meat inside the rice or rice inside the meat? |
| Panthiyila saathisanam kozhambudhadi | In the feast, the relatives are totally confused! |
| Female | |
| Maamarathu melarindhu | Climbing up the mango tree, |
| Maamarathu melarindhu | Climbing up the mango tree, |
| Nethu samancha pulla | The girl who came of age yesterday, |
| Maala mudiyayilla | Could not weave a garland, |
| Maala mudiyayilla | Could not weave a garland! |
| Maalaikku aasapattu | Desiring that marriage garland, |
| Mayangunaru maaman magan | The maternal uncle's son swooned, |
| Maalaikku aasapattu | Desiring that marriage garland, |
| Mayangunaru maaman magan | The maternal uncle's son swooned! |
| Suba mangala nitha suba mangalam | Auspicious goodness, perpetual auspiciousness! |
| Chorus | |
| Vayadi pechellaam | All your talkative, outspoken chatter, |
| Yera kattikko | Pack it up and put it away! |
| Vaalaatum vellaiyellaam | All your tail-wagging playful antics, |
| Moota katiko | Bundle them up and store them away! |
| Poovunna vandu varum | If you are a flower, bees will come; |
| Purunji nadanthuko | Understand this and behave accordingly! |
| Ponnunna vetkkam venum | If you are a woman, you need bashfulness; |
| Therinju nadanthuko | Know this and conduct yourself! |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa… | Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa... |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa…. | Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa.... |
| Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa… | Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa... |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa…. | Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa.... |
| Female | |
| {Avan paarthadhumae | The moment he looked at me, |
| Naan poothuviten | I blossomed like a flower. |
| Andha oru nodiyai | That single precious moment, |
| Nenjil ozhithu vaithen | I hid away safely inside my heart. |
| Female | |
| Naan kuzhandhai endru | That I was just a child, |
| Nethu nianithirundhen | I thought until yesterday. |
| Avan kangalilae | Looking into his eyes, |
| En vayadharindhen} (2) | I realized my true age. |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa… | Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa... |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa…. | Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa.... |
| Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa… | Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa... |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa…. | Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa.... |
| Aaaaaa…aaaa..haaa…aaa…aaaaa…. | Aaaaaa...aaaa..haaa...aaa...aaaaa.... |
| Chorus | |
| Pamparakka suthama | Spinning like a top constantly, |
| Adakki vechukko | Control yourself and calm down. |
| Palaankuzhi aada enna | To play the board game (Pallaanguzhi), |
| Thonaiku vechukko | Keep someone for company. |
| Othaiyilla padukkaatha | Do not sleep all alone, |
| Manasil vechukko | Keep this firmly in your mind. |
| Namma kollasaami thunooru | Apply the sacred ash (thiruneeru) of our family deity, |
| Thalaiku vechukko | Onto your forehead! |
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Thana nanananae
Nanae nanae na nae...
Nanae nannae naanae...
Nanae nannae naanae...
தண்டட்டி கருப்பாயி
தாளை ஊரு மருதாயி தண்டட்டி
கருப்பாயி தாளை ஊரு மருதாயி
பேச்சியம்மா சடங்காயி குச்சுக்குள்ள
வாராளே தனனே தானே போடு
தானே நானே நானே
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual (sadangu),
She is entering into the hut!
Thananae thanae...
Play it out, thanae nanae naanae...
ஆர்மோனியம் பொட்டி
பொல்ல அவரு சத்தம் பண்ணுவாளே
ஆர்மோனியம் பொட்டி பொல்ல
அவரு சத்தம் பண்ணுவாளே கீழதூறு
மேளம் போல கீறிடுதோ உங்க ராகம்
வந்தாலும் வாங்க மறுத்த சுண்ணாம்பு
தாங்க போனாலும் போங்க பொங்கலோட
போடோவ தாங்க
Like a harmonium box,
He/she makes a lot of noise!
Like a harmonium box,
He/she makes a lot of noise!
Like the drum beats of Keezhathoor,
Your musical melody screeches out!
If you come, welcome!
Give us Madurai betel-lime (sunnambu).
If you leave, go ahead with the Pongal festival,
And hand over the photograph!
தண்டட்டி கருப்பாயி
தாளை ஊரு மருதாயி தண்டட்டி
கருப்பாயி தாளை ஊரு மருதாயி
பேச்சியம்மா சடங்காயி குச்சுக்குள்ள
வாராளே
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual,
She went inside the hut!
கொலுசுங்க சத்தமிட
கல் உடைய மண் உடைய
குதியாட்டம் போட்ட புள்ள
குமரி புள்ள ஆனாலே
As the anklets make sound,
Breaking stones and breaking earth,
The girl who used to dance around merrily,
Has now become a young maiden!
ஆயிரங்கால் மண்டபத்த
அரனானில் பாத்தவக உன்
அழகபாக்கனுனா ஒரு மாசம்
புடிக்குமடி
Those who saw the thousand-pillared hall,
Through a tiny slit in a ring,
If they want to fully take in your beauty,
It will take them a whole month, girl!
உச்சநூறு மாமனுங்க
குச்சு கட்ட வந்திருக்கான்
உசுலம்பட்டி மாமன் காரன்
உச்சு கொட்ட வந்திருக்கானே
Uncles from Uchanur village,
Have come to build the ceremonial hut.
The maternal uncle from Usilampatti,
Has come to click his tongue in awe!
கல்லு வச்ச கம்மலையும்
கனமான சங்கிலியும் கல்லு பட்டி
மாமன் காரன் காலடியில்
வச்சிருக்கான் ஆசைக்கு பொட்டு
அழகென்ன காட்டு ஆத்தாடி
அதுக்குதான் காத்திருக்கான்
Stone-studded ear studs,
And a heavy gold chain,
The uncle from Kallupatti,
Has placed them right at her feet!
Put them on for your desire and showcase your beauty,
Oh my! That is what he has been waiting for!
மொய் எழுதி வந்த நக
எடை போட்டு மாளுதடி
வெள்ளாட்டு குட்டி வெட்டி
வாத்தி எல்லாம் ரொம்புதடி
சோத்துக்குள்ள கரியா கரிக்குள்ள
சோறா பந்தியில சாதி சனம்
கொழம்புதடி
The jewelry brought as gift contributions,
Is being weighed and exchanged!
Sacrificing white goat kids,
Filling up the entire street!
Is there meat inside the rice or rice inside the meat?
In the feast, the relatives are totally confused!
மாமரத்து மேல்
இருந்து மாமரத்து மேல்
இருந்து நேத்து சமஞ்ச
புள்ள மாலை முடியயில்ல
மாலை முடியயில்ல மாலைக்கு
ஆச பட்டு மயங்குனாரு மாமன்
மகன் மாலைக்கு ஆச பட்டு
மயங்குனாரு மாமன் மகன் சுப
மங்கள நித சுப மங்களம்
Climbing up the mango tree,
Climbing up the mango tree,
The girl who came of age yesterday,
Could not weave a garland,
Could not weave a garland!
Desiring that marriage garland,
The maternal uncle's son swooned,
Desiring that marriage garland,
The maternal uncle's son swooned!
Auspicious goodness, perpetual auspiciousness!
வாயாடி பேச்செல்லாம்
ஏற கட்டிக்கோ வாலாட்டும்
வேலையெல்லாம் மூட்ட
கட்டிக்கோ பூவுன்னா வண்டு
வரும் புரிஞ்சி நடந்துக்கோ
பொண்ணுன்னா வெட்கம்
வரும் தெரிஞ்சு நடந்துக்கோ
All your talkative, outspoken chatter,
Pack it up and put it away!
All your tail-wagging playful antics,
Bundle them up and store them away!
If you are a flower, bees will come;
Understand this and behave accordingly!
If you are a woman, you need bashfulness;
Know this and conduct yourself!
..........................................
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
{ அவன் பார்த்ததுமே
நான் பூத்து விட்டேன் அந்த
ஒரு நொடியை நெஞ்சில்
ஒளித்து வைத்தேன்
The moment he looked at me,
I blossomed like a flower.
That single precious moment,
I hid away safely inside my heart.
நான் குழந்தை
என்று நேத்து நினைத்திருந்தேன்
அவன் கண்களிலே என்
வயதறிந்தேன் } (2)
That I was just a child,
I thought until yesterday.
Looking into his eyes,
I realized my true age.
....................................
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaaaa...aaaa..haaa...aaa...aaaaa....
பம்பரக்கா சுத்தாம
அடக்கி வெச்சுக்கோ பல்லாங்குழி
ஆட என்ன துணைக்கு வெச்சுக்கோ
ஒத்தையில படுக்காத மனசில்
வெச்சுக்கோ நம்ம குல சாமி
தின்னூறு தலைக்கு வெச்சுக்கோ
Spinning like a top constantly,
Control yourself and calm down.
To play the board game (Pallaanguzhi),
Keep someone for company.
Do not sleep all alone,
Keep this firmly in your mind.
Apply the sacred ash (thiruneeru) of our family deity,
Onto your forehead!
Thana nanananae
Thana nanananae
Nanae nanae na nae………
Nanae nanae na nae...
Nanae nannae naanae…
Nanae nannae naanae...
Nanae nannae naanae…
Nanae nannae naanae...
Thandatti karupaiyee
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Thandatti karupaiyee
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Pechiyamaa sadangayi
Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual (sadangu),
Kuchukulla vaaraallae
She is entering into the hut!
Thananae thanae………..
Thananae thanae...
Podu thanae nanae naanae….
Play it out, thanae nanae naanae...
Armoniyam potti polla
Like a harmonium box,
Avaru satham pannuvalae
He/she makes a lot of noise!
Armoniyam potti polla
Like a harmonium box,
Avaru satham pannuvalae
He/she makes a lot of noise!
Keezhathooru maellam pola
Like the drum beats of Keezhathoor,
Keeridudhoo onga raagam
Your musical melody screeches out!
Vanthaalum vaanga
If you come, welcome!
Marutha sunnambu thaanga
Give us Madurai betel-lime (sunnambu).
Ponaalum ponga pongaloda
If you leave, go ahead with the Pongal festival,
Poto-va thaanga
And hand over the photograph!
Thandatti karupaiyee
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Thandatti karupaiyee
Karupayi who wears heavy ear ornaments (Thandatti),
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Maruthayi of Thaalai village,
Pechiyamaa sadangayi
Pechiyamaa's puberty ritual,
Kuchukulla ponaallae
She went inside the hut!
Gollusunga sathmida
As the anklets make sound,
Kal udaiya man udaiya
Breaking stones and breaking earth,
Kuthiyaatam potapulla
The girl who used to dance around merrily,
Kumari pulla aanaalae
Has now become a young maiden!
Aayirankaal mandabatha
Those who saw the thousand-pillared hall,
Aranaanil paathavaga
Through a tiny slit in a ring,
Unazhaga paakanunaa
If they want to fully take in your beauty,
Oru maasam pudikkumadi
It will take them a whole month, girl!
Uchanooru maamanuga
Uncles from Uchanur village,
Kuchu katta vanthirukaaan
Have come to build the ceremonial hut.
Usulambatti maaman kaaren
The maternal uncle from Usilampatti,
uchu kotta vanthurikanae..
Has come to click his tongue in awe!
Kallu vacha kammalaiyum
Stone-studded ear studs,
Ganamaana sangiliyum
And a heavy gold chain,
Kallupati maamankaran
The uncle from Kallupatti,
Kaaladiyil vachurikaan
Has placed them right at her feet!
Aasaikku pottu azhagenna kaatu
Put them on for your desire and showcase your beauty,
Aathaadi athukuthaan kaathirukaan
Oh my! That is what he has been waiting for!
Moi ezhuthi vantha naga
The jewelry brought as gift contributions,
Eda pottu maaluthadi
Is being weighed and exchanged!
Vellaatu kutti vetti
Sacrificing white goat kids,
Veethiyellaam rombuthadi
Filling up the entire street!
Sothukulla kariya karikulla sora
Is there meat inside the rice or rice inside the meat?
Panthiyila saathisanam kozhambudhadi
In the feast, the relatives are totally confused!
Maamarathu melarindhu
Climbing up the mango tree,
Maamarathu melarindhu
Climbing up the mango tree,
Nethu samancha pulla
The girl who came of age yesterday,
Maala mudiyayilla
Could not weave a garland,
Maala mudiyayilla
Could not weave a garland!
Maalaikku aasapattu
Desiring that marriage garland,
Mayangunaru maaman magan
The maternal uncle's son swooned,
Maalaikku aasapattu
Desiring that marriage garland,
Mayangunaru maaman magan
The maternal uncle's son swooned!
Suba mangala nitha suba mangalam
Auspicious goodness, perpetual auspiciousness!
Vayadi pechellaam
All your talkative, outspoken chatter,
Yera kattikko
Pack it up and put it away!
Vaalaatum vellaiyellaam
All your tail-wagging playful antics,
Moota katiko
Bundle them up and store them away!
Poovunna vandu varum
If you are a flower, bees will come;
Purunji nadanthuko
Understand this and behave accordingly!
Ponnunna vetkkam venum
If you are a woman, you need bashfulness;
Therinju nadanthuko
Know this and conduct yourself!
Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa…
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa….
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa…
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa….
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
{Avan paarthadhumae
The moment he looked at me,
Naan poothuviten
I blossomed like a flower.
Andha oru nodiyai
That single precious moment,
Nenjil ozhithu vaithen
I hid away safely inside my heart.
Naan kuzhandhai endru
That I was just a child,
Nethu nianithirundhen
I thought until yesterday.
Avan kangalilae
Looking into his eyes,
En vayadharindhen} (2)
I realized my true age.
Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa…
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa….
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaa…aaaa…aaaa.haaa…
Aaaa...aaaa...aaaa.haaa...
Aaa…aaaa…aaa..haaa…aaaa….
Aaa...aaaa...aaa..haaa...aaaa....
Aaaaaa…aaaa..haaa…aaa…aaaaa….
Aaaaaa...aaaa..haaa...aaa...aaaaa....
Pamparakka suthama
Spinning like a top constantly,
Adakki vechukko
Control yourself and calm down.
Palaankuzhi aada enna
To play the board game (Pallaanguzhi),
Thonaiku vechukko
Keep someone for company.
Othaiyilla padukkaatha
Do not sleep all alone,
Manasil vechukko
Keep this firmly in your mind.
Namma kollasaami thunooru
Apply the sacred ash (thiruneeru) of our family deity,
Thalaiku vechukko
Onto your forehead!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song depicts a traditional Tamil village 'Sadangu' (puberty ceremony/coming-of-age ritual) in the Madurai/Usilampatti cultural setting. Relatives gather to celebrate the young girl entering womanhood, building the traditional ceremonial hut (kuchu), bringing grand gifts, sacrificing livestock, and serving a lavish feast. Elders offer humorous advice about how she must now transition from a mischievous child to a modest young woman, while her maternal cousin (maaman magan) swoons with hopes of marrying her in the future. In the interlude, the girl expresses her inner awakening—realizing she is no longer a child the moment she exchanged a romantic look with her lover.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Armoniyam potti polla”
Compares a noisy/talkative person to a screeching harmonium box ('Armoniyam potti polla avaru satham pannuvalae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Avan paarthadhumae Naan poothuviten”
The young girl describes her emotional transformation upon meeting her lover's gaze as blossoming like a flower ('Naan poothuviten').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Unazhaga paakanunaa Oru maasam pudikkumadi”
Exaggerates her beauty by claiming it would take a full month to take in all her beauty ('Unazhaga paakanunaa Oru maasam pudikkumadi').
Rhyme / Assonance (Monai & Ethirai)
“Poovunna vandu varum Purunji nadanthuko”
Matching sound patterns and starting consonants across lines, e.g., 'Poovunna' / 'Ponnunna' and 'Vayadi' / 'Vaalaatum'.
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Trivia
This track from Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed film 'Kaadhal' (2004) marked the debut of composer Joshua Sridhar. The song authentically captures the rustic folk traditions and unique dialect of rural Madurai district, showcasing regional customs like giving 'Moi' (financial gifts) and uncles gifting traditional heavy gold jewelry ('Thandatti').
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