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Thandattikarupaiyee

From Kaadhal · 2004

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Pop Shalini, Vidya, Malar, Maalaiamma
Music director
Joshua Sridhar
Movie name
Kaadhal
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
27 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thana nanananae
Nanae nanae na nae………
Nanae nannae naanae…
Nanae nannae naanae…
Thandatti karupaiyee
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Thandatti karupaiyee
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Pechiyamaa sadangayi
Kuchukulla vaaraallae
Thananae thanae………..
Podu thanae nanae naanae….
Armoniyam potti polla
Avaru satham pannuvalae
Armoniyam potti polla
Avaru satham pannuvalae
Keezhathooru maellam pola
Keeridudhoo onga raagam
Vanthaalum vaanga
Marutha sunnambu thaanga
Ponaalum ponga pongaloda
Poto-va thaanga
Thandatti karupaiyee
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Thandatti karupaiyee
Thaalai oooru maruthaayi
Pechiyamaa sadangayi
Kuchukulla ponaallae
Gollusunga sathmida
Kal udaiya man udaiya
Kuthiyaatam potapulla
Kumari pulla aanaalae
Aayirankaal mandabatha
Aranaanil paathavaga
Unazhaga paakanunaa
Oru maasam pudikkumadi
Uchanooru maamanuga
Kuchu katta vanthirukaaan
Usulambatti maaman kaaren
uchu kotta vanthurikanae..
Kallu vacha kammalaiyum
Ganamaana sangiliyum
Kallupati maamankaran
Kaaladiyil vachurikaan
Aasaikku pottu azhagenna kaatu
Aathaadi athukuthaan kaathirukaan
Moi ezhuthi vantha naga
Eda pottu maaluthadi
Vellaatu kutti vetti
Veethiyellaam rombuthadi
Sothukulla kariya karikulla sora
Panthiyila saathisanam kozhambudhadi
Maamarathu melarindhu
Maamarathu melarindhu
Nethu samancha pulla
Maala mudiyayilla
Maala mudiyayilla
Maalaikku aasapattu
Mayangunaru maaman magan
Maalaikku aasapattu
Mayangunaru maaman magan
Suba mangala nitha suba mangalam
Vayadi pechellaam
Yera kattikko
Vaalaatum vellaiyellaam
Moota katiko
Poovunna vandu varum
Purunji nadanthuko
Ponnunna vetkkam venum
Therinju nadanthuko
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{Avan paarthadhumae
Naan poothuviten
Andha oru nodiyai
Nenjil ozhithu vaithen
Naan kuzhandhai endru
Nethu nianithirundhen
Avan kangalilae
En vayadharindhen} (2)
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Pamparakka suthama
Adakki vechukko
Palaankuzhi aada enna
Thonaiku vechukko
Othaiyilla padukkaatha
Manasil vechukko
Namma kollasaami thunooru
Thalaiku vechukko
Dhana nananane
Nane nane naa ne...
Nane nanne naane...
Nane nanne naane...
Karuppayi with heavy ear-studs,
Maruthayi from Thalaiyur village,
Karuppayi with heavy ear-studs,
Maruthayi from Thalaiyur village,
Pechiyamma has come of age,
And comes inside the ritual hut!
Thanane thane...
Sing out loud, thane nane naane...
Just like a harmonium box,
She used to chatter and make noise!
Just like a harmonium box,
She used to chatter and make noise!
Like the drums of Keelathoor,
Is your tune piercing through the air?
If you come, you are welcome,
Bring betel-lime from Madurai!
If you leave, go ahead, but with the feast,
Hand over our photograph!
Karuppayi with heavy ear-studs,
Maruthayi from Thalaiyur village,
Karuppayi with heavy ear-studs,
Maruthayi from Thalaiyur village,
Pechiyamma has come of age,
And gone into the ritual hut!
With her anklets jingling,
Breaking stones and crushing the soil,
The girl who once danced and hopped about,
Has blossomed into a young woman!
To see the thousand-pillar hall,
People took only half an hour,
To take in all your beauty,
It will take a whole month, girl!
The uncle from Utchanoor,
Has come to thatch the ritual hut,
The uncle from Usilampatti,
Has come clicking his tongue in wonder!
Gemstone-studded earrings,
And a heavy gold chain,
The uncle from Kallupatti,
Has placed at your feet!
Wear a bindi of desire and show your beauty,
Oh my, that is what he has been waiting for!
The gift jewelry brought for the feast,
Takes forever just to weigh!
Sacrificing tender goats,
The whole street is filled with food!
Is the meat in the rice, or the rice in the meat?
All the kith and kin at the feast are confused!
From atop the mango tree...
From atop the mango tree...
The girl who came of age yesterday,
Has not untied her garland yet,
Has not untied her garland yet...
Longing for a wedding garland with her,
Her cousin is swooning with love!
Longing for a wedding garland with her,
Her cousin is swooning with love!
Auspicious blessings, ever auspicious blessings!
All your chatterbox talk,
Pack it up and set it aside!
All your playful mischief,
Bundle it up and put it away!
Where there is a flower, bees will arrive,
Understand this and carry yourself well!
A grown girl must have modesty,
Know this and mind your ways!
Aaa... aaa... aaa... haa...
Aa... aaaa... aa... haa... aaaa...
Aaa... aaa... aaa... haa...
Aa... aaaa... aa... haa... aaaa...
The moment he looked at me,
I blossomed like a flower,
That single fleeting moment,
I hid away in my heart.
That I was still a child,
I thought until yesterday,
In his eyes,
I realized I have grown up.
Aaa... aaa... aaa... haa...
Aa... aaaa... aa... haa... aaaa...
Aaa... aaa... aaa... haa...
Aa... aaaa... aa... haa... aaaa...
Aaaaaa... aaa... haa... aa... aaaaa...
Instead of spinning around like a top,
Keep yourself quiet and calm!
When you play pallanguzhi (traditional board game),
Keep me as your partner!
Do not sleep all alone,
Keep that in your mind!
The sacred ash of our family deity,
Apply it on your forehead for protection!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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