- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam, Chorus
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Kizhakkum Merkkum Santhikkindrana
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Dec 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thangachi ponnu thangachi ponnu
Thalai kuninjukkammaa summaa
Tharaiya paaththukkammaa haei haei haei
Thangachi ponnu thangachi ponnu
Thalai kuninjukkammaa summaa
Tharaiya paaththukkammaa
Sarasam puriya mappillai vanthaa
Thalliye ninnukkammaa
Mella mella saathagam pannikkammaa….
Sarasam puriya mappillai vanthaa
Thalliye ninnukkammaa
Mella mella saathagam pannikkammaa….aa…..
Mappillai aiyya mappillai aiyya
Santharppam paaththukkaiyaa
Adikkadi aththara poosikkaiyaa
Mappillai aiyya mappillai aiyya
Santharppam paaththukkaiyaa
Adikkadi aththara poosikkaiyaa
Manamagal unnai suttri varumpadi
Manthiram pottukkaiyaa
Pudhpudhu thanthiram pannikkaiyaa….aa…..
Pulpul paravai ondril ondru
Jodiyum searnthaachu
Daantakka daantakka daantakka
Daantakka daantakka daandandaa
Pulpul paravai ondril ondru
Jodiyum searnthaachu
Daantakka daantakka daantakka
Daantakka daantakka daandandaa
Jigujigu neramum paarthaachu…aa…aa…aa…
Engal veettu ponnu vayathula
Ethanai pillai undu azhagaa
Chithiram pola undu
Engal veettu ponnu vayathula
Ethanai pillai undu azhagaa
Chithiram pola undu
Aa….aa….aa…aaa….aa…aa….aa…aa….
Engal veettu ponnu vayathula
Ethanai pillai undu azhagaa
Chithiram pola undu
Singam pola mappillaiyinnu
Seekkiram paarpathundu pillaiyai
Seekkiram paarpathundu
Kaiya pudichaa pilla porakkum
Mappilla mappillathaan ammaadi
Aambilla aambillathaan
Kaiya pudichaa pilla porakkum
Mappilla mappillathaan ammaadi
Aambilla aambillathaan
Aa….aa….aa…aaa….aa…aa….aa…aa….
Kaiya pudichaa pilla porakkum
Mappilla mappillathaan ammaadi
Aambilla aambillathaan
Kaiya pudichaa pilla porakkum
Mappilla mappillathaan ammaadi
Aambilla aambillathaan
Kaaththu kidakka thevaiyum illa
Paththukko kaalaththilae adhuvum
Paththaam maasathula
Kaaththu kidakka thevaiyum illa
Paththukko kaalaththilae adhuvum
Paththaam maasathula
Pulpul paravai ondril ondru
Jodiyum searnthaachu
Daantakka daantakka daantakka
Daantakka daantakka daandandaa
Ettaam vaguppil ettu varusham
Padichchu vanthavaru mappillai
Padichu vanthavaru avar
Eththanaiyo melathaalangalai
Adichu paarthavaru sangeetham
Karaichu kudichavaru…
Mappillai aiyya mappillai aiyya
Santharppam paaththukkaiyaa
Adikkadi aththara poosikkaiyaa
Male : Sarasam puriya mappillai vanthaa
Thalliye ninnukkammaa
Mella mella saathagam pannikkammaa….
Pulpul paravai ondril ondru
Jodiyum searnthaachu
Daantakka daantakka daantakka
Daantakka daantakka daandandaa
Pulpul paravai ondril ondru
Jodiyum searnthaachu
Daantakka daantakka daantakka
Daantakka daantakka daandandaa
Dear little sister, young bride!
Bow your head shyly,
Just keep looking at the floor, hey hey hey!
Dear little sister, young bride!
Bow your head shyly,
Just keep looking at the floor!
When the groom comes to tease and flirt,
Keep your distance, girl!
Slowly, gently, practice winning him over...
When the groom comes to tease and flirt,
Keep your distance, girl!
Slowly, gently, practice winning him over... ah...
Dear bridegroom sir, respected groom sir,
Watch for the right moment, sir!
Dab on some perfume often, sir!
Dear bridegroom sir, respected groom sir,
Watch for the right moment, sir!
Dab on some perfume often, sir!
So your bride comes circling around you,
Cast a magic spell on her, sir!
Try out clever new tricks, sir... ah...
Like bulbul birds, one with the other,
The couple has been united!
Dantakka dantakka dantakka
Dantakka dantakka dantandaa
Like bulbul birds, one with the other,
The couple has been united!
Dantakka dantakka dantakka
Dantakka dantakka dantandaa
The glittering auspicious hour has been set... ah...
At our dear girl's tender age,
How many children she could have,
As beautiful as picture paintings!
At our dear girl's tender age,
How many children she could have,
As beautiful as picture paintings!
Aah... aaah... aah...
At our dear girl's tender age,
How many children she could have,
As beautiful as picture paintings!
With a lion of a bridegroom,
We will surely see a child soon,
Yes, we will see a child soon!
Just holding hands, a child will be born!
The groom is truly the groom, goodness!
A real man is truly a real man!
Just holding hands, a child will be born!
The groom is truly the groom, goodness!
A real man is truly a real man!
Aah... aaah... aah...
Just holding hands, a child will be born!
The groom is truly the groom, goodness!
A real man is truly a real man!
Just holding hands, a child will be born!
The groom is truly the groom, goodness!
A real man is truly a real man!
There is no need to keep waiting around,
Right in the tenth month season,
Yes, in the tenth month itself!
There is no need to keep waiting around,
Right in the tenth month season,
Yes, in the tenth month itself!
Like bulbul birds, one with the other,
The couple has been united!
Dantakka dantakka dantakka
Dantakka dantakka dantandaa
In the eighth grade for eight whole years,
He went and studied, this groom of ours!
Oh yes, he studied hard!
So many kinds of drumbeats,
He has played and tested; music,
He has mastered completely!
Dear bridegroom sir, respected groom sir,
Watch for the right moment, sir!
Dab on some perfume often, sir!
Male: When the groom comes to tease and flirt,
Keep your distance, girl!
Slowly, gently, practice winning him over...
Like bulbul birds, one with the other,
The couple has been united!
Dantakka dantakka dantakka
Dantakka dantakka dantandaa
Like bulbul birds, one with the other,
The couple has been united!
Dantakka dantakka dantakka
Dantakka dantakka dantandaa
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful wedding song features joyful banter teasing both the bride and the groom. The bride is advised to act coy and keep a modest distance initially, while the groom is humorously encouraged to use romance, perfume, and charm to win her over.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mukai (Alliteration)
“Thangachi ponnu... / Thalai kuninjukkammaa... / Tharaiya paaththukkammaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' across line beginnings (Thangachi, Thalai, Tharaiya).
Upamai (Simile)
“Pulpul paravai ondril ondru Jodiyum searnthaachu”
Comparing the newly married couple to a pair of songbirds (Pulpul paravai).
Repetition / Rhythm (Adukku Thodar)
“Daantakka daantakka daantakka Daantakka daantakka daandandaa”
Rhythmic vocal syllables 'Daantakka' used for folk percussion rhythm and celebration.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by legendary maestro M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, this playful wedding track captures traditional Tamil wedding folk humor and teased affectionate dynamics between in-laws.
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