- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Ther Thiruvizha
- Movie release year
- 1968
- Lyrics added on
- 31 Aug 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thanjavooru Seemaiyile…
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Female :Thaalam pottu thirinjadho…
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Manjak kuppam pakkatthile
Maadu meachi alainjadho…
Jaadhagatthai edukattuma
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Female :Aadhiyandham padikkattuma
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Sarithirattha sollattuma
Jagaa vaanga seiyattuma…
Jagaa vaanga seiyattuma…
Ada ye appu ada ennaappu
Ye appu ennaappu
Edhuku indha veeraapu
Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka jumthalakka
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Indhaapu irrumaappu
Egiripogum toppu
Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka jumthalakka
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Kaalaiinna kaalaiyadi
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Female :Idhu Kattuppadaa kaalayadi
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Sealaiyai kandaale
Idhu seerip paayum kaalayadi
Kaalaiyai madakkattumaa
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Female : Kannaalee adakkattuma
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Saayatthai yerakkattuma
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Female :Savvaal vittu thurathattuma
Savvaal vittu thurathattuma
Ada ye Appu ada ennaappu
Ye appu ennaappu
Edhuku indha veeraapu
Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka jumthalakka
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Indhaapu irrumaappu
Egiripogum toppu
Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka jumthalakka
Female Chorus :Huu..kum..
Ye..jumthalakkadi jumthalakkadi
Jumthalakkadi jumthalakkadi
Huu..kum.. huu..kum.. huu..kum..
Ada ye kutti enna kutti
Ada ye kutti ennaak kutti
Enge pochu gunddu chatti
Uttaalakkadi Jumthalakka
Huu..kum..
Usilambatti vayasuk kutti
Oyilaathi kannu kutti
Uttaalakkadi Jumthalakka
Huu..kum..
Paathaalum paathirukkean….
Naan pala perai paathirukkean…
Unnai pola naattukkatta
Oruthiyai naan kandathille
Keattaalum keatirrukean
Huu..kum..
Pala paatta keatirrukean
Huu..kum..
Uttaalakkadi paatu ippadi
Eppodhum naan keatadhille
Eppodhum naan keatadhille
Huu..kum..
Ada ye kutti enna kutti
Ada ye kutti ennaak kutti
Enge pochu gunddu chatti
Uttaalakkadi Jumthalakka
Huu..kum..
Usilambatti vayasuk kutti
Oyilaathi kannu kutti
Uttaalakkadi Jumthalakka
Huu..kum..
Jumthalakka Jumthalakka
Jumthalakka huu..kum..
Huu..kum.. huu..kum.. hmm..
In the land of Thanjavur...
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Female: Were you roaming around beating the rhythm?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Near the town of Manjakuppam,
did you wander about grazing cattle?
Shall I pull out your horoscope?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Female: Shall I read it from beginning to end?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Shall I tell your whole life story?
Shall I make you back down in defeat?
Shall I make you back down in defeat?
Hey mister, oh hey mister!
Hey mister, what is this?
Why put on such false bravado?
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka joomthalakka!
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
All this arrogance and swagger,
will fly right away into the air!
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka joomthalakka!
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
He boasts that he is a bull of a man,
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Female: an untamable, wild bull!
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Just at the sight of a saree,
he is a bull that charges in fury!
Shall I pin this bull down?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Female: Shall I tame him with just my eyes?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Shall I wash away his false colors?
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Female: Shall I throw a challenge and chase him off?
Shall I throw a challenge and chase him off?
Hey mister, oh hey mister!
Hey mister, what is this?
Why put on such false bravado?
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka joomthalakka!
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
All this arrogance and swagger,
will fly right away into the air!
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka joomthalakka!
Female Chorus: Mm-hmm...
Hey... joomthalakkadi joomthalakkadi!
Joomthalakkadi joomthalakkadi!
Mm-hmm... mm-hmm... mm-hmm...
Hey lass, oh what a girl!
Hey lass, what a cheeky girl!
Where did your little round pot go?
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka!
Mm-hmm...
A youthful lass from Usilampatti,
a stylish, lovely young thing!
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka!
Mm-hmm...
I have looked around and seen,
I have seen so many people...
But a charming rustic beauty like you,
I have never seen anyone like you!
I have listened around and heard,
Mm-hmm...
I have heard so many songs,
Mm-hmm...
but a playful folk song like this,
I have never heard in all my life!
Never have I heard in all my life!
Mm-hmm...
Hey lass, oh what a girl!
Hey lass, what a cheeky girl!
Where did your little round pot go?
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka!
Mm-hmm...
A youthful lass from Usilampatti,
a stylish, lovely young thing!
Uttalakkadi joomthalakka!
Mm-hmm...
Joomthalakka joomthalakka,
joomthalakka, mm-hmm...
Mm-hmm... mm-hmm... mmm...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic folk duet from Ther Thiruvizha (1968) is framed as a playful battle of wits ('Sawaal Paattu') between a man and a woman in a rural setting. The female lead starts off by poking fun at the male lead's background, threatening to read his horoscope, reveal his history, and subdue his arrogant 'wild bull' demeanor using just her sharp wit and beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Manjak kuppam pakkatthile”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Thanjavooru' and 'Manjak kuppam', or 'Paathaalum' and 'Keattaalum'.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Idhu Kattuppadaa kaalayadi”
Comparing the male lead's headstrong attitude to an untamed bull ('Kattuppadaa kaalayadi') that charges upon seeing a saree.
Onomatopoeia & Rhythmic Gibberish (Santham)
“Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka jumthalakka”
Use of folk rhythmic phrases like 'Uttaalakkadi jumthalakka' and chorus grunts 'Huu..kum..' to build high energy and comedic tempo.
Did you know?
Trivia
Ther Thiruvizha (1968) stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa with music composed by M. S. Vishwanathan. This song highlights the traditional Tamil folk format of rhythmic banter songs where opposing leads trade humorous insults and boasts.
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