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Lyrics & meaning

Thannikkulle Chinna Ponnu

From Boom Boom Madu · 1982

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Boom Boom Madu
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
10 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thannikkullae chinna ponnu
Thaavuthammaa meen polae
Poththi vachcha kattazhagu
Thulluthammaa alai maelae
Thaegamellam neeru thottu
Kilukilunguthu thannaalae
Thennai mara thoppu mattum
Silusilunguthu munnaalae
Thannikkullae chinna ponnu
Thaavuthammaa meen polae
Poththi vachcha kattazhagu
Thulluthammaa alai maelae
Thaegamellam neeru thottu
Kilukilunguthu thannaalae
Thennai mara thoppu mattum
Silusilunguthu munnaalae
Mottaaga irupathellaam
Malaraagum paruvamithu
Katti vachcha mullai chendu
Kannai simittuthammaa
Mottaaga irupathellaam
Malaraagum paruvamithu
Katti vachcha mullai chendu
Kannai simittuthammaa
Ennai naanae thottapothu
Yaekkam vanthu ennai vaattum
Ennai naanae thottpothu
Yaekkam vanthu ennai vaattum
Kaalangal maarumpothu
Kanavugal vilaiyaadum
Thannikkullae chinna ponnu
Thaavuthammaa meen polae
Poththi vachcha kattazhagu
Thulluthammaa alai maelae
Thaegamellam neeru thottu
Kilukilunguthu thannaalae
Thennai mara thoppu mattum
Silusilunguthu munnaalae
Thalathalakkum maeniyilae
Palapalakkum thaamaraigal
Thaththi thaththi aadum
Mella thannanthaniyaaga
Thalathalakkum maeniyilae
Palapalakkum thaamaraigal
Thaththi thaththi aadum
Mella thannanthaniyaaga
Vaazhai thandu nadai poda
Aadai kondu idai aada
Thullaamal thullum ilamai
Alluthu sugamaaga
Thannikkullae chinna ponnu
Thaavuthammaa meen polae
Poththi vachcha kattazhagu
Thulluthammaa alai maelae
Thaegamellam neeru thottu
Kilukilunguthu thannaalae
Thennai mara thoppu mattum
Silusilunguthu munnaalae…..
Inside the water, a young girl
Leaps about just like a fish!
Her carefully guarded beauty
Bounces upon the waves!
As the water touches her whole body,
A sweet thrill rises on its own!
In front of her, the coconut grove
Rustles in the cool breeze!
Inside the water, a young girl
Leaps about just like a fish!
Her carefully guarded beauty
Bounces upon the waves!
As the water touches her whole body,
A sweet thrill rises on its own!
In front of her, the coconut grove
Rustles in the cool breeze!
Everything that was once a bud
Is blossoming in this season of youth!
A tied bunch of jasmine flowers
Winks invitingly at me!
Everything that was once a bud
Is blossoming in this season of youth!
A tied bunch of jasmine flowers
Winks invitingly at me!
Whenever I touch my own body,
A restless longing aches within me!
Whenever I touch my own body,
A restless longing aches within me!
As the seasons change,
Fond dreams come out to play...
Inside the water, a young girl
Leaps about just like a fish!
Her carefully guarded beauty
Bounces upon the waves!
As the water touches her whole body,
A sweet thrill rises on its own!
In front of her, the coconut grove
Rustles in the cool breeze!
On this fresh, glowing body,
Radiant lotus flowers
Gently bob and sway,
Softly, all by themselves!
On this fresh, glowing body,
Radiant lotus flowers
Gently bob and sway,
Softly, all by themselves!
As smooth plantain-stem legs walk along,
The slender waist sways beneath the cloth,
And playful youth, leaping with excitement,
Fills the heart with sweet delight...
Inside the water, a young girl
Leaps about just like a fish!
Her carefully guarded beauty
Bounces upon the waves!
As the water touches her whole body,
A sweet thrill rises on its own!
In front of her, the coconut grove
Rustles in the cool breeze!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures a youthful and sensual scene of a young woman bathing in a natural water body amidst a coconut grove. The lyrics poetically describe her joy, grace, and awakening desires as she plays in the water like a fish. Metaphors of blooming buds, lotus flowers, and swaying plantain stalks emphasize her blossoming youth and natural charm, surrounded by the idyllic sights and sounds of nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Thaavuthammaa meen polae

Compares the young woman leaping gracefully in the water to a fish ('meen polae').

Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)

Kilukilunguthu thannaalae

Uses rhythmic reduplicated words like 'Kilukilunguthu' and 'Silusilunguthu' to evoke the sensory jingling of water and rustling of coconut palm leaves.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Mottaaga irupathellaam malaraagum paruvamithu

Compares the girl's youthful transition to a flower blooming from a bud ('Mottaaga irupathellaam malaraagum').

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Trivia

'Boom Boom Madu' (1982) is an obscure Tamil film featuring lyrics written by renowned poet Muthulingam, who is known for his deeply evocative rural imagery and traditional literary devices in Tamil cinema songs.

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