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Lyrics & meaning

Thanthanathom Hoi

From Maduraikkara Thambi · 1988

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Maduraikkara Thambi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
19 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom paadikkittu
Thathikinathom pottukittu
Kolaththukkulla kulikka varum ponnammaa
Female :Aaah…
Thanthanaththom paadikkittu
Thathikinathom pottukittu
Kolaththukkulla kulikka varum ponnammaa
Female :Aaah…
Male :Naan unkooda kulikka vanthaa
Ennamma….aaah…
Poovaala kaaleduththu
Ponnaala meni senju
Koovaatha kuyilu onnu koova vanthathaa….oo….
Female :Dhevaram paadikkittu
Singaaram pannikittu
Thenoda mee enna mel thoova vanthatho
Vizhi ambaaga oru vambaaga
Female :Iva thindaada nee kondaada
Male :Kannil patta kaiyai thottaa
Kaanum inbam kodi vaari pogalam
Aa….aah….ha…..
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Muttaatha kaala onnu
Muththaada vanthu ninnu
Modhaama modhi nenju
Paadhi aanathae…ae….
Male :Singaara mottu onnu
Senthoora pottu onnu
Panthaaga en manasa paadu paduththuthae
Jillava intha jillava
Male :Rendu kannaala nee kollaathae
Female :Akkam pakkam paaththu vekkam
Aanaa venaa intha manasu kekkala
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom hoi
Thanthanaththom paadikkittu
Thathikinathom pottukittu
Kolaththukkulla
Kulikka varum ponnammaa….Aaah…
Aa….aah….ha…..
Thanthanaththom paadikkittu
Thathikinathom pottukittu
Kolaththukkulla kulikka vanthaa
Ennaiyaa…aa….aah….
Naan un kooda kulikka vanthaa
Ennammaa….aa…aah….
Female :Aa….aah…
Male :Aaa……aahha….
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Singing to the folk rhythm,
stepping to the lively beat,
Ponnamma comes to bathe in the pond!
Female: Aah...
Singing to the folk rhythm,
stepping to the lively beat,
Ponnamma comes to bathe in the pond!
Female: Aah...
Male: If I come to bathe along with you,
what will happen, my sweet girl? Ah...
Walking lightly with flower-soft feet,
with a body crafted like pure gold,
did a quiet cuckoo come here to sing? Ooh...
Female: Singing sacred hymns,
dressing up so handsomely,
did you come to shower sweet honey over me?
With eyes like sharp arrows stirring up trouble,
Female: while I am left flustered, you celebrate!
Male: If I hold the hand I set my eyes on,
we can gather millions of endless joys!
Ah... aah... haa...
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
A bull that never butts anyone
came and stood close to shower kisses,
and without even striking, my heart
was broken right in half! Yeah...
Male: A gorgeous flower bud,
wearing a bright red dot on her forehead,
tosses my heart around like a play ball!
In this entire district?
Male: Don't kill me with both your eyes!
Female: Looking around at everyone, I feel shy,
whether I want to or not, this heart doesn't listen!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Thanthanaththom, hoy!
Singing to the folk rhythm,
stepping to the lively beat,
inside the pond...
Ponnamma comes to bathe... ah...
Ah... aah... haa...
Singing to the folk rhythm,
stepping to the lively beat,
if I come to bathe in the pond,
what is it to you, mister? Ah...
If I come to bathe along with you,
what will happen, my sweet girl? Ah...
Female: Aah... aah...
Male: Aah... aah-haa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from the film 'Maduraikkara Thambi' captures a lighthearted romantic banter between two lovers near a village pond. The lovers exchange playful flirtations through rhythmic folk syllables, comparing each other's beauty to nature, flowers, honey, and sacred hymns while expressing their growing affection and irresistible pull toward one another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Thanthanaththom paadikkittu / Thathikinathom pottukittu

Matching second consonant 'n' across consecutive lines (Thanthanaththom / Thathikinathom).

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Vizhi ambaaga oru vambaaga

Comparing eyes to sharp arrows ('Vizhi ambaaga').

Metaphor

Poovaala kaaleduththu / Ponnaala meni senju

Comparing feet to soft flowers ('Poovaala kaaleduththu') and body to gold ('Ponnaala meni senju').

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Trivia

Written by renowned Tamil lyricist and poet Mu. Metha, this track utilizes traditional Tamil folk rhythms ('Sollukattu' like Thanthanaththom) to ground the romantic dialogue in a rustic rural atmosphere.

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