- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Muthu Chippi
- Movie release year
- 1968
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thattatum Kaigal is a lively and expressive song celebrating youth, romance, and artistic elegance. The protagonist encourages rhythmic clapping and silent conversations through eyes, portraying herself as a lively, youthful being filled with love. She describes her blossoming grace, comparing her physique to the cool moon, her gaze to blooming flowers, and her presence to fine sculpture.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upama)
“Pirantha maeni kulir nilavaaga”
Compares her body to a cool moon ('kulir nilavaaga') and her gaze to a flower ('kodi malaraga').
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Niththam niththam sandhippu”
Repetition of words like 'niththam niththam' and 'nenjum nenjum' creates a rhythmic musical cadence.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Pirantha maeni kulir nilavaaga”
The end syllables of lines 14-17 rhyme with '-aaga' (nilavaaga, malaraga, azhagaga, kalaiyalagag).
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Trivia
The film 'Muthu Chippi' (1968) features music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics penned by the renowned poet Vaali.
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