Thattu Thadumari
From Saradha · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Saradha1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thattu thadumaari nenjam | The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
| Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum | The sparrow-like face speaks of love |
| Kai pattu malar maeni thullum | At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Thattu thadumaari nenjam | The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
| Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum | The sparrow-like face speaks of love |
| Kai pattu malar maeni thullum | At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Thattu thadumaari nenjam | The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
| Female | |
| Poothu sirikkindra punnagaiyai | At the smile that blossoms like a flower |
| Naan..paarthu pasiyaara vendum.. | I wish to satiate my longing just by looking at it |
| Aaahhhaaa..hmm | Ahhhh...hmm |
| Male :Ponmaeni thannil iru kanmaevi vilayaadi | Male: Letting my two eyes wander and play over your golden body |
| Pozhudhellaam naan vaazha vendum | I want to spend my whole life living like this |
| Pozhudhellaam naan vaazha vendum | I want to spend my whole life living like this |
| Aahhhaaa..Female :Aahhaa haa haa haa haaa.. | Ahhh... Female: Ahhaa haa haa haa haaa... |
| Male | |
| Thattu thadumaari nenjam | The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
| Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum | The sparrow-like face speaks of love |
| Kai pattu malar maeni thullum | At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy |
| Female | |
| Iravendrum pagalendrum | In a world that knows neither |
| Ariyaadha ulagil | Day nor night |
| Iru dhaegam vilayaada vendum | Two bodies should embrace and play |
| Aaaaa..aaa…aaa | Aaaaa...aaa...aaa |
| Male | |
| Uyriodu uyiraaga uravaadum pennukku | For a woman who merges life with life in love |
| Ulagathil verenna vendum | What else in this world could she possibly need |
| Ulagathil verenna vendum | What else in this world could she possibly need |
| Aahhhaaa.. | Ahhh... |
| Female :Hhhhm mmm..hmm hhm hhmm.. | Female: Hhhhm mmm..hmm hhm hhmm.. |
| Female | |
| Aa…aaa….aaa…..aaa….aa.. | Aa...aaa....aaa.....aaa....aa.. |
| Male :Thattu thadumaari nenjam | Male: The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
| Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum | The sparrow-like face speaks of love |
| Kai pattu malar maeni thullum | At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy |
| Male | |
| Thattu thadumaari nenjam | The heart stumbles and falters |
| Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum | It pleads playfully for a gentle touch |
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
சிட்டு முகம் காதல் சொல்லும்
கை பட்டு மலர் மேனி துள்ளும்
The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
சிட்டு முகம் காதல் சொல்லும்
கை பட்டு மலர் மேனி துள்ளும்
The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
பூத்துச் சிரிக்கின்ற புன்னகையை
நான்....பார்த்துப் பசியாற வேண்டும்....
ஆஹ்ஹா....ஹ்ம்ம்
பொன் மேனி தன்னில்
இருகண் மேவி விளையாடி
பொழுதெல்லாம் நான் வாழ வேண்டும்
ஆஹ்ஹஆஹா
ஆஹ்ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா.....
At the smile that blossoms like a flower
I wish to satiate my longing just by looking at it
Ahhhh...hmm
Male: Letting my two eyes wander and play over your golden body
I want to spend my whole life living like this
I want to spend my whole life living like this
Ahhh... Female: Ahhaa haa haa haa haaa...
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
சிட்டு முகம் காதல் சொல்லும்
கை பட்டு மலர் மேனி துள்ளும்
The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
இரவென்றும் பகலென்றும்
அறியாத உலகில்
இரு பேரும் விளையாட வேண்டும்
ஆஆ......ஆஅ......ஆஅ....
In a world that knows neither
Day nor night
Two bodies should embrace and play
Aaaaa...aaa...aaa
உயிரோடு உயிராக
உறவாடும் பெண்ணுக்கு
உலகத்தில் வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
உலகத்தில் வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஆஹாஹ்ஹா......
ஹ்ஹஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்.....ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்ம்
For a woman who merges life with life in love
What else in this world could she possibly need
What else in this world could she possibly need
Ahhh...
Female: Hhhhm mmm..hmm hhm hhmm..
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
சிட்டு முகம் காதல் சொல்லும்
கை பட்டு மலர் மேனி துள்ளும்
Aa...aaa....aaa.....aaa....aa..
Male: The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
தட்டுத் தடுமாறி நெஞ்சம்
கைதொட்டு விளையாடக் கொஞ்சும்
The heart stumbles and falters
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Thattu thadumaari nenjam
The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
Kai pattu malar maeni thullum
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
Thattu thadumaari nenjam
The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
Kai pattu malar maeni thullum
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
Thattu thadumaari nenjam
The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Poothu sirikkindra punnagaiyai
At the smile that blossoms like a flower
Naan..paarthu pasiyaara vendum..
I wish to satiate my longing just by looking at it
Aaahhhaaa..hmm
Ahhhh...hmm
Male :Ponmaeni thannil iru kanmaevi vilayaadi
Male: Letting my two eyes wander and play over your golden body
Pozhudhellaam naan vaazha vendum
I want to spend my whole life living like this
Pozhudhellaam naan vaazha vendum
I want to spend my whole life living like this
Aahhhaaa..Female :Aahhaa haa haa haa haaa..
Ahhh... Female: Ahhaa haa haa haa haaa...
Thattu thadumaari nenjam
The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
Kai pattu malar maeni thullum
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
Iravendrum pagalendrum
In a world that knows neither
Ariyaadha ulagil
Day nor night
Iru dhaegam vilayaada vendum
Two bodies should embrace and play
Aaaaa..aaa…aaa
Aaaaa...aaa...aaa
Uyriodu uyiraaga uravaadum pennukku
For a woman who merges life with life in love
Ulagathil verenna vendum
What else in this world could she possibly need
Ulagathil verenna vendum
What else in this world could she possibly need
Aahhhaaa..
Ahhh...
Female :Hhhhm mmm..hmm hhm hhmm..
Female: Hhhhm mmm..hmm hhm hhmm..
Aa…aaa….aaa…..aaa….aa..
Aa...aaa....aaa.....aaa....aa..
Male :Thattu thadumaari nenjam
Male: The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum
The sparrow-like face speaks of love
Kai pattu malar maeni thullum
At a hand's touch, the flower-like body leaps with joy
Thattu thadumaari nenjam
The heart stumbles and falters
Kai thottu vilaayaada konjum
It pleads playfully for a gentle touch
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thattu Thadumaari Nenjam from the 1962 Tamil film Saradha is a romantic duet expressing intense affection, playful intimacy, and deep emotional bond between lovers. The song describes how love overwhelms the senses, causing the heart to falter with joy at a touch, while the lover's smile satisfies all romantic hunger.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Metaphor / Imagery)
“Chittu mugam kaadhal sollum / Kai pattu malar maeni thullum”
Compares the beloved's face to a playful sparrow ('Chittu mugam') and her tender body to a delicate flower ('Malar maeni').
Monal / Alliteration
“Thattu thadumaari nenjam”
Use of repeating consonant sounds in 'Thattu thadumaari' creating a rhythmic, stumbling sensation in music matching the literal meaning of stumbling.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Iravendrum pagalendrum ariyaadha ulagil”
Describing a world beyond the constraints of day and night where lovers exist endlessly together.
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Trivia
Saradha (1962) was a acclaimed Tamil drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Kannadasan's lyrics in this track beautifully capture the sensuous yet poetic nature of early 1960s Tamil cinema romance.
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