Thilla Daangu
From Therkathi Kallan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Therkathi Kallan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Ae….thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Male | |
| En pachaikili en ichchikili | My green parrot, my sweet parrot |
| Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu | Look at me and long for me |
| Padukkaiyil maaman kooda thoongu | Sleep with your uncle in bed |
| Thathinginathom | Thathinginathom |
| Male | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Ae….thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Male | |
| Aambala thozhila pombala paakka | A woman cannot judge or do a man's job |
| Mudiyaadhu mudiyaathu | Impossible, it is impossible |
| Pombala unakku aanavam edhukku | Woman, why do you have such arrogance? |
| Aagaathu aagaathu | It won't do, it won't do |
| Male | |
| Kudhiraikku nee vaakkappattaa | If you are married off to a horse |
| Kollu thinga vaenaamaa | Don't you have to eat horsegram? |
| Madhuraikaara maamankitta | With this uncle from Madurai |
| Mallukatta yaenammaa | Why pick a fight, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Podaendi naan padukkum paayai | Spread the mat on which I sleep |
| Theeraendi en kadhal noiyai | Cure my sickness of love |
| Vaenaandi veen thagaraaru | Don't engage in useless disputes |
| En kaani nilamae karumbu thoppae… | My acre of land, my sugarcane garden... |
| Female | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Ada vaenaam intha raangu | Hey man, stop showing this pride |
| Ae…thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Ada vaenaam intha raangu | Hey man, stop showing this pride |
| Female | |
| Naan pachchikili nalla ichchaikili | I am a green parrot, a good sweet parrot |
| Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu | Look at me and long for me |
| Thalaiyanaiyai katti pidichchu thoongu | Hug the pillow and go to sleep |
| Thathinginathom | Thathinginathom |
| Female | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Ada vaenaam intha raangu | Hey man, stop showing this pride |
| Ae…thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Ada vaenaam intha raangu | Hey man, stop showing this pride |
| Female | |
| Pombala karumbu aambala erumbu | Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant |
| Theriyaathaa theriyaathaa hei | Don't you know, don't you know, hey? |
| Hoi aambala pozhappai pombala paakka | Hoi, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood? |
| Mudiyaathaa mudiyaathaa | Is it impossible, is it impossible? |
| Female | |
| Pombala karumbu aambala erumbu | Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant |
| Theriyaathaa theriyaathaa hoi | Don't you know, don't you know, hoi? |
| Hei Aambala pozhappai pombala paakka | Hei, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood? |
| Mudiyaathaa mudiyaathaa | Is it impossible, is it impossible? |
| Female | |
| Vaelaikkaaran kireedam vachcha | Just by wearing a crown, a servant |
| Raajaavaaga mudiyaathu | Cannot become a king |
| Kuppamaedu kotta kotta | No matter how high a garbage heap piles up |
| Gopuramaa aagaathu | It cannot turn into a temple tower |
| Female | |
| Vaenaaiyaa veen aasai unakku | Mister, your futile desire is useless |
| Thavaraagum nee podum kanakku | The math you calculate will go wrong |
| Raasaaththi oru seemaatti | A princess, a noble lady |
| En kaakkaa mugaraa karuchchatti azhagaa | My crow-faced man, my handsome black pot |
| Male | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Ae….thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Male | |
| En pachaikili en ichchikili | My green parrot, my sweet parrot |
| Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu | Look at me and long for me |
| Padukkaiyil maaman kooda thoongu | Sleep with your uncle in bed |
| Thathinginathom | Thathinginathom |
| Male | |
| Thillaadaangu daangu | Thillaadaangu daangu |
| Adi engae pochchu raangu | Hey girl, where did your pride go? |
| Ae….thillaadaangu daangu | Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu |
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
ஏ.....தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
என் பச்சைக்கிளி என் இச்சைக்கிளி
என்னைப் பாத்து பாத்து ஏங்கு
படுக்கையில் மாமன் கூட தூங்கு
ததிங்கினதோம்
My green parrot, my sweet parrot
Look at me and long for me
Sleep with your uncle in bed
Thathinginathom
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
ஏ.....தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
ஆம்பள தொழில பொம்பள பாக்க
முடியாது முடியாது
பொம்பள உனக்கு ஆணவம் எதுக்கு
ஆகாது ஆகாது
A woman cannot judge or do a man's job
Impossible, it is impossible
Woman, why do you have such arrogance?
It won't do, it won't do
ஆம்பள தொழில பொம்பள பாக்க
முடியாது முடியாது ஹேய்
பொம்பள உனக்கு ஆணவம் எதுக்கு
ஆகாது ஆகாது
If you are married off to a horse
Don't you have to eat horsegram?
With this uncle from Madurai
Why pick a fight, my girl?
குதிரைக்கு நீ வாக்கப்பட்டா
கொள்ளு திங்க வேணாமா
மதுரைக்கார மாமன் கிட்ட
மல்லுக்கட்டு ஏனம்மா
Spread the mat on which I sleep
Cure my sickness of love
Don't engage in useless disputes
My acre of land, my sugarcane garden...
போடேண்டி நான் படுக்கும் பாயை
தீரேண்டி என் காதல் நோயை
வேணாண்டி வீண் தகராறு
என் காணி நிலமே கரும்பு தோப்பே.......
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அட வேணாம் இந்த ராங்கு
ஏ.......தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அட வேணாம் இந்த ராங்கு
I am a green parrot, a good sweet parrot
Look at me and long for me
Hug the pillow and go to sleep
Thathinginathom
நான் பச்சைக்கிளி நல்ல இச்சைக்கிளி
என்னைப் பாத்து பாத்து ஏங்கு
தலையணையை கட்டிப் பிடிச்சி தூங்கு
ததிங்கினதோம்
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அட வேணாம் இந்த ராங்கு
ஏ.......தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அட வேணாம் இந்த ராங்கு
Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant
Don't you know, don't you know, hey?
Hoi, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood?
Is it impossible, is it impossible?
பொம்பள கரும்பு ஆம்பள எறும்பு
தெரியாதா தெரியாதா ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஆம்பள பொழப்பை பொம்பள பாக்க
முடியாதா முடியாதா
Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant
Don't you know, don't you know, hoi?
Hei, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood?
Is it impossible, is it impossible?
பொம்பள கரும்பு ஆம்பள எறும்பு
தெரியாதா தெரியாதா ஹோய்
ஹேய் ஆம்பள பொழப்பை பொம்பள பாக்க
முடியாதா முடியாதா
Just by wearing a crown, a servant
Cannot become a king
No matter how high a garbage heap piles up
It cannot turn into a temple tower
வேலைக்காரன் கிரிடம் வச்சா
ராஜாவாக முடியாது
குப்பமேடு கொட்ட கொட்ட
கோபுரமா ஆகாது
Mister, your futile desire is useless
The math you calculate will go wrong
A princess, a noble lady
My crow-faced man, my handsome black pot
வேணாய்யா வீண் ஆசை உனக்கு
தவறாகும் நீ போடும் கணக்கு
ராசாத்தி ஒரு சீமாட்டி
என் காக்கா முகரா கருச்சட்டி அழகா.....
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
ஏ.....தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
My green parrot, my sweet parrot
Look at me and long for me
Sleep with your uncle in bed
Thathinginathom
என் பச்சைக்கிளி என் இச்சைக்கிளி
என்னைப் பாத்து பாத்து ஏங்கு
படுக்கையில் மாமன் கூட தூங்கு
ததிங்கினதோம்
Thillaadaangu daangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு
அடி எங்கே போச்சு ராங்கு
ஏ.....தில்லாடாங்கு டாங்கு......
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae….thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
En pachaikili en ichchikili
My green parrot, my sweet parrot
Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu
Look at me and long for me
Padukkaiyil maaman kooda thoongu
Sleep with your uncle in bed
Thathinginathom
Thathinginathom
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae….thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Aambala thozhila pombala paakka
A woman cannot judge or do a man's job
Mudiyaadhu mudiyaathu
Impossible, it is impossible
Pombala unakku aanavam edhukku
Woman, why do you have such arrogance?
Aagaathu aagaathu
It won't do, it won't do
Kudhiraikku nee vaakkappattaa
If you are married off to a horse
Kollu thinga vaenaamaa
Don't you have to eat horsegram?
Madhuraikaara maamankitta
With this uncle from Madurai
Mallukatta yaenammaa
Why pick a fight, my girl?
Podaendi naan padukkum paayai
Spread the mat on which I sleep
Theeraendi en kadhal noiyai
Cure my sickness of love
Vaenaandi veen thagaraaru
Don't engage in useless disputes
En kaani nilamae karumbu thoppae…
My acre of land, my sugarcane garden...
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Ada vaenaam intha raangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Ae…thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Ada vaenaam intha raangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Naan pachchikili nalla ichchaikili
I am a green parrot, a good sweet parrot
Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu
Look at me and long for me
Thalaiyanaiyai katti pidichchu thoongu
Hug the pillow and go to sleep
Thathinginathom
Thathinginathom
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Ada vaenaam intha raangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Ae…thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Ada vaenaam intha raangu
Hey man, stop showing this pride
Pombala karumbu aambala erumbu
Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant
Theriyaathaa theriyaathaa hei
Don't you know, don't you know, hey?
Hoi aambala pozhappai pombala paakka
Hoi, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood?
Mudiyaathaa mudiyaathaa
Is it impossible, is it impossible?
Pombala karumbu aambala erumbu
Woman is sugarcane, man is an ant
Theriyaathaa theriyaathaa hoi
Don't you know, don't you know, hoi?
Hei Aambala pozhappai pombala paakka
Hei, can't a woman oversee a man's livelihood?
Mudiyaathaa mudiyaathaa
Is it impossible, is it impossible?
Vaelaikkaaran kireedam vachcha
Just by wearing a crown, a servant
Raajaavaaga mudiyaathu
Cannot become a king
Kuppamaedu kotta kotta
No matter how high a garbage heap piles up
Gopuramaa aagaathu
It cannot turn into a temple tower
Vaenaaiyaa veen aasai unakku
Mister, your futile desire is useless
Thavaraagum nee podum kanakku
The math you calculate will go wrong
Raasaaththi oru seemaatti
A princess, a noble lady
En kaakkaa mugaraa karuchchatti azhagaa
My crow-faced man, my handsome black pot
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae….thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
En pachaikili en ichchikili
My green parrot, my sweet parrot
Ennai paaththu paaththu yaengu
Look at me and long for me
Padukkaiyil maaman kooda thoongu
Sleep with your uncle in bed
Thathinginathom
Thathinginathom
Thillaadaangu daangu
Thillaadaangu daangu
Adi engae pochchu raangu
Hey girl, where did your pride go?
Ae….thillaadaangu daangu
Ae... Thillaadaangu daangu
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet features a spirited argument between the male and female leads. The male protagonist teases the heroine about her pride, asserting traditional gender roles and boasting about his charm as a man from Madurai. He invites her affectionately while poking fun at her resistance. The heroine counters sharply, comparing women to sweet sugarcane and men to attracted ants. She dismantles his male arrogance with witty analogies, comparing a servant trying to be king or a garbage pile trying to be a temple tower. Despite the verbal sparring, the underlying tone remains romantic, playful, and full of mutual attraction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pombala karumbu aambala erumbu”
Compares a woman to sugarcane and a man to an ant drawn to sweetness.
Rhyme / Assonance (Emonai & Ethirai)
“En pachaikili en ichchikili”
Pairs 'Pachaikili' (green parrot) with 'Ichchikili' (sweet/kissing parrot) for rhythmic endearment.
Analogy
“Kuppamaedu kotta kotta Gopuramaa aagaathu”
Uses the impossibility of a servant becoming a king or a garbage mound becoming a temple tower to mock overinflated ego.
Folk Refrain (Sollukattu)
“Thillaadaangu daangu”
Rhythmic folk beats used as a recurring musical refrain to drive the tempo of the banter.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is from the 1988 Tamil action comedy film 'Therkathi Kallan' starring Vijayakanth and Radhika. The film featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran, showcasing their signature rustic Tamil folk style.
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