- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Srilekha Parthasarathy, Mano
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Ji
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ya yoo yai yai yai yai yai yai ya yaoo
Ya yoo ya yoo yaa yooo
Yai yai yai yai yai yai ya yaoo
Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal
Thiruda vaayen da
Nee thirudum porulae
Thiruda sollluthu
Thirudi pooyen da
Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal
Thiruda vaayen da
Nee thirudum porulae
Thiruda sollluthu
Thirudi pooyen da
Hoi kirukku kirukku ….
Kirukku siriki kitta nerungattaa
Enn Udhatunalae saavi pottu
Ulla thirudatta
Thiruttu rascal
Hei thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal
Thiruda vaayen da
Nee thirudum porulae
Thiruda sollluthu
Thirudi pooyen da
Vada vachu sundi elukura
Color color-ra sarakku adukira
Kai mattum kooduka marukura
Yenndi yenndi
Hei thapana paarvai paakkura
Thuparanchi thadayai yedukira
Appava-aaga thudikira ……
Yennda yennda
Nee theku-mara kattaiya
Naan pottu-kira sattaiyaa
Enn rathathula theeya mooti
Ottikira attaiya
Hoi veli potta en manasai
Yeti parka vendamda
Male :Chini potta idiyappa sikkal
Ennaku nee thaan di
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Hei thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal
Thiruda vaayen da
Nee thirudum porulae
Thiruda sollluthu
Thirudi pooyen da
………………………………..
Thirukani kalandu oodavum
Thalagani kaeli seiyavum
Thaniya nee ninaichi sirikavum
Varava varava
Oooooo
Thannala ulavu parkavum
Kaiyala aalavu parkavum
Selavellam varavu parkavum
Vaada vaa-da
Nee Kkrai kudi bangala
Naan thangikiran singulaa
Unn jackettu jannalukku
Mari pooven sengala
Kattam potta paavadai
Vattam pooduthu unnaala
Kalla potta kulam pola
Kalangi poonen unnaala
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Hei thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal
Thiruda vaayen da
Nee thirudum porulae
Thiruda sollluthu
Thirudi pooyen da
Hoi kirukku kirukku ….
Kirukku siriki kitta nerungattaa
Enn Udhatunalae saavi pottu
Ullae thirudatta
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Thiruttu rascal
Hei thiruttu rascal
Ya yoo yai yai yai yai yai yai ya yaoo
Ya yoo ya yoo yaa yooo
Yai yai yai yai yai yai ya yaoo
Thieving, thieving... thieving rascal!
Come steal, hey boy!
The very thing you are about to steal
Is telling you to steal it!
Steal it and go, hey boy!
Thieving, thieving... thieving rascal!
Come steal, hey boy!
The very thing you are about to steal
Is telling you to steal it!
Steal it and go, hey boy!
Hoi, crazy, crazy...
Should I come close to this crazy vixen?
Unlocking with my lips like a key,
Should I steal from inside?
Thieving rascal!
Hey, thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving, thieving... thieving rascal!
Come steal, hey boy!
The very thing you are about to steal
Is telling you to steal it!
Steal it and go, hey boy!
You tempt me with a snack and lure me,
You stack colorful liquor bottles,
But you refuse to hand yourself over!
Why, girl, why?
Hey, you give me naughty glances,
You gather clues like a detective,
And yearn to act like an innocent...
Why, boy, why?
Are you a block of teak wood?
Am I the shirt that you wear?
Lighting a fire in my blood,
Are you a leech sticking to me?
Hoi, my heart that has been fenced off,
Don't peep over to look at it, boy!
Male: Like a tangle of sweet sugar idiyappam,
You are my sweet puzzle, girl!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Hey, thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving, thieving... thieving rascal!
Come steal, hey boy!
The very thing you are about to steal
Is telling you to steal it!
Steal it and go, hey boy!
...........................
Screws coming loose and running wild,
Teasing and playing with the pillow,
Thinking of me alone and giggling,
Should I come, should I come?
Oooooo
To spy on you secretly on my own,
To measure you with my hands,
To count all expenses as gain,
Come on, hey boy!
Are you a Karaikudi bungalow?
I am staying here all single,
For the window of your jacket,
I'll turn into a brick!
The checkered skirt
Is swirling in circles because of you!
Like a pond hit by a stone,
I am all stirred up because of you!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Hey, thieving rascal!
Thieving, thieving... thieving rascal!
Come steal, hey boy!
The very thing you are about to steal
Is telling you to steal it!
Steal it and go, hey boy!
Hoi, crazy, crazy...
Should I come close to this crazy vixen?
Unlocking with my lips like a key,
Should I steal inside?
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Thieving rascal!
Hey, thieving rascal!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Thiruttu Rascal' from the movie Ji is a playful, energetic duetting track where the lead pair engages in romantic banter using crime and theft metaphors. The female protagonist playfully taunts the hero, calling him a 'thief rascal' and inviting him to 'steal' her heart, while the hero responds with witty praise and flirty remarks about her charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Monothong Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thiruttu thiruttu…thiruttu rascal / Kirukku siriki kitta nerungattaa”
Repetition of the second letter consonant sound across lines, such as 'Thiruttu' and 'Kirukku'.
Metaphor
“Nee thirudum porulae Thiruda sollluthu”
The speaker compares romance to stealing and burglary, calling the hero a 'thiruttu rascal' (thief) and her heart the object to be stolen.
Simile
“Kalla potta kulam pola Kalangi poonen unnaala”
Comparing the hero's mind getting disturbed to a pond stirred up after throwing a stone ('Kalla potta kulam pola').
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Ji (2005) starred Ajith Kumar and Trisha, directed by N. Lingusamy with music composed by Vidyasagar. 'Thiruttu Rascal' features playful folk-pop arrangements typical of Vidyasagar's energetic dance numbers from the mid-2000s.
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