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Thookanaan Kuruvi Koodu

From Vanambadi · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Vanambadi
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
4 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thookanaan kuruvi koodu
Thoonga kandaan marathilae
Summaa pona machaanukku
Enna nenaippu manasilae
Thookanaan kuruvi koodu
Thoonga kandaan marathilae
Summaa pona machaanukku
Enna nenaippu manasilae
Paakiraan poomugathai
Paiya paiya kannilae
Paakiraan poomugathai
Paiya paiya kannilae
Parisam potta machaanuku
Enna nenaippu theriyalae
Parisam potta machaanuku
Enna nenaippu theriyala
Thookanaan kuruvi koodu
Thoonga kandaan marathilae
Summaa pona machaanukku
Enna nenaippu manasilae
Ammaan veetu pennaanaalum
Summaa summaa kidaikumaa
Arisi paruppu seerusenathi
Alli kodukka vendaamaa..
Aaaa….aa..aaa…aa…
Ammaan veetu pennaanaalum
Summaa summaa kidaikumaa
Arisi paruppu seerusenathi
Alli kodukka vendaamaa..
Kammaan kaiyil
Ponnai vaangi
Kattikolla vendaamaa
Kammaan kaiyil
Ponnai vaangi
Kattikolla vendaamaa
Kattilum methaiyum vaangipottu
Kaathukidakka vendaamaa
Kattilum methaiyum vaangipottu
Kaathukidakka vendaamaa
Thookanaan kuruvi koodu
Thoonga kandaan marathilae
Summaa pona machaanukku
Enna nenaippu manasilae
Koorai kudisai naduvilae
Andha padukkaiyai pottu
Oru kuthuvilakkai yethi vechi
Kolaththai pottu
Koorai kudisai naduvilae
Andha padukkaiyai pottu
Oru kuthuvilakkai yethi vechi
Kolaththai pottu
Aara amara machaanodu
Padikanum paattu
Aara amara machaanodu
Padikanum paattu
Aanaana patta raajaa kooda
Mayanganum kettu
Aanaana patta raajaa kooda
Mayanganum kettu
Adha vittu..
Thookanaan kuruvi koodu
Thoonga kandaan marathilae
Summaa pona machaanukku
Enna nenaippu manasilae
A weaver bird's nest,
he saw hanging on the tree.
For my sweetheart who was just walking by,
what thoughts crossed his mind?
A weaver bird's nest,
he saw hanging on the tree.
For my sweetheart who was just walking by,
what thoughts crossed his mind?
He gazes at my flower-like face,
stealing gentle glances with his eyes.
He gazes at my flower-like face,
stealing gentle glances with his eyes.
For the sweetheart who is betrothed to me,
I wonder what is on his mind.
For the sweetheart who is betrothed to me,
I wonder what is on his mind.
A weaver bird's nest,
he saw hanging on the tree.
For my sweetheart who was just walking by,
what thoughts crossed his mind?
Even if I am your maternal uncle's daughter,
can you get me for nothing at all?
Rice, lentils, and customary wedding gifts—
shouldn't you offer them generously?
Aah... aa... aah... aa...
Even if I am your maternal uncle's daughter,
can you get me for nothing at all?
Rice, lentils, and customary wedding gifts—
shouldn't you offer them generously?
From the goldsmith's hands,
getting gold jewelry crafted,
shouldn't you marry me?
From the goldsmith's hands,
getting gold jewelry crafted,
shouldn't you marry me?
Buying a cot and a mattress,
shouldn't you wait eagerly for me?
Buying a cot and a mattress,
shouldn't you wait eagerly for me?
A weaver bird's nest,
he saw hanging on the tree.
For my sweetheart who was just walking by,
what thoughts crossed his mind?
Inside our thatched hut,
making that bed,
lighting a traditional oil lamp,
and drawing a kolam pattern on the floor,
Inside our thatched hut,
making that bed,
lighting a traditional oil lamp,
and drawing a kolam pattern on the floor,
sitting leisurely with my sweetheart,
I want to sing love songs.
Sitting leisurely with my sweetheart,
I want to sing love songs.
Even a mighty king
should be enchanted upon hearing it!
Even a mighty king
should be enchanted upon hearing it!
Instead of doing that...
A weaver bird's nest,
he saw hanging on the tree.
For my sweetheart who was just walking by,
what thoughts crossed his mind?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic Tamil song from the movie Vanambadi (1963) centers on a young woman playfully teasing her maternal cousin (machaan) about his wedding aspirations. Using the weaver bird's nest as a symbol of home building and family life, she questions what he is secretly thinking about as he gazes affectionately at her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Urvagam)

Thookanaan kuruvi koodu

The weaver bird's nest (Thookanaan kuruvi koodu) serves as a metaphor for setting up a home and family life.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Paiya paiya kannilae

Doubling words like 'Paiya paiya' (gently/slowly) and 'Summaa summaa' (just like that/for free) adds rhythmic emphasis and colloquial charm.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Kattilum methaiyum vaangipottu

Initial consonant matching creates a musical cadence in lines like 'Kattilum methaiyum... Kaathukidakka'.

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Trivia

The film 'Vanambadi' (1963), starring S. S. Rajendran and Devika, featured iconic music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics penned by the legend Kannadasan.

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