Thookku Chattiya
From Ejamaan · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ejamaan1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Come come kainaatu | Come come illiterate person! |
| Male :Ennanga ejamaan | Male: What is it, master? |
| Thitturingha…(Dialogue) | Are you scolding me? (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Thooki paaru | Lift and check! |
| Thookku chattiyaa | Is it the food carrier pot? |
| Male :Ada athana parthen…..(Dialogue) | Male: Ah, I thought so! (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Thokku chattiyaa | The food carrier pot... |
| Thooki parthu | Lift it up and check, |
| Moopam pudi da | Sniff it out, man! |
| Ethula enna irukkuthunu | Find out what is inside, |
| Kandupudi daa | Discover it, man! |
| Male | |
| Thokku chattiyaa | The food carrier pot... |
| Thooki parthu | Lift it up and check, |
| Moopam pudi da | Sniff it out, man! |
| Ethula enna irukkuthunu | Find out what is inside, |
| Kandupudi daa | Discover it, man! |
| Male | |
| Pala veetu soththu rusi | Tasting food from many homes, |
| Parthuputta kastamada | Once you get used to it, it is hard to give up! |
| Oru veetil ithanaiyum | All these varieties in a single house, |
| Kedaikurathum kastamada | Is also hard to get! |
| Male | |
| Yaarum parkaama | Without anyone seeing, |
| Theriyaama thingonum | You must eat secretly! |
| Male :Therinji pochuna | Male: If anyone finds out... |
| Male :Thalai kavizhndhu nikkonum | Male: We'll have to stand with head hung low! |
| Male | |
| Kedaichathellam eduthu vei | Take whatever you get, |
| Mudinchathuna micham vei | If you can't finish, leave the rest! |
| Chorus | |
| {Thokku chattiyaa | The food carrier pot... |
| Thooki parthu | Lift it up and check, |
| Moopam pudipom | Let us sniff it out! |
| Ethula enna irukkuthunu | Find out what is inside, |
| Kandupudipom} (3) | Let us discover it! |
| Male | |
| Kamman choru | The food carrier pot... |
| Kathirikka kootu irukku | Lift it up and check, |
| Neththu vecha meen kulambu | Let us sniff it out! |
| Ingae irukku | Find out what is inside, |
| Male | |
| Keppa kazhi | Let us discover it! |
| Kuchchi karuvaadum irukku | The food carrier pot... |
| Saama chooru sanabu keerai | Lift it up and check, |
| Paruppum irukku | Let us sniff it out! |
| Male | |
| Porucha vaathu | Find out what is inside, |
| Mutta vaasam…aahaa..aahaa | Let us discover it! |
| Porucha vaathu | Pearl millet rice, |
| Mutta vaasam | Eggplant side dish is there! |
| Paruthi kattu | Yesterday's fish curry, |
| Varaikkum veesum | Is right here! |
| Male | |
| Amaa… | Ragi porridge, |
| Male | |
| Porucha vaathu | And dried fish sticks are here! |
| Mutta vaasam | Little millet rice, hemp spinach, |
| Paruthi kattu | And lentil dish are here! |
| Varaikkum veesum | Fried duck, |
| Male | |
| Chetti naatu | Smell of eggs... aha... aha... |
| Aachi sutta | Fried duck, |
| Mutta dosai | Smell of eggs, |
| Nakkil pesum | All the way to the cotton field, |
| Male | |
| Tharigida thom | It wafts! |
| Tharigida thom | Yes... |
| Thathith thom | Fried duck, |
| Male | |
| Nellu choorum | Smell of eggs, |
| Kollu saarum | All the way to the cotton field, |
| Manasa kollai | It wafts! |
| Adikkum paaru | Chettinad style, |
| Male | |
| Aiyoo | Made by grandmother, |
| Male | |
| Chola choorum | Egg dosa, |
| Pulicha moorum | Speaks to your tongue! |
| Rasichu rasichu | Tharigida thom, |
| Kuduchi paaru | Tharigida thom, |
| Male | |
| Iiishhhh.. | Thathith thom, |
| Ada pulicha thanni | Paddy rice, |
| Kuda serthu | And horse gram soup, |
| Vengayatha kadika venum | Steals your heart, |
| Poricha molagu vaththal oda | Just look! |
| Karaichi karaichi | Aiyoo! |
| Kudikka venum | Sorghum rice, |
| Male | |
| Yaarum parkaama | And sour buttermilk, |
| Theriyaama thingonum | Relish and savor it, |
| Male :Therinji pochuna | Try drinking it! |
| Male :Thalai kavizhndhu nikkonum | Iiishhhh.. |
| Male | |
| Kozhi kulambirukku | Ah, with fermented rice water, |
| Koodi thingha thembhu irukku | Combine it, |
| Chorus | |
| Aiyaa..ejamaan…(Dialogue) | And bite on raw onions! |
கம் கம் கைநாட்டு
என்னங்க எஜமான்
திட்டுறீங்க
Come come illiterate person!
Male: What is it, master?
Are you scolding me? (Dialogue)
தூக்கி பாரு
தூக்கு சட்டிய
அட அதான
பார்த்தேன்
Lift and check!
Is it the food carrier pot?
Male: Ah, I thought so! (Dialogue)
தூக்கு சட்டிய தூக்கி
பார்த்து மோப்பம் புடி டா எதுல
என்ன இருக்குதுன்னு கண்டு
புடி டா
The food carrier pot...
Lift it up and check,
Sniff it out, man!
Find out what is inside,
Discover it, man!
தூக்கு சட்டிய தூக்கி
பார்த்து மோப்பம் புடி டா
எதுல என்ன இருக்குதுன்னு
கண்டு புடி டா
The food carrier pot...
Lift it up and check,
Sniff it out, man!
Find out what is inside,
Discover it, man!
பல வீட்டு சோத்து
ருசி பார்த்து புட்டா கஷ்டமடா
ஒரு வீட்டில் இத்தனையும்
கிடைக்குறதும் கஷ்டமடா
Tasting food from many homes,
Once you get used to it, it is hard to give up!
All these varieties in a single house,
Is also hard to get!
யாரும் பார்க்காம
தெரியாம திங்கோனும்
தெரிஞ்சி போச்சுன்னா
தலை கவிழ்ந்து
நிக்கோணும்
Without anyone seeing,
You must eat secretly!
Male: If anyone finds out...
Male: We'll have to stand with head hung low!
கெடைச்சதெல்லாம்
எடுத்து வெய் முடிஞ்சுதுனா
மிச்சம் வெய்
Take whatever you get,
If you can't finish, leave the rest!
{ தூக்கு சட்டிய தூக்கி
பார்த்து மோப்பம் புடிப்போம்
எதுல என்ன இருக்குதுன்னு
கண்டு புடிப்போம் } (3)
The food carrier pot...
Lift it up and check,
Let us sniff it out!
Find out what is inside,
Let us discover it!
கம்மன் சோறு
கத்திரிக்கா கூட்டு இருக்கு
நேத்து வெச்ச மீன் குழம்பு
இங்கே இருக்கு
The food carrier pot...
Lift it up and check,
Let us sniff it out!
Find out what is inside,
கேப்ப கழி குச்சி
கருவாடும் இருக்கு சாம
சோறு சனபு கீரை பருப்பும்
இருக்கு
Let us discover it!
The food carrier pot...
Lift it up and check,
Let us sniff it out!
பொறிச்ச வாத்து
முட்ட வாசம் ஆஹா ஆஹா
பொறிச்ச வாத்து முட்ட வாசம்
பருத்தி கட்டு வரைக்கும் வீசும்
Find out what is inside,
Let us discover it!
Pearl millet rice,
Eggplant side dish is there!
Yesterday's fish curry,
Is right here!
ஆமா
Ragi porridge,
பொறிச்ச வாத்து
முட்ட வாசம் பருத்தி கட்டு
வரைக்கும் வீசும்
And dried fish sticks are here!
Little millet rice, hemp spinach,
And lentil dish are here!
Fried duck,
செட்டி நாட்டு
ஆச்சி சுட்ட முட்ட
தோசை நாக்கில் பேசும்
Smell of eggs... aha... aha...
Fried duck,
Smell of eggs,
All the way to the cotton field,
தரிகிட தோம்
தரிகிட தோம் தத்தி
தோம்
It wafts!
Yes...
Fried duck,
நெல்லு சோறும்
கொள்ளு சாரும் மனச
கொள்ளை அடிக்கும்
பாரு
Smell of eggs,
All the way to the cotton field,
It wafts!
Chettinad style,
ஐயோ
Made by grandmother,
சோள சோறும்
புளிச்ச மோரும் ரசிச்சு
ரசிச்சு குடிச்சு பாரு
Egg dosa,
Speaks to your tongue!
Tharigida thom,
Tharigida thom,
இஷ் அட புளிச்ச
தண்ணி கூட சேர்த்து
வெங்காயத்தை கடிக்க
வேணும் பொரிச்ச மொளகா
வத்தல் ஓட கரைச்சி கரைச்சி
குடிக்க வேணும்
Thathith thom,
Paddy rice,
And horse gram soup,
Steals your heart,
Just look!
Aiyoo!
Sorghum rice,
யாரும் பார்க்காம
தெரியாம திங்கோனும்
தெரிஞ்சி போச்சுன்னா
தலை கவிழ்ந்து
நிக்கோணும்
And sour buttermilk,
Relish and savor it,
Try drinking it!
Iiishhhh..
கோழி குழம்பிருக்கு
கூடி திங்க தெம்பு இருக்கு
Ah, with fermented rice water,
Combine it,
ஐயா எஜமான்
And bite on raw onions!
Come come kainaatu
Come come illiterate person!
Male :Ennanga ejamaan
Male: What is it, master?
Thitturingha…(Dialogue)
Are you scolding me? (Dialogue)
Thooki paaru
Lift and check!
Thookku chattiyaa
Is it the food carrier pot?
Male :Ada athana parthen…..(Dialogue)
Male: Ah, I thought so! (Dialogue)
Thokku chattiyaa
The food carrier pot...
Thooki parthu
Lift it up and check,
Moopam pudi da
Sniff it out, man!
Ethula enna irukkuthunu
Find out what is inside,
Kandupudi daa
Discover it, man!
Thokku chattiyaa
The food carrier pot...
Thooki parthu
Lift it up and check,
Moopam pudi da
Sniff it out, man!
Ethula enna irukkuthunu
Find out what is inside,
Kandupudi daa
Discover it, man!
Pala veetu soththu rusi
Tasting food from many homes,
Parthuputta kastamada
Once you get used to it, it is hard to give up!
Oru veetil ithanaiyum
All these varieties in a single house,
Kedaikurathum kastamada
Is also hard to get!
Yaarum parkaama
Without anyone seeing,
Theriyaama thingonum
You must eat secretly!
Male :Therinji pochuna
Male: If anyone finds out...
Male :Thalai kavizhndhu nikkonum
Male: We'll have to stand with head hung low!
Kedaichathellam eduthu vei
Take whatever you get,
Mudinchathuna micham vei
If you can't finish, leave the rest!
{Thokku chattiyaa
The food carrier pot...
Thooki parthu
Lift it up and check,
Moopam pudipom
Let us sniff it out!
Ethula enna irukkuthunu
Find out what is inside,
Kandupudipom} (3)
Let us discover it!
Kamman choru
The food carrier pot...
Kathirikka kootu irukku
Lift it up and check,
Neththu vecha meen kulambu
Let us sniff it out!
Ingae irukku
Find out what is inside,
Keppa kazhi
Let us discover it!
Kuchchi karuvaadum irukku
The food carrier pot...
Saama chooru sanabu keerai
Lift it up and check,
Paruppum irukku
Let us sniff it out!
Porucha vaathu
Find out what is inside,
Mutta vaasam…aahaa..aahaa
Let us discover it!
Porucha vaathu
Pearl millet rice,
Mutta vaasam
Eggplant side dish is there!
Paruthi kattu
Yesterday's fish curry,
Varaikkum veesum
Is right here!
Amaa…
Ragi porridge,
Porucha vaathu
And dried fish sticks are here!
Mutta vaasam
Little millet rice, hemp spinach,
Paruthi kattu
And lentil dish are here!
Varaikkum veesum
Fried duck,
Chetti naatu
Smell of eggs... aha... aha...
Aachi sutta
Fried duck,
Mutta dosai
Smell of eggs,
Nakkil pesum
All the way to the cotton field,
Tharigida thom
It wafts!
Tharigida thom
Yes...
Thathith thom
Fried duck,
Nellu choorum
Smell of eggs,
Kollu saarum
All the way to the cotton field,
Manasa kollai
It wafts!
Adikkum paaru
Chettinad style,
Aiyoo
Made by grandmother,
Chola choorum
Egg dosa,
Pulicha moorum
Speaks to your tongue!
Rasichu rasichu
Tharigida thom,
Kuduchi paaru
Tharigida thom,
Iiishhhh..
Thathith thom,
Ada pulicha thanni
Paddy rice,
Kuda serthu
And horse gram soup,
Vengayatha kadika venum
Steals your heart,
Poricha molagu vaththal oda
Just look!
Karaichi karaichi
Aiyoo!
Kudikka venum
Sorghum rice,
Yaarum parkaama
And sour buttermilk,
Theriyaama thingonum
Relish and savor it,
Male :Therinji pochuna
Try drinking it!
Male :Thalai kavizhndhu nikkonum
Iiishhhh..
Kozhi kulambirukku
Ah, with fermented rice water,
Koodi thingha thembhu irukku
Combine it,
Aiyaa..ejamaan…(Dialogue)
And bite on raw onions!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lively folk song from the movie Ejamaan (1993) revolves around a humorous interaction between a master and his assistant as they explore a delicious spread of traditional Tamil rustic dishes stored in food carrier pots (Thooku Chatti). The song playfully enumerates various local culinary delicacies—such as pearl millet rice, ragi porridge, dried fish, egg dosa, fermented rice water, and spicy chicken curry—highlighting the pure joy of rustic Tamil cooking. Through energetic rhythms and lighthearted dialogues, lyricist Vaali celebrates traditional village food culture while capturing the mischievous excitement of secretly indulging in a feast without getting caught.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nellu choorum / Kollu saarum”
Repetition of the second consonant sound across lines creating rhythmic flow, as seen with 'llu' in 'Nellu' and 'Kollu'.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Porucha vaathu / Paruthi kattu”
Repetition of the initial letter 'P' across consecutive words/lines.
Personification
“Mutta dosai / Nakkil pesum”
Attributing human qualities like speaking to an egg dosa to convey how flavorful it tastes.
Olfactory Imagery
“Porucha vaathu / Mutta vaasam / Paruthi kattu / Varaikkum veesum”
Vivid sensory description appealing to the sense of smell to evoke appetite and nostalgia.
Did you know?
Trivia
Ejamaan (1993), starring Rajinikanth and Meena, features a iconic soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali. This track is celebrated for its authentic representation of traditional Tamil village food culture and comedic lyrical exchanges.
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