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Lyrics & meaning

Thoppiloru Naadakam

From Kallukkul Eeram · 1980

Lyricist
Muthuvendhan
Singers
Ilayaraja, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kallukkul Eeram
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
15 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………………
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Male :Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Silance…..
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Thogai mayil aattam poduthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Naadakaththuk kadhaiyo pudhusu
Nadikka vantha aalum pudhusu
Naanga ippa nadaththura kadhaiyila
Raasaa onnu raani onnu
Aaduthu paaduthu ammaadi
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Thogai mayil aattam poduthu
Yaelelankiliyae
……………
Paarthaalum paarthen
Ada naalum naanum paarthen
Kaettaalum kaettaen
Un keerththi yaavum kaettaen
Nenjukkulla nenachaen
Nimmadhiya korachaen
Ennaththa solluvean
Adha maadhiri nee kaadhali
Aasaiyila pala vidha nenappula
Paarththaen onna kaettaen onna
Paasaththula thaviyaa irundhu thavichaen
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Thogai mayil aattam poduthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Cut…
Laallalaa laalla laalla laallaa
Laallalaa laalla laalla laallaa
Laallalaa laalla laallaa laalla laallaa laa
Paakkaadha kannu dhenam yaekkaththoda thaedum
Kaekkaadha onnu manam raagaththoda paadum
Pakkaththula irundhaa sorgaththukku virundhaa
Thottu rasippaen
Oru naalilae…….theerumaa
Thookkaththula thodarura kanavula
Thottaa enna pattaa enna
Aasaiyilae anachaa rasichaa enna
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Thogai mayil aattam poduthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Naadakaththuk kadhaiyo pudhusu
Nadikka vantha aalum pudhusu
Naanga ippa nadaththura kadhaiyila
Raasaa onnu raani onnu
Aaduthu paaduthu ammaadi
Thoppiloru naadagam nadakuthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Thogai mayil aattam poduthu
Yaelelankiliyae
Aa…..aiyaiyae…cut…
...................
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
Male: A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
Silence.....
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
The feathered peacock dances,
O young parrot!
The story of the play is brand new,
The actor who came to perform is brand new,
In the story we are staging now,
There is one king and one queen,
Dancing and singing, oh my!
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
The feathered peacock dances,
O young parrot!
...............
Though I looked, I kept looking,
Ah, day after day, I too kept looking,
Though I asked, I kept asking,
I heard all about your fame,
I thought of it deep inside my heart,
And I lost my peace of mind,
What can I even say?
Love me just like that,
With desire and various thoughts,
I saw one thing and heard another,
I yearned and suffered in deep affection,
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
The feathered peacock dances,
O young parrot!
Cut…
Laallalaa laalla laalla laallaa
Laallalaa laalla laalla laallaa
Laallalaa laalla laallaa laalla laallaa laa
Unseeing eyes search with longing every day,
The unhearing heart sings with melody,
If you are near, it is a feast for heaven,
I will touch and relish,
Will it be satisfied... in just one day?
In the dream that continues in my sleep,
What if I touch, what if I feel?
What if I embrace in desire and enjoy?
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
The feathered peacock dances,
O young parrot!
The story of the play is brand new,
The actor who came to perform is brand new,
In the story we are staging now,
There is one king and one queen,
Dancing and singing, oh my!
A drama is unfolding in the grove,
O young parrot!
The feathered peacock dances,
O young parrot!
Aa.....aiyaiyae…cut…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thoppiloru Naadagam Nadakuthu is a lively, meta-theatrical folk song set against the backdrop of a movie shoot occurring in a rural grove. The song uses traditional Tamil folk imagery—referencing dancing peacocks, parrots, kings, and queens—to weave a story about a new play performance while mirroring the real-life budding romantic affection between two lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Kili Kannai (Folk Motif / Apostrophe)

“Yaelelankiliyae”

Addressing a parrot ('Yaelelankiliyae') is a classic Tamil folk poetic trope used to express innermost feelings and storytelling.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Naadakaththuk kadhaiyo pudhusu / Nadikka vantha aalum pudhusu”

The second consonant sound matches between adjacent lines ('Naadakaththuk' / 'Nadikka').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paarthaalum paarthen / Ada naalum naanum paarthen”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Paarthaalum' / 'Paarththaen').

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Trivia

Kallukkul Eeram (1980) was directed by P. Bharathiraja, who also played one of the lead roles alongside Sudhakar and Vijayashanti (in her Tamil film debut). The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the song features cinematic direction cues like 'Cut' embedded directly into the lyrics to fit the movie-within-a-movie storyline.

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