- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Movie name
- Oru Kai Parpom
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Jul 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thottu thottu
Male :Thottu thottu paakkanum
Thonathonannu pesanum
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Male :Kattil onnu podanum
Kadhavadachchu paadanum
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Thottu thottu paakkanum
Thonathonannu pesanum
Kattil onnu podanum
Kadhavadachchu paadanum
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaan
Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaan
Male :Kadhakadhappaa odambu vedhavedhappaa
Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalae
Thottu thottu paakkanum
Thonathonannu pesanum
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Female :Kattil onnu podanum
Kadhavadachchu paadanum
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaan
Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaan
Female :Kadhakadhappaa odambu vedhavedhappaa
Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalae
Potta pulla sirikkaiyilae pakkaththula irukkaiyilae
Pattaya naan adichchathu pol pakkunnuthaan yaeruthadi
Potta pulla sirikkaiyilae pakkaththula irukkaiyilae
Pattaya naan adichchathu pol pakkunnuthaan yaeruthadi
Mammuthanin kai karumbu ambugalai poduthaiyyaa
Panjavarna paingilithaan panjanaiya theduthaiyyaa
Male :Katti vachcha vaasa mulla kadhal panna vaadi pulla
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Thottu thottu paakkanum
Thonathonannu pesanum
Kattil onnu podanum
Kadhavadachchu paadanum
Paththu pera adichchavandi pokkiriyaai iruppavandi
Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandi
Paththu pera adichchavandi pokkiriyaai iruppavandi
Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandi
Kattabomman meesaiyaiththaan kaatti kaatti mayakkiputtae
Kattazhagu meaniyaththaan kayirendil adakkiputtae
Male :Akkampakkam yaarumilla aasa vachcha thoshamilla
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Thottu thottu paakkanum
Thonathonannu pesanum
Male :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Kattil onnu podanum
Kadhavadachchu paadanum
Female :Kumthalakka kumthalakkaa
Unakku mattum avasaramaa enakkum appadiththaan
Male :Vayasu vanthaa manasukkullae irukkum appadiththaan
Female :Kadhakadhappaa
Male :Odambu vedhavedhappaa
Female :Enakkum kilukiluppaa
Male :Irukku kittakka vanthaalae
Touching and caressing...
Male: I want to touch and feel you,
And chatter away without stopping!
Female: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
Male: I want to lay down a bed,
Close the door, and sing!
Female: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
I want to touch and feel you,
And chatter away without stopping!
I want to lay down a bed,
Close the door, and sing!
Are you the only one in a hurry? I feel the same way!
When youth arrives, that is just how the heart feels!
Male: Feeling all cozy and warm, my body glows with heat,
I feel a sweet thrill whenever you come near!
I want to touch and feel you,
And chatter away without stopping!
Male: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
Female: I want to lay down a bed,
Close the door, and sing!
Male: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
Are you the only one in a hurry? I feel the same way!
When youth arrives, that is just how the heart feels!
Female: Feeling all cozy and warm, my body glows with heat,
I feel a sweet thrill whenever you come near!
When this young girl smiles, when she is right by my side,
Like I have downed a strong drink, a sudden rush goes to my head!
When this young girl smiles, when she is right by my side,
Like I have downed a strong drink, a sudden rush goes to my head!
The sugarcane bow of Manmathan (the god of love) is shooting arrows, my man!
This colourful parrot is searching for a soft bed, my man!
Male: Oh string of fragrant jasmine, come make love with me, my girl!
...
I want to touch and feel you,
And chatter away without stopping!
I want to lay down a bed,
Close the door, and sing!
I am a rogue who used to beat up ten men at once,
Yet the moment I saw this spirited girl, I became tame like a boxed snake!
I am a rogue who used to beat up ten men at once,
Yet the moment I saw this spirited girl, I became tame like a boxed snake!
Showing off your majestic moustache, you completely charmed me,
And you bound my shapely body in the tight rope of your arms!
Male: There is no one around us, so there is no harm in our longing!
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I want to touch and feel you,
And chatter away without stopping!
Male: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
I want to lay down a bed,
Close the door, and sing!
Female: Kumthalakka kumthalakka!
Are you the only one in a hurry? I feel the same way!
Male: When youth arrives, that is just how the heart feels!
Female: Cozy and warm,
Male: My body glowing with heat,
Female: I feel a sweet thrill,
Male: Whenever you come near!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Thottu Thottu' from the 1983 Tamil film 'Oru Kai Parpom' is an upbeat, playful duet composed by K. Vijaya Baskar, featuring lyrics by Vaali and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam. The song captures the lively banter between two lovers expressing their mutual romantic urge and eager desire for intimacy. Through rhythmic folk refrains like 'Kumthalakka', the duet portrays youthful affection with energetic back-and-forth lines.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi / Anukaranai Words)
“Enakkum kilukiluppaa irukku kittakka vanthaalae”
Use of rhythmic sensory sound-words common in colloquial Tamil folk style to express bodily feelings and sound effects.
Metaphor (Uvamanai)
“Sutti ponna paarththavudan potti paambaai aanavandi”
Comparing a tough, reckless man who becomes completely tamed by love to a snake captured inside a basket.
Mythological Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Mammuthanin kai karumbu ambugalai poduthaiyyaa”
Allusion to Lord Manmatha (Kamadeva) using his sugarcane bow to fire arrows of romantic passion.
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Trivia
The soundtrack was composed by K. Vijaya Baskar, an acclaimed composer who primarily reshaped the soundscape of Kannada cinema alongside director Puttanna Kanagal, while also leaving a mark with selective Tamil soundtracks in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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