- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadhal Rojavae
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Maayamo enna jaalamo
Raathiri nadu raathiri
Iru ullam pongum vellam maadhiri
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Nanana nanananaa
Thaanna nananana
Nana naannanaa hoi
Hoi en mel oru saamaram pol
Thendral vandhu veesudhae
Man mel oru menagai pol
Munnaal nindru pesudhae
Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male :Nana nananaa
Female :Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male :Naana naana naana
Unnaal oru thaamarai poo
Mottavizhndhu aadudhae
Ullae pudhu thaen surandhu
Odai ena odudhae
Vanji nee poo chendu
Vandhadho pon vandu
Female :Kekkudhae reengaaram
Mellavae kaadhoram
Inbamo kollai inbamo
Aadal dhinam paadal
Idhu kaadhal raajiyam
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Maayamoo
Male :Nana nananaa
Female :Enna jaalamo
Male :Nana nananaa
Female :Raathiri
Male :Nana nananaa
Female :Nadu raathiri
Male :Nana nananaa
Female :Iru ullam pongum
Vellam maadhiri
Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa…
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Munnam mani maaligaiyil
Vanna kili vaazhndhadhu
Innaal idhu nee viritha
Aasai valaiyil veezhndhadhu
Aahaa haa
Female :Nana nananaa
Male :Hmmm… hmm…
Female :Nana nana nana
Engae yedhu nerum endru
Yaarum solla koodumo
Kaalam namai serthu vaithu
Naalum vilaiyaadumo
Ennaiyae pandhaadum
Mannavan vaalibam
Male :Endrumae vandhaadum
Kanmani nyaabagam
Paarvaiyil inba oorvalam
Aadal dhinam paadal
Idhu kaadhal raajiyam
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Female :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Maayamo
Female :Lala lalalaa
Male :Enna jaalamo
Female :Lala lalalaa
Male :Raathiri
Female :Lala lalalaa
Male :Nadu raathiri
Female :Lala lalalaa
Male :Iru ullam pongum
Vellam maadhiri
Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Male :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Is it magic, or some kind of wonder?
In the night, in the dead of night,
two hearts overflow like a surging flood
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Nanana nanananaa
Thaanna nananana
Nana naannanaa hoy
Hoy, like a royal fan waved over me,
the gentle breeze comes and blows
Like Menaka (a divine dancer) on earth,
she stands before me and speaks
Mmm... mm mmm...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Mmm... mm mmm...
Male: Naanaa naanaa naanaa
Because of you, a lotus flower
blooms open and sways
Fresh honey flows within,
running like a stream
You are a graceful girl, a bouquet of flowers,
has a golden beetle arrived for you?
Female: A humming sound is heard
softly right beside my ear
Is it joy, boundless joy?
Dancing and singing every day,
this is the kingdom of love
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Is it magic?
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: What kind of wonder is this?
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: In the night...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: In the dead of night...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Two hearts overflow
like a surging flood
Haa... hahha hahha hahha haa...
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Once, in a palace of gems,
a colourful parrot used to live
Today, into the net of desire you spread,
it has fallen trapped
Aaha haa
Female: Nana nananaa
Male: Hmmm... mm...
Female: Nana nana nana
Who could ever tell
where and what will happen?
Bringing us both together,
will time play with us every day?
Tossing me around like a ball,
is my beloved prince's youth
Male: Always dancing in my heart
is the sweet memory of my darling
In every glance, a procession of joy
Dancing and singing every day,
this is the kingdom of love
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Female: Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Is it magic?
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: What kind of wonder is this?
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: In the night...
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: In the dead of night...
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: Two hearts overflow
like a surging flood
Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa
Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
Male: Touching and swaying, the palanquin swings
An enchanting beauty keeps growing
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thottu Thottu Pallaakku Aadudhu is a romantic duet expressing the ecstasy, allure, and enchantment shared between two lovers during late night hours. The couple compares their swelling emotions to an overflowing flood and describes their surroundings with poetic metaphors—cool breezes acting as royal fans, blooming lotus flowers dripping honey, and a parrot falling into a net of desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Iru ullam pongum vellam maadhiri”
Comparing the cool breeze to a royal fan ('saamaram pol') and overflowing emotions to a flood ('vellam maadhiri').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Idhu kaadhal raajiyam”
Describing love and passion as a kingdom ('kaadhal raajiyam') and the woman as a floral bouquet ('poo chendu').
Edukki (Repetition for Emphasis / Rhythm)
“Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu”
Repetition of words like 'Thottu thottu' creates a rhythmic sway mimicking a palanquin.
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Trivia
This romantic classic features rich classical and folk-fusion orchestration composed by Ilaiyaraaja (often misattributed in modern compilation albums), showcasing Muthulingam's classic poetic Tamil phrasing.
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