Thottu Thottu Pallakku
From Kadhal Rojavae · 2000
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kadhal Rojavae2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Male | |
| Maayamo enna jaalamo | Is it magic or what kind of trick? |
| Raathiri nadu raathiri | At night, in the middle of the night |
| Iru ullam pongum vellam maadhiri | Like a flood overflowing in two hearts |
| Female | |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Male | |
| Nanana nanananaa | Nanana nanananaa |
| Thaanna nananana | Thaanna nananana |
| Nana naannanaa hoi | Nana naannanaa hoi |
| Male | |
| Hoi en mel oru saamaram pol | Hoi, like a royal fan over me |
| Thendral vandhu veesudhae | The southern breeze blows gently |
| Man mel oru menagai pol | Like a celestial Menaka on this earth |
| Munnaal nindru pesudhae | Standing right in front and speaking |
| Female | |
| Hmm … hmm mmm… | Hmm … hmm mmm… |
| Male :Nana nananaa | Male: Nana nananaa |
| Female :Hmm … hmm mmm… | Female: Hmm … hmm mmm… |
| Male :Naana naana naana | Male: Naana naana naana |
| Female | |
| Unnaal oru thaamarai poo | Because of you, a lotus flower |
| Mottavizhndhu aadudhae | Unfurls its petals and sways |
| Ullae pudhu thaen surandhu | Fresh honey secretes deep inside |
| Odai ena odudhae | And flows freely like a stream |
| Male | |
| Vanji nee poo chendu | You are a maiden like a flower bouquet |
| Vandhadho pon vandu | Has a golden beetle arrived? |
| Female :Kekkudhae reengaaram | Female: A humming sound is heard |
| Mellavae kaadhoram | Gently near the ears |
| Male | |
| Inbamo kollai inbamo | Is it joy? A stolen plunder of joy? |
| Aadal dhinam paadal | Dancing every day, singing every day |
| Idhu kaadhal raajiyam | This is the kingdom of love |
| Female | |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Female | |
| Maayamoo | Is it magic... |
| Male :Nana nananaa | Male: Nana nananaa |
| Female :Enna jaalamo | Female: Or what kind of trick? |
| Male :Nana nananaa | Male: Nana nananaa |
| Female :Raathiri | Female: Night... |
| Male :Nana nananaa | Male: Nana nananaa |
| Female :Nadu raathiri | Female: In the middle of the night... |
| Male :Nana nananaa | Male: Nana nananaa |
| Female :Iru ullam pongum | Female: Overflowing in two hearts... |
| Vellam maadhiri | Like a rushing flood |
| Male | |
| Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa… | Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa… |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Female | |
| Munnam mani maaligaiyil | Earlier in a gemstone mansion |
| Vanna kili vaazhndhadhu | A colorful parrot lived |
| Innaal idhu nee viritha | Today, into the web of desire you spread |
| Aasai valaiyil veezhndhadhu | It has fallen helpless |
| Male | |
| Aahaa haa | Aahaa haa |
| Female :Nana nananaa | Female: Nana nananaa |
| Male :Hmmm… hmm… | Male: Hmmm… hmm… |
| Female :Nana nana nana | Female: Nana nana nana |
| Male | |
| Engae yedhu nerum endru | Where and what might happen |
| Yaarum solla koodumo | Can anyone ever tell? |
| Kaalam namai serthu vaithu | Will time bring us together |
| Naalum vilaiyaadumo | And play its game every day? |
| Female | |
| Ennaiyae pandhaadum | Tossing me around like a ball |
| Mannavan vaalibam | Is the kingly youthfulness |
| Male :Endrumae vandhaadum | Male: Always coming to dance along |
| Kanmani nyaabagam | Is the memory of my beloved |
| Female | |
| Paarvaiyil inba oorvalam | A procession of joy in the gaze |
| Aadal dhinam paadal | Dancing every day, singing every day |
| Idhu kaadhal raajiyam | This is the kingdom of love |
| Male | |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Female :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Female: Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Male | |
| Maayamo | Is it magic... |
| Female :Lala lalalaa | Female: Lala lalalaa |
| Male :Enna jaalamo | Male: Or what kind of trick? |
| Female :Lala lalalaa | Female: Lala lalalaa |
| Male :Raathiri | Male: Night... |
| Female :Lala lalalaa | Female: Lala lalalaa |
| Male :Nadu raathiri | Male: In the middle of the night... |
| Female :Lala lalalaa | Female: Lala lalalaa |
| Male :Iru ullam pongum | Male: Overflowing in two hearts... |
| Vellam maadhiri | Like a rushing flood |
| Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa | Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa |
| Female | |
| Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
| Male :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu | Male: Touching gently, the palanquin sways |
| Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu | Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows |
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
மாயமோ என்ன ஜாலமோ
ராத்திரி நடு ராத்திரி
இரு உள்ளம் பொங்கும்
வெள்ளம் மாதிரி
Is it magic or what kind of trick?
At night, in the middle of the night
Like a flood overflowing in two hearts
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
...................
Nanana nanananaa
Thaanna nananana
Nana naannanaa hoi
ஹோய் என் மேல்
ஒரு சாமரம் போல்
தென்றல் வந்து வீசுதே
மண் மேல் ஒரு மேனகை போல்
முன்னால் நின்று பேசுதே
Hoi, like a royal fan over me
The southern breeze blows gently
Like a celestial Menaka on this earth
Standing right in front and speaking
ஹ்ஹீம்ஹ்ம்ம்ம்......
நனனநனனா
ஹ்ஹீஹ்ம்ம்ம்......
நானா நானா நானா
Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male: Naana naana naana
உன்னால் ஒரு தாமரைப்
பூ மொட்டவிழ்ந்து ஆடுதே
உள்ளே புதுத் தேன் சுரந்து
ஓடை என ஓடுதே
Because of you, a lotus flower
Unfurls its petals and sways
Fresh honey secretes deep inside
And flows freely like a stream
வஞ்சி நீ பூச்செண்டு வந்ததோ
பொன் வண்டு
கேக்குதே ரீங்காரம்
மெல்லவே காதோரம்
You are a maiden like a flower bouquet
Has a golden beetle arrived?
Female: A humming sound is heard
Gently near the ears
இன்பமோ கொள்ளை இன்பமோ
ஆடல் தினம் பாடல்
இது காதல் ராஜ்ஜியம்
Is it joy? A stolen plunder of joy?
Dancing every day, singing every day
This is the kingdom of love
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
மாயமோ
நனனநனனா
என்ன ஜாலமோ
நனனநனனா
ராத்திரி
நனனநனனா
நடு ராத்திரி
நனனநனனா
இரு உள்ளம் பொங்கும்
வெள்ளம் மாதிரி
ஹஹாஹாஆஅ
Is it magic...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Or what kind of trick?
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Night...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: In the middle of the night...
Male: Nana nananaa
Female: Overflowing in two hearts...
Like a rushing flood
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa…
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
முன்னம் மணி மாளிகையில்
வண்ணக் கிளி வாழ்ந்தது
இந்நாள் இது நீ விரித்த ஆசை
வலையில் வீழ்ந்தது
Earlier in a gemstone mansion
A colorful parrot lived
Today, into the web of desire you spread
It has fallen helpless
ஆஅ ஹ ஹா.....
நனனநனனா
ஹ்ஹீம்ஹ்ம்ம்
நனநனநன
Aahaa haa
Female: Nana nananaa
Male: Hmmm… hmm…
Female: Nana nana nana
எங்கே எது நேரும் என்று
யாரும் சொல்லக் கூடுமோ
காலம் நமை சேர்த்து வைத்து
நாளும் விளையாடுமோ
Where and what might happen
Can anyone ever tell?
Will time bring us together
And play its game every day?
என்னையே பந்தாடும்
மன்னவன் வாலிபம்
என்றுமே வந்தாடும்
கண்மணி ஞாபகம்
பார்வையில் இன்ப ஊர்வலம்
ஆடல் தினம் பாடல்
இது காதல் ராஜ்ஜியம்
Tossing me around like a ball
Is the kingly youthfulness
Male: Always coming to dance along
Is the memory of my beloved
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
A procession of joy in the gaze
Dancing every day, singing every day
This is the kingdom of love
மாயமோ
லலலலா
என்ன ஜாலமோ
லலலலா
ராத்திரி
லலலலா
நடு ராத்திரி
லலலலா
இரு உள்ளம் பொங்கும்
வெள்ளம் மாதிரி ஹாஹ்ஹா
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Female: Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
தொட்டுத் தொட்டு
பல்லாக்கு ஆடுது
சொக்க வைக்கும் சிங்காரம் கூடுது
Is it magic...
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: Or what kind of trick?
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: Night...
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: In the middle of the night...
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male: Overflowing in two hearts...
Like a rushing flood
Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Male: Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Maayamo enna jaalamo
Is it magic or what kind of trick?
Raathiri nadu raathiri
At night, in the middle of the night
Iru ullam pongum vellam maadhiri
Like a flood overflowing in two hearts
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Nanana nanananaa
Nanana nanananaa
Thaanna nananana
Thaanna nananana
Nana naannanaa hoi
Nana naannanaa hoi
Hoi en mel oru saamaram pol
Hoi, like a royal fan over me
Thendral vandhu veesudhae
The southern breeze blows gently
Man mel oru menagai pol
Like a celestial Menaka on this earth
Munnaal nindru pesudhae
Standing right in front and speaking
Hmm … hmm mmm…
Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male :Nana nananaa
Male: Nana nananaa
Female :Hmm … hmm mmm…
Female: Hmm … hmm mmm…
Male :Naana naana naana
Male: Naana naana naana
Unnaal oru thaamarai poo
Because of you, a lotus flower
Mottavizhndhu aadudhae
Unfurls its petals and sways
Ullae pudhu thaen surandhu
Fresh honey secretes deep inside
Odai ena odudhae
And flows freely like a stream
Vanji nee poo chendu
You are a maiden like a flower bouquet
Vandhadho pon vandu
Has a golden beetle arrived?
Female :Kekkudhae reengaaram
Female: A humming sound is heard
Mellavae kaadhoram
Gently near the ears
Inbamo kollai inbamo
Is it joy? A stolen plunder of joy?
Aadal dhinam paadal
Dancing every day, singing every day
Idhu kaadhal raajiyam
This is the kingdom of love
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Maayamoo
Is it magic...
Male :Nana nananaa
Male: Nana nananaa
Female :Enna jaalamo
Female: Or what kind of trick?
Male :Nana nananaa
Male: Nana nananaa
Female :Raathiri
Female: Night...
Male :Nana nananaa
Male: Nana nananaa
Female :Nadu raathiri
Female: In the middle of the night...
Male :Nana nananaa
Male: Nana nananaa
Female :Iru ullam pongum
Female: Overflowing in two hearts...
Vellam maadhiri
Like a rushing flood
Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa…
Haa… hahha hahha hahha haa…
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Munnam mani maaligaiyil
Earlier in a gemstone mansion
Vanna kili vaazhndhadhu
A colorful parrot lived
Innaal idhu nee viritha
Today, into the web of desire you spread
Aasai valaiyil veezhndhadhu
It has fallen helpless
Aahaa haa
Aahaa haa
Female :Nana nananaa
Female: Nana nananaa
Male :Hmmm… hmm…
Male: Hmmm… hmm…
Female :Nana nana nana
Female: Nana nana nana
Engae yedhu nerum endru
Where and what might happen
Yaarum solla koodumo
Can anyone ever tell?
Kaalam namai serthu vaithu
Will time bring us together
Naalum vilaiyaadumo
And play its game every day?
Ennaiyae pandhaadum
Tossing me around like a ball
Mannavan vaalibam
Is the kingly youthfulness
Male :Endrumae vandhaadum
Male: Always coming to dance along
Kanmani nyaabagam
Is the memory of my beloved
Paarvaiyil inba oorvalam
A procession of joy in the gaze
Aadal dhinam paadal
Dancing every day, singing every day
Idhu kaadhal raajiyam
This is the kingdom of love
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Female :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Female: Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Maayamo
Is it magic...
Female :Lala lalalaa
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male :Enna jaalamo
Male: Or what kind of trick?
Female :Lala lalalaa
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male :Raathiri
Male: Night...
Female :Lala lalalaa
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male :Nadu raathiri
Male: In the middle of the night...
Female :Lala lalalaa
Female: Lala lalalaa
Male :Iru ullam pongum
Male: Overflowing in two hearts...
Vellam maadhiri
Like a rushing flood
Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa
Hahhahaa hahhahaa hahhaa
Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Male :Thottu thottu pallaakku aadudhu
Male: Touching gently, the palanquin sways
Sokka vaikkum singaaram koodudhu
Mesmerizing beauty enhances and grows
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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