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Tikki Rikki Tikki

From Yaar Nee · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
L. R. Eswari, P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Yaar Nee
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tikki rikki tikki taattattaa
Tikki rikki tikki rikki vaa
Pakkam vandhu pakam vandhu paarkkava
Pattu idhazh thottu kollavaa
Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Female :Pakkam vandhu pakam vandhu paarkkava
Chorus :Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Tikki rikki tikki taattattaa
Tikki rikki tikki rikki vaa
Unakenna enakkenna raghasiyam
Oru tharam aruginil vaa
Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Male :Konjam vaa vaa
Chorus :Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Aadattum vaanamum boomiyum naam
Aadidum vegathai paarthu
Female :Sivakkattum kannum kannmum
Naam paadidum pattai kettu
Aadattum vaanamum boomiyum naam
Aadidum vegathai paarthu
Female :Sivakkattum kannum kannmum
Naam paadidum pattai kettu
Nadhi pola odi vaa kadalodu koodavaa
Chorus :Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Female :Konjam vaa vaa
Chorus :Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Tikki rikki tikki taattattaa
Tikki rikki tikki rikki vaa
Female : Tikki taattattaa
Chorus :Pakkam vandhu pakam vandhu paarkkava
Pattu idhazh thottu kollavaa
Thullum pennin nenjilae
Oru jodi paravaiyin aattam
Male :Alli eduppen kaiyilae
Adhai alli sendugalaattam
Haa thullum pennin nenjilae
Oru jodi paravaiyin aattam
Male :Alli eduppen kaiyilae
Adhai alli sendugalaattam
Alli kondaal sugam
Vellam polae varum
Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Vaa vaa arugae pakkalaam
Konjam vaa vaa
Tikki rikki tikki taattattaa
Tikki rikki tikki rikki vaa
Pakkam vandhu pakam vandhu paarkkava
Pattu idhazh thottu kollavaa
Dikki rikki dikki thaathathaa
Dikki rikki dikki rikki, come
Shall I come close and look at you?
Shall I touch your silky lips?
Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Female: Shall I come close and look at you?
Chorus: Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Dikki rikki dikki thaathathaa
Dikki rikki dikki rikki, come
What secrets are there between you and me?
Come near me just once
Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Male: Come on, come a little closer
Chorus: Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Let the sky and the earth dance
Watching the speed of our dancing
Female: Let our eyes turn red
Hearing the song that we sing
Let the sky and the earth dance
Watching the speed of our dancing
Female: Let our eyes turn red
Hearing the song that we sing
Run to me like a river, come join the sea!
Chorus: Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Female: Come on, come a little closer
Chorus: Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Dikki rikki dikki thaathathaa
Dikki rikki dikki rikki, come
Female: Dikki thaathathaa
Chorus: Shall I come close and look at you?
Shall I touch your silky lips?
In the lively heart of a girl
A pair of birds are dancing
Male: I will gather them in my hands
Holding them like bouquets of flowers
Ha, in the lively heart of a girl
A pair of birds are dancing
Male: I will gather them in my hands
Holding them like bouquets of flowers
If gathered close, pleasure
Will rush in like a flood
Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Come, come near, let us see
Come on, come a little closer
Dikki rikki dikki thaathathaa
Dikki rikki dikki rikki, come
Shall I come close and look at you?
Shall I touch your silky lips?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Pakkam Vandhu' from the 1966 film 'Yaar Nee' is a playful, romantic club dance track centered around youthful attraction and passionate longing. The lead couple exchanges flirtatious invitations to step closer, dance freely, and shed all inhibitions, creating an atmosphere of vibrant movement and romantic intrigue.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Nadhi pola odi vaa kadalodu koodavaa”

Compares the movement of the lover toward her beloved to a river flowing swiftly to merge with the vast sea.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Thullum pennin nenjilae / Oru jodi paravaiyin aattam”

Metaphorically describes the flutter of emotions and restless heartbeat of the young woman as the playful dance of a pair of birds.

Repetition (Epanalepsis)

“Pakkam vandhu pakam vandhu paarkkava”

Repeats phrases like 'Pakkam vandhu' and 'Vaa vaa' to accentuate rhythmic pacing, allure, and urgency in the song.

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Trivia

'Pakkam Vandhu' is one of the most celebrated retro club tracks of 1960s Tamil cinema, composed by S. Vedhachalam (Vedha) for the mystery thriller 'Yaar Nee?'. Sung exuberantly by L. R. Eswari and P. B. Sreenivas, the track showcases Vedha's signature style of blending Western beat music with catchy Tamil lyricism penned by Kannadasan.

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