- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Udit Narayan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Thirumalai
- Movie release year
- 2003
- Lyrics added on
- 30 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malayala bhagavathi
Malayala bhagavathi
Marudhaani vaayaala
Mandhirathai sonnenae
Manam pola vaazhgindra
Maharasan needhaanae
Gurumedu gopuramaai
Dhana regai dhaaraalamaai
Jadhagathil ulladhaiya
Sangadangal illai aiyaa
Chandhiraraai sooriyaraai
Un peru nilaichirukka
Jakkamma vaakku solla
Jaamathil vandhaalaiyaa
Hey vaadiyamma jakkamma
Vandhu nillu pakkama
Enga kooda aattam poda
Yendi amma vetkamaa
Pazha pazhakkum thottama
Pattaampoochi koottama
Thedi vandha pasangalukku
Thaenai alli oottamma
Pathamada paai
Ippo pattu methai aachu
Pathu roobai nottu
Ippo kaththa roobai aachu
Kattaantharai enakku
Ippo patta nilam aachu
Ketta dhisai yaavum
Ippa sukkira dhisai aachu
Yeh jakkamma
Jakku jakku jakku jakkamma
Vaa pakkama
Pakku pakku pakku pakkama
Hey vaadiyamma jakkamma
Vandhu nillu pakkama
Enga kooda aattam poda
Yendi amma vetkamaa
Pazha pazhakkum thottama
Pattaampoochi koottama
Thedi vandha pasangalukku
Thaenai alli oottamma
Koyambedu sarakku vandi
Pola vandhae needhaandi
Koiya pazham moottai pola
Kudhikkiriyae munnaadi
Chorus :Aiyo aiyo
{Unnai uthu paartha
Manam traffic jam aachu
Sudu thani pola
Ingu kodhikkudhadi moochu} (2)
Kunguma dhegathil
Sandhanam poosiyae
Aayudha poojaiyai
Seiyathaan vaarendi
Hey vaadiyamma jakkamma
Vandhu nillu pakkama
Deeguloyaa deegulooyaa
Deeguloyaa deegulooyaa
Deeguloyaa deegulooyaa
Deeguloyaa deegulooyaa
Deeguloyaa deegulooyaa
Deeguloyaa ululululuululuuuu
Koozhaan kallu iduppazhagi
Kuri solli ponaalae
Edhir kaalam yogamunnu
Enakku mattum sonnaalae
Chorus :Yemma yemma
{Pettai puthu pettai
Idhu kaaylaan kadai kottai
Kaasai panam serkka
Naan kathukitten route-ah} (2)
Chithirai maadhathu
Kathiri veyilil
Minniya vennila polavae vandhaalae
Hey vaadiyamma jakkamma
Vandhu nillu pakkama
Enga kooda aattam poda
Yendi amma vetkamaa
Pazha pazhakkum thottama
Pattaampoochi koottama
Thedi vandha pasangalukku
Thaenai alli oottamma
Pathamada paai
Ippo pattu methai aachu
Pathu roobai nottu
Ippo kaththa roobai aachu
Kattaantharai enakku
Ippo patta nilam aachu
Ketta dhisai yaavum
Ippa sukkira dhisai aachu
Yeh jakkamma
Jakku jakku jakku jakkamma
Vaa pakkama
Pakku pakku pakku pakkama
O Malayalam Bhagavathi (Goddess),
O Malayalam Bhagavathi,
with lips red like henna,
I chanted the sacred prophecy!
Living life on your own terms,
you are a great king indeed!
With Jupiter high like a temple tower,
and money lines running rich and wide,
it is all written in your horoscope, sir!
You have no troubles ahead, sir!
Like the sun and the moon,
for your name to last forever,
to give her divine prediction, Jakkamma (fortune-teller deity)
arrived in the dead of night, sir!
Hey, come on, Jakkamma!
Come stand close by my side!
To dance along with us,
why are you feeling shy, girl?
Are you a glowing garden?
Are you a swarm of butterflies?
To the boys who came looking for you,
scoop up and feed your sweet honey!
The simple Pattamada grass mat
has now turned into a silk mattress!
A single ten-rupee note
has now turned into a thick bundle of cash!
The hard, barren ground
has now become my own registered land!
All the bad times and unlucky signs
have now turned into days of pure good fortune!
Hey Jakkamma!
Jakku jakku jakku Jakkamma!
Come close by!
Pakku pakku pakku, right beside me!
Hey, come on, Jakkamma!
Come stand close by my side!
To dance along with us,
why are you feeling shy, girl?
Are you a glowing garden?
Are you a swarm of butterflies?
To the boys who came looking for you,
scoop up and feed your sweet honey!
Like a cargo lorry from Koyambedu market,
you came rolling in, girl!
Like a bouncy sack of guavas,
you jump around right in front of me!
Chorus: Ayyo, ayyo!
{When I stare right at you,
my mind gets jammed like traffic!
Just like boiling water,
my breath here is scorching hot!} (2)
On your reddish glowing body,
applying cool sandalwood paste,
to celebrate Ayudha Pooja (festival of tools),
I am coming over, girl!
Hey, come on, Jakkamma!
Come stand close by my side!
Dheeguloya dheegulooya
Dheeguloya dheegulooya
Dheeguloya dheegulooya
Dheeguloya dheegulooya
Dheeguloya dheegulooya
Dheeguloya ululululululooo
The beauty with a waist smooth as a pebble
told my fortune and went on her way!
Saying a great future awaits,
she told it only to me!
Chorus: Hey girl, hey girl!
{This neighborhood of Pudupettai
is a fortress of scrap metal shops!
To earn and pile up money,
I have learned the secret way!} (2)
In the month of Chithirai,
under the blistering peak summer heat,
she arrived like a shining silver moon!
Hey, come on, Jakkamma!
Come stand close by my side!
To dance along with us,
why are you feeling shy, girl?
Are you a glowing garden?
Are you a swarm of butterflies?
To the boys who came looking for you,
scoop up and feed your sweet honey!
The simple Pattamada grass mat
has now turned into a silk mattress!
A single ten-rupee note
has now turned into a thick bundle of cash!
The hard, barren ground
has now become my own registered land!
All the bad times and unlucky signs
have now turned into days of pure good fortune!
Hey Jakkamma!
Jakku jakku jakku Jakkamma!
Come close by!
Pakku pakku pakku, right beside me!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Vaadiyamma Jakkamma' from 'Thirumalai' (2003) is a high-energy Tamil folk-pop dance track featuring local street flavor and fortune-telling motifs. The song celebrates a protagonist's rise from poverty to wealth and fortune, framed through local fortune-teller (Jakkamma) predictions, playful street banter, and energetic dance lyrics.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Manam traffic jam aachu”
Compares a mental state to a city 'traffic jam' when seeing the beloved.
Simile
“Minniya vennila polavae vandhaalae”
Compares the girl's arrival in the scorching summer heat to a cool, shining moon.
Monorhyme / Ethukai
“Pathamada paai / Pathu roobai nottu”
Rhyming second letters in Tamil poetry structure (e.g., Pathamada / Pathu / Kattaan / Ketta).
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2003 blockbuster movie Thirumalai starring Vijay and Jyothika. The song 'Vaadiyamma Jakkamma' became an iconic mass dance track in Tamil cinema, known for its energetic choreography and street-style rhythm.
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