- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Therku Theru Machan
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thaandhannana thaanaenanna
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thaandhannana thaanaenanna
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Enga therkku theru machaanae
Thenmaangu padichaan
Chinna ponnu kaadhukkullae
Avan mutham onnu kettu
Mundhaanai izhuthaan
Malliyappo thoppukkullae
Avan saadai paechu thaan
Ennai saaichu potta tha
Onnum ariyaadha kanni ponnai
Parigaasam panni panni…therkku theru
Indha therkku theru machaanae
Thenmaangu padichaan
Chinna ponnu kaadhukkullae
Avan mutham onnu kettu
Mundhaanai izhuthaan
Malliyappo thoppukkullae
……………………….
Mallukatta pullukattu
Methai irukku
Indha maaman kaiyil pala vithai irukku
Sellakilli allikolla
Pakkam irukku
Yen saelai noolukkum vekkam irukku
Marudhaani niramaachu
Kalavaani kannukullae
Maraikaadhae inimaelum veli veshamaa
Adi aathi oru vaatti
Maamaanu solli putten
Adhukkaaga dhinam thorum pudivaadhamaa aa
Ammadi on kirukku
Summavae yeriduchu
On saelai vaasam
Sikkumukku panniruchu thekkutheru
Enga therkku theru machaanae
Thenmaangu padichaan
Chinna ponnu kaadhukkullae
Avan mutham onnu kettu
Mundhaanai izhuthaan
Malliyappo thoppukkullae
………………………
Jallikattu kaalai onna
Kannil valachen
Dhenam saama kanavilae konji sirichen
Malliyappoo sollukkullae
Villai valaichen
Indha maaman nenjilae solli adichae
Thalaigaani anai potta
Tharamela mutham vechu
Thaniyaaga thavichenae
Orangaama thaan
Alaipaayum manasodu
Pala naalu suthi suthi
Analaagi kodichenae
Onakkaga thaan aa
Kandaangi poovu onnu
Kannala paesiduchu
Andha aasai vegam
Akkam pakkam pakkalaiyae therkku theru
Indha therkku theru machaanae
Thenmaangu padichaan
Chinna ponnu kaadhukkullae
Avan mutham onnu kettu
Mundhaanai izhuthaan
Malliyappo thoppukkullae
Ava saadai paechu thaan
Ennai saaichu potta tha
Indha ariyaadha kanni ponnai
Parigaasam panni panni…
Therkku theru machaanae
Thenmaangu padichaan
Chinna ponnu kaadhukkullae
Male :Avan mutham onnu kettu
Mundhaanai izhuthaan
Malliyappo thoppukkullae
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thaandhannana thaanaenanna
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thaandhannana thaanaenanna
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Thandhaane nanae
Our cousin from South Street
Sang a sweet folk song
Into the young girl's ear
Asking her for a kiss
He pulled her saree drape
Inside the jasmine grove
His flirtatious talk
Swept me right off my feet
An innocent young virgin girl
Teasing and mocking repeatedly... South Street
This cousin from South Street
Sang a sweet folk song
Into the young girl's ear
Asking her for a kiss
He pulled her saree drape
Inside the jasmine grove
...
To wrestle around, a bundle of grass
Serves as a soft mattress
This uncle holds many tricks in his hands
For the darling parrot to embrace
There is space right beside
Even the thread of my saree feels shy
The henna has deepened in color
Inside the mischievous eyes
Do not hide behind a front anymore
Oh my, just once
I happened to address you as 'uncle'
Just for that, will you be stubborn every day? Ah
Oh girl, your crazy charm
Has flared up effortlessly
The fragrance of your saree
Has sparked fire like flint; South street
Our cousin from South Street
Sang a sweet folk song
Into the young girl's ear
Asking her for a kiss
He pulled her saree drape
Inside the jasmine grove
...
A wild Jallikattu bull
I subdued with my gaze
Every midnight in my dreams, I cuddled and smiled
Within words sweet as jasmine
I bent the bow
And struck right at this uncle's heart as pledged
When the pillow formed a barrier
I kissed the bare floor
I languished in loneliness
Without sleeping at all
With a restless, wandering heart
Circling around for many days
I boiled like burning embers
Only for your sake, ah
A flower wrapped in a Kandaangi saree
Spoke through her eyes
That rush of desire
Didn't even look around; South street
This cousin from South Street
Sang a sweet folk song
Into the young girl's ear
Asking her for a kiss
He pulled her saree drape
Inside the jasmine grove
Her indirect hints and talk
Swept me right off my feet
This innocent young virgin girl
Teasing and mocking continuously...
Cousin from South Street
Sang a sweet folk song
Into the young girl's ear
Male: Asking her for a kiss
He pulled her saree drape
Inside the jasmine grove
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a joyful, flirtatious folk duet expressing romance and affection between two lovers in a rural Tamil setting. The female protagonist sings about her cousin ('machan') from the south street who seduces her with romantic folk songs ('thenmaangu'), sly gestures, and playful teasing in a jasmine garden. In response, the male lover boasts about his affection and charm, while both share their intense longing and sleepless nights filled with romantic thoughts of each other.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mallukatta pullukattu / Methai irukku”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines (e.g., 'Mallukatta' / 'Methai' / 'Sellakilli').
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Parigaasam panni panni”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the line.
Metaphor / Folk Imagery
“Jallikattu kaalai onna / Kannil valachen”
Comparing taming a lover's heart to taming a fierce Jallikattu bull.
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Trivia
This track features traditional Tamil 'Thenmaangu' folk music cadence, characterized by rhythmic introductory chants ('Thandhaane nanae') typically found in native village folk performances across southern Tamil Nadu.
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