Jinguchaa By Vaishali Samant, Shakthisree Gopalan, Adithya RK

Jinguchaa Lyrics English Meaning

CHORUS: JINGUCHA JINGU JINGU CHAA

Jingucha jingucha jingucha chaa

(Traditional celebratory chant – no direct translation, used for joy/excitement)

ENGA SUNDHARAVALLI YA

Our Sundharavalli girl

INNUM SUNDARAM AAKUNGA

Make her even more beautiful

INDHA SAKKARAKATTIYA

This sweet like sugar candy

SEATHU PONGAL AAKUNGA

Make her a delicious sweet Pongal

ENGA KANGA KODUTHOM

We gave our girl

UNGA ADUPPIL SEATHUKKA

Cook her well in your hearth (symbolic of marriage/home)

ULAYILLA ARAMPORULINBHAM

True joy lies not in riches

MOONAIYUM SEATHU MOOTUNGA

Even a small kitchen can bring warmth (happiness)

JINGUCHA JINGU JINGU CHAA

The corner of the marriage tent is decorated

PATHAMA PALLAM PARICHACHU

Even the uneven ground is leveled

KUNGUMAMUM MANJALUM SERTHAACHU

Kumkum and turmeric are mixed (auspicious prep is done)

MANGALAMO MANGALAM UNDAACHU

All good omens are in place

APPANIN KANMANIYAAM

This is the apple of her father’s eye

ARPUDHA PAAVAI IVAL

She’s a wonderful doll

NADATHINA SUYAMVARATHIL

In this grand self-choice marriage

THERNATHAVAN EN MAGANTHAANGA

The one chosen is my son

DHOORATHU SORGATHILEY

Not in some distant heaven

NICHHAYAM SEIYAAMAL

Without fixing a formal engagement

KITTATTHU NATIPILAYE

Right here, in this very ground

PIDICHCHA EN KRIGALATCHUMI

He held his own goddess Lakshmi

PERISUNGA SAMMATHICHU

The elders have agreed

SAMANDHAM SEIYAATI

The alliance is fixed

PRASAVAM MUDINJATHUM THAAN

Only after childbirth it ends (joking about quick progression)

ORUMAIYILE PERAICHOLLI

With unity and loud praise

ADICHCHU VAITHAVA

We’ve fixed everything with a bang

PANTHALAILEY PANIVUKAATUM

Even the tent is now humble and graceful

VESHAM PODURAA

Everyone’s dressed up

PALA NAALAAI

For so many days

KANAVIL MATTUM PAATHTHA KAATICHYA

Only seen him in dreams

MUTHALAIRAVIL THANIKKA INDRI

Now on the wedding night, without shyness

PAARKA POGIRA

I’ll see him (finally)

SINGAARAMAAI SIRIPPAI ADAKKUM KALLI

She hides her smile shyly like a charming girl

EN KULATHIL MATTUM MALARUM INDHA ALLI

This Alli flower blooms only in our clan

SIRU GUNDUMALLI POAL PALA PULLA KUTTIYA

Like small jasmine clusters, many kids

IVA PETTHU PODUVADHELLAM INGEDHAAN

She’ll give birth to them all here

SIKKITTAAN SIKKITTAAN SIKKAATHA KAALA

He got caught – the man who couldn't be caught

SAMAYLUKKU UDHAVA AALU KIDACHITTAAN

Finally, someone to help in the kitchen!

SAMSARAM SONNADHU VEDHAMNU OODHUVAN

He’ll quote marriage as sacred scripture

PONDATI THAASANAAVEY MAARUVAAN

Then become a slave to his wife!

JINGUCHA JINGU JINGU CHAA

He boasts around in public

JINGUCHA JINGU JINGU CHAA

At home he lifts the water pot (does chores)

ARUNDHATHI PARTHAACHA

Saw the Arundhati star (wedding ritual)

AMMI MIDHICHAACHA

She stepped on the grinding stone

METTIYA POTTAACHA

Toe ring ceremony completed

EZHADI VECHAACHA

Seven steps around the fire done

VANDHA VELA MUDINJUTHUNGA AHAA

Everything that had to be done is done

PANTHIKKU MUTHUNGAAA

Let’s now serve the feast!