- Lyricist
- Jegan Kaviraj
- Singer
- Aditi Shankar
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Movie name
- Thaai Kizhavi
- Movie release year
- 2026
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Feb 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kelakku cheema kelavi
Un vaaya thorandha kolavi
Nee veeda vittu velagi
Sudukadu poyen kelavi
Kelakku cheema kelavi
Un vaaya thorandha kolavi
Nee veeda vittu velagi
Sudukadu poyen kelavi
Vaayadi vekkathi
Un vaayi sengathi
Maarathu un buthi
Ada poyen ooru suthi
Hey pithala andava
Sathatha kondava
Pavatha kandava
Oorukolam pora va
Pon arasi poovarasi
Oora vitha mavarasi
Pana maala sudarasi
Ponamathan povarasi
Hey aradi kathirukka aathala unakku
Seekirama poyi seru cheeyanoda thonaikku
Padavandi kathirukku padhakathi unakku
Bathirama poyi seru vidiyattum kelakku
Ye adi aathi maala ready aachi
Un mudi aathi adhu mudinjachi
Adi aathi maala ready aachi
Un mudi aathi adhu mudinjachi
Kadangari engala karichi kottipogayile
Poo pandha podurondi poyi serum paadhayila
Humming : ………………………………..
Ooru kanne poothurukku aathale unakku
Seekirama kanna moodu yethaname velakku
Pana maala poothurukku aathale unakku
Ponamaatha poyi seru soli romba kedakku
Sooli romba kedakku
Sooli romba kedakku
Sooli sooli sooli sooli
Humming : ………………
Humming : ……………………………
Female and Chorus : Ye ooruverum kolangala parungadi sadanga
Setha rosa monalisa
Nethi kaasa oore maasa
Setha rosa monalisa
Nethi kaasa oore maasa
Female and Chorus : Hey aradi kathirukka aathala unakku
Seekirama poyi seru cheeyanoda thonaikku
Padavandi kathirukku padhakathi unakku
Bathirama poyi seru vidiyattum kelakku
Humming : …………………..
Humming : …………………..
Female and Chorus : Setha rosa monalisa
Nethi kaasa oore maasa
Old woman from the eastern land,
Wasps fly out when you open your mouth!
Get out of the house and leave,
Go straight to the cremation ground, old woman!
Old woman from the eastern land,
Wasps fly out when you open your mouth!
Get out of the house and leave,
Go straight to the cremation ground, old woman!
You loudmouthed, shameless woman,
Your mouth spits burning fire!
Your wicked nature will never change,
Just go wander around the village!
Hey, Lord made of brass!
Bring on the loud noise!
You who have seen all our sins,
Come, join the procession!
Golden queen, royal queen,
Grand queen who sold out the whole village,
Glowing queen draped in garlands of money,
You will only leave this place as a corpse, my queen!
Six feet of earth is waiting for you, old mother!
Hurry up and go join your late husband!
The funeral cart is waiting for you, wicked woman!
Reach there safely so the east can finally see the dawn!
Oh goodness, the garland is ready!
Your time is up, your story is over!
Oh goodness, the garland is ready!
Your time is up, your story is over!
While this troublemaker leaves after burning us with curses,
We will spread a canopy of flowers along your final path!
[Humming]
The whole village is tired of waiting for you, old mother!
Close your eyes soon so we can light the death lamp!
A garland of money is waiting for you, old mother,
Just leave as a corpse already, we have lots of work to do!
We have so much work waiting!
We have so much work waiting!
Work, work, work, work!
[Humming]
[Humming]
Female & Chorus: Look at all the drama in this town, girls, look at this ritual!
A dead rose, our Mona Lisa!
As the whole village gathers the coin from her forehead!
A dead rose, our Mona Lisa!
As the whole village gathers the coin from her forehead!
Female & Chorus: Six feet of earth is waiting for you, old mother!
Hurry up and go join your late husband!
The funeral cart is waiting for you, wicked woman!
Reach there safely so the east can finally see the dawn!
[Humming]
[Humming]
Female & Chorus: A dead rose, our Mona Lisa!
As the whole village gathers the coin from her forehead!
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Intro
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Thaai Kizhavi is a lively, humorous Tamil folk song sung in the form of a playful tease and mock lamentation toward a stern, sharp-tongued older woman in a rural setting. Through theatrical exaggeration and funeral-themed banter, the lyrics mock her fiery temperament, loud voice, and constant scolding, jokingly urging her to pack up and leave for the afterlife.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edhukai & Monai)
“Kelakku cheema kelavi / Un vaaya thorandha kolavi”
The lyrics feature consistent end-rhymes and internal assonance across verses, such as 'kelavi', 'kolavi', 'velagi', 'poyen kelavi'.
Metaphor
“Un vaaya thorandha kolavi”
Comparing the old woman's sharp, argumentative mouth to a stinging wasp ('kolavi') and a red blade ('sengathi').
Hyperbole
“Hey aradi kathirukka aathala unakku”
Playful and extreme exaggeration of telling a living person that a six-foot grave and hearse cart are waiting for her.
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