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Aasa Arakki

From Virundhali · 2010

Lyricist
Murugan Manthiram
Singers
Yash Golcha, B. Suvashini
Music director
S. S. Kumaran
Movie name
Virundhali
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
19 Aug 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasa arakki aala norukki
Nenja kizhicha
Yendi kirukki ethukku sirichi
Enna kavutha
Oranjaram ninnu uruga vacha
Neram kaalam ellaam kuzhamba vacha
Manasa manasa
Kaaladiyil pottuputten
Kaadhal seyyadi
Usura odaichchu
Vaasalula kolam potten
Paarthu pannadi
Kaadhal vandha pinnum maraikkiriye
Paavi nenjukkulla kudhikkiriye
Valaiya viricha
Vayasai valaicha
Muzhusaa ennai nee kedutha
Nesamaa sirichi
Adhai nee maraicha
Pudhusaa ennai nee padaicha
Adikkadi kanavula adaavadi senji
Thookkathai neethaan thorathipputta
Meesai murukkura puli naan thaandi
Unnaal aanen poonaiyadi
Podaa kirukkaa
Idhudhaan pozhappaa
Thalli nilludaa
Lesaa sirichchaa
Kaadhal nenaippaa
Ketta paiyan daa
Adadaa kaadhal enna
Kadaichcharakkaa
Vaa-nnaa unga kaiyil vandhuvidumaa
You demoness of desire, you crushed me completely,
and tore my heart apart.
Hey crazy girl, why did you smile
and make me fall for you?
Standing in a corner, you made me melt,
and made me lose all track of time.
My heart, oh my heart,
I have laid right at your feet,
so love me back, girl.
Breaking my life into pieces,
I drew a kolam (floor pattern) at your doorstep;
tread gently on it, girl.
Even though love has arrived, you keep hiding it,
and you cruel girl, you keep leaping inside my heart!
You cast your net,
bent my youth to your will,
and completely spoiled me.
Smiling so genuinely,
you hid what you truly felt,
and created me anew.
Making mischief in my dreams time and again,
you chased all my sleep away.
I was a tiger twirling his mustache, girl,
yet because of you, I have turned into a kitten!
Get lost, you crazy guy!
Is this your only job in life?
Keep your distance from me!
Just because I smiled a little,
did you assume it was love?
You really are a bad boy!
Oh please, is love
some item sold in a grocery shop?
Will it just land in your hands the moment you call for it?
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays a vibrant, playful romantic exchange where a young man expresses his utter infatuation and helplessness caused by a girl's teasing charm. He laments comically how her glance and smile have completely unmoored him, turning a fierce tiger into a tame kitten. In response, the female speaker brushes off his advances with feigned annoyance, asserting that romantic affection cannot be taken for granted like off-the-shelf merchandise.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Meesai murukkura puli naan thaandi Unnaal aanen poonaiyadi”

Metaphorically reducing a ferocious mustachioed tiger to a gentle pet cat.

Rhetorical Question

“Adadaa kaadhal enna Kadaichcharakkaa”

Rhetorical question challenging the casual entitlement of his love confession.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2010 rural romantic drama 'Virundhali', the song highlights Murugan Manthiram's colloquial, earthy lyricism set to folk-pop rhythms by composer S. S. Kumaran.

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