Acchu Vellam
From Thotti Jaya · 2005
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Saindhavi, Ranjith
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Thotti Jaya2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Lai lai yae aahaaa…ohoo | Lai lai yae aahaaa… ohoo |
| Aaaa…aa lai lai lae…. | Aaaa… aa lai lai lae…. |
| Chorus :Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah | Chorus: Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah |
| Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah | Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah |
| Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah | Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah |
| Yeiyithae… | Yeiyithae… |
| Male | |
| Achu vella karumbae | Jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae | With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me. |
| Nethiyila gerangi | Getting dizzy in the forehead, |
| Mathiyila padhungi | Hiding in the mind/middle, |
| Mennu thinnu norukiriyae .. | You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces.. |
| Chorus :Yeiyithae… | Chorus: Yeiyithae… |
| Female | |
| Oi achu vella karumbae | Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae | With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me. |
| Nethiyila erangi | Descending upon the forehead, |
| Mathiyila padhunkki | Hiding in the mind/middle, |
| Mennu thinnu norukiriyae .. | You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces.. |
| Male | |
| Ae….tourin takkis | Hey... to the touring talkies (touring cinema hall), |
| Kootti poren variyaa | I will take you, will you come? |
| Chorus :Variyaa variyaa … | Chorus: Will you come, will you come... |
| Male :Padatha vittu | Male: Leaving the movie screen, |
| Unna paappen sariyaa | I will keep staring at you, okay? |
| Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa … | Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay... |
| Female | |
| Vaasthu paarthu | Consulting Vaasthu, |
| Kattil podu muraiyaa. | Set up the bed properly. |
| Chorus :Muraiyaa oh … | Chorus: Is it proper, oh... |
| Female :Retta pulla porakkum | Female: Twins will be born then, |
| Appo sariyaa | Is that alright then? |
| Male | |
| Panchu methaiyila | On a cotton mattress, |
| Kudithanam nadathalaam | We can set up a home and live together. |
| Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam | In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon. |
| Female :Padam kaattaathae | Female: Don't show off/act tough, |
| Kada pirikkathae | Don't open a shop (don't put up a show), |
| En edaiya nee yethaathae … | Don't increase my weight/burden... |
| Male | |
| Achu vella karumbae | Jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae | With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me. |
| Nethiyila gerangi | Getting dizzy in the forehead, |
| Mathiyila padhungi | Hiding in the mind/middle, |
| Mennu thinnu norukiriyae .. | You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces.. |
| Chorus :Yeiyithae…(3) | Chorus: Yeiyithae… (3) |
| Male | |
| Sarukku mara kalutha paarthenae | I saw a neck sleek like a slide, |
| Sarukki naan kuppara vizhunthenae | Sliding down, I fell flat on my face. |
| Naan ethaiyo thedi… ethilo modhi | Searching for something... bumping into something, |
| Engo tholanchenae | I got lost somewhere. |
| Female | |
| Vekkam kettu meyira kannaala | My saree gets tangled and suffers, |
| Sikki kittu thavikkuthu en sela | Because of eyes that graze without shame. |
| Naan ethaiyo moodi… ethaiyo thoranthu | Closing something... opening something, |
| Keranguran thannaala … | I get intoxicated automatically... |
| Male | |
| Kenda kaala azhaga paarkkathaan | Just to see the beauty of your calves, |
| Sanda pottu kaanum alaiyuthadi | My eyes wander around fighting to get a glimpse. |
| Konda oosi valaivula maattithaan | Caught in the bend of a hairpin, |
| Manasu ippo medhuva karaiyuthadi… | My heart is now slowly melting away... |
| Karaiyuthadii …eee….. | Melting away... eee... |
| Nitha nitha …gari magapa mapa | Nitha nitha… gari magapa mapa |
| Gapa gapa ritha sa | Gapa gapa ritha sa |
| Female | |
| Achu vella karumbae | Jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Male :Oi achu vella karumbae | Male: Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae | With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me. |
| Male | |
| Ohoo yei | Ohoo yei |
| Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah | Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah |
| Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah | Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah |
| Male :Oh yehi laahi yeah | Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah |
| Chorus :Oh yehi laahi yeah | Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah |
| Male :Oh yehi laahi yeah | Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah |
| Chorus :Oh yehi laahi yeah | Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah |
| Male :Oh yehi laahi yehi laahi | Male: Oh yehi laahi yehi laahi |
| Yehi laahi yeah | Yehi laahi yeah |
| Yehi laahi yeah…..eh eh | Yehi laahi yeah….. eh eh |
| Male | |
| Yekku thappa paakka vekkuriyae | You make me look in awkward/unbecoming ways, |
| Thappu thappaa pesa vekkuriyae | You make me talk inappropriate things, |
| Adi konjam edutha korancha pogum | Hey girl, if you give a little, will you lose anything? |
| Kancham yethukendi | Why be such a miser? |
| Female | |
| Mella nee nallavan pol nadippa | You act softly like a good person, |
| Kalla chaavi kaiyila vechiruppa | While holding a master key in your hand. |
| Vaa maayilae maayilae | Come on, peacock, peacock, |
| Eragu podunnu. summa thona thonappa | Drop your feathers, don't chatter needlessly. |
| Female | |
| Oooo ooo athigam illa | Oooo ooo, not too much, |
| Aasa koncham thaan | My desire is very modest, |
| Nooru pulla mattum pothum aiyaa | Just a hundred children are enough, sir! |
| Male :Athanaiyum onna padikkathaan | Male: For all of them to study together, |
| Paalikudam thaniyaa venumaadi | Do we need a separate school building, girl? |
| Female :Ohoo oooo | Female: Ohoo oooo |
| Male | |
| Yemma… | Yemma… |
| Achu vella karumbae | Jaggery-sweet sugarcane, |
| Anchu mani arumbae | 5 o'clock flower bud, |
| Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae | With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me. |
| Nethiyila gerangi | Getting dizzy in the forehead, |
| Mathiyila padhungi | Hiding in the mind/middle, |
| Mennu thinnu norukiriyae .. | You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces.. |
| Male | |
| Ae….tourin takkis | Hey... to the touring talkies, |
| Kootti poren variyaa | I will take you, will you come? |
| Chorus :Variyaa variyaa … | Chorus: Will you come, will you come... |
| Male :Padatha vittu | Male: Leaving the movie screen, |
| Unna paappen sariyaa | I will keep staring at you, okay? |
| Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa … | Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay... |
| Female | |
| Vaasthu paarthu | Consulting Vaasthu, |
| Kattil podu muraiyaa. | Set up the bed properly. |
| Chorus :Muraiyaa oh … | Chorus: Is it proper, oh... |
| Female :Retta pulla porakkum | Female: Twins will be born then, |
| Appo sariyaa | Is that alright then? |
| Chorus :Aaa….aaa…… | Chorus: Aaa.... aaa...... |
| Male | |
| Panchu methaiyila | On a cotton mattress, |
| Kudithanam nadathalaam | We can set up a home and live together. |
| Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam | In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon. |
| Female :Padam kaattaathae | Female: Don't show off/act tough, |
| Kada pirikkathae | Don't open a shop, |
| En edaiya nee yethaathae … | Don't increase my weight/burden... |
லய் லயியே அஆ ஆஹா......ஓஓஓஓஒ
லாய் லாயிலே
லை லையே அஆ ஆஹா......ஓஓஓஓஒ
எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி
எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி ஏ
எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி எஹீலாகி லாகி ஏ
Lai lai yae aahaaa… ohoo
Aaaa… aa lai lai lae….
Chorus: Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yeiyithae…
ஹே அயித்தை....
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Hiding in the mind/middle,
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Chorus: Yeiyithae…
அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
கத்திபோல நெஞ்ச வச்சு உசுப்புறியே
நெத்தியில கெறங்கி மத்தியில பதுங்கி
மென்னு தின்னு நொறுக்கிறியே
Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Descending upon the forehead,
Hiding in the mind/middle,
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
ஹே அயித்தை....
Hey... to the touring talkies (touring cinema hall),
I will take you, will you come?
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male: Leaving the movie screen,
I will keep staring at you, okay?
Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay...
ஒய் அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
கத்திபோல நெஞ்ச வச்சு உசுப்புறியே
நெத்தியில இறங்கி மத்தியில பதுங்கி
மென்னு தின்னு நொறுக்கிறியே
Consulting Vaasthu,
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus: Is it proper, oh...
Female: Twins will be born then,
Is that alright then?
ஆஆ.....டூரின் டாக்கிஸ்
கூட்டி போறேன் வரியா
குழு :
வரியா வரியா
படத்த விட்டு
உன்ன பார்ப்பேன் சரியா
குழு :
சரியா சரியா
On a cotton mattress,
We can set up a home and live together.
In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon.
Female: Don't show off/act tough,
Don't open a shop (don't put up a show),
Don't increase my weight/burden...
வாஸ்த்து பார்த்து
கட்டில் போடு முறையா
குழு :
முறையா ஓ......
ரெட்ட புள்ள பொறக்கும்
அப்போ சரியா
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Hiding in the mind/middle,
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Chorus: Yeiyithae… (3)
பஞ்சு மெத்தையில
குடித்தனம் நடத்தலாம்
பட்ட பகலில
வட்ட நிலா புடிக்கலாம்
I saw a neck sleek like a slide,
Sliding down, I fell flat on my face.
Searching for something... bumping into something,
I got lost somewhere.
படம் காட்டாதே
கடை பிரிக்காதே
என் எடைய நீ ஏத்தாதே
My saree gets tangled and suffers,
Because of eyes that graze without shame.
Closing something... opening something,
I get intoxicated automatically...
ஒய் அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
கத்திபோல நெஞ்ச வச்சு உசுப்புறியே
நெத்தியில கெறங்கி மத்தியில பதுங்கி
மென்னு தின்னு நொறுக்கிறியே
Just to see the beauty of your calves,
My eyes wander around fighting to get a glimpse.
Caught in the bend of a hairpin,
My heart is now slowly melting away...
Melting away... eee...
Nitha nitha… gari magapa mapa
Gapa gapa ritha sa
ஹே அயித்தை....
ஹே அயித்தை....
ஹே அயித்தை....
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
Male: Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
சறுக்கு மர கழுத்த பார்த்தேனே
சறுக்கி நான் குப்பற விழுந்தேனே
நான் எதையோ தேடி
எதிலோ மோதி எங்கோ
தொலைஞ்சேனே
Ohoo yei
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male: Oh yehi laahi yehi laahi
Yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yeah….. eh eh
வெக்கம் கெட்டு
மேய்யிற தன்னாலே
சிக்கிக்கிட்டு தவிக்குது
என் சேலை
நான் எதையோ மூடி
எதையோ தொறந்து
கெறங்கிறேன் தன்னால
You make me look in awkward/unbecoming ways,
You make me talk inappropriate things,
Hey girl, if you give a little, will you lose anything?
Why be such a miser?
ஹ்ஹும்ம்ம் ஹ்ஹும்ம்ம்
You act softly like a good person,
While holding a master key in your hand.
Come on, peacock, peacock,
Drop your feathers, don't chatter needlessly.
கெண்ட காலு அழக பார்க்கத்தான்
சண்ட போட்டு கண்ணு அலையுதடி
கொண்ட ஊசி வளைவுல மாட்டித்தான்
மனசு இப்போ மெதுவா கரையுதடி
நித நித கரி மகப மப கப கப ரித ச
Oooo ooo, not too much,
My desire is very modest,
Just a hundred children are enough, sir!
Male: For all of them to study together,
Do we need a separate school building, girl?
Female: Ohoo oooo
அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
ஒய் அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
கத்திபோல நெஞ்ச வச்சு உசுப்புறியே
Yemma…
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
5 o'clock flower bud,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Hiding in the mind/middle,
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
ஆஆஆ....எஹீலாகி லாகி லாகி
எஹீலாகி ஏ
எஹீலாகி லாகி லாகி
எஹீலாகி ஏ
Hey... to the touring talkies,
I will take you, will you come?
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male: Leaving the movie screen,
I will keep staring at you, okay?
Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay...
........................
Consulting Vaasthu,
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus: Is it proper, oh...
Female: Twins will be born then,
Is that alright then?
Chorus: Aaa.... aaa......
எக்கு தப்ப பாக்க வைக்குறியே
தப்பு தப்பா பேச வைக்குறியே
அடி கொஞ்ச எடுத்தா கொறஞ்சா
போகும் பஞ்சம் எதுக்கேண்டி
On a cotton mattress,
We can set up a home and live together.
In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon.
Female: Don't show off/act tough,
Don't open a shop,
Don't increase my weight/burden...
மெல்ல நீ நல்லவன் போல் நடிப்ப
கள்ளச்சாவி கையில வச்சுருப்ப
வா மயிலே மயிலே
இறகு போடுனு சும்மா
தொன தொனப்ப
ஓ......அதிகம் இல்ல
ஆச கொஞ்சம்தான்
நூறு பிள்ள மட்டும் போதும் அய்யா
அத்தனையும் ஒன்ன படிக்கத்தான்
பள்ளிக்கூடம் தனியா வேணுமடி
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
ஓ ஓ ஹேய் ஹேய்
எம்மா அச்சு வெல்ல கரும்பே
அஞ்சு மணி அரும்பே
கத்திபோல நெஞ்ச வச்சு உசுப்புறியே
நெத்தியில கெறங்கி மத்தியில பதுங்கி
மென்னு தின்னு நொறுக்கிறியே
டூரின் டாக்கிஸ்
கூட்டி போறேன் வரியா
குழு :
வரியா வரியா
படத்த விட்டு
உன்ன பார்ப்பேன் சரியா
குழு :
சரியா சரியா
வாஸ்த்து பார்த்து
கட்டில் போடு முறையா
குழு :
முறையா ஓ......
ரெட்ட புள்ள பொறக்கும்
அப்ப சரியா
குழு :
ஆஆஆஆ....
பஞ்சு மெத்தையில
குடித்தனம் நடத்தலாம்
பட்ட பகலில
வட்ட நிலா புடிக்கலாம்
படம் காட்டாதே
கடை பிரிக்காதே
என் எடைய நீ ஏத்தாதே
Lai lai yae aahaaa…ohoo
Lai lai yae aahaaa… ohoo
Aaaa…aa lai lai lae….
Aaaa… aa lai lai lae….
Chorus :Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Chorus: Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yeiyithae…
Yeiyithae…
Achu vella karumbae
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Nethiyila gerangi
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Mathiyila padhungi
Hiding in the mind/middle,
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Chorus :Yeiyithae…
Chorus: Yeiyithae…
Oi achu vella karumbae
Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Nethiyila erangi
Descending upon the forehead,
Mathiyila padhunkki
Hiding in the mind/middle,
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Ae….tourin takkis
Hey... to the touring talkies (touring cinema hall),
Kootti poren variyaa
I will take you, will you come?
Chorus :Variyaa variyaa …
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male :Padatha vittu
Male: Leaving the movie screen,
Unna paappen sariyaa
I will keep staring at you, okay?
Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa …
Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay...
Vaasthu paarthu
Consulting Vaasthu,
Kattil podu muraiyaa.
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus :Muraiyaa oh …
Chorus: Is it proper, oh...
Female :Retta pulla porakkum
Female: Twins will be born then,
Appo sariyaa
Is that alright then?
Panchu methaiyila
On a cotton mattress,
Kudithanam nadathalaam
We can set up a home and live together.
Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam
In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon.
Female :Padam kaattaathae
Female: Don't show off/act tough,
Kada pirikkathae
Don't open a shop (don't put up a show),
En edaiya nee yethaathae …
Don't increase my weight/burden...
Achu vella karumbae
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Nethiyila gerangi
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Mathiyila padhungi
Hiding in the mind/middle,
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Chorus :Yeiyithae…(3)
Chorus: Yeiyithae… (3)
Sarukku mara kalutha paarthenae
I saw a neck sleek like a slide,
Sarukki naan kuppara vizhunthenae
Sliding down, I fell flat on my face.
Naan ethaiyo thedi… ethilo modhi
Searching for something... bumping into something,
Engo tholanchenae
I got lost somewhere.
Vekkam kettu meyira kannaala
My saree gets tangled and suffers,
Sikki kittu thavikkuthu en sela
Because of eyes that graze without shame.
Naan ethaiyo moodi… ethaiyo thoranthu
Closing something... opening something,
Keranguran thannaala …
I get intoxicated automatically...
Kenda kaala azhaga paarkkathaan
Just to see the beauty of your calves,
Sanda pottu kaanum alaiyuthadi
My eyes wander around fighting to get a glimpse.
Konda oosi valaivula maattithaan
Caught in the bend of a hairpin,
Manasu ippo medhuva karaiyuthadi…
My heart is now slowly melting away...
Karaiyuthadii …eee…..
Melting away... eee...
Nitha nitha …gari magapa mapa
Nitha nitha… gari magapa mapa
Gapa gapa ritha sa
Gapa gapa ritha sa
Achu vella karumbae
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Male :Oi achu vella karumbae
Male: Hey jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Ohoo yei
Ohoo yei
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yehi laahi yehi laahi yeah
Male :Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus :Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male :Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus :Oh yehi laahi yeah
Chorus: Oh yehi laahi yeah
Male :Oh yehi laahi yehi laahi
Male: Oh yehi laahi yehi laahi
Yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yeah
Yehi laahi yeah…..eh eh
Yehi laahi yeah….. eh eh
Yekku thappa paakka vekkuriyae
You make me look in awkward/unbecoming ways,
Thappu thappaa pesa vekkuriyae
You make me talk inappropriate things,
Adi konjam edutha korancha pogum
Hey girl, if you give a little, will you lose anything?
Kancham yethukendi
Why be such a miser?
Mella nee nallavan pol nadippa
You act softly like a good person,
Kalla chaavi kaiyila vechiruppa
While holding a master key in your hand.
Vaa maayilae maayilae
Come on, peacock, peacock,
Eragu podunnu. summa thona thonappa
Drop your feathers, don't chatter needlessly.
Oooo ooo athigam illa
Oooo ooo, not too much,
Aasa koncham thaan
My desire is very modest,
Nooru pulla mattum pothum aiyaa
Just a hundred children are enough, sir!
Male :Athanaiyum onna padikkathaan
Male: For all of them to study together,
Paalikudam thaniyaa venumaadi
Do we need a separate school building, girl?
Female :Ohoo oooo
Female: Ohoo oooo
Yemma…
Yemma…
Achu vella karumbae
Jaggery-sweet sugarcane,
Anchu mani arumbae
5 o'clock flower bud,
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
With a heart sharp like a knife, you provoke me.
Nethiyila gerangi
Getting dizzy in the forehead,
Mathiyila padhungi
Hiding in the mind/middle,
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
You chew, eat, and crush me to pieces..
Ae….tourin takkis
Hey... to the touring talkies,
Kootti poren variyaa
I will take you, will you come?
Chorus :Variyaa variyaa …
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male :Padatha vittu
Male: Leaving the movie screen,
Unna paappen sariyaa
I will keep staring at you, okay?
Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa …
Chorus: Is that okay, is that okay...
Vaasthu paarthu
Consulting Vaasthu,
Kattil podu muraiyaa.
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus :Muraiyaa oh …
Chorus: Is it proper, oh...
Female :Retta pulla porakkum
Female: Twins will be born then,
Appo sariyaa
Is that alright then?
Chorus :Aaa….aaa……
Chorus: Aaa.... aaa......
Panchu methaiyila
On a cotton mattress,
Kudithanam nadathalaam
We can set up a home and live together.
Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam
In broad daylight, we can catch the round moon.
Female :Padam kaattaathae
Female: Don't show off/act tough,
Kada pirikkathae
Don't open a shop,
En edaiya nee yethaathae …
Don't increase my weight/burden...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Achu Vella Karumbae' from the movie 'Thotti Jaya' is a playful, romantic duet featuring lighthearted banter between the lead lovers. The hero compliments the heroine's allure using vivid imagery like jaggery-sweet sugarcane and delicate flower buds, describing how her beauty overwhelms him. In return, the heroine teasingly responds to his bold advances and playful dreams of their future together, including funny hyperboles like raising a hundred children.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Achu vella karumbae / Anchu mani arumbu”
Comparing the heroine to 'Achu vella karumbu' (jaggery sugarcane) and 'Anchu mani arumbu' (5 o'clock flower bud) to convey sweetness and delicacy.
Simile / Visual Imagery
“Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae”
Comparing a sharp, provocative mind/look to a knife ('Kathipola nenja vechu').
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)
“Sarukku mara kalutha paarthenae / Sarukki naan kuppara vizhunthenae”
Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines: 'Sarukku' / 'Sarukki'.
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Trivia
Music for 'Thotti Jaya' was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar. The song features energetic singing by Shankar Mahadevan along with Anuradha Sriram, making it an iconic folk-pop dance track in Tamil cinema.
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