- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Saindhavi, Ranjith
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Thotti Jaya
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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…
Achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
Nethiyila gerangi
Mathiyila padhungi
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
Chorus :Yeiyithae…
Oi achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
Nethiyila erangi
Mathiyila padhunkki
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
Ae….tourin takkis
Kootti poren variyaa
Chorus :Variyaa variyaa …
Male :Padatha vittu
Unna paappen sariyaa
Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa …
Vaasthu paarthu
Kattil podu muraiyaa.
Chorus :Muraiyaa oh …
Female :Retta pulla porakkum
Appo sariyaa
Panchu methaiyila
Kudithanam nadathalaam
Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam
Female :Padam kaattaathae
Kada pirikkathae
En edaiya nee yethaathae …
Achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
Nethiyila gerangi
Mathiyila padhungi
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
Chorus :Yeiyithae…(3)
Sarukku mara kalutha paarthenae
Sarukki naan kuppara vizhunthenae
Naan ethaiyo thedi… ethilo modhi
Engo tholanchenae
Vekkam kettu meyira kannaala
Sikki kittu thavikkuthu en sela
Naan ethaiyo moodi… ethaiyo thoranthu
Keranguran thannaala …
Kenda kaala azhaga paarkkathaan
Sanda pottu kaanum alaiyuthadi
Konda oosi valaivula maattithaan
Manasu ippo medhuva karaiyuthadi…
Karaiyuthadii …eee…..
Nitha nitha …gari magapa mapa
Gapa gapa ritha sa
Achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Male :Oi achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
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
Yekku thappa paakka vekkuriyae
Thappu thappaa pesa vekkuriyae
Adi konjam edutha korancha pogum
Kancham yethukendi
Mella nee nallavan pol nadippa
Kalla chaavi kaiyila vechiruppa
Vaa maayilae maayilae
Eragu podunnu. summa thona thonappa
Oooo ooo athigam illa
Aasa koncham thaan
Nooru pulla mattum pothum aiyaa
Male :Athanaiyum onna padikkathaan
Paalikudam thaniyaa venumaadi
Female :Ohoo oooo
Yemma…
Achu vella karumbae
Anchu mani arumbae
Kathipola nenja vechu ussuppuriyae
Nethiyila gerangi
Mathiyila padhungi
Mennu thinnu norukiriyae ..
Ae….tourin takkis
Kootti poren variyaa
Chorus :Variyaa variyaa …
Male :Padatha vittu
Unna paappen sariyaa
Chorus :Saariyaa saariyaa …
Vaasthu paarthu
Kattil podu muraiyaa.
Chorus :Muraiyaa oh …
Female :Retta pulla porakkum
Appo sariyaa
Chorus :Aaa….aaa……
Panchu methaiyila
Kudithanam nadathalaam
Patta paagalila vatta nila pudikkalaam
Female :Padam kaattaathae
Kada pirikkathae
En edaiya nee yethaathae …
Lai lai ye aaha... oho
Aaa... aa lai lai le...
Chorus: Yehi lahi yehi lahi yehi lahi ye
Yehi lahi yehi lahi yehi lahi ye
Yehi lahi yehi lahi yehi lahi ye
Eyidhe...
Sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you stir me up!
Making my head spin,
Hiding in my heart,
You chew me up and crush me to pieces...
Chorus: Eyidhe...
Hey, sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you stir me up!
Descending from my forehead,
Hiding in my heart,
You chew me up and crush me to pieces...
Hey, to the touring talkies (traveling cinema tent),
I will take you along, will you come?
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male: Ignoring the movie on screen,
I will just keep looking at you, all right?
Chorus: All right, all right...
Consulting Vaastu (traditional spatial principles),
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus: Properly, oh...
Female: Twin babies will be born,
Then is it a deal?
On a soft cotton mattress,
We can build our home together,
And catch the round moon in broad daylight!
Female: Don't put on a show for me,
Don't spread your schemes,
Don't go getting me all worked up...
Sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you stir me up!
Making my head spin,
Hiding in my heart,
You chew me up and crush me to pieces...
Chorus: Eyidhe... (3)
I caught sight of your neck, smooth like a playground slide,
And sliding down, I fell flat on my face!
Searching for something, bumping into something,
I lost myself somewhere!
With your eyes that wander without any shame,
Trapped in your gaze, my sari struggles!
Trying to cover one thing and uncovering another,
I swoon all on my own...
Just to catch a glimpse of your shapely calves,
My eyes fight and wander searching!
Caught in the hairpin curves of your waist,
My heart is slowly melting away now...
Melting away...
Ni-dha ni-dha... ga-ri ma-ga-pa na-pa
Ga-pa ga-pa ri-dha sa
Sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
Male: Hey, sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you stir me up!
Oho hey!
Yehi lahi yehi lahi yehi lahi ye
Yehi lahi yehi lahi yehi lahi ye
Male: Oh yehi lahi ye
Chorus: Oh yehi lahi ye
Male: Oh yehi lahi ye
Chorus: Oh yehi lahi ye
Male: Oh yehi lahi yehi lahi
Yehi lahi ye
Yehi lahi ye... e e
You make me look at you in forbidden ways,
You make me say all the wrong things!
Hey girl, if you give a little, will it lessen anything?
Why be such a miser with your love?
Quietly you act like such an innocent guy,
While secretly holding a master key in your hand!
Saying, 'Come, my peacock, my peacock,
Drop a feather for me,' you constantly nag me!
Oh, it isn't asking for too much,
My wish is very small:
Just a hundred children are enough for me, mister!
Male: For all of them to study together,
Do we have to build a whole separate school, girl?
Female: Oho oh oh
Hey girl...
Sugarcane sweet as a block of jaggery,
Flower bud blooming at five o'clock,
With a heart sharp like a knife, you stir me up!
Making my head spin,
Hiding in my heart,
You chew me up and crush me to pieces...
Hey, to the touring talkies (traveling cinema tent),
I will take you along, will you come?
Chorus: Will you come, will you come...
Male: Ignoring the movie on screen,
I will just keep looking at you, all right?
Chorus: All right, all right...
Consulting Vaastu (traditional spatial principles),
Set up the bed properly.
Chorus: Properly, oh...
Female: Twin babies will be born,
Then is it a deal?
Chorus: Aaa... aaaa...
On a soft cotton mattress,
We can build our home together,
And catch the round moon in broad daylight!
Female: Don't put on a show for me,
Don't spread your schemes,
Don't go getting me all worked up...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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'.
Did you know?
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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