Adivellakkaara Velaayi
From Kadaikutty Singam · 2018
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Kadaikutty Singam2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Male | |
| Etha vechi en nenja | With what did you make me |
| Nee tholacha | lose my heart? |
| Ul irukkum idhayatha | The heart that was within me, |
| Thirudi putta | you stole it away! |
| Male | |
| Un vizhigal eetiyo | Are your eyes spears? |
| Athu uduruvi paayuthae | They pierce right through me! |
| Un muzhi enna saataiyo | Is your gaze a whip? |
| Ennai saalam poda vaikuthae | It makes me bow down and salute you! |
| Male | |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Male | |
| Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol | Like being swept away by a flood, |
| Un vizhigalil izhuthu poorayae | you drag me away with your eyes. |
| Pallathil vizhuntha en uyirai | My life that fell into a pit, |
| Nee jillyena thookki poorayae | you lift it up with a soothing touch. |
| Male | |
| Vella manam ullavandi | She is a maiden with a pure heart, |
| Nattiyedi kaadhal sedi | she planted the sapling of love! |
| Paranthen paranthen paranthenae | I flew, I flew, I flew high! |
| Ellai kodu illaiyadi | There are no boundary lines anymore! |
| Arinthen arinthen arinthenae | I realized, I realized, I realized! |
| Ulagai unnal arinthenadi | I understood the world because of you, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Male | |
| Etha vechi en nenja | With what did you make me |
| Nee tholacha | lose my heart? |
| Ul irukkum idhayatha | The heart that was within me, |
| Thirudi putta | you stole it away! |
| Male | |
| Un vizhigal eetiyo | Are your eyes spears? |
| Athu uduruvi paayuthae | They pierce right through me! |
| Un muzhi enna saataiyo | Is your gaze a whip? |
| Ennai saalam poda vaikuthae | It makes me bow down and salute you! |
| Male | |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
| Adi vellakkaara velaayi | Oh fair-skinned Velayi, |
| Nee kollakaari aanaayae | You have become a robber! |
அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
எத வெச்சி என்
நெஞ்ச நீ தொலைச்ச
உள் இருக்கும் இதயத்த
திருடி புட்ட
With what did you make me
lose my heart?
The heart that was within me,
you stole it away!
உன் விழிகள்
ஈட்டியோ அது ஊடுருவி
பாயுதே உன் முழி என்ன
சாட்டையோ என்னை
சலாம் போட வைக்குதே
Are your eyes spears?
They pierce right through me!
Is your gaze a whip?
It makes me bow down and salute you!
அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
வெள்ளத்தில் அடிச்சி
இழுப்பது போல் உன்
விழிகளில் இழுத்து
போறாயே பள்ளத்தில்
விழுந்த என் உயிரை
நீ ஜில்யென தூக்கி
போறாயே
Like being swept away by a flood,
you drag me away with your eyes.
My life that fell into a pit,
you lift it up with a soothing touch.
வெள்ள மனம்
உள்ளவன்டி நட்டியடி
காதல் செடி பறந்தேன்
பறந்தேன் பறந்தேனே
எல்லை கோடு இல்லையடி
அறிந்தேன் அறிந்தேன்
அறிந்தேனே உலகை
உன்னால் அறிந்தேனடி
She is a maiden with a pure heart,
she planted the sapling of love!
I flew, I flew, I flew high!
There are no boundary lines anymore!
I realized, I realized, I realized!
I understood the world because of you, my girl!
அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
எத வெச்சி என்
நெஞ்ச நீ தொலைச்ச
உள் இருக்கும் இதயத்த
திருடி புட்ட
With what did you make me
lose my heart?
The heart that was within me,
you stole it away!
உன் விழிகள்
ஈட்டியோ அது ஊடுருவி
பாயுதே உன் முழி என்ன
சாட்டையோ என்னை
சலாம் போட வைக்குதே
Are your eyes spears?
They pierce right through me!
Is your gaze a whip?
It makes me bow down and salute you!
அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே அடி வெள்ளக்கார
வேலாயி நீ கொல்லகாரி
ஆனாயே
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
You have become a robber!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Etha vechi en nenja
With what did you make me
Nee tholacha
lose my heart?
Ul irukkum idhayatha
The heart that was within me,
Thirudi putta
you stole it away!
Un vizhigal eetiyo
Are your eyes spears?
Athu uduruvi paayuthae
They pierce right through me!
Un muzhi enna saataiyo
Is your gaze a whip?
Ennai saalam poda vaikuthae
It makes me bow down and salute you!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol
Like being swept away by a flood,
Un vizhigalil izhuthu poorayae
you drag me away with your eyes.
Pallathil vizhuntha en uyirai
My life that fell into a pit,
Nee jillyena thookki poorayae
you lift it up with a soothing touch.
Vella manam ullavandi
She is a maiden with a pure heart,
Nattiyedi kaadhal sedi
she planted the sapling of love!
Paranthen paranthen paranthenae
I flew, I flew, I flew high!
Ellai kodu illaiyadi
There are no boundary lines anymore!
Arinthen arinthen arinthenae
I realized, I realized, I realized!
Ulagai unnal arinthenadi
I understood the world because of you, my girl!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Etha vechi en nenja
With what did you make me
Nee tholacha
lose my heart?
Ul irukkum idhayatha
The heart that was within me,
Thirudi putta
you stole it away!
Un vizhigal eetiyo
Are your eyes spears?
Athu uduruvi paayuthae
They pierce right through me!
Un muzhi enna saataiyo
Is your gaze a whip?
Ennai saalam poda vaikuthae
It makes me bow down and salute you!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Adi vellakkaara velaayi
Oh fair-skinned Velayi,
Nee kollakaari aanaayae
You have become a robber!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic folk-pop track portrays a man playfully expressing his infatuation towards his beloved, calling her a fair-skinned plunderer ('Vellakkaara Velaayi') who stole his heart. He describes her captivating gaze using sharp imagery, comparing her eyes to piercing spears and her look to a whip that tames his spirit. Through rustic metaphors, he celebrates how her love rescued his soul from a dark place and gave him wings to fly without boundaries. The overall tone is playful, romantic, and deeply rooted in rural Tamil cultural expressions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un vizhigal eetiyo Athu uduruvi paayuthae”
Compares her eyes directly to spears that pierce through his soul ('eetiyo').
Simile (Upamai)
“Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol Un vizhigalil izhuthu poorayae”
Compares the pull of her loving eyes to being swept away uncontrollably by a raging flood ('Vellathil adichi izhupathu pol').
Repetition/Epizeuxis (Adukku Thodar)
“Paranthen paranthen paranthenae / Arinthen arinthen arinthenae”
Emphatic repetition of the word 'paranthen' (I flew) and 'arinthen' (I understood) to express extreme joy and enlightenment.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Adi vellakkaara velaayi”
Repetition of consonant sounds like 'V' ('Vellakkaara', 'Velaayi') creating a rhythmic musical flow.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2018 Tamil blockbuster rural drama 'Kadaikutty Singam', directed by Pandiraj and starring Karthi. The film's soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, who is celebrated for blending authentic Tamil folk instruments with contemporary orchestration.
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