Adiyae Karuthavalae
From Album Songs 2023 · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vignesh Suresh
- Singer
- Nagalingam
- Music director
- Jijo C John
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adiyae karuthavalae | Hey, dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirupendi | I will be waiting for you |
| Male | |
| Adi karuthavalae | Hey, dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirukendi | I am waiting for you |
| Un ninappu ellam | All your thoughts |
| Nenjukulla sethu vechendi | I have stored inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Azhaga alavaga | Beautifully and perfectly |
| Valarnthirukkum athamava | Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter) |
| Unna sugama than serum | To comfortably join with you |
| Naala enni urugaiyila | As I melt counting the days |
| Male | |
| Karuthavalae | Dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirukendi | I am waiting for you |
| Un ninappu ellam | All your thoughts |
| Nenjukulla sethu vechendi | I have stored inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Andha aathangaraiyila | On that riverbank |
| Aala mara kilaiyila | On the branch of the banyan tree |
| Unnoda pera eluthi | Writing your name |
| Kannae naan rasikaiyila | My dear, as I admire it |
| Male | |
| Utkaandhu kuyilonnu | A cuckoo sitting there |
| Un pola koovayila | When it coos like you |
| Ennoda kaadhukulla | Inside my ears |
| Mathaappu sirichadhadi | Sparklers burst with laughter |
| Male | |
| Unnoda kolusu mani | The beads of your anklet |
| Un kaala thazhuvaiyila | As they embrace your feet |
| Ennoda manasu thaan | My heart itself |
| Kolusaaga yenguthadi | Yearns to become an anklet |
| Male | |
| Karuthavalae | Dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirukendi | I am waiting for you |
| Un ninappu ellam | All your thoughts |
| Nenjukulla sethu vechendi | I have stored inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Gundu malli udambula | On your jasmine-like body |
| Kuzhi vizhum kannathula | On your dimpled cheek |
| Eppodhu naan muthamidanum | When should I kiss? |
| Naala nee sollivida di | Tell me the date, my girl |
| Male | |
| Oorellam namma kadha | Our story in the whole village |
| Oli parappu aagudhadi | Is being broadcasted around |
| Unnoda kaadhal mattum | Only your love |
| Ullara vaazhudhadi | Lives deep inside me |
| Male | |
| Pallikooda ninaippu vandhu | When school memories come back |
| Manasula keeral poda | And leave a scratch on my heart |
| Un kazhuthula yerathaan | To adorn your neck |
| Thaaliyum yenguthadi | Even the wedding thread (thaali) yearns |
| Male | |
| Aadharava nee irundha | If you stay as my support |
| Aayulnthaan koodumadi | My lifespan will surely increase |
| Male | |
| Karuthavalae | Dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirukendi | I am waiting for you |
| Un ninappu ellam | All your thoughts |
| Nenjukulla sethu vechendi | I have stored inside my heart |
| Male | |
| Azhaga alavaga | Beautifully and perfectly |
| Valarnthirukkum athamava | Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter) |
| Unna sugama than serum | To comfortably join with you |
| Naala enni urugaiyila | As I melt counting the days |
| Male | |
| Karuthavalae | Dark-complexioned girl |
| Unakaaga kaathirukendi | I am waiting for you |
| Un ninappu ellam | All your thoughts |
| Nenjukulla sethu vechendi | I have stored inside my heart |
அடி கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
Hey, dark-complexioned girl
I will be waiting for you
அடி கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
உன் நினப்பு எல்லாம்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள சேத்து வைச்சேன்டி
Hey, dark-complexioned girl
I am waiting for you
All your thoughts
I have stored inside my heart
அழகா அளவாக
வளர்ந்திருக்கும் அத்தமவ
உன்ன சுகமா தான் சேரும்
நாள எண்ணி உருகையில
Beautifully and perfectly
Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter)
To comfortably join with you
As I melt counting the days
கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
உன் நினப்பு எல்லாம்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள சேத்து வைச்சேன்டி
Dark-complexioned girl
I am waiting for you
All your thoughts
I have stored inside my heart
அந்த ஆத்தங்கரையில
ஆல மர கிளையில
உன்னோட பேர எழுதி
கண்ணே நான் ரசிக்கயில
On that riverbank
On the branch of the banyan tree
Writing your name
My dear, as I admire it
உட்காந்து குயிலொன்னு
உன் போல கூவயுல
என்னோட காதுக்குள்
மத்தாப்பு சிரிக்குதடி
A cuckoo sitting there
When it coos like you
Inside my ears
Sparklers burst with laughter
உன்னோட கொலுசுமணி
உன் கால தழுவையில
என்னோட மனசுதான்
கொலுசாக ஏங்குதடி
The beads of your anklet
As they embrace your feet
My heart itself
Yearns to become an anklet
செண்பகப்பூ உன் உதட்டுல
தேனெடுக்க தோனுதடி
Dark-complexioned girl
I am waiting for you
All your thoughts
I have stored inside my heart
கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
உன் நினப்பு எல்லாம்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள சேத்து வைச்சேன்டி
On your jasmine-like body
On your dimpled cheek
When should I kiss?
Tell me the date, my girl
குண்டுமல்லி உடம்புல
குழி விழும் கண்ணத்துல
எப்போது நான் முத்தமிடனும்
நாள நீ சொல்லிவிடடி
Our story in the whole village
Is being broadcasted around
Only your love
Lives deep inside me
ஊரெல்லாம் நம்ம கத
ஒலி பரப்பு ஆகுதடி
உன்னோட காதல் மட்டும்
உள்ளாற வாழுதடி
When school memories come back
And leave a scratch on my heart
To adorn your neck
Even the wedding thread (thaali) yearns
பள்ளிக்கூட நினைப்பு வந்து
மனசுல கீறல் போட
உன் கழுத்துல ஏறத்தான்
தாலியும் ஏங்குதடி
If you stay as my support
My lifespan will surely increase
ஆதரவா நீ இருந்தா
ஆயுளுந்தான் கூடுமடி
Dark-complexioned girl
I am waiting for you
All your thoughts
I have stored inside my heart
கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
உன் நினப்பு எல்லாம்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள சேத்து வைச்சேன்டி
Beautifully and perfectly
Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter)
To comfortably join with you
As I melt counting the days
அழகா அளவாக
வளர்ந்திருக்கும் அத்தமவ
உன்ன சுகமா தான் சேரும்
நாள எண்ணி உருகையில
Dark-complexioned girl
I am waiting for you
All your thoughts
I have stored inside my heart
கருத்தவளே
உனக்காக காத்திருக்கேன்டி
உன் நினப்பு எல்லாம்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள சேத்து வைச்சேன்டி
Adiyae karuthavalae
Hey, dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirupendi
I will be waiting for you
Adi karuthavalae
Hey, dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirukendi
I am waiting for you
Un ninappu ellam
All your thoughts
Nenjukulla sethu vechendi
I have stored inside my heart
Azhaga alavaga
Beautifully and perfectly
Valarnthirukkum athamava
Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter)
Unna sugama than serum
To comfortably join with you
Naala enni urugaiyila
As I melt counting the days
Karuthavalae
Dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirukendi
I am waiting for you
Un ninappu ellam
All your thoughts
Nenjukulla sethu vechendi
I have stored inside my heart
Andha aathangaraiyila
On that riverbank
Aala mara kilaiyila
On the branch of the banyan tree
Unnoda pera eluthi
Writing your name
Kannae naan rasikaiyila
My dear, as I admire it
Utkaandhu kuyilonnu
A cuckoo sitting there
Un pola koovayila
When it coos like you
Ennoda kaadhukulla
Inside my ears
Mathaappu sirichadhadi
Sparklers burst with laughter
Unnoda kolusu mani
The beads of your anklet
Un kaala thazhuvaiyila
As they embrace your feet
Ennoda manasu thaan
My heart itself
Kolusaaga yenguthadi
Yearns to become an anklet
Karuthavalae
Dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirukendi
I am waiting for you
Un ninappu ellam
All your thoughts
Nenjukulla sethu vechendi
I have stored inside my heart
Gundu malli udambula
On your jasmine-like body
Kuzhi vizhum kannathula
On your dimpled cheek
Eppodhu naan muthamidanum
When should I kiss?
Naala nee sollivida di
Tell me the date, my girl
Oorellam namma kadha
Our story in the whole village
Oli parappu aagudhadi
Is being broadcasted around
Unnoda kaadhal mattum
Only your love
Ullara vaazhudhadi
Lives deep inside me
Pallikooda ninaippu vandhu
When school memories come back
Manasula keeral poda
And leave a scratch on my heart
Un kazhuthula yerathaan
To adorn your neck
Thaaliyum yenguthadi
Even the wedding thread (thaali) yearns
Aadharava nee irundha
If you stay as my support
Aayulnthaan koodumadi
My lifespan will surely increase
Karuthavalae
Dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirukendi
I am waiting for you
Un ninappu ellam
All your thoughts
Nenjukulla sethu vechendi
I have stored inside my heart
Azhaga alavaga
Beautifully and perfectly
Valarnthirukkum athamava
Grown-up cousin (aunt's daughter)
Unna sugama than serum
To comfortably join with you
Naala enni urugaiyila
As I melt counting the days
Karuthavalae
Dark-complexioned girl
Unakaaga kaathirukendi
I am waiting for you
Un ninappu ellam
All your thoughts
Nenjukulla sethu vechendi
I have stored inside my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk-pop song 'Karuthavalae' expresses the heartfelt longing and affectionate devotion of a young man for his beloved, whom he tenderly addresses as a dark-skinned beauty ('Karuthavalae'). He reminisces about writing her name on a banyan tree near the riverbank, listening to the sweet sound of her anklets, and childhood memories from their school days. He eagerly counts down the days until they can be united in marriage, expressing that her presence in his life gives him joy and longevity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Adiyae karuthavalae / Adi karuthavalae”
In lines 'Adiyae' and 'Adi', or 'Utkaandhu' and 'Unnoda', the alignment of consonant sounds creates an earthy rhyming cadence typical of Tamil folk lyrics.
Metaphor / Auditory Imagery
“Ennoda kaadhukulla / Mathaappu sirichadhadi”
Comparing the cuckoo's call and sweet words to 'sparklers bursting with laughter inside the ears' (Mathaappu sirichadhadi).
Personification
“Un kazhuthula yerathaan / Thaaliyum yenguthadi”
The wedding thread ('Thaali') is personified as yearning to adorn her neck.
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Trivia
Singing in a traditional rustic folk style, Nagalingam delivers this independent album song, composed by Jijo C John with lyrics by Vignesh Suresh, capturing the vibrant essence of rural Tamil romance.
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