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Lyrics & meaning

Aiye Yaarukku

From Puthumai Pithan · 1957

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
P. Leela, A. G. Rathnamala, Chorus
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Puthumai Pithan
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
20 Sept 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha minnal vettu
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha vanna pottu
Paarungal bulbul sittu
Paadidum jiljil mottu
Vaarungal aasaipattu
Vandhene kaadhal laddu
Killai polae konji pesidum
Pennai paarunga
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha minnal vettu
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha vanna pottu
Paarungal bulbul sittu
Paadidum jiljil mottu
Vaarungal aasaipattu
Vandhene kaadhal laddu
Killai polae konji pesidum
Pennai paarunga
Aiyaiye
Vinnilae paar chanthira bimbam
Ahaan
Female :Kannilae paar kaadhal inbam
Ho ho
Kaanadha inbam kaanum
Female :Karpanai yaavum thonum
Female :Thanakaaga vara venum
Female :Vandhaale pongum
Vaazhvil inbam kelunga
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha minnal vettu
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha vanna pottu
Paarungal bulbul sittu
Paadidum jiljil mottu
Vaarungal aasaipattu
Vandhene kaadhal laddu
Killai polae konji pesidum
Pennai paarunga
Aiyaiye
Parunga parunga balae
Jorunga jorunga ha hae
Parunga parunga balae
Jorunga jorunga ha hae
Aadum mayilinam naanga
Azhagu nadaiyidhu thaanga
Aadum mayilinam naanga
Azhagu nadaiyidhu thaanga
Female :Paayum vizhithanil yaarum mayanguvaar
Paareer joraagavae
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha minnal vettu
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha vanna pottu
Aiyaiye
Vaadatha rojaa odathae raja mm
Naadaalum raani naan thanunga
Vaadatha rojaa odathae raja mm
Naadaalum raani naan thanunga
Vaan maevum thara vandhalae neraa
Vanangaadhu paaraai
Vaan maevum thara vandhalae neraa
Vanangaadhu paaraai
Isai kuyilai paar inba kalaiyum jor
Enakku nigar yaar
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha minnal vettu
Aiiye yarukku venum
Indha vanna pottu
Aiyaiye
Aiyaiye
Aiyaiye
Hey, who wants
this flash of lightning?
Hey, who wants
this colorful bindi?
Look at this bulbul songbird,
this lively, singing flower bud!
Come forward with longing,
for here I come, a sweet treat of love!
Chattering sweetly like a baby parrot,
come look at this girl!
Hey, who wants
this flash of lightning?
Hey, who wants
this colorful bindi?
Look at this bulbul songbird,
this lively, singing flower bud!
Come forward with longing,
for here I come, a sweet treat of love!
Chattering sweetly like a baby parrot,
come look at this girl!
Aiyaiyo!
Look at the shining moon in the sky,
Aha!
Look at the delight of love in these eyes!
Ho ho!
You will find joys never felt before,
and wonderful dreams will come alive.
He must come just for me,
and when he comes, life will overflow—
just listen to this happiness!
Hey, who wants
this flash of lightning?
Hey, who wants
this colorful bindi?
Look at this bulbul songbird,
this lively, singing flower bud!
Come forward with longing,
for here I come, a sweet treat of love!
Chattering sweetly like a baby parrot,
come look at this girl!
Aiyaiyo!
Look, look, bravo!
Splendid, truly splendid, ha hey!
Look, look, bravo!
Splendid, truly splendid, ha hey!
We are a flock of dancing peacocks,
just look at this graceful walk of ours!
We are a flock of dancing peacocks,
just look at this graceful walk of ours!
Anyone would be charmed by these darting eyes,
just look at this grand style!
Hey, who wants
this flash of lightning?
Hey, who wants
this colorful bindi?
Aiyaiyo!
I am an unfading rose, do not run away, my king, mm!
I am the queen who rules this land!
I am an unfading rose, do not run away, my king, mm!
I am the queen who rules this land!
A star from the sky has stepped right down,
look at her, proud and unbowed!
A star from the sky has stepped right down,
look at her, proud and unbowed!
Look at this singing cuckoo, her joyful art is grand,
who could ever equal me?
Hey, who wants
this flash of lightning?
Hey, who wants
this colorful bindi?
Aiyaiyo!
Aiyaiyo!
Aiyaiyo!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aiiye yarukku venum is a playful and vibrant dance song from the 1957 Tamil film Puthumai Pithan. The song showcases female performers teasingly celebrating their youthful charm, elegance, and beauty. Through vivid imagery of dancing peacocks, bright stars, singing birds, and flashing lightning, they invite the audience and their beloved to admire their unmatched allure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Killai polae konji pesidum

Compares the sweet, affectionate talking style of a woman to that of a parrot using the comparative marker 'polae'.

Metaphor (Rupakam)

Vandhene kaadhal laddu

Metaphorically addresses the performer as a 'sweet delicacy of love' (kaadhal laddu).

Rhyme and Alliteration (Monai / Etukai)

Paarungal bulbul sittu / Paadidum jiljil mottu

Rhythmic rhyming pattern with matching starting consonant sounds and end-rhymes (sittu / mottu / pattu / laddu).

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Trivia

Puthumai Pithan (1957) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), T. R. Rajakumari, and B. Saroja Devi. Composed by legendary music director G. Ramanathan, this multi-singer track combines traditional Carnatic rhythm foundations with playful folk orchestration.

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