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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
Details
Puthumai Pithan1957

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha minnal vettuThis flash of lightning?
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha vanna pottuThis colorful bindi?
Chorus
Paarungal bulbul sittuLook at the bulbul bird,
Paadidum jiljil mottuThe singing cool flower bud!
Vaarungal aasaipattuCome with desire,
Vandhene kaadhal ladduI have arrived as a sweet laddu of love!
Killai polae konji pesidumBabbling affectionately like a parrot,
Pennai paarungaLook at this woman!
Chorus
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha minnal vettuThis flash of lightning?
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha vanna pottuThis colorful bindi?
Chorus
Paarungal bulbul sittuLook at the bulbul bird,
Paadidum jiljil mottuThe singing cool flower bud!
Vaarungal aasaipattuCome with desire,
Vandhene kaadhal ladduI have arrived as a sweet laddu of love!
Killai polae konji pesidumBabbling affectionately like a parrot,
Pennai paarungaLook at this woman!
Chorus
AiyaiyeOh my!
Female
Vinnilae paar chanthira bimbamLook at the reflection of the moon in the sky!
AhaanAha!
Female :Kannilae paar kaadhal inbamFemale: Look at the bliss of love in the eyes!
Ho hoHo ho!
Female
Kaanadha inbam kaanumYou will experience unseen bliss,
Female :Karpanai yaavum thonumFemale: All kinds of imagination will arise!
Female :Thanakaaga vara venumFemale: He must come for me!
Female :Vandhaale pongumIf he comes, happiness will overflow,
Vaazhvil inbam kelungaListen to the joy in life!
Chorus
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha minnal vettuThis flash of lightning?
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha vanna pottuThis colorful bindi?
Chorus
Paarungal bulbul sittuLook at the bulbul bird,
Paadidum jiljil mottuThe singing cool flower bud!
Vaarungal aasaipattuCome with desire,
Vandhene kaadhal ladduI have arrived as a sweet laddu of love!
Killai polae konji pesidumBabbling affectionately like a parrot,
Pennai paarungaLook at this woman!
Chorus
AiyaiyeOh my!
Female
Parunga parunga balaeLook, look, wonderful!
Jorunga jorunga ha haeSplendid, splendid, ha ha!
Parunga parunga balaeLook, look, wonderful!
Jorunga jorunga ha haeSplendid, splendid, ha ha!
Female
Aadum mayilinam naangaWe are a flock of dancing peacocks,
Azhagu nadaiyidhu thaangaBehold this beautiful gait!
Female
Aadum mayilinam naangaWe are a flock of dancing peacocks,
Azhagu nadaiyidhu thaangaBehold this beautiful gait!
Female :Paayum vizhithanil yaarum mayanguvaarFemale: Anyone will be entranced by these darting eyes,
Paareer joraagavaeLook at how grand it is!
Chorus
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha minnal vettuThis flash of lightning?
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha vanna pottuThis colorful bindi?
Chorus
AiyaiyeOh my!
Female
Vaadatha rojaa odathae raja mmAn unfading rose, do not run away, my king, mm,
Naadaalum raani naan thanungaI am the queen who rules the land!
Vaadatha rojaa odathae raja mmAn unfading rose, do not run away, my king, mm,
Naadaalum raani naan thanungaI am the queen who rules the land!
Female
Vaan maevum thara vandhalae neraaIf a star dwelling in the sky comes down directly,
Vanangaadhu paaraaiLook, who wouldn't bow down?
Vaan maevum thara vandhalae neraaIf a star dwelling in the sky comes down directly,
Vanangaadhu paaraaiLook, who wouldn't bow down?
Female
Isai kuyilai paar inba kalaiyum jorLook at the musical cuckoo, full of grand delightful arts!
Enakku nigar yaarWho can equal me?
Chorus
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha minnal vettuThis flash of lightning?
Aiiye yarukku venumHey, who wants
Indha vanna pottuThis colorful bindi?
Chorus
AiyaiyeOh my!
AiyaiyeOh my!
AiyaiyeOh my!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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