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Lyrics & meaning

Alagiya Sirukki

From Ka Pae Ranasingam · 2020

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singer: Gold Devaraj
Music director: Ghibran
Movie name: Ka Pae Ranasingam
Movie release year: 2020
Lyrics added on: 17 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Ye nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

En tharatharam kaangamalae

Adavadi pannathadi

Naan saraasari aal illadi

Thanni kaati pogathadi

Kannukettum thoorammattum

Ithunundu pachaiyila

Kaanju pona tharisirukku

Aththuvaana kaatukulla

Othha oththa pattaampoochi

Adhukulla usuru irukku

Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Ye nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

En tharatharam kaangamalae

Adavadi pannathadi

Naan saraasari aal illadi

Thanni kaati pogathadi

Ennavittu nee kadantha

Unnavittu naan pirinja

Mannavittu maranjiruppen

Meen seththu midhakkura

Kulathula nadhiyila

Naan seththu midhanthiruppen

Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Ye nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki

Unna onnu kekattuma

Nenjukulla unakku

Eera nappu irukaa

Neerottam paakattuma

En tharatharam kaangamalae

Adavadi pannathadi

Naan saraasari aal illadi

Thanni kaati pogathadi

Pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Hey, inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Hey, pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Without understanding my true worth,

don't act so tough with me, girl!

I am no ordinary man, girl!

Don't trick me and walk away!

As far as the eye can see,

without even a tiny speck of green,

there is only parched wasteland.

In this desolate wilderness,

there is a lone butterfly,

and inside it, life still breathes.

Pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Hey, inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Hey, pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Without understanding my true worth,

don't act so tough with me, girl!

I am no ordinary man, girl!

Don't trick me and walk away!

If you were to walk away from me,

and if I were separated from you,

I would have vanished from this earth.

Like dead fish that float

in the ponds and rivers,

I would have been floating dead.

Pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Hey, inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Hey, pretty girl with the sickle-sharp nose,

can I ask you something?

Inside your heart,

do you have a tender, moist longing?

Shall I check if a stream flows within?

Without understanding my true worth,

don't act so tough with me, girl!

I am no ordinary man, girl!

Don't trick me and walk away!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Alagiya Sirukki from Ka Pae Ranasingam is a deeply emotional, rustic romantic track where the protagonist playfully yet earnestly confronts his sharp-featured beloved. Using rich rural imagery of dry lands, groundwater streams, and butterflies, he asks if she harbors genuine affection ('eera nappu') for him despite her feisty demeanor. He asserts his devotion, warning her not to dismiss him, and expresses how life without her would render him entirely lifeless like a dead fish floating down a river.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki”

The phrase compares a sharp, prominent nose to a curved sickle ('aruvaa'), capturing rural physical descriptions.

Imagery & Symbolism

“Eera nappu irukaa / Neerottam paakattuma”

Uses the concept of underground water ('neerottam') and moisture ('eera nappu') as a metaphor for hidden love and compassion in a tough exterior.

Etukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Ennavittu nee kadantha / Unnavittu naan pirinja / Mannavittu maranjiruppen”

Matching of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('nna' in Ennavittu, Unnavittu, Mannavittu).

Simile

“Meen seththu midhakkura / Kulathula nadhiyila / Naan seththu midhanthiruppen”

Compares the protagonist's impending state of heartbreak and death to a dead fish floating helplessly on water.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song features lyrics by veteran poet Vairamuthu and music by Ghibran. Set in a rural backdrop, the lyrics use authentic regional Tamil idioms such as 'eera nappu' (moist hope/affection) and 'thanni kaati' (tricking someone/making them chase water) to ground the song in the dry landscape of Ramanathapuram where the movie Ka Pae Ranasingam takes place.

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