Alagiya Sirukki
From Ka Pae Ranasingam · 2020
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Gold Devaraj
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Ka Pae Ranasingam2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Ye nenjukulla unakku | Hey, deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Nenjukulla unakku | Deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| En tharatharam kaangamalae | Without realizing my true worth, |
| Adavadi pannathadi | Don't act feisty with me, girl! |
| Naan saraasari aal illadi | I am not an ordinary man, girl, |
| Thanni kaati pogathadi | Don't deceive me and walk away! |
| Male | |
| Kannukettum thoorammattum | As far as the eye can see, |
| Ithunundu pachaiyila | In a tiny patch of greenery, |
| Kaanju pona tharisirukku | There lies a parched wasteland. |
| Male | |
| Aththuvaana kaatukulla | Inside this lonely, deserted wilderness, |
| Othha oththa pattaampoochi | A solitary butterfly exists, |
| Adhukulla usuru irukku | And life still resides inside it. |
| Male | |
| Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Ye nenjukulla unakku | Hey, deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Nenjukulla unakku | Deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| En tharatharam kaangamalae | Without realizing my true worth, |
| Adavadi pannathadi | Don't act feisty with me, girl! |
| Naan saraasari aal illadi | I am not an ordinary man, girl, |
| Thanni kaati pogathadi | Don't deceive me and walk away! |
| Male | |
| Ennavittu nee kadantha | If you move past me and leave, |
| Unnavittu naan pirinja | If I am separated from you, |
| Mannavittu maranjiruppen | I will vanish from this earth entirely. |
| Male | |
| Meen seththu midhakkura | Like a dead fish floating, |
| Kulathula nadhiyila | In a pond or in a river, |
| Naan seththu midhanthiruppen | I will float dead. |
| Male | |
| Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Ye nenjukulla unakku | Hey, deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki | Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose, |
| Unna onnu kekattuma | May I ask you something? |
| Nenjukulla unakku | Deep inside your heart, |
| Eera nappu irukaa | Do you have a moist feeling of love? |
| Neerottam paakattuma | Shall I check for the stream of love inside? |
| Male | |
| En tharatharam kaangamalae | Without realizing my true worth, |
| Adavadi pannathadi | Don't act feisty with me, girl! |
| Naan saraasari aal illadi | I am not an ordinary man, girl, |
| Thanni kaati pogathadi | Don't deceive me and walk away! |
அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
ஏ நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம் பாக்கட்டுமா
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
ஏ....அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம் பாக்கட்டுமா....
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
என் தராதாரம் காங்காமலே
அடாவடி பண்ணாதடி
நான் சராசரி ஆள் இல்லடி
தண்ணி காட்டி போகாதடி
Without realizing my true worth,
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Don't deceive me and walk away!
ஆண்கள் :
{கைவிட்டு போனாக் கூட
காதல் தீராது
கத்தாழைச் சோறு மட்டும்
ஈரம் மாறாது} (2)
As far as the eye can see,
In a tiny patch of greenery,
There lies a parched wasteland.
கண்ணுக்கெட்டும் தூரம் மட்டும்
இத்துணுண்டு பச்சையில
காஞ்சு போன தரிசிருக்கு
Inside this lonely, deserted wilderness,
A solitary butterfly exists,
And life still resides inside it.
அத்துவான காட்டுக்குள்ள
ஒத்த ஒத்த பட்டாம்பூச்சி
அதுக்குள்ள உசுரிருக்கு
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
ஆண்கள் :
கம்மாயே காஞ்சாலும்
கருவேலம் பூ பூக்கும்
எம்மா நீ போனாலே
உசுர் பூக்குமா
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
ஆண்கள் :
முந்தான எனக்காக
முழு வேட்டி உனக்காக
பசும்பொன்னில் தாலி செஞ்சாச்சு
கழுத்த காட்டு
Without realizing my true worth,
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Don't deceive me and walk away!
அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம் பாக்கட்டுமா
If you move past me and leave,
If I am separated from you,
I will vanish from this earth entirely.
ஏ....அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
ஏ நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம பாக்கட்டுமா
Like a dead fish floating,
In a pond or in a river,
I will float dead.
என் தராதாரம் காங்காமலே
அடாவடி பண்ணாதடி
நான் சராசரி ஆள் இல்லடி
தண்ணி காட்டி போகாதடி
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
ஆண்கள் :
{கைவிட்டு போனாக் கூட
காதல் தீராது
கத்தாழைச் சோறு மட்டும்
ஈரம் மாறாது} (2)
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
May I ask you something?
Deep inside your heart,
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
என்னை விட்டு நீ கடந்தா
உன்னைவிட்டு நான் பிரிஞ்சா
மண்ணை விட்டு மறஞ்சிருப்பேன்
Without realizing my true worth,
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Don't deceive me and walk away!
மீன் செத்து மெதக்குற
குளத்துல நதியில
நான் செத்து மிதந்திருப்பேன்
ஆண்கள் :
என்னனென்ன ஆனாலும்
என்னாவி போனாலும்
உன் நெஞ்சில் உக்காந்து
உசிர் வாழ்வேன்
ஆண்கள் :
உன் வீட்டு கூரையில
ஒழுகும் நீர் நானாவேன்
ஒத்தைத் துளி பார்வை பார் கண்ணு
ஓரம் நின்னு
அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
ஏ நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம் பாக்கட்டுமா
ஏ....அழகிய சிறுக்கி அருவா மூக்கி
உன்ன ஒன்னு கேக்கட்டுமா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உனக்கு
ஈர நப்பு இருக்கா
நீரோட்டம் பாக்கட்டுமா
என் தராதாரம் காங்காமலே
அடாவடி பண்ணாதடி
நான் சராசரி ஆள் இல்லடி
தண்ணி காட்டி போகாதடி
ஆண்கள் :
{கைவிட்டு போனாக் கூட
காதல் தீராது
கத்தாழைச் சோறு மட்டும்
ஈரம் மாறாது} (2)
Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Ye nenjukulla unakku
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Nenjukulla unakku
Deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
En tharatharam kaangamalae
Without realizing my true worth,
Adavadi pannathadi
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
Naan saraasari aal illadi
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Thanni kaati pogathadi
Don't deceive me and walk away!
Kannukettum thoorammattum
As far as the eye can see,
Ithunundu pachaiyila
In a tiny patch of greenery,
Kaanju pona tharisirukku
There lies a parched wasteland.
Aththuvaana kaatukulla
Inside this lonely, deserted wilderness,
Othha oththa pattaampoochi
A solitary butterfly exists,
Adhukulla usuru irukku
And life still resides inside it.
Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Ye nenjukulla unakku
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Nenjukulla unakku
Deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
En tharatharam kaangamalae
Without realizing my true worth,
Adavadi pannathadi
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
Naan saraasari aal illadi
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Thanni kaati pogathadi
Don't deceive me and walk away!
Ennavittu nee kadantha
If you move past me and leave,
Unnavittu naan pirinja
If I am separated from you,
Mannavittu maranjiruppen
I will vanish from this earth entirely.
Meen seththu midhakkura
Like a dead fish floating,
Kulathula nadhiyila
In a pond or in a river,
Naan seththu midhanthiruppen
I will float dead.
Alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Ye nenjukulla unakku
Hey, deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
Ye alagiya sirukki aruvaa mooki
Hey, beautiful girl with a sickle-sharp nose,
Unna onnu kekattuma
May I ask you something?
Nenjukulla unakku
Deep inside your heart,
Eera nappu irukaa
Do you have a moist feeling of love?
Neerottam paakattuma
Shall I check for the stream of love inside?
En tharatharam kaangamalae
Without realizing my true worth,
Adavadi pannathadi
Don't act feisty with me, girl!
Naan saraasari aal illadi
I am not an ordinary man, girl,
Thanni kaati pogathadi
Don't deceive me and walk away!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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