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Lyrics & meaning

Alli Mudicha Kondaiyile

From Ramanaa · 2002

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Swarnalatha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ramanaa
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
11 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alli mudichcha kondaiyilae
Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae
Nee enakku oru badhila sollu unmaiyilae
Alli mudichcha kondaiyilae
Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae
Nee enakku oru badhila sollu unmaiyilae
Paaya virichchu vachchu paduththaa thookkam illae
Paduththum unna nenachchaa raaththiri mudiyavillae
Sorugi vechcha manasa nee avuththu thaadi mayilae
Aa marachchu vekkira kiliyae
Om manasa solladi veliyae
Pipe adikka pogaiyilae
Enna sight adichchu naisu pannum machchaanae
Vittaanae manmathanum onna yaevi vittaanae
Theruvula pipe adichchaa thaalam pottu paakkurae
Kodaththula manasu vechchu konjam konjam vazhiyirae
Em manasu ippo emty nee thookka tharaen mamti
Nee vera aala thedu ippa maaththi maaththi podu
Aahaa eduppaa irukkuthunnu
Iduppa valaikka venumaa
Odiyuthu ila manasu odhukkuriyae niyaayamaa
Hai
Female :Haa haa
Male :Hai
Female :Haa haa
Azhagaa pesikkittu aala amukka paakkurae
Adikkadi jollu vittu application podurae
Male :Oththayila oththakkada
Pakkam naanum pogaiyila hai
Female :Haa haa
Male :Hai
Female :Haa haa
Aththa maga varaliyaannu avanavanum kekkuraanae
Kekkaatha kelviyellaam kekkuriyae
Nadaiya kattunga
Manasu ippo empty nee thookka tharaen mamti
Nee vera aala thedu ippa maaththi maaththi podu
Alli mudichcha kondaiyilae
Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae
Nee enakku oru badhila sollu unmaiyilae
Pudichchaa puliyang kombaa
Pudikkanumnu nenaikkiraen
Idichchaa puliya pola
Ippo edhukku moraikkirae
Hai
Female :Haa haa
Male :Hai
Female :Haa haa
Pudichchaa vittiduvenaa pombala nee nambala
Edhaiyo pudichchukittu koranga pola thongura
Pitchi poova vaangikkittu pichchi pichchi odharuriyae
Male :Hai
Female :Haa haa
Male :Hai
Female :Haa haa
Achchu vellam pachcharasi saethadikka thaavuriyae
Enna yaengurarae onna thaangurarae
Ada ettu pattiyum kotti muzhanga
Kannadichchu jaada kaattu
Sorugi vechcha manasa nee avuththu thaadi mayilae
Aa marachchu vekkira kiliyae
Om manasa solladi veliyae
Pipe adikka pogaiyilae
Enna sight adichchu naisu pannum machchaanae
Vittaanae manmathanum onna yaevi vittaanae
Paaya virichchu vachchu paduththaa thookkam illae
Paduththum unna nenachchaa raaththiri mudiyavillae
Em manasu ippo emty nee thookka tharaen mamti
Nee vera aala thedu ippa maaththi maaththi podu
Alli mudichcha kondaiyilae
Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae
Nee enakku oru badhila sollu unmaiyilae…
In the hair bun you loosely gathered up,
you tucked my heart right into it, O peahen!
Truly, give me an answer!
In the hair bun you loosely gathered up,
you tucked my heart right into it, O peahen!
Truly, give me an answer!
When I spread out my mat and lie down, I cannot sleep.
Lying there thinking of you, the night never ends.
Untie and give back my heart that you tucked away, my peahen!
Ah, my little parrot who keeps hiding things,
speak your heart out loud!
When I go to pump water at the hand pump,
you check me out and try to sweet-talk me, cousin!
Manmathan (the god of love) has surely unleashed you on me!
When I pump water on the street, you tap your feet and stare at me.
Fixing your eyes on my pot, you drool all over.
My heart is empty now, so I'll give you a spade to dig!
Go look for someone else, try your luck elsewhere!
Just because you look so attractive,
do you really have to sway your hips like that?
My young heart is breaking, is it fair of you to push me away?
Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
Male: Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
Speaking so sweetly, you are trying to corner me.
Drooling all the time, you keep submitting your applications!
Male: When I walk alone
by that single shop... Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
Male: Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
everyone asks, "Didn't your aunt's daughter come along?"
You ask all kinds of ridiculous questions!
Be on your way!
My heart is empty now, so I'll give you a spade to dig!
Go look for someone else, try your luck elsewhere!
In the hair bun you loosely gathered up,
you tucked my heart right into it, O peahen!
Truly, give me an answer!
If I grab hold of a branch, it must be sturdy tamarind—
that's what I am set on catching!
Like a fierce tiger ready to strike,
why are you glaring at me now?
Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
Male: Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
If I catch hold of you, will I let go? Woman, you don't believe me!
Grabbing onto who-knows-what, you just dangle like a monkey!
You buy jasmine flowers, tear them apart, and scatter them away!
Male: Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
Male: Hey!
Female: Ha ha!
You are itching to mix jaggery and raw rice together!
Look how he yearns for you, how he cherishes you!
While drums beat across all eight villages,
wink your eye and give me a signal!
Untie and give back my heart that you tucked away, my peahen!
Ah, my little parrot who keeps hiding things,
speak your heart out loud!
When I go to pump water at the hand pump,
you check me out and try to sweet-talk me, cousin!
Manmathan (the god of love) has surely unleashed you on me!
When I spread out my mat and lie down, I cannot sleep.
Lying there thinking of you, the night never ends.
My heart is empty now, so I'll give you a spade to dig!
Go look for someone else, try your luck elsewhere!
In the hair bun you loosely gathered up,
you tucked my heart right into it, O peahen!
Truly, give me an answer…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Alli Mudichcha Kondaiyilae is a playful and lighthearted duet from the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa. The song captures a lively conversation between two lovers, filled with witty banter and romantic teasing. The male protagonist playfully complains that the heroine has stolen his heart and tucked it into her hair bun, keeping him awake through sleepless nights. In response, the heroine mockingly rejects his dramatic advances, telling him to search for someone else while poking fun at his persistent flirting near the village water pipe. Built around vibrant folk metaphors and playful dialogue, the lyricist Mu. Metha crafts an endearing depiction of rural courtship and affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae

Compares the heroine to a peahen ('pen mayilae') and a shy parrot ('marachchu vekkira kiliyae') to express her charm and timid nature.

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Alli mudichcha kondaiyilae / Ada em manasa sorugi vachcha pen mayilae

Metaphorically describes the lover's heart as an object tucked neatly inside the heroine's hair bun.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pipe adikka pogaiyilae / Enna sight adichchu naisu pannum machchaanae

Features classic Tamil second-letter rhyming across consecutive phrases, such as 'Pipe adikka' and 'Sight adichchu'.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Mu. Metha. It served as a refreshing romantic and comic interlude in the otherwise intense action-thriller Ramanaa (2002), directed by A. R. Murugadoss and starring Vijayakanth.

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