- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Veyyil
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ettu dheivathukkum
Muthu karuppa..ahaan
Ettu naatta kaakka vandha
Periya karuppa..ahaan
Yettu vechu
Nadanthu vaarom
Karuppan ellaikku thaan
Urundu vaarom
Ooooooooooooooo
Aruva minuminungha
Karuppanoda aavesam arul pongha
Thirukku meesa paaru
Thiruneeru poosa paaru
Uruttu pallu paaru
Kunkuma potta paaru
Karuppanoda vetta paaru
Karungkeda kutty sooru
Thundu bedi katta paaru
Sudhi yetha patta chaaru
Katta seruppu maati
Karuppanukku kaalukku
Salanga katti
Kaakkum karuppa sami
Kaala maathi aadi vaada
Aruva minuminungha
Karuppanoda aavesam arul pongha
Patti pechi aathaa
Palapalakkum selai katti
Jackettu podaama vandhaalae
Pechi aathaa azhaga kandu
Yethanaiyoo perusungha
Yechi olugha vittu nindaangha
Ava satta mattum
Pottu irundha jooperu
Jackettu podaama
Vandhadhu dhaan glamour-ru
Yethanaiyo perusugha
Thavikkiraan
Ava azhaga kandu namma aalu
Elaikkiraan
Elaikkiraan aathadi thudikkiraan
adikkiraan suruttu kudikkiraan
Maatukku patta pottaan
Manusanukku naamam pottaan
Pechikku pechu inghu
Thalaiya aati vittaan
Annanukku rendu thaaram
Athukku oru thalai aattu
Kelavi samaya poraa
Athukku oru thalai aattu
Purushan illaama
Pullaiya peththaa
Athukku oru thalai aattu
Pondaati oorukku ponaa
Kolunthiyaalukku thalai aattu
Veetukku veedu tv
Pulla enga padipaandi poyi
Avan ranku card-a vaangi paartha
Nenju kothikudhu paavi
Adikadi muththa kaatchi
Varugudhadi
Naama ippadiya kaadhalichom
Paarthukkadi
Thoppulukku kezha
Selayadi
Pulla pombaramaa vanguraan
Puringikkadi
Ada dhenam dhenam
Enna modhi
Color tv-ya vaanga sonna paavi
Saamikku maala micham
Poosaarikku ponga micham
Ilandharikku nadai thaan micham
Komarikku nenappu micham
Pootukku saavi micham
Aatukku pulukka micham
Kelavanukku ilappu micham
Kilavikku ulakka micham
Evandaa avan edupatta paya
Edu velakka maathaa
Ada kudikka ippo koozhum illa
Uduthaa oru thuniyum illa
Ippadi kudichi puttu vandhiyinna
Kudumbam enna aghurathu
Nee pattadha enni paaru
Nalla padhaiya enakku kooru
Nee pattadha enni paaru
Nalla padhaiya enakku kooru
Adi vetti vetti
Veraghu vetti
Vedhanaikku naan kudichaa
Haaa…haaa…haaa
Adi vetti vetti
Veraghu vetti
Vedhanaikku naan kudichaa
Adi ooru paya pecha kettu
Kaari thuppa veikkiriyae
Adi aruva eduthu vandhaa
Naakka aruthu puduven
Adi aruva eduthu vandhaa
Naakka aruthu puduven
Kandavanga nindavanga
Kaari thuppa nippavanae
Ippadi kattunavala vittu puttu
Veppaati kuda thiriyiriyae
Ippo unakku oru vaetti
Nikkura maanatha kaati
Unakku oru vaetti
Nikkura maanatha kaati
Adi vedhanaiya solli solli
Enna sodhanaikku aakadhadi
Adiyaee
Adi vedhanaiya solli solli
Enna sodhanaikku aakadhadi
Ippo bodhai kalanchirukku
Adichi norukka poren
Un mandaiya odachu paaru
Ippo sandaiya mudikka poren
Un mandaiya odachu paaru
Ippo sandaiya mudikka poren
Oooooooooo……………..
To all the eight deities,
Oh, Muthu Karuppa... aha!
You who came to protect the eight lands,
Oh, Periya Karuppa... aha!
Taking measured steps,
we come walking,
right to Karuppan's sacred boundary,
we come rolling on the ground!
Ohhh...
As the machete flashes,
Karuppan's divine fury and grace overflow!
Look at his twirled moustache!
Look at the sacred ash smeared on him!
Look at his bared teeth!
Look at his red kumkum dot!
Look at Karuppan's hunting spirit!
A feast of dark sacrificial goat meat!
Look at his short waistcloth tied tight!
Country liquor to pump up the spirits!
Strapping on wooden sandals,
and onto Karuppan's feet,
tying ankle bells,
O guardian Lord Karuppasamy,
come dancing, shifting from foot to foot!
As the machete flashes,
Karuppan's divine fury and grace overflow!
Mother Pechi of the settlement,
draped in a glittering saree,
came without wearing a blouse!
Seeing Mother Pechi's beauty,
so many old men
stood there drooling!
If only she had worn a shirt,
it would have looked decent,
but showing up without a blouse
was pure glamour!
So many elders
are yearning helplessly!
Dazzled by her beauty, our fellow
is pining away!
He pines away, oh mother, he is restless!
He strikes a match and smokes a cigar!
He branded stripes on cattle,
and cheated people all around!
For every single word here,
he just nodded his head along!
The elder brother has two wives,
nod your head for that!
The old crone is coming of age now,
nod your head for that!
Giving birth to a child
without having a husband,
nod your head for that!
When the wife goes to her hometown,
nodding at the sister-in-law!
There is a TV in every house,
how is the boy ever going to study?
When you look at his report card,
the heart boils with rage, you sinner!
Kissing scenes keep popping up
on the screen all the time!
Is this how we fell in love back then?
Just look at that!
Wearing the saree
way below the navel,
the boy's head spins like a top,
understand this, woman!
Nagging me day after day,
you picked fights with me
and made me buy a colour TV, you sinner!
For the deity, the garland remains,
for the priest, the sweet pongal remains,
for the youth, only endless walking remains,
for the young girl, only longing thoughts remain!
For the lock, the key remains,
for the goat, only droppings remain,
for the old man, only gasping for breath remains,
for the old woman, only the wooden pestle remains!
Who is that good-for-nothing fellow?
Grab the broomstick!
There isn't even porridge to drink now,
not even a piece of cloth left to wear,
if you come home drunk like this,
what will become of the family?
Think of all the misery you went through,
and guide me on a good path!
Think of all the misery you went through,
and guide me on a good path!
Chopping and chopping
firewood all day long,
if I drink to drown my pain,
Ha... ha... ha...
Chopping and chopping
firewood all day long,
if I drink to drown my pain,
listening to the gossip of local rascals,
you make them spit on me in disgust!
If I bring out my sickle,
I will cut off your tongue!
If I bring out my sickle,
I will cut off your tongue!
Before every passer-by and bystander,
you stand there letting them spit on you!
Leaving your wedded wife like this,
you roam around with a mistress!
Now here you are, wearing a dhoti,
standing there, baring all your shame!
Here you are, wearing a dhoti,
standing there, baring all your shame!
Whining on and on about your pain,
don't test my patience, woman!
Hey woman!
Whining on and on about your pain,
don't test my patience, woman!
Now my drunken haze has cleared,
I'm going to smash everything to pieces!
I'll bash your head, just watch,
and put an end to this fight right now!
I'll bash your head, just watch,
and put an end to this fight right now!
Ohhhhh...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track is a vibrant and raw Tamil folk composition that transitions from a traditional village deity invocation to a satirical social commentary and a spousal argument. It starts with rhythmic devotion dedicated to Karuppasamy, describing the deity's fierce attire, sacred rituals, and protective presence over village boundaries. The song then shifts tone into street-theater style folk banter ('Karakattam' / 'Therukoothu' style), humorously addressing modern social changes, television culture, morality, and local village gossips.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Ettu dheivathukkum / Muthu karuppa..ahaan / Ettu naatta kaakka vandha / Periya karuppa..ahaan”
Monaai (Alliteration / Initial rhyming)
“Aruva minuminungha / Karuppanoda aavesam arul pongha”
Anaphora (Repetition of phrasing)
“Athukku oru thalai aattu (Nod your head for that)”
Imagery
“Thirukku meesa paaru / Thiruneeru poosa paaru / Uruttu pallu paaru / Kunkuma potta paaru”
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Trivia
This energetic song belongs to the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed film 'Veyyil' (2006), which marked the debut of music director G. V. Prakash Kumar at the age of 19. The movie was produced by Director Shankar's S Pictures and gained widespread praise for its realistic rural narrative and deeply rooted authentic folk soundtrack.
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