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Aruvaakaaran Azhgan Peran

From Kutti Puli · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Padmalatha
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Kutti Puli
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
7 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Aruvaakkaaran azhagan peran
Adi nenja thechchi pona thaadikaaran
Aantha kannu azhukku lungi
Aanaalum aasai vaikkum meesaikaaran
Irai vaiththu sikkaatha paravai pola
En kaiyil sikkalaye elaiyan kaalai
Oodum neeril kaanum karaiyil
Kooda vaaraen nizhala pola
Aruvaakkaaran azhagan peran
Adi nenja thechchi pona thaadikaaran
Aantha kannu azhukku lungi
Aanaalum aasai vaikkum meesaikaaran
Kiru kiru kiruvena varuguthu
Oru keezh paarva paarkkaiyil
Viru viru viruvena uruguthu manam
Verasaa nee pogaiyila
Poguthe uyir paadhiyilae
Po po poguthe uyir paathiyilae
Vidu vidu viduvena viru viru viruvena
Mei kaaththu veesayila
Mada mada madavena manam sariyithu
Oru maaraappu aasaiyila
Pookkavaa un saalaiyila
Thangam naan enna thaeikkavaa
Thaaliyil katti meikkavaa
Engum nenjil vaangi kolla
Vaadaa vaadaa…
Aruvaakkaaran azhagan peran
Adi nenja thechchi pona thaadikaaran
Aantha kannu azhukku lungi
Aanaalum aasai vaikkum meesaikaaran
Pada padavena pulambuthu ponnu
Pangaattu mazhaiyaaga
Nazhuvuthu odhunguthu padhunguthu
Manam nari kanda nandaaga
Oduthe uyir neeraaga..aa…
Karu vizhi kiranguthu mayanguthu
Siru kannaaru neeraaga
Kala kalavenna oru sol sollu
Yaar paarkka poraaga
Theayuthe udal naaraaga
Thae thae thaeyuthae udal naaraaga
Konalaai manam aanathae
Naanalaai adhu saayuthae
Annaak kayiril thaali katta
Vaadaa vaadaa
Aruvaakkaaran azhagan peran
Adi nenja thechchi pona thaadikaaran
Aantha kannu azhukku lungi
Aanaalum aasai vaikkum meesaikaaran
Irai vaiththu sikkaatha paravai pola
En kaiyil sikkalaye elaiyan kaalai
Oodum neeril kaanum karaiyil
Kooda vaaraen nizhala pola
A man with a machete, grandson of a handsome man,
the bearded man who brushed past the depths of my heart.
Owl-like eyes and a dirty lungi (waist wrap),
yet he is a moustached man who stirs my desire.
Like a bird that avoids the bait laid for it,
this young bull has not fallen into my hands.
Along the running water and across the visible banks,
I will follow you like your shadow.
A man with a machete, grandson of a handsome man,
the bearded man who brushed past the depths of my heart.
Owl-like eyes and a dirty lungi,
yet he is a moustached man who stirs my desire.
Dizziness spins through my head
when you cast a downward glance at me.
My heart melts in a rush
whenever you walk past so quickly.
My life slips away halfway,
yes, it slips, slips away halfway.
Swiftly and briskly,
as the wind blows against my body,
my heart collapses all at once
with desire beneath my saree pallu (shoulder drape).
Shall I blossom along your path?
My precious one, shall I rub close to you?
Shall I tie you with a thaali (sacred wedding thread) and keep you close?
To take you entirely into my heart,
come to me, oh come to me...
A man with a machete, grandson of a handsome man,
the bearded man who brushed past the depths of my heart.
Owl-like eyes and a dirty lungi,
yet he is a moustached man who stirs my desire.
This girl's heart flutters and patters,
like heavy rain over a palmyra grove.
It slips away, ducks, and hides,
my heart, like a crab that spotted a fox.
My life drains away like running water...
My dark eyes daze and swoon,
like water swirling in a tiny stream.
Say a cheerful word to me,
who is going to see us anyway?
My body wears thin like dry fiber,
wearing, wearing thin like dry fiber.
My mind has bent askew,
swaying like a reed in the wind.
To tie a thaali (sacred wedding thread) to your waist cord,
come to me, oh come to me...
A man with a machete, grandson of a handsome man,
the bearded man who brushed past the depths of my heart.
Owl-like eyes and a dirty lungi,
yet he is a moustached man who stirs my desire.
Like a bird that avoids the bait laid for it,
this young bull has not fallen into my hands.
Along the running water and across the visible banks,
I will follow you like your shadow.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aruvaakkaaran from Kutti Puli (2013) is a rustic Tamil folk song composed by Ghibran with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song captures a young village woman's intense, playful, and irresistible attraction toward an unpolished, tough rural man. Despite his rugged appearance—holding a sickle, wearing a stained lungi, and sporting an unkempt beard—his raw masculine appeal completely captivates her heart. Through vivid rural metaphors, such as comparing her heart to a crab fleeing a fox or her soul to flowing stream water, she describes her physical and emotional vulnerability. She longs to follow him like a shadow and implores him to come tie the sacred wedding thread around her neck.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Irai vaiththu sikkaatha paravai pola

Compares the elusive hero to a bird that dodges food traps.

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi / Rhythm Words)

Kiru kiru kiruvena varuguthu

Rhythmic sound words used to describe dizzying emotion and fast movement.

Simile (Upamai)

Manam nari kanda nandaaga

Compares her shy, hiding heart to a crab taking shelter upon spotting a fox.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Thangam naan enna thaeikkavaa

The speaker directly compares herself to pure gold.

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Trivia

The track uniquely brings together renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakrabarty and playback singer Padmalatha, creating a fascinating blend of classical vocal nuances over Ghibran's earthy, percussion-heavy Tamil folk composition.

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