Ayyayo En Usurukulla
From Paruthiveeran · 2007
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Krishnaraj, Manikka Vinayagam, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Paruthiveeran2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy yeleyyy yeleleleyyy | Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy yeleyyy yeleleleyyy |
| Otha pana marathula | Near the solitary palm tree |
| Sethaneram un madiyil | For a little while on your lap |
| Thala vachi saanjikiren | I will lean my head and rest |
| Sangathiya sollithaaren | I will tell you sweet secrets |
| Vaadi nee vaadi | Come on girl, come on |
| Pathu kannu paalathula | At the ten-eyed arched bridge |
| Maechalukku kaathiruppen | I will wait for you while grazing cattle |
| Paaichaloda vaadi pulla | Come running with a leap, my girl |
| Koocham keecham thevaiyilla | There is no need for shyness or hesitation |
| Vaadi nee vaadi | Come on girl, come on |
| Male | |
| Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy | Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy |
| Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy | Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy |
| Sevvelani chinna kani | Sweet tender coconut, ripe small fruit |
| Unna seraiyedukka poren | I am coming to take you captive |
| Vaadi | Come on |
| Female | |
| Ayyaiyyo en usurukkulla | Alas! Inside my soul |
| Theeya vachan ayyaiyyo | He set a fire, alas! |
| En manasukulla | Inside my heart |
| Noiya thachan ayyaiyyo | He stitched a sickness, alas! |
| Male | |
| Sandaali un paasathaala | You ruthless girl, because of your love |
| Nanum sundeliyaa aanen pulla | Even I have turned into a timid little mouse, my girl |
| Female | |
| Nee konnaa kooda kuthamilla | Even if you kill me, there is no fault in it |
| Nee sonnaa saagum indha pulla | If you say so, this girl will willingly die |
| Female | |
| Ayyaiyyo | Alas! |
| En vetkam pathee | My shyness catches fire |
| Vegurathae ayyaiyyo | And burns away, alas! |
| En samanja dhegam | My matured body |
| Saaiyirathae ayyaiyyo | Leans over helplessly, alas! |
| Male | |
| Arali vedha vaasakkaari | Woman with the aroma of oleander seeds |
| Aala kollum paasakkaari | Affectionate woman who kills men with love |
| En udambu nenja keeri | Tearing through my body and heart |
| Nee ulla vandha getti kaari | You entered inside, you clever woman |
| Female | |
| Kallukulla therai pola | Like a toad trapped inside a rock |
| Kalanjirukkum thaadi kulla | Inside your unkempt, messy beard |
| Olinjikka vaa | Let me come and hide! |
| Kaala suthum nizhala pola | Like a shadow trailing at your feet |
| Potta kaatil unkoodavae | In this open barren land, with you |
| Thangidavaa | Shall I stay forever? |
| Female | |
| Ayyanaara paathaalae | Whenever I look at the guardian deity Ayyanar |
| Un nenappu thaandaa | It is only your thought that fills my mind |
| Ammi kallu poo pola | The heavy grinding stone, like a soft flower |
| Maari pochu yenda | Has transformed, my man |
| Naan vaadaa malli | I am an unfading jasmine flower |
| Nee podaa alli | You come along as a night lily |
| Male | |
| { Thoratti kannu karuvaachiyae | Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks |
| Nee thotta aruvaa | The sharp sickle that you touch |
| Karumbaaguthae } (2) | Turns sweet like sugarcane |
| Male | |
| Sandaali un paasathaalae | Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks |
| Nanum sundeliyaa | The sharp sickle that you touch |
| Aanen pulla | Turns sweet like sugarcane |
| Female | |
| Nee konnaa kooda kuthamilla | You ruthless girl, because of your love |
| Nee sonnaa saagum indhapulla | Even I into a timid mouse |
ஏலே ஏலேலேலே
ஏலே ஏலேலேலே ஒத்த
பனை மரத்துல செத்த நேரம்
உன் மடியில் தல வச்சு
சாஞ்சிக்கிறேன் சங்கதிய
சொல்லி தாறேன் வாடி நீ
வாடி பத்துக்கண்ணு பாலத்துல
மேய்ச்சலுக்குக் காத்திருப்பேன்
பாய்ச்சலோட வாடி புள்ள
கூச்சம் கீச்சம் தேவையில்லை
வாடி நீ வாடி
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Near the solitary palm tree
For a little while on your lap
I will lean my head and rest
I will tell you sweet secrets
Come on girl, come on
At the ten-eyed arched bridge
I will wait for you while grazing cattle
Come running with a leap, my girl
There is no need for shyness or hesitation
Come on girl, come on
ஏலே ஏலேலேலே
ஏலே ஏலேலேலே செவ்வளனி
சின்னக் கனி உன்ன சிறை
எடுக்கப் போறேன் வாடி
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Sweet tender coconut, ripe small fruit
I am coming to take you captive
Come on
அய்யய்யோ என்
உசுருக்குள்ள தீய வச்சான்
அய்யய்யோ என் மனசுக்குள்ள
நோயத் தச்சான் அய்யய்யோ
Alas! Inside my soul
He set a fire, alas!
Inside my heart
He stitched a sickness, alas!
சண்டாளி உன்
பாசத்தால நானும் சுண்டெலியா
ஆனேன் புள்ள
You ruthless girl, because of your love
Even I have turned into a timid little mouse, my girl
நீ கொன்னாக்கூட
குத்தமில்ல நீ சொன்னா
சாகும் இந்தப் புள்ள
அய்யய்யோ என் வெட்கம்
பத்தி வேகுறதே அய்யய்யோ
என் சமஞ்ச தேகம் சாயிறதே
அய்யய்யோ
Even if you kill me, there is no fault in it
If you say so, this girl will willingly die
அரளி விதை
வாசக்காரி ஆள கொல்லும்
பாசக்காரி என் உடம்பு நெஞ்ச
கீறி நீ உள்ள வந்தா
கெட்டிக்காரி
Alas!
My shyness catches fire
And burns away, alas!
My matured body
Leans over helplessly, alas!
அய்யய்யோ என்
இடுப்பு வேட்டி இறங்கிப்
போச்சே அய்யய்யோ
என் மீச முறுக்கும்
மடங்கிப் போச்சே
அய்யய்யோ
Woman with the aroma of oleander seeds
Affectionate woman who kills men with love
Tearing through my body and heart
You entered inside, you clever woman
கல்லுக்குள்ள தேர
போல கலைஞ்சிருக்கும்
தாடிக்குள்ள ஒளிஞ்சுக்கவா
காலச் சுத்தும் நிழலப் போல
பொட்டக்காட்டில் உன்கூடவே
தங்கிடவா
Like a toad trapped inside a rock
Inside your unkempt, messy beard
Let me come and hide!
Like a shadow trailing at your feet
In this open barren land, with you
Shall I stay forever?
அய்யானார பாத்தாலே
உன் நெனப்புதான்டா அம்மிக்கல்லு
பூப்போல மாறிப்போச்சு ஏன்டா
நான் வாடாமல்லி நீ போடா
அல்லி
Whenever I look at the guardian deity Ayyanar
It is only your thought that fills my mind
The heavy grinding stone, like a soft flower
Has transformed, my man
I am an unfading jasmine flower
You come along as a night lily
{ தொரட்டிக் கண்ணு
கருவாச்சியே நீ தொட்டா
அருவா கரும்பாகுதே } (2)
Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks
The sharp sickle that you touch
Turns sweet like sugarcane
சண்டாளி உன்
பாசத்தாலநானும் சுண்டெலியா
ஆனேன் புள்ள
Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks
The sharp sickle that you touch
Turns sweet like sugarcane
நீ கொன்னாக்கூட
குத்தமில்ல நீ சொன்னா
சாகும் இந்தப் புள்ள
You ruthless girl, because of your love
Even I into a timid mouse
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Otha pana marathula
Near the solitary palm tree
Sethaneram un madiyil
For a little while on your lap
Thala vachi saanjikiren
I will lean my head and rest
Sangathiya sollithaaren
I will tell you sweet secrets
Vaadi nee vaadi
Come on girl, come on
Pathu kannu paalathula
At the ten-eyed arched bridge
Maechalukku kaathiruppen
I will wait for you while grazing cattle
Paaichaloda vaadi pulla
Come running with a leap, my girl
Koocham keecham thevaiyilla
There is no need for shyness or hesitation
Vaadi nee vaadi
Come on girl, come on
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Yeleyyy yeleleleyyy
Sevvelani chinna kani
Sweet tender coconut, ripe small fruit
Unna seraiyedukka poren
I am coming to take you captive
Vaadi
Come on
Ayyaiyyo en usurukkulla
Alas! Inside my soul
Theeya vachan ayyaiyyo
He set a fire, alas!
En manasukulla
Inside my heart
Noiya thachan ayyaiyyo
He stitched a sickness, alas!
Sandaali un paasathaala
You ruthless girl, because of your love
Nanum sundeliyaa aanen pulla
Even I have turned into a timid little mouse, my girl
Nee konnaa kooda kuthamilla
Even if you kill me, there is no fault in it
Nee sonnaa saagum indha pulla
If you say so, this girl will willingly die
Ayyaiyyo
Alas!
En vetkam pathee
My shyness catches fire
Vegurathae ayyaiyyo
And burns away, alas!
En samanja dhegam
My matured body
Saaiyirathae ayyaiyyo
Leans over helplessly, alas!
Arali vedha vaasakkaari
Woman with the aroma of oleander seeds
Aala kollum paasakkaari
Affectionate woman who kills men with love
En udambu nenja keeri
Tearing through my body and heart
Nee ulla vandha getti kaari
You entered inside, you clever woman
Kallukulla therai pola
Like a toad trapped inside a rock
Kalanjirukkum thaadi kulla
Inside your unkempt, messy beard
Olinjikka vaa
Let me come and hide!
Kaala suthum nizhala pola
Like a shadow trailing at your feet
Potta kaatil unkoodavae
In this open barren land, with you
Thangidavaa
Shall I stay forever?
Ayyanaara paathaalae
Whenever I look at the guardian deity Ayyanar
Un nenappu thaandaa
It is only your thought that fills my mind
Ammi kallu poo pola
The heavy grinding stone, like a soft flower
Maari pochu yenda
Has transformed, my man
Naan vaadaa malli
I am an unfading jasmine flower
Nee podaa alli
You come along as a night lily
{ Thoratti kannu karuvaachiyae
Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks
Nee thotta aruvaa
The sharp sickle that you touch
Karumbaaguthae } (2)
Turns sweet like sugarcane
Sandaali un paasathaalae
Dark-skinned girl with eyes like sickle-hooks
Nanum sundeliyaa
The sharp sickle that you touch
Aanen pulla
Turns sweet like sugarcane
Nee konnaa kooda kuthamilla
You ruthless girl, because of your love
Nee sonnaa saagum indhapulla
Even I into a timid mouse
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a iconic folk duet expressing intense, raw, and earthy romantic passion set in rural Tamil Nadu. The male protagonist calls out playfully to his beloved, inviting her to share intimate moments in the quiet countryside. The female protagonist responds with overwhelming devotion, expressing how his love has consumed her mind and body, softening her tough exterior and burning away her inhibitions. Through rural imagery—such as grinding stones turning soft like flowers and sickles becoming sweet as sugarcane—the song depicts the transformative power of deep, unfiltered love. The characters express a selfless desire to surrender completely to each other, highlighting both the playfulness and the sheer intensity of their emotional bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Ammi kallu poo pola / Maari pochu yenda”
Compares a heavy grinding stone ('Ammi kallu') turning soft like a flower ('poo pola') to illustrate how love softens hardness.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Nee thotta aruvaa / Karumbaaguthae”
Exaggerates the impact of touch by claiming a sharp iron sickle becomes sweet sugarcane when touched by the lover.
Rhyme & Alliteration (Edhugai / Monai)
“Sandaali un paasathaala / Nanum sundeliyaa aanen pulla”
Rhythmic repetition of sounds in 'Arali vedha' / 'Aala kollum' and 'Sandaali' / 'Sundeliyaa' enhancing the folk musicality.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the critically acclaimed film 'Paruthiveeran' (2007), this track featured vocals by Shreya Ghoshal alongside folk singers. Shreya Ghoshal won several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil for her expressive rendition of rural Madurai Tamil dialect.
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