Azhagana Sathigari
From Rebel · 2024
- Lyricist
- Ekadasi
- Singer
- Velmurugan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Rebel2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Azhagana sathigari | A beautiful temptress |
| Aalak konnu poraa da | She is killing me with her charm, man |
| Yae padupaavi kodimela | Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline |
| Enna kaaya pottaa da | She hung me out to dry, man |
| Male | |
| Allithaan pattaampoochi | She scooped up and gave me |
| Thandhaale | Butterflies galore |
| Yae kollathaan konduvandha | Hey, she brought eyes |
| Kannaale | Meant to kill me |
| Male | |
| Andha acchu vellam | That block of jaggery |
| Enaku venum angaali | I need it, goddess Angaali |
| Avala vechikkittu | Keeping her by my side |
| Vananga venum pangaali | I want to worship her, my brother |
| Male | |
| Yae vanji vandhaa podhum | Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough |
| Ada kanji kooda venaa | I don't even need porridge to eat |
| Yae pacha kili podhum | Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough |
| Oru panju metha venaam | I don't need a soft cotton mattress |
| Male | |
| Yae uppu kallu kooda | Hey, even a rock of salt |
| Ippo sakkaraiyaa pochu | Has turned into sweet sugar now |
| Naa nimmadhiyaa thoongi | It has been ten days |
| Ada patthu naalu aachu | Since I slept peacefully, man! |
| Male | |
| Sela pola kolakaari vandhaale | She arrived like a statue, that murderess |
| Velayilla madhu bodha thandhaale | She gave me free intoxicating wine |
| Thazhavaazha ela pola vandhaale | She arrived like a lush plantain leaf |
| Pasiaara sirippu alli thandhaale | She gathered and gave a smile to quench my hunger |
| Male | |
| Vekka padumbodhu | When she feels shy |
| Enna vettiputtu poraa | She cuts through me and walks away |
| Pakkatthula vandha | If she comes near me |
| Naa aavene nooraa | I will turn into a hundred men |
| Male | |
| Compusaatam naanum | Like a compass pencil |
| Yaesutthi thaane vaaren | I keep circling around her |
| Yae kandukitta podhum | Hey, if she just notices me |
| Naa kattikirene | I will marry her instantly |
| Male | |
| Yae putthagattha paathaa | Hey, when I look at a textbook |
| Vaandhi edukkuren | I feel like vomiting |
| Andha ponna paaka | To go see that girl |
| Naalu vela kulikiren | I take a bath four times a day |
| Male | |
| Azhagana sathigari | A beautiful temptress |
| Aalak konnu poraa da | She is killing me with her charm, man |
| Yae padupaavi kodimela | Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline |
| Enna kaaya pottaa da | She hung me out to dry, man |
| Male | |
| Therunaaikum dhosthaagi ponene | I became friends with the street dogs |
| Ther paaka ava paatthu ninnene | I stood waiting to catch a glimpse of her watching the temple car |
| Aahasam avalaagi ponene | The entire sky became her image |
| Raavellaam goorkaavaa ninnene | All night long, I stood watch like a Gurkha guard |
| Male | |
| Ullukulla paaru | Look inside my heart |
| Oru kalavaranthaan pothu | A riot is breaking out |
| Thillu mullu vella | To win through cunning tricks |
| En munnaala edhu | Who stands before me? |
| Male | |
| Paccharusi pallu | Teeth like raw rice grains |
| Ada pannaruva mookku | A nose shaped like a curved sickle |
| Silverkenda kannu | Eyes sparkling like silver carp fish |
| Ava sembarutthi da | She is a radiant hibiscus flower, man |
| Male | |
| Ada paambaatti pola | Hey, like a snake charmer |
| Enna padutthuraa | She makes me suffer and dance |
| Yae thookathaye | Hey, even my sleep itself |
| Podavaiyaattam udutthuraa | She wears like a saree around her |
| Male | |
| Azhagana sathigari | A beautiful temptress |
| Aalak konnu poraa da | She is killing me with her charm, man |
| Yae padupaavi kodimela | Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline |
| Enna kaaya pottaa da | She hung me out to dry, man |
| Male | |
| Allithaan pattaampoochi | She scooped up and gave me |
| Thandhaale | Butterflies galore |
| Yae kollathaan konduvandha | Hey, she brought eyes |
| Kannaale | Meant to kill me |
| Male | |
| Andha acchu vellam | That block of jaggery |
| Enaku venum angaali | I need it, goddess Angaali |
| Avala vechikkittu | Keeping her by my side |
| Vananga venum pangaali | I want to worship her, my brother |
| Male | |
| Yae vanji vandhaa podhum | Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough |
| Ada kanji kooda venaa | I don't even need porridge to eat |
| Yae pacha kili podhum | Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough |
| Oru panju mettha venaam | I don't need a soft cotton mattress |
| Male | |
| Yae uppu kallu kooda | Hey, even a rock of salt |
| Ippo sakkaraiyaa pochu | Has turned into sweet sugar now |
| Naa nimmadhiyaa thoongi | It has been ten days |
| Ada patthu naalu aachu | Since I slept peacefully, man! |
அழகான சதிகாரி
ஆளகொன்னு போறா டா
யே படுபாவி கொடிமேல
என்ன காய போட்டா டா
A beautiful temptress
She is killing me with her charm, man
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
She hung me out to dry, man
அள்ளித்தான் பட்டாம்பூச்சி
தந்தாளே
யே கொள்ளத்தான் கொண்டுவந்த
கண்ணாலே
She scooped up and gave me
Butterflies galore
Hey, she brought eyes
Meant to kill me
அந்த அச்சு வெல்லம்
எனக்கு வேணும் அங்காளி
அவள வெச்சிக்கிட்டு வணங்க
வேணும் பங்காளி
That block of jaggery
I need it, goddess Angaali
Keeping her by my side
I want to worship her, my brother
யே வஞ்சி வந்தா போதும்
அட கஞ்சி கூட வேணா
யே பச்சை கிளி போது
ஒரு பஞ்சு மெத்த வேணாம்
Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough
I don't even need porridge to eat
Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough
I don't need a soft cotton mattress
ஏய் உப்பு கல்லு கூட
இப்போ சக்கரையா போச்சு
நா நிம்மதியா தூங்கி
அட பத்து நாளு ஆச்சு
Hey, even a rock of salt
Has turned into sweet sugar now
It has been ten days
Since I slept peacefully, man!
செல போல கொலக்காரி வந்தாளே
விலையில்லா மது போத தந்தாளே
தலவாழ எல போல வந்தாளே
பசியாற சிரிப்பு அள்ளி தந்தாளே
She arrived like a statue, that murderess
She gave me free intoxicating wine
She arrived like a lush plantain leaf
She gathered and gave a smile to quench my hunger
வெக்க படுது என்ன
வெட்டிப்புட்டு போறா
பக்கத்துல வந்தா
நா ஆவேனே நூறா
When she feels shy
She cuts through me and walks away
If she comes near me
I will turn into a hundred men
காம்பசாட்டம் நானும்
யே சுத்தி தானே வாறேன்
என்ன கண்டுகிட்டா போதும்
நா கட்டிகிறேனே
Like a compass pencil
I keep circling around her
Hey, if she just notices me
I will marry her instantly
ஏய் புத்தகத்த பாத்தா
வாந்தி எதுக்குறேன்
அந்த பொண்ண பாக்க
நாலு வேளை குளிக்கிறேன்
Hey, when I look at a textbook
I feel like vomiting
To go see that girl
I take a bath four times a day
அழகான சதிகாரி
ஆளகொன்னு போறா டா
யே படுபாவி கொடிமேல
என்ன காய போட்டா டா
A beautiful temptress
She is killing me with her charm, man
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
She hung me out to dry, man
தெருநாய்க்கும் தோஸ்தாகி போனேனே
தேர் பாக்கா அவ பாத்து நின்னேனே
ஆகாசம் அவளாகி போனேனே
ராவெல்லாம் கூர்க்காவா நின்னேனே
I became friends with the street dogs
I stood waiting to catch a glimpse of her watching the temple car
The entire sky became her image
All night long, I stood watch like a Gurkha guard
உள்ளுக்குள்ள பாரு
ஒரு கலவரந்தான் போது
தில்லு முல்லு வேல
என் முன்னால ஏது
Look inside my heart
A riot is breaking out
To win through cunning tricks
Who stands before me?
பச்சரிசி பல்லு
அட பண்ணருவா மூக்கு
சில்வர்கெண்ட கண்ணு
அவ செம்பருத்தி டா
Teeth like raw rice grains
A nose shaped like a curved sickle
Eyes sparkling like silver carp fish
She is a radiant hibiscus flower, man
அட பாம்பாட்டி போல
என்ன படுத்துறா
யே தூக்கத்தையே
புடவையாட்டம் உடுத்துறா
Hey, like a snake charmer
She makes me suffer and dance
Hey, even my sleep itself
She wears like a saree around her
அழகான சதிகாரி
ஆளகொன்னு போறா டா
யே படுபாவி கொடிமேல
என்ன காய போட்டா டா
A beautiful temptress
She is killing me with her charm, man
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
She hung me out to dry, man
அள்ளித்தான் பட்டாம்பூச்சி
தந்தாளே
யே கொள்ளத்தான் கொண்டுவந்த
கண்ணாலே
She scooped up and gave me
Butterflies galore
Hey, she brought eyes
Meant to kill me
அந்த அச்சு வெல்லம்
எனக்கு வேணும் அங்காளி
அவள வெச்சிக்கிட்டு வணங்க
வேணும் பங்காளி
That block of jaggery
I need it, goddess Angaali
Keeping her by my side
I want to worship her, my brother
யே வஞ்சி வந்தா போதும்
அட கஞ்சி கூட வேணா
யே பச்சை கிளி போது
ஒரு பஞ்சு மெத்த வேணாம்
Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough
I don't even need porridge to eat
Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough
I don't need a soft cotton mattress
ஏய் உப்பு கல்லு கூட
இப்போ சக்கரையா போச்சு
நா நிம்மதியா தூங்கி
அட பத்து நாளு ஆச்சு
Hey, even a rock of salt
Has turned into sweet sugar now
It has been ten days
Since I slept peacefully, man!
Azhagana sathigari
A beautiful temptress
Aalak konnu poraa da
She is killing me with her charm, man
Yae padupaavi kodimela
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
Enna kaaya pottaa da
She hung me out to dry, man
Allithaan pattaampoochi
She scooped up and gave me
Thandhaale
Butterflies galore
Yae kollathaan konduvandha
Hey, she brought eyes
Kannaale
Meant to kill me
Andha acchu vellam
That block of jaggery
Enaku venum angaali
I need it, goddess Angaali
Avala vechikkittu
Keeping her by my side
Vananga venum pangaali
I want to worship her, my brother
Yae vanji vandhaa podhum
Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough
Ada kanji kooda venaa
I don't even need porridge to eat
Yae pacha kili podhum
Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough
Oru panju metha venaam
I don't need a soft cotton mattress
Yae uppu kallu kooda
Hey, even a rock of salt
Ippo sakkaraiyaa pochu
Has turned into sweet sugar now
Naa nimmadhiyaa thoongi
It has been ten days
Ada patthu naalu aachu
Since I slept peacefully, man!
Sela pola kolakaari vandhaale
She arrived like a statue, that murderess
Velayilla madhu bodha thandhaale
She gave me free intoxicating wine
Thazhavaazha ela pola vandhaale
She arrived like a lush plantain leaf
Pasiaara sirippu alli thandhaale
She gathered and gave a smile to quench my hunger
Vekka padumbodhu
When she feels shy
Enna vettiputtu poraa
She cuts through me and walks away
Pakkatthula vandha
If she comes near me
Naa aavene nooraa
I will turn into a hundred men
Compusaatam naanum
Like a compass pencil
Yaesutthi thaane vaaren
I keep circling around her
Yae kandukitta podhum
Hey, if she just notices me
Naa kattikirene
I will marry her instantly
Yae putthagattha paathaa
Hey, when I look at a textbook
Vaandhi edukkuren
I feel like vomiting
Andha ponna paaka
To go see that girl
Naalu vela kulikiren
I take a bath four times a day
Azhagana sathigari
A beautiful temptress
Aalak konnu poraa da
She is killing me with her charm, man
Yae padupaavi kodimela
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
Enna kaaya pottaa da
She hung me out to dry, man
Therunaaikum dhosthaagi ponene
I became friends with the street dogs
Ther paaka ava paatthu ninnene
I stood waiting to catch a glimpse of her watching the temple car
Aahasam avalaagi ponene
The entire sky became her image
Raavellaam goorkaavaa ninnene
All night long, I stood watch like a Gurkha guard
Ullukulla paaru
Look inside my heart
Oru kalavaranthaan pothu
A riot is breaking out
Thillu mullu vella
To win through cunning tricks
En munnaala edhu
Who stands before me?
Paccharusi pallu
Teeth like raw rice grains
Ada pannaruva mookku
A nose shaped like a curved sickle
Silverkenda kannu
Eyes sparkling like silver carp fish
Ava sembarutthi da
She is a radiant hibiscus flower, man
Ada paambaatti pola
Hey, like a snake charmer
Enna padutthuraa
She makes me suffer and dance
Yae thookathaye
Hey, even my sleep itself
Podavaiyaattam udutthuraa
She wears like a saree around her
Azhagana sathigari
A beautiful temptress
Aalak konnu poraa da
She is killing me with her charm, man
Yae padupaavi kodimela
Hey, that villainous girl, on the clothesline
Enna kaaya pottaa da
She hung me out to dry, man
Allithaan pattaampoochi
She scooped up and gave me
Thandhaale
Butterflies galore
Yae kollathaan konduvandha
Hey, she brought eyes
Kannaale
Meant to kill me
Andha acchu vellam
That block of jaggery
Enaku venum angaali
I need it, goddess Angaali
Avala vechikkittu
Keeping her by my side
Vananga venum pangaali
I want to worship her, my brother
Yae vanji vandhaa podhum
Hey, if that young maiden comes, that's enough
Ada kanji kooda venaa
I don't even need porridge to eat
Yae pacha kili podhum
Hey, that green parrot of a girl is enough
Oru panju mettha venaam
I don't need a soft cotton mattress
Yae uppu kallu kooda
Hey, even a rock of salt
Ippo sakkaraiyaa pochu
Has turned into sweet sugar now
Naa nimmadhiyaa thoongi
It has been ten days
Ada patthu naalu aachu
Since I slept peacefully, man!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Azhagana Sathigari' from the 2024 Tamil film 'Rebel' is a high-energy folk-infused romantic song where the protagonist passionately describes the overwhelming effect a young woman has on his mind, heart, and daily routine. He expresses how her beauty and shy glances render him restless, driving away his sleep, appetite, and interest in studies while filling his world with sweet intoxication and devotion towards her. Through vivid rustic hyperboles and folk metaphors, he portrays his hopeless infatuation, comparing her features to natural and everyday elements like raw rice, sickles, silver carp fish, and jaggery, while lightheartedly admitting how he spends his days circling around her in adoration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagand)
“Andha acchu vellam / Silverkenda kannu”
Comparing the girl's sweetness directly to 'Acchu vellam' (block of jaggery) and her eyes to 'Silverkenda' (silver carp fish).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Yae uppu kallu kooda Ippo sakkaraiyaa pochu / Naa nimmadhiyaa thoongi Ada patthu naalu aachu”
Exaggerating the effect of love by saying even salt tastes like sugar and that he hasn't slept in ten days.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Sela pola kolakaari vandhaale / Thazhavaazha ela pola vandhaale”
Comparing her movement/arrival to a statue ('Sela pola') and a plantain leaf ('Thazhavaazha ela pola').
Rhyme / Assonance (Emoni & Edhugai)
“Sela pola kolakaari vandhaale / Velayilla madhu bodha thandhaale”
Use of rhyming end sounds in lines like 'vandhaale', 'thandhaale', creating a rhythmic folk bounce.
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Trivia
'Azhagana Sathigari' features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also stars as the lead actor in 'Rebel' (2024). The song is rendered in a high-octane rural folk style by prominent Tamil folk singer Velmurugan, with lyrics penned by Ekadasi.
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