Eechi Elumichi
From Taj Mahal · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Manoj, Arundhathi, Raqueeb Alam
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Taj Mahal1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mayae maayae yae | Oh magic, oh magic! |
| Maayae maayae yoo…(3) | Oh magic, oh magic! (x3) |
| Female | |
| Maayoo maayooyoo yoo | Oh magical one... |
| Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo | Oh magical one... |
| Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo | Oh magical one... |
| Maayoo maayooyoo yoo | Oh magical one... |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Thannikkulla paathavalum | The one who looked at me inside the water, |
| Neethaan pechi | That goddess Pechi is you! |
| kaththi rendu vechirukkum | Carrying two sharp knives, |
| Kannae saatchi | Your eyes themselves are the proof! |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Thannikkulla paathavalum | The one who looked at me inside the water, |
| Neethaan pechi | That goddess Pechi is you! |
| kaththi rendu vechirukkum | Carrying two sharp knives, |
| Kannae saatchi | Your eyes themselves are the proof! |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Female | |
| Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo | Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic! |
| Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo | Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic! |
| Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo | Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic! |
| Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo | Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic! |
| Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo | Oh magical... |
| Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo | Oh magical... |
| Female | |
| Aagaayam poovaali | The sky is a flower watering can, |
| Adhupattukku ozhuga | Dripping down like silk, |
| Thuliga thuliga vizhuthae | Falling drop by drop. |
| Male | |
| Siruthanni tholodum | Falling on my shoulders, |
| Maarodum vizhunthu | Falling on my chest, |
| Thodaatha yedamum thodutha | It touched untouched places. |
| Male | |
| Oththa mazhathuli | The place where a single raindrop fell, |
| Paatha yedam | The place that it saw, |
| Piththukkuli ivan paakalaiyae | This crazy guy hasn't even seen! |
| Female :Poothum arumbu pookkalaiyae | The flower bud hasn't bloomed yet, |
| Thotta kadan innum theekkalaiyae | The debt of a touch isn't cleared yet. |
| Male | |
| Macha kanni onna kaangalaiyae | Hey girl with the beauty mark, I haven't seen you, |
| Oththa kannu mattum thoongalaiyae | Only one eye hasn't slept! |
| Female :Paattu saththam kekkalaiyae | The sound of a song isn't heard, |
| Anthi pagal yedhum paakkalaiyae | Neither dusk nor day is noticed. |
| Male | |
| Manja kezhangae | Oh yellow turmeric root, |
| Onna paathupputten | I have seen you completely, |
| Manasukkulla pottu poottikitten | And locked you deep inside my heart! |
| Female :Nenju kuzhikulla | Deep inside the pit of my heart, |
| Verthupputten | I broke into a sweat, |
| Kannukkulla onna maattikitten | I caught you right inside my eyes! |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Female | |
| Thozhuvodu seraatha | Even an untamed bull, |
| Polikaala kooda | That doesn't enter the pen, |
| Kodaiya paathu meralum | Gets scared looking at an umbrella! |
| Male | |
| Kodakandu meralaadha | The bull with axe-like horns, |
| Kodaali kaala | Unfrightened by an umbrella, |
| Thaavani paaththu meralum | Gets terrified seeing a half-saree! |
| Male | |
| Paasi mani rendu kokkayila | While stringing two glass beads, |
| Paavi manasayum koththavalae | You hooked this sinner's heart! |
| Neendhi kedandha thannikkulla | In the water where I was swimming, |
| Nenjil theeyavechu ponavalae | You set a fire inside my heart and left! |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaaa…aaaa….aaa…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Thathi nadakkura vaathukoottam | The flock of waddling ducks, |
| Thannikkulla mutta podumadi | Lays eggs inside the water. |
| Vaththu muttaya pola udhattil | Like a duck's egg, the word on my lips, |
| Vandha sollu nenjil mungudhadi | Sinks down into my heart! |
| Female | |
| Aaaa…aaa…aaaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaaa…aaaa….aaa…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Male | |
| Kaiyil kaiya vechu azhuthikadi | Press your hand into my hand, |
| Kannil kanna vechu kalandhukkadi | Blend your eyes into my eyes, |
| Nenjil nenja vechu paduthukkadi | Lay down with your chest against mine, |
| Neram vandhaa enna uduthikkadi | Wrap me around you when the right time comes! |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Thannikkulla paathavalum | The one who looked at me inside the water, |
| Neethaan pechi | That goddess Pechi is you! |
| kaththi rendu vechirukkum | Carrying two sharp knives, |
| Kannae saatchi | Your eyes themselves are the proof! |
| Male | |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Eechi elumichi | Wild date fruit and lemon, |
| Aedi karuvaachi | Hey dark-complexioned girl! |
| Male | |
| Maayae maayae yoo…(4) | Oh magic, oh magic! (x4) |
மாயே மாயே யோ
மாயே மாயே யோ... (3)
Oh magic, oh magic!
Oh magic, oh magic! (x3)
மாயோ மாயோ மாயோயோ யோ
மாயோ மாயோ மாயோயோ யோ
மாயோ மாயோ மாயோயோ யோ
மாயோ மாயோயோ யோ
Oh magical one...
Oh magical one...
Oh magical one...
Oh magical one...
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
தண்ணிக்குள்ள பாத்தவளும்
நீதான் பேச்சி
கத்தி ரெண்டு வெச்சிருக்கும்
கண்ணே சாட்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
The one who looked at me inside the water,
That goddess Pechi is you!
Carrying two sharp knives,
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
தண்ணிக்குள்ள பாத்தவளும்
நீதான் பேச்சி
கத்தி ரெண்டு வெச்சிருக்கும்
கண்ணே சாட்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
The one who looked at me inside the water,
That goddess Pechi is you!
Carrying two sharp knives,
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
மய மாயோ மய மாயோ யோ
மய மாயோ மய மாயோ யோ
மய மாயோ மய மாயோ யோ
மய மாயோ மய மாயோ யோ
மாயோ...ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ
மாயோ...ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Oh magical...
Oh magical...
ஆகாயம் பூவாளி
அதுபாட்டுக்கு ஒழுக
துளிக துளிக விழுதே
The sky is a flower watering can,
Dripping down like silk,
Falling drop by drop.
சிறுதண்ணி தோளோடும்
மாறோடும் விழுந்து
தொடாத எடமும் தொடுதே
Falling on my shoulders,
Falling on my chest,
It touched untouched places.
ஒத்த மழத்துளி
பாத்த எடம்
பித்துக்குளி இவன் பாக்கலையே
பூத்தும் அரும்பு பூக்கலையே
தொட்ட கடன் இன்னும் தீக்கலையே
The place where a single raindrop fell,
The place that it saw,
This crazy guy hasn't even seen!
The flower bud hasn't bloomed yet,
The debt of a touch isn't cleared yet.
மச்ச கன்னி ஒன்ன காங்கலையே
ஒத்த கண்ணு மட்டும் தூங்கலையே
பாட்டு சத்தம் கேக்கலையே
அந்தி பகல் ஏதும் பாக்கலையே
Hey girl with the beauty mark, I haven't seen you,
Only one eye hasn't slept!
The sound of a song isn't heard,
Neither dusk nor day is noticed.
மஞ்ச கிழங்கே
ஒன்ன பாத்துப்புட்டேன்
மனசுக்குள்ள போட்டு பூட்டிக்கிட்டேன்
நெஞ்சு குழிகுள்ள
வேர்த்துப்புட்டேன்
கண்ணுக்குள்ள ஒன்ன மாட்டிக்கிட்டேன்
Oh yellow turmeric root,
I have seen you completely,
And locked you deep inside my heart!
Deep inside the pit of my heart,
I broke into a sweat,
I caught you right inside my eyes!
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
தொழுவோடு சேராத
பொலிகாள கூட
கொடைய பாத்து மெரளும்
Even an untamed bull,
That doesn't enter the pen,
Gets scared looking at an umbrella!
கொடகண்டு மெரளாத
கோடாளி காள
தாவணி பாத்து மெரளும்
The bull with axe-like horns,
Unfrightened by an umbrella,
Gets terrified seeing a half-saree!
பாசி மணி ரெண்டு கோக்கயில
பாவி மனசயும் கோத்தவளே
நீந்திக் கெடந்த தண்ணிக்குள்ள
நெஞ்சில் தீயவெச்சு போனவளே
While stringing two glass beads,
You hooked this sinner's heart!
In the water where I was swimming,
You set a fire inside my heart and left!
ஆஆ...ஆஅ...ஆஆ....
ஆஆ....ஆஆ...ஆஅ....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
தத்தி நடக்குற வாத்துக்கூட்டம்
தண்ணிக்குள்ள முட்ட போடுமடி
வாத்து முட்டைய போல உதட்டில்
வந்த சொல்லு நெஞ்சில் முங்குதடி
The flock of waddling ducks,
Lays eggs inside the water.
Like a duck's egg, the word on my lips,
Sinks down into my heart!
ஆஆ...ஆஅ...ஆஆ....
ஆஆ....ஆஆ...ஆஅ....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
கையில் கைய வெச்சு அழுத்திக்கடி
கண்ணில் கண்ண வெச்சு கலந்துக்கடி
நெஞ்சில் நெஞ்ச வெச்சு படுத்துக்கடி
நேரம் வந்தா என்ன உடுத்திக்கடி
Press your hand into my hand,
Blend your eyes into my eyes,
Lay down with your chest against mine,
Wrap me around you when the right time comes!
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
தண்ணிக்குள்ள பாத்தவளும்
நீதான் பேச்சி
கத்தி ரெண்டு வெச்சிருக்கும்
கண்ணே சாட்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
The one who looked at me inside the water,
That goddess Pechi is you!
Carrying two sharp knives,
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
ஈச்சி எலுமிச்சி
ஏடி கருவாச்சி
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
மாயே…மாயே யோ…(4)
Oh magic, oh magic! (x4)
Mayae maayae yae
Oh magic, oh magic!
Maayae maayae yoo…(3)
Oh magic, oh magic! (x3)
Maayoo maayooyoo yoo
Oh magical one...
Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo
Oh magical one...
Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo
Oh magical one...
Maayoo maayooyoo yoo
Oh magical one...
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Thannikkulla paathavalum
The one who looked at me inside the water,
Neethaan pechi
That goddess Pechi is you!
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Carrying two sharp knives,
Kannae saatchi
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Thannikkulla paathavalum
The one who looked at me inside the water,
Neethaan pechi
That goddess Pechi is you!
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Carrying two sharp knives,
Kannae saatchi
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo
Magic, oh magic, magic, oh magic!
Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo
Oh magical...
Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo
Oh magical...
Aagaayam poovaali
The sky is a flower watering can,
Adhupattukku ozhuga
Dripping down like silk,
Thuliga thuliga vizhuthae
Falling drop by drop.
Siruthanni tholodum
Falling on my shoulders,
Maarodum vizhunthu
Falling on my chest,
Thodaatha yedamum thodutha
It touched untouched places.
Oththa mazhathuli
The place where a single raindrop fell,
Paatha yedam
The place that it saw,
Piththukkuli ivan paakalaiyae
This crazy guy hasn't even seen!
Female :Poothum arumbu pookkalaiyae
The flower bud hasn't bloomed yet,
Thotta kadan innum theekkalaiyae
The debt of a touch isn't cleared yet.
Macha kanni onna kaangalaiyae
Hey girl with the beauty mark, I haven't seen you,
Oththa kannu mattum thoongalaiyae
Only one eye hasn't slept!
Female :Paattu saththam kekkalaiyae
The sound of a song isn't heard,
Anthi pagal yedhum paakkalaiyae
Neither dusk nor day is noticed.
Manja kezhangae
Oh yellow turmeric root,
Onna paathupputten
I have seen you completely,
Manasukkulla pottu poottikitten
And locked you deep inside my heart!
Female :Nenju kuzhikulla
Deep inside the pit of my heart,
Verthupputten
I broke into a sweat,
Kannukkulla onna maattikitten
I caught you right inside my eyes!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Thozhuvodu seraatha
Even an untamed bull,
Polikaala kooda
That doesn't enter the pen,
Kodaiya paathu meralum
Gets scared looking at an umbrella!
Kodakandu meralaadha
The bull with axe-like horns,
Kodaali kaala
Unfrightened by an umbrella,
Thaavani paaththu meralum
Gets terrified seeing a half-saree!
Paasi mani rendu kokkayila
While stringing two glass beads,
Paavi manasayum koththavalae
You hooked this sinner's heart!
Neendhi kedandha thannikkulla
In the water where I was swimming,
Nenjil theeyavechu ponavalae
You set a fire inside my heart and left!
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaaa…aaaa….aaa….
Ah... ah... ah...
Thathi nadakkura vaathukoottam
The flock of waddling ducks,
Thannikkulla mutta podumadi
Lays eggs inside the water.
Vaththu muttaya pola udhattil
Like a duck's egg, the word on my lips,
Vandha sollu nenjil mungudhadi
Sinks down into my heart!
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaaa…aaaa….aaa….
Ah... ah... ah...
Kaiyil kaiya vechu azhuthikadi
Press your hand into my hand,
Kannil kanna vechu kalandhukkadi
Blend your eyes into my eyes,
Nenjil nenja vechu paduthukkadi
Lay down with your chest against mine,
Neram vandhaa enna uduthikkadi
Wrap me around you when the right time comes!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Thannikkulla paathavalum
The one who looked at me inside the water,
Neethaan pechi
That goddess Pechi is you!
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Carrying two sharp knives,
Kannae saatchi
Your eyes themselves are the proof!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Eechi elumichi
Wild date fruit and lemon,
Aedi karuvaachi
Hey dark-complexioned girl!
Maayae maayae yoo…(4)
Oh magic, oh magic! (x4)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Eechi Elumichi' from the movie Taj Mahal (1999) is a vibrant, rustic Tamil folk-pop romantic song. Set in a rural backdrop, it captures the playful flirtation, passionate yearning, and romantic teasing between two young lovers. The male lead marvels at the girl's captivating beauty, comparing her sharp eyes to knives and her presence to a local village deity (Pechi). The lyrics mix vivid natural imagery—such as rain falling like a silken shower, wild bulls cowed by the sight of a maiden's half-saree, and unexpressed words sinking like duck eggs in water—to convey deep physical attraction and romantic infatuation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Aagaayam poovaali / Adhupattukku ozhuga”
Compares the sky to a flower watering-can dripping silken rain drops.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navorchi Ani)
“Kodakandu meralaadha / Kodaali kaala / Thaavani paaththu meralum”
Exaggerates the maiden's aura by describing how a wild bull with axe-like horns, afraid of nothing else, cowers upon seeing her half-saree.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Neendhi kedandha thannikkulla / Nenjil theeyavechu ponavalae”
Creates a poetic paradox of setting a fire inside heart while immersed in swimming water.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Vaththu muttaya pola udhattil / Vandha sollu nenjil mungudhadi”
Compares unspoken affection stuck on lips to a duck's egg sinking into water.
Rhyme / Assonance (Ethukai & Monai)
“Eechi elumichi / Aedi karuvaachi”
Rhythmic folk phrasing with matching internal and line-initial sounds.
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Trivia
'Taj Mahal' (1999) featured music composed by A.R. Rahman and lyrics by Vairamuthu. The film marked the acting debut of Manoj Bharathiraja, directed by his father, veteran director Bharathiraja. The song showcases Rahman's signature late-90s style of blending authentic Tamil folk vocalizations and slang with modern acoustic production.
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