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Eechi Elumichi

From Taj Mahal · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Manoj, Arundhathi, Raqueeb Alam
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Taj Mahal
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
24 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayae maayae yae
Maayae maayae yoo…(3)
Maayoo maayooyoo yoo
Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo
Maayoo mayoo maayooyoo yoo
Maayoo maayooyoo yoo
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Thannikkulla paathavalum
Neethaan pechi
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Kannae saatchi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Thannikkulla paathavalum
Neethaan pechi
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Kannae saatchi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo
Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo
Maya maayo maya mayaoo yoo
Maya maayoo maya maayoo yoo
Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo
Maayoo ..ooo ooo ooo ooo
Aagaayam poovaali
Adhupattukku ozhuga
Thuliga thuliga vizhuthae
Siruthanni tholodum
Maarodum vizhunthu
Thodaatha yedamum thodutha
Oththa mazhathuli
Paatha yedam
Piththukkuli ivan paakalaiyae
Female :Poothum arumbu pookkalaiyae
Thotta kadan innum theekkalaiyae
Macha kanni onna kaangalaiyae
Oththa kannu mattum thoongalaiyae
Female :Paattu saththam kekkalaiyae
Anthi pagal yedhum paakkalaiyae
Manja kezhangae
Onna paathupputten
Manasukkulla pottu poottikitten
Female :Nenju kuzhikulla
Verthupputten
Kannukkulla onna maattikitten
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Thozhuvodu seraatha
Polikaala kooda
Kodaiya paathu meralum
Kodakandu meralaadha
Kodaali kaala
Thaavani paaththu meralum
Paasi mani rendu kokkayila
Paavi manasayum koththavalae
Neendhi kedandha thannikkulla
Nenjil theeyavechu ponavalae
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Aaaa…aaaa….aaa….
Thathi nadakkura vaathukoottam
Thannikkulla mutta podumadi
Vaththu muttaya pola udhattil
Vandha sollu nenjil mungudhadi
Aaaa…aaa…aaaa…
Aaaa…aaaa….aaa….
Kaiyil kaiya vechu azhuthikadi
Kannil kanna vechu kalandhukkadi
Nenjil nenja vechu paduthukkadi
Neram vandhaa enna uduthikkadi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Thannikkulla paathavalum
Neethaan pechi
kaththi rendu vechirukkum
Kannae saatchi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Eechi elumichi
Aedi karuvaachi
Maayae maayae yoo…(4)
Maaye maaye ye
Maaye maaye you... (3)
Mayo mayo-you you
Mayo mayo mayo-you you
Mayo mayo mayo-you you
Mayo mayo-you you
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
The one who looked at me from the water,
it was you, Pechi!
Sharp as two knives,
your eyes are the witness!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
The one who looked at me from the water,
it was you, Pechi!
Sharp as two knives,
your eyes are the witness!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
Maya mayo maya mayavu you
Maya mayo maya mayo you
Maya mayo maya mayavu you
Maya mayo maya mayo you
Mayo... oho oho oho oho
Mayo... oho oho oho oho
The sky is like a watering pot,
leaking all on its own,
drops of rain keep falling!
Tiny water drops fall on your shoulders
and across your chest,
touching places never touched before.
The places that even a single raindrop
got to see,
this crazed lover hasn't seen at all!
Female: Even in bloom, the flower bud hasn't opened,
the debt of your touch hasn't been repaid yet.
O girl with beauty marks, I haven't seen you,
not even one of my eyes could sleep.
Female: I don't hear the sound of singing,
I lose all track of night and day.
O golden turmeric root,
I caught a glimpse of you,
and locked you inside my heart!
Female: In the hollow of my chest,
I broke into a sweat,
and trapped you inside my eyes!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
Untamed by any cattle pen,
even a fierce breeding bull
gets frightened seeing an umbrella.
Unfazed by an umbrella,
a mighty axe-horned bull
gets startled seeing your half-sari!
While stringing two glass beads,
you hooked this poor sinner's heart too!
While swimming in the water,
you set fire to my heart and went away!
Aaaa... aa... aaaa...
Aaaa... aaaaa... aa...
A waddling flock of ducks
lays eggs in the water, my girl.
Just like a duck egg sinking deep,
words that reached my lips sink back into my heart!
Aaaa... aa... aaaa...
Aaaa... aaaaa... aa...
Hold my hand and press it tight,
look into my eyes and become one with me,
lie down resting your chest against mine,
and when the time comes, drape me over you like cloth!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
The one who looked at me from the water,
it was you, Pechi!
Sharp as two knives,
your eyes are the witness!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
Wild date and lemon,
hey dusky girl!
Maaye maaye you... (4)
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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