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Ethanai Manikku

From Karisakattu Poove · 2000

Lyricist
Kasthuri Raja
Singers
Arun Mozhi, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Ilaiyaraja
Details
Karisakattu Poove2000

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aaehae….aehae hae….Aaehae....aehae hae....
Aaehae….aehae hae….Aaehae....aehae hae....
Aehh Aehh hae……Aehh Aehh hae……Aehh Aehh hae......Aehh Aehh hae......
Male
Eththanai manikku enna vara sonnadiWhat time did you ask me to come, girl?
Ippa eththania manikku nee vanthirukkadiAnd at what time have you arrived now, girl?
Eththanai manikku enna vara sonnadiWhat time did you ask me to come, girl?
Ippa eththania manikku nee vanthirukkadiAnd at what time have you arrived now, girl?
Male
Konja Naeram unna paarkkaTo see you for just a short while
Rompa naeramaaFor a very long time
Intha oththaiyadi paadhaiyilaOn this narrow single-footpath path
KaaththirukendiI have been waiting, girl!
Konja Naeram unna paarkkaTo see you for just a short while
Rompa naeramaaFor a very long time
Intha oththaiyadi paadhaiyilaOn this narrow single-footpath path
KaaththirukendiI have been waiting, girl!
Female
Unnai pola pombalaikki yasavu irukkuthaaDoes a woman like you have freedom and leisure?
Nee ninaichchathumae vaarathukku vazhi irukkuthaaIs there a way for you to come as soon as you think of it?
Unnai pola pombalaikki yasavu irukkuthaaDoes a woman like you have freedom and leisure?
Nee ninaichchathumae vaarathukku vazhi irukkuthaaIs there a way for you to come as soon as you think of it?
Female
Konja naeramFor waiting a short while
Kaththirukka kovikkalaamaaShould you get angry?
Neenga kovappattaIf you get angry
Naamma onnu saera mudiyumaaCan we ever unite together?
Konja naeramFor waiting a short while
Kaththirukka kovikkalaamaaShould you get angry?
Neenga kovappattaIf you get angry
Naamma onnu saera mudiyumaaCan we ever unite together?
Male
Podu thannaanae thananannaeSing the folk rhythm thannaanae thananannae
Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeThannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Thannannae naannannaeThannannae naannannae
Female :Thannannae naannannaeFemale: Thannannae naannannae
Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeThannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Naannannae thannaannanaeNaannannae thannaannanae
Male
Pullukattu thookkikittu poraa pombalaA woman carrying a bundle of grass is walking by
Oru rendu naalaa ennai nee etti paakkalaFor two days you didn't even peek to see me
Ha pullukattu thookkikittu poraa pombalaHa, a woman carrying a bundle of grass is walking by
Oru rendu naalaa ennai nee etti paakkalaFor two days you didn't even peek to see me
Male
Ada kaaththukittu nikkiraendiHey, I have been standing waiting
Thennam thoppulaIn the coconut grove
Enna kanndukkaama poriyaePassing by without even noticing me
Nee anthavaakkulaYou are going that way!
Female :HaFemale: Ha
Male
Ada kaaththukittu nikkiraendiHey, I have been standing waiting
Thennam thoppulaIn the coconut grove
Enna kanndukkaama poriyaePassing by without even noticing me
Nee anthavaakkulaYou are going that way!
Female
Nee mallukattum nokkaththula vantha maappulaGroom, you came with the intent to pick a fight / flirt
Ippa suththi suththi aal irukku intha thoppulaNow there are people all around in this coconut grove
Nee mallukattum nokkaththula vantha maappulaGroom, you came with the intent to pick a fight / flirt
Ippa suththi suththi aal irukku intha thoppulaNow there are people all around in this coconut grove
Female
Vambu panna vaarigalaeYou are coming to make trouble
Intha saakkula unga kombu suththumUnder this pretext; for your arrogant tricks
Vaelaikellam naanu aal illaI am not the right person to fall for it!
Male
Podu thannaanae thananannaeSing the folk rhythm thannaanae thananannae
Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeThannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Thannannae naannannaeThannannae naannannae
Female :Thannannae naannannaeFemale: Thannannae naannannae
Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeThannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Naannannae thannaannanae haeNaannannae thannaannanae hae
Male
Therkkuthikka karattu pakkamTowards the southern hill side
Iruttu kattuthuDark clouds are gathering
Anga kummmarichcham pottukittuWith thunder and lightning echoing
Mazhaiyum kottuthuThe rain is pouring down!
Female :Ho oo….Female: Ho oo....
Male
Hae therkkuthikka karattu pakkamHae, towards the southern hill side
Iruttu kattuthuDark clouds are gathering
Anga kummmarichcham pottukittuWith thunder and lightning echoing
Mazhaiyum kottuthuThe rain is pouring down!
Male
Kuchchikulla vanthurudiCome inside the small hut, girl
Konjam odhungiTake shelter for a little while
Mazhai vittathumae poyiralaam oora nerungiAs soon as the rain stops, we can approach the village
Female :Aasai dosaiFemale: Wishful thinking!
Male
Aa kuchchikulla vanthurudiAa, come inside the small hut, girl
Konjam odhungiTake shelter for a little while
Mazhai vittathumae poyiralaam oora nerungiAs soon as the rain stops, we can approach the village
Female
Thattu vandi kattikittu pora maappulaGroom driving the flat wooden cart
Enna yaeththikondu vitturunga enga veettulaPick me up and drop me at my house
Thattu vandi kattikittu pora maappulaGroom driving the flat wooden cart
Enna yaeththikondu vitturunga enga veettulaPick me up and drop me at my house
Female
Oththaiyila pogamaattaenI will not go alone
Intha kaattula ini nambikkaiyumIn this forest, and henceforth trust
Vaikkamattaen unga pechilaI will not place in your words!
Male
Eththanai manikku enna vara sonnadiWhat time did you ask me to come, girl?
Ippa eththania manikku nee vanthirukkadiAnd at what time have you arrived now, girl?
Konja Naeram unna paarkkaTo see you for just a short while
Rompa naeramaaFor a very long time
Intha oththaiyadi paadhaiyilaOn this narrow single-footpath path
KaaththirukendiI have been waiting, girl!
Female
Unnai pola pombalaikki yasavu irukkuthaaDoes a woman like you have freedom and leisure?
Nee ninaichchathumae vaarathukku vazhi irukkuthaaIs there a way for you to come as soon as you think of it?
Konja naeramFor waiting a short while
Kaththirukka kovikkalaamaaShould you get angry?
Neenga kovappattaIf you get angry
Naamma onnu saera mudiyumaaCan we ever unite together?
Male
Haei thannaanae thananannaeHaei thannaanae thananannae
Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeThannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Female :YovFemale: Hey man!
Male :Thannannae naannannaeMale: Thannannae naannannae
Thannannae naannannaeThannannae naannannae
Female :Aahaa….Female: Aahaa....
Male :Thannaannanae thanae thannaanaeMale: Thannaannanae thanae thannaanae
Naannannae thannaannanaeNaannannae thannaannanae
Female :Hahahaa yov yovvv….Female: Hahahaa hey man, hey man!....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a playful rural duet structured as a banter between a male and female lover set in the countryside. The male lover complains about waiting for a long time along a secluded path and in a coconut grove, teasingly scolding her for coming late and ignoring him. The female lover retorts sharply, highlighting her domestic chores, societal restrictions, and the presence of onlookers nearby to playfully dismiss his romantic advances and warnings of rain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Folk Refrain / Verbal Chorus (Thannaanae)

Podu thannaanae thananannae

Use of traditional Tamil 'Gramiya' rhythmic syllables ('Thannaanae Thannannae') to establish a folk duet structure.

Contrast / Antithesis

Konja Naeram unna paarkka / Rompa naeramaa

Contrasting 'Konja naeram' (a short duration) with 'Rompa naeramaa' (a very long time) to emphasize impatience.

Idiomatic Rhyme (Proverbial Refusal)

Female :Aasai dosai

The female character uses the Tamil colloquial idiom 'Aasai dosai' to mockingly reject his romantic suggestion of taking shelter together.

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Kasthuri Raja (who also directed the film 'Karisakattu Poove'), this track features traditional rural folk instrumentation and lively conversational banter characteristic of southern Tamil Nadu village lore.

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