Kaara Karuna
From Mapla Singam · 2016
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Kalpana, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Mapla Singam2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaara karuna iduppazhagae | Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam |
| Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae | Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes |
| Kaara karuna iduppazhagae | Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam |
| Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae | Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes |
| Male | |
| Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe | Don't tear me apart like fiber |
| Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha | Don't push me away every day and night |
| Female | |
| Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae | Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut |
| Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae | Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy |
| Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha | Don't think of me as wrong |
| Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha | Don't set me aside day and night |
| Male | |
| Vantha tharuven vaadi sittu | Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird |
| Ena vaazhkkai poora oram kattu | Don't push me to the side for my whole life |
| Female :Intha ena nee yenthikittu | Female: Here, take hold of me |
| Nalla thethi paathu thaali kattu | Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread |
| Male | |
| Kaara karuna iduppazhagae | Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam |
| Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae | Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes |
| Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe | Don't tear me apart like fiber |
| Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha | Don't push me away every day and night |
| Male | |
| Kangeyam kaalai unnala moolai | Like a Kangeyam bull, because of you my brain |
| Maadaagi porenae mothathila | Has turned completely into a mindless beast |
| Female :Maaraappu selai machan unnala | Female: Oh cousin, because of you my draped saree |
| Soodaagi poguthu vekkathula | Grows hot out of bashfulness |
| Male | |
| Pozhuthu saayum varaiyil | Until the sun sets down |
| Nee puthaiyal pola theriva | You appear like a hidden treasure |
| Female :Yeh pozhuthu saanja piragu | Female: Hey, after the sun sets |
| Nee athaiyum thedi varuva | You come searching for even that |
| Male | |
| Pala thinusa sinungiduva | You whine in so many different ways |
| Ena muzhusa thirudi thinnuduva | You steal and devour me completely |
| Female | |
| Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae | Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut |
| Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae | Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy |
| Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha | Don't think of me as wrong |
| Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha | Don't set me aside day and night |
| Male | |
| Maandhoppukkulla vayendi mella | Come slowly inside the mango grove |
| Nogaama naan thaaren pathu pulla | Without pain I will give you ten children |
| Female :Aagaatha solla nee veesi sella | Female: As you cast forbidden words and go |
| Yethetho aanenae pachapulla | I became helpless like an innocent baby |
| Male | |
| Ethaiyum thaangum ithayam | A heart that could endure anything |
| Un azhaga paatha sariyum | Crumbles upon seeing your beauty |
| Female :En uruthiyana mudivum | Female: Even my firm resolve |
| Nee urasi pona muriyum | Breaks when you brush past me |
| Male | |
| Eriyum vilakku anaiyum | The burning lamp will turn off |
| Puthu velicham inimae thaan theriyum | A new light will shine from now on |
| Male | |
| Kaara karuna iduppazhagae | Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam |
| Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae | Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes |
| Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe | Don't tear me apart like fiber |
| Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha | Don't push me away every day and night |
| Female | |
| Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae | Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut |
| Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae | Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy |
| Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha | Don't think of me as wrong |
| Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha | Don't set me aside day and night |
| Male | |
| Vantha tharuven vaadi sittu | Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird |
| Ena vaazhkkai poora oram kattu | Don't push me to the side for my whole life |
| Female :Intha ena nee yenthikittu | Female: Here, take hold of me |
| Nalla thethi paathu thaali kattu | Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread |
கார கருண இடுப்பழகே
கண்ண கவரும் குருக்கழகே
கார கருண இடுப்பழகே
கண்ண கவரும் குருக்கழகே
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
நாறா என நீ கிழிக்காதே
என நாளும் பொழுதும் விலகாத
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Don't push me away every day and night
தேங்கா துருவி சிரிப்பழகே
தேனு முட்டாய் இனிப்பழகே
ராங்கா என நீ நினைக்காத
என ராவும் பகலும் ஒதுக்காத
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Don't think of me as wrong
Don't set me aside day and night
வந்தா தருவேன் வாடி சிட்டு
என வாழ்க்கை புரா ஓரம் கட்டு
இந்த நீ என ஏந்திக்கிட்டு
நல்ல தேதி பாத்து தாலி கட்டு
Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird
Don't push me to the side for my whole life
Female: Here, take hold of me
Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread
கார கருண இடுப்பழகே
கண்ண கவரும் குருக்கழகே
நாறா என நீ கிழிக்காதே
என நாளும் பொழுதும் விலகாத
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Don't push me away every day and night
காங்கேயம் காளை உன்னால மூள
மாடாகி போறேனே மொத்ததில
மாராப்பு சேலை மச்சான் உன்னால
சூடாகி போகுது வெக்கத்துல
Like a Kangeyam bull, because of you my brain
Has turned completely into a mindless beast
Female: Oh cousin, because of you my draped saree
Grows hot out of bashfulness
பொழுது சாயும் வரையில்
நீ புதையல் போல தெரிவ
ஏ பொழுது சாஞ்ச பிறகு
நீ அதையும் தேடி வருவ
Until the sun sets down
You appear like a hidden treasure
Female: Hey, after the sun sets
You come searching for even that
பல தினுசா சினுங்கிடுவ
என முழுசா திருடி தின்னுடுவ
You whine in so many different ways
You steal and devour me completely
தேங்கா துருவி சிரிப்பழகே
தேனு முட்டாய் இனிப்பழகே
ராங்கா என நீ நினைக்காத
என ராவும் பகலும் ஒதுக்காத
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Don't think of me as wrong
Don't set me aside day and night
மாந்தோப்பு குள்ள வாயேன்டி மெள்ள
நோகாம நான் தாரேன் பத்து புள்ள
ஆகாத சொல்ல நீ வீசி செல்ல
ஏதேதோ ஆனேனே பச்சப்புள்ள
Come slowly inside the mango grove
Without pain I will give you ten children
Female: As you cast forbidden words and go
I became helpless like an innocent baby
எதையும் தாங்கும் இதயம்
உன் அழக பார்த்தா சரியும்
என் உறுதியான முடிவும்
நீ உரசி போனா முறியும்
A heart that could endure anything
Crumbles upon seeing your beauty
Female: Even my firm resolve
Breaks when you brush past me
எரியும் விளக்கு அணையும்
புது வெளிச்சம் இனிமே தான் தெரியும்
The burning lamp will turn off
A new light will shine from now on
கார கருண இடுப்பழகே
கண்ண கவரும் குருக்கழகே
நாறா என நீ கிழிக்காதே
என நாளும் பொழுதும் விலகாத
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Don't push me away every day and night
தேங்கா துருவி சிரிப்பழகே
தேனு முட்டாய் இனிப்பழகே
ராங்கா என நீ நினைக்காத
என ராவும் பகலும் ஒதுக்காத
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Don't think of me as wrong
Don't set me aside day and night
வந்தா தருவேன் வாடி சிட்டு
என வாழ்க்கை புரா ஓரம் கட்டு
இந்த நீ என ஏந்திக்கிட்டு
நல்ல தேதி பாத்து தாலி கட்டு
Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird
Don't push me to the side for my whole life
Female: Here, take hold of me
Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread
Kaara karuna iduppazhagae
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Kaara karuna iduppazhagae
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha
Don't push me away every day and night
Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha
Don't think of me as wrong
Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha
Don't set me aside day and night
Vantha tharuven vaadi sittu
Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird
Ena vaazhkkai poora oram kattu
Don't push me to the side for my whole life
Female :Intha ena nee yenthikittu
Female: Here, take hold of me
Nalla thethi paathu thaali kattu
Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread
Kaara karuna iduppazhagae
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha
Don't push me away every day and night
Kangeyam kaalai unnala moolai
Like a Kangeyam bull, because of you my brain
Maadaagi porenae mothathila
Has turned completely into a mindless beast
Female :Maaraappu selai machan unnala
Female: Oh cousin, because of you my draped saree
Soodaagi poguthu vekkathula
Grows hot out of bashfulness
Pozhuthu saayum varaiyil
Until the sun sets down
Nee puthaiyal pola theriva
You appear like a hidden treasure
Female :Yeh pozhuthu saanja piragu
Female: Hey, after the sun sets
Nee athaiyum thedi varuva
You come searching for even that
Pala thinusa sinungiduva
You whine in so many different ways
Ena muzhusa thirudi thinnuduva
You steal and devour me completely
Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha
Don't think of me as wrong
Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha
Don't set me aside day and night
Maandhoppukkulla vayendi mella
Come slowly inside the mango grove
Nogaama naan thaaren pathu pulla
Without pain I will give you ten children
Female :Aagaatha solla nee veesi sella
Female: As you cast forbidden words and go
Yethetho aanenae pachapulla
I became helpless like an innocent baby
Ethaiyum thaangum ithayam
A heart that could endure anything
Un azhaga paatha sariyum
Crumbles upon seeing your beauty
Female :En uruthiyana mudivum
Female: Even my firm resolve
Nee urasi pona muriyum
Breaks when you brush past me
Eriyum vilakku anaiyum
The burning lamp will turn off
Puthu velicham inimae thaan theriyum
A new light will shine from now on
Kaara karuna iduppazhagae
Oh beauty with a waist like dark yam
Kanna kavarum kurukkazhagae
Oh beauty of frame that captures the eyes
Naaraa ena nee kizhikkaathe
Don't tear me apart like fiber
Ena naalum pozhuthum vilakkaatha
Don't push me away every day and night
Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae
Oh beauty with a smile like grated coconut
Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae
Oh sweet beauty like a honey candy
Wronga ena nee ninaikkatha
Don't think of me as wrong
Ena raavum pagalum othukkaatha
Don't set me aside day and night
Vantha tharuven vaadi sittu
Come, I will give it to you, hey little bird
Ena vaazhkkai poora oram kattu
Don't push me to the side for my whole life
Female :Intha ena nee yenthikittu
Female: Here, take hold of me
Nalla thethi paathu thaali kattu
Pick a good date and tie the sacred thread
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kaara Karuna Iduppazhagae' from Mapla Singam (2016) is a playful and romantic rural duet between two lovers who banter playfully about their affection, physical attraction, and future together. The hero admires the heroine's unique beauty using vivid rural food and nature metaphors, pleading with her not to ignore his courtship, while the heroine responds with coy affection, urging him to finalize their marriage properly with a 'thaali'. Written by Yugabharathi, the lyrics combine playful flirtation with colloquial Tamil folk expressions. The song tracks their evolving romance from humorous romantic banter to mutual surrender and commitment to wedlock.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)
“Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae”
Compares her sweet smile to shredded coconut and her sweetness to honey candy ('Thengaa thuruvi sirippazhagae / Thaenu muttaai inippazhagae').
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Kaara karuna iduppazhagae”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound in 'Kaara karuna' and 'Kanna kavarum' creates a rhythmic folk beat.
Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Kangeyam kaalai unnala moolai”
Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines such as 'Kangeyam' and 'Maadaagi' (letter 'nga'/'da' vocalic rhythm) and 'Pozhuthu' / 'Nee athaiyum'.
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Trivia
Mapla Singam is a 2016 Tamil romantic comedy starring Vimal and Anjali, with music composed by N. R. Raghunanthan. The lyrics by Yugabharathi rely heavily on authentic rural Tamil dialect and food-based metaphors.
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