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Kaarigai Kanne

From Aval · 2017

Lyricist
Muthamil
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
Girishh G
Details
Aval2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ohhhhhhhh.. azhagae..Oh, beauty...
Vaaaaa….aaa…. arugae..Come, come closer...
Male
Kaarigai kannae..Oh woman, my eyes...
Naanamum pennae..Shy woman...
Mooligai mutham tharava..Shall I give a medicinal kiss...
Thean oora..For honey to flow...
Male
Meniyil micham..What remains on the body...
Thedudhae nenjam..My heart searches for...
Yenadi achcham..Why this fear, girl?
Varuvaayo theera..Will you come unceasingly?
Male
Thaagam thedum maayam..The illusion searching for thirst...
Thaanaaga odum odum..Runs on its own...
Thaabangal naalum naalum..Longings day after day...
Theeradhadho..Will they never end?
Male
Kaadhal mogam melum..Love's passion further...
Maaramal thoorum thoorum..Drizzles without changing...
Kaalangal poga poga..As time passes by...
Maaradhadho..Will it remain unchanging?
Male
Ohhhhhhhh.. azhagae..Oh, beauty...
Vaaaaa….aaa…. arugae..Come, come closer...
Female
Nee thazhuva..As you embrace me...
Naan agham magizha..As my inner self rejoices...
Thee paravi odum..Fire spreads and runs...
Adhil naan urugavae..So that I melt within it...
Enai paruga..To drink me in...
Nee arugil vendum..I need you near...
Female
Nee muyalaAs you attempt...
Naan sugam payila..As I experience pleasure...
Naam vilaginaalum..Even if we part...
Pudhu neer aruvi pol..Like a fresh stream of water...
Viral nunigal..Fingertips...
Poo malara thoondum..Will urge flowers to bloom...
Male
Modhaa megamaaga..Like non-colliding clouds...
Theenda vaanilai..A weather of pure touch...
Thevai edhum illai..Nothing else is needed...
Porae vendum..Only a passionate battle is needed...
Male
Kaanaa vedhamaaga..Like unseen sacred scripture...
Naalum thondruthae..Appearing every day...
Bodhai pola vandhu..Coming like intoxication...
Noyaai thoondum..Provoking like an ailment...
Male
Aaradha aasai koodal..An unquenchable desire for union...
Aadharamaaga..As a foundational support...
Adi thaanaaga..Oh girl, automatically...
Neerum verum.. poraada..Water and root struggle together...
Male
Pesadha moochum kooda..Even unuttered breath...
Kaadhodu pesa..Whispers into the ear...
Idhu podhadhu melum melum..This is not enough, more and more...
Neram neeladho..Won't time stretch longer?
Male
Male : Ohhhhhhhh.. azhagae..Male: Oh, beauty...
Vaaaaa….aaa…. arugae..Come, come closer...
Female :Nee thuniya thuniya..Female: As you dare, as you dare...
Vazhi thedi thedi..Searching and searching for the path...
Ilaimai ilamai theanga..As youth lingers and overflows...
Female
Nan kaniya kaniya..As I ripen, as I ripen...
Vidhi thaandi thaandhi..Crossing and defying fate...
Inimai inimai thoonda..To awaken sweetness...
Female
Vaan vidiya..vidiya..As the sky dawns, as it dawns...
Vizhi thoonginaalum..Even if eyes drift to sleep...
Udhadu uravu venda..Lips desire intimacy...
Female
Then vazhiya vazhiya..As honey overflows, overflows...
Ini meendum meendum..Now again and again...
Varudi varudi yenga..Caressing and longing...
Female :Aaaaa….aaaa….aaa….aaa….Female: Aaaaa...aaaa...aaa...aaa...
Female
Dhegam thedi oda..Searching for body to rush...
Baagam baagamaai..Part by part...
Tholil seerum vegam..The surging speed on shoulders...
Melum kooda..Increases further...
Female
Edho vadhamaagaLike a peculiar torment...
Vaazhum neramo..Is this time lived...
Maarum maayamaagaLike a transforming illusion...
Kaalam poga..As time moves on...
Female
Vervaigal theendi theendi..Sweat repeatedly touching...
Paalangal poda..To build bridges...
Ada kaatrukku paathai illai..Ah, the wind has no path...
Neeraada..To bathe...
Female
Naalangal koodi koodi..Nerves intertwining together...
Paadhangal koosa..Making feet tickle...
Ini naanaaga melae yerum..Now I myself shall climb up...
Yeni needhano..ooooAre you my ladder?
Female
Ohhhhhhhh.. azhagae..Oh, beauty...
Vaaaaa….aaa…. arugae..Come, come closer...
Male
OhhhhhhOhhhhhh
Kaarigai kannae..Oh woman, my eyes...
Naanamum pennae..Shy woman...
Mooligai mutham tharava..Shall I give a medicinal kiss...
Thean oora..For honey to flow...
Male
Meniyil micham..What remains on the body...
Thedudhae nenjam..My heart searches for...
Yenadi achcham..Why this fear, girl?
Varuvaayo theera..Will you come unceasingly?
Male
Thaagam thedum maayam..The illusion searching for thirst...
Thaanaaga odum odum..Runs on its own...
Thaabangal naalum naalum..Longings day after day...
Theeradhadho..Will they never end?
Male
Kaadhal mogam melum..Love's passion further...
Maaramal thoorum thoorum..Drizzles without changing...
Kaalangal poga poga..As time passes by...
Maaradhadho..Will it remain unchanging?
Male
Ohhhhhhhh.. azhagae..Oh, beauty...
Vaaaaa….aaa…. arugae..Come, come closer...
Male
Podi thoovamalae..Without sprinkling powder...
Nediyo yerudhae..A strong fragrance rises...
Nodi veenaavathu..A wasted second...
Pizhayai aanadhae..Has become a flaw...
Male
Piriyaa velaiyil..In moments without separation...
Suvaiyo koodudhae..The taste increases...
Valiyai thedavae..To search for pain...
Varumai theerudho..Does poverty end?
Male
Ohoooo…..hmmm…mmmmOhoooo.....hmmm…mmmm
Female :Nee thuniya thuniya..Female: As you dare, as you dare...
Vazhi thedi thedi..Searching and searching for the path...
Ilaimai ilamai theanga..As youth lingers and overflows...
Female
Nan kaniya kaniya..As I ripen, as I ripen...
Vidhi thaandi thaandhi..Crossing and defying fate...
Inimai inimai thoonda..To awaken sweetness...
Female
Vaan vidiya..vidiya..As the sky dawns, as it dawns...
Vizhi thoonginaalum..Even if eyes drift to sleep...
Udhadu uravu venda..Lips desire intimacy...
Female
Thaen vazhiya vazhiya..As honey overflows, overflows...
Ini meendum meendum..Now again and again...
Varudi varudiCaressing and longing...
Idhazh yenga.. yenga thaa….Lips yearning... longing, give...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Azhagae is an intensely passionate and sensual track from the horror-thriller film Aval (2017). Lyricist Muthamil paints a poetic portrait of deep physical intimacy, romantic yearning, and emotional ecstasy between two lovers. The song relies heavily on rich sensory imagery—comparing intimacy to medicinal healing, flowing streams, blooming flowers, and non-colliding clouds—expressing a timeless longing that defies boundaries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Nee thuniya thuniya.. Vazhi thedi thedi..

Words like 'thuniya thuniya' and 'thedi thedi' are repeated consecutively to reflect intensity, urgency, and continuous action.

Uvamai (Simile)

Pudhu neer aruvi pol.. Viral nunigal.. Poo malara thoondum..

The gentle, invigorating touch of fingertips is compared using 'pol' (like) to a fresh mountain waterfall that causes flowers to bloom.

Metaphor (Uruvagams)

Mooligai mutham tharava..

A kiss is metaphorically characterized as 'mooligai' (herbal medicine) capable of healing emotional and physical thirst.

Ethirai & Monai (Tamil Rhyme Schemes)

Thaagam thedum maayam.. Thaanaaga odum odum..

Initial and secondary letter rhyming across lines ('Thaagam', 'Thaanaaga', 'Thaabangal') gives a fluid musicality to the verses.

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Trivia

Although the song features rich vocals and romantic composition, the soundtrack of 'Aval' was composed by Girishh G., with vocals performed by Santhosh Hariharan, Vijay Prakash, and Chinmayi Sripaada. The picturization starring Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah received praise for its sophisticated and aesthetic portrayal of romance within a Indian horror film.

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