- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Krishnaraj, Jayalakshmi, Sabesh, Sushmitha, Amrutha, Yugendran, Prashanthini, Venkat Prabhu
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Veeranadai
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Aug 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalaiyilae kadhir arukka pora pulla
Kaalaiyilae kadhir arukka pora pulla
Un seeni kezhangu odambu polae
Vaanam sevanthirukku
Nee seevi mudichcha thalaiyilathaan
Poovum sirichchirukku
Un seeni kezhangu odambu polae
Vaanam sevanthirukku
Nee seevi mudichcha thalaiyilathaan
Poovum sirichchirukku
Kaalaiyilae….ae….ae…..
Aadu ootti pogum ayyanaaru thaththaa
Yaeru pootti vantha machchaan entha pakkam ponaru
Male :Vakkana pechchukkaari vaadiyammaa raasaththi
Oorani karaiyoram uzhuthukittu nikkiraandi
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Keppa karuthu pannaiyilae
Kasakki kasakki thinnaiyilae
Keppa karuthu pannaiyilae
Kasakki kasakki thinnaiyilae
Vedukkunnu thirumbikkitta chellakutti
Inikkira vellakkatti naan izhuththu pudichchi
Anaikkumpothu thaduththu poriyae
Nee naalai naalaiendru solli naala kadaththurae
Em manasukkullae irunthukittu paadaapaduththurae
Keppa karuthu kasakki kasakki
Female :Keppa karuthu pannaiyilae
Kasakki kasakki thingaiyilae
Posukkunnu kaiya vachchu ponnu machchaan
Kavukkira kannu machchaan
Nee izhuththu pudichchi puzhiya naanum eera selaiyaa
Ne kaara veettu melae irunthu kannu adikkirae
En kazhuththulaththaan thaali katta yaeno marukkirae
Vatta vatta paaraiyilae varagarisi theettayilae
Sonthamulla aththa maganae takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Neenga soru kettu nikkalaamaa takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Sorana ketta maman ponnae
Sorr enakku vendaandi
Sonthamulla mamanukku takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Unnoda sollu mattum
Podhumadi takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Vandi katti maadu pootti
Vandi katti maadu pootti gopuramaa koondu katti
Koodalooru poravarae takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Enna koottikittu ponaalenna takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Kattavandi osiyadi kaala rendum sandiyadi
Koondu mattum sonthamadi takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Unna kootti poyi enna panna takkumukku dikkuthaalam
Malaiyilae manasa alli pora pulla
Vekkappadum vaanaththilae velichcham poguthu
En velli nilavae velakka yaeththu iravum yaenguthu
Vekkappadum vaanaththilae velichcham poguthu
En velli nilavae velakka yaeththu iravum yaenguthu
Yaeh….thaanaenannaa tharararannae
Thanthaananae thanthaananae thaanenannaa
Thanthaananae thanthaananae tharararannaenaa
Girl heading out in the morning to harvest the crops,
Girl heading out in the morning to harvest the crops,
Just like your sweet-potato-toned skin,
The sky has blushed red,
In your neatly combed and tied hair,
The flower is smiling bright!
Just like your sweet-potato-toned skin,
The sky has blushed red,
In your neatly combed and tied hair,
The flower is smiling bright!
In the morning... hey...
Grandpa Ayyanar leading his goats along,
Which way did my cousin go, the one who came with the plough?
Male: Come here, clever-talking girl, my princess!
He is standing by the pond bank, ploughing the field, girl!
...
In the ragi field,
While rubbing and crushing the grains to eat,
In the ragi field,
While rubbing and crushing the grains to eat,
You snapped your head away, my darling,
My sweet lump of jaggery, when I pull you close
To embrace you, you push me away and leave!
Saying 'tomorrow, tomorrow', you let the days slip by,
Dwelling inside my heart, you tease and torment me so!
Crushing and rubbing the ragi grains,
Female: In the ragi field,
While rubbing and crushing the grains to eat,
Suddenly putting your hands on me, my golden cousin,
You tempt me with your captivating eyes, cousin,
Am I a wet sari for you to grab and wring tight?
You wink at me from the roof of the brick house,
Yet why do you refuse to tie the thali (sacred wedding thread) around my neck?
While pounding millet on the round rock,
My rightful cousin, Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
Should you stand there asking for food? Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
You shameless girl, my uncle's daughter,
I don't need your food, girl!
For your loving cousin, Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
Just a few sweet words from you
Are enough, girl! Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
Harnessing the cart and yoking the bullocks,
Harnessing the cart and bullocks, raising a tower-like canopy,
Oh traveller heading to Gudalur, Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
Why don't you take me along with you? Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
The wooden cart is borrowed, and both bullocks are stubborn,
Only the canopy is mine, Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
What will I do taking you along? Dakkumukku Thikkuthaalam,
Girl who sweeps my heart away on the hills,
The light is fading from the blushing sky,
My silver moon, light the lamp, the night is yearning too,
The light is fading from the blushing sky,
My silver moon, light the lamp, the night is yearning too,
Hey... Thaane nanna tharararanne,
Thandhaanane thandhaanane thaane nanna,
Thandhaanane thandhaanane tharararannena.
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk duet captures a playful flirtation and longing between two lovers in a rural Tamil setting. The male singer admires the beauty of his beloved, comparing her features to the colors of the morning sky and nature, while expressing his desire to embrace her. The female singer teasingly responds, questioning his delay in marrying her with a sacred thread despite his romantic gestures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Un seeni kezhangu odambu polae”
Comparing the blushing red sky to the girl's soft complexion ('Un seeni kezhangu odambu polae / Vaanam sevanthirukku').
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Inikkira vellakkatti naan izhuththu pudichchi”
Comparing the girl's sweetness to jaggery ('Inikkira vellakkatti').
Thani Sol (Rhythmic Refrain / Chorus word)
“Sonthamulla aththa maganae takkumukku dikkuthaalam”
Repetition of folk rhythmic sound 'takkumukku dikkuthaalam' adding cadence and traditional folk flavor.
Metaphor / Personification
“En velli nilavae velakka yaeththu iravum yaenguthu”
Referring to the female lover as the 'silver moon' who lights up his night ('En velli nilavae').
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Trivia
This song features authentic Tamil rural folk rhythm structures (Gramiya Isai) with folk refrains like 'takkumukku dikkuthaalam' reflecting ancient agricultural village songs sung during field work and harvests.
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