Kammangkoozhu Karuvadu
From Sembi · 2022
- Lyricist
- Ilayakamban
- Singers
- Velmurugan, MK Balaji
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Sembi2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Male | |
| Kammangkoozhu karuvadu | Millet porridge and dried fish |
| Kaada mutta thean koodu | Quail eggs and honeycombs |
| Thena maavu varach soru | Honeyed flour mixture and cooked rice |
| Pulicha keera kollu charu | Sour spinach and horse-gram soup |
| Male | |
| Nandu natha eliyodu | Crab and snail along with field mouse |
| Sutta kozhi kariyodu | Roasted chicken meat |
| Inda kaatu mosalodu | Along with this wild hare |
| Uppu kanda rusiyodu | With the delicious taste of salted cured meat |
| Male | |
| Kaadu mazha suthiduvom | We will roam the forest and rain |
| Kallu manna kothiduvom | We will dig up the stones and soil |
| Raa vaana vettai aada | To hunt under the night sky |
| Raanthala tha yeanthiduvom | We will hold up the lanterns |
| Male | |
| Kolli mazha mottu adi | Strike like the Kolli mountain hills |
| Sooriyana thottu adi | Touch the sun with your strike |
| Ettu dhesa aathura adi | Shake all eight directions with your strike |
| Kaatu yaana sethara adi | Scatter the wild elephants with your strike |
| Male | |
| Eley | Hey call |
| Ey elei jakka d | Ey elei jakka d (folk rhythmic chant) |
| Ey ajuku jakka d | Ey ajuku jakka d (folk rhythmic chant) |
| Ey jamuku lakka di | Ey jamuku lakka di (folk rhythmic chant) |
| Male | |
| Ey vaale | Ey friend |
| Ey vaale makka di | Ey folk people |
| Ne jinuku jikka d | You shiny people |
| Ne jilla makka di | You district people |
| Male | |
| Eley | Hey call |
| Ey elei jakka d | Ey elei jakka d |
| Ey ajuku jakka d | Ey ajuku jakka d |
| Ey jamuku lakka di | Ey jamuku lakka di |
| Male | |
| Ey vaale | Ey friend |
| Ey vaale makka di | Ey folk people |
| Ne jinuku jikka d | You shiny people |
| Ne jilla makka di | You district people |
| Male | |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Male | |
| Konda oosi marudhani | Hairpin and henna |
| Thanga thodu thirugani | Gold earring screw-backs |
| Sangu maala lolaku | Conch necklace and hanging ear pendants |
| Nethi sutti pullaku | Forehead ornament and nose stud |
| Male | |
| Otha kallu mookuthi | Single-stone nose ring |
| Otti yaana oosi mani | Beaded chain with an elephant pendant |
| Retta sada savuri mudi | Double-braided false hair extension |
| Saandhu pottu kannu mai | Sandalwood mark and eye liner |
| Male | |
| Katti vacha malli kodi | Tied garland of jasmine vines |
| Suthi vacha alli kodi | Wrapped wreath of lily vines |
| Pattu sela katti vantha | Arrived wearing a silk saree |
| Paasi mani pavala kodi | String of beads and coral vine |
| Male | |
| Sendhu vaazhum mootha kudi | An ancient tribe living together |
| Kodi sanam paatha kudi | A tribe that has witnessed millions of people |
| Thevai illa mettu kudi | Upper class elite status is not needed |
| Vaazha oru paatu padi | Sing a song to live life happily |
| Male | |
| Eley | Hey call |
| Ey elei jakka d | Ey elei jakka d |
| Ey ajuku jakka d | Ey ajuku jakka d |
| Ey jamuku lakka di | Ey jamuku lakka di |
| Male | |
| Ey vaale | Ey friend |
| Ey vaale makka di | Ey folk people |
| Ne jinuku jikka d | You shiny people |
| Ne jilla makka di | You district people |
| Male | |
| Athiri… puthiri… | Tremble... burst... |
| Sithari… sithari… | Scatter... scatter... |
| Kathari… kathari… | Cry out... cry out... |
| Uthari…uthari… | Shake off... shake off... |
| Kathari… kathari… | Cry out... cry out... |
| Male | |
| Musical chair | Musical chairs |
| Musical chair | Musical chairs |
| Suthuravan ellarum | Everyone who spins around |
| Very very bad | Are very very bad |
| Male | |
| Yaru inga jeichalum | Whoever wins here |
| Romba romba sad | Is very very sad |
| Pera pulla paati thaatha | Grandchildren, grandmother, grandfather |
| Mummy and dad | Mummy and dad |
| Male | |
| Mummy mummy mummy | Mummy mummy mummy |
| Mummy mummy mummy | Mummy mummy mummy |
| Naanga ella dummy | We are all dummies |
| Ada moola konjam kammi… | Ah, slightly lacking in brains... |
| Male | |
| Full set uh erunthaalum | Even if we have a full set |
| Adika maattom rummy… | We will not play rummy... |
| Male | |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Male | |
| Haan.. | Haan.. |
| Kuchi meesa kona meesa | Thin mustache, crooked mustache |
| Kurumbu kaara poona meesa | Mischievous cat-like mustache |
| Vandi mai uh kona meesa | Cart-grease black crooked mustache |
| Varanja vacha vettu meesa | Sharply drawn neat mustache |
| Male | |
| Katta meesa kutta meesa | Thick mustache, short mustache |
| Vettaruva kathi meesa | Sickle blade mustache |
| Kaala maatu kombu meesa | Bull horn-shaped mustache |
| Katta bomman kokki meesa | Kattabomman hooked mustache |
| Male | |
| Singa meesa kongu meesa | Lion mustache, Kongu region mustache |
| Sillu vandu koombu meesa | Cricket insect pointed mustache |
| Sirutha meesa parutha meesa | Leopard mustache, bulky mustache |
| Seekrama velutha meesa | Mustache that turned white quickly |
| Male | |
| Nalla meesa vella meesa | Good mustache, white mustache |
| Color adicha kalla meesa | Artificially dyed fake mustache |
| Lollu meesa mullu meesa | Playful mustache, thorny mustache |
| Kotti pona koruva meesa | Fallen sparse mustache |
| Male | |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
| Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. | Vocalizing vocal chant |
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Vocalizing vocal chant
கம்மங்கூழ் கருவாடு
காட முட்டை தேன் கூடு
திண மாவு வரச்சோறு
புளிச்ச கீர கொள்ளு சாரு
Millet porridge and dried fish
Quail eggs and honeycombs
Honeyed flour mixture and cooked rice
Sour spinach and horse-gram soup
நண்டு நத்த எலியோடு
சுட்ட கோழி கறியோடு
இன்ட காட்டு மொசலோடு
உப்பு கண்ட ருசியோடு
Crab and snail along with field mouse
Roasted chicken meat
Along with this wild hare
With the delicious taste of salted cured meat
காடு மழை சுத்திடுவோம்
கல்லு மண்ண கொத்திடுவோம்
ராவானா வேட்டை ஆட
ராந்தலா தா ஏந்திடுவோம்
We will roam the forest and rain
We will dig up the stones and soil
To hunt under the night sky
We will hold up the lanterns
கொல்லி மழை மொட்டு அடி
சூரியன தொட்டு அடி
எட்டு திச அதுர அடி
காட்டு யானை சிதற அடி
Strike like the Kolli mountain hills
Touch the sun with your strike
Shake all eight directions with your strike
Scatter the wild elephants with your strike
ஏலே
ஏய் எலே ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் அஜுக்கு ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் ஜமுக்கு லக்கா டி
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d (folk rhythmic chant)
Ey ajuku jakka d (folk rhythmic chant)
Ey jamuku lakka di (folk rhythmic chant)
ஏய் வாலே
ஏய் வாலே மக்கா டி
நீ ஜினுக்கு ஜிக்கா டி
நீ ஜில்லா மக்கா டி
Ey friend
Ey folk people
You shiny people
You district people
ஏலே
ஏய் எலே ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் அஜுக்கு ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் ஜமுக்கு லக்கா டி
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
ஏய் வாலே
ஏய் வாலே மக்கா டி
நீ ஜினுக்கு ஜிக்கா டி
நீ ஜில்லா மக்கா டி
Ey friend
Ey folk people
You shiny people
You district people
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Vocalizing vocal chant
கொண்ட ஊசி மருதாணி
தங்க தோடு திருகாணி
சங்கு மாலை லோலாக்கு
நெத்தி சுட்டி புல்லாக்கு
Hairpin and henna
Gold earring screw-backs
Conch necklace and hanging ear pendants
Forehead ornament and nose stud
ஓத்த கல்லு மூக்குத்தி
ஒட்டி யான ஊசி மணி
ரெட்ட சட சவுரி முடி
சாந்து போட்டு கண்ணு மை
Single-stone nose ring
Beaded chain with an elephant pendant
Double-braided false hair extension
Sandalwood mark and eye liner
கட்டி வச்ச மல்லி கொடி
சுத்தி வச்ச அல்லி கோடி
பட்டு சேல கட்டி வந்த
பாசி மணி பவள கோடி
Tied garland of jasmine vines
Wrapped wreath of lily vines
Arrived wearing a silk saree
String of beads and coral vine
சேந்து வாழும் மூத்த குடி
கோடி சனம் பாட குடி
தேவை இல்ல மேட்டுக்குடி
வாழ ஒரு பாட்டு படி
An ancient tribe living together
A tribe that has witnessed millions of people
Upper class elite status is not needed
Sing a song to live life happily
ஏலே
ஏய் எலே ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் அஜுக்கு ஜக்கா டி
ஏய் ஜமுக்கு லக்கா டி
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
ஏய் வாலே
ஏய் வாலே மக்கா டி
நீ ஜினுக்கு ஜிக்கா டி
நீ ஜில்லா மக்கா டி
Ey friend
Ey folk people
You shiny people
You district people
அத்திரி… புத்திரி…
சித்தரி… சித்தரி…
கத்தரி… கத்தரி…
உதரி… உத்தரி…
கத்தரி… கத்தரி…
Tremble... burst...
Scatter... scatter...
Cry out... cry out...
Shake off... shake off...
Cry out... cry out...
மியூசிக்கல் சேர்
மியூசிக்கல் சேர்
சுத்துறவன் எல்லாரும்
வெரி வெரி பேடு
Musical chairs
Musical chairs
Everyone who spins around
Are very very bad
யாரு இங்க ஜெயிச்சாலும்
ரொம்ப ரொம்ப சேடு
பேர புள்ள பாடி தாத்தா
மம்மி அண்ட் டாட்
Whoever wins here
Is very very sad
Grandchildren, grandmother, grandfather
Mummy and dad
மம்மி மம்மி மம்மி
மம்மி மம்மி மம்மி
நாங்க எல்லா டம்மி
அட மூள கொஞ்சம் கம்மி…
Mummy mummy mummy
Mummy mummy mummy
We are all dummies
Ah, slightly lacking in brains...
ஃப்புல் செட்டு இருந்தாலு
அடிக்க மாட்டோம் ரம்மி…
Even if we have a full set
We will not play rummy...
ஆஆஆ...ஆஅ..ஆஅ...
Vocalizing vocal chant
ஹான்
குச்சி மீச கோண மீச
குறும்பு கார பூன மீச
வண்டி மை யு கொண்ட மீச
வரஞ்சி வச்ச வெட்டு மீச
Haan..
Thin mustache, crooked mustache
Mischievous cat-like mustache
Cart-grease black crooked mustache
Sharply drawn neat mustache
கட்ட மீச குட்ட மீச
வெட்டருவா கத்தி மீச
காள மாட்டு கொம்பு மீச
கட்ட பொம்மன் கொக்கி மீச
Thick mustache, short mustache
Sickle blade mustache
Bull horn-shaped mustache
Kattabomman hooked mustache
சிங்க மீச கொங்கு மீச
சில்லு வண்டு கொம்பு மீச
சிறுத்த மீச பருத்த மீச
சீக்கிரமா வெளுத்த மீச
Lion mustache, Kongu region mustache
Cricket insect pointed mustache
Leopard mustache, bulky mustache
Mustache that turned white quickly
நல்ல மீச வெள்ள மீச
கலர் அடிச்சா கள்ள மீச
லொள்ளு மீச முள்ளு மீச
கொட்டி போன கொருவ மீச
Good mustache, white mustache
Artificially dyed fake mustache
Playful mustache, thorny mustache
Fallen sparse mustache
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
அஅஅ…. அஅஅ…. அஅஅ….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Vocalizing vocal chant
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Kammangkoozhu karuvadu
Millet porridge and dried fish
Kaada mutta thean koodu
Quail eggs and honeycombs
Thena maavu varach soru
Honeyed flour mixture and cooked rice
Pulicha keera kollu charu
Sour spinach and horse-gram soup
Nandu natha eliyodu
Crab and snail along with field mouse
Sutta kozhi kariyodu
Roasted chicken meat
Inda kaatu mosalodu
Along with this wild hare
Uppu kanda rusiyodu
With the delicious taste of salted cured meat
Kaadu mazha suthiduvom
We will roam the forest and rain
Kallu manna kothiduvom
We will dig up the stones and soil
Raa vaana vettai aada
To hunt under the night sky
Raanthala tha yeanthiduvom
We will hold up the lanterns
Kolli mazha mottu adi
Strike like the Kolli mountain hills
Sooriyana thottu adi
Touch the sun with your strike
Ettu dhesa aathura adi
Shake all eight directions with your strike
Kaatu yaana sethara adi
Scatter the wild elephants with your strike
Eley
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d
Ey elei jakka d (folk rhythmic chant)
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d (folk rhythmic chant)
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey jamuku lakka di (folk rhythmic chant)
Ey vaale
Ey friend
Ey vaale makka di
Ey folk people
Ne jinuku jikka d
You shiny people
Ne jilla makka di
You district people
Eley
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey vaale
Ey friend
Ey vaale makka di
Ey folk people
Ne jinuku jikka d
You shiny people
Ne jilla makka di
You district people
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Konda oosi marudhani
Hairpin and henna
Thanga thodu thirugani
Gold earring screw-backs
Sangu maala lolaku
Conch necklace and hanging ear pendants
Nethi sutti pullaku
Forehead ornament and nose stud
Otha kallu mookuthi
Single-stone nose ring
Otti yaana oosi mani
Beaded chain with an elephant pendant
Retta sada savuri mudi
Double-braided false hair extension
Saandhu pottu kannu mai
Sandalwood mark and eye liner
Katti vacha malli kodi
Tied garland of jasmine vines
Suthi vacha alli kodi
Wrapped wreath of lily vines
Pattu sela katti vantha
Arrived wearing a silk saree
Paasi mani pavala kodi
String of beads and coral vine
Sendhu vaazhum mootha kudi
An ancient tribe living together
Kodi sanam paatha kudi
A tribe that has witnessed millions of people
Thevai illa mettu kudi
Upper class elite status is not needed
Vaazha oru paatu padi
Sing a song to live life happily
Eley
Hey call
Ey elei jakka d
Ey elei jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey ajuku jakka d
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey jamuku lakka di
Ey vaale
Ey friend
Ey vaale makka di
Ey folk people
Ne jinuku jikka d
You shiny people
Ne jilla makka di
You district people
Athiri… puthiri…
Tremble... burst...
Sithari… sithari…
Scatter... scatter...
Kathari… kathari…
Cry out... cry out...
Uthari…uthari…
Shake off... shake off...
Kathari… kathari…
Cry out... cry out...
Musical chair
Musical chairs
Musical chair
Musical chairs
Suthuravan ellarum
Everyone who spins around
Very very bad
Are very very bad
Yaru inga jeichalum
Whoever wins here
Romba romba sad
Is very very sad
Pera pulla paati thaatha
Grandchildren, grandmother, grandfather
Mummy and dad
Mummy and dad
Mummy mummy mummy
Mummy mummy mummy
Mummy mummy mummy
Mummy mummy mummy
Naanga ella dummy
We are all dummies
Ada moola konjam kammi…
Ah, slightly lacking in brains...
Full set uh erunthaalum
Even if we have a full set
Adika maattom rummy…
We will not play rummy...
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Haan..
Haan..
Kuchi meesa kona meesa
Thin mustache, crooked mustache
Kurumbu kaara poona meesa
Mischievous cat-like mustache
Vandi mai uh kona meesa
Cart-grease black crooked mustache
Varanja vacha vettu meesa
Sharply drawn neat mustache
Katta meesa kutta meesa
Thick mustache, short mustache
Vettaruva kathi meesa
Sickle blade mustache
Kaala maatu kombu meesa
Bull horn-shaped mustache
Katta bomman kokki meesa
Kattabomman hooked mustache
Singa meesa kongu meesa
Lion mustache, Kongu region mustache
Sillu vandu koombu meesa
Cricket insect pointed mustache
Sirutha meesa parutha meesa
Leopard mustache, bulky mustache
Seekrama velutha meesa
Mustache that turned white quickly
Nalla meesa vella meesa
Good mustache, white mustache
Color adicha kalla meesa
Artificially dyed fake mustache
Lollu meesa mullu meesa
Playful mustache, thorny mustache
Kotti pona koruva meesa
Fallen sparse mustache
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Aaaaaa…. aaaaaa…. aaaaaa….
Vocalizing vocal chant
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic folk track celebrates the raw, grounded, and self-sufficient lifestyle of indigenous tribal communities living in hill forests. The lyrics paint a rich tapestry of their culinary choices, traditional ornaments, communal harmony, and deep connection with nature, emphasizing that true happiness comes from simple living rather than elite status or urban materialism. In the latter half, the song cleverly critiques modern rat-race culture using humor, metaphorizing societal greed as a rigged game of musical chairs while humorously categorizing various types of facial hair to add regional color and wit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kammangkoozhu karuvadu / Kaada mutta thean koodu”
Repetition of the initial 'K' sound across consecutive lines creates rhythmic energy.
Ethukai (Second Syllable Rhyme)
“Kolli mazha mottu adi / Sooriyana thottu adi”
The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across lines, enhancing the song's beat.
Imagery (Sensory listing)
“Konda oosi marudhani / Thanga thodu thirugani”
Extensive use of vivid traditional culinary items and tribal ornaments to build a clear visual and tactile environment.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song from the movie Sembi (2022), composed by Nivas K Prasanna, showcases traditional folk rhythms combined with modern satire. Lyricist Ilayakamban used authentic tribal food names and cultural references to establish the movie's forest-dwelling characters.
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