Karakki
From Album Songs 2022 · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vignesh Ramakrishna
- Singers
- Senthil Ganesh, Rajalakshmi
- Music director
- Adykriz
- Details
- Album Songs 20222022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| …………………………………………. | Hey, they will chase and come, don't look, girl! |
| Male | |
| Eh veratti varuvanunga paakkathadi | Hey dark-eyed girl, don't care about them! |
| Eh koratti kannukkari mathikkathadi | Just for your uncle to lean back grandly on your lap, |
| Male | |
| Maman oiyarama madi mela saanjukka thaan | There is no clock ticking, and no one near the well. |
| Kadigaalam yethumilla kenathoram yaarumilla | Female: You are no grand king for me to call you my uncle, |
| Female :Naanum maman solla nee seema raasan illa | You have no twirled mustache, so drop your grand pretension slowly. |
| Murukkaana meesa illa olattama poda mella | Your eyes attract instantly like Royal Jasmine flowers, |
| Male | |
| Jaadhi malliga pola sattunu pattunu izhukkum kannu | Female: I should fold and drape you like a silk wedding saree. |
| Female :Koora selaiya pola madichu kattanum naanum unnai | Male: Like a flying crispy snack, like a chewy stretch candy, |
| Male :Parakkura pappara mottai izhukkura javvu muttai | Who else is there? It is only you, girl! |
| Verai yaaru needhaan pulla | Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae naagarathiname kitta kitta vaadi rathinamae | Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me! |
| Muzhusa sevatha sivappi adiyae vaa | |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………… | Hey, seeing this idle guy, what can I even do? |
| Female | |
| Ye vetti vetti pakkaiyila vetti paiyan enna panna | When the whole hamlet is asleep, you come to hold me. |
| Patti thotti thoongaiyila kattikida neeyum vara | When gently coaxed, you lost your balance and went astray. |
| Thatti thatti vaikaiyila thattu kettu poyiputta | Those two eyes that dart around close by, I will poke them out. |
| Kitta kitta paayum andha kannu renda nondi vaipen | Oh golden, golden, golden cuckoo, |
| Male | |
| Thanga thanga thanga kuyilse | You are the train running inside my heart! |
| En nenjukulla odum rayilae | Female: Ah is that so... |
| Female :Haaan… | Male: Hey peacock hopping here and there, |
| Male :Ye anga inga thaavum mayilae | When you get angry, you blow like scorching heat! |
| Nee kovapatta veesum veyilae | Female: That is right... |
| Female :Adhu seri….. | Hey, like a finely sculpted statue, |
| Male | |
| Ye senju vacha selaya | Like a fresh leaf I plucked, |
| Naan pichu vacha yelaya | Hey, along the riverbank path, |
| Hey aathangara vazhiya | Oh parrot that pecked my heart and flew away! |
| Ennai koththi pona kiliyae | Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae naagarathiname kitta kitta vaadi rathinamae | Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me! |
| Muzhusa sevatha sivappi adiyae vaa | Hey! |
| Female | |
| Yeii…. | |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………… | Hey! |
| Female | |
| Yeii…. | |
...............................
Hey, they will chase and come, don't look, girl!
ஏ வெரட்டி வருவானுங்க பாக்காதடி
ஏ கொரட்டி கண்ணுக்காரி மதிக்காதடி
Hey dark-eyed girl, don't care about them!
Just for your uncle to lean back grandly on your lap,
மாமன் ஒய்யாரமா மடி மேல சாஞ்சுக்க தான்
கடிகாலம் ஏதுமில்ல கெணத்தோரம் யாருமில்ல
நானும் மாமன் சொல்ல நீ சீம ராசன் இல்ல
முருக்கான மீச இல்ல ஒலட்டாம போடா மெல்ல
There is no clock ticking, and no one near the well.
Female: You are no grand king for me to call you my uncle,
You have no twirled mustache, so drop your grand pretension slowly.
Your eyes attract instantly like Royal Jasmine flowers,
ஜாதி மல்லிக போல சுட்டுனு பட்டுனு இழுக்கும் கண்ணு
கூர சேலைய போல மடிச்சு கட்டணும் நானும் உன்ன
பறக்குற பப்பர மொட்ட இளுக்கு ஜவ்வு முட்டாய்
வேற யாரு நீ தான் புள்ள
Female: I should fold and drape you like a silk wedding saree.
Male: Like a flying crispy snack, like a chewy stretch candy,
Who else is there? It is only you, girl!
Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel!
அடியே நாகரத்தினமே கிட்ட கிட்ட வாடி ரத்தினமே முழுசா
செவத்த செவப்பி அடியே வா
Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me!
.................................
Hey, seeing this idle guy, what can I even do?
ஏ வெட்டி வெட்டி பாக்கையில வெட்டி பையன் என்ன பண்ண
பட்டி தொட்டி தூங்கையில கட்டிகிட நீயும் வர
தப்பு தட்டி வைக்கையில தட்டு கேட்டு போயிகிட்ட
கிட்ட கிட்ட பாயும் அந்த கண்ணு ரெண்ட நொண்டி வைப்பேன்
When the whole hamlet is asleep, you come to hold me.
When gently coaxed, you lost your balance and went astray.
Those two eyes that dart around close by, I will poke them out.
Oh golden, golden, golden cuckoo,
தங்க தங்க தங்க குயில என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள பாயும் ராயில
ஹான்
ஏ அங்க இங்க தாவும் மயில நீ கோவப்பட்டா வீசும் வெயில
அது சேரி
You are the train running inside my heart!
Female: Ah is that so...
Male: Hey peacock hopping here and there,
When you get angry, you blow like scorching heat!
Female: That is right...
Hey, like a finely sculpted statue,
ஏய் செஞ்சு வச்ச சிலையா நான் பிச்சு வச்சா இலையா
ஏ ஆத்தங்கர வழிய என கொத்தி போன கிளியே
Like a fresh leaf I plucked,
Hey, along the riverbank path,
Oh parrot that pecked my heart and flew away!
Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel!
அடியே நாகரத்தினமே கிட்ட கிட்ட வாடி ரத்தினமே முழுசா
செவத்த செவப்பி அடியே வா
Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me!
Hey!
ஏய்ய் ...
........................
Hey!
ஏய்ய் ...
………………………………………….
Hey, they will chase and come, don't look, girl!
Eh veratti varuvanunga paakkathadi
Hey dark-eyed girl, don't care about them!
Eh koratti kannukkari mathikkathadi
Just for your uncle to lean back grandly on your lap,
Maman oiyarama madi mela saanjukka thaan
There is no clock ticking, and no one near the well.
Kadigaalam yethumilla kenathoram yaarumilla
Female: You are no grand king for me to call you my uncle,
Female :Naanum maman solla nee seema raasan illa
You have no twirled mustache, so drop your grand pretension slowly.
Murukkaana meesa illa olattama poda mella
Your eyes attract instantly like Royal Jasmine flowers,
Jaadhi malliga pola sattunu pattunu izhukkum kannu
Female: I should fold and drape you like a silk wedding saree.
Female :Koora selaiya pola madichu kattanum naanum unnai
Male: Like a flying crispy snack, like a chewy stretch candy,
Male :Parakkura pappara mottai izhukkura javvu muttai
Who else is there? It is only you, girl!
Verai yaaru needhaan pulla
Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel!
Adiyae naagarathiname kitta kitta vaadi rathinamae
Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me!
Muzhusa sevatha sivappi adiyae vaa
…………………………………
Hey, seeing this idle guy, what can I even do?
Ye vetti vetti pakkaiyila vetti paiyan enna panna
When the whole hamlet is asleep, you come to hold me.
Patti thotti thoongaiyila kattikida neeyum vara
When gently coaxed, you lost your balance and went astray.
Thatti thatti vaikaiyila thattu kettu poyiputta
Those two eyes that dart around close by, I will poke them out.
Kitta kitta paayum andha kannu renda nondi vaipen
Oh golden, golden, golden cuckoo,
Thanga thanga thanga kuyilse
You are the train running inside my heart!
En nenjukulla odum rayilae
Female: Ah is that so...
Female :Haaan…
Male: Hey peacock hopping here and there,
Male :Ye anga inga thaavum mayilae
When you get angry, you blow like scorching heat!
Nee kovapatta veesum veyilae
Female: That is right...
Female :Adhu seri…..
Hey, like a finely sculpted statue,
Ye senju vacha selaya
Like a fresh leaf I plucked,
Naan pichu vacha yelaya
Hey, along the riverbank path,
Hey aathangara vazhiya
Oh parrot that pecked my heart and flew away!
Ennai koththi pona kiliyae
Oh my precious gem Nagagrathinam, come close to me, my jewel!
Adiyae naagarathiname kitta kitta vaadi rathinamae
Oh completely fair and rosy girl, come to me!
Muzhusa sevatha sivappi adiyae vaa
Hey!
Yeii….
…………………………………
Hey!
Yeii….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively, romantic folk duet between a young man and a woman indulging in playful banter and flirting. The male protagonist playfully woos his beloved (whom he fondly addresses as Nagagrathinam), praising her beauty with vibrant village metaphors, while the woman teasingly rebuffs his advances before admitting her own affection for him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Jaadhi malliga pola sattunu pattunu izhukkum kannu”
Compares eyes to royal jasmine (Jaadhi malliga) and the lover to a folded bridal saree (Koora selai) and a running train (nenjukulla odum rayil).
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Eh veratti varuvanunga paakkathadi / Eh koratti kannukkari mathikkathadi”
Rhyming of the second letter 'r' across consecutive lines (veratti / koratti).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Thanga thanga thanga kuyilse”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'th' (Thanga thanga thanga kuyilse).
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Trivia
Sung by the acclaimed folk singer duo and real-life couple Senthil Ganesh and Rajalakshmi, known for bringing traditional Tamil village music into mainstream cinema and independent album tracks.
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