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Lyrics & meaning

Karakudike Rani

From Vallavanukkum Vallavan · 2017

Lyricist
Vijay Tesingu
Singer
Apoorva Shridhar
Music director
Raghu Dixit
Details
Vallavanukkum Vallavan2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Malai mangum velaiyilaIn the dimming twilight hours,
Maru sooriyan nanaeI am the second sun.
Female
Elasum perusumBoth the young and the old,
Yengi kedakkkumAre yearningly waiting,
Pavadai rattinam.. nanae..For this merry-go-round... I am that!
Female
Karaikudikkae rani nanthanI am the queen of Karaikudi,
Oorae enthan adimaiThe entire town is my slave.
Female
Kaala madu komba polaLike the horns of a fighting bull,
Thimiri payum elamaiMy youth leaps with fierce pride.
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kannathula mutham tharaTo give a kiss on my cheek,
Yei raHey, come up!
Oru aasai irukkaDo you have such a desire?
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kaiya thottu innum thodaTo hold my hand and go further,
Yei raHey, come up!
Romba kaasu irukkaDo you have enough money?
Female
Karaikudikkae rani nanthanI am the queen of Karaikudi,
Oorae enthan adimaiThe entire town is my slave.
Female
Kaala madu komba polaLike the horns of a fighting bull,
Thimiri payum elamaiMy youth leaps with fierce pride.
Female
Manasil mugamoodi vendamNo need for a mask on your face,
Heartukku helmetu yendaWhy put a helmet on your heart?
Koocham nee vittu vanthaIf you drop your shyness and come,
Sorgam nan kattuvendaI will show you heaven!
Female
Aasai illatha aaluThere is no person without desire,
Yarum ingilla keluListen, nobody here is an exception.
Thottu izhukkama ponaIf you don't pull me close,
Yengum nagarathu theruThe festive chariot will not move anywhere.
Female
Thengi kedanthaThere is no river,
Aarae illaThat stays stagnant forever.
Yengi kedanthaThere is no human,
Manushan illaWho lives without yearning.
Female
Vazhvil yarumIn real life, no man
Raman illaIs a saintly Rama.
Vada udaippomCome, let us break
Kaman villaiLord Kamadeva's bow!
Female
Kannadi koppaiya vidudaPut down that glass of alcohol, man,
Munnadi irukken thodudaI am right in front of you, touch me, man!
Pinnadi kaiya katti nadadaWalk behind me with tied hands, man,
Bothai endrum… pennilthanadaTrue intoxication is found only in a woman, man!
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kannathula mutham tharaTo give a kiss on my cheek,
Yei raHey, come up!
Oru aasai irukkaDo you have such a desire?
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kaiya thottu innum thodaTo hold my hand and go further,
Yei raHey, come up!
Romba kaasu irukkaDo you have enough money?
Female
Karaikudikkae rani nanthanI am the queen of Karaikudi,
Oorae enthan adimaiThe entire town is my slave.
Female
Kaala madu komba polaLike the horns of a fighting bull,
Thimiri payum elamaiMy youth leaps with fierce pride.
Female
Theruvil erangi nan ponaIf I step down onto the street,
Abathaghi pogumadaIt turns into a hazard, man!
Pallu pona perusu ellamEven the toothless old men,
Moochu vittae sagumadaWill gasp for breath and faint, man!
Female
Trichy thandiFrom beyond Trichy,
Delhi varaiAll the way up to Delhi,
Pathu irukkenI have seen,
Neraiya peraSo many men.
Female
Evanum ennaNot a single guy,
MayakkavillaHas charmed me yet.
Kaadhal enakkuLove for me,
PorakkavillaHas not yet been born.
Female
Machanae vanthu erangu ullaOh handsome, step inside,
Manasa tharen…intha pulla….This girl will give you her heart...
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kannathula mutham tharaTo give a kiss on my cheek,
Yei raHey, come up!
Oru aasai irukkaDo you have such a desire?
Female
Yei raaHey, come up!
En kaiya thottu innum thodaTo hold my hand and go further,
Yei raHey, come up!
Romba kaasu irukkaDo you have enough money?
Female
{Karaikudikkae rani nanthanI am the queen of Karaikudi,
Oorae enthan adimaiThe entire town is my slave.
Female
Kaala madu komba polaLike the horns of a fighting bull,
Thimiri payum elamai} (2)My youth leaps with fierce pride.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a high-energy dance number sung from the perspective of a bold, glamorous, and confident woman who reigns over her town like a queen. She flaunts her charm, beauty, and youth, comparing her energy to a raging bull and declaring that everyone in the town is captivated by her allure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Kaala madu komba pola

Compares her vibrant youth to the sharp, aggressive horns of a bull ('Kaala madu komba pola thimiri payum elamai').

Metaphor

Maru sooriyan nanae

Refers to herself as a second sun lighting up the dusk ('Maru sooriyan nanae') and a 'Pavadai rattinam' (merry-go-round).

Alliteration (Moonaidhu)

Manasil mugamoodi vendam

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Manasil', 'Heartukku', 'Koocham', 'Sorgam').

Rhyme (Edhugai)

Thengi kedantha / Yengi kedantha

Second-letter rhyming in paired lines, such as 'Thengi' and 'Yengi'.

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Trivia

The track is an item song style composition designed for the commercial entertainer 'Vallavanukkum Vallavan' starring Bobby Simha. It uses local Chettinad/Karaikudi cultural slang combined with modern colloquial English phrases like 'Heartukku helmetu'.

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