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Karakudike Rani

From Vallavanukkum Vallavan · 2017

Lyricist
Vijay Tesingu
Singer
Apoorva Shridhar
Music director
Raghu Dixit
Movie name
Vallavanukkum Vallavan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malai mangum velaiyila
Maru sooriyan nanae
Elasum perusum
Yengi kedakkkum
Pavadai rattinam.. nanae..
Karaikudikkae rani nanthan
Oorae enthan adimai
Kaala madu komba pola
Thimiri payum elamai
Yei raa
En kannathula mutham thara
Yei ra
Oru aasai irukka
Yei raa
En kaiya thottu innum thoda
Yei ra
Romba kaasu irukka
Karaikudikkae rani nanthan
Oorae enthan adimai
Kaala madu komba pola
Thimiri payum elamai
Manasil mugamoodi vendam
Heartukku helmetu yenda
Koocham nee vittu vantha
Sorgam nan kattuvenda
Aasai illatha aalu
Yarum ingilla kelu
Thottu izhukkama pona
Yengum nagarathu theru
Thengi kedantha
Aarae illa
Yengi kedantha
Manushan illa
Vazhvil yarum
Raman illa
Vada udaippom
Kaman villai
Kannadi koppaiya viduda
Munnadi irukken thoduda
Pinnadi kaiya katti nadada
Bothai endrum… pennilthanada
Yei raa
En kannathula mutham thara
Yei ra
Oru aasai irukka
Yei raa
En kaiya thottu innum thoda
Yei ra
Romba kaasu irukka
Karaikudikkae rani nanthan
Oorae enthan adimai
Kaala madu komba pola
Thimiri payum elamai
Theruvil erangi nan pona
Abathaghi pogumada
Pallu pona perusu ellam
Moochu vittae sagumada
Trichy thandi
Delhi varai
Pathu irukken
Neraiya pera
Evanum enna
Mayakkavilla
Kaadhal enakku
Porakkavilla
Machanae vanthu erangu ulla
Manasa tharen…intha pulla….
Yei raa
En kannathula mutham thara
Yei ra
Oru aasai irukka
Yei raa
En kaiya thottu innum thoda
Yei ra
Romba kaasu irukka
{Karaikudikkae rani nanthan
Oorae enthan adimai
Kaala madu komba pola
Thimiri payum elamai} (2)
As the evening begins to fade,
I shine like a second sun.
The young and the old
Are longing and pining for me,
For I am a swirling carousel in skirts!
I am the queen of Karaikudi itself,
The whole town is at my feet.
Like the sharp horns of a raging bull,
My youth leaps and surges wild.
Hey, come on!
To kiss me on my cheek,
Hey, come on!
Do you have the desire?
Hey, come on!
To hold my hand and go further,
Hey, come on!
Do you have plenty of cash?
I am the queen of Karaikudi itself,
The whole town is at my feet.
Like the sharp horns of a raging bull,
My youth leaps and surges wild.
No need to wear a mask over your heart,
Why put a helmet on your feelings, boy?
If you leave your shyness behind and come,
I will show you heaven!
A person without any desire,
Listen, there is no one like that here!
If nobody reaches out and pulls you in,
The street will never move forward.
If the water stays stagnant,
It is no longer a river.
If you just keep yearning without acting,
You are not truly human.
In real life, no one
Is a saint like Rama.
Come on, let us break
The bow of Kama (the god of love)!
Put down that glass of liquor,
I am right before you, reach out and touch me.
Follow behind me with your hands tied in surrender,
The real intoxication is always in a woman, boy!
Hey, come on!
To kiss me on my cheek,
Hey, come on!
Do you have the desire?
Hey, come on!
To hold my hand and go further,
Hey, come on!
Do you have plenty of cash?
I am the queen of Karaikudi itself,
The whole town is at my feet.
Like the sharp horns of a raging bull,
My youth leaps and surges wild.
If I step out onto the street,
It becomes pure danger, boy!
All the toothless old men
Will gasp for breath and drop dead, boy!
From beyond Trichy
All the way up to Delhi,
I have seen
Plenty of men.
Not a single one
Could sweep me off my feet.
Love has never
Blossomed inside me.
Hey handsome, come step right inside,
This girl will give you her heart...
Hey, come on!
To kiss me on my cheek,
Hey, come on!
Do you have the desire?
Hey, come on!
To hold my hand and go further,
Hey, come on!
Do you have plenty of cash?
I am the queen of Karaikudi itself,
The whole town is at my feet.
Like the sharp horns of a raging bull,
My youth leaps and surges wild.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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