- Lyricist
- K. Subash
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Karu karu karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
Karu karu karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
Siri siri siripazhagaa
Siluthththu yaen siripazhagaa
Vida vida vidamaataen
Nee thodaama naan vidamaattaen
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Haa sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Karu karu karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Haan hae ho
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thiruppaatchi thiruppaatchi
Thiruppaatchi aruvaa pola
Valainju nikkura udambu idhu
Valainju nikkura udambu idhu
Udambu idhu udambu idhu udambu idhu idhu
Adhu maniyaachchi maniyaachchu
Maniyaachchi veeraththa naan
Paarththathula mayangi puttaen
Paarththathula mayangi puttaen
Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen
Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen
Soppuna sundhariyae
Rompaththaan konjuriyae
Ellaiya minjuriyae
Female :Aiyyae
Male :Thontharavu pannuriyae
Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Un pechchu un pechchu
Un pechchu sozhatti vitta
Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi
Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi
Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi
Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi
Piththaachchu oo piththaachchu
Piththaachchu on ninaippu
Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu
Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu
Pozhappae thaan nenappaachchu
Nenappaachchu nenappaachchu
Nadanthatha nenaichchukkuvom
Nenachchatha nadaththiduvom
Female : Eppo eppo eppo eppo
Kattilil paai virichchu
Parisam pottukkuvm
Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Karu karu karuppayi
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama…..
Dark, dark-skinned Karuppayi,
Why have you turned so pale, Karuppayi?
I will not touch you, no, I will not touch,
But once I touch, I will not let you go!
Dark, dark-skinned Karuppayi,
Why have you turned so pale, Karuppayi?
I will not touch you, no, I will not touch,
But once I touch, I will not let you go!
Smile, my smiling handsome charmer!
Why do you shiver with excitement and smile, charmer?
I will not leave you, no, I will not leave,
Without you touching me, I will not let you go!
Like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Ah, like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Dark, dark-skinned Karuppayi,
Why have you turned so pale, Karuppayi?
I will not touch you, no, I will not touch,
But once I touch, I will not let you go!
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Haan hey ho
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thiruppaachi, Thiruppaachi,
Just like a curved Thiruppaachi machete,
This body curves and stands tall!
This body curves and stands tall!
This body, oh this body, this very body!
That is Maniyaachi, and the time has come,
Seeing that Maniyaachi bravery,
I completely fell head over heels!
I completely fell head over heels!
I fell head over heels, oh I fell,
I fell head over heels, oh I fell!
My dream beauty,
You are flirting with me so much,
You are crossing every limit!
Female: Oh my!
Male: You are driving me crazy!
Hey, like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Your words, oh your words,
Your words are like
A spinning cowrie shell, my girl!
A spinning cowrie shell tossed in play!
A spinning cowrie shell tossed in play!
A spinning cowrie shell, my girl!
It turned into a craze, oh a madness,
Thoughts of you became an obsession,
It has become my only routine now!
It has become my only routine now!
My whole life is just thinking of you!
Thinking of you, only thinking of you!
Let us cherish what has happened,
And let us make our dreams happen!
Female: When, oh when, when, when?
Spreading a mat upon the bed,
Let us seal our engagement!
Hey, like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Dark, dark-skinned Karuppayi,
I will not touch you, no, I will not touch,
But once I touch, I will not let you go!
Like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
Like a burning fire, shall we press close together?
I am soft like cotton, shall we catch fire?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Karu Karu Karuppayi is a lively and flirtatious folk-style duet between two lovers expressing their passionate attraction and eager desire to unite. Using colorful rural metaphors, the lovers compare their burning desire to fire igniting soft cotton and describe physical grace through local cultural references like the sharp Thiruppaatchi sickle. As the track progresses, their teasing turns into a shared commitment to marry and fulfill their romantic dreams together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama”
Compares the burning warmth of romantic longing to hot fire.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama”
Directly equates the lover's soft, receptive mood to cotton ready to catch fire.
Adukku Thodar (Anaphora/Repetition)
“Karu karu karuppayi”
Doubled words like 'Karu karu', 'Thoda thoda', and 'Panju panju' add rhythmic cadence and heighten emotional intensity.
Did you know?
Trivia
Eazhaiyin Sirippil (2000) features Prabhu Deva and Kausalya. The music for the film was composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by director K. Subash.
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