Karu Karu Karupayi
From Eazhaiyin Sirippil · 2000
- Lyricist
- K. Subash
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Eazhaiyin Sirippil2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Karu karu karuppayi | Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi |
| Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi | Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi? |
| Thoda thoda thodamaattaen | I won't touch you easily |
| Thottaa naanum vidamaataen | If I do touch, I won't let go |
| Male | |
| Karu karu karuppayi | Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi |
| Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi | Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi? |
| Thoda thoda thodamaattaen | I won't touch you easily |
| Thottaa naanum vidamaataen | If I do touch, I won't let go |
| Female | |
| Siri siri siripazhagaa | Oh handsome man with a sweet smile |
| Siluthththu yaen siripazhagaa | Why do you shudder, my smiling handsome? |
| Vida vida vidamaataen | I won't let go so easily |
| Nee thodaama naan vidamaattaen | Until you touch me, I won't let go |
| Female | |
| Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Haa sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Haa, can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Male | |
| Karu karu karuppayi | Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi |
| Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi | Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi? |
| Thoda thoda thodamaattaen | I won't touch you easily |
| Thottaa naanum vidamaataen | If I do touch, I won't let go |
| Female | |
| Jum jumkku jukkum | Jum jumkku jukkum |
| Jum jumkku jukkum | Jum jumkku jukkum |
| Jum jumkku jukkum | Jum jumkku jukkum |
| Jum jumkku jukkum | Jum jumkku jukkum |
| Haan hae ho | Haan hae ho |
| Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum | Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum |
| Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum | Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum |
| Male | |
| Thiruppaatchi thiruppaatchi | Thiruppaatchi, Thiruppaatchi |
| Thiruppaatchi aruvaa pola | Like a Thiruppaatchi sickle |
| Valainju nikkura udambu idhu | This body stands curved |
| Valainju nikkura udambu idhu | This body stands curved |
| Udambu idhu udambu idhu udambu idhu idhu | This body, this body, this body |
| Female | |
| Adhu maniyaachchi maniyaachchu | It became Maniyaachchi, became Maniyaachchi |
| Maniyaachchi veeraththa naan | Having seen Maniyaachchi's bravery |
| Paarththathula mayangi puttaen | I swooned looking at it |
| Paarththathula mayangi puttaen | I swooned looking at it |
| Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen | I swooned, I swooned |
| Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen | I swooned, I swooned |
| Male | |
| Soppuna sundhariyae | Oh beauty shaped like a doll |
| Rompaththaan konjuriyae | You coax and pamper so much |
| Ellaiya minjuriyae | You are crossing the boundaries |
| Female :Aiyyae | Aiyyae (Oh my!) |
| Male :Thontharavu pannuriyae | You are troubling me |
| Female | |
| Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Female | |
| Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum | Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum |
| Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum | Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum |
| Male | |
| Un pechchu un pechchu | Your words, your words |
| Un pechchu sozhatti vitta | Your words twirled around |
| Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi | Like cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game |
| Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi | The cowrie shell game that was twirled |
| Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi | The cowrie shell game that was twirled |
| Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi | Cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game |
| Female | |
| Piththaachchu oo piththaachchu | It became obsession, oh obsession |
| Piththaachchu on ninaippu | Your memory has become an obsession |
| Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu | It has become my livelihood now |
| Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu | It has become my livelihood now |
| Pozhappae thaan nenappaachchu | My livelihood itself became thoughts of you |
| Nenappaachchu nenappaachchu | Became thoughts, became thoughts |
| Male | |
| Nadanthatha nenaichchukkuvom | Let us remember what happened |
| Nenachchatha nadaththiduvom | Let us make what we envisioned happen |
| Female : Eppo eppo eppo eppo | When, when, when, when? |
| Kattilil paai virichchu | Spreading the mat on the bed |
| Parisam pottukkuvm | We shall pay the bride price and unite |
| Female | |
| Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Male | |
| Karu karu karuppayi | Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi |
| Thoda thoda thodamaattaen | I won't touch you easily |
| Thottaa naanum vidamaataen | If I do touch, I won't let go |
| Female | |
| Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire? |
| Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama | Can we press close like burning hot fire? |
| Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama….. | I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire... |
கரு கரு ருப்பாயி...
நீ வெளுத்தது ஏன் கருப்பாயி...
தொட தொட தொடமாட்டேன்...
தொட்டா நானும் விடமாட்டேன்...
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
I won't touch you easily
If I do touch, I won't let go
கரு கரு கருப்பாயி...
நீ வெளுத்தது ஏன் கருப்பாயி...
தொட தொட தொடமாட்டேன்...
தொட்டா நானும் விடமாட்டேன்...
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
I won't touch you easily
If I do touch, I won't let go
சிரி சிரி சிரிப்பழகா...
சிலுத்தது ஏன் சிரிப்பழகா...
விட விட விடமாட்டேன்...
நீ தொடாம நான் விடமாட்டேன்...
Oh handsome man with a sweet smile
Why do you shudder, my smiling handsome?
I won't let go so easily
Until you touch me, I won't let go
சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
ஹா சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Haa, can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
கரு கரு கருப்பாயி...
வெளுத்தது ஏன் கருப்பாயி...
தொட தொட தொடமாட்டேன்...
தொட்டா நானும் விடமாட்டேன்...
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
I won't touch you easily
If I do touch, I won't let go
ஜூம் ஜூம்க்கு ஜூக்கும்
ஜூம் ஜூம்க்கு ஜூக்கும்
ஜூம் ஜூம்க்கு ஜூக்கும்
ஜூம் ஜூம்க்கு ஜூக்கும்
ஹான் ஹே ஹோ
தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும்
தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும்
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Haan hae ho
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
திருப்பாச்சி திருப்பாச்சி
திருப்பாச்சி அருவா போல
வளைஞ்சு நிக்குற உடம்பு இது
வளைஞ்சு நிக்குற உடம்பு இது
உடம்பு இது உடம்பு இது உடம்பு இது இது...
Thiruppaatchi, Thiruppaatchi
Like a Thiruppaatchi sickle
This body stands curved
This body stands curved
This body, this body, this body
அது மணியாச்சி மணியாச்சி...
மணியாச்சி வீரத்த நான்
பார்த்ததுல மயங்கி புட்டேன்
பார்த்ததுல மயங்கி புட்டேன்
மயங்கிபுட்டேன் மயங்கிபுட்டேன்
மயங்கிபுட்டேன் மயங்கிபுட்டேன்
It became Maniyaachchi, became Maniyaachchi
Having seen Maniyaachchi's bravery
I swooned looking at it
I swooned looking at it
I swooned, I swooned
I swooned, I swooned
சொப்புன சுந்தரியே
ரொம்பத்தான் கொஞ்சுறியே
எல்லைய மிஞ்சுறியே
அய்யே
தொந்தரவு பண்ணுறியே
Oh beauty shaped like a doll
You coax and pamper so much
You are crossing the boundaries
Aiyyae (Oh my!)
You are troubling me
ஏய்......சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும்
தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும் தக்கும்
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
உன் பேச்சு உன் பேச்சு
உன் பேச்சு சொழட்டி விட்ட
சோழியடி சோழியடி
சொழட்டி விட்ட சோழியடி
சொழட்டி விட்ட சோழியடி
சோழியடி சோழியடி
Your words, your words
Your words twirled around
Like cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game
The cowrie shell game that was twirled
The cowrie shell game that was twirled
Cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game
பித்தாச்சு ஓ பித்தாச்சு...
பித்தாச்சு ஒன் நினைப்பு
எனக்கு இப்ப பொழப்பாச்சு
எனக்கு இப்ப பொழப்பாச்சு
பொழப்பே தான் நெனப்பாச்சு
நெனப்பாச்சு நெனப்பாச்சு
It became obsession, oh obsession
Your memory has become an obsession
It has become my livelihood now
It has become my livelihood now
My livelihood itself became thoughts of you
Became thoughts, became thoughts
நடந்தத நெனச்சுக்குவோம்
நெனச்சத நடத்திடுவோம்
எப்போ எப்போ எப்போ எப்போ...
கட்டிலில் பாய் விரிச்சு
பரிசம் போட்டுக்குவோம்
Let us remember what happened
Let us make what we envisioned happen
When, when, when, when?
Spreading the mat on the bed
We shall pay the bride price and unite
ஏய்.....சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா...
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா...
Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
கரு கரு கருப்பாயி...
தொட தொட தொடமாட்டேன்
தொட்டா நானும் விடமாட்டேன்
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
I won't touch you easily
If I do touch, I won't let go
சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா
சுடும் சுடும் நெருப்பு போல ஒத்திக்கலாமா மாமா
பஞ்சு பஞ்சு நான் இருக்கேன் பத்திக்கலாமா.......
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire...
Karu karu karuppayi
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
I won't touch you easily
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
If I do touch, I won't let go
Karu karu karuppayi
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
I won't touch you easily
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
If I do touch, I won't let go
Siri siri siripazhagaa
Oh handsome man with a sweet smile
Siluthththu yaen siripazhagaa
Why do you shudder, my smiling handsome?
Vida vida vidamaataen
I won't let go so easily
Nee thodaama naan vidamaattaen
Until you touch me, I won't let go
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Haa sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Haa, can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Karu karu karuppayi
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Nee veluththathu yaen karuppaayi
Why did you turn fair, Karuppayi?
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
I won't touch you easily
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
If I do touch, I won't let go
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Jum jumkku jukkum
Haan hae ho
Haan hae ho
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thiruppaatchi thiruppaatchi
Thiruppaatchi, Thiruppaatchi
Thiruppaatchi aruvaa pola
Like a Thiruppaatchi sickle
Valainju nikkura udambu idhu
This body stands curved
Valainju nikkura udambu idhu
This body stands curved
Udambu idhu udambu idhu udambu idhu idhu
This body, this body, this body
Adhu maniyaachchi maniyaachchu
It became Maniyaachchi, became Maniyaachchi
Maniyaachchi veeraththa naan
Having seen Maniyaachchi's bravery
Paarththathula mayangi puttaen
I swooned looking at it
Paarththathula mayangi puttaen
I swooned looking at it
Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen
I swooned, I swooned
Mayangi puttaen mayangi puttaen
I swooned, I swooned
Soppuna sundhariyae
Oh beauty shaped like a doll
Rompaththaan konjuriyae
You coax and pamper so much
Ellaiya minjuriyae
You are crossing the boundaries
Female :Aiyyae
Aiyyae (Oh my!)
Male :Thontharavu pannuriyae
You are troubling me
Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Thakkum thakkum thakkum thakkum
Un pechchu un pechchu
Your words, your words
Un pechchu sozhatti vitta
Your words twirled around
Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi
Like cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game
Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi
The cowrie shell game that was twirled
Sozhatti vitta sozhiyadi
The cowrie shell game that was twirled
Sozhiyadi sozhiyadi
Cowrie shell game, cowrie shell game
Piththaachchu oo piththaachchu
It became obsession, oh obsession
Piththaachchu on ninaippu
Your memory has become an obsession
Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu
It has become my livelihood now
Enakku ippa pozhappaachchu
It has become my livelihood now
Pozhappae thaan nenappaachchu
My livelihood itself became thoughts of you
Nenappaachchu nenappaachchu
Became thoughts, became thoughts
Nadanthatha nenaichchukkuvom
Let us remember what happened
Nenachchatha nadaththiduvom
Let us make what we envisioned happen
Female : Eppo eppo eppo eppo
When, when, when, when?
Kattilil paai virichchu
Spreading the mat on the bed
Parisam pottukkuvm
We shall pay the bride price and unite
Yaei….sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Hey... can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Karu karu karuppayi
Oh dark-complexioned Karuppayi
Thoda thoda thodamaattaen
I won't touch you easily
Thottaa naanum vidamaataen
If I do touch, I won't let go
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire?
Sudum sudum neruppu pola oththikkalaama
Can we press close like burning hot fire?
Panju panju naan irukkaen paththikkalaama…..
I am soft like cotton, shall I catch fire...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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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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