Karuppi
From Pariyerum Perumal · 2018
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Pariyerum Perumal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi karuppi en karuppi | Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi |
| Nagathadamae en paadha | My path follows your paw prints |
| Nee illaadha kaattil | In this forest without you |
| Naan eppadithaan thiriveno | How will I wander? |
| Male | |
| Adi karuppi en karuppi | Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi |
| Nagathadamae en paadha | My path follows your paw prints |
| Nee illaadha kaattil | In this forest without you |
| Naan eppadithaan thiriveno | How will I wander? |
| Male | |
| Karuppi en karuppi | Karuppi, my Karuppi |
| Naan pesuradhu kekkudha | Can you hear me speaking? |
| En azhugaiyum kekkudha | Can you hear my crying too? |
| Andha rayilin adiyil sikki sedhari | Trapped and shattered under that train |
| Idhayam kathum valiyum | The pain my heart screams |
| Vedhanaiyum kekkudha..(Dialogue) | Can you hear the agony? |
| Male | |
| Ippa udanae naan unna pakkanum | I need to see you right now |
| Mookkil mugam vachi orasanum | I want to nuzzle my face against your nose |
| Un naakkil nakki | Licking with your tongue |
| En azhukka kazhuvi poganum | You must wash away my dirt |
| Enga vandha unna pakkalam (Dialogue) | Where should I come to see you? |
| Male | |
| Yaar andha kaattil odanji | Who lies broken in that forest? |
| Kedappadu neeya illa naana | Is it you or is it me? |
| Naana illa neeya | Is it me or is it you? |
| Neeya naana…naana neeya karuppi…(Dialogue) | Is it you or me... me or you, Karuppi? |
| Male | |
| Irandhadhu neeya iruppadhu naana | Is it you who died, or me who remains? |
| Iruppadhu neeya irandhadhu naana | Is it you who remains, or me who died? |
| Nammala konnaven yaarunu | The one who killed us |
| Enakku nalla theriyum | I know very well who it is |
| Anga seththadhu yaarunu | But who really died there |
| Avanukku mattumdhan puriyum | Only he truly understands |
| Male | |
| Azhinjadhu neeya | Was it you who was destroyed? |
| Chorus :O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| Male :Azhuvadhu naana | Is it me who cries? |
| Chorus :O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| Male | |
| Azhuvadhu neeya | Is it you who cries? |
| Chorus :O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| Male :Azhinjadhu naana | Was it me who was destroyed? |
| Male | |
| Endhiri karuppi amma kooppudura | Wake up Karuppi, mother is calling |
| Kulikka poganum endhiridi | We have to go bathe, get up girl |
| Yendi pesala en kooda | Why aren't you talking to me? |
| Ennadi nadandhichi anga..(Dialogue) | What happened to you over there? |
| Male | |
| Valiya thaangaama thudichiya | Did you writhe unable to bear the pain? |
| Kadaisi nimisham enna nenaichiya | Did you think of me in your last moment? |
| Unna kollum podhu avan sirichana | Did he laugh as he killed you? |
| Nee koraikkumpodhu avan moraichana..(Dialogue) | Did he glare at you as you barked? |
| Male | |
| Unkitta padichi padichi | Didn't I tell you again and again |
| Sonnanae kettiya | Did you listen? |
| Yaar kooptu nee pona | Whose call did you follow? |
| Yendi pona | Why did you go, girl? |
| Ethana thadava solliyirukken | How many times have I told you |
| Ellam manusanum ingae onnu illaenu…(Dialogue) | That all human beings here are not equal... |
| Male | |
| Valathu anaikkuravan | The one who hugs with his right hand |
| Kazhutha nerikkiravan | Is the one who strangles your neck |
| Kanna thadavuravan | The one who caresses your eyes |
| Kaala nodikkiravan | Is the one who breaks your leg |
| Konnu sirikkiravan | The one who laughs after killing |
| Ninnu azhuguravan | Is the one who stands and cries |
| Male | |
| Karuppan | The dark-skinned |
| Sevappan | The fair-skinned |
| Saami | God |
| Saathan | Satan |
| Adimai | The slave |
| Aandaan | The master |
| Mayiru | Worthless hair |
| Matta | Trash |
| Male | |
| Aayiram manusan undunu | There are a thousand kinds of men |
| Unakku appovae sonnen kettiya nee | Didn't I tell you back then, did you listen? |
| Chorus :O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| Male :Ippa udanae naan unna | I must see you right now |
| Pakkanum karuppi | See you, Karuppi |
| Chorus :O…oh…oh | O...oh...oh |
| Male | |
| Nalaikku vandhu appa kepparu | Tomorrow father will come and ask |
| Naan ennadi badhil solluven | What answer will I give, girl? |
| Unna enganu solluven | Where will I say you are? |
| Engadi iruka nee | Where are you, girl? |
| Male | |
| Endhiri karuppi | Wake up, Karuppi |
| Endhiri karuppi | Wake up, Karuppi |
| Endhiri karuppi | Wake up, Karuppi |
| Endhiri karuppi | Wake up, Karuppi |
| Male | |
| Rendu kaalilo naalu kaalilo | Whether on two legs or four legs |
| Indha mannilae ulavittu kedakka | Roaming around on this earth |
| Naai illadi nee | You are not just a dog, girl |
| Naan illayaa nee | Aren't you me? |
அடி கருப்பி என்
கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ
Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi
My path follows your paw prints
In this forest without you
How will I wander?
அடி கருப்பி என்
கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ
Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi
My path follows your paw prints
In this forest without you
How will I wander?
கருப்பி என் கருப்பி
நான் பேசுறது கேக்குதா என்
அழுகையும் கேக்குதா அந்த
ரயிலின் அடியில் சிக்கி
செதறி இதயம் கத்தும்
வலியும் வேதனையும்
கேக்குதா
Karuppi, my Karuppi
Can you hear me speaking?
Can you hear my crying too?
Trapped and shattered under that train
The pain my heart screams
Can you hear the agony?
இப்ப உடனே நான்
உன்ன பாக்கணும் மூக்கில்
முகம் வச்சி ஒரசனும் உன்
நாக்கில் நக்கி என் அழுக்க
கழுவி போகணும் எங்க
வந்தா உன்ன பாக்கலாம்
I need to see you right now
I want to nuzzle my face against your nose
Licking with your tongue
You must wash away my dirt
Where should I come to see you?
யார் அந்த காட்டில்
ஒடஞ்சி கிடப்பது நீயா இல்ல
நானா நானா இல்ல நீயா நீயா
நானா நானா நீயா கருப்பி
Who lies broken in that forest?
Is it you or is it me?
Is it me or is it you?
Is it you or me... me or you, Karuppi?
இறந்தது நீயா இருப்பது
நானா இருப்பது நீயா இறந்தது
நானா நம்மள கொன்னவன்
யாருன்னு எனக்கு நல்ல
தெரியும் அங்க செத்தது
யாருன்னு அவனுக்கு
மட்டும் தான் புரியும்
Is it you who died, or me who remains?
Is it you who remains, or me who died?
The one who killed us
I know very well who it is
But who really died there
Only he truly understands
அழிஞ்சது நீயா
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ
அழுவது நானா
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ
Was it you who was destroyed?
O...oh...oh
Is it me who cries?
O...oh...oh
அழுவது நீயா
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ
அழிஞ்சது நானா
Is it you who cries?
O...oh...oh
Was it me who was destroyed?
ஆண் & குழு :
{ அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ } (2)
Wake up Karuppi, mother is calling
We have to go bathe, get up girl
Why aren't you talking to me?
What happened to you over there?
எந்திரி கருப்பி
அம்மா கூப்புடுறா குளிக்க
போகணும் எந்திரிடி ஏன் டி
பேசல என் கூட என்னடி
நடந்திச்சி அங்க
Did you writhe unable to bear the pain?
Did you think of me in your last moment?
Did he laugh as he killed you?
Did he glare at you as you barked?
வலிய தாங்காம
துடிச்சியா கடைசி நிமிஷம்
என்ன நெனைச்சியா உன்ன
கொல்லும் போது அவன்
சிரிச்சானா நீ கொரைக்கும்
போது அவன் மொறைச்சானா
Didn't I tell you again and again
Did you listen?
Whose call did you follow?
Why did you go, girl?
How many times have I told you
That all human beings here are not equal...
ஆண் & குழு :
அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ
The one who hugs with his right hand
Is the one who strangles your neck
The one who caresses your eyes
Is the one who breaks your leg
The one who laughs after killing
Is the one who stands and cries
உன் கிட்ட படிச்சி
படிச்சி சொன்னேனே
கேட்டியா யார் கூப்டு நீ
போன ஏன் டி போன
எத்தன தடவ சொல்லி
இருக்கேன் எல்லா மனுசனும்
இங்கே ஒன்னு இல்லன்னு
The dark-skinned
The fair-skinned
God
Satan
The slave
The master
Worthless hair
Trash
வளத்து அணைக்குறவன்
கழுத்த நெரிக்கிறவன் கண்ண
தடவுறவன் கால நொடிக்கிறவன்
கொன்னு சிரிக்கிறவன் நின்னு
அழுகுறவன்
There are a thousand kinds of men
Didn't I tell you back then, did you listen?
O...oh...oh
O...oh...oh
I must see you right now
See you, Karuppi
O...oh...oh
கருப்பன் செவப்பன்
சாமி சாத்தான் அடிமை
ஆண்டான் மயிரு மட்ட
Tomorrow father will come and ask
What answer will I give, girl?
Where will I say you are?
Where are you, girl?
ஆயிரம் மனுஷன்
உண்டுன்னு உனக்கு
அப்போவே சொன்னேன்
கேட்டியா நீ
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
இப்ப உடனே நான்
உன்ன பாக்கணும் கருப்பி
குழு :
ஓ ஓ ஓ
Wake up, Karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
ஆண் & குழு :
{ அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ } (2)
Whether on two legs or four legs
Roaming around on this earth
You are not just a dog, girl
Aren't you me?
ஆண் & குழு :
அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே
என் பாத
நாளைக்கு வந்து
அப்பா கேப்பாரு நான்
என்னடி பதில் சொல்லுவேன்
உன்ன எங்கன்னு சொல்லுவேன்
எங்கடி இருக்க நீ
ஆண் & குழு :
நீ இல்லாத
காட்டில் நான் எப்படி
தான் திரிவேனோ
ஆண் & குழு :
அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான்
திரிவேனோ
எந்திரி கருப்பி
எந்திரி கருப்பி எந்திரி
கருப்பி எந்திரி கருப்பி
ஆண் & குழு :
அடி கருப்பி
என் கருப்பி நகதடமே என்
பாத நீ இல்லாத காட்டில்
நான் எப்படி தான் திரிவேனோ
ரெண்டு காலிலோ
நாலு காலிலோ இந்த
மண்ணிலே உலவிட்டு
கெடக்க நாய் இல்லடி நீ
நான் இல்லையா நீ
Adi karuppi en karuppi
Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi
Nagathadamae en paadha
My path follows your paw prints
Nee illaadha kaattil
In this forest without you
Naan eppadithaan thiriveno
How will I wander?
Adi karuppi en karuppi
Hey Karuppi, my Karuppi
Nagathadamae en paadha
My path follows your paw prints
Nee illaadha kaattil
In this forest without you
Naan eppadithaan thiriveno
How will I wander?
Karuppi en karuppi
Karuppi, my Karuppi
Naan pesuradhu kekkudha
Can you hear me speaking?
En azhugaiyum kekkudha
Can you hear my crying too?
Andha rayilin adiyil sikki sedhari
Trapped and shattered under that train
Idhayam kathum valiyum
The pain my heart screams
Vedhanaiyum kekkudha..(Dialogue)
Can you hear the agony?
Ippa udanae naan unna pakkanum
I need to see you right now
Mookkil mugam vachi orasanum
I want to nuzzle my face against your nose
Un naakkil nakki
Licking with your tongue
En azhukka kazhuvi poganum
You must wash away my dirt
Enga vandha unna pakkalam (Dialogue)
Where should I come to see you?
Yaar andha kaattil odanji
Who lies broken in that forest?
Kedappadu neeya illa naana
Is it you or is it me?
Naana illa neeya
Is it me or is it you?
Neeya naana…naana neeya karuppi…(Dialogue)
Is it you or me... me or you, Karuppi?
Irandhadhu neeya iruppadhu naana
Is it you who died, or me who remains?
Iruppadhu neeya irandhadhu naana
Is it you who remains, or me who died?
Nammala konnaven yaarunu
The one who killed us
Enakku nalla theriyum
I know very well who it is
Anga seththadhu yaarunu
But who really died there
Avanukku mattumdhan puriyum
Only he truly understands
Azhinjadhu neeya
Was it you who was destroyed?
Chorus :O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
Male :Azhuvadhu naana
Is it me who cries?
Chorus :O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
Azhuvadhu neeya
Is it you who cries?
Chorus :O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
Male :Azhinjadhu naana
Was it me who was destroyed?
Endhiri karuppi amma kooppudura
Wake up Karuppi, mother is calling
Kulikka poganum endhiridi
We have to go bathe, get up girl
Yendi pesala en kooda
Why aren't you talking to me?
Ennadi nadandhichi anga..(Dialogue)
What happened to you over there?
Valiya thaangaama thudichiya
Did you writhe unable to bear the pain?
Kadaisi nimisham enna nenaichiya
Did you think of me in your last moment?
Unna kollum podhu avan sirichana
Did he laugh as he killed you?
Nee koraikkumpodhu avan moraichana..(Dialogue)
Did he glare at you as you barked?
Unkitta padichi padichi
Didn't I tell you again and again
Sonnanae kettiya
Did you listen?
Yaar kooptu nee pona
Whose call did you follow?
Yendi pona
Why did you go, girl?
Ethana thadava solliyirukken
How many times have I told you
Ellam manusanum ingae onnu illaenu…(Dialogue)
That all human beings here are not equal...
Valathu anaikkuravan
The one who hugs with his right hand
Kazhutha nerikkiravan
Is the one who strangles your neck
Kanna thadavuravan
The one who caresses your eyes
Kaala nodikkiravan
Is the one who breaks your leg
Konnu sirikkiravan
The one who laughs after killing
Ninnu azhuguravan
Is the one who stands and cries
Karuppan
The dark-skinned
Sevappan
The fair-skinned
Saami
God
Saathan
Satan
Adimai
The slave
Aandaan
The master
Mayiru
Worthless hair
Matta
Trash
Aayiram manusan undunu
There are a thousand kinds of men
Unakku appovae sonnen kettiya nee
Didn't I tell you back then, did you listen?
Chorus :O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
Male :Ippa udanae naan unna
I must see you right now
Pakkanum karuppi
See you, Karuppi
Chorus :O…oh…oh
O...oh...oh
Nalaikku vandhu appa kepparu
Tomorrow father will come and ask
Naan ennadi badhil solluven
What answer will I give, girl?
Unna enganu solluven
Where will I say you are?
Engadi iruka nee
Where are you, girl?
Endhiri karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Endhiri karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Endhiri karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Endhiri karuppi
Wake up, Karuppi
Rendu kaalilo naalu kaalilo
Whether on two legs or four legs
Indha mannilae ulavittu kedakka
Roaming around on this earth
Naai illadi nee
You are not just a dog, girl
Naan illayaa nee
Aren't you me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Karuppi is an intensely emotional elegy from the movie Pariyerum Perumal, expressing the protagonist Pariyan's immense anguish over the brutal, caste-motivated murder of his beloved hunting dog, Karuppi. The song uses Karuppi as an allegory for the oppressed communities who suffer ruthless violence at the hands of societal hierarchy and caste discrimination. Pariyan laments the loss, questioning whether Karuppi died or if a part of his own soul and identity perished with her. Through poignant lyricism by Vivek, the song exposes the hypocrisy and deceit of human society, warning how people hide behind binary identities such as master, slave, god, or devil. Ultimately, Karuppi serves as both a heartbreaking eulogy for a loyal companion and a scathing critique of caste oppression in contemporary society.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Chiasmus / Antithesis (Ethir-Inai)
“Irandhadhu neeya iruppadhu naana / Iruppadhu naana irandhadhu neeya”
Inversion of words and ideas across adjacent lines to highlight existential confusion and deep emotional shock.
Allegory / Metaphor (Uruvagandhu)
“Rendu kaalilo naalu kaalilo... Naai illadi nee / Naan illayaa nee”
Equating the victimized four-legged dog with the oppressed two-legged human protagonist, blurring the line between animal suffering and human caste oppression.
Contrast / Binary Oppositions (Muran)
“Saami / Saathan / Adimai / Aandaan”
Listing stark philosophical and societal polarities to illustrate the divisive nature of human society.
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Trivia
Composed and sung by Santhosh Narayanan, 'Karuppi' serves as the thematic backbone for Mari Selvaraj's debut directorial film 'Pariyerum Perumal' (2018). The dog Karuppi represents the marginalized identity and foreshadows the social struggles faced by the protagonist throughout the film.
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