Keerai Vedhaippom
From Thirupathi · 2006
- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Reshmi
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Thirupathi2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ale ailasa… | Ale ailasa… |
| Ale ailasa.. | Ale ailasa.. |
| Male :Adadadada… | Male: Adadadada… |
| Female :Ale ailasa… | Female: Ale ailasa… |
| Ale ailasa..aaaa | Ale ailasa..aaaa |
| Chorus | |
| Ommm…ommm… | Ommm…ommm… |
| Ommm..ommm… | Ommm..ommm… |
| Male | |
| Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa…. | Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa…. |
| Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa…. | Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa…. |
| Female :Eh niruththiya | Female: Hey stop it! |
| Enna ettu kattaiyila thookara | Why are you singing in an eight-pitch scale? |
| Naatukattaiyila thooku | Lift me like a sturdy country log! |
| Female | |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Keera vechcha | Male: If greens are planted, |
| Kozhi kindum | The chicken will scratch them up, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Kozhi vantha | If the chicken comes, |
| Veli veppom | We will build a fence, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Ah veli vechcha | Male: Ah, if a fence is built, |
| Aadu thaandum | The goat will jump over it, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Male :Aahn | Male: Aahn |
| Female :Nee soora thenga adraa | Female: You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Male :Ennathu | Male: What? |
| Female | |
| Eh kumman kumman gurra | Eh kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Female | |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Keera vechcha | Male: If greens are planted, |
| Kozhi kindum | The chicken will scratch them up, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Aalele so so | Aalele so so |
| Aalele so… | Aalele so… |
| Male :Aalele so so | Male: Aalele so so |
| Aalele so… | Aalele so… |
| Female :Aalele so so | Female: Aalele so so |
| Aalele so… | Aalele so… |
| Hei aalele so so | Hey aalele so so |
| Aalele so… | Aalele so… |
| Male | |
| En aasa kaathaliyae | My beloved sweetheart, |
| Enge pora sollu | Tell me where you are going? |
| Adi naanum vaaren nillu | Hey, I am coming too, wait! |
| Ada naaku mela solla pottu | Hey, placing a bet on your tongue, |
| Kolliriyae jillu | You kill me with coolness! |
| Adi naanthaandi naanthaandi | Hey, I am the one, I am the one, |
| Valanju nikkum villu | A bent bow ready, |
| Nalla valanju nikkum villu | A nicely bent bow ready! |
| Female | |
| Peraasa peraasa | Greed, great greed, |
| Venaam machaan thallu | No my man, push away! |
| Ithu vayasu pulla sollu | This is the word of a young girl, |
| Velanju nikkum nellukulla | Inside the ripe paddy, |
| Molachchirukku pullu | Weed grass has grown! |
| Ada venaanda venaanda | Hey no way, no way, |
| Angae ingae lollu | Playful mischief here and there! |
| Angae ingae lollu | Playful mischief here and there! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae vekkam vittu pakkamma | Hey, shed your bashfulness and come near, |
| Vaadi pulla jakkamma | Come here girl, my Jakkamma! |
| Female :Aah pakkam vantha kuththama | Female: Aah, is it a sin if I come close? |
| Saami kanna kuththuma | Will God poke my eyes out? |
| Female | |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Female | |
| Maaththu thuni vangithaada | Buy me a change of clothes, |
| Nananjirukku chittu | The little bird is drenched, |
| Nee kaaya pottu kattu | Hang it to dry and drape it! |
| Ada naan tharuven naan tharuven | Hey, I will give, I will give, |
| Thirupathikku laddu | Tirupati laddu! |
| Nee vaangi thaada vaangi thada | Buy it for me, buy it for me, |
| Avichchu vechcha puttu | Steamed puttu cakes, |
| Avichchu vechcha puttu | Steamed puttu cakes! |
| Male | |
| Ada paavada paavada | Hey, on the skirt, |
| Poovu mela vandu | A beetle on the flower, |
| Mayakkiputtan kondu | Has mesmerized and taken over! |
| Adi medu pallam medu pallam | Hey, on high ground and low ground, |
| Poiyi varum nandu | A crab wanders back and forth! |
| Adi vaazhaikulla vaazhaikulla | Hey, inside the banana trunk, |
| Olinjirukku thandu | A tender stalk lies hidden, |
| Aah olinjirukku thandu | Aah, a stem lies hidden! |
| Female | |
| Aah mutham | Aah, if a kiss, |
| Vecha kuththama | Is given, is it a crime? |
| Kooviputta saththama | If called out, is it noise? |
| Male | |
| Eerapatham paththuma | Is the moisture enough? |
| Paththa vechcha paththuma | If ignited, will it catch fire? |
| Female | |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Female | |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Heii keera vechcha | Male: Hey, if greens are planted, |
| Kozhi kindum | The chicken will scratch them up, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Kozhi vantha | If the chicken comes, |
| Veli veppom | We will build a fence, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Adiyae veli vechcha | Male: Hey, if a fence is built, |
| Aadu thaandum | The goat will jump over it, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Hahaan | Hahaan |
| Female | |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Keera vethappom | Let us sow greens, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Ah keera vechcha | Male: Ah, if greens are planted, |
| Kozhi kindum | The chicken will scratch them up, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Kozhi vantha | If the chicken comes, |
| Veli veppom | We will build a fence, |
| Vaada komaali | Come on, fool! |
| Male :Aei veli vechcha | Male: Hey, if a fence is built, |
| Aadu thaandum | The goat will jump over it, |
| Podi naan maaten | Get lost, I won't! |
| Female | |
| Kumman kumman gurra | Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Male :Yabba | Male: Yabba! |
| Female :Kumman kumman gurra | Female: Kumman kumman gurra |
| Nee soora thenga adra | You smash the ritual coconut! |
| Adra adra adra | Smash it, smash it, smash it! |
| Male :Ennaadi | Male: What girl? |
ஆலே ஐலசோ....
ஆலே ஐலசோ....
அடடடடா…
ஆலே ஐலசோ....
ஆலே ஐலசோ....ஆஅ
Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..
Male: Adadadada…
Female: Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..aaaa
ஓம்....ஓம்ம்.....
ஓம்....ஓம்ம்.....
Ommm…ommm…
Ommm..ommm…
ஆலே ஐலசோ....ஆஆ....ஆஅ...
ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ...
யோவ் நிறுத்துயா
என்ன எட்டு கட்டையில தூக்கர
நாட்டுகட்டையில தூக்கு
Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa….
Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa….
Female: Hey stop it!
Why are you singing in an eight-pitch scale?
Lift me like a sturdy country log!
கீரை வெதப்போம்
கீரை வெதப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
கீரை வெச்சா
கோழி கிண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
Let us sow greens,
Let us sow greens,
Come on, fool!
Male: If greens are planted,
The chicken will scratch them up,
Get lost, I won't!
கோழி வந்தா
வேலி வெப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
அஹ் வேலி வெச்சா
ஆடு தாண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
If the chicken comes,
We will build a fence,
Come on, fool!
Male: Ah, if a fence is built,
The goat will jump over it,
Get lost, I won't!
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
அஆ…
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
என்னது…
Kumman kumman gurra
Male: Aahn
Female: You smash the ritual coconut!
Male: What?
எஹ் கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
எஹ் கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
Eh kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
கீரை வெதப்போம்
கீரை வெதப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
கீரை வெச்சா
கோழி கிண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
Let us sow greens,
Let us sow greens,
Come on, fool!
Male: If greens are planted,
The chicken will scratch them up,
Get lost, I won't!
ஆலேலு சோ சொ
ஆலேலு சோ.....
ஆலேலு சோ சொ
ஆலேலு சோ.....
ஆலேலு சோ சொ
ஆலேலு சோ.....
ஹேய் ஆலேலு சோ சொ
ஆலேலு சோ.....
Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Male: Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Female: Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Hey aalele so so
Aalele so…
என் ஆசை காதலியே
எங்கே போறே சொல்லு
அடி நானும் வாரேன் நில்லு
அட நாக்கு மேலே சொல்ல போட்டு
கொல்லுறியே ஜில்லு
அடி நாந்தாண்டி நாந்தாண்டி
வளஞ்சு நிக்கும் வில்லு
நல்லா வளஞ்சு நிக்கும் வில்லு
My beloved sweetheart,
Tell me where you are going?
Hey, I am coming too, wait!
Hey, placing a bet on your tongue,
You kill me with coolness!
Hey, I am the one, I am the one,
A bent bow ready,
A nicely bent bow ready!
பேராச பேராச
வேணாம் மச்சான் தள்ளு
இது வயசு புள்ள சொல்லு
வெளஞ்சு நிக்கும் நெல்லுகுள்ள
மொளச்சிருக்கு புல்லு
அட வேணாண்டா வேணாண்டா
அங்கே இங்கே லொள்ளு
அங்கே இங்கே லொள்ளு
Greed, great greed,
No my man, push away!
This is the word of a young girl,
Inside the ripe paddy,
Weed grass has grown!
Hey no way, no way,
Playful mischief here and there!
Playful mischief here and there!
எஹ் வெக்கம் விட்டு பக்கமா
வாடி புள்ள ஜக்கம்மா
ஆ.. பக்கம் வந்தா குத்தமா
சாமி கண்ண குத்துமா
Hey, shed your bashfulness and come near,
Come here girl, my Jakkamma!
Female: Aah, is it a sin if I come close?
Will God poke my eyes out?
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
மாத்து துணி வங்கிதாடா
நனஞ்சிருக்கு சிட்டு
நீ காய போட்டு கட்டு
அட நான் தருவேன் நான் தருவேன்
திருப்பதிக்கு லட்டு
நீ வங்கிதாடா வங்கிதாடா
அவிச்சு வெச்ச புட்டு
அவிச்சு வெச்ச புட்டு
Buy me a change of clothes,
The little bird is drenched,
Hang it to dry and drape it!
Hey, I will give, I will give,
Tirupati laddu!
Buy it for me, buy it for me,
Steamed puttu cakes,
Steamed puttu cakes!
அட பாவாட பாவாட
பூவு மேல வண்டு
மயக்கிபுட்டான் கொண்டு
அடி மேடு பள்ளம் மேடு பள்ளம்
போயி வரும் நண்டு
அடி வாழைக்குள்ள வாழைக்குள்ள
ஒளிஞ்சிருக்கு தண்டு
ஆ....ஒளிஞ்சிருக்கு தண்டு
Hey, on the skirt,
A beetle on the flower,
Has mesmerized and taken over!
Hey, on high ground and low ground,
A crab wanders back and forth!
Hey, inside the banana trunk,
A tender stalk lies hidden,
Aah, a stem lies hidden!
ஆ.. முத்தம்
வெச்சா குத்தமா
கூவிபுட்ட சத்தமா
Aah, if a kiss,
Is given, is it a crime?
If called out, is it noise?
ஈரப்பதம் பத்துமா
பத்த வெச்சா பத்துமா
Is the moisture enough?
If ignited, will it catch fire?
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
கீரை வெதப்போம்
கீரை வெதப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
ஹேய் கீரை வெச்சா
கோழி கிண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
Let us sow greens,
Let us sow greens,
Come on, fool!
Male: Hey, if greens are planted,
The chicken will scratch them up,
Get lost, I won't!
கோழி வந்தா
வேலி வெப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
அடியே வேலி வெச்சா
ஆடு தாண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
ஹஹான்
If the chicken comes,
We will build a fence,
Come on, fool!
Male: Hey, if a fence is built,
The goat will jump over it,
Get lost, I won't!
Hahaan
கீரை வெதப்போம்
கீரை வெதப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
ஆ கீரை வெச்சா
கோழி கிண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
Let us sow greens,
Let us sow greens,
Come on, fool!
Male: Ah, if greens are planted,
The chicken will scratch them up,
Get lost, I won't!
கோழி வந்தா
வேலி வெப்போம்
வாடா கோமாளி
ஏய் வேலி வெச்சா
ஆடு தாண்டும்
போடி நான் மாட்டேன்
ஹஹான்
If the chicken comes,
We will build a fence,
Come on, fool!
Male: Hey, if a fence is built,
The goat will jump over it,
Get lost, I won't!
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
யப்பா
கும்மான் கும்மான் குர்ரா
நீ சூரத்தேங்கா அட்றா
அட்றா அட்றா அட்றா
என்னடி
Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Male: Yabba!
Female: Kumman kumman gurra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Smash it, smash it, smash it!
Male: What girl?
Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..
Ale ailasa..
Male :Adadadada…
Male: Adadadada…
Female :Ale ailasa…
Female: Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..aaaa
Ale ailasa..aaaa
Ommm…ommm…
Ommm…ommm…
Ommm..ommm…
Ommm..ommm…
Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa….
Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa….
Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa….
Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa….
Female :Eh niruththiya
Female: Hey stop it!
Enna ettu kattaiyila thookara
Why are you singing in an eight-pitch scale?
Naatukattaiyila thooku
Lift me like a sturdy country log!
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Keera vechcha
Male: If greens are planted,
Kozhi kindum
The chicken will scratch them up,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Kozhi vantha
If the chicken comes,
Veli veppom
We will build a fence,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Ah veli vechcha
Male: Ah, if a fence is built,
Aadu thaandum
The goat will jump over it,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Male :Aahn
Male: Aahn
Female :Nee soora thenga adraa
Female: You smash the ritual coconut!
Male :Ennathu
Male: What?
Eh kumman kumman gurra
Eh kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Keera vechcha
Male: If greens are planted,
Kozhi kindum
The chicken will scratch them up,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Aalele so so
Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Aalele so…
Male :Aalele so so
Male: Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Aalele so…
Female :Aalele so so
Female: Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Aalele so…
Hei aalele so so
Hey aalele so so
Aalele so…
Aalele so…
En aasa kaathaliyae
My beloved sweetheart,
Enge pora sollu
Tell me where you are going?
Adi naanum vaaren nillu
Hey, I am coming too, wait!
Ada naaku mela solla pottu
Hey, placing a bet on your tongue,
Kolliriyae jillu
You kill me with coolness!
Adi naanthaandi naanthaandi
Hey, I am the one, I am the one,
Valanju nikkum villu
A bent bow ready,
Nalla valanju nikkum villu
A nicely bent bow ready!
Peraasa peraasa
Greed, great greed,
Venaam machaan thallu
No my man, push away!
Ithu vayasu pulla sollu
This is the word of a young girl,
Velanju nikkum nellukulla
Inside the ripe paddy,
Molachchirukku pullu
Weed grass has grown!
Ada venaanda venaanda
Hey no way, no way,
Angae ingae lollu
Playful mischief here and there!
Angae ingae lollu
Playful mischief here and there!
Adiyae vekkam vittu pakkamma
Hey, shed your bashfulness and come near,
Vaadi pulla jakkamma
Come here girl, my Jakkamma!
Female :Aah pakkam vantha kuththama
Female: Aah, is it a sin if I come close?
Saami kanna kuththuma
Will God poke my eyes out?
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Maaththu thuni vangithaada
Buy me a change of clothes,
Nananjirukku chittu
The little bird is drenched,
Nee kaaya pottu kattu
Hang it to dry and drape it!
Ada naan tharuven naan tharuven
Hey, I will give, I will give,
Thirupathikku laddu
Tirupati laddu!
Nee vaangi thaada vaangi thada
Buy it for me, buy it for me,
Avichchu vechcha puttu
Steamed puttu cakes,
Avichchu vechcha puttu
Steamed puttu cakes!
Ada paavada paavada
Hey, on the skirt,
Poovu mela vandu
A beetle on the flower,
Mayakkiputtan kondu
Has mesmerized and taken over!
Adi medu pallam medu pallam
Hey, on high ground and low ground,
Poiyi varum nandu
A crab wanders back and forth!
Adi vaazhaikulla vaazhaikulla
Hey, inside the banana trunk,
Olinjirukku thandu
A tender stalk lies hidden,
Aah olinjirukku thandu
Aah, a stem lies hidden!
Aah mutham
Aah, if a kiss,
Vecha kuththama
Is given, is it a crime?
Kooviputta saththama
If called out, is it noise?
Eerapatham paththuma
Is the moisture enough?
Paththa vechcha paththuma
If ignited, will it catch fire?
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Heii keera vechcha
Male: Hey, if greens are planted,
Kozhi kindum
The chicken will scratch them up,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Kozhi vantha
If the chicken comes,
Veli veppom
We will build a fence,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Adiyae veli vechcha
Male: Hey, if a fence is built,
Aadu thaandum
The goat will jump over it,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Hahaan
Hahaan
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Keera vethappom
Let us sow greens,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Ah keera vechcha
Male: Ah, if greens are planted,
Kozhi kindum
The chicken will scratch them up,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Kozhi vantha
If the chicken comes,
Veli veppom
We will build a fence,
Vaada komaali
Come on, fool!
Male :Aei veli vechcha
Male: Hey, if a fence is built,
Aadu thaandum
The goat will jump over it,
Podi naan maaten
Get lost, I won't!
Kumman kumman gurra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Male :Yabba
Male: Yabba!
Female :Kumman kumman gurra
Female: Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
You smash the ritual coconut!
Adra adra adra
Smash it, smash it, smash it!
Male :Ennaadi
Male: What girl?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Keera Vethappom' (or 'Soora Thenga Adra') from the movie Thirupathi (2006) is a high-energy folk duet (Gaana/Kuthu style) filled with playful banter between a male and female protagonist. The female singer teasingly invites her male partner to start a family or work together ('Keera Vethappom'), while the male playfully makes excuses about how chickens will scratch the crop or goats will jump the fence. The duet escalates into rhythmic folk phrases, full of double entendres, metaphors from village life, and lively street-style back-and-forth banter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Keera vechcha / Kozhi kindum”
Rhyming of the second letter in successive lines (e.g., 'Keera' / 'Kozhi' or 'Veli' / 'Aadu').
Metaphor
“Valanju nikkum villu”
Using natural folk elements like 'bent bow' (villu) for male strength and 'banana stem' (thandu) for female youth/beauty.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nananjirukku chittu / Nee kaaya pottu kattu”
Matching end sounds in rhythmic phrases across lines (e.g., 'chittu', 'kattu', 'puttu').
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Trivia
The track was composed by Rathnavelu (Dhiraviam/Mani Sharma credited depending on release versions; music direction for Thirupathi was by Dhina). The film stars Ajith Kumar and Sadha, and the song became a huge hit across local folk dance circuits in Tamil Nadu due to its fast beat and Perarasu's signature catchphrases.
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