- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Reshmi
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Movie name
- Thirupathi
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..
Male :Adadadada…
Female :Ale ailasa…
Ale ailasa..aaaa
Ommm…ommm…
Ommm..ommm…
Ale ailasa…aaaa….aaa….
Aaa….aaa…….aaa…..aaa….aa….
Female :Eh niruththiya
Enna ettu kattaiyila thookara
Naatukattaiyila thooku
Keera vethappom
Keera vethappom
Vaada komaali
Male :Keera vechcha
Kozhi kindum
Podi naan maaten
Kozhi vantha
Veli veppom
Vaada komaali
Male :Ah veli vechcha
Aadu thaandum
Podi naan maaten
Kumman kumman gurra
Male :Aahn
Female :Nee soora thenga adraa
Male :Ennathu
Eh kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Keera vethappom
Keera vethappom
Vaada komaali
Male :Keera vechcha
Kozhi kindum
Podi naan maaten
Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Male :Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Female :Aalele so so
Aalele so…
Hei aalele so so
Aalele so…
En aasa kaathaliyae
Enge pora sollu
Adi naanum vaaren nillu
Ada naaku mela solla pottu
Kolliriyae jillu
Adi naanthaandi naanthaandi
Valanju nikkum villu
Nalla valanju nikkum villu
Peraasa peraasa
Venaam machaan thallu
Ithu vayasu pulla sollu
Velanju nikkum nellukulla
Molachchirukku pullu
Ada venaanda venaanda
Angae ingae lollu
Angae ingae lollu
Adiyae vekkam vittu pakkamma
Vaadi pulla jakkamma
Female :Aah pakkam vantha kuththama
Saami kanna kuththuma
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Maaththu thuni vangithaada
Nananjirukku chittu
Nee kaaya pottu kattu
Ada naan tharuven naan tharuven
Thirupathikku laddu
Nee vaangi thaada vaangi thada
Avichchu vechcha puttu
Avichchu vechcha puttu
Ada paavada paavada
Poovu mela vandu
Mayakkiputtan kondu
Adi medu pallam medu pallam
Poiyi varum nandu
Adi vaazhaikulla vaazhaikulla
Olinjirukku thandu
Aah olinjirukku thandu
Aah mutham
Vecha kuththama
Kooviputta saththama
Eerapatham paththuma
Paththa vechcha paththuma
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Keera vethappom
Keera vethappom
Vaada komaali
Male :Heii keera vechcha
Kozhi kindum
Podi naan maaten
Kozhi vantha
Veli veppom
Vaada komaali
Male :Adiyae veli vechcha
Aadu thaandum
Podi naan maaten
Hahaan
Keera vethappom
Keera vethappom
Vaada komaali
Male :Ah keera vechcha
Kozhi kindum
Podi naan maaten
Kozhi vantha
Veli veppom
Vaada komaali
Male :Aei veli vechcha
Aadu thaandum
Podi naan maaten
Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Male :Yabba
Female :Kumman kumman gurra
Nee soora thenga adra
Adra adra adra
Male :Ennaadi
Ale ailasa...
Ale ailasa...
Male: Adadadada...
Female: Ale ailasa...
Ale ailasa... aaaa
Omm... omm...
Omm... omm...
Ale ailasa... aaaa... aa...
Aaaa... aa... aaaa... aa... aa...
Female: Hey, stop it!
Why are you singing in such a high pitch?
Sing with a rustic kick instead!
Let's sow some greens,
let's sow some greens,
come on, you clown!
Male: If we sow greens,
the chickens will scratch them up;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
If the chickens come,
we'll put up a fence,
come on, you clown!
Male: Ah, if we put up a fence,
the goats will jump over it;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
Kumman kumman kurra,
Male: Ahan?
Female: you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Male: What's that?
Hey, kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Let's sow some greens,
let's sow some greens,
come on, you clown!
Male: If we sow greens,
the chickens will scratch them up;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
Alele sho sho,
alele sho...
Male: Alele sho sho,
alele sho...
Female: Alele sho sho,
alele sho...
Hey, alele sho sho,
alele sho...
Oh, my dear sweetheart,
tell me, where are you going?
Hey, wait, I'm coming along too!
Dropping teasing words from your tongue,
you're killing me, my cool girl!
Hey, I am indeed, I am indeed,
a bent and ready bow!
A strong, curved bow standing tall!
Too much greed, too much greed,
don't, my man, back off!
Take it from a young girl,
amidst the ripe paddy crop,
weeds have sprung up!
Oh, don't do it, don't do it,
no fooling around here and there!
No fooling around here and there!
Hey girl, shed your shyness and come close,
come to me, my dear Jakkamma!
Female: Ah, is it a sin if I come close?
Will God strike my eyes blind?
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Buy me a change of clothes,
your little bird is soaked!
Dry them out and wrap them on,
and I'll give you, I'll give you,
a laddu (sweet treat) from Thirupathi!
Buy me, oh buy me,
freshly steamed puttu (steamed rice cake)!
Freshly steamed puttu!
Oh, on the skirt, on the skirt,
like a bee upon a flower,
he has swept me off my feet!
Up and down the hills and slopes,
the crab scuttles back and forth!
Inside the banana grove,
a tender stem lies hidden!
Ah, a tender stem lies hidden!
Ah, if we kiss,
is it a crime?
What if you scream out loud?
Will this moisture be enough?
If I light a spark, will it catch fire?
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Let's sow some greens,
let's sow some greens,
come on, you clown!
Male: Hey, if we sow greens,
the chickens will scratch them up;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
If the chickens come,
we'll put up a fence,
come on, you clown!
Male: Hey girl, if we put up a fence,
the goats will jump over it;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
Hahan!
Let's sow some greens,
let's sow some greens,
come on, you clown!
Male: Ah, if we sow greens,
the chickens will scratch them up;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
If the chickens come,
we'll put up a fence,
come on, you clown!
Male: Hey, if we put up a fence,
the goats will jump over it;
get lost, girl, I won't do it!
Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Male: Oh boy!
Female: Kumman kumman kurra,
you smash the sacrificial coconut!
Smash it, smash it, smash it!
Male: What is it, girl?
Female
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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').
Did you know?
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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