- Lyricist
- Kamal Haasan
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Virumaandi
- Movie release year
- 2004
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Oct 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Heeeyyyyy….
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae
Hey … buuurrrhhh
Hey hey …buuurrrhhh
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae
Muttuna thumbakattu
Vandiyile yerakkattu
Moppetu munnae vanthu
Mugam kaattu
Sembatti sandhai viththa
Sema rate-u
Aathadi annalakshmi
Thoththaadi panthayathula
Hey hey hey hey
Aathadi annalakshmi
Thoththaadi panthayathula
Kovilpatti kottu thattu
Koottamaga kummi kottu
Kottaiyuril kodi kattu sandiyarukku
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae
Yethanai thazhumbirukku
Vanthu ennikkollu
Nenjilae veerathazhumbu
Chorus :Onnu rendu innu
Kuthina kaalainga ippo
Pondi thozhuvathil
Yethanai patiyal undu
Chorus :Damakku damakku dakkaa
Iduppula vaara kazhattavaa
Male :Yaa yaa ya yaa ya ya
Chorus :Kizhinja adaiyalam kaattavaa
Male :Yaa yaa ya yaa ya ya
Nenjila thembu
Ippo purinjirukkum
Un kaalai vanthu
En mudhuga sorinju nikkum
Selai kanda vaalai aattum
Kaalai ila naanum
Velayilila kandu kolla
Ba ba baba baa…..
Baaa…aah…baaa…hahaha…
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae
Muttuna thumbakattu
Vandiyile yerakkattu
Moppetu munnae vanthu
Mugam kaattu
Sembatti sandhai viththa
Sema rate-u
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae..pa pa paan
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae…pa pa paan…
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hei ajak ajakku
Hei ajak ajakku
Aalaana ponnukku ingae
Naalum kizhamaiyil
Aalondru illaama pona
Chorus :Mela enna solla
Thozhukku thunaiya thedu
Thozha onnu thedu
Kaalaiya kazhatti ottu
Chorus :Damakku damakku dakka
Kizhakkala ooru oramaa
Male :Yaa yaa ya yaa ya ya
Chorus :Kilappu kadai onnu podamma
Male :Yaa yaa ya yaa ya ya
Ittilikku maavaraikka
Chorus :Naanga vaarom
Male :Puttu thinnum koottam kootti
Chorus :Naanga thaarom
Male :Nalla neram vanthuruchu
Naalai vittuputta
Enga mela kutham illa
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae..pa pa paan
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae…pa pa paan…
Muttuna thumbakattu
Vandiyilae yerakkattu
Moppetu munnae vanthu
Mugam kaattu
Sembatti sandhai viththa
Sema rate-u
Aathadi annalakshmi
Thoththaadi panthayathula
Kovilpatti kottu thattu
Koottamaga kummi kottu
Kottaiyuril kodi kattu sandiyarukku
Kombula poova suthi
Nethiyil pottu vechu
Kannipponnu kai valartha
Kaalai maadae..pa pa paan
Kaambu thotta paal kodukkum
Pasu maadae…pa pa paan…
Muttuna thumbakattu
Vandiyilae yerakkattu
Moppetu munnae vanthu
Mugam kaattu …pa pa paan…
Sembatti sandhai viththa
Sema rate-u …pa pa paan…..
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Heyyyy...
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow!
Hey... brrrr!
Hey hey... brrrr!
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow!
If it butts, tie it tight with a lead-rope!
Bring down the cart's load!
Come before the moped,
show your face!
Sold at the Sempatti market
for a handsome price!
Oh goodness, Annalakshmi,
you lost the bet!
Hey hey hey hey
Oh goodness, Annalakshmi,
you lost the bet!
Beat the drum of Kovilpatti!
Clap together in a circle dance (kummi)!
Raise the flag in Kottaiyur for this tough guy!
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow!
How many scars are there?
Come and count them!
Scars of courage across my chest!
Chorus: One, two, and more!
The bulls that gored me back then
are now inside Pandi's cattle shed!
How long is that list?
Chorus: Damakku damakku dakka!
Shall I take off the belt at my waist?
Male: Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Chorus: Shall I show the ripped scars?
Male: Ya ya ya ya ya ya
The strength inside my chest,
you must have realized it by now!
That bull of yours came,
and ended up rubbing its back against mine!
Wagging its tail at the sight of a saree,
I am not that kind of bull!
Test me when the right moment comes!
Pa pa papa pa...
Paaa... aah... paaa... hahaha...
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow!
If it butts, tie it tight with a lead-rope!
Bring down the cart's load!
Come before the moped,
show your face!
Sold at the Sempatti market
for a handsome price!
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull... pa pa paan!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow... pa pa paan!
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey ajak ajakku!
Hey ajak ajakku!
For a grown young woman here,
as the days and weeks roll by,
if there is no man by her side...
Chorus: What else is left to say?
Look for a partner to stand by your shoulder,
find yourself a true companion!
Untie the bull and drive it off!
Chorus: Damakku damakku dakka!
On the eastern edge of the village,
Male: Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Chorus: Open a small tea shop, girl!
Male: Ya ya ya ya ya ya
To grind batter for idlis,
Chorus: we will come!
Male: Gathering a crowd to eat steamed puttu,
Chorus: we will bring them along!
Male: The right time has arrived;
if you let this day slip away,
do not blame us later!
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull... pa pa paan!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow... pa pa paan!
If it butts, tie it tight with a lead-rope!
Bring down the cart's load!
Come before the moped,
show your face!
Sold at the Sempatti market
for a handsome price!
Oh goodness, Annalakshmi,
you lost the bet!
Beat the drum of Kovilpatti!
Clap together in a circle dance (kummi)!
Raise the flag in Kottaiyur for this tough guy!
With flowers wrapped around its horns,
with a pottu (dot) on its forehead,
raised by a young girl's hands,
oh mighty bull... pa pa paan!
Giving milk the moment its udder is touched,
oh gentle cow... pa pa paan!
If it butts, tie it tight with a lead-rope!
Bring down the cart's load!
Come before the moped,
show your face... pa pa paan!
Sold at the Sempatti market
for a handsome price... pa pa paan!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic folk-style track, featured in Kamal Haasan's rustic masterpiece 'Virumaandi' (2004), captures the spirit of rural Madurai culture, bull-taming (Jallikattu), and playful romantic banter. The song uses metaphors of prized bulls and cows nurtured lovingly by village maidens to describe pride, valor, physical vigor, and romantic challenges between the protagonists.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kombula poova suthi / Nethiyil pottu vechu”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Kombula' and 'Nethiyil' (using soft liquid consonants) or 'Muttuna' and 'Vandiyile'.
Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kovilpatti kottu thattu / Koottamaga kummi kottu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'k' in 'Kovilpatti', 'Koottamaga', and 'Kottaiyuril'.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kannipponnu kai valartha kaalai maadae”
Comparing human masculine pride and stamina to a prize-winning Jallikattu bull.
Did you know?
Trivia
Though listed with unknown attributes in some databases, the soundtrack of 'Virumaandi' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Kamal Haasan himself. The film pioneered live-surround sound recording in rural Tamil Nadu and received critical acclaim for its authentic Madurai dialect and folk instrumentation.
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