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Kona Kondakari

From Madha Yaanai Kootam · 2013

Lyricist
Ekadasi
Singer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Madha Yaanai Kootam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala
Konnuthaan poraalae
Naa paaiyil padukala
Noiyil kedakuren
Kaaranam yaarunga
Keralathu saaralu thaanunga} (2)
Dhinam dhinam thiruka kulla
Keppaiyaattam enna thirikira
Aiyaiyo kadugu thundu enaiya vachu
Keranga adikira
Kumari pulla nesam..
Ada kozhi kulambu vaasam
Ullukkula olinju kittu usura arukura
Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala
Konnuthaan poraalae
Naa paaiyil padukala
Noiyil kedakuren
Kaaranam yaarunga
Keralathu saaralu thaanunga
Solaga paakuren
Idhayam pol theriyuthae
Aduppu theeya pol
Usurum yeriyuthae
Kaalula nadukuren..
Manasula parakuren
Ava mogam paathuta
Araiyadi valaruren
Sethaaram illama
Senja thaaru avala
Ava panjaaram pottu thaan
Kavukuraalae aala
Naan aatu puzhukka pola..
Sudum veyilukulla kedakken
Ava kooti perukum pothu..
Naa kudai kulla ponen
{Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala
Konnuthaan poraalae
Naa paaiyil padukala
Noiyil kedakuren
Kaaranam yaarunga
Keralathu saaralu thaanunga} (2)
……………………………..
Udhattu siripula
Usuru karaiyudhae
Avala nenachuthan
Vayiru nerayudhae
Sola thattathaan
Sumaiya thaangumaa
Aala saaikudhae
Allipoo renduthaan
Poraala saavilla
Maaraalathaan saavu
Nooraala thaakudhae
Usilambatti sevu
Inga aruvaa thookkathaanae
Namma aalu koranju kidakku
Ava pathu pulla ennapola
Peththu kodukkanum………
{Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala
Konnuthaan poraalae
Naa paaiyil padukala
Noiyil kedakuren
Kaaranam yaarunga
Keralathu saaralu thaanunga} (2)
Dhinam dhinam thiruka kulla
Keppaiyaattam enna thirikira
Aiyaiyo kadugu thundu enaiya vachu
Keranga adikira
Kumari pulla nesam..
Ada kozhi kulambu vaasam
Ullukkula olinju kittu usura arukura
Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala
Konnuthaan poraalae
Naa paaiyil padukala
Noiyil kedakuren
Kaaranam yaarunga
Keralathu saaralu thaanunga
........................................
{Girl with a slanted bun and knife-like eyes,
She is killing me and walking away!
I am not lying on a sleeping mat,
I am lying bedridden with illness.
Who is the reason, my friends?
It is indeed the drizzle from Kerala!} (2)
Day after day, inside the hand-mill,
She grinds me like finger millet!
Oh dear, taking me like a tiny mustard seed,
She makes my head spin!
The love of this young maiden...
Ah, it has the aroma of chicken curry!
Hiding deep inside me, she slays my soul!
Girl with a slanted bun and knife-like eyes,
She is killing me and walking away!
I am not lying on a sleeping mat,
I am lying bedridden with illness.
Who is the reason, my friends?
It is indeed the drizzle from Kerala!
When I look at a winnowing fan,
It looks like a heart to me.
Like the fire in a cooking stove,
My very life is burning.
I am trembling in my legs...
I am flying high in my heart.
Having caught a glimpse of her face,
I grow half a foot taller!
Without a single flaw,
She is like a perfect banana stem.
Placing a coop over me,
She completely traps me!
Like goat droppings...
I lie under the scorching heat.
When she sweeps and gathers it up...
I slid right into her basket!
{Girl with a slanted bun and knife-like eyes,
She is killing me and walking away!
I am not lying on a sleeping mat,
I am lying bedridden with illness.
Who is the reason, my friends?
It is indeed the drizzle from Kerala!} (2)
...........................
In the smile of her lips,
My spirit melts away.
Just by thinking of her,
My stomach feels full.
Can a slender stalk of corn
Bear such a heavy burden?
It brings a man to his knees,
Just those two lotus blossoms!
Death doesn't come from battle;
Death comes from her chest-cloth!
Striking like a hundred men,
The red-brick wall of Usilampatti!
Just because we didn't raise sickles here,
Our headcount has diminished.
She must bear ten children like me
And give them to me.........
{Girl with a slanted bun and knife-like eyes,
She is killing me and walking away!
I am not lying on a sleeping mat,
I am lying bedridden with illness.
Who is the reason, my friends?
It is indeed the drizzle from Kerala!} (2)
Day after day, inside the hand-mill,
She grinds me like finger millet!
Oh dear, taking me like a tiny mustard seed,
She makes my head spin!
The love of this young maiden...
Ah, it has the aroma of chicken curry!
Hiding deep inside me, she slays my soul!
Girl with a slanted bun and knife-like eyes,
She is killing me and walking away!
I am not lying on a sleeping mat,
I am lying bedridden with illness.
Who is the reason, my friends?
It is indeed the drizzle from Kerala!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kona Kondakkari is an earthy, highly evocative folk love song from the Tamil movie Madha Yaanai Kootam. The protagonist expresses his overwhelming infatuation and lovesickness for a village maiden. He compares her impact on him to a soothing yet feverish illness brought by the cool Kerala drizzle. Using rich agricultural and domestic metaphors from rural Tamil Nadu—such as ragi being ground in a stone mill, winnowing baskets resembling hearts, and the aroma of chicken curry—he details how her beauty floors him completely. In the second half, the lyrics blend romantic devotion with the violent cultural backdrop of Madurai and Usilampatti. The hero notes how local feuds and sickles have diminished the male population of their village, playfully hoping his beloved will marry him and bear ten children to rebuild their family. Written by lyricist Ekadasi, the song captures the raw passion, humor, and localized vocabulary of southern Tamil Nadu folk culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Keppaiyaattam enna thirikira”

Compares the crushing sensation of love to ragi millet being ground daily in a stone mill.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Keralathu saaralu thaanunga”

Directly compares the girl's cool, alluring presence to the refreshing mist/drizzle from Kerala.

Alliteration & Assonance (Moonaai / Etukai)

“Kona kondakkari kuthara kannala / Konnuthaan poraalae”

Repetition of the 'Ko' sound across the opening words creates a rhythmic folk tempo.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Ava mogam paathuta Araiyadi valaruren”

An exaggeration where the protagonist claims he physically grows half a foot taller simply by catching a glimpse of her face.

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Trivia

Madha Yaanai Kootam (2013) was directed by Vikram Sugumaran and produced by acclaimed music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar. The soundtrack was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, with this popular track sung by V. V. Prasanna and Vandana Srinivasan. Lyricist Ekadasi won praise for employing authentic, unadulterated southern Tamil (Madurai/Usilampatti) slang and domestic rural metaphors throughout the song.

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