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Kothaal Savadi Lady

From Kannedhirey Thondrinal · 1998

Lyricist
Ponniyin Selvan
Singer
Sabesh
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
29 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Yekkov yekkov yekkov
Yekkov yekkov
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Chinna chinna beans venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Kokku pola nookkal venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Bangalore kaththiri venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Dindugal thraatchai venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Nee pachchai milagaa kadikkumbodhu
Kannu rendum kalangudhadi
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Pattinapaakkam route-la 45 bus-la
Parimalaava purushan kooda paathenda
Sungudi sela madippula kothusaavi iduppula
Oormilaava urasi konjam paathenda
Vaadiyakka thalukka minukkaa nadakkura
Podiyakka silukkaa malukkaa odiyura
Vaadiyakka thalukka minukkaa nadakkura
Podiyakka silukkaa malukkaa odiyura
Gaajaa beedi kareem beedi
Governer beedi-ngoo
Adha valichchi paaththa pasangalellaam
Romba kedingoo…
Gaajaa beedi kareem beedi
Governer beedi-ngoo
Adha valichchi paaththa pasangalellaam
Romba kedingoo…
Chitlapaakkaam night-la
Single tea kadaiyila
Chandirikaava silumishamaa paathenda
Beach-il vachchu pesippom
Pinnaala dhaanae yosippom
Vazhakkamaaga nadakkudhindha kaadhaldhaan
Jodi pottu aayisha nice-a nadakkura
Moodi vachchu kudukka nenacha nazhuvura
Jodi pottu aayisha nice-a nadakkura
Moodi vachchu kudukka nenacha nazhuvura
Jaambajaaar burma bajaar
Sirippu kaaringoo
Ava ravusu kaattum pasangalellaam
Ippo gaalingoo
Jaambajaaar burma bajaar
Sirippu kaaringoo
Ava ravusu kaattum pasangalellaam
Ippo gaalingoo
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Kothaalchaavadi lady
Nee koyambedu vaadi
Chinna chinna beans venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Kokku pola nookkal venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Bangalore kaththiri venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Dindugal thraatchai venuma
Chorus :Venaamoi…
Male :Nee pachchai milagaa kadikkumbodhu
Kannu rendum kalangudhadi
…………………………..
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
Hey sister! Hey sister! Hey sister!
Hey sister! Hey sister!
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
Do you want tiny little green beans?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want turnips shaped like a crane?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want Bangalore brinjals?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want Dindigul grapes?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: When you bite into a spicy green chili,
Both my eyes swell up with tears, girl!
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
On route Pattinapakkam, inside bus number 45,
I saw Parimala with her husband, man!
With a bunch of keys tucked in the waist of her Sungudi saree,
I saw Urmila brush past slightly, man!
Come on, sister! You walk so elegantly and brightly,
Go on, sister! You rush around all stylish and flashy.
Come on, sister! You walk so elegantly and brightly,
Go on, sister! You rush around all stylish and flashy.
Khaja bidi, Kareem bidi,
Governor bidi, sir!
All the boys who smoked them,
Turned out to be real tricksters, sir!
Khaja bidi, Kareem bidi,
Governor bidi, sir!
All the boys who smoked them,
Turned out to be real tricksters, sir!
At night in Chitlapakkam,
At a small tea stall,
I saw Chandrika flirting playful tricks, man!
We shall sit on the beach and chat,
We shall figure out everything else later!
This love is unfolding in the usual way!
Paired up, Ayesha walks so smoothly,
When I try to wrap things up and hand them over, she slips away!
Paired up, Ayesha walks so smoothly,
When I try to wrap things up and hand them over, she slips away!
Jaambazaar, Burma Bazaar,
Laughter-filled girls, sir!
All the boys she shows off to,
Are completely ruined now, sir!
Jaambazaar, Burma Bazaar,
Laughter-filled girls, sir!
All the boys she shows off to,
Are completely ruined now, sir!
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
Kothwalchavadi lady,
Come on, girl from Koyambedu!
Do you want tiny little green beans?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want turnips shaped like a crane?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want Bangalore brinjals?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: Do you want Dindigul grapes?
Chorus: We don't want them!
Male: When you bite into a spicy green chili,
Both my eyes swell up with tears, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This fast-paced, playful Madras-bashai track is a vibrant folk-pop song from the 1998 Tamil film Kannedhirey Thondrinal. The lyrics use local Chennai slang, references to iconic neighborhood markets like Kothawalchavadi, Koyambedu, Jambazaar, and Burma Bazaar, along with playful interactions featuring vegetable names and local city sights. The protagonist teasingly calls out to market women and describes humorous everyday encounters in Chennai bus routes and tea shops.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme (Edhugai)

Vaadiyakka thalukka minukkaa nadakkura / Podiyakka silukkaa malukkaa odiyura

Repetition of second consonant sound across consecutive lines like Kothaalchaavadi and Pattinapaakkam, or Vaadiyakka and Podiyakka.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Gaajaa beedi kareem beedi

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in a line such as 'silukkaa malukkaa' or 'Gaajaa beedi kareem beedi'.

Simile (Upama)

Kokku pola nookkal venuma

Comparing the vegetable shape directly to a crane ('Kokku pola nookkal').

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Trivia

The song heavily incorporates 'Gana' music tropes and Madras Tamil (Chennai dialect), popularizing neighborhood names such as Koyambedu and Kothawalchavadi in Tamil mainstream film music during the late 1990s.

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