- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Music director
- Ilaiyaraja
- Movie name
- Karisakattu Poove
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Aug 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kuchchanooru koyilukku
Kumari ponnunga pogaiyila
Male :Aan
Female :Koottamaaga sight adikka
Kurukka marukka vaarathenna
Machchaanae
Hhhhaann
Paaththaa nadakka mudiyala
Veettukku poyi ninaichchaa
Padukka mudiyala
Unga ninaipulathaan
Adiyae koyilukku
Kumari ponnuga
Thalukki kulukki minukki vanthaa
Koottamaaga sight adikka
Vanththathu mattum aambalai thappaa
Aandaalu…
Paaththaa porukka mudiyala
Unnai ninaichchu
Paduththaa urakkam pidikkala
Adi aandaalu aandaalu…
Pombalaiya valaichchuputtu
Aambalaiya kuththamum solli
Yamaththalaamaa
Female Chorus :Neenga yaemaththalaamaa
Aasai kaatti sirichchuputtu
Aambalaiya pinthiyil vittu
Yaemaaththalaama
Male Chorus :Neenga yaemaththalaamaa
Idichchu urasi nikkirathum
Ava paarththuputtaa palla kaatturathum
Female Chorus :Idhu aambala puththi
Haei pudichchaa nerungi otturaththum
Yaarum paarththuputta
Sandaikku kuththurathum
Male Chorus :Idhu pombala puththi
Kanna kanna urutturathum
Saelai katta othukkurathum
Aambala paaththidaththaan
Male Chorus :Oru aambala paaththidaththaan
Vaetti katta irakkurathum
Collaraththaan thookkurathum
Ponna pudichchiraththaan
Female Chorus :Oru ponna pudichchiraththaan
Jannalil olinju paakkurathum
Avan paakkurappa kadhava saaththurathum
Male Chorus :Idhu pombala puththi
Mukkula mudangi nikkirathum
Ava mogaththa paarththaa
Style-aa kaatturathum
Female Chorus :Idhu aambala puththi
Kuchchanooru koyilukku
Kumari ponnunga pogaiyila
Koottamaaga sight adikka
Kurukka marukka vaarathenna
Machchaanae
Paaththaa nadakka mudiyala
Veettukku poyi ninaichchaa
Padukka mudiyala
Unga ninaipulathaan
Adiyae koyilukku
Kumari ponnuga
Thalukki kulukki minukki vanthaa
Koottamaaga sight adikka
Vanththathu mattum aambalai thappaa
Aandaalu…
Paaththaa porukka mudiyala
Unnai ninaichchu
Paduththaa urakkam pidikkala
Adi aandaalu aandaalu…
When going to the Kuchanoor temple,
when young girls walk on by,
Male: Yeah...
Female: To crowd around and check us out,
why do you keep crossing back and forth across our path,
my dear cousin?
Ah-ha!
When I look at you, I can't even walk straight;
when I think of you back at home,
I can't even lie down in peace,
lost in thoughts of you!
Hey girl, to the temple,
when young girls
come swaying, flaunting, and looking stunning,
if men gather in a crowd to check them out,
is that only the men's fault?
Oh Andalu...
Seeing you, I can't contain myself;
thinking of you,
when I lie down, sleep won't come,
hey Andalu, oh Andalu...
After sweet-talking women into your trap,
and then blaming men for everything,
is it fair to fool us?
Female Chorus: Is it fair for you to fool us?
Tempting us with a smile,
and then leaving men stranded behind,
is it fair to cheat?
Male Chorus: Is it fair for you to cheat?
Bumping and brushing against us as you stand,
and flashing a grin if she looks your way—
Female Chorus: That is a man's nature!
Hey, clinging close when you like someone,
and if anyone catches a glimpse,
picking a fight right away—
Male Chorus: That is a woman's nature!
Rolling your eyes this way and that,
and casually parting the folds of your saree—
isn't it just for a man to look?
Male Chorus: Just for a man to look!
Lowering the fold of your dhoti,
and popping up your collar—
isn't it just to catch a girl's eye?
Female Chorus: Just to catch a girl's eye!
Hiding and peeking through the window,
and slamming the door shut when he looks—
Male Chorus: That is a woman's nature!
Hanging around the street corner,
and the moment you see her face,
putting on a show of style—
Female Chorus: That is a man's nature!
When going to the Kuchanoor temple,
when young girls walk on by,
to crowd around and check us out,
why do you keep crossing back and forth across our path,
my dear cousin?
When I look at you, I can't even walk straight;
when I think of you back at home,
I can't even lie down in peace,
lost in thoughts of you!
Hey girl, to the temple,
when young girls
come swaying, flaunting, and looking stunning,
if men gather in a crowd to check them out,
is that only the men's fault?
Oh Andalu...
Seeing you, I can't contain myself;
thinking of you,
when I lie down, sleep won't come,
hey Andalu, oh Andalu...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful folk duet from Karisakattu Poove captures the flirtatious banter between young men and women meeting near a village temple in Kuchanur. The heroine teasingly questions why men hang around in groups to watch girls, while the hero humorously retorts that women intentionally dress up and send subtle signals to attract attention.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Rhyming Assonance)
“Thalukki kulukki minukki vanthaa”
Use of rhythmic rhyming words 'Thalukki kulukki minukki' to vividly describe the graceful and charming movement of women.
Antithesis / Playful Counter-argument
“Female Chorus :Idhu aambala puththi / Male Chorus :Idhu pombala puththi”
The song alternates chorus lines pointing out stereotypical habits of men and women ('Idhu aambala puththi' vs 'Idhu pombala puththi').
Did you know?
Trivia
The song mentions the famous Kuchanur temple located in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, known for its traditional folk culture and village festivals where young people historically gathered.
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