- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Tippu, Srilekha Parthasarathy
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Movie name
- Mazhai
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hua hua
Hua hua
Hua hua
Hua hua
Hey kuchchi karuvaadu..hey
Kuchchi karuvaadu
Kozambukku nallathu
Oththa panankallu
Odambukku nallathu
Pachcha vengaayam
Thadaththukku nallathu
Konjalaama
Hey oththa thalagaani
Kattilukku nallathu
Muththu muththu kannu
Muthaththukku nallathu
Mozhu mozhu dhegam
Moththathukkum nallathu
Konju maama
Hey nenjodu oodal adichcha
Hey mohanaangi nee mootum
Soodu nallathu
Female :Hey kuththaala vaada adichcha
Ullang kaiyum
Thee mootathukku nallathu
Motchchangal tharavum
Munneri sellavum
Illatha aadai nalluthu..hey hey
Machchinichi vekkam ellaam
Vittu podu
Intha maamanukku mattum nalla
Bittu podu
Hey hey…hey
Hey ..veli katti
Vekkuthaiya kattupaadu
Manja thaali mattum katta
Enna thattu paadu
Hey kuchchi karuvaadu..hey
Kuchchi karuvaadu
Kozambukku nallathu
Oththa panankallu
Odambukku nallathu
Pachcha vengaayam
Thadaththukku nallathu
Konjalaama
Female :Ahh haan
Dhi gu dhi gu dhi ghu…
Bam pam…
Hey
Rahu kaalaththil
kundha vechchava
Chorus :Haan haan
Male :Nee vaazha thandaiyae
Paththa vechchava
Pona maasamthaan
Naa poo mudinjava
Naa unna kandathum
Poo odanjava
Hoi sil endru pinni kollu
Singaaram panni kollu
Sittrimba kuruviyae
Sikka maattiyaa
Munthaanai vittuthantha
Muththam nee kaththu thantha
Ennai nee rendil onnu
Panna maatiya
Vaigaasi piraiyae
Vaigai nadhi karaiyae
Machchaana vechchukiriya … hoi
Veli katti vekkuthaiya
Kattupaadu
Manja thaali mattum katta
Enna thattupaadu
Machchinichi vekkam ellaam
Vittu podu
Indha maamanukku mattum nalla
Bittu podu
Hey kuchchi karuvaadu..hey
Male :Kuchchi karuvaadu
Kozambukku nallathu
Oththa panankallu
Odambukku nallathu
Pachcha vengaayam
Thadaththukku nallathu
Konjalaama
Female :Yeah yeh haa haan…
Khm khm khm khm
Khm khm khm khm
Nandu peruththa
Valaiyal thanguma
En ullam peruththa
Sollu ulla thanguma
Potta kozhiya
Vanthu karppazhikkuma
Hey kattu sevalum
Summa kannuranguma
Adadadada..
Haiyo un tharam enna
En theva therum munna
Kannaala paththa veppan
Sikki mukkiye
Haiyo un azhagenna
Nei vaazha pola innum
Angangga mozham poda
Vechchirukkiyae
Ichchonnu koduththu
Achchonnu pathichchu
Nachchinnu kaadhalippiya..aaa…aa…
Machchinichi vekkam ellaam
Vittu podu
Indha maamanukku mattum nalla
Bittu podu
Yeah yeah yeah…
Veli katti vekkuthaiya
Kattupaadu
Manja thaali mattum katta
Enna thattupaadu
Hey kuchchi karuvaadu..hey
Kuchchi karuvaadu
Kozambukku nallathu
Oththa panankallu
Odambukku nallathu
Pachcha vengaayam
Thadaththukku nallathu
Konjalaama
Hey oththa thalagaani
Kattilukku nallathu
Muththu muththu kannu
Muthaththukku nallathu
Mozhu mozhu dhegam
Moththathukkum nallathu
Konju maama…aaa…aan…
Huwa huwa
Huwa huwa
Huwa huwa
Huwa huwa
Hey, stick-dried fish... hey
Stick-dried fish
is good for curry
Fresh palm toddy
is good for the body
Raw onion
is good for strength
Shall we cuddle?
Hey, a single pillow
is good for the cot
Pearly eyes
are good for kissing
A smooth, soft body
is good for everything
Cuddle me, darling
Hey, if lovers quarrel in the heart,
hey charming girl, the heat you kindle
is good
Female: Hey, when Courtallam's cool breeze blows,
even rubbing our palms together
is good to spark a fire
To share sweet pleasures
and to make a move,
having no clothes on is good... hey hey!
Sweet girl, cast aside
all your shyness
Just for this suitor,
throw a little tease
Hey hey... hey
Hey, putting up a fence,
restraint holds us back!
Just to tie the yellow sacred thread,
what is stopping you?
Hey, stick-dried fish... hey
Stick-dried fish
is good for curry
Fresh palm toddy
is good for the body
Raw onion
is good for strength
Shall we cuddle?
Female: Ah haan
Thigu thigu thigu...
Bum bum...
Hey
During an inauspicious hour,
did you come of age?
Chorus: Haan haan
Male: You are one who could set
even a tender plantain stem on fire!
Only last month
did I come of age with flowers in my hair
And the moment I saw you,
I completely lost my heart!
Hoy, wrap around me coolly,
dress up so pretty,
little bird of desire,
won't you get caught?
If you let down your sari pallu
and teach me how to kiss,
won't you settle things with me
once and for all?
O crescent moon of Vaikasi!
O bank of the river Vaigai!
Will you make this man your own? ... Hoy!
It puts up a fence,
this social restraint!
Just to tie the yellow sacred thread,
what is stopping you?
Sweet girl, cast aside
all your shyness
Just for this suitor,
throw a little tease
Hey, stick-dried fish... hey
Male: Stick-dried fish
is good for curry
Fresh palm toddy
is good for the body
Raw onion
is good for strength
Shall we cuddle?
Female: Yeah yeah ha haan...
Mmm mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm mmm
If a crab grows too big,
will its burrow hold it?
When my longing overflows,
can words stay trapped inside?
Does a hen ever
force itself on anyone?
Hey, can a sturdy rooster
just sleep with closed eyes?
Oh my, my, my...
Oh, what is your worth?
Before my divine chariot arrives,
I will spark a fire with my eyes,
you flint stone!
Oh, look at your beauty,
just like a sweet plantain,
you have kept every inch
ready to be measured and claimed!
Giving a sweet kiss,
leaving a firm mark,
will you love me passionately? Ah... ah...
Sweet girl, cast aside
all your shyness
Just for this suitor,
throw a little tease
Yeah yeah yeah...
It puts up a fence,
this social restraint!
Just to tie the yellow sacred thread,
what is stopping you?
Hey, stick-dried fish... hey
Stick-dried fish
is good for curry
Fresh palm toddy
is good for the body
Raw onion
is good for strength
Shall we cuddle?
Hey, a single pillow
is good for the cot
Pearly eyes
are good for kissing
A smooth, soft body
is good for everything
Cuddle me, darling... ah... aan...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Kuchchi Karuvaadu' is a playful, high-energy folk duet from the 2005 Tamil movie 'Mazhai', featuring Jayam Ravi and Shriya Saran. Written by Vairamuthu and composed by Devi Sri Prasad, the song uses humorous, earthy rural metaphors to convey romantic desire and teasing banter between two lovers. The lyrics list various everyday village items—such as dried fish for curry, palm toddy for health, and raw onion for cooling—and playfully connect them to the joys of affection and physical closeness. The couple humorously debate social constraints and marriage while expressing their passionate affection for one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (Epiphora / End Rhyme)
“Kozambukku nallathu / Odambukku nallathu / Thadaththukku nallathu”
Repetition of the phrase 'nallathu' (is good) at the end of successive lines to create a rhythmic folk refrain.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Nei vaazha pola innum angangga mozham poda vechchirukkiyae”
Comparing the female protagonist's smooth skin and beauty to a soft tender plantain tree trunk ('Nei vaazha pola').
Aged / Rural Metaphor (Thinaikkurippukal)
“Nandu peruththa valaiyal thanguma”
Using everyday rural items like crab burrows, roosters, and flintstones to express human emotions and romantic tension metaphorically.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kuchchi Karuvaadu' is a energetic remake song originally composed by Devi Sri Prasad in Telugu for the movie 'Varsham' (2004) titled 'Langa Voni', which was also a massive chartbuster.
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