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Marudha Malai Adivaram

From Arul · 2004

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Tippu, L. R. Easwari, Theni Kunjarammal
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Arul
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
4 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maruthamalai adivaaram
Arulkumaran avathaaram
Oppanakaara veedhiyilae
Soppana sundhari poraalae
Ponni manasu kettupochu
Kannukulla kaadhal aachu…
Peelaamedu sapparamae
Pottu vecha mathalamae
Kaadhaluna romba romba bore-u
Avinaasi
Chorus :Shabba
Male :Ammaniyae
Chorus :Shabba
Male :Endre pecha meera venaam
Kanna paathu
Chorus :Shabba
Male :Colour-a paathu
Chorus :Shabba
Male :Kaadhalunu namba venaam
Goy ah goy ah
Gumbure gumba goyyaalo
Venaam ponni
Indha kaadhal romba
Tholla ponni
Arul sonna
Andha vaaku pazhikkum
Kelu ponni
Venaam ponni
Indha kaadhal romba
Tholla ponni
Arul sonna
Andha vaaku pazhikkum
Kelu ponni
Ukkadathu pappadamae
Suththivitta pambaramae
Arulukitta arul vaaku kelu
Peelaamedu sapparamae
Pottu vecha mathalamae
Kaadhaluna romba romba bore-u
{Soni soniyae…
Langa honiyae…}
Light-a nee sirichaalae
Light house-a paarthenu
Summaavae suththuvaanae reel-u
Lesa nee paathaalum
Rosa poo pookuthunu
Kaathula thaanae veppaanae poovu
Kannenu muththae nu konjiduvaan
Kalyaana pechunaa odiduvaan
Kannenu muththae nu konjiduvaan
Kalyaana pechunaa odiduvaan
Aye yamma yamma
Chorus :Edhukku yemma
Male :Chumma chumma
Chorus :Izhukkuthamma
Male :Urikka urikka onnulemma
Kaadhal oru vengaayamaa
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Ukkadathu pappadamae
Suththivitta pambaramae
Arulukitta arul vaaku kelu
Peelaamedu sapparamae
Pottu vecha mathalamae
Kaadhaluna romba romba bore-u
Sey goyyaalo
Gali gali gali
Sey goyyaalo
Gali gali gali
Jingulu jingulu baanaa
Adi amsalaka jonaa
Indha mandai kaanjathaala
Iva ketkuraalae maalai
Oru maalai oru maalai
Oru maalai oru…maalai
Anjunaa aaru varum
Panjunaa noolu varum
Nenjuna aasai varum ammani
Aarunaa siruvaani
Aachina pollaachi
Love-na poyyaachu kelu nee
Theriyaatha payyana love pannaatha
Porampokku nelathathaan nee nambaatha
Theriyaatha payyana love pannaatha
Porampokku nelathathaan nee nambaatha
Yamma yamma
Chorus :Ponni yamma
Male :Kaadhaluna
Chorus :Venniyamma
Male :Appan aathaa paathu veikum
Maapillaya kattikamaa
Ukkadathu pappadamae
Suththivitta pambaramae
Arulukitta arul vaaku kelu…keluu
Peelaamedu sapparamae
Pottu vecha mathalamae
Kaadhaluna romba romba bore-u…bore-uu
Avinaasi…aah..
Ammaniyae…aah
Endra pecha
Meera venaam ….sollu
Kanna paathu..aah
Colour-a paathu…aaah
Kaadhalunu namba venaam ..aama raasa
Goy ah goy ah
Gumbure gumba goyyaalo
{Venaam ponni
Indha kaadhal romba
Tholla ponni
Arul sonna
Andha vaaku pazhikkum
Kelu ponni} (2)
At the foothills of Marudhamalai,
Arulkumaran has arrived!
On Oppanakara Street,
the dream beauty is walking by!
Ponni's heart has gone astray,
and love has filled her eyes...
Hey Peelamedu temple chariot!
Hey decorated folk drum!
Love is just totally boring!
Avinashi...
Chorus: Shabba!
Male: My dear lady!
Chorus: Shabba!
Male: Don't disobey what I say!
Just looking at the eyes,
Chorus: Shabba!
Male: just looking at fair skin,
Chorus: Shabba!
Male: don't fall for it thinking it's love!
Koy ya, koy ya...
Kumbure kumba koyyaalo!
Don't do it, Ponni!
This love is a huge
nuisance, Ponni!
What Arul says
will come true,
so listen, Ponni!
Don't do it, Ponni!
This love is a huge
nuisance, Ponni!
What Arul says
will come true,
so listen, Ponni!
Hey crisp papad of Ukkadam!
Hey spinning top!
Listen to the wise words from Arul!
Hey Peelamedu temple chariot!
Hey decorated folk drum!
Love is just totally boring!
{Soniye soniye...
Langa honiye...}
If you just smile a little,
he will say he saw a lighthouse,
and spin sheer tall tales!
Even if you glance at him slightly,
he will say roses are blooming,
and take you for a fool!
He will pamper you calling you his pearl and darling,
but if you talk about marriage, he will run away!
He will pamper you calling you his pearl and darling,
but if you talk about marriage, he will run away!
Oh girl, hey girl!
Chorus: Why, oh girl?
Male: Again and again,
Chorus: it pulls you in, girl!
Male: As you peel it, there is nothing inside,
love is just like an onion!
Hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy!
Hey crisp papad of Ukkadam!
Hey spinning top!
Listen to the wise words from Arul!
Hey Peelamedu temple chariot!
Hey decorated folk drum!
Love is just totally boring!
Sey koyyaalo!
Kaali kaali kaali!
Sey koyyaalo!
Kaali kaali kaali!
Jingulu jingulu baanaa,
hey charming girl Jonaa!
Because her head got heated up,
she is asking for a wedding garland!
A garland, a garland!
A garland, a... garland!
After five comes six,
from cotton comes thread,
and in the heart comes desire, my lady!
If it's a river, it's Siruvani,
if it's an auntie, she's from Pollachi,
and if it's love, it's all a lie—listen to me!
Don't fall in love with an unknown guy,
and don't place your trust in barren land!
Don't fall in love with an unknown guy,
and don't place your trust in barren land!
Oh girl, hey girl!
Chorus: Ponni, dear girl!
Male: Love is nothing but
Chorus: boiling hot water, girl!
Male: Marry the groom
that your parents choose for you!
Hey crisp papad of Ukkadam!
Hey spinning top!
Listen to the wise words from Arul... listen!
Hey Peelamedu temple chariot!
Hey decorated folk drum!
Love is just totally boring... so boring!
Avinashi... ah...
My lady... ah...
What I say,
don't disobey it... tell her!
Just looking at the eyes... ah!
Just looking at fair skin... aah!
Don't fall for it thinking it's love... that's right, my king!
Koy ya, koy ya...
Kumbure kumba koyyaalo!
{Don't do it, Ponni!
This love is a huge
nuisance, Ponni!
What Arul says
will come true,
so listen, Ponni!} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song features the protagonist Arul giving playful yet firm advice to a local woman named Ponni against falling foolishly in love. Set against the backdrop of prominent places in Coimbatore (like Maruthamalai, Peelamedu, Ukkadam, Oppanakara Street, Avinashi, and Pollachi), the song humorously dismantles romantic clichés. Arul warns that young men often flatter women with false promises, only to run away when marriage is mentioned. He compares love to an onion—peeling layer after layer yields nothing—and advises her to respect her parents' choice of a suitable groom rather than placing faith in untrustworthy lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai)

Kaadhal oru vengaayamaa

Compares love to an onion ('Kaadhal oru vengaayamaa') which leaves nothing behind when peeled layer by layer, symbolizing emptiness and deception.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Etukai)

Ukkadathu pappadamae / Suththivitta pambaramae

Use of matching initial consonants in local place names and rhythmically matched words like 'Ukkadathu' and 'Suththivitta', or 'Peelaamedu' and 'Pottu vecha'.

Idiomatic Metaphor (Pazhamozhi / Local Folk Expression)

Porampokku nelathathaan nee nambaatha

Compares trusting an unknown guy to trusting barren wasteland ('Porampokku nelathathaan nee nambaatha').

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Trivia

The lyrics heavily feature authentic local landmarks and culture of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu—including Ukkadam, Peelamedu, Maruthamalai, Avinashi, Oppanakara Street, Pollachi, and the Siruvani River. The track was composed by Harris Jayaraj, sung by Tipu and Vadivelu (along with chorus), with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar for the 2004 action film 'Arul' starring Vikram.

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