Marudhakkaari
From Paayum Puli · 2015
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Diwakar
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Paayum Puli2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Marudha marudhakaari | Oh girl from the Madurai region! |
| Vellaiyaanaa edutha | Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy... |
| Puliya puliya kooda | Even a fierce tiger, |
| Morathula adicha | Was beaten away with a winnowing basket! |
| Marudhurayil pirandhum | Despite being born in Madurai, |
| Bayama bayama | Are you still afraid? |
| Parambarai veeram varuma varuma | Will your ancestral bravery awaken? |
| Aththa petha pennae konjam | Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit, |
| Ratham ellam satham poda | As my blood throbs loudly with passion, |
| Otha mutham kathu kuduma | Will you teach me a single kiss? |
| Male | |
| Marudhakaari vaadi | Come, girl from Madurai! |
| Manasukkulla poodi | Step into my heart! |
| Marudhakaari vaadi..hey hey | Come, girl from Madurai... hey hey! |
| Manasukulla poodi | Step into my heart! |
| Male | |
| Unadhu bhayam theeravae | To cure your fear, |
| Oru nooru kalaiseiven | I will perform a hundred arts. |
| Unadhu nalam kaakavae | To protect your well-being, |
| Sila nooru kolai seiven | I will commit a few hundred murders. |
| Chorus | |
| {Unakaaga gopuram yeri | For you, climbing up the temple tower, |
| Un peyar solven pennae | I will shout your name, oh girl! |
| Thiruparangundram thooki | Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill, |
| Goliyum aaduven kannae} (2) | I will play marbles with it, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Marudhakaari vaadi | For you, climbing up the temple tower, |
| Manasukulla podi | I will shout your name, oh girl! |
| Chorus | |
| Marudha marudhakaari | Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill, |
| Vellaiyaanaa edutha | I will play marbles with it, my dear! |
| Puliya puliya kooda | Come, girl from Madurai! |
| Morathula adicha | Step into my heart! |
| Marudhurayil pirandhum | Oh girl from the Madurai region! |
| Bayama bayama | Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy... |
| Parambarai veeram varuma varuma | Even a fierce tiger, |
| Aththa petha pennae konjam | Was beaten away with a winnowing basket! |
| Ratham ellam satham poda | Despite being born in Madurai, |
| Otha mutham kathu kuduma | Are you still afraid? |
| Male | |
| Nuni mookilum alagu | Will your ancestral bravery awaken? |
| Tholai nokkilum alagu | Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit, |
| Unnaal en vazhkaiyae | As my blood throbs loudly with passion, |
| Niram maarudhae | Will you teach me a single kiss? |
| Un pinnal en vetkaiyae | Beauty is on the tip of your nose, |
| Nadai poduthae | Beauty is seen even from a distance, |
| Male | |
| Veditha vellarikaniyae | Because of you, my life |
| Ennai vilungi tholaitha kiliyae | Is changing its colors! |
| Vanakkam unaku mayilae | Behind you, my desire |
| Konjam inakkam solladi kuyilae | Is walking along. |
| Nee kannala kannatti | Oh ripe cucumber fruit that split open! |
| Kattatha pondati | Oh parrot that swallowed me whole! |
| Madiyil malarvaai malarae | Greetings to you, oh peacock! |
| Male | |
| Marudhakaari vaadi | Show me some affection, oh cuckoo! |
| Manasukulla podi | Winking at me with your eyes, |
| Male | |
| Mazhai ooriya kannao | You are my unwedded wife! |
| Malaraadiya penno | Blossom in my lap, oh flower! |
| Kannae unnai thediyae | Come, girl from Madurai! |
| Alai paaigiren | Step into my heart! |
| Karaiyil nurai polavae | Are your eyes soaked in rain? |
| Thalai saigiren | Or are you a woman dancing like a flower? |
| Male | |
| Achaththai othukki thallava | Searching for you, my dear, |
| Oru uchathai unardhu kollava | I wander restlessly like waves. |
| Machathin kanakku sollava | Like foam resting on the shore, |
| Adhan michaththai vilaki sollava | I lay my head down. |
| Nee mei endru aanalum | Shall I push fear aside? |
| Poi endru ponaalum | Shall I experience a peak of joy? |
| Nizhalaai thodarven radhiyae | Shall I count the beauty spots on your body? |
| Male | |
| Marudhakaari vaadi | Shall I explain the rest of it clearly? |
| Manasukulla podi | Whether you turn out to be real, |
மருத மருதக்காரி
வெள்ளையான எதுத்த
புலிய புலிய கூட முறத்துல
அடிச்ச மருதுரையில் பிறந்தும்
பயமா பயமா பரம்பரை வீரம்
வருமா வருமா அத்தை பெத்த
பெண்ணே கொஞ்சம் ரதம்
எல்லாம் சத்தம் போட ஒத்த
முத்தம் கத்து குடுமா
Oh girl from the Madurai region!
Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy...
Even a fierce tiger,
Was beaten away with a winnowing basket!
Despite being born in Madurai,
Are you still afraid?
Will your ancestral bravery awaken?
Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit,
As my blood throbs loudly with passion,
Will you teach me a single kiss?
மருதக்காரி வாடி
மனசுக்குள்ள போடி
மருதக்காரி வாடி ஹே
ஹே மனசுக்குள்ள போடி
Come, girl from Madurai!
Step into my heart!
Come, girl from Madurai... hey hey!
Step into my heart!
உனது பயம் தீரவே
ஒரு நூறு கலை செய்வேன்
உனது நலம் காக்கவே சில
நூறு கொலை செய்வேன்
To cure your fear,
I will perform a hundred arts.
To protect your well-being,
I will commit a few hundred murders.
{ உனக்காக கோபுரம்
ஏறி உன் பெயர் சொல்வேன்
பெண்ணே திருப்பரங்குன்றம்
தூக்கி கோழியும் ஆடுவேன்
கண்ணே } (2)
For you, climbing up the temple tower,
I will shout your name, oh girl!
Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill,
I will play marbles with it, my dear!
மருதக்காரி வாடி
மனசுக்குள்ள போடி
For you, climbing up the temple tower,
I will shout your name, oh girl!
மருத மருதக்காரி
வெள்ளையான எதுத்த
புலிய புலிய கூட முறத்துல
அடிச்ச மருதுரையில் பிறந்தும்
பயமா பயமா பரம்பரை வீரம்
வருமா வருமா அத்தை பெத்த
பெண்ணே கொஞ்சம் ரதம்
எல்லாம் சத்தம் போட ஒத்த
முத்தம் கத்து குடுமா
Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill,
I will play marbles with it, my dear!
Come, girl from Madurai!
Step into my heart!
Oh girl from the Madurai region!
Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy...
Even a fierce tiger,
Was beaten away with a winnowing basket!
Despite being born in Madurai,
Are you still afraid?
நுனி மூக்கிலும்
அழகு தொலை நோக்கிலும்
அழகு உன்னால் என் வாழ்க்கையே
நிறம் மாறுதே உன் பின்னால் என்
வேட்கையே நடை போடுதே
Will your ancestral bravery awaken?
Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit,
As my blood throbs loudly with passion,
Will you teach me a single kiss?
Beauty is on the tip of your nose,
Beauty is seen even from a distance,
வெடித்த வெள்ளரி
கனியே என்னை விழுங்கி
தொலைத்த கிளியே வணக்கம்
உனக்கு மயிலே கொஞ்சம்
இணக்கம் சொல்லடி குயிலே
நீ கண்ணாள கண்ணாட்டி
காட்டாத பொண்டாட்டி
மடியில் மலர்வாய் மலரே
Because of you, my life
Is changing its colors!
Behind you, my desire
Is walking along.
Oh ripe cucumber fruit that split open!
Oh parrot that swallowed me whole!
Greetings to you, oh peacock!
மருதக்காரி வாடி
மனசுக்குள்ள போடி
Show me some affection, oh cuckoo!
Winking at me with your eyes,
மழை ஊறிய
கண்ணோ மலராடிய
பெண்ணோ கண்ணே
உன்னை தேடியே அலை
பாய்கிறேன் கரையில் நுரை
போலவே தலை சாய்கிறேன்
You are my unwedded wife!
Blossom in my lap, oh flower!
Come, girl from Madurai!
Step into my heart!
Are your eyes soaked in rain?
Or are you a woman dancing like a flower?
அச்சத்தை ஒதுக்கி
தள்ளவா ஒரு உச்சத்தை
உணர்ந்து கொல்லவா
மச்சத்தின் கணக்கு சொல்ல
வா அதன் மிச்சத்தை விளக்கி
சொல்லவா நீ மெய்யென்று
ஆனாலும் பொய் என்று
போனாலும் நிழிலாய்
தொடர்வேன் ரதியே
Searching for you, my dear,
I wander restlessly like waves.
Like foam resting on the shore,
I lay my head down.
Shall I push fear aside?
Shall I experience a peak of joy?
Shall I count the beauty spots on your body?
மருதக்காரி வாடி
மனசுக்குள்ள போடி
Shall I explain the rest of it clearly?
Whether you turn out to be real,
Marudha marudhakaari
Oh girl from the Madurai region!
Vellaiyaanaa edutha
Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy...
Puliya puliya kooda
Even a fierce tiger,
Morathula adicha
Was beaten away with a winnowing basket!
Marudhurayil pirandhum
Despite being born in Madurai,
Bayama bayama
Are you still afraid?
Parambarai veeram varuma varuma
Will your ancestral bravery awaken?
Aththa petha pennae konjam
Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit,
Ratham ellam satham poda
As my blood throbs loudly with passion,
Otha mutham kathu kuduma
Will you teach me a single kiss?
Marudhakaari vaadi
Come, girl from Madurai!
Manasukkulla poodi
Step into my heart!
Marudhakaari vaadi..hey hey
Come, girl from Madurai... hey hey!
Manasukulla poodi
Step into my heart!
Unadhu bhayam theeravae
To cure your fear,
Oru nooru kalaiseiven
I will perform a hundred arts.
Unadhu nalam kaakavae
To protect your well-being,
Sila nooru kolai seiven
I will commit a few hundred murders.
{Unakaaga gopuram yeri
For you, climbing up the temple tower,
Un peyar solven pennae
I will shout your name, oh girl!
Thiruparangundram thooki
Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill,
Goliyum aaduven kannae} (2)
I will play marbles with it, my dear!
Marudhakaari vaadi
For you, climbing up the temple tower,
Manasukulla podi
I will shout your name, oh girl!
Marudha marudhakaari
Lifting the Thiruparankundram hill,
Vellaiyaanaa edutha
I will play marbles with it, my dear!
Puliya puliya kooda
Come, girl from Madurai!
Morathula adicha
Step into my heart!
Marudhurayil pirandhum
Oh girl from the Madurai region!
Bayama bayama
Who took down Velu Nachiyar's legacy...
Parambarai veeram varuma varuma
Even a fierce tiger,
Aththa petha pennae konjam
Was beaten away with a winnowing basket!
Ratham ellam satham poda
Despite being born in Madurai,
Otha mutham kathu kuduma
Are you still afraid?
Nuni mookilum alagu
Will your ancestral bravery awaken?
Tholai nokkilum alagu
Oh daughter born to my aunt, listen a bit,
Unnaal en vazhkaiyae
As my blood throbs loudly with passion,
Niram maarudhae
Will you teach me a single kiss?
Un pinnal en vetkaiyae
Beauty is on the tip of your nose,
Nadai poduthae
Beauty is seen even from a distance,
Veditha vellarikaniyae
Because of you, my life
Ennai vilungi tholaitha kiliyae
Is changing its colors!
Vanakkam unaku mayilae
Behind you, my desire
Konjam inakkam solladi kuyilae
Is walking along.
Nee kannala kannatti
Oh ripe cucumber fruit that split open!
Kattatha pondati
Oh parrot that swallowed me whole!
Madiyil malarvaai malarae
Greetings to you, oh peacock!
Marudhakaari vaadi
Show me some affection, oh cuckoo!
Manasukulla podi
Winking at me with your eyes,
Mazhai ooriya kannao
You are my unwedded wife!
Malaraadiya penno
Blossom in my lap, oh flower!
Kannae unnai thediyae
Come, girl from Madurai!
Alai paaigiren
Step into my heart!
Karaiyil nurai polavae
Are your eyes soaked in rain?
Thalai saigiren
Or are you a woman dancing like a flower?
Achaththai othukki thallava
Searching for you, my dear,
Oru uchathai unardhu kollava
I wander restlessly like waves.
Machathin kanakku sollava
Like foam resting on the shore,
Adhan michaththai vilaki sollava
I lay my head down.
Nee mei endru aanalum
Shall I push fear aside?
Poi endru ponaalum
Shall I experience a peak of joy?
Nizhalaai thodarven radhiyae
Shall I count the beauty spots on your body?
Marudhakaari vaadi
Shall I explain the rest of it clearly?
Manasukulla podi
Whether you turn out to be real,
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic track from Paayum Puli is a playful romantic declaration addressed to a woman hailing from Madurai (Marudhakaari). The protagonist teasingly reminds her of the historic valor of Madurai women—referencing ancient Tamil folklore where brave women fended off wild tigers with simple winnowing baskets—and encourages her to shed her shyness and fear.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Cultural/Historical Allusion
“Puliya puliya kooda Morathula adicha”
References Tamil Sangam folklore where a brave woman drives off a tiger using a winnowing basket (Moram).
Hyperbole
“Thiruparangundram thooki Goliyum aaduven kannae”
Extravagant exaggeration where the hero claims he will lift the Thiruparankundram hill and play marbles with it.
Metaphor
“Veditha vellarikaniyae Ennai vilungi tholaitha kiliyae”
Compares the heroine to a ripe split cucumber and a parrot that swallowed him whole.
Simile
“Karaiyil nurai polavae Thalai saigiren”
Compares his head resting to ocean foam settling on the shore.
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Trivia
The song references 'Morathula adicha' which comes from ancient Sangam poetry (Purananuru) where Tamil women were celebrated for their courage in chasing away tigers with winnowing trays (Moram). The film Paayum Puli stars Vishal and Kajal Aggarwal, with music composed by D. Imman.
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