- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (1989 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaana mayilae unnai kaip pudippen
Endru solli velavar koyilaelae
Vetti pottu thaandurendi
Chorus :Aahaah
Thanga kiliyae unakku thaali tharuven
Endru solli kaaliyamman koyililae
Karpooram anaikkiraendi
Chorus :Aahaah aahaah
Aahaah aahaah
Meesai thudikkuthammaa
Mel moochchu vaanguthammaa
Maiyal piranthathammaa
Idhu mai vachchaa mayam ammaa…yammaa
…………….
Meesai thudikkuthammaa
Mel moochchu vaanguthammaa
Maiyal piranthathammaa
Idhu mai vachchaa mayam ammaa…
Machchinichi perai solli
Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli
Meesai thudikkalaamaa
Mel moochchu vaangalaamaa
Maiyal pirakkalaamaa
Naan maiyaa vachchen mandu mama
Machchinichi perai solli
Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli
Machchinichi
Male :Hae
Chorus :Perai solli
Male :Aah
Chorus :Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli
…………….
Adangaatha yaanaikkum kuriyum vachchae
Azhagaana kannukkul vasiyam vachche
Chorus :Aamaam vasiyam vachche
Female :Haan ariyaatha ponnaththaan uruga vachcheada
Kaaththa thaen kotta odaiya vachche
Summaa kedanthathu en sangu
Amma oodhinaa veen vambu
Female :Aiyyaa solvathu pollaappu
Summaa aadumaa maaraappu
Male :Aiyo vilagi nillu
Allikkenna valakaappu
Meesai thudikkalaamaa
Mel moochchu vaangalaamaa
Male :Maiyal piranthathammaa
Idhu mai vachchaa mayam ammaa…
Yammammma yammam yammaamaa
…………….
Appothae en maelae adi pottaalae
Aalaana pinnaalae podi pottaalae
Male :Aamam podi pottaalae
Female :Chinna penn ullaththilae sedi nattaanae
Kumari penn Aanaenae kodi nattaanae
Male :Aamam kodi nattaanae
Adi yaendi thulluthu munthana
Enna muttuthu rendaanai
Female :Thaana ponguthu paal paanai
Neram paakkuthu oru poonai
Male :Puththi maaruthadi pudikkanum pullimaana
Meesa thudikkalaamaa…
Mel moochchu vaangalaamaa
Maiyal pirakkalaamaa
Naan maiyaa vachchen mandu mama
Machchinichi perai solli
Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli
Meesai thudikkuthammaa
Mel moochchu vaanguthammaa
Maiyal piranthathammaa
Idhu mai vachchaa mayam ammaa…
Machchinichi perai solli
Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli
Machchinichi
Male :Hae
Chorus :Perai solli
Male :Aah haa
Chorus :Maangaa rendu vaaanga solli…
'O wild peacock, I will hold your hand,'
Saying so at Lord Murugan's temple,
She ties up her veshti and leaps across, my girl!
Chorus: Aahaah
'O golden parrot, I will tie the sacred thread on you,'
Saying so at Goddess Kali's temple,
She extinguishes the camphor flame, my girl!
Chorus: Aahaah aahaah
Aahaah aahaah
My mustache twitches, oh lady!
I am breathing heavily, oh lady!
Love and desire have blossomed, oh lady!
This is the magic of kohl-rimmed eyes, oh lady... oh my!
...
My mustache twitches, oh lady!
I am breathing heavily, oh lady!
Love and desire have blossomed, oh lady!
This is the magic of kohl-rimmed eyes, oh lady...
Using sister-in-law's name as an excuse,
Asking to go buy two raw mangoes,
Should your mustache twitch like this?
Should you be breathing so heavily?
Should such infatuation arise?
Did I cast a spell with kohl, you foolish uncle?
Using sister-in-law's name as an excuse,
Asking to go buy two raw mangoes,
Sister-in-law
Male: Hey!
Chorus: Using her name as an excuse
Male: Ah!
Chorus: Asking to go buy two raw mangoes
...
You even aimed your mark at an untamed elephant!
You placed a spell inside your beautiful eyes!
Chorus: Yes, placed a spell!
Female: Ah, you melted an innocent young girl, my boy!
You made the honey-filled hive burst open!
My conch shell was just lying quiet and still,
Oh my, if blown, unnecessary trouble follows!
Female: Sir, what you say brings slander!
Does my drape flutter away on its own?
Male: Oh dear, step back!
Why hold a bangle ceremony for a lily flower?
Should my mustache twitch?
Should I be breathing heavily?
Male: Love and desire have blossomed, oh lady!
This is the magic of kohl-rimmed eyes, oh lady...
Yammammma yammam yammaamaa
...
Even back then, she laid her claim on me,
After growing up, she cast a magic spell on me!
Male: Yes, she cast a magic spell!
Female: He planted a sapling in a young girl's heart,
As I became a young woman, he raised a victory flag!
Male: Yes, he raised a victory flag!
Hey girl, why is your pallu fluttering about?
Two wild elephants are charging at me!
Female: The pot of milk boils over on its own,
A cat is waiting for the opportune moment!
Male: My mind is wavering, I must catch this spotted deer!
Should my mustache twitch...
Should I be breathing heavily?
Should infatuation arise?
Did I cast a spell with kohl, you foolish uncle?
Using sister-in-law's name as an excuse,
Asking to go buy two raw mangoes,
My mustache twitches, oh lady!
I am breathing heavily, oh lady!
Love and desire have blossomed, oh lady!
This is the magic of kohl-rimmed eyes, oh lady...
Using sister-in-law's name as an excuse,
Asking to go buy two raw mangoes,
Sister-in-law
Male: Hey!
Chorus: Using her name as an excuse
Male: Ah haa!
Chorus: Asking to go buy two raw mangoes...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful folk duet portrays a romantic banter between a village man and woman. The male lead playfully accuses the woman of charming him with her eyes and breaking her temple promises, describing physical manifestations of infatuation such as a twitching mustache and shortness of breath. The female lead playfully retorts, questioning his melodramatic reactions while admitting her own blossoming feelings for him as they grow up together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaip Thodai (Alliteration)
“Meesai thudikkuthammaa / Mel moochchu vaanguthammaa / Maiyal piranthathammaa”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic folk cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Enna muttuthu rendaanai / Thaana ponguthu paal paanai”
Comparing youthful desires and swelling beauty metaphorically to two elephants bumping and milk boiling over.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Summaa kedanthathu en sangu / Amma oodhinaa veen vambu”
Rhyming end words 'sangu' and 'vambu' as well as 'pollaappu' and 'maaraappu' enhancing folk melody.
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Trivia
The lyrics by Vairamuthu showcase authentic Tamil rural folk idioms and metaphors commonly used in village romance songs during the late 1980s.
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