Muthazhagu
From Deepavali Bonus · 2024
- Lyricist
- Maha
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Maria Jerald
- Details
- Deepavali Bonus2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Karupatti colorattam | Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery |
| Chorus :Ailae ah ailae | Chorus: Ailae ah ailae |
| Male :Kallazhagar thaerattam | Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar |
| Chorus :Ailae ah ailae | Chorus: Ailae ah ailae |
| Male :Katta vandi kadan vaangi | Borrowing a bullock cart on credit |
| Chorus :Ailae ah ailae | Chorus: Ailae ah ailae |
| Male :Yei oodudhu en sanama | Hey, my people are running along |
| Male | |
| Mazha varam kettu vechomae | We prayed and asked for the boon of rain |
| Naathu nattapadi | While planting the young saplings |
| Chorus :Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare | Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare |
| Male :Nellu vedhaikkira atha mava kettukadi | Listen, cousin who sows the paddy |
| Naa parakkum dhisaiya paarthukkadi | Look at the direction in which I fly |
| Male | |
| Tharath…th ..thaa… | Tharath…th ..thaa… |
| Male | |
| Ettu patti sezhikka | For eight surrounding villages to flourish |
| Paayum vaigaiyaa | Is it the flowing Vaigai river? |
| Pora edam pozhaikka | To make a living wherever one goes |
| Sollum kadhaiyaa | Is it a story being narrated? |
| Male | |
| Karukkala megham maari pozhinja | Showering down like dark rain clouds |
| Manasula sogam vittu marainja | The sorrow in the heart faded and vanished |
| Adicha mazhaiyaa | Was it the heavy rain that struck? |
| Adi veluthu pogum manasu | Oh, the heart gets washed light and clean |
| Serithaan perusu | Yes, that truly is a big thing |
| Hey babbabbababbabbababbabaabaa | Hey babbabbababbabbababbabaabaa |
| Male | |
| Karupatti colorattam | Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery |
| Maaman irukkaan | Your uncle is right here |
| Kallazhagar thaerattam | Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar |
| Vaarandi | He is coming! |
| Katta vandi kadan vaangi | Borrowing a bullock cart on credit |
| Yei oodudhu en sanama | Hey, my people are running along |
| Male | |
| Mazha varam kettu vechomae | We prayed and asked for the boon of rain |
| Naathu nattapadi | While planting the young saplings |
| Chorus :Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare | Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare |
| Male :Nellu vedhaikkira atha mava kettukadi | Listen, cousin who sows the paddy |
| Naa parakkum dhisaiya paarthukkadi | Look at the direction in which I fly |
கருப்பட்டி கலராட்டம்
குழு :
ஐலே ஆ ஐலே
கள்ளழகர் தேரோட்டம்
குழு :
ஐலே ஆ ஐலே
கட்ட வண்டி கடன் வாங்கி
குழு :
ஐலே ஆ ஐலே
ஓடுது என் சனம்
Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Borrowing a bullock cart on credit
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Hey, my people are running along
மழ வரம் கேட்டு வெச்சோம்
நாத்து நாட்டப்படி
குழு :
தையாரே தையாரே தையாராரே
நெல்லு விதைக்கிற ஆத்த மவ கேட்டுக்கடி
நா பறக்கும் திசையா பார்த்துக்கடி
We prayed and asked for the boon of rain
While planting the young saplings
Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Listen, cousin who sows the paddy
Look at the direction in which I fly
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடி முத்தழகே
என் முத்தழகே
என் மல்லி பூவா மன மணக்கும்
மருத பாரு
Tharath…th ..thaa…
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடி முத்தழகே
என் முத்தழகே
நா போற வழி கரிச காடு
தந்தன்னா....
For eight surrounding villages to flourish
Is it the flowing Vaigai river?
To make a living wherever one goes
Is it a story being narrated?
முனங்கல் :
...............
Showering down like dark rain clouds
The sorrow in the heart faded and vanished
Was it the heavy rain that struck?
Oh, the heart gets washed light and clean
Yes, that truly is a big thing
Hey babbabbababbabbababbabaabaa
தார த் ...தா
Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery
Your uncle is right here
Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar
He is coming!
Borrowing a bullock cart on credit
Hey, my people are running along
எட்டு பட்டி செழிக்க
பாயும் வைகையா
போற இடம் பொழைக்க
சொல்லும் கதையா
We prayed and asked for the boon of rain
While planting the young saplings
Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Listen, cousin who sows the paddy
Look at the direction in which I fly
கருக்கால மேகம் மாறி பொழிஞ்சா
மனசுல சோகம் விட்டு மறைஞ்சா
அடிச்ச மழையா
அடி வெளுத்து போகும் மனசு
செரித்தான் பெருசு
ஹே பபபபபபபபபபபபபபபபப
கருப்பட்டி கலராட்டம்
மாமன் இருக்கான்
கள்ளழகர் தேரோட்டம்
வாரண்டி
கட்ட வண்டி கடன் வாங்கி
ஏய் ஓடுது என் சனம்
மழ வரம் கேட்டு வெச்சோம்
நாத்து நாட்டப்படி
குழு :
தையாரே தையாரே தையாராரே
நெல்லு விதைக்கிற ஆத்த மவ கேட்டுக்கடி
நா பறக்கும் திசையா பார்த்துக்கடி
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடி முத்தழகே
என் முத்தழகே
என் மல்லி பூவா மன மணக்கும்
மருத பாரு
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடி முத்தழகே
என் முத்தழகே
நா போற வழி கரிச காடு
முத்தழகே..
முத்தழகே...
Karupatti colorattam
Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery
Chorus :Ailae ah ailae
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Male :Kallazhagar thaerattam
Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar
Chorus :Ailae ah ailae
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Male :Katta vandi kadan vaangi
Borrowing a bullock cart on credit
Chorus :Ailae ah ailae
Chorus: Ailae ah ailae
Male :Yei oodudhu en sanama
Hey, my people are running along
Mazha varam kettu vechomae
We prayed and asked for the boon of rain
Naathu nattapadi
While planting the young saplings
Chorus :Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Male :Nellu vedhaikkira atha mava kettukadi
Listen, cousin who sows the paddy
Naa parakkum dhisaiya paarthukkadi
Look at the direction in which I fly
Tharath…th ..thaa…
Tharath…th ..thaa…
Ettu patti sezhikka
For eight surrounding villages to flourish
Paayum vaigaiyaa
Is it the flowing Vaigai river?
Pora edam pozhaikka
To make a living wherever one goes
Sollum kadhaiyaa
Is it a story being narrated?
Karukkala megham maari pozhinja
Showering down like dark rain clouds
Manasula sogam vittu marainja
The sorrow in the heart faded and vanished
Adicha mazhaiyaa
Was it the heavy rain that struck?
Adi veluthu pogum manasu
Oh, the heart gets washed light and clean
Serithaan perusu
Yes, that truly is a big thing
Hey babbabbababbabbababbabaabaa
Hey babbabbababbabbababbabaabaa
Karupatti colorattam
Like the rich dark color of palm jaggery
Maaman irukkaan
Your uncle is right here
Kallazhagar thaerattam
Like the grand chariot of Lord Kallazhagar
Vaarandi
He is coming!
Katta vandi kadan vaangi
Borrowing a bullock cart on credit
Yei oodudhu en sanama
Hey, my people are running along
Mazha varam kettu vechomae
We prayed and asked for the boon of rain
Naathu nattapadi
While planting the young saplings
Chorus :Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Chorus: Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare
Male :Nellu vedhaikkira atha mava kettukadi
Listen, cousin who sows the paddy
Naa parakkum dhisaiya paarthukkadi
Look at the direction in which I fly
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Karupatti Colorattam from Deepavali Bonus (2024) is a vibrant Tamil folk song celebrating rural culture, agricultural work, and native pride. The lyrics compare the rustic beauty and strength of the protagonist to dark palm jaggery (karupatti) and the majestic temple chariot of Kallazhagar. Despite life's hardships and financial debts—symbolized by borrowing bullock carts—the community finds joy in unity, hard work, and prayers for rain during paddy cultivation. The song emphasizes how nature's blessings wash away sorrow, linking human resilience to the life-giving flow of the Vaigai river. Addressing his cousin (atha mava), the singer invites her to look forward with hope to a free, prosperous future filled with collective happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Karupatti colorattam”
Compares complexion and grandeur to palm jaggery ('Karupatti colorattam') and a deity's temple chariot ('Kallazhagar thaerattam') using the comparative suffix '-attam'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paayum vaigaiyaa”
Uses the flowing Vaigai river ('Paayum vaigaiyaa') as a metaphor for continuous life, vitality, and prosperity spreading across villages.
Rhyme / Etukai (Second-letter agreement)
“Ettu patti sezhikka”
The second consonant sound 'zhi/zhai' matches in 'sezhikka' and 'pozhaikka', creating poetic rhythm.
Folk Refrain / Onomatopoeia
“Chorus :Dhaiyaare dhaiyaare dhaiyaaraare”
Rhythmic vocalizations like 'Ailae' and 'Dhaiyaare' mimic traditional agricultural field songs (Ettappattu) used to maintain physical rhythm during farming.
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Trivia
Deepavali Bonus (2024) features music composed by debutant Maria Jerald, with this high-energy rural track rendered by popular Tamil folk-pop icon Anthony Daasan, known for incorporating traditional rustic vocal styling into contemporary Tamil cinema scores.
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