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Naan Uravukaaran

From Nattamai · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Mohammed Aslam, Sujatha
Music director
Sirpy
Movie name
Nattamai
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Hey hey hey…ey ey ey….
Female :Ahaaa..aaa..aaa…aa…aahaa…}(2)
Naan uravukkaaran
Uravukkaaran uravukkaaran
Nee kattiya selaikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaaran
Naan uravukaari
Uravukaari uravukkaari
Nee kattiya vettikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaari
En pacharisi neethaan
Achuvellam naanthaan
Onnil onnu kalakattumae
Female :Ye.. aathukulla thoppukulla
Ayanaaru kammaakulla
Namma kodi parakkatumae
Naan uravukkaaran
Uravukkaaran uravukkaaran
Nee kattiya selaikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaaran
Vetta veliyil
Konjam thottu kalappom
Innum velakkam thevaiyaa
Patta pagalil onna katti pudikka
Oru velicham thevaiyaa
Vittu kodu nee
Konjam vittu kodi nee
Endru vazhiya poriyaa
Vittu koduthaa
Intha katti karumba nee
Puzhiya poriya
Sondhakaara poovae
Sollikonjam thaaren
Female :Solli kodu maamaa
Alli thara vaaren
Naan uravukkaaran
Uravukkaaran uravukkaaran
Nee kattiya selaikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaaran
Unna nenachu
Dhinam unnai nenachu
En usuru urugudhu
Undhan nenappil intha pattu podava
Chumma vazhukki vizhuguthu
Entha idathil adi entha idathil
En idhayam thudikkuthu
Antha idathil adi antha idathil
En aasthi irukuthu
Anju mani vanthaal
Nenjukulla paattu
Male :Poothiruchu poovu
Innum enna poottu
Naan uravukaari
Uravukaari uravukkaari
Nee kattiya vettikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaari
Naan uravukkaaran
Uravukkaaran uravukkaaran
Nee kattiya selaikkum
Kattum thaalikkum urimaikkaaran
Un pacharisi naanthaan
En achuvellam neethaan
Onnil onnu kalakattumae
Male :Ye.. aathukulla thoppukulla
Ayanaaru kammaakulla
Namma kodi parakkatumae..yeh yeh
Hey hey hey…ey ey ey….
Female :Ahaaa..aaa..aaa…aa…aahaa…
{Hey hey hey... yeah yeah yeah...
Female: Aaha... aa... aa... aa... aaha...} (2)
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the saree you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the dhoti you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
You are my raw rice,
and I am the jaggery,
let us blend into one sweet dish!
Female: Hey... along the river, inside the grove,
and by the Ayyanar lake,
let our flag fly high!
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the saree you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
Out in the open,
let us touch and come together,
do we need any more explanation?
To hold each other close in broad daylight,
do we need any more light?
"Give in to me,
give in just a little,"
are you about to melt and ask?
If I give in,
are you going to crush and savor
this solid sugarcane?
My sweet flower who belongs to me,
let me teach you a little!
Female: Teach me, my man,
I am coming to offer you everything!
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the saree you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
Thinking of you,
thinking of you every day,
my soul melts away!
Lost in thoughts of you, this silk saree
just slips right off!
Tell me, girl, in which spot
is my heart beating?
In that very spot, girl, in that very spot,
lies my whole treasure!
Once the clock strikes five in the evening,
a song begins inside my heart!
Male: The flower has bloomed,
why keep it locked any longer?
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the dhoti you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
I am your rightful kin,
your kin, your kin!
Over the saree you wear,
and the thaali (sacred wedding thread) to be tied, I hold the right!
I am your raw rice,
and you are my jaggery,
let us blend into one sweet dish!
Male: Hey... along the river, inside the grove,
and by the Ayyanar lake,
let our flag fly high... yeah yeah!
Hey hey hey... yeah yeah yeah...
Female: Aaha... aa... aa... aa... aaha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk duet features a newly married couple playfully asserting their domestic and romantic rights over one another. Set against a traditional rural backdrop, both the male and female partners sing about how their sacred bond (symbolized by the thali, saree, and dhoti) gives them complete authority and affection over each other. They use vibrant agricultural and culinary metaphors like raw rice ('pacharisi'), jaggery ('achuvellam'), and sugarcane ('katti karumbu') to symbolize their sweet union and mutual blending.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

En pacharisi neethaan / Achuvellam naanthaan

Comparing the partners to raw rice ('pacharisi') and jaggery ('achuvellam') to depict how perfectly they blend together into a sweet dish (Pongal).

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Intha katti karumba nee / Puzhiya poriya

Describing the bride as a block of sugarcane ('katti karumbu') that needs to be squeezed/embraced.

Anaphora (Edugai / Repetition)

Uravukkaaran uravukkaaran

Repetition of the phrase 'uravukkaaran' and 'uravukaari' at the beginning and middle of lines for rhythmic folk cadence.

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Trivia

Although frequently categorized under popular rural compilations, this classic track 'Naan Uravukkaaran' originally features in the blockbuster 1994 Tamil village drama 'Nattamai', composed by Sirpy with lyrics by Vaali and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.

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