- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Mano, L. R. Eswari
- Music directors
- Ilayaraja, M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- En Iniya Pon Nilavae
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Puthu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai
Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Ada neethaan rusi paaru
Aah vedalaiyinna vedalai
Idha yarum innum thodala
Vaa mama sari paaru
Puthu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai
Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Ada neethaan rusi paaru
Aah vedalaiyinna vedalai
Idha yarum innum thodala
Vaa mama sari paaru
Ponna paaththu poova paaththaa
Aasai thanthiyadikkum
Chorus :Parapappara pappara paa
Female :Parisam pottu muzhusum kettaa
Paavai munthi virikkum
Puthu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai
Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Ada neethaan rusi paaru
Aah vedalaiyinna vedalai
Male :Aah
Female :Idha yarum innum thodala
Male :Aah
Female :Vaa mama sari paaru
……………..
Nee oththukittaa sammathamthaan
Ottikittaa santhosamthaan
Peththukittaa samsaaramthaan
Ding ding ding ramaamani
Chorus :Ammani ammani ammani
Ada saththu ketta sappaani nee
Thuppuketta thuppaakki nee
Kuththupattu oduva nee
Kumkumkum kummaangkuththu
Thuththaru thuththaru thuththaru
Aah Nee seendi paakkurae
Ellai thaandi paakkurae
Puzhuvaa paambaa ippa puriya poguthadi
Nee nottam paakkurae
Male :Aah
Female :Veththu aattam kaatturae
Male :Aa
Female :Magudi pudichchi unna
Madakki pottruvaen
Haei puthu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai
Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Ada naanthaan rusi paarppaen
Aa vedalaiyinnaa vedalai
Idha yaarum innum thodala
Un maman sari paarppaen
Naan aadiyathu rambai inam
Aadurathu sontha idam
Mothuriyae engittaththaan
Vaaiyaa nee vaiyaapuri
Chorus :Thaththaaram thaththaaram thaththaaram
En aattaththa nee paaththathillai
Aadiyatha kettathilla
Kaattaththila nikkiraendi
Adi podi koiyaakkani
Chorus :Thaththaaram thaththaaram thaththaaram
Veththu kombu oothuriyae
Male :Aei
Female :Vetti vambu pesuriyae
Male :Aah
Female :Sarkka eduyaa
Namma potti vachchukalaam
Adi varththa kadalaiyae
Enna varukka paakkuriyae
Pudhusaa thinusaa unna
Jeyikka poraendi
Pudhu kadalaiyinaa kadalai
Male :Aah
Female :Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Male :Aah
Female :Ada neethaan rusi paaru
Aah vedalaiyinna vedalai
Male :Hoi
Female :Idha yarum innum thodala
Male :Hoi
Female :Vaa mama sari paaru
Male :Aaha haan
……………….
Ada anthikada pottalilae
Aappakkada vachchavalae
Sollattumaa un kadhaiya
Kumkumkum kummaang kuththu
Chorus :Thuththaru thuththaru thuththaru
Nee santhakkada pakkaththila
Saayakkada vachcha kadhai
Sollattumaa ippo
Ada kumkumkum dappaang kuththu
Chorus :Thuththaru thuththaru thuththaru
Aah adi yaendi ularurae
Antha pazhasa kelarurae
Verasaa pudhusaa
Oru virunthu vachchukkaalaam
Nee aala pudichchavan
Male :Aei
Female :Naan nizhala pudichchava
Male :Aha ha
Female :Purinchaa therinchaa
Pudhu pavusa kaatturiyae
Ithu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai
Idhu karisakaattu kadalai
Ada naanthaan rusi paarppaen
Aah vedalaiyinna vedalai
Male :Aah
Female :Idha yarum innum thodala
Male :Haei
Female :Vaa mama sari paaru
Male :Aahn doi doi doi…..
Talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Hey, come taste them for yourself!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
No one has laid a finger on them yet!
Come on, dear, check them out!
Talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Hey, come taste them for yourself!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
No one has laid a finger on them yet!
Come on, dear, check them out!
Looking at gold and looking at blossoms,
desire strikes like lightning!
Chorus: Parappappara pappara paa
Female: Pay the bride-price and ask for everything,
and this girl will spread her sari for you!
Talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Hey, come taste them for yourself!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
Male: Ah!
Female: No one has laid a finger on them yet!
Male: Ah!
Female: Come on, dear, check them out!
...
If you say yes, it's a match,
if we stick together, it's pure joy,
if we have children, we're a family!
Ding ding ding, Ramamani!
Chorus: My lady, my lady, my lady!
Hey, you powerless weakling,
you're a useless gun that can't shoot!
You'll take one hit and run away!
Kum-kum-kum, a heavy thumping punch!
Dutharu dutharu dutharu!
Ah, you are teasing and provoking me,
you are crossing the line!
Whether it's a worm or a snake, you're about to find out, girl!
You're eyeing me closely,
Male: Ah!
Female: but you're only putting on a hollow show!
Male: Ah!
Female: I'll play the snake-charmer's pipe
and bring you down to your knees!
Hey, talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Hey, I am the one who will taste them!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
No one has laid a finger on them yet!
I, your man, will check them out!
My dance belongs to the legendary Rambha's style,
and the ground I dance on is my own!
Yet you dare pick a fight with me?
Step right up, you loudmouth fool!
Chorus: Thathaaram thathaaram thathaaram!
You haven't seen my moves,
you haven't heard what I can do!
I stand strong and fierce, girl!
Get lost, you raw little guava!
Chorus: Thathaaram thathaaram thathaaram!
You're just blowing a hollow horn!
Male: Hey!
Female: You're just stirring up pointless trouble!
Male: Ah!
Female: Place your bet,
and let's have a real contest!
Hey, you roasted peanut,
are you trying to roast me?
In a brand-new, clever way,
I'm going to beat you, girl!
Talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
Male: Ah!
Female: These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Male: Ah!
Female: Hey, come taste them for yourself!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
Male: Hoy!
Female: No one has laid a finger on them yet!
Male: Hoy!
Female: Come on, dear, check them out!
Male: Aaha haan!
...
Hey, in the open space of the evening market,
you woman who set up an appam stall,
shall I tell everyone your story?
Kum-kum-kum, a heavy thumping punch!
Chorus: Dutharu dutharu dutharu!
Right beside the weekly market,
the story of how you ran a tea stall—
shall I tell that tale now?
Hey, kum-kum-kum, a wild street beat!
Chorus: Dutharu dutharu dutharu!
Ah, why are you blabbering like this, girl?
Why dig up old memories?
Right away, freshly,
let's throw a grand feast!
You grabbed the trunk of the banyan tree,
Male: Hey!
Female: while I caught hold of its shade!
Male: Aha ha!
Female: Now that you get it and know what's what,
you're flaunting a brand-new swagger!
Talk about fresh peanuts, these are the freshest!
These are peanuts from the black-soil fields!
Hey, I am the one who will taste them!
Ah, young, tender, and fresh!
Male: Ah!
Female: No one has laid a finger on them yet!
Male: Hey!
Female: Come on, dear, check them out!
Male: Aan thoi thoi thoi...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful duet is a spirited battle-of-the-sexes folk song featuring high-energy banter, teasing, and playful rivalry between the male and female leads. The song employs rustic, rural imagery from Tamil Nadu's dryland agricultural belt ('karisakaattu' or black soil country), using metaphors of fresh groundnuts and youth to express mutual attraction disguised as playful teasing and dance combat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Puthu kadalaiyinnaa kadalai / Idhu karisakaattu kadalai”
The song uses 'karisakaattu kadalai' (groundnut from black soil) as a double entendre and playful metaphor for fresh, untouched youth and vitality.
Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)
“Kumkumkum kummaangkuththu”
Rhythmic folk sound vocalizations like 'Kumkumkum', 'Ding ding ding', and 'Thuththaru' are used to imitate folk percussion instruments and add musical excitement.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Ponna paaththu poova paaththaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines creating melodic flow, such as 'P' in 'Ponna' and 'Paaththu'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The phrase 'Kadalai poduthal' in colloquial Tamil slating means 'flirting', making the wordplay with actual 'kadalai' (groundnuts) particularly humorous and culturally rooted.
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