- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Naveen Madhav
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Thaamirabharani
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 28 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kachanavela
Neivela edayaanvela
Nallanvela
Mullakaadu kobankaadu
Poochchikaadu komarikaadu
Kurungooru nalooru
Aathooru panayooru
Vallanaadu morappanaadu
Theivaseyal purankoil
Ponnungala thedipaathing
Valliya kandupidichching
Paththaayiram collecting
Kala kala kala collecting
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Theru theruva alaiya vecha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Hey hey hey hey
Dhevathiya vanthaa
Thala valiya thantha
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Kaasukku kaayirom
Kada theru meyirom
Kandapadi paayirom
Kaanalayae
Ava valliya
Illa kalliya
Konjam kulliya
Cinema villiya
Ava olliya
Gundu malliya
Kaanja sulliya
Karunkallu jalliya
Local aalum illa
Outer paaththathilla
Avala nee maattikitta
Kathakalithaan
Ava valliya
Illa kalliya
Konjam kulliya
Cinema villiya
Ava olliya
Gundu malliya
Kaanja sulliya
Karunkallu jalliya
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Vaatha kolam vanthu
Thara erangum
Flight-il kooda thedi
Paaththuputtom
Kaalaiyilae dhenam station varum
Muthu nagar train-a porattiputtom
Panimalar maatha
Koilu maniya
Kayirae illaama adichchuputta
Aava keera vada
Naama nadar kada
Kaasu kedaikkalenna
Thedi moonja oda
Ava sikkattum
Sikku eduppom
Ava nettaya
Illa kuttaya
Puliyan kottaya
Naatu kattaya
ava oththaya
Illa rettaya
Kizhinja sattaya
Kazhutha muttaya
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Theru theruva alaiya vechcha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Dhevathiya vanthaa
Thala valiya thantha
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Aaah…
Ganapathy saranam
Ganapathy saranam
Ganesa saranam
Ganapathiyae
Ainthu karaththinai
Yaanai mugaththinai
Agilam muzhuvathum
Ganapathiyae
Ganapathiyae
Ganapathiyae..
Figurungellaam
Namma azhugavittu
Ada uppu thozhilae
Ulagil uruvaachchu
Grinderila potta arisiyapol
Pasanga vaazhka venthu nonthu
Noodles aachchu
Ponna poovunnu sonnathunaala
Naaru naaraaga kizhikkithuda
Avangala theivamunnum
Saami aaduraanga
Odum aaruennum
Kaala vaaruraanga
Kuthu velakkunnum
Kuththuraanga
Aava kediya
Thiruttu cd-ya
Abcd-ya
Goppan thaadiya
Ava citya
Patti thottiya
Korangu buththiya
Kuthira lathiya
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Theru theruva alaiya vechcha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Dhevathiya vanthaa
Thala valiya thantha
Thedi thedi thiriya vecha
Thiruchendhooru muruga
Kaasukku kaayirom
Kada theru meyirom
Kandapadi paayirom
Kaanalayae
Ava valliya
Illa kalliya
Konjam kulliya
Cinema villiya
Ava olliya
Gundu malliya
Kaanja sulliya
Karunkallu jalliya
Kachanavilai
Neivilai, Edayanvilai
Nallanvilai
Mullakkadu, Gopankadu
Poochikadu, Komarikadu
Kurungoor, Nallur
Authoor, Panaiyur
Vallanadu, Murappanadu
The temple in Deivaseyalpuram
Searching for the girl
Finding Valli
Collecting ten thousand
Happily raking in the cash!
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
You made me wander street by street,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Hey hey hey hey
She came like an angel
And gave me a headache,
Making me wander searching everywhere,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
We are desperate for cash,
Roaming the market streets,
Pouncing everywhere in sight,
Yet she is nowhere to be found!
Is she Valli?
Or a sneaky thief?
Is she a bit short?
Or a movie villain?
Is she skinny?
Or plump as a jasmine bud?
Is she a dried twig?
Or sharp crushed gravel?
She is not a local,
Never seen her in the outskirts;
If you ever get entangled with her,
It will be pure chaos!
Is she Valli?
Or a sneaky thief?
Is she a bit short?
Or a movie villain?
Is she skinny?
Or plump as a jasmine bud?
Is she a dried twig?
Or sharp crushed gravel?
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Landing down
At Vagaikulam airport,
We even searched inside the flight
And checked thoroughly!
Arriving at the station every morning,
We turned the Pearl City Express upside down searching!
Like the church bell
Of Our Lady of Snows,
She rang our heads without even a rope!
She is a crisp snack,
We are the shopkeeper;
If we do not get our money,
Let us track her down and smash her face!
Just let her get caught,
We will sort her out!
Is she tall?
Or short?
Tiny like a tamarind seed?
Or a sturdy rustic beauty?
Is she all alone?
Or with someone else?
Is she a torn shirt?
Or a donkey's egg?
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
She made me wander street by street,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
She came like an angel
And gave me a headache,
Making me wander searching everywhere,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Ah...
I bow to Ganapathi,
I bow to Ganapathi,
I surrender to Ganesha,
Oh Ganapathi!
The five-armed one,
The elephant-faced one,
Across the entire universe,
Oh Ganapathi!
Oh Ganapathi!
Oh Ganapathi...
Because all these girls
Left us crying so much,
The salt-making trade itself
Was born in this world!
Like rice thrown into a wet grinder,
A young man's life gets crushed and battered
Into twisted noodles!
Just because they called a woman a flower,
She tears us apart like plantain fibre!
Thinking of them as goddesses,
People dance in a trance;
Thinking of them as a flowing river,
They trip you right up;
Thinking they are an auspicious lamp,
They pierce you with a blow!
Is she a crook?
A pirated CD?
An ABCD beginner?
Or her father's beard?
Is she from the city?
Or from rustic hamlets?
Does she have monkey-like tricks?
Or is she worthless horse dung?
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
She made me wander street by street,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
She came like an angel
And gave me a headache,
Making me wander searching everywhere,
Oh Lord Muruga of Tiruchendur!
We are desperate for cash,
Roaming the market streets,
Pouncing everywhere in sight,
Yet she is nowhere to be found!
Is she Valli?
Or a sneaky thief?
Is she a bit short?
Or a movie villain?
Is she skinny?
Or plump as a jasmine bud?
Is she a dried twig?
Or sharp crushed gravel?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song from 'Thaamirabharani' serves as a comical, fast-paced quest and lament by young men searching for a missing girl across the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi regions of Tamil Nadu. The lyrics list famous towns, shrines (such as the Thiruchendur Murugan Temple and Our Lady of Snows Basilica), and local landmarks of the southern districts, weaving regional geography directly into the storytelling.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ava valliya / Illa kalliya”
The second letters 'll' in 'Valliya' and 'kalliya' create traditional Tamil second-letter rhyming harmony.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Ava nettaya / Illa kuttaya”
Opposite descriptions are paired together to question the identity of the elusive girl ('nettaya' vs 'kuttaya', 'oththaya' vs 'rettaya').
Simile & Modern Metaphor
“Pasanga vaazhka venthu nonthu / Noodles aachchu”
Using modern everyday references ('noodles', 'grinder', 'pirated CD') creatively to express frustration and emotional exhaustion.
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Trivia
The song prominently showcases real-world towns, villages, and landmarks from the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi belt (such as Kurungoor, Aathoor, Morappanadu, and Panimatha Church), capturing authentic local southern Tamil Nadu flavor.
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