- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singers
- Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilaiyaraja
- Movie name
- Karisakattu Poove
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ae….hae…..ae…..
Female :Ae…..ae…..ae….
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Seela katta irakku
Un seela katta irakku
Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa
Manasukulla sulukku
En manasukulla sulukku
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
Maela konjam othukku
Ada meala konjam othukku
Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu
Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku
Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku
Nee valainja keppathaalu
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Nee valainja keppathaalu
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Seela katta irakku
Un seela katta irakku
Female :Un neththiyila surunda mudi
Maela konjam othukku
Ada meala konjam othukku
Oosi kulla nulainjukitta
Noola pola maattikittaen
Aasaiyila arivukettu agapattuttaen
Male :Naan nimiththi kaatturaen tholu
Un vayasukku yaeththuraen paalu
Female :Nee murukki suththina noolu
Enna valaichchi kattura aalu
Paasi pudichcha pazhaiya thanniya
Padhukki vaikkira kolaththulathaan
Thaamaraippoo valarnthirukku therinjukkadi
Female :Nee varinju kattura vaetti
Un aamabala thanaththa kaatti
Male :Naan nenappu thatturaen kootti
Adhu parakkuthu kodi kaatti
Dhenamum naaraaga naaraaga yaengala
Manasum naalaaga naalaaga thoongaala
Male :Enakkum paiththiyamthaan pudichchirukku
Female :Haiyo….
Male :Unakku vaiththiyamthaan therunjirukku
Naan arachcha santhathan kozhambu
Enna vaasanai pudichchu pozhangu
Male :Naan irukki pudichcha udumbu
En anaippukulla nee adangu
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
Maela konjam othukku
Male :Yammaa
Female :Ada meala konjam othukku
Male :Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Seela katta irakku
Un seela katta irakku
Vaeru muththi velainja kadalai
Nelaththukkulla maranjirukku
Aasai muththi manasukulla
Neranjirukku
Male :Nee pazhuththa vaazha thaaru
Unna pazhukka vachchathu yaaru
Female :Nee vadichcha nellu choru
Unna kolaiya vachchathu yaaru
Tholu muththi pazhuththa pazham
Ragasiyamaa kaninjirukkum
Vaasanaithaan veliya vanthu
Aala valaikkum
Female :Naan avichchuu kottuna kelangu
Ada aari poyidum muzhangu
Male :Naan velanju muththina karuthu
Un nenaippu en pakkam varuthu
Medhuvaa paavadai
Kaaththoda poguthu
Male :Aaththi
Female :Esavaa un paarvai
En maela thaavuthu
Unakkum aasai vanthu
Modhi ninnukichchu
Enakkum kadhal vanthu
Saernthu paththikichchu
Nee irukki suththura kayiru
Ada kalangi poguthu usuru
Male :Nee molaichchu nikkira payiru
Nallaa izhuththu kadaincha thayiru
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
Maela konjam othukku
Ada meala konjam othukku
Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu
Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku
Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Seela katta irakku
Un seela katta irakku
Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa
Manasukulla sulukku
En manasukulla sulukku
Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Male :Nee valainja keppathaalu
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
………………………..
Male :………………………
Ye... hey... ye...
Female: Ye... ye... ye...
Your calf is showing, girl!
Lower your sari drape!
Lower your sari drape!
When you strut with teasing steps,
my heart catches a sprain!
My heart catches a sprain!
That curly hair on your forehead,
brush it back a little!
Oh, brush it back a little!
It swirls and tumbles around,
driving me crazy!
It's slowly driving me crazy!
You're a curved stalk of finger-millet,
oh girl, you're sour pearl-millet porridge!
Female: I'm the sweetest root of sugarcane,
bite into me and love me!
You're a curved stalk of finger-millet,
oh girl, you're sour pearl-millet porridge!
Female: I'm the sweetest root of sugarcane,
bite into me and love me!
Your calf is showing, girl!
Lower your sari drape!
Lower your sari drape!
Female: That curly hair on your forehead,
brush it back a little!
Oh, brush it back a little!
Like a thread slipped through a needle's eye,
I got completely trapped!
Blinded by desire, I lost my senses and got caught!
Male: I square up and flex my shoulders,
pouring youth into your blooming age!
Female: You're a tightly twisted thread,
the man who wraps around and binds me!
In a mossy pond that holds
stale water hidden inside,
a lotus still blooms—remember that, girl!
Female: The way you tie your dhoti tight,
shows off your manly strength!
Male: I stir up all my yearning thoughts,
and they flutter high like a raised flag!
Every day I ache, frayed like dry fiber,
and as days pass, my restless heart finds no sleep!
Male: Madness has seized me too!
Female: Oh my...!
Male: And you know just the right cure!
I am freshly ground sandalwood paste,
breathe in my sweet scent and enjoy me!
Male: I'm a monitor lizard gripping tight,
surrender to my tight embrace!
That curly hair on your forehead,
brush it back a little!
Male: Oh mama!
Female: Oh, brush it back a little!
Male: Your calf is showing, girl!
Lower your sari drape!
Lower your sari drape!
Peanuts ripened deep at the roots
stay hidden beneath the soil!
Desire has ripened within my heart,
and completely filled it!
Male: You're a ripe bunch of plantains,
who made you ripen so richly?
Female: You're freshly cooked rice from harvested paddy,
who made you so soft and tender?
A fruit that ripens beneath thick skin
turns sweet in secret!
Its sweet scent drifts out
and captures everyone around!
Female: I'm a freshly steamed sweet potato,
feast on me before I get cold!
Male: I am a fully ripe ear of grain,
thoughts of you keep rushing to my side!
Gently, your skirt
drifts in the breeze!
Male: Goodness!
Female: In a sweet rhythm, your gaze
leaps upon me!
Desire surged within you
and rushed right in!
And passion woke within me,
catching fire together!
You are a tightly wound rope,
and oh, my very soul is shaken!
Male: You're a lush, standing crop,
rich yogurt churned so smooth!
That curly hair on your forehead,
brush it back a little!
Oh, brush it back a little!
It swirls and tumbles around,
driving me crazy!
It's slowly driving me crazy!
Your calf is showing, girl!
Lower your sari drape!
Lower your sari drape!
When you strut with teasing steps,
my heart catches a sprain!
My heart catches a sprain!
I'm the sweetest root of sugarcane,
bite into me and love me!
Male: You're a curved stalk of finger-millet,
oh girl, you're sour pearl-millet porridge!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and earthy folk duet from 'Karisakattu Poove' captures romantic banter between two lovers in a rural Tamil backdrop. Using vivid agricultural metaphors such as ragi stalks, sugarcane, kambu porridge, groundnuts hidden in soil, and churned curd, the song portrays mutual affection, flirtatious teasing, and passion steeped in native village life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu”
The singer compares herself directly to sweet sugarcane root to express her youthfulness and sweetness.
Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)
“Nee valainja keppathaalu / Adi pulichcha kammang koolu”
Consonance across lines using agricultural references (keppathaalu / kammang koolu).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa / Manasukulla sulukku”
Exaggerating the sight of a lover walking as causing an actual physical sprain inside the heart.
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Trivia
'Karisakattu Poove' (2000) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by director Kasthuri Raja. The soundtrack is celebrated for its authentic Karisal (black soil region) folk flavor and rustic linguistic nuance.
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