Un Kendakaalu
From Karisakattu Poove · 2000
- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singers
- Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilaiyaraja
- Details
- Karisakattu Poove2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ae….hae…..ae….. | Ae.... hae..... ae..... |
| Female :Ae…..ae…..ae…. | Female: Ae..... ae..... ae.... |
| Male | |
| Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi | Your calf is showing, my girl |
| Seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Un seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa | When you walk flicking your feet step by step |
| Manasukulla sulukku | There is a sprain inside my heart |
| En manasukulla sulukku | There is a sprain inside my heart |
| Female | |
| Un neththiyila surunda mudi | The curly hair on your forehead |
| Maela konjam othukku | Push it back a little bit |
| Ada meala konjam othukku | Oh, push it back a little bit |
| Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu | It twists around and rolls over |
| Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku | Making me go crazy |
| Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku | Gently making madness take over me |
| Male | |
| Nee valainja keppathaalu | You are like a bent ragi stalk |
| Adi pulichcha kammang koolu | Hey, like fermented kambu porridge |
| Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu | Female: I am sweet root sugarcane |
| Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu | Bite me, taste me, and desire me |
| Male | |
| Nee valainja keppathaalu | You are like a bent ragi stalk |
| Adi pulichcha kammang koolu | Hey, like fermented kambu porridge |
| Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu | Female: I am sweet root sugarcane |
| Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu | Bite me, taste me, and desire me |
| Male | |
| Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi | Your calf is showing, my girl |
| Seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Un seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Female :Un neththiyila surunda mudi | Female: The curly hair on your forehead |
| Maela konjam othukku | Push it back a little bit |
| Ada meala konjam othukku | Oh, push it back a little bit |
| Female | |
| Oosi kulla nulainjukitta | Having entered through a needle's eye |
| Noola pola maattikittaen | I got caught like a thread |
| Aasaiyila arivukettu agapattuttaen | Losing my sense in desire, I got trapped |
| Male :Naan nimiththi kaatturaen tholu | Male: I puff up and show off my shoulders |
| Un vayasukku yaeththuraen paalu | I raise milk suited for your youthful age |
| Female :Nee murukki suththina noolu | Female: You are a thread spun tightly |
| Enna valaichchi kattura aalu | You are the man who entangles and binds me |
| Male | |
| Paasi pudichcha pazhaiya thanniya | In the old moss-covered water |
| Padhukki vaikkira kolaththulathaan | In the pond that conceals itself |
| Thaamaraippoo valarnthirukku therinjukkadi | A lotus flower has grown, know this, my girl |
| Female :Nee varinju kattura vaetti | Female: The dhoti you tie tightly |
| Un aamabala thanaththa kaatti | Showing off your manhood |
| Male :Naan nenappu thatturaen kootti | Male: I gather and spark up my thoughts |
| Adhu parakkuthu kodi kaatti | It flies high showing a flag |
| Female | |
| Dhenamum naaraaga naaraaga yaengala | Without pining away into shreds every day |
| Manasum naalaaga naalaaga thoongaala | My heart hasn't slept for days |
| Male :Enakkum paiththiyamthaan pudichchirukku | Male: I too have gone completely mad |
| Female :Haiyo…. | Female: Oh my goodness... |
| Male :Unakku vaiththiyamthaan therunjirukku | Male: Only you know the cure for it |
| Female | |
| Naan arachcha santhathan kozhambu | I am ground sandalwood paste |
| Enna vaasanai pudichchu pozhangu | Inhale my fragrance and use me |
| Male :Naan irukki pudichcha udumbu | Male: I am a monitor lizard holding tightly |
| En anaippukulla nee adangu | Submit yourself within my embrace |
| Female | |
| Un neththiyila surunda mudi | The curly hair on your forehead |
| Maela konjam othukku | Push it back a little bit |
| Male :Yammaa | Male: Oh my! |
| Female :Ada meala konjam othukku | Female: Oh, push it back a little bit |
| Male :Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi | Male: Your calf is showing, my girl |
| Seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Un seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Female | |
| Vaeru muththi velainja kadalai | The matured groundnut grown on roots |
| Nelaththukkulla maranjirukku | Lies hidden inside the earth |
| Aasai muththi manasukulla | Deep matured desire inside the heart |
| Neranjirukku | Is completely filled |
| Male :Nee pazhuththa vaazha thaaru | Male: You are a bunch of ripe bananas |
| Unna pazhukka vachchathu yaaru | Who made you ripen? |
| Female :Nee vadichcha nellu choru | Female: You are cooked paddy rice |
| Unna kolaiya vachchathu yaaru | Who made you overcooked and soft? |
| Male | |
| Tholu muththi pazhuththa pazham | A fruit ripened under thick skin |
| Ragasiyamaa kaninjirukkum | Matures secretly inside |
| Vaasanaithaan veliya vanthu | Its fragrance comes out |
| Aala valaikkum | And entices people |
| Female :Naan avichchuu kottuna kelangu | Female: I am a boiled and served tuber |
| Ada aari poyidum muzhangu | Oh, eat up before it gets cold |
| Male :Naan velanju muththina karuthu | Male: I am fully grown, matured grain head |
| Un nenaippu en pakkam varuthu | Your memory comes towards me |
| Female | |
| Medhuvaa paavadai | Gently the skirt |
| Kaaththoda poguthu | Blows with the wind |
| Male :Aaththi | Male: Oh gosh! |
| Female :Esavaa un paarvai | Female: Lightly your gaze |
| En maela thaavuthu | Leaps upon me |
| Male | |
| Unakkum aasai vanthu | Desire arose in you |
| Modhi ninnukichchu | And stood crashing in |
| Enakkum kadhal vanthu | Love came to me as well |
| Saernthu paththikichchu | And caught fire together |
| Female | |
| Nee irukki suththura kayiru | You are a rope wound tightly |
| Ada kalangi poguthu usuru | Oh, my soul gets flustered |
| Male :Nee molaichchu nikkira payiru | Male: You are a crop standing sprouted |
| Nallaa izhuththu kadaincha thayiru | Well-pulled, churned curd |
| Female | |
| Un neththiyila surunda mudi | The curly hair on your forehead |
| Maela konjam othukku | Push it back a little bit |
| Ada meala konjam othukku | Oh, push it back a little bit |
| Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu | It twists around and rolls over |
| Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku | Making me go crazy |
| Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku | Gently making madness take over me |
| Male | |
| Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi | Your calf is showing, my girl |
| Seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Un seela katta irakku | Lower the hem of your saree dress |
| Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa | When you walk flicking your feet step by step |
| Manasukulla sulukku | There is a sprain inside my heart |
| En manasukulla sulukku | There is a sprain inside my heart |
| Female | |
| Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu | I am sweet root sugarcane |
| Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu | Bite me, taste me, and desire me |
| Male :Nee valainja keppathaalu | Male: You are like a bent ragi stalk |
| Adi pulichcha kammang koolu | Hey, like fermented kambu porridge |
| Female | |
| ……………………….. | ... |
| Male :……………………… | Male: ... |
ஏ.....ஹே.....ஏ.....
ஏ.......ஏ......ஏ......
Ae.... hae..... ae.....
Female: Ae..... ae..... ae....
உன் கெண்டக்காலு தெரியுதடி
சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
உன் சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
அத சுண்டி சுண்டி எட்டு வச்சா
மனசுக்குள்ள சுளுக்கு
என் மனசுக்குள்ள சுளுக்கு
Your calf is showing, my girl
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Lower the hem of your saree dress
When you walk flicking your feet step by step
There is a sprain inside my heart
There is a sprain inside my heart
உன் நெத்தியில சுருண்ட முடி
மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
அட மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
அது சுத்தி சுத்தி பொரண்டு பொரண்டு
புடிக்க வைக்குது கிறுக்கு
மெல்ல புடிக்க வைக்குது கிறுக்கு
The curly hair on your forehead
Push it back a little bit
Oh, push it back a little bit
It twists around and rolls over
Making me go crazy
Gently making madness take over me
நீ வளைஞ்ச கேப்பதாளு
அடி புளிச்ச கம்பங் கூழு
நான் இனிச்ச வேரு கரும்பு
என்ன கடிச்சு பாத்து விரும்பு
You are like a bent ragi stalk
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
Female: I am sweet root sugarcane
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
நீ வளைஞ்ச கேப்பதாளு
அடி புளிச்ச கம்மங் கூழு
நான் இனிச்ச வேரு கரும்பு
என்ன கடிச்சு பாத்து விரும்பு
You are like a bent ragi stalk
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
Female: I am sweet root sugarcane
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
உன் கெண்டக்காலு தெரியுதடி
சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
உன் சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
உன் நெத்தியில சுருண்ட முடி
மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
அட மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
Your calf is showing, my girl
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Female: The curly hair on your forehead
Push it back a little bit
Oh, push it back a little bit
ஊசி குள்ள நுலைஞ்சிகிட்ட
நூல போல மாட்டிகிட்டேன்
ஆசையில அறிவுகெட்டு அகபட்டுட்டேன்
நான் நிமித்தி காட்டுறேன் தோளு
உன் வயசுக்கு ஏத்துறேன் பாலு
நீ முறுக்கி சுத்தின நூலு
என்ன வளைச்சி கட்டுற ஆளு
Having entered through a needle's eye
I got caught like a thread
Losing my sense in desire, I got trapped
Male: I puff up and show off my shoulders
I raise milk suited for your youthful age
Female: You are a thread spun tightly
You are the man who entangles and binds me
பாசி புடிச்ச பழைய தண்ணிய
பதுக்கிவைக்கிற கொளத்துலதான்
தாமரைப்பூ வளர்ந்திருக்கு தெரிஞ்சுக்கடி
நீ வரிஞ்சு கட்டுற வேட்டி
உன் ஆம்பளதனத்த காட்டி
நான் நெனப்பு தட்டுறேன் கூட்டி
அது பறக்குது கொடி காட்டி
In the old moss-covered water
In the pond that conceals itself
A lotus flower has grown, know this, my girl
Female: The dhoti you tie tightly
Showing off your manhood
Male: I gather and spark up my thoughts
It flies high showing a flag
தெனமும் நாராக நாராக ஏங்கல
மனசும் நாளாக நாளாக தூங்கல
எனக்கும் பைத்தியம்தான் புடிச்சிருக்கு
ஹையோ ......
உனக்கு வைத்தியம்தான் தெரிஞ்சிருக்கு
Without pining away into shreds every day
My heart hasn't slept for days
Male: I too have gone completely mad
Female: Oh my goodness...
Male: Only you know the cure for it
நான் அரச்ச சந்தன கொழம்பு
என்ன வாசனை புடிச்சு பொழங்கு
நான் இறுக்கி புடிச்ச உடும்பு
என் அணைப்புக்குள்ள நீ அடங்கு
I am ground sandalwood paste
Inhale my fragrance and use me
Male: I am a monitor lizard holding tightly
Submit yourself within my embrace
உன் நெத்தியில சுருண்ட முடி
மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
யம்மா
அட மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
உன் கெண்டக்காலு தெரியுதடி
சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
உன் சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
The curly hair on your forehead
Push it back a little bit
Male: Oh my!
Female: Oh, push it back a little bit
Male: Your calf is showing, my girl
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Lower the hem of your saree dress
வேரு முத்தி வெளஞ்ச கடலை
நெலத்துக்குள்ள மறஞ்சிருக்கு
ஆசை முத்தி மனசுக்குள்ள
நெறஞ்சிருக்கு
நீ பழுத்த வாழ தாரு
உன்ன பழுக்க வச்சது யாரு
நீ வடிச்ச நெல்லு சோறு
உன்ன கொலைய வச்சது யாரு
The matured groundnut grown on roots
Lies hidden inside the earth
Deep matured desire inside the heart
Is completely filled
Male: You are a bunch of ripe bananas
Who made you ripen?
Female: You are cooked paddy rice
Who made you overcooked and soft?
தோலு முத்தி பழுத்த பழம்
ரகசியமா கனிஞ்சிருக்கும்
வாசனைதான் வெளிய வந்து
ஆள வளைக்கும்
நான் அவிச்சு கொட்டுன கெழங்கு
அட ஆறி போயிடும் முழுங்கு
நான் வெளஞ்சு முத்தின கருது
உன் நெனைப்பு என் பக்கம் வருது
A fruit ripened under thick skin
Matures secretly inside
Its fragrance comes out
And entices people
Female: I am a boiled and served tuber
Oh, eat up before it gets cold
Male: I am fully grown, matured grain head
Your memory comes towards me
மெதுவா பாவாடை
காத்தோட போகுது
ஆத்தி
எசவா உன் பார்வை
என் மேல தாவுது
Gently the skirt
Blows with the wind
Male: Oh gosh!
Female: Lightly your gaze
Leaps upon me
உனக்கும் ஆசை வந்து
மோதி நின்னுகிச்சு
எனக்கும் காதல் வந்து
சேர்ந்து பத்திகிச்சு
Desire arose in you
And stood crashing in
Love came to me as well
And caught fire together
நீ இறுக்கி சுத்துற கயிறு
அட கலங்கி போகுது உசுரு
நீ மொளைச்சு நிக்கிற பயிறு
நல்ல இழுத்து கடைஞ்ச தயிரு
You are a rope wound tightly
Oh, my soul gets flustered
Male: You are a crop standing sprouted
Well-pulled, churned curd
உன் நெத்தியில சுருண்ட முடி
மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
அட மேல கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கு
அது சுத்தி சுத்தி பொரண்டு பொரண்டு
புடிக்க வைக்குது கிறுக்கு
மெல்ல புடிக்க வைக்குது கிறுக்கு
The curly hair on your forehead
Push it back a little bit
Oh, push it back a little bit
It twists around and rolls over
Making me go crazy
Gently making madness take over me
உன் கெண்டக்காலு தெரியுதடி
சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
உன் சீல கட்ட இறக்கு
அத சுண்டி சுண்டி எட்டு வச்சா
மனசுக்குள்ள சுளுக்கு
என் மனசுக்குள்ள சுளுக்கு
Your calf is showing, my girl
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Lower the hem of your saree dress
When you walk flicking your feet step by step
There is a sprain inside my heart
There is a sprain inside my heart
நான் இனிச்ச வேரு கரும்பு
என்ன கடிச்சு பாத்து விரும்பு
நீ வளைஞ்ச கேப்பதாளு
அடி புளிச்ச கம்மங் கூழு
I am sweet root sugarcane
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
Male: You are like a bent ragi stalk
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
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Male: ...
Ae….hae…..ae…..
Ae.... hae..... ae.....
Female :Ae…..ae…..ae….
Female: Ae..... ae..... ae....
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Your calf is showing, my girl
Seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Un seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa
When you walk flicking your feet step by step
Manasukulla sulukku
There is a sprain inside my heart
En manasukulla sulukku
There is a sprain inside my heart
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
The curly hair on your forehead
Maela konjam othukku
Push it back a little bit
Ada meala konjam othukku
Oh, push it back a little bit
Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu
It twists around and rolls over
Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku
Making me go crazy
Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku
Gently making madness take over me
Nee valainja keppathaalu
You are like a bent ragi stalk
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
Female: I am sweet root sugarcane
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
Nee valainja keppathaalu
You are like a bent ragi stalk
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
Female :Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
Female: I am sweet root sugarcane
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Your calf is showing, my girl
Seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Un seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Female :Un neththiyila surunda mudi
Female: The curly hair on your forehead
Maela konjam othukku
Push it back a little bit
Ada meala konjam othukku
Oh, push it back a little bit
Oosi kulla nulainjukitta
Having entered through a needle's eye
Noola pola maattikittaen
I got caught like a thread
Aasaiyila arivukettu agapattuttaen
Losing my sense in desire, I got trapped
Male :Naan nimiththi kaatturaen tholu
Male: I puff up and show off my shoulders
Un vayasukku yaeththuraen paalu
I raise milk suited for your youthful age
Female :Nee murukki suththina noolu
Female: You are a thread spun tightly
Enna valaichchi kattura aalu
You are the man who entangles and binds me
Paasi pudichcha pazhaiya thanniya
In the old moss-covered water
Padhukki vaikkira kolaththulathaan
In the pond that conceals itself
Thaamaraippoo valarnthirukku therinjukkadi
A lotus flower has grown, know this, my girl
Female :Nee varinju kattura vaetti
Female: The dhoti you tie tightly
Un aamabala thanaththa kaatti
Showing off your manhood
Male :Naan nenappu thatturaen kootti
Male: I gather and spark up my thoughts
Adhu parakkuthu kodi kaatti
It flies high showing a flag
Dhenamum naaraaga naaraaga yaengala
Without pining away into shreds every day
Manasum naalaaga naalaaga thoongaala
My heart hasn't slept for days
Male :Enakkum paiththiyamthaan pudichchirukku
Male: I too have gone completely mad
Female :Haiyo….
Female: Oh my goodness...
Male :Unakku vaiththiyamthaan therunjirukku
Male: Only you know the cure for it
Naan arachcha santhathan kozhambu
I am ground sandalwood paste
Enna vaasanai pudichchu pozhangu
Inhale my fragrance and use me
Male :Naan irukki pudichcha udumbu
Male: I am a monitor lizard holding tightly
En anaippukulla nee adangu
Submit yourself within my embrace
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
The curly hair on your forehead
Maela konjam othukku
Push it back a little bit
Male :Yammaa
Male: Oh my!
Female :Ada meala konjam othukku
Female: Oh, push it back a little bit
Male :Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Male: Your calf is showing, my girl
Seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Un seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Vaeru muththi velainja kadalai
The matured groundnut grown on roots
Nelaththukkulla maranjirukku
Lies hidden inside the earth
Aasai muththi manasukulla
Deep matured desire inside the heart
Neranjirukku
Is completely filled
Male :Nee pazhuththa vaazha thaaru
Male: You are a bunch of ripe bananas
Unna pazhukka vachchathu yaaru
Who made you ripen?
Female :Nee vadichcha nellu choru
Female: You are cooked paddy rice
Unna kolaiya vachchathu yaaru
Who made you overcooked and soft?
Tholu muththi pazhuththa pazham
A fruit ripened under thick skin
Ragasiyamaa kaninjirukkum
Matures secretly inside
Vaasanaithaan veliya vanthu
Its fragrance comes out
Aala valaikkum
And entices people
Female :Naan avichchuu kottuna kelangu
Female: I am a boiled and served tuber
Ada aari poyidum muzhangu
Oh, eat up before it gets cold
Male :Naan velanju muththina karuthu
Male: I am fully grown, matured grain head
Un nenaippu en pakkam varuthu
Your memory comes towards me
Medhuvaa paavadai
Gently the skirt
Kaaththoda poguthu
Blows with the wind
Male :Aaththi
Male: Oh gosh!
Female :Esavaa un paarvai
Female: Lightly your gaze
En maela thaavuthu
Leaps upon me
Unakkum aasai vanthu
Desire arose in you
Modhi ninnukichchu
And stood crashing in
Enakkum kadhal vanthu
Love came to me as well
Saernthu paththikichchu
And caught fire together
Nee irukki suththura kayiru
You are a rope wound tightly
Ada kalangi poguthu usuru
Oh, my soul gets flustered
Male :Nee molaichchu nikkira payiru
Male: You are a crop standing sprouted
Nallaa izhuththu kadaincha thayiru
Well-pulled, churned curd
Un neththiyila surunda mudi
The curly hair on your forehead
Maela konjam othukku
Push it back a little bit
Ada meala konjam othukku
Oh, push it back a little bit
Adhu suththu suththi porandu porandu
It twists around and rolls over
Pudikka vaikkuthu kirukku
Making me go crazy
Mella pudikka vaikuthu kirukku
Gently making madness take over me
Un kendakkaalu theriyuthadi
Your calf is showing, my girl
Seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Un seela katta irakku
Lower the hem of your saree dress
Adha sundi sundi ettu vachchaa
When you walk flicking your feet step by step
Manasukulla sulukku
There is a sprain inside my heart
En manasukulla sulukku
There is a sprain inside my heart
Naan inichcha vaeru karumbu
I am sweet root sugarcane
Enna kadichchu paaththu virumbu
Bite me, taste me, and desire me
Male :Nee valainja keppathaalu
Male: You are like a bent ragi stalk
Adi pulichcha kammang koolu
Hey, like fermented kambu porridge
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Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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