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Lyrics & meaning

Urakka Kathuthu Kozhi

From Ejamaan · 1993

Lyricist
R. V. Udhaya Kumar
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ejamaan
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
14 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Urakka kathuthu kozhi
Thanni erachi kottuthu vaali} (2)
Iruttukku yethana veli
Vanthu irukki kattanum thaali
Iluthu poothittu padutha
Enna vaatum unga nenappu
Kenathu thanila kulicha
Dhenam ariduma kothippu
Vanavaraya vanthu
Paarumaiya
Vaalibaraaya vanthu
Kelumaiya
Urakka kathuthu kozhi
Thanni erachi kottuthu vaali
Iruttukku yethana veli
Vanthu irukki kattanum thaali
Kamman karuthu
Kitta varuthu
Kollapurama konja varuthu
Panji neruppa suthivarthu
Pathikida thaann
Pakkam varuthu
Sokkuthuga vedala pulla
Enna sathiyama yarum thodala
Kandavaga kannu padala
Onnum mathavaga sollitharala
Aathu pakkam kulicha
Aathu thanni suduthu
Koora paayil padutha
Thookam ellam keduthae
Ekkatha maathaiya
Enna theethaiyaaa
Urakka kathuthu kozhi
Thanni erachi kottuthu vaali
Iruttukku yethana veli
Vanthu irukki kattanum thaali
Manja rathamae
Mella mella vaa
Vanji iduppa
Killa killa vaa
Pinji manasa
Sontham kolla vaa
Konjam konjamaaa…
Sollitharavaa
Unnatha thenam nenachen
Inga kothikuthu ulla pathama
Ullukkul ulla neruppa
Vanthu anaikanum thottu ithama
Neesa pattu dhenamum
Neenthukiten balama
Aasapattu nesama
Oorangattu vasama
Ekkatha maathaiya
Enna theethaiyaaa
Urakka kathuthu kozhi
Thanni erachi kottuthu vaali
Iruttukku yethana veli
Vanthu irukki kattanum thaali
Iluthu poothittu padutha
Enna vaatum unga nenappu
Kenathu thanila kulicha
Dhenam ariduma kothippu
Vanavaraya vanthu
Paarumaiya
Vaalibaraaya vanthu
Kelumaiya..oh..oh
Urakka kathuthu kozhi
Thanni erachi kottuthu vaali
Iruttukku yethana veli
Vanthu irukki kattanum thaali
The rooster crows loudly,
the bucket draws and pours water.
How many fences can keep out the dark?
You must come and tie the thali (sacred wedding thread) tight!
Even if I pull the sheet over me and lie down,
thoughts of you torment me.
If I bathe in well water,
will this daily heat inside me cool down?
Oh noble lord, come
and look at me!
Oh handsome youth, come
and listen to me!
The rooster crows loudly,
the bucket draws and pours water.
How many fences can keep out the dark?
You must come and tie the thali tight!
The stalk of millet
draws near,
coming around the backyard to cuddle.
Cotton spins around the fire;
only to catch flame,
it comes close.
This young girl is swooning with longing,
yet I swear, no one has ever touched me.
No stray eyes have looked at me,
and no one else has taught me a thing.
If I bathe by the river,
the river water turns burning hot.
When I lie on the reed mat,
all my sleep is ruined!
Ease my yearning, my man,
and satisfy my aching heart!
The rooster crows loudly,
the bucket draws and pours water.
How many fences can keep out the dark?
You must come and tie the thali tight!
Oh my golden chariot,
come slowly, step by step.
At this slender waist,
come pinch me playfully.
To make this tender heart
your very own, come!
Little by little...
shall I teach you how?
I thought of you every single day,
and inside me, passion simmers just right.
The fire burning deep within,
you must put out with a gentle touch.
Struggling in deep waters every day,
I kept swimming with all my might.
Loving you with all my heart,
I am completely under your spell.
Ease my yearning, my man,
and satisfy my aching heart!
The rooster crows loudly,
the bucket draws and pours water.
How many fences can keep out the dark?
You must come and tie the thali tight!
Even if I pull the sheet over me and lie down,
thoughts of you torment me.
If I bathe in well water,
will this daily heat inside me cool down?
Oh noble lord, come
and look at me!
Oh handsome youth, come
and listen to me... oh, oh!
The rooster crows loudly,
the bucket draws and pours water.
How many fences can keep out the dark?
You must come and tie the thali tight!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual yet innocent folk track from Ejamaan expresses the yearning of a young village woman waiting for her beloved lord to marry her. Set in a rural dawn backdrop with natural imagery like crowing roosters and drawing water from a well, she describes how thoughts of him create an uncontrollable inner heat that cold water or locked doors cannot soothe. She urges him to break through social boundaries, tie the sacred thali, and fulfill their mutual love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Panji neruppa suthivarthu / Pathikida thaann

Comparing the delicate, vulnerable passion of youth to cotton surrounding fire, ready to catch flame instantly.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kamman karuthu / Kitta varuthu / Kollapurama konja varuthu

Repetition of the initial sound 'K' in consecutive lines creating a rhythmic folk musical flow.

Rhyming / Ethukai (Second-letter Agreement)

Urakka kathuthu kozhi / Iruttukku yethana veli

The second letter 'ra' is repeated across lines ('Urakka' and 'Iruttukku'), enhancing phonological cohesion.

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. Janaki, this track showcases classic 90s Tamil rural orchestration featuring realistic sound design (like well-bucket sounds and rooster calls) merged into the rhythm.

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