- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Karthik, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- E. S. Ramraj
- Movie name
- Kozhi Koovuthu (2012 Film)
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadaamallikaari
En varungaala kolakaari
Kodai mazhaiyaa maari
Enna ninachaayae mumaari
Poratti potta aamaiya pola
Manasu kedakkuthadi
Nananju pona ellu chediyaa
Usuru nazhuvuthadi
En usurae en usurae
En manasa parikkaathae
Manasae en manasae
En vayassa murikkaathe
En usurae en usurae
En manasa madhikkaathae
Usurae en usurae
En usura kadikkaathae
Unna yaenda paathen naan
Naethuthaanda poothen naan
Thaavanikkul molaichen naan
Thaavi kudhichen naan
Vekka kaadaa aanen naan
Vetkam kettu ponen naan
Kozhi kunjaa aanen naan
Koova marandhen naan
Hae thoratti potu izhukkura enna
Kundu kanna ennadi panna
Ayyo ayyo enna kollaathae
Velanju nikkum veththala kodiyaa
Mennu paakka ilukkura sariyaa
Kolakaari sollaendi
Poi mattum sollaathae
En usurae en usurae
En manasa parikkaathae
Manasae en manasae
En vayassa murikkaathe
En usurae en usurae
En manasa madhikkaathae
Usurae en usurae
En usura kadikkaathae
Adi usurae…..ae….ae…
Adi usurae…..ae….ae…
Kaanju kedantha sengaadu
Kannam pattu poothaachchu
Nenju paakka variyaa nee
Yaezhai kalavaani
Veedu muzhukka un vaasam
Veratti veratti kadha pesum
Veliya sonnaa sangosham
Enna savakaasam
Yae ullukkulla unna ninachchaa
Uchcham thalaiyil kombu mulaikkum
Yaeno yaeno vidaiyum theriyaathae
Eera kaatta uzhuvathu pola
Poratti pota ennaiyum mella
Thadai solla mudiyaama
Thalaiyaatti ninnaene
En usurae en usurae
Enna usuppi kedukkaatha
Manasae en manasae
Enna adichu thuvaikkaatha
Vaadaamallikaari
En varungaala kolakaari
Kodai mazhaiyaa maari
Enna ninachaaye mumaari.
Poratti potta aamaiya pola
Manasu kedakkuthadi
Nananju pona ellu chediyaa
Usuru nazhuvuthadi
En usurae en usurae
En manasa parikkaathae
Manasae en manasae
En vayassa murikkaathe
En usurae en usurae
En moocha niruththaathae
Manasae en manasae
Enna vaatti varukkaathae…..
My unfading flower girl,
My future sweet killer,
Turning into summer rain,
You drenched me like a heavy downpour.
Like a turtle turned on its back,
My heart lies helpless, girl.
Like a soaked sesame plant,
My life is slipping away.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't pluck my heart away.
Oh heart, my heart,
Don't crush my youthful days.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't toy with my heart.
Oh life, my life,
Don't chew away my life.
Why did I ever look at you, boy?
I only blossomed yesterday!
I grew up in my half-sari,
And leapt around in joy.
I became a wild forest of shyness,
And lost all my modesty.
I became like a little chick,
And forgot how to crow.
Hey, you hook me and pull me close,
What did you do with those round eyes, girl?
Oh no, oh no, don't kill me!
Like a fresh, grown betel vine,
You pull me to taste me—is that fair?
Tell me, you sweet killer,
Just don't tell me lies!
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't pluck my heart away.
Oh heart, my heart,
Don't crush my youthful days.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't toy with my heart.
Oh life, my life,
Don't chew away my life.
Oh my life... hey... hey...
Oh my life... hey... hey...
The parched red land
Bloomed when your cheek brushed it.
Are you coming to see my heart,
You sweet, thieving rogue?
Your fragrance fills the whole house,
Chasing after me and whispering stories.
If I say it out loud, I feel shy,
What kind of bond is this?
Hey, when I think of you inside,
Horns seem to sprout on top of my head!
I don't even know why or how!
Like ploughing through a wet field,
You slowly turned me upside down too.
Unable to say no,
I just stood there nodding along.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't tease me and ruin me.
Oh heart, my heart,
Don't beat me down and wring me dry.
My unfading flower girl,
My future sweet killer,
Turning into summer rain,
You drenched me like a heavy downpour.
Like a turtle turned on its back,
My heart lies helpless, girl.
Like a soaked sesame plant,
My life is slipping away.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't pluck my heart away.
Oh heart, my heart,
Don't crush my youthful days.
Oh my life, oh my life,
Don't take my breath away.
Oh heart, my heart,
Don't roast and torment me...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Vaadaamallikaari' expresses the intense, overwhelming emotions of a young lover completely smitten by his beloved. He compares her beauty and irresistible presence to summer rain and lush nature, describing how her love has flipped his world upside down like a helpless turtle and rendered him speechless.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Poratti potta aamaiya pola”
Comparing the state of the helpless heart to a flipped turtle ('Poratti potta aamaiya pola').
Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)
“Vaadaamallikaari / En varungaala kolakaari”
Second-letter rhyming across lines: 'Vaadaamallikaari' and 'En varungaala kolakaari'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kodai mazhaiyaa maari”
Describing the lover as a 'summer rain' and a 'thief' who steals the heart.
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Trivia
'Vaadaamallikaari' features folk-inspired rhythms and rustic Tamil metaphors from rural Tamil Nadu, such as comparing emotional vulnerability to a flipped turtle or a soaked sesame plant.
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