Vellarikka Pinju Vellarikka
From Kadhal Kottai · 1996
- Lyricist
- Agathiyan
- Singers
- Deva, Krishnaraj
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Kadhal Kottai1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Jhum jhum jum | Jhum jhum jum |
| Chak chak chak chaa | Chak chak chak chaa |
| Jhum jhum jum | Jhum jhum jum |
| Chak chak chak chaa | Chak chak chak chaa |
| Chak chak chak chaa | Chak chak chak chaa |
| Male | |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Male | |
| Kannu azhagu kannu | Her eyes are beautiful eyes, |
| Kaadhalikka yetha ponnu | A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love. |
| Chennai rayilukkulla | Inside the Chennai train, |
| Chikkikitta ooty bunnu | Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap. |
| Male | |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Male | |
| Unna naanum paatha neram | The moment I saw you, |
| Aasaiyoda pesa venum | I felt like talking to you with desire. |
| Enna thevai chinna ponnae kelammaa.. | Tell me what you need, little girl, just ask... |
| Male | |
| Oh singapore scent selai | Oh, a saree scented with Singapore perfume, |
| Chethupattu anna salai | In Chetpet and Anna Salai, |
| Rendu veedu vaangi thaaren podhumaa.. | I will buy you two houses, will that be enough? |
| Male | |
| Oor paarkavae melam kotti | Beating drums for the whole town to see, |
| Poo medaiyil thaali katti | Tying the sacred thread on a stage adorned with flowers, |
| Naam vaazhnthida thevai illai jollyaa | We don't need all that to live happily, do we? |
| Male | |
| Nee paakkura paarvai pothum | Just the look you give me is enough, |
| Nee pesura vaarthai podhum | Just the words you speak are enough, |
| Naan kettadhum nooru mutham thaariyaa | Will you give me a hundred kisses when I ask? |
| Male | |
| Un nenaippu mayakkudhadi.. | The thought of you makes me dizzy... |
| Pada pada pada padavendru | With a rapid flutter, |
| En manasu thudikkuthadi | My heart is beating fast! |
| Male | |
| Kannu rendum alaiyudhadi.. | Both my eyes are wandering... |
| Kada kada kada kadavena | Rumbling and rattling, |
| Katti ennai izhukkudhadi… | It ties me up and pulls me towards you... |
| Oh..oh…oh | Oh..oh...oh |
| Male | |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Male | |
| ………………………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Acham madam naanam vittu | Leaving behind fear, modesty, and shyness, |
| Ponathudhaan nagareegam | That is what modernity has become. |
| Ettu muzham selai ini venuma .. | Is an eight-cubit saree really needed anymore? |
| Male | |
| Oh…kathirikkaa kootu vaikka | Oh... just to make eggplant stew, |
| Pusthagathai paakkuradhu | Looking into a cookbook, |
| Fashion agi pochu ippo paarammaa | Has become the current fashion, look here! |
| Male | |
| Face cuttula fair and lovely | Fair & Lovely on the face cut, |
| Jacketula local daily | Local newspaper headlines on the blouse, |
| Low hipu-la no replay yen ammaa | Low-waist style with no second thought, oh my! |
| Male | |
| Lockettula lara kamney | Lara and Kambli in the locket, |
| Note bookla sachin jackson | Sachin and Jackson in the notebook, |
| Hair cuttukku beauty parlour thaanamma | Only a beauty parlour for a hair cut, oh girl! |
| Male | |
| Un nenaippu mayakkudhadi.. | The thought of you makes me dizzy... |
| Pada pada pada padavendru | With a rapid flutter, |
| En manasu thudikkuthadi | My heart is beating fast! |
| Male | |
| Kannu rendum alaiyudhadi.. | Both my eyes are wandering... |
| Kada kada kada kadavena | Rumbling and rattling, |
| Katti ennai izhukkudhadi… | It ties me up and pulls me towards you... |
| Oh..oh…oh | Oh..oh...oh |
| Male | |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka | Cucumber, tender cucumber, |
| Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa | Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me. |
| Male | |
| Kannu azhagu kannu | Her eyes are beautiful eyes, |
| Kaadhalikka yetha ponnu | A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love. |
| Chennai rayilukkulla | Inside the Chennai train, |
| Chikkikitta ooty bunnu | Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap. |
...........................
Jhum jhum jum
Chak chak chak chaa
Jhum jhum jum
Chak chak chak chaa
Chak chak chak chaa
வெள்ளரிகா
பிஞ்சு வெள்ளரிகா
என்ன பாக்காம
போறாளே சந்திரிக்கா
வெள்ளரிகா பிஞ்சு
வெள்ளரிகா என்ன
பாக்காம போறாளே
சந்திரிக்கா
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
கண்ணு அழகு
கண்ணு காதலிக்க ஏத்த
பொண்ணு சென்னை
ரயிலுக்குள்ள சிக்கி
கிட்ட ஊட்டி பன்னு
Her eyes are beautiful eyes,
A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love.
Inside the Chennai train,
Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap.
வெள்ளரிகா
பிஞ்சு வெள்ளரிகா
என்ன பாக்காம
போறாளே சந்திரிக்கா
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
உன்ன நானும்
பாத்த நேரம் ஆசையோட
பேச வேணும் என்ன தேவை
சின்ன பொண்ணே கேளம்மா
The moment I saw you,
I felt like talking to you with desire.
Tell me what you need, little girl, just ask...
ஓ சிங்கப்பூர் சென்ட்
சேலை சேத்துப்பட்டு
அண்ணா சாலை ரெண்டு
வீடு வாங்கி தாரேன்
போதுமா
Oh, a saree scented with Singapore perfume,
In Chetpet and Anna Salai,
I will buy you two houses, will that be enough?
ஊர் பார்க்கவே
மேளம் கொட்டி பூ
மேடையில் தாலி கட்டி
நாம் வாழ்ந்திட
தேவையில்லை ஜாலியா
Beating drums for the whole town to see,
Tying the sacred thread on a stage adorned with flowers,
We don't need all that to live happily, do we?
நீ பாக்குற பார்வை
போதும் நீ பேசுற வார்த்தை
போதும் நான் கேட்டதும்
நூறு முத்தம் தாாியா
Just the look you give me is enough,
Just the words you speak are enough,
Will you give me a hundred kisses when I ask?
உன் நினைப்பு
மயக்குதடி பட பட பட
பட வென்று என் மனசு
துடிக்குதடி
The thought of you makes me dizzy...
With a rapid flutter,
My heart is beating fast!
கண்ணு இரண்டும்
அலையுதடி கட கட கட
கட வென கட்டி என்னை
இழுக்குதடி ஓ ஓ ஓ
Both my eyes are wandering...
Rumbling and rattling,
It ties me up and pulls me towards you...
Oh..oh...oh
வெள்ளரிகா
பிஞ்சு வெள்ளரிகா
என்ன பாக்காம
போறாளே சந்திரிக்கா
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
............................
...
அச்சம் மடம்
நாணம் விட்டுப் போனது
தான் நாகரிகம் எட்டுமுழம்
சேலை இனி வேணுமா
Leaving behind fear, modesty, and shyness,
That is what modernity has become.
Is an eight-cubit saree really needed anymore?
ஓ கத்தரிக்காய்
கூட்டு வைக்க புஸ்தகத்தை
பாக்குறது பேசன் ஆகி
போச்சு இப்போ பாரம்மா
Oh... just to make eggplant stew,
Looking into a cookbook,
Has become the current fashion, look here!
பேஸ் கட்டுல
பேர் அன்ட் லவ்லி
ஜாக்கெட்டுல லோக்கல்
டெய்லி லோ ஹிப்புல
நோ ரிப்ளை ஏனம்மா
Fair & Lovely on the face cut,
Local newspaper headlines on the blouse,
Low-waist style with no second thought, oh my!
லாக்கெட்டுல
லாரா கம்னி நோட்புக்ல
சச்சின் ஜாக்சன் ஹேர்
கட்டுக்கு பியூட்டி பார்லர்
தானம்மா
Lara and Kambli in the locket,
Sachin and Jackson in the notebook,
Only a beauty parlour for a hair cut, oh girl!
உன் நினைப்பு
மயக்குதடி பட பட பட
பட வென்று என் மனசு
துடிக்குதடி
The thought of you makes me dizzy...
With a rapid flutter,
My heart is beating fast!
கண்ணு இரண்டும்
அலையுதடி கட கட கட
கடவென கட்டி என்னை
இழுக்குதடி ஓ ஓ ஓ
Both my eyes are wandering...
Rumbling and rattling,
It ties me up and pulls me towards you...
Oh..oh...oh
வெள்ளரிகா
பிஞ்சு வெள்ளரிகா
என்ன பாக்காம
போறாளே சந்திரிக்கா
வெள்ளரிகா பிஞ்சு
வெள்ளரிகா என்ன
பாக்காம போறாளே
சந்திரிக்கா
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
கண்ணு அழகு
கண்ணு காதலிக்க ஏத்த
பொண்ணு சென்னை
ரயிலுக்குள்ள சிக்கி
கிட்ட ஊட்டி பன்னு
Her eyes are beautiful eyes,
A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love.
Inside the Chennai train,
Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap.
Jhum jhum jum
Jhum jhum jum
Chak chak chak chaa
Chak chak chak chaa
Jhum jhum jum
Jhum jhum jum
Chak chak chak chaa
Chak chak chak chaa
Chak chak chak chaa
Chak chak chak chaa
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Kannu azhagu kannu
Her eyes are beautiful eyes,
Kaadhalikka yetha ponnu
A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love.
Chennai rayilukkulla
Inside the Chennai train,
Chikkikitta ooty bunnu
Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap.
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Unna naanum paatha neram
The moment I saw you,
Aasaiyoda pesa venum
I felt like talking to you with desire.
Enna thevai chinna ponnae kelammaa..
Tell me what you need, little girl, just ask...
Oh singapore scent selai
Oh, a saree scented with Singapore perfume,
Chethupattu anna salai
In Chetpet and Anna Salai,
Rendu veedu vaangi thaaren podhumaa..
I will buy you two houses, will that be enough?
Oor paarkavae melam kotti
Beating drums for the whole town to see,
Poo medaiyil thaali katti
Tying the sacred thread on a stage adorned with flowers,
Naam vaazhnthida thevai illai jollyaa
We don't need all that to live happily, do we?
Nee paakkura paarvai pothum
Just the look you give me is enough,
Nee pesura vaarthai podhum
Just the words you speak are enough,
Naan kettadhum nooru mutham thaariyaa
Will you give me a hundred kisses when I ask?
Un nenaippu mayakkudhadi..
The thought of you makes me dizzy...
Pada pada pada padavendru
With a rapid flutter,
En manasu thudikkuthadi
My heart is beating fast!
Kannu rendum alaiyudhadi..
Both my eyes are wandering...
Kada kada kada kadavena
Rumbling and rattling,
Katti ennai izhukkudhadi…
It ties me up and pulls me towards you...
Oh..oh…oh
Oh..oh...oh
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
……………………………………….
...
Acham madam naanam vittu
Leaving behind fear, modesty, and shyness,
Ponathudhaan nagareegam
That is what modernity has become.
Ettu muzham selai ini venuma ..
Is an eight-cubit saree really needed anymore?
Oh…kathirikkaa kootu vaikka
Oh... just to make eggplant stew,
Pusthagathai paakkuradhu
Looking into a cookbook,
Fashion agi pochu ippo paarammaa
Has become the current fashion, look here!
Face cuttula fair and lovely
Fair & Lovely on the face cut,
Jacketula local daily
Local newspaper headlines on the blouse,
Low hipu-la no replay yen ammaa
Low-waist style with no second thought, oh my!
Lockettula lara kamney
Lara and Kambli in the locket,
Note bookla sachin jackson
Sachin and Jackson in the notebook,
Hair cuttukku beauty parlour thaanamma
Only a beauty parlour for a hair cut, oh girl!
Un nenaippu mayakkudhadi..
The thought of you makes me dizzy...
Pada pada pada padavendru
With a rapid flutter,
En manasu thudikkuthadi
My heart is beating fast!
Kannu rendum alaiyudhadi..
Both my eyes are wandering...
Kada kada kada kadavena
Rumbling and rattling,
Katti ennai izhukkudhadi…
It ties me up and pulls me towards you...
Oh..oh…oh
Oh..oh...oh
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka
Cucumber, tender cucumber,
Enna paakkaama poraalae chandirikaa
Chandrika is walking away without even looking at me.
Kannu azhagu kannu
Her eyes are beautiful eyes,
Kaadhalikka yetha ponnu
A girl perfectly suitable for falling in love.
Chennai rayilukkulla
Inside the Chennai train,
Chikkikitta ooty bunnu
Like an Ooty bun caught in a trap.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vellarikkaa Pinju Vellarikka is a playful, energetic folk-pop song from the iconic 1996 Tamil film Kadhal Kottai. The track features a cheeky lover expressing his fascination with a modern girl named Chandrika. Using whimsical metaphors and local imagery, he compares her sweet appearance to fresh cucumbers and soft Ooty buns, expressing his yearning to capture her attention.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Chennai rayilukkulla / Chikkikitta ooty bunnu”
Compares the soft, attractive girl to a delicious 'Ooty bun' stuck inside a busy Chennai train.
Onomatopoeia
“Pada pada pada padavendru / En manasu thudikkuthadi”
Uses rhythmic sounds 'Pada pada' and 'Kada kada' to express the sound of a racing heart and overwhelming feelings.
Alliteration
“Vellarikkaa pinju vellarikka”
Repetition of the 'v' sound at the beginning of words creates a musical cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
Kadhal Kottai (1996), directed by Agathiyan and starring Ajith Kumar and Devayani, was a major commercial hit that won three National Film Awards, including Best Feature Film in Tamil. The soundtrack was composed by Deva, and this lively folk-style track features vocals by Krishnaraj and Sabesh.
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