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Lyrics & meaning

Verichu Verichu

From Thilagar · 2023

Lyricist
Sarathy
Singers
Haricharan, Swetha Mohan
Music director
Kannan
Details
Thilagar2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Idhayam indru idappuram illaMy heart is not on the left side today
Adhu nagarndhu kondu valappuram sellaIt is moving towards the right side
Enakkul enna nadandhadhu mellaWhat happened inside me slowly
Adhu unakku mattumae theriyumae pullaOnly you know that, my girl
Male
Verichu verichu nee paakkura podhuWhen you stare continuously at me
Sirichu sirichu nee pookkura podhuWhen you bloom with continuous smiles
Karandha paalu polaLike freshly milked warm milk
Noraichen kaadhalaalaI frothed up with love
Male
Sozhandu sozhandu nee odura podhuWhen you run around in circles
Ozhandu ozhandu nee thedura podhuWhen you search around endlessly
Paruthhi panju polaLike soft cotton wool
Ada parakkum nenju melaOh, my heart floats up high
Male
Gundivillu kallana maathiTurning into a catapult stone
Sundivittu sellura aathiFiring it and leaving, oh my god!
Arisi paana erumba polaLike ants inside a rice pot
Thinnudi ennaDevour me, my girl
Male
Verichu verichu nee paakkura podhuWhen you stare continuously at me
Sirichu sirichu nee pookkura podhuWhen you bloom with continuous smiles
Karandha paalu polaLike freshly milked warm milk
Noraichen kaadhalaalaI frothed up with love
Chorus
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Female
Sunnaambil pal thechiBrushing teeth with lime powder
Naakku sevandhenaeMy tongue turned red
Male :Mambettiaala naanMale: With a garden hoe, I
Meesai sarachenaeShaved off my mustache
Female
Goppuraane ippathaaneOh tall tower, only now
Sakkarai pandhalilUnder the sweet sugar canopy
Poondudan injiyum serthenaeI mixed garlic along with ginger
Male
Veettin ullae pattam vitteneI flew a kite inside the house
Sattai mela baniyanai pottenaeI wore my undershirt over my shirt
Female
Kalagam moottiya kallanae unnaalOh thief who started a quarrel, because of you
Thilagam neettiya thilaganae unnaalOh beloved who applied the tilak, because of you
Kirangi pogurenaeI am getting dizzy
Huh kirukki aagurenaeHuh, I am turning crazy
Chorus
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Female
Unnoda pandhakkaalThe ceremonial pole for your wedding canopy
Naanaai iruppenaeI will become that
Unnoda sondhathil enna karaippenaeI will dissolve myself in your bond
Kondakkulla pinnal polaLike the braids inside a hair bun
Anbula unnaiyumWith deep affection, you
Nenjula pinniyum veippenaeI will interweave you in my heart
Male
Nam pol jodi ingae yaarunduWho else is a couple like us here?
Ondril ondraai vaazhvom nooraanduMerged as one, we will live for a hundred years
Female
Verichu verichu nee paakkura podhuWhen you stare continuously at me
Sirichu sirichu nee pookkura podhuWhen you bloom with continuous smiles
Karandha paalu polaLike freshly milked warm milk
Noraichen kaadhalaalaI frothed up with love
Male
Saivamunnu sonniyae munnaYou claimed earlier that you were vegetarian
Mella mella thinniyae ennaYet slowly, you devoured me whole
Orachana karichana hey ..inichanaWas it spicy, salty, or sweet?
Female
Hahaha….Hahaha...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and romantic folk-pop duet from the film Thilagar depicts the humorous madness and delight of falling in love. The lovers describe how love has turned their logic upside down, causing them to do silly things like flying kites inside the house, wearing undershirts over shirts, or feeling like their heart has shifted from the left side to the right.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication / Repetition)

Verichu verichu nee paakkura podhu

Phrases like 'Verichu verichu', 'Sirichu sirichu', and 'Sozhandu sozhandu' repeat words to emphasize the intensity and continuous nature of actions like staring, smiling, and spinning.

Upamai (Simile)

Karandha paalu pola

Comparing love welling up in the heart to freshly milked warm milk frothing up in a pail ('Karandha paalu pola / Noraichen kaadhalaala').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Gundivillu kallana maathi / Sundivittu sellura aathi

The second letters 'nd' match in 'Gundivillu' and 'Sundivittu', creating a rhythmic cadence popular in Tamil folk lyrics.

Metaphor / Irony

Saivamunnu sonniyae munna / Mella mella thinniyae enna

A humorous folk metaphor where the singer teases that the lover claimed to be vegetarian ('Saivam') yet devoured him completely out of love.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Kannan (well-known for Tamizh Padam) and features quirky rural lyricism by Sarathy. Sung by Haricharan and Swetha Mohan, it uses folk humor and deliberate nonsense imagery (like shaving a mustache with a hoe or brushing teeth with lime) to portray love-induced intoxication.

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