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Lyrics & meaning

Yedi Kallachi

From Thenmerku Paruvakaatru · 2010

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
24 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yedi kallachi
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Podi vellachi
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Nenjil nongudhu nongudhu unna
Un kaal rendum pogudhu pinna
Naan muththam poda thudikkiren unna
Nee mulla kaatti adikkira kannaa
Nee kaai thaana
Pazham thaana
Sonnaal enna..
Yedi kallachi
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Podi vellachi
Enna puriyalaiyaa
O…. aththamagan pola vandhu
Anga inga meiva
Aththu vaana kaattil vittu
Ahthukkittu pova
Mulluthaicha aadu pola
Nenjukkuzhi nogha
Muttai yitta kaadai ingae
Kaattai vittu poga
Kedai aattu komiyam kuda
oru aaru aasai varum
Kirukketrum aambala sollum
Marunaalae maarividum
Naan pombala kirukkula valla
En buththiyil ver onnum illa
Naan udumbukku porandhavan pulla
Sonna oru sollu maaruvadhilla
Nee verum vaaya mellaadha
Velaiyaattilla
Yedi kallachi
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Podi vellachi
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Lae..le..lae le le le..le lae le le le lae lelae Lae Lae…..
Lae..le..lae le le le..le lae le le le lae lelae Lae Lae…..
Lae le lae le le
Lae le lae le le
Lae le le le lae le lae lae…
Aandippatti thaalukkaavil
Pombalaikka panjam
Aaga moththam unna kandu
Aadi pochchu nenjam
Piththam konjam koodi pona
Ippadithaan kenjum
Saththam podum nenju kootta
Saaththi vaiyi konjam
Kodi odum sakkkara valli
Theriyaama kezhangu vaikkum
Athu pola pombala saathi
Ariyaama manasa vaikkum
Nee pattunu munna vanthu nillu
En pottula adichu nee sollu
Ini namakkulla ethukku en mullu
Ada naavukku thooram illa pallu
Naa mudi poda ready thaandi
Mudiva sollu…..
Yedi kallachi
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Podi vellachi
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Hey sly girl!
Don't you know me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
My heart churns and aches for you,
but both your feet keep backing away.
I am aching to give you a kiss,
but you flash thorns and push me away, darling.
Are you still raw and green,
or are you ripe fruit?
Why don't you just tell me?
Hey sly girl!
Don't you know me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
Oh... you come around like my cousin (prospective suitor),
wandering and grazing here and there,
and then in this desolate forest,
you might just break ties and run away.
Like a goat pierced by a thorn,
the depths of my heart ache.
A quail that laid its eggs here
might abandon the forest and fly away.
Even sheep's urine in the fold
can look like a river to a desperate soul.
A man's sweet, dizzying promises
change the very next day.
I don't play cheap tricks on women;
there is no deceit rooted in my mind.
I was born with a monitor lizard's steadfast grip, girl;
a word once given by me will never change.
Don't just mumble empty words;
this is no game.
Hey sly girl!
Don't you know me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
Le... le... le le le le... le le le le le lele le le...
Le... le... le le le le... le le le le le lele le le...
Le le le le le
Le le le le le
Le le le le le le le le...
In all of Andipatti taluk (sub-district),
is there any shortage of women?
Yet seeing only you,
my heart was completely shaken!
When love's madness rises like this,
it always begs this way.
That loud, noisy heart of yours—
keep it shut and quiet for a while.
Sweet potato vines spread over the soil
and secretly form tubers underneath.
In the very same way, womankind
gives her heart away without showing it.
Come boldly forward and stand before me,
look me right in the face and tell me straight!
Why should there be thorns between us anymore?
Look, the teeth are never far from the tongue!
I am ready to tie the wedding knot, girl;
just tell me your decision...
Hey sly girl!
Don't you know me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful rural romantic song features a spirited banter between a young man and woman expressing their love and hesitation. The male protagonist eagerly woos his beloved, assuring her of his steadfast devotion and readiness for marriage, comparing his unwavering commitment to the legendary tight grip of a monitor lizard. The female protagonist responds with playful skepticism, using vivid agricultural and nature imagery to question the temporary nature of male romantic promises before slyly admitting her own affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Mulluthaicha aadu pola

Compares emotional suffering to a thorn-pierced goat ('Mulluthaicha aadu pola').

Metaphor / Folk Idiom

Naan udumbukku porandhavan pulla

Uses the famous Tamil idiom 'Udumbu pidi' (monitor lizard grip) as a metaphor for unwavering determination and truthfulness.

Nature Imagery (Folk Poetics)

Kodi odum sakkkara valli Theriyaama kezhangu vaikkum

Uses the sweet potato vine hiding its tuber underground as an image for how a woman silently hides her growing love.

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Trivia

Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010), composed by N. R. Raghunanthan with lyrics by Vairamuthu, marked the debut of Vijay Sethupathi as a lead actor. Lyricist Vairamuthu won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for his poetic work in this film.

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