Yedi Kallachi
From Thenmerku Paruvakaatru · 2010
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Vijay Prakash, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Thenmerku Paruvakaatru2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yedi kallachi | Hey sly girl! |
| Enna theriyalaiyaa | Don't you recognize me? |
| Podi vellachi | Go on, fair girl! |
| Enna puriyalaiyaa | Don't you understand me? |
| Male | |
| Nenjil nongudhu nongudhu unna | My heart aches with desire for you like a tender palm fruit, |
| Un kaal rendum pogudhu pinna | Yet both your feet keep stepping backward. |
| Naan muththam poda thudikkiren unna | I am yearning to give you a kiss, |
| Nee mulla kaatti adikkira kannaa | But you show me thorns and strike me with your eyes. |
| Male | |
| Nee kaai thaana | Are you an unripe fruit? |
| Pazham thaana | Or a ripe fruit? |
| Sonnaal enna.. | Why don't you just tell me? |
| Male | |
| Yedi kallachi | Hey sly girl! |
| Enna theriyalaiyaa | Don't you recognize me? |
| Podi vellachi | Go on, fair girl! |
| Enna puriyalaiyaa | Don't you understand me? |
| Female | |
| O…. aththamagan pola vandhu | Oh... coming like a maternal cousin, |
| Anga inga meiva | Grazing here and there, |
| Aththu vaana kaattil vittu | Leaving me in an endless wild forest, |
| Ahthukkittu pova | Will you snap ties and walk away? |
| Male | |
| Mulluthaicha aadu pola | Like a goat pierced by thorns, |
| Nenjukkuzhi nogha | The pit of my heart aches. |
| Muttai yitta kaadai ingae | Like a quail that laid eggs here, |
| Kaattai vittu poga | And abandoned the forest. |
| Female | |
| Kedai aattu komiyam kuda | Even pen-raised goat urine scent |
| oru aaru aasai varum | Might last as a desire for six days, |
| Kirukketrum aambala sollum | But words spoken by a crazed man |
| Marunaalae maarividum | Will change by the very next day. |
| Male | |
| Naan pombala kirukkula valla | I am not crazy after women, my girl, |
| En buththiyil ver onnum illa | There is nothing else in my mind. |
| Naan udumbukku porandhavan pulla | I am born with the grip of a monitor lizard, girl, |
| Sonna oru sollu maaruvadhilla | A word once spoken will never change! |
| Female | |
| Nee verum vaaya mellaadha | Don't chew empty words, |
| Velaiyaattilla | Not in playfulness! |
| Male | |
| Yedi kallachi | Hey sly girl! |
| Enna theriyalaiyaa | Don't you recognize me? |
| Podi vellachi | Go on, fair girl! |
| Enna puriyalaiyaa | Don't you understand me? |
| Female | |
| 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 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 lae le le | Lae le lae le le |
| Lae le le le lae le lae lae… | Lae le le le lae le lae lae… |
| Male | |
| Aandippatti thaalukkaavil | In Andipatti taluk, |
| Pombalaikka panjam | Is there a shortage of women? |
| Aaga moththam unna kandu | Yet overall, on seeing you, |
| Aadi pochchu nenjam | My heart trembled and shook. |
| Female | |
| Piththam konjam koodi pona | When madness increases a little, |
| Ippadithaan kenjum | It begs like this. |
| Saththam podum nenju kootta | The chest that makes so much noise, |
| Saaththi vaiyi konjam | Shut it close for a while. |
| Male | |
| Kodi odum sakkkara valli | The sweet potato vine spreads out, |
| Theriyaama kezhangu vaikkum | And quietly forms tubers underground unnoticed. |
| Athu pola pombala saathi | Just like that, womankind |
| Ariyaama manasa vaikkum | Quietly gives her heart without realizing it. |
| Female | |
| Nee pattunu munna vanthu nillu | You come and stand right in front of me, |
| En pottula adichu nee sollu | Hit my forehead mark and tell me directly. |
| Ini namakkulla ethukku en mullu | Why keep thorns between us anymore? |
| Ada naavukku thooram illa pallu | Hey, the teeth are not far from the tongue. |
| Male | |
| Naa mudi poda ready thaandi | I am ready to tie the wedding knot, girl, |
| Mudiva sollu….. | Just tell me your decision... |
| Male | |
| Yedi kallachi | Hey sly girl! |
| Enna theriyalaiyaa | Don't you recognize me? |
| Podi vellachi | Go on, fair girl! |
| Enna puriyalaiyaa | Don't you understand me? |
ஏடி கள்ளச்சி
என்ன தெரியலையா
போடி வெள்ளச்சி என்ன
புரியலையா
Hey sly girl!
Don't you recognize me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
நெஞ்சில் நொங்குது
நொங்குது உன்ன உன் கால்
ரெண்டும் போகுது பின்ன நான்
முத்தம் போட துடிக்கிறேன்
உன்ன நீ முள்ள காட்டி
அடிக்கிற கண்ணா
My heart aches with desire for you like a tender palm fruit,
Yet both your feet keep stepping backward.
I am yearning to give you a kiss,
But you show me thorns and strike me with your eyes.
நீ காய் தானா
பழம் தானா சொன்னால்
என்ன
Are you an unripe fruit?
Or a ripe fruit?
Why don't you just tell me?
ஏடி கள்ளச்சி
என்ன தெரியலையா
போடி வெள்ளச்சி என்ன
புரியலையா
Hey sly girl!
Don't you recognize me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
ஓ அத்தமகன்
போல வந்து அங்க
இங்க மேய்வ அத்து
வான காட்டில் விட்டு
அத்துக்கிட்டு போவ
Oh... coming like a maternal cousin,
Grazing here and there,
Leaving me in an endless wild forest,
Will you snap ties and walk away?
முள்ளு தைச்ச
ஆடு போல நெஞ்சு குழி
நோக முட்டையிட்ட
காடாய் இங்கே காட்டை
விட்டு போக
Like a goat pierced by thorns,
The pit of my heart aches.
Like a quail that laid eggs here,
And abandoned the forest.
கிடை ஆட்டு
கோமியம் கூட ஒரு
ஆறு ஆசை வரும்
கிறுக்கேற்றும் ஆம்பள
சொல்லும் மறுநாளே
மாறிவிடும்
Even pen-raised goat urine scent
Might last as a desire for six days,
But words spoken by a crazed man
Will change by the very next day.
நான் பொம்பள
கிறுக்குல வல்ல என்
புத்தியில் வேர் ஒன்னும்
இல்ல நான் உடும்புக்கு
பொறந்தவன் புள்ள
சொன்ன ஒரு சொல்லு
மாறுவதில்ல
I am not crazy after women, my girl,
There is nothing else in my mind.
I am born with the grip of a monitor lizard, girl,
A word once spoken will never change!
நீ வெறும்
வாயா மெல்லாத
வெளையாட்டில
Don't chew empty words,
Not in playfulness!
ஏடி கள்ளச்சி
என்ன தெரியலையா
போடி வெள்ளச்சி என்ன
புரியலையா
Hey sly girl!
Don't you recognize me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
.................................
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…
ஆண்டிபட்டி
தாலுக்காவில்
பொம்பளைக்கா
பஞ்சம் ஆக மொத்தம்
உன்ன கண்டு ஆடி
போச்சு நெஞ்சம்
In Andipatti taluk,
Is there a shortage of women?
Yet overall, on seeing you,
My heart trembled and shook.
பித்தம் கொஞ்சம்
கூடி போனா இப்படித்தான்
கெஞ்சும் சத்தம் போடும்
நெஞ்சு கூட்ட சாத்தி
வையி கொஞ்சம்
When madness increases a little,
It begs like this.
The chest that makes so much noise,
Shut it close for a while.
கோடி ஓடும்
சக்கர வள்ளி தெரியாம
கிழங்கு வைக்கும் அது
போல பொம்பள சாதி
அறியாம மனச வைக்கும்
The sweet potato vine spreads out,
And quietly forms tubers underground unnoticed.
Just like that, womankind
Quietly gives her heart without realizing it.
நீ பட்டுனு முன்ன
வந்து நில்லு என் பொட்டுல
அடிச்சு நீ சொல்லு இனி
நமக்குள்ள எதுக்கு என்
முள்ளு அட நாவுக்கு
தூரம் இல்ல பள்ளு
You come and stand right in front of me,
Hit my forehead mark and tell me directly.
Why keep thorns between us anymore?
Hey, the teeth are not far from the tongue.
நா முடி போட
ரெடி தாண்டி முடிவ
சொல்லு
I am ready to tie the wedding knot, girl,
Just tell me your decision...
ஏடி கள்ளச்சி
என்ன தெரியலையா
போடி வெள்ளச்சி என்ன
புரியலையா
Hey sly girl!
Don't you recognize me?
Go on, fair girl!
Don't you understand me?
Yedi kallachi
Hey sly girl!
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Don't you recognize me?
Podi vellachi
Go on, fair girl!
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Don't you understand me?
Nenjil nongudhu nongudhu unna
My heart aches with desire for you like a tender palm fruit,
Un kaal rendum pogudhu pinna
Yet both your feet keep stepping backward.
Naan muththam poda thudikkiren unna
I am yearning to give you a kiss,
Nee mulla kaatti adikkira kannaa
But you show me thorns and strike me with your eyes.
Nee kaai thaana
Are you an unripe fruit?
Pazham thaana
Or a ripe fruit?
Sonnaal enna..
Why don't you just tell me?
Yedi kallachi
Hey sly girl!
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Don't you recognize me?
Podi vellachi
Go on, fair girl!
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Don't you understand me?
O…. aththamagan pola vandhu
Oh... coming like a maternal cousin,
Anga inga meiva
Grazing here and there,
Aththu vaana kaattil vittu
Leaving me in an endless wild forest,
Ahthukkittu pova
Will you snap ties and walk away?
Mulluthaicha aadu pola
Like a goat pierced by thorns,
Nenjukkuzhi nogha
The pit of my heart aches.
Muttai yitta kaadai ingae
Like a quail that laid eggs here,
Kaattai vittu poga
And abandoned the forest.
Kedai aattu komiyam kuda
Even pen-raised goat urine scent
oru aaru aasai varum
Might last as a desire for six days,
Kirukketrum aambala sollum
But words spoken by a crazed man
Marunaalae maarividum
Will change by the very next day.
Naan pombala kirukkula valla
I am not crazy after women, my girl,
En buththiyil ver onnum illa
There is nothing else in my mind.
Naan udumbukku porandhavan pulla
I am born with the grip of a monitor lizard, girl,
Sonna oru sollu maaruvadhilla
A word once spoken will never change!
Nee verum vaaya mellaadha
Don't chew empty words,
Velaiyaattilla
Not in playfulness!
Yedi kallachi
Hey sly girl!
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Don't you recognize me?
Podi vellachi
Go on, fair girl!
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Don't you understand me?
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 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 lae le le
Lae le lae le le
Lae le le le lae le lae lae…
Lae le le le lae le lae lae…
Aandippatti thaalukkaavil
In Andipatti taluk,
Pombalaikka panjam
Is there a shortage of women?
Aaga moththam unna kandu
Yet overall, on seeing you,
Aadi pochchu nenjam
My heart trembled and shook.
Piththam konjam koodi pona
When madness increases a little,
Ippadithaan kenjum
It begs like this.
Saththam podum nenju kootta
The chest that makes so much noise,
Saaththi vaiyi konjam
Shut it close for a while.
Kodi odum sakkkara valli
The sweet potato vine spreads out,
Theriyaama kezhangu vaikkum
And quietly forms tubers underground unnoticed.
Athu pola pombala saathi
Just like that, womankind
Ariyaama manasa vaikkum
Quietly gives her heart without realizing it.
Nee pattunu munna vanthu nillu
You come and stand right in front of me,
En pottula adichu nee sollu
Hit my forehead mark and tell me directly.
Ini namakkulla ethukku en mullu
Why keep thorns between us anymore?
Ada naavukku thooram illa pallu
Hey, the teeth are not far from the tongue.
Naa mudi poda ready thaandi
I am ready to tie the wedding knot, girl,
Mudiva sollu…..
Just tell me your decision...
Yedi kallachi
Hey sly girl!
Enna theriyalaiyaa
Don't you recognize me?
Podi vellachi
Go on, fair girl!
Enna puriyalaiyaa
Don't you understand me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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