Yekki Yekki Paakuraan
From Nandhan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Eravi
- Singer
- Namitha Babu
- Music director
- Ghibran Vaibodha
- Details
- Nandhan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola | He tiptoes and peeks like a cat |
| Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola | He does squats like an elephant |
| Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu | Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me |
| Suthiduraan en thonaiye | My companion keeps wandering around |
| Nochi nochi poovula mothum kaatha | The wind that strikes the vitex flowers |
| Pichu pichu veesura naanum paatha | I saw it tearing and blowing them away |
| Sembada neerena vambula pombala | Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble |
| Sikkiduren inganiye | Am trapped right here |
| Female | |
| Naaka mookil theendi paaka | To touch and taste me from tongue to nose |
| Dhoobam potu vanthane | He came burning incense |
| Thaadi romam koonthal ooram | Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair |
| Peram pesa pasupurene | He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric |
| Female | |
| Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola | He tiptoes and peeks like a cat |
| Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola | He does squats like an elephant |
| Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu | Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me |
| Suthiduraan en thonaiye | My companion keeps wandering around |
| Female | |
| Seela penna urundhaane | He rolled around like a smooth stone |
| Koozhil moraa sernthaane | He blended in like buttermilk in porridge |
| Pacha kuthu patta potte | Wearing green tattoos and holy ash stripes |
| Seendhi thaane sendraane | He teased me and went on his way |
| Soothu vaatha paaththaane | He watched with cunning plans |
| Soora thenga aanene | I became like an offered smashed coconut |
| Keezhaanelli pola killi | Plucking me like the keezhanelli herb |
| Paarvaiyaale thinnane | He consumed me with his gaze |
| Female | |
| Padigaaram karachane | He dissolved alum |
| Naan raani theni aanen | I became a queen bee |
| Parikaarama siruchane | He smiled as an atonement |
| Naan naani koni ponen | I bent and shrank away in shyness |
| Velladave menjaane | He grazed like a white goat |
| Sela kaatoram | Near the border of my saree |
| Aey elandhaari paavi | Oh, you sinful young man |
| Enai konnu ponaaye | You killed me with love and left |
| Female | |
| Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola | He tiptoes and peeks like a cat |
| Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola | He does squats like an elephant |
| Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu | Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me |
| Suthiduraan en thonaiye | My companion keeps wandering around |
| Nochi nochi poovula mothum kaatha | The wind that strikes the vitex flowers |
| Pichu pichu veesura naanum paatha | I saw it tearing and blowing them away |
| Sembada neerena vambula pombala | Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble |
| Sikkiduren inganiye | Am trapped right here |
| Female | |
| Naaka mookil theendi paaka | To touch and taste me from tongue to nose |
| Dhoobam potu vanthane | He came burning incense |
| Thaadi romam koonthal ooram | Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair |
| Peram pesa pasupurene | He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric |
| Female | |
| Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola | He tiptoes and peeks like a cat |
| Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola | He does squats like an elephant |
| Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu | Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me |
| Suthiduraan en thonaiye | My companion keeps wandering around |
எக்கி எக்கி பாக்குறான் பூனை போல
உக்கி உக்கி போடுறான் யானை போல
சந்தடி சாக்குல சந்தனம் தேச்சிடு
சுத்திடுறான் என் தொனையே
நொச்சி நொச்சி பூவுல மோதும் காத்தா
பிச்சு பிச்சு வீசுற நானும் பாத்தா
செம்புல நீரென வம்புல பொம்பள
சிக்கிடுறேன் இங்கனையே
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
He does squats like an elephant
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
My companion keeps wandering around
The wind that strikes the vitex flowers
I saw it tearing and blowing them away
Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble
Am trapped right here
நாக்க மூக்கில் தீண்டி பாக்க
தூபம் போட்டு வந்தானே
தாடி ரோமம் கூந்தல் ஓரம்
பேரம் பேச பசுபுறனே
To touch and taste me from tongue to nose
He came burning incense
Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair
He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric
எக்கி எக்கி பாக்குறான் பூனை போல
உக்கி உக்கி போடுறான் யானை போல
சந்தடி சாக்குல சந்தனம் தேச்சிடு
சுத்திடுறான் என் தொனையே
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
He does squats like an elephant
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
My companion keeps wandering around
சீல பேன்னா ஊர்ந்தானே
கூழில் மோர சேர்ந்தானே
பச்சை குத்தி பட்ட போட்டே
சீண்டி தானே சென்றானே
சூது வாதா பாத்தானே
சூர தேங்கா ஆனேனே
கீழாநெல்லி போல கிள்ளி
பார்வையாலே தின்னானே
He rolled around like a smooth stone
He blended in like buttermilk in porridge
Wearing green tattoos and holy ash stripes
He teased me and went on his way
He watched with cunning plans
I became like an offered smashed coconut
Plucking me like the keezhanelli herb
He consumed me with his gaze
படிகாரமா கரைச்சானே
நான் ராணி தேனீ ஆனேன்
பரிகாரமா சிரிச்சானே
நான் நாணி கோணி போனேன்
வெள்ளாடாவே மேஞ்சானே
சேல காட்டோரம்
ஏ எளந்தாரி பாவி
எனை கொன்னு போனாயே
He dissolved alum
I became a queen bee
He smiled as an atonement
I bent and shrank away in shyness
He grazed like a white goat
Near the border of my saree
Oh, you sinful young man
You killed me with love and left
எக்கி எக்கி பாக்குறான் பூனை போல
உக்கி உக்கி போடுறான் யானை போல
சந்தடி சாக்குல சந்தனம் தேச்சிடு
சுத்திடுறான் என் தொனையே
நொச்சி நொச்சி பூவுல மோதும் காத்தா
பிச்சு பிச்சு வீசுற நானும் பாத்தா
செம்புல நீரென வம்புல பொம்பள
சிக்கிடுறேன் இங்கனையே
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
He does squats like an elephant
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
My companion keeps wandering around
The wind that strikes the vitex flowers
I saw it tearing and blowing them away
Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble
Am trapped right here
நாக்க மூக்கில் தீண்டி பாக்க
தூபம் போட்டு வந்தானே
தாடி ரோமம் கூந்தல் ஓரம்
பேரம் பேச பசுபுறனே
To touch and taste me from tongue to nose
He came burning incense
Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair
He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric
எக்கி எக்கி பாக்குறான் பூனை போல
உக்கி உக்கி போடுறான் யானை போல
சந்தடி சாக்குல சந்தனம் தேச்சிடு
சுத்திடுறான் என் தொனையே
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
He does squats like an elephant
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
My companion keeps wandering around
Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola
He does squats like an elephant
Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
Suthiduraan en thonaiye
My companion keeps wandering around
Nochi nochi poovula mothum kaatha
The wind that strikes the vitex flowers
Pichu pichu veesura naanum paatha
I saw it tearing and blowing them away
Sembada neerena vambula pombala
Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble
Sikkiduren inganiye
Am trapped right here
Naaka mookil theendi paaka
To touch and taste me from tongue to nose
Dhoobam potu vanthane
He came burning incense
Thaadi romam koonthal ooram
Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair
Peram pesa pasupurene
He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric
Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola
He does squats like an elephant
Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
Suthiduraan en thonaiye
My companion keeps wandering around
Seela penna urundhaane
He rolled around like a smooth stone
Koozhil moraa sernthaane
He blended in like buttermilk in porridge
Pacha kuthu patta potte
Wearing green tattoos and holy ash stripes
Seendhi thaane sendraane
He teased me and went on his way
Soothu vaatha paaththaane
He watched with cunning plans
Soora thenga aanene
I became like an offered smashed coconut
Keezhaanelli pola killi
Plucking me like the keezhanelli herb
Paarvaiyaale thinnane
He consumed me with his gaze
Padigaaram karachane
He dissolved alum
Naan raani theni aanen
I became a queen bee
Parikaarama siruchane
He smiled as an atonement
Naan naani koni ponen
I bent and shrank away in shyness
Velladave menjaane
He grazed like a white goat
Sela kaatoram
Near the border of my saree
Aey elandhaari paavi
Oh, you sinful young man
Enai konnu ponaaye
You killed me with love and left
Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola
He does squats like an elephant
Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
Suthiduraan en thonaiye
My companion keeps wandering around
Nochi nochi poovula mothum kaatha
The wind that strikes the vitex flowers
Pichu pichu veesura naanum paatha
I saw it tearing and blowing them away
Sembada neerena vambula pombala
Like reddish muddy water, I, a woman caught in trouble
Sikkiduren inganiye
Am trapped right here
Naaka mookil theendi paaka
To touch and taste me from tongue to nose
Dhoobam potu vanthane
He came burning incense
Thaadi romam koonthal ooram
Near the edges of beard hair and locks of hair
Peram pesa pasupurene
He tries to bargain, applying yellow turmeric
Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola
He tiptoes and peeks like a cat
Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola
He does squats like an elephant
Santhadi saakula santhanam thechidu
Taking advantage of the crowd, he rubs sandalwood on me
Suthiduraan en thonaiye
My companion keeps wandering around
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yekki Yekki from the movie Nandhan (2024) is a playful, romantic rural Tamil folk song where the female protagonist describes her lover's sly and charming attempts to woo her. She details his persistent antics—peeking quietly like a cat, lurking around, and seizing every opportunity in a crowd to touch her or express his affection. Using vivid rural metaphors like buttermilk mixing into porridge or a wind tearing through vitex flowers, she conveys how seamlessly he has entered her life and disrupted her peace. Throughout the track, her emotion shifts between playful annoyance and deep enchantment. Although she teasingly calls him a sinner who slays her heart with his gaze, she is completely captivated, surrendering to the overwhelming feelings of love, shyness, and desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola”
Compares the lover stealthily peeking to a cat (poonai pola).
Uvamai Ani (Simile)
“Keezhaanelli pola killi”
Compares the lover's gentle plucking or touching to picking the delicate keezhanelli herb.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yekki yekki paakuran poonai pola / Ukki ukki poduran yaanai pola”
The second consonant 'k' in Yekki and Ukki creates a pleasant rural rhythmic match.
Metaphor
“Koozhil moraa sernthaane”
Metaphorically describes how effortlessly and completely the lover blended into her life, like buttermilk mixing into porridge.
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Trivia
Nandhan (2024) is a social drama film directed by ERA Saravanan, starring M. Sasikumar and Suruthi Periyasamy. The song features rustic lyrics penned by Eravi and vibrant composition by Ghibran Vaibodha, sung soulfully by Namitha Babu.
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