Yelae Karuvaachi
From Yelae Karuvaachi Song · 2018
- Lyricist
- Anthony Dasan
- Singers
- Anthony Daasan, Reeta Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Anthony Daasan
- Details
- Yelae Karuvaachi Song2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey karuppi… | Hey dark-skinned girl… |
| Koopudurenla maaman karuvaayan… | Your dark-complexioned cousin is calling you… |
| Vaadi… hey unnaithaandi…hey… | Come on… hey beyond you… hey… |
| Male | |
| Adi yelaa karuvaachi | Oh, dusky girl! |
| Imbuttu dhooram | Such a long distance |
| Nee vandhu vandhu | You keep coming |
| Poriyaadi enakkosaram | Struggling and yearning for my sake |
| Male | |
| Poovaa nada nadanthu | Walking softly like a flower |
| Ponnae neethaan asanju | My golden girl, swaying gracefully |
| Kolluthadi en manasa | You are killing my heart |
| En karpagam | My precious Karpagam |
| Male | |
| Kooda vandhu jodi sera | To join together as a pair |
| Vaa seekkaram | Come quickly |
| En kooda vandhu jodi sera | To join together as my partner |
| Vaa seekkaram | Come quickly |
| Chorus | |
| Aththa pulla othaiyila | My aunt's daughter, all alone |
| Pakkuvuma nikkiraa | She stands so gracefully and maturely |
| Male | |
| Yelae yelae | Yelae yelae |
| Yelae yelae | Yelae yelae |
| Hey haha | Hey haha |
| Enna pulla | What is it, girl? |
| Male | |
| Adi yelaa karuvaachi | Oh, dusky girl! |
| Imbuttu dhooram | Such a long distance |
| Nee vandhu vandhu | You keep coming |
| Poriyaadi enakkosaram | Struggling for my sake |
| Male | |
| Poovaa nada nadanthu | Walking softly like a flower |
| Ponnae neethaan asanju | My golden girl, swaying gracefully |
| Kolluthadi en manasa | You are killing my heart |
| En karpagam | My precious Karpagam |
| Male | |
| Kooda vandhu jodi sera | To join together as a pair |
| Vaa seekkaram | Come quickly |
| Male | |
| Adi yelaa karuvaachi | Oh, dusky girl! |
| Imbuttu dhooram | Such a long distance |
| Male | |
| Ae kammakarai orathula | Hey, by the edge of the lake bank |
| Kannae neeyum pogayila | My darling, as you walk past |
| Kalli chedi kuyilu onnu | Did a cuckoo in the cactus bush |
| Kannu pottucho | Cast an evil eye on you? |
| Male | |
| Manja veyil maalayila | In the yellow sunlight of the evening |
| Manga neeyum pogayila | As you, my sweet girl, walk past |
| Maan thoppu kuyilu onnu | Did a cuckoo in the deer orchard |
| Mayakka paththucho | Ignite a spell of enchantment? |
| Male | |
| Adi yendi yendi | Oh why, oh why |
| Enna asathura munnadi | Do you dazzle me right in front of my eyes? |
| Unna thaandi vendi | Wanting to go past you |
| Naan alaiyuren pinnaadi | I wander endlessly behind you |
| Male | |
| Nenjukulla neendhum | Swimming inside my heart |
| Thanga nira meenu | Like a golden-colored fish |
| Kannukulla aadum | Dancing inside my eyes |
| Kaattupulli maanu…eh…ehh | Like a wild spotted deer… |
| Male | |
| Adi yelaa karuvaachi | Oh, dusky girl! |
| Imbuttu dhooram | Such a long distance |
| Nee vandhu vandhu | You keep coming |
| Poriyaadi enakkosaram | Struggling for my sake |
| Chorus | |
| Machaan… | Cousin… |
| En machaan… | My beloved cousin… |
| En mela aasa vechaan | He fell in love with me |
| Machaan… en machaan… | Cousin… my beloved cousin… |
| Machaan… en machaan… | Cousin… my beloved cousin… |
| Chorus | |
| Machaan machaan | Cousin, cousin |
| Machaan machaan | Cousin, cousin |
| Machaan machana | Cousin, oh cousin |
| Machaan machaan machaan | Cousin, cousin, cousin |
| Male | |
| Ae kenda kaalil kolusa pootti | Wearing anklets on your calf |
| Konda mela poova sootti | Wearing flowers in your hair bun |
| Sandakozhi pola enna | Why do you stare at me |
| Yen moraikkura | Like a fighting rooster? |
| Male | |
| Indha pulla inga vaadi | Hey girl, come here |
| Konjanundu anba thaadi | Give me just a little love |
| Nenjukulla kundhikittu | Sitting tightly inside my heart |
| Jambam adikkira | You show off your pride |
| Male | |
| Adi aathi aathi | Oh my, oh my |
| Naan rasikkira raasaathi | The princess I admire |
| Enna maathi thaethi | Changing me and comforting me |
| Nee pora soodaethi | You leave, raising my heat |
| Male | |
| Engadi nee poga | Wherever you go, my girl |
| Angae ellaam vaaren | I will follow you there |
| Anbae unakkaaga | My love, for your sake |
| Aayusaiyum thaaren..en..en | I will even give my lifetime |
| Male | |
| Adi yelaa karuvaachi | Oh, dusky girl! |
| Imbuttu dhooram | Such a long distance |
| Nee vandhu vandhu | You keep coming |
| Poriyaadi enakkosaram | Struggling for my sake |
| Male | |
| Poovaa nada nadanthu | Walking softly like a flower |
| Ponnae neethaan asanju | My golden girl, swaying gracefully |
| Kolluthadi en manasa | You are killing my heart |
| En karpagam | My precious Karpagam |
| Male | |
| Kooda vandhu jodi sera | To join together as a pair |
| Vaa seekkaram | Come quickly |
| En kooda vandhu jodi sera | To join together as my partner |
| Vaa seekkaram | Come quickly |
| Male | |
| Vaa seekkaram… | Come quickly… |
ஹே கருப்பி...
கூப்புடுறன்ல மாமன் கருவாயன்....
வாடி....ஹே உன்னைத்தாண்டி....ஹே....
Hey dark-skinned girl…
Your dark-complexioned cousin is calling you…
Come on… hey beyond you… hey…
அடி ஏலா கருவாச்சி
இம்புட்டு தூரம்
நீ வந்து வந்து
போறியேடி எனக்கொசரம்
Oh, dusky girl!
Such a long distance
You keep coming
Struggling and yearning for my sake
பூவா நட நடந்து
பொன்னே நீதான் அசைஞ்சு
கொல்லுதடி என் மனச
என் கற்பகம்
Walking softly like a flower
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
You are killing my heart
My precious Karpagam
கூட வந்து ஜோடி சேர
வா சீக்கிரம்
என் கூட வந்து ஜோடி சேர
வா சீக்கிரம்
To join together as a pair
Come quickly
To join together as my partner
Come quickly
அத்த புள்ள ஒத்தையில
பக்குவுமா நிக்கிறா
My aunt's daughter, all alone
She stands so gracefully and maturely
ஏலே ஏலே
ஏலே ஏலே
ஹே ஹாஹா
என்ன புள்ள
Yelae yelae
Yelae yelae
Hey haha
What is it, girl?
அடி ஏலா கருவாச்சி
இம்புட்டு தூரம்
நீ வந்து வந்து
போறியேடி எனக்கொசரம்
Oh, dusky girl!
Such a long distance
You keep coming
Struggling for my sake
பூவா நட நடந்து
பொன்னே நீதான் அசைஞ்சு
கொல்லுதடி என் மனச
என் கற்பகம்
Walking softly like a flower
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
You are killing my heart
My precious Karpagam
கூட வந்து ஜோடி சேர
வா சீக்கிரம்
To join together as a pair
Come quickly
அடி ஏலா கருவாச்சி
இம்புட்டு தூரம்
Oh, dusky girl!
Such a long distance
ஏ கம்மாகரை ஓரத்துல
கண்ணே நீயும் போகயில
கள்ளி செடி குயிலு ஒன்னு
கண்ணு போட்டுசோ
Hey, by the edge of the lake bank
My darling, as you walk past
Did a cuckoo in the cactus bush
Cast an evil eye on you?
மஞ்ச வெயில் மாலையில
மங்கை நீயும் போகயில
மான் தோப்பு குயில்லு ஒன்னு
மயக்க பாத்துசோ
In the yellow sunlight of the evening
As you, my sweet girl, walk past
Did a cuckoo in the deer orchard
Ignite a spell of enchantment?
அடி ஏண்டி ஏண்டி
என்ன அசத்துற முன்னாடி
உன்ன தாண்டி வேண்டி
நான் அலையுறேன் பின்னாடி
Oh why, oh why
Do you dazzle me right in front of my eyes?
Wanting to go past you
I wander endlessly behind you
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள நீந்தும்
தங்க நிற மீனு
கண்ணுக்குள்ள ஆடும்
காட்டுபுள்ளி மானு....ஏ....எஹ்ஹ
Swimming inside my heart
Like a golden-colored fish
Dancing inside my eyes
Like a wild spotted deer…
அடி ஏலா கருவாச்சி
இம்புட்டு தூரம்
நீ வந்து வந்து
போறியேடி எனக்கொசரம்
Oh, dusky girl!
Such a long distance
You keep coming
Struggling for my sake
மச்சான்...
என் மச்சான்....
என் மேல ஆச வெச்சான்
மச்சான்...என் மச்சான்....
மச்சான்...என் மச்சான்....
Cousin…
My beloved cousin…
He fell in love with me
Cousin… my beloved cousin…
Cousin… my beloved cousin…
மச்சான் மச்சான்
மச்சான் மச்சான்
மச்சான் மச்சான்
மச்சான் மச்சான் மச்சான்
Cousin, cousin
Cousin, cousin
Cousin, oh cousin
Cousin, cousin, cousin
ஏ கெண்ட காலில் கொழுச பூட்டி
கொண்ட மேல பூவா சூட்டி
சண்டகோழி போல என்ன
ஏன் மொறைக்குற
Wearing anklets on your calf
Wearing flowers in your hair bun
Why do you stare at me
Like a fighting rooster?
இந்த புள்ள இங்க வாடி
கொஞ்சனுண்டு அன்ப தாடி
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள குந்திகிட்டு
ஜம்பம் அடிக்கிற
Hey girl, come here
Give me just a little love
Sitting tightly inside my heart
You show off your pride
அடி ஆத்தி ஆத்தி
நான் ரசிக்கிற ராசாத்தி
என்ன மாத்தி தேத்தி
நீ போற சூடேத்தி
Oh my, oh my
The princess I admire
Changing me and comforting me
You leave, raising my heat
எங்கடி நீ போக
அங்கே எல்லாம் வாறேன்
அன்பே உனக்காக
ஆயுசையும் தாரேன்..என்..என்
Wherever you go, my girl
I will follow you there
My love, for your sake
I will even give my lifetime
அடி ஏலா கருவாச்சி
இம்புட்டு தூரம்
நீ வந்து வந்து
போறியேடி எனக்கொசரம்
Oh, dusky girl!
Such a long distance
You keep coming
Struggling for my sake
பூவா நட நடந்து
பொன்னே நீதான் அசைஞ்சு
கொல்லுதடி என் மனச
என் கற்பகம்
Walking softly like a flower
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
You are killing my heart
My precious Karpagam
கூட வந்து ஜோடி சேர
வா சீக்கிரம்
என் கூட வந்து ஜோடி சேர
வா சீக்கிரம்
To join together as a pair
Come quickly
To join together as my partner
Come quickly
வா சீக்கிரம்.....
Come quickly…
Hey karuppi…
Hey dark-skinned girl…
Koopudurenla maaman karuvaayan…
Your dark-complexioned cousin is calling you…
Vaadi… hey unnaithaandi…hey…
Come on… hey beyond you… hey…
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Oh, dusky girl!
Imbuttu dhooram
Such a long distance
Nee vandhu vandhu
You keep coming
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Struggling and yearning for my sake
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Walking softly like a flower
Ponnae neethaan asanju
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
Kolluthadi en manasa
You are killing my heart
En karpagam
My precious Karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
To join together as a pair
Vaa seekkaram
Come quickly
En kooda vandhu jodi sera
To join together as my partner
Vaa seekkaram
Come quickly
Aththa pulla othaiyila
My aunt's daughter, all alone
Pakkuvuma nikkiraa
She stands so gracefully and maturely
Yelae yelae
Yelae yelae
Yelae yelae
Yelae yelae
Hey haha
Hey haha
Enna pulla
What is it, girl?
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Oh, dusky girl!
Imbuttu dhooram
Such a long distance
Nee vandhu vandhu
You keep coming
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Struggling for my sake
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Walking softly like a flower
Ponnae neethaan asanju
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
Kolluthadi en manasa
You are killing my heart
En karpagam
My precious Karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
To join together as a pair
Vaa seekkaram
Come quickly
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Oh, dusky girl!
Imbuttu dhooram
Such a long distance
Ae kammakarai orathula
Hey, by the edge of the lake bank
Kannae neeyum pogayila
My darling, as you walk past
Kalli chedi kuyilu onnu
Did a cuckoo in the cactus bush
Kannu pottucho
Cast an evil eye on you?
Manja veyil maalayila
In the yellow sunlight of the evening
Manga neeyum pogayila
As you, my sweet girl, walk past
Maan thoppu kuyilu onnu
Did a cuckoo in the deer orchard
Mayakka paththucho
Ignite a spell of enchantment?
Adi yendi yendi
Oh why, oh why
Enna asathura munnadi
Do you dazzle me right in front of my eyes?
Unna thaandi vendi
Wanting to go past you
Naan alaiyuren pinnaadi
I wander endlessly behind you
Nenjukulla neendhum
Swimming inside my heart
Thanga nira meenu
Like a golden-colored fish
Kannukulla aadum
Dancing inside my eyes
Kaattupulli maanu…eh…ehh
Like a wild spotted deer…
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Oh, dusky girl!
Imbuttu dhooram
Such a long distance
Nee vandhu vandhu
You keep coming
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Struggling for my sake
Machaan…
Cousin…
En machaan…
My beloved cousin…
En mela aasa vechaan
He fell in love with me
Machaan… en machaan…
Cousin… my beloved cousin…
Machaan… en machaan…
Cousin… my beloved cousin…
Machaan machaan
Cousin, cousin
Machaan machaan
Cousin, cousin
Machaan machana
Cousin, oh cousin
Machaan machaan machaan
Cousin, cousin, cousin
Ae kenda kaalil kolusa pootti
Wearing anklets on your calf
Konda mela poova sootti
Wearing flowers in your hair bun
Sandakozhi pola enna
Why do you stare at me
Yen moraikkura
Like a fighting rooster?
Indha pulla inga vaadi
Hey girl, come here
Konjanundu anba thaadi
Give me just a little love
Nenjukulla kundhikittu
Sitting tightly inside my heart
Jambam adikkira
You show off your pride
Adi aathi aathi
Oh my, oh my
Naan rasikkira raasaathi
The princess I admire
Enna maathi thaethi
Changing me and comforting me
Nee pora soodaethi
You leave, raising my heat
Engadi nee poga
Wherever you go, my girl
Angae ellaam vaaren
I will follow you there
Anbae unakkaaga
My love, for your sake
Aayusaiyum thaaren..en..en
I will even give my lifetime
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Oh, dusky girl!
Imbuttu dhooram
Such a long distance
Nee vandhu vandhu
You keep coming
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Struggling for my sake
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Walking softly like a flower
Ponnae neethaan asanju
My golden girl, swaying gracefully
Kolluthadi en manasa
You are killing my heart
En karpagam
My precious Karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
To join together as a pair
Vaa seekkaram
Come quickly
En kooda vandhu jodi sera
To join together as my partner
Vaa seekkaram
Come quickly
Vaa seekkaram…
Come quickly…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yelae Karuvaachi' is a rustic, folk-inspired romantic expression sung from the perspective of a young man passionately teasing and expressing his devotion to his beloved (Karuvaachi / Karpagam). He admiringly describes her dusky skin tone, graceful walk, charming nature, and the deep emotional hold she has on him. The lyrics paint vivid pictures of rural landscapes—lake banks, evening sunlight, and cactus bushes—while comparing her movements to a golden fish swimming in his heart and a wild spotted deer dancing in his eyes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Poovaa nada nadanthu”
Comparing her delicate steps to a flower walking ('Poovaa nada nadanthu').
Metaphor / Imagery
“Nenjukulla neendhum Thanga nira meenu”
Comparing the heroine's presence in his heart to a golden fish swimming ('Thanga nira meenu').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Sandakozhi pola enna Yen moraikkura”
Comparing her aggressive, feisty glare to that of a fighting rooster ('Sandakozhi pola').
Edhugai (Rhyme/Alliteration)
“Ae kenda kaalil kolusa pootti Konda mela poova sootti”
Rhyming words in consecutive lines: 'kenda kaalil', 'konda mela'.
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Trivia
The song is written by Anthony Dasan, a prominent Tamil folk artist and singer-songwriter known for bringing traditional Tamil rural folk idioms, slang, and energetic rhythms into contemporary independent and film music.
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