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Yelae Karuvaachi

From Yelae Karuvaachi Song · 2018

Lyricist
Anthony Dasan
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Reeta Anthony Daasan
Music director
Anthony Daasan
Movie name
Yelae Karuvaachi Song
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
6 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey karuppi…
Koopudurenla maaman karuvaayan…
Vaadi… hey unnaithaandi…hey…
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Imbuttu dhooram
Nee vandhu vandhu
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Ponnae neethaan asanju
Kolluthadi en manasa
En karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
Vaa seekkaram
En kooda vandhu jodi sera
Vaa seekkaram
Aththa pulla othaiyila
Pakkuvuma nikkiraa
Yelae yelae
Yelae yelae
Hey haha
Enna pulla
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Imbuttu dhooram
Nee vandhu vandhu
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Ponnae neethaan asanju
Kolluthadi en manasa
En karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
Vaa seekkaram
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Imbuttu dhooram
Ae kammakarai orathula
Kannae neeyum pogayila
Kalli chedi kuyilu onnu
Kannu pottucho
Manja veyil maalayila
Manga neeyum pogayila
Maan thoppu kuyilu onnu
Mayakka paththucho
Adi yendi yendi
Enna asathura munnadi
Unna thaandi vendi
Naan alaiyuren pinnaadi
Nenjukulla neendhum
Thanga nira meenu
Kannukulla aadum
Kaattupulli maanu…eh…ehh
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Imbuttu dhooram
Nee vandhu vandhu
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Machaan…
En machaan…
En mela aasa vechaan
Machaan… en machaan…
Machaan… en machaan…
Machaan machaan
Machaan machaan
Machaan machana
Machaan machaan machaan
Ae kenda kaalil kolusa pootti
Konda mela poova sootti
Sandakozhi pola enna
Yen moraikkura
Indha pulla inga vaadi
Konjanundu anba thaadi
Nenjukulla kundhikittu
Jambam adikkira
Adi aathi aathi
Naan rasikkira raasaathi
Enna maathi thaethi
Nee pora soodaethi
Engadi nee poga
Angae ellaam vaaren
Anbae unakkaaga
Aayusaiyum thaaren..en..en
Adi yelaa karuvaachi
Imbuttu dhooram
Nee vandhu vandhu
Poriyaadi enakkosaram
Poovaa nada nadanthu
Ponnae neethaan asanju
Kolluthadi en manasa
En karpagam
Kooda vandhu jodi sera
Vaa seekkaram
En kooda vandhu jodi sera
Vaa seekkaram
Vaa seekkaram…
Hey, my dark beauty...
Your Karuvaayan is calling you...
Come here... hey, I'm calling you... hey...
Hey there, my dark beauty,
All this long way,
You keep coming...
...and going, just for me!
Walking as softly as a flower,
Swaying with grace, my golden girl,
It's driving my heart crazy!
My precious Karpagam,
To become my partner,
Come quickly!
To join hands and pair with me,
Come quickly!
My cousin girl, standing alone,
Waiting so modestly!
Yele, yele...
Yele, yele...
Hey haha!
What is it, girl?
Hey there, my dark beauty,
All this long way,
You keep coming...
...and going, just for me!
Walking as softly as a flower,
Swaying with grace, my golden girl,
It's driving my heart crazy!
My precious Karpagam,
To become my partner,
Come quickly!
Hey there, my dark beauty,
All this long way...
Along the banks of the lake,
When you walk by, my darling,
Did a cuckoo in the cactus bush
Cast an evil eye on you?
In the golden evening light,
When you pass by, young girl,
Did a cuckoo in the deer grove
Try to enchant you?
Hey, why oh why...
...do you dazzle me when you stand before me?
Wanting only you,
I keep wandering behind you!
Swimming inside my heart,
You're a golden fish!
Dancing before my eyes,
Like a wild spotted deer... hey...
Hey there, my dark beauty,
All this long way,
You keep coming...
...and going, just for me!
My sweetheart...
Oh, my sweetheart...
He set his heart on me!
My sweetheart... oh, my sweetheart...
My sweetheart... oh, my sweetheart...
My sweetheart, my sweetheart,
My sweetheart, my sweetheart,
My sweetheart, my sweetheart,
My sweetheart, my sweetheart, my sweetheart!
Wearing anklets around your ankles,
Tucking flowers into your hair bun,
Like a feisty fighting bird,
Why do you glare at me?
Hey girl, come over here,
Give me just a little love!
Sitting comfortably inside my heart,
You show off your pride!
Oh dear, oh my,
The queen of my heart,
Changing me and comforting me,
You walk away, stirring up my desire!
Wherever you may go,
I will follow you there.
My love, just for your sake,
I would give my very life... my...
Hey there, my dark beauty,
All this long way,
You keep coming...
...and going, just for me!
Walking as softly as a flower,
Swaying with grace, my golden girl,
It's driving my heart crazy!
My precious Karpagam,
To become my partner,
Come quickly!
To join hands and pair with me,
Come quickly!
Come quickly...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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