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Lyrics & meaning

Yeya En Kottikara

From Papanasam · 2015

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Sundar Narayana Rao, Malavika Anilkumar
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Papanasam
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
22 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yeya en kottikkaaraa
Ada vaaya en vettaikkaara
Kuthaala saaral pol
Thalai thattum settai kaara
Sethalum vazhndhalum
Nee thaan en chottukaaraa
Ae aeti en kottikkaari
Adi yela en vettaikkaari
Kuthaala saaral pol
Thalai thattum settai kaari
Sethalum vazhndhalum
Nee thaan en chottukari
Thedi setha kaasai pol
Kadhal irukudhaa
Konjamaaga edukkura
Kanjam thadukudhaa
Kaasai pola kadhalum
Selavukkillatti
Kodi mutham vangikko
Kanjan illatti
Chinna pulla naandhaan
Pennae unmai allo
Ennai thaanga ippo
Moonu ammaiyallo
Paalaruviyum thenaruviyum
Aindharuviyum
Un nesathin munnae munnae
Thothae pogum
Mannilae sorgamidhu
Yeya en kottikkaaraa
Ada vaaya en vettaikkaara
Kuthaala saaral pol
Thalai thattum settai kaara
Sethalum vazhndhalum
Nee thaan en chottukaaraa
Kaasai pola kadhalum
Selavukkillatti
Kodi mutham vangikko
Kanjan illatti
Pattampoochi pola
Vannam alli thaarae
Kannil innum vera
Etho solli thara
Naan nenachadhum
Nee nenachadhum
Noolizhaiyila dhaan
Vazhukkida
Pesi pesi innum pesi
Pesaanillai varumo
Thedi setha kaasai pol
Kadhal irukudhaa
Konjamaaga edukkura
Kanjam thadukudhaa
Kaasai pola kadhalum
Selavukkillatti
Kodi mutham vangikko
Kanjan illatti
Hey there, my cheeky man!
Come on over, my hunter!
Like the Courtallam drizzle,
you playfully tap on my head!
Whether in death or in life,
you alone are my true wealth!
Hey there, my cheeky girl!
Come on over, my hunter girl!
Like the Courtallam drizzle,
you playfully tap on my head!
Whether in death or in life,
you alone are my true wealth!
Like money saved with care,
is your love locked away inside?
You give out only a tiny bit,
is your stinginess holding you back?
If love, just like money,
is not meant to be spent,
then take ten million kisses,
if you aren't really a miser!
I am just a little boy,
isn't that the truth, my girl?
To look after me now,
aren't there three mothers here?
The Milk Falls and the Honey Falls,
and the Five Falls too,
before the warmth of your love,
will all surely lose!
This is heaven on earth!
Hey there, my cheeky man!
Come on over, my hunter!
Like the Courtallam drizzle,
you playfully tap on my head!
Whether in death or in life,
you alone are my true wealth!
If love, just like money,
is not meant to be spent,
then take ten million kisses,
if you aren't really a miser!
Just like a butterfly,
you shower me with colors.
Through your eyes,
you teach me something more.
What I had in mind
and what you had in mind,
just by a tiny thread,
slipped past each other...
After talking and talking on and on,
will a sweet wordless silence arrive?
Like money saved with care,
is your love locked away inside?
You give out only a tiny bit,
is your stinginess holding you back?
If love, just like money,
is not meant to be spent,
then take ten million kisses,
if you aren't really a miser!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yeya En Kottikkaaraa' is a soulful and affectionate duet from the Tamil movie 'Papanasam' (2015), penned by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar and composed by Ghibran. The song captures the deep-rooted love, playfully romantic banter, and domestic warmth between a rustic couple (portrayed by Kamal Haasan and Gautami). Set in the Tirunelveli/Tenkasi region, the lyrics employ local geography and metaphors—referencing famous waterfalls like Kuthaalam (Courtallam), Paalaruvi, Thenaruvi, and Aindharuvi—to illustrate how boundless and overflowing their affection is compared to natural wonders. Throughout the track, the couple compares love to money and wealth, humorously urging each other not to be misers when bestowing affection and kisses. The imagery transitions from gentle rain drizzles and butterflies to a serene state of quiet emotional understanding beyond words, celebrating an enduring bond that stands strong through life and death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Simile

“Kuthaala saaral pol / Thalai thattum settai kaara”

Compares the mischievous partner's gentle head-patting touch to the cool, soothing drizzle of Courtallam.

Ethirai / Metaphor

“Thedi setha kaasai pol / Kadhal irukudhaa”

Compares love to accumulated savings/money, contrasting material miserliness with emotional generosity.

Uvamaani / Simile

“Pattampoochi pola / Vannam alli thaarae”

Compares the vibrant expression of love to the colorful nature of a butterfly.

Local Topographical Imagery

“Paalaruviyum thenaruviyum / Aindharuviyum”

Invokes specific real waterfalls in the Courtallam area to hyperbolically prove that their love surpasses all natural wonders.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Ghibran and sung by Sundar Narayana Rao and Malavika Anilkumar. The film 'Papanasam' marked the onscreen reunion of Kamal Haasan and Gautami after two decades. The song features regional Tirunelveli dialect terms like 'Kottikkaaran' (property/wealth owner or leader) and captures the lush, rainy atmosphere of the Tirunelveli-Tenkasi border region where Courtallam waterfalls are located.

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