Perakka Lyrics (Perattin Karayil Vachu)-Aloshi Adams

Perattin Karayil Vachu Lyrics Meaning, English Translation

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Perattin karayil vechu perenthenna chodhichappol
When I asked your name while standing on the riverbank,

Peraykka – ahaa peraykkayennu paranjolle
“Guava,” you said — ah, you said your name was Guava.

Velikkarukil ninnu mayilaanchikkai kondu
Standing near the fence, with henna-decorated hands,

Vaazhaykka – ahaa vaazhaykka varuthathu thannolle
“Banana,” you said — ah, you offered me fried banana.

Perattin karayil vechu perenthenna chodhichappol
When I asked your name on the riverbank,

Peraykka – ahaa peraykkayennu paranjolle
You said, “Guava” — yes, that’s what you told me.

Velikkarukil ninnu mayilaanchikkai kondu
From beside the fence, with hennaed hands,

Vaazhaykka – ahaa vaazhaykka varuthathu thannolle
You gave me fried banana, saying “Banana.”

Aththaru pooshiyedutha kathu njan ayachathil
In the letter I sent, scented with attar perfume,

Saththiyam muzhuvanum paranjille – ente
Didn’t I tell the whole truth — my dear?

Muthe nee vaayichittu kuthuvaakkakum
After reading it, you spoke hurtful words,

Penaa – kaththikondente nenju pilarnnille
Like a pen-knife, didn’t it pierce my heart?

Perattin karayil vechu perenthenna chodhichappol
When I asked your name on the riverbank,

Peraykka – ahaa peraykkayennu paranjolle
You said, “Guava” — yes, you did.

Paalchoru vilambana kayyukond enikku nee
With the hands that serve milk and rice meals,

Payankanjhi vilambiyathenthaan
Why did you serve me only gruel?

Makkar kalanjillayenkil en mayile nin
If deceit had not been there, my dear peacock,

Nikkahinu ninte veettil randu mayyath
For your wedding, there would have been two dead bodies in your house,

Nikkahinu ninte veettil randu mayyath
Yes — two corpses at your wedding.

(Hyperbolic poetic expression of heartbreak/anger.)

Perattin karayil vechu perenthenna chodhichappol
When I asked your name on the riverbank,

Peraykka – ahaa peraykkayennu paranjolle
You said, “Guava.”

Karalinte naalukettil karinjaathan kadannu pol
As if a dark spirit passed through the four chambers of my heart,

Poriyunna thee khallbil padarnnallo
A burning fire spread through my soul,

Penne – penne ninnormmayakum
Girl — girl — it is your memory,

Kannimaangakkari kootti
Like tender mango curry mixed in,

Kannil ninnum chudukanneer varunnallo
Hot tears flow from my eyes,

Kannil ninnum chudukanneer varunnallo
Yes, burning tears keep flowing.

Perattin karayil vechu perenthenna chodhichappol
When I asked your name on the riverbank,

Peraykka – ahaa peraykkayennu paranjolle
You said, “Guava.”