Sam Cs builds a relentless rhythm in the album Karakkam. Featuring Srinath Bhassi, Femina, and an ensemble cast, the track mirrors modern anxiety. Lyricists Mu.Ri and Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian and composer Sam Cs create this frantic soundscape.
Released: December 22, 2025
Yakshiye Chiri
Sam Cs • From “Karakkam”
Yakshiye Chiri Lyrics Translation (from “Karakkam”)
Mu.Ri and Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian write about time lost to content creation. They question the character Safi’s response to helplessness, paraphrasing ‘Why are you laughing when you’re being killed?’
Kaalan KozhiThe rooster of time,
Pinnaale KoodiIs chasing right behind me,
Kaathi KookeeCrowing as it waits,
NerampokkeeWasting all my time.
Contentil EnteInside this ‘content’,
Kaalam PokkeeMy era wastes away,
Panikkuravu KoodatteLet the work shortage rise,
Data Pokatte Date MaaratteLet the data drain, let the dates change,
I Will Go Will GoI will go, will go.
ThoppichoDid you admit defeat?
AduppithoottichoDid you stoke the stove?
Eyrathu KettichoDid you tie it up high?
Yakshiye Chiri Yakshiye ChiriThe ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, the ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh,
Yakshiye Chiri Yakshiye Chiri Chiri ChiriThe ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, the ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, laugh, laugh.
Moovaayiram MookalThree thousand noses,
Munkaalathile Legacy BhaaramThe heavy legacy of the past,
Moodoffilo SafiyeAre you in a bad mood, Safi?
Mundathiree ThirinjiririreeSpinning around like a wick.
Cutoffittu Kittunna Kicke Cut AavandiriDon’t lose the kick you get from the cutoff,
Kityaachitti Pattunna Chempe PattaavaandiriDon’t let the copper you found lose its shine,
Ethyodathu NikkunnaStanding exactly where you reached,
ThandelallaavaandiriDon’t lose your grip on the oar,
Nikkaakkalli KollunnaWhen helplessness is killing you,
Nerathenthandaa ChireeWhy on earth are you laughing?
Yakshiye Chiri Yakshiye ChiriThe ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, the ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh,
Yakshiye Chiri Yakshiye Chiri Chiri Chiri ChiriThe ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, the ‘Yakshi’s’ laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh.
Yakshiye Chiri Music Video
Sam Cs uses the Yakshi metaphor to show digital stress in the lyrics meaning of Yakshiye Chiri. The album Karakkam frames the laugh as a coping mechanism for overwhelming deadlines.