Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi
From Mohini (1948 film) · 1948
- Lyricist
- Ambikapathi
- Singers
- P. Leela, K. V. Janaki
- Music directors
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Mohini (1948 film)1948
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aahaa ivar yaaradi | Aha, who is he, my friend? |
| Aahaa ivar yaaradi | Aha, who is he, my friend? |
| Ennai aalavarum baalavadi | Is he the young man coming to rule over me? |
| Velanaippol kaanudhadi | He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend. |
| Female | |
| Aahaa ivar yaaradi | Aha, who is he, my friend? |
| Ennai aalavarum baalavadi | Is he the young man coming to rule over me? |
| Velanaippol kaanudhadi | He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend. |
| Aahaa ivar yaaradi | Aha, who is he, my friend? |
| Female | |
| Velanalladi ivan | He is not Lord Murugan, my friend, |
| Melliyargal aniyun | Worn by delicate women, |
| Velanalladi ivan | He is not Lord Murugan, my friend, |
| Melliyargal aniyun | Worn by delicate women, |
| Saelaigal paavaadaigal melaadaigal | Saris, skirts, and upper garments, |
| Kondodum kallan | He is the thief who runs away stealing them! |
| Saelaigal paavaadaigal melaadaigal | Saris, skirts, and upper garments, |
| Kondodum kallan | He is the thief who runs away stealing them! |
| Baalakrishnan thaanadi | He is young Krishna himself, my friend, |
| Yasodhai nandhan | The son of Yasodha! |
| Baalakrishnan thaanadi | He is young Krishna himself, my friend. |
| Female | |
| Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi | Do not blabber without knowing, my friend! |
| Adi lalithaa | Hey Lalitha, |
| Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi | Do not blabber without knowing, my friend! |
| Andha krishnanukkindha | How could that Krishna have |
| Thondhi vayaraedhadi | A big pot belly like this, my friend? |
| Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi | Do not blabber without knowing, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Sariyaana upamaanam | The accurate comparison would be |
| Gananaadhar avadhaaram | An avatar of Lord Ganesha! |
| Sariyaana upamaanam | The accurate comparison would be |
| Gananaadhar avadhaaram | An avatar of Lord Ganesha! |
| Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi | Do not blabber without knowing, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Pathini pennae ennaiyae | Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone |
| Paarkkuraar bayamudanae | He is looking with fear! |
| Pathini pennae ennaiyae | Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone |
| Paarkkuraar avar | He is looking, he |
| Sithamedhuvo udalum verkkuraar | Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating, |
| Sithamedhuvo udalum verkkuraar bayamudanae | Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating with fear! |
| Pathini pennae ennaiyae paarkkuraar | Oh virtuous woman, he is looking at me! |
| Female | |
| Kann unnai paarkkudhadi | His eyes are looking at you, my friend, |
| Aanaalum karuthennai naadudhadi | Yet his heart and thoughts seek me! |
| Kann unnai paarkkudhadi | His eyes are looking at you, my friend, |
| Aanaalum karuthennai naadudhadi | Yet his heart and thoughts seek me! |
| Ennamellaam therindhaen… | I understood all his thoughts... |
| Ae…ae…ae….ae…. | Ae...ae...ae....ae.... |
| Ennamellaam therindhaen | I understood all his thoughts, |
| Avarkkae endhan melaasaiyadi | I have immense desire for him, my friend! |
| Ennamellaam therindhaen | I understood all his thoughts, |
| Avarkkae endhan melaasaiyadi | I have immense desire for him, my friend! |
ஆஹா இவர் யாரடி
ஆஹா இவர் யாரடி
என்னை ஆளவரும் பாலவடி
வேலனைப்போல் காணுதடி
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Is he the young man coming to rule over me?
He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend.
ஆஹா இவர் யாரடி
என்னை ஆளவரும் பாலவடி
வேலனைப்போல் காணுதடி
ஆஹா இவர் யாரடி
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Is he the young man coming to rule over me?
He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend.
Aha, who is he, my friend?
வேலனல்லடி இவன்
மெல்லியர்கள் அணியுஞ்
வேலனல்லடி இவன்
மெல்லியர்கள் அணியுஞ்
சேலைகள் பாவாடைகள் மேலாடைகள்
கொண்டோடும் கள்ளன்
சேலைகள் பாவாடைகள் மேலாடைகள்
கொண்டோடும் கள்ளன்
பாலகிருஷ்ணன்தானடி
யசோதை நந்தன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன்தானடி
He is not Lord Murugan, my friend,
Worn by delicate women,
He is not Lord Murugan, my friend,
Worn by delicate women,
Saris, skirts, and upper garments,
He is the thief who runs away stealing them!
Saris, skirts, and upper garments,
He is the thief who runs away stealing them!
He is young Krishna himself, my friend,
The son of Yasodha!
He is young Krishna himself, my friend.
அறியாமல் உளறாதேடி
அடி லலிதா
அறியாமல் உளறாதேடி
அந்தக் கிருஷ்ணனுக்கிந்த
தொந்தி வயறேதடி
அறியாமல் உளறாதேடி
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
Hey Lalitha,
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
How could that Krishna have
A big pot belly like this, my friend?
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
சரியான உபமானம்
கணநாதர் அவதாரம்
சரியான உபமானம்
கணநாதர் அவதாரம்
அறியாமல் உளறாதேடி
The accurate comparison would be
An avatar of Lord Ganesha!
The accurate comparison would be
An avatar of Lord Ganesha!
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
பத்தினிப் பெண்ணே என்னையே
பார்க்குறார் பயமுடனே
பத்தினிப் பெண்ணே என்னையே
பார்க்குறார் அவர்
சித்தமெதுவோ உடலும் வேர்க்குறார்
சித்தமெதுவோ உடலும் வேர்க்குறார் பயமுடனே
பத்தினிப் பெண்ணே என்னையே பார்க்குறார்
Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone
He is looking with fear!
Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone
He is looking, he
Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating,
Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating with fear!
Oh virtuous woman, he is looking at me!
கண் உன்னைப் பார்க்குதடி
ஆனாலும் கருத்தென்னை நாடுதடி
கண் உன்னைப் பார்க்குதடி
ஆனாலும் கருத்தென்னை நாடுதடி
எண்ணமெல்லாம் தெரிந்தேன்.......
ஏ......ஏ......ஏ......ஏ.....
எண்ணமெல்லாம் தெரிந்தேன்
அவர்க்கே எந்தன் மேலாசையடி
எண்ணமெல்லாம் தெரிந்தேன்
அவர்க்கே எந்தன் மேலாசையடி
His eyes are looking at you, my friend,
Yet his heart and thoughts seek me!
His eyes are looking at you, my friend,
Yet his heart and thoughts seek me!
I understood all his thoughts...
Ae...ae...ae....ae....
I understood all his thoughts,
I have immense desire for him, my friend!
I understood all his thoughts,
I have immense desire for him, my friend!
சிந்தைக்குகந்தவன் யார்
அதனைச் செப்பிடும் என்னரசே
சிந்தைக் குகந்தவன் யார்
அதனைச் செப்பிடும் என்னரசே
அந்தமிகும் ரதியைப் பழித்திடும்
சுந்தரியும் இவளோ அவளோ
அந்தமிகும் ரதியைப் பழித்திடும்
சுந்தரியும் அவளோ
என்னழகைப் பார்
மின்னலிடை பார் அன்னநடை பார்
பொன்னுடையைப் பார் மன்னவா
கண்டே மயங்கி நின்றோம்
மன்மதா உன்னை
கண்டே மயங்கி நின்றோம்
மன்மதா உன்னை
Aahaa ivar yaaradi
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Aahaa ivar yaaradi
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Ennai aalavarum baalavadi
Is he the young man coming to rule over me?
Velanaippol kaanudhadi
He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend.
Aahaa ivar yaaradi
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Ennai aalavarum baalavadi
Is he the young man coming to rule over me?
Velanaippol kaanudhadi
He looks like Lord Murugan, my friend.
Aahaa ivar yaaradi
Aha, who is he, my friend?
Velanalladi ivan
He is not Lord Murugan, my friend,
Melliyargal aniyun
Worn by delicate women,
Velanalladi ivan
He is not Lord Murugan, my friend,
Melliyargal aniyun
Worn by delicate women,
Saelaigal paavaadaigal melaadaigal
Saris, skirts, and upper garments,
Kondodum kallan
He is the thief who runs away stealing them!
Saelaigal paavaadaigal melaadaigal
Saris, skirts, and upper garments,
Kondodum kallan
He is the thief who runs away stealing them!
Baalakrishnan thaanadi
He is young Krishna himself, my friend,
Yasodhai nandhan
The son of Yasodha!
Baalakrishnan thaanadi
He is young Krishna himself, my friend.
Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
Adi lalithaa
Hey Lalitha,
Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
Andha krishnanukkindha
How could that Krishna have
Thondhi vayaraedhadi
A big pot belly like this, my friend?
Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
Sariyaana upamaanam
The accurate comparison would be
Gananaadhar avadhaaram
An avatar of Lord Ganesha!
Sariyaana upamaanam
The accurate comparison would be
Gananaadhar avadhaaram
An avatar of Lord Ganesha!
Ariyaamal ularaadhaedi
Do not blabber without knowing, my friend!
Pathini pennae ennaiyae
Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone
Paarkkuraar bayamudanae
He is looking with fear!
Pathini pennae ennaiyae
Oh virtuous woman, towards me alone
Paarkkuraar avar
He is looking, he
Sithamedhuvo udalum verkkuraar
Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating,
Sithamedhuvo udalum verkkuraar bayamudanae
Whatever is in his mind, his body is sweating with fear!
Pathini pennae ennaiyae paarkkuraar
Oh virtuous woman, he is looking at me!
Kann unnai paarkkudhadi
His eyes are looking at you, my friend,
Aanaalum karuthennai naadudhadi
Yet his heart and thoughts seek me!
Kann unnai paarkkudhadi
His eyes are looking at you, my friend,
Aanaalum karuthennai naadudhadi
Yet his heart and thoughts seek me!
Ennamellaam therindhaen…
I understood all his thoughts...
Ae…ae…ae….ae….
Ae...ae...ae....ae....
Ennamellaam therindhaen
I understood all his thoughts,
Avarkkae endhan melaasaiyadi
I have immense desire for him, my friend!
Ennamellaam therindhaen
I understood all his thoughts,
Avarkkae endhan melaasaiyadi
I have immense desire for him, my friend!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful track from the 1948 movie Mohini features female friends (sakhis) engaging in a humorous banter while observing a man. They tease one another by comparing his appearance to various Hindu deities. One companion thinks he looks like the handsome Lord Murugan (Velan), while another humorously dismisses that and claims he is like Krishna who steals women's clothes. A third friend points out his pot belly, laughingly concluding he resembles Lord Ganesha instead. As the conversation progresses, the friends lightheartedly debate who the man is actually staring at and whose love he seeks. The song captures classic Tamil poetic wit, light romantic teasing, and humorous divine metaphors.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upama (Simile)
“Velanaippol kaanudhadi”
Compares the man directly to Lord Murugan using 'ppol' (like/as).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aahaa ivar yaaradi / Ennai aalavarum baalavadi / Velanaippol kaanudhadi”
Multiple lines end with the rhyming suffix '-adi' ('yaaradi', 'baalavadi', 'kaanudhadi').
Allusion / Metaphor
“Saelaigal paavaadaigal melaadaigal Kondodum kallan / Gananaadhar avadhaaram”
References mythological figures (Krishna stealing robes of gopis, Ganesha's belly) as allegories for comic physical description.
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Trivia
Mohini (1948) is a historical Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and V. N. Janaki. The music for the film was jointly scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman, and it featured comedic/dialogue-driven musical compositions that were popular in early South Indian cinema.
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