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Aalanaalum Aalu

From Palaivana Solai · 1981

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Palaivana Solai
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
21 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu
Hey aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu
Kaniyum kaalam varum
Kaadhalukku aalum varum
Kannil naanam varum
Kaalviralum thaalamidum
Kaniyum kaalam varum
Kaadhalukku aalum varum
Kaadhalukku aalum varum
Kannil naanam varum
Kaalviralum thaalamidum
Unakku maalai varum
Oorukku ellam olai varum
Thennambaalaiyilae thaen sidharum vaelaivarum
Hei maalai soodum thaedhi enni
Paththu viralum thaeyum
Aaa…aa….aaa…..aa….aa…aa…
Maalai soodum thaedhi enni
Paththu viralum thaeyum
Iva izhuthuvidum perumoochil
Eera saelai kaayum
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu hhaa aa
Vairakkodi eduthu vaasal ellaam kolamidu
Vaana villeduthu thoaranamaai aadavidu
Minnal keetreduthu maegamvarai pandhalidu
Vellippooparichi veedhiyellaam sindhividu
Hei ullappodi vellaththaayi
Innum enna paechu
Hae thannnanae thann naanae thannanae naanae
Ullappodi vellaththaayi
Innum enna paechu
Varum vellikkezhamai kalyaanam
Veththalai maathiyaachu
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu haa aaa
Hey korappaayikkum
Gundu mallippoovirukkum
Kaiyil paalirukkum kadhavukku thaazhirukkum
Kannaadi valaiyal ippa kai ellaam nerainjirukkum
Endhirichippaarkaiyila ennikkai korainjirukkum
Modhal modhalaa paarkkumboadhu
Achamaaga irukkum
Aaa….aa…..aaa….aa….haa….aa….aa…
Modhal modhalaa paarkkumboadhu
Achamaaga irukkum
Aanaal vidiyumboadhu vilakkil ennai
Michamaaga irukkum
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu haa aaa
Aalanalum aalu
Iva azhuthamaana aalu
Micha vevaram vaenumminnaa
Machaana poyikkelu kelu haa aaa
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart!
Hey, she is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart!
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart!
The season to blossom will come,
And a man will come for love.
Shyness will fill her eyes,
And her toes will tap to the rhythm.
The season to blossom will come,
And a man will come for love.
A man will come for love.
Shyness will fill her eyes,
And her toes will tap to the rhythm.
A wedding garland will come for you,
And wedding invitations will go to the whole town.
The time will come when honey spills from the coconut blossom.
Hey, counting the days until wearing the garland,
All ten fingers will wear down.
Aa... aa... aaaa... aa... aa... aa...
Counting the days until wearing the garland,
All ten fingers will wear down.
In the deep sigh she breathes out,
Her wet saree will dry!
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart, haha!
Take diamond vines and draw decorative patterns across the doorway,
Take the rainbow and hang it as a festive arch!
Take streaks of lightning and raise a canopy to the clouds,
Pluck silver flowers and scatter them across the streets!
Hey, go inside, Vellathaayi,
Why are you still talking?
Hey, thannane than naane thannane naane
Go inside, Vellathaayi,
Why are you still talking?
The wedding is this coming Friday,
The betel leaves have been exchanged!
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart, haha!
Hey, there will be a woven reed mat,
And plump jasmine flowers!
A glass of milk in hand, and the door will be latched!
Her arms will be full of glass bangles now,
But when she wakes up, fewer will remain!
When looking at each other for the first time,
There will be fear.
Aa... aa... aaaa... aa... haa... aa... aa...
When looking at each other for the first time,
There will be fear.
But when dawn breaks, the oil in the lamp
Will still be left over!
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart, haha!
She is quite a girl!
She keeps everything hidden inside!
If you want the rest of the details,
Go ask her sweetheart, haha!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aalanalum Aalu from Palaivana Solai (1981) is a playful folk-infused song sung in a traditional female bonding setting. Friends teasingly sing about a young woman who is coming of age and preparing for her upcoming wedding. They highlight her shyness, her deep romantic anxieties, and the eager anticipation of her groom. The lyrics switch between grand metaphorical descriptions of wedding decorations and affectionate teasing about the intimacy of the wedding night. Overall, the song celebrates youth, rural romance, and the joyful anticipation surrounding a traditional Tamil wedding celebration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi / Hyperbolic Imagery)

Minnal keetreduthu maegamvarai pandhalidu

Extravagant imagery where streaks of lightning are used as a tent canopy up to the clouds and rainbows are hung as decorative festoons.

Moonaam / Ethukai (Tamil Rhyme and Alliteration)

Kaniyum kaalam varum / Kaadhalukku aalum varum / Kannil naanam varum

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('K' sound) across consecutive lines creating melodic rhythm.

Metaphor / Sensual Imagery

Iva izhuthuvidum perumoochil eera saelai kaayum

Poetic hyperbole describing the heat of deep sighs drying up a wet saree, conveying intense emotional and physical longing.

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Trivia

Palaivana Solai (1981) was a acclaimed hit film directed by the duo Robert-Rajasekar. The music for this song was composed by the popular duo Shankar-Ganesh, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu in his early career. Sung primarily by S.P. Sailaja, this track remains a famous example of playful Tamil wedding-teasing folk numbers.

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