Aana Solli Kodutha
From Pandithurai · 1992
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pandithurai1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male | |
| B A yennadaa B A | What is a BA degree anyway? |
| Avan aathanum nayar kada tea ya | Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop? |
| Andha B A pattam thaan | That BA degree, |
| Enna vida mattam thaan | Is lesser in value than me! |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Chorus | |
| Ava verenna sollik kodutthaa | What else did she teach you? |
| Male :Haa… list kettukkuriyaa | Male: Haha... do you want to hear the list? |
| Aambalaiyaa nadakka chonnaa | She told me to walk like a real man, |
| Chorus | |
| Aamaamaa appadi podu | Yes, yes, that's right! |
| Nee thaanae thullura maadu | Aren't you a prancing bull? |
| Male | |
| Pant chatta udukka chonnaa | She told me to wear pants and shirt, |
| Chorus | |
| Aamaamaa appadi podu | Yes, yes, that's right! |
| Pottaakkaa sokkanum ooru | When worn, the whole town should be mesmerized! |
| Male | |
| Naan aathoram kaathaara | By the riverbank, enjoying the breeze, |
| Kettenae paadal thaan | I heard a song. |
| En akkaalin pen thaanae | Isn't she my sister's daughter, |
| Onnaang class madam thaan | A first-class teacher indeed! |
| Male | |
| Eththanaiyo sangadhiya buthiyila | So many things into my mind, |
| Yethi vechaa | She instilled. |
| Paandi thora enna oru seema thora | Pandithurai, into a grand nobleman, |
| Aakki vechaa | She transformed me. |
| Komba pudichaa kai mel adichaa | She held my hand, struck my palm softly, |
| Ava thaan enakku vaathiyaar | She is my teacher! |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male | |
| B A yennadaa B A | What is a BA degree anyway? |
| Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya | Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop? |
| Andha B A pattam thaan | That BA degree, |
| Enna vida mattam thaan | Is lesser in value than me! |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Chorus | |
| Enakku purinju pochu | I have understood now, |
| Ava ennenna solli koduthiruppaannu | All the things she must have taught you! |
| Male | |
| Poongaratha pudikka cholvaa | She would ask to hold her soft hand, |
| Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu | Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that! |
| Ennaachu appuram kooru | Tell us what happened after that! |
| Male | |
| Paadamunnu padikka cholvaa | She would ask to study it as a lesson, |
| Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu | Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that! |
| Adhukku melae izhuthup podu | Pull it closer beyond that! |
| Male | |
| Than maamaavin maar melae | On her uncle's chest, |
| Mallaandhu aaduvaa | She would lie back and play. |
| Than maaraappai paai polae | Her saree drape like a mat, |
| Man melae poduvaa | She would lay on the ground. |
| Male | |
| Eththanaiyo vithaigala kathu thandhu | Teaching so many arts, |
| Paaraattuvaa | She will praise me. |
| Muthangalin arthangala solli thandhu | Explaining the meaning of kisses, |
| Seeraattuvaa | She will pamper me. |
| Kaaman kalaiya maaman ariya | The art of love, for her uncle to know, |
| Iruttil padichu kaattuvaa | She will teach in the dark. |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male | |
| B A yennadaa B A | What is a BA degree anyway? |
| Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya | Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop? |
| Andha B A pattam thaan | That BA degree, |
| Enna vida mattam thaan | Is lesser in value than me! |
| Male | |
| Aanaa solli koduthaa | She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A', |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
| Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa | Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey, |
| Akkaa maga | My sister's daughter. |
| Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga | Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter! |
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
பி ஏ என்னடா பி ஏ
அவன் ஆத்தணும் நாயர் கடை டீய
அந்த பி ஏ பட்டம்தான்
என்ன விட மட்டம்தான்......
What is a BA degree anyway?
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
That BA degree,
Is lesser in value than me!
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
அவ வேறென்ன சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
ஹான்..... லிஸ்ட் கேட்டுக்கிறியா
ஆம்பளையா நடக்கச் சொன்னா
குழு :
ஆமாமா அப்படிப் போடு
நீதானே துள்ளுற மாடு
பேன்ட் சட்ட உடுக்கச் சொன்னா
குழு :
ஆமாமா அப்படிப் போடு
போட்டாக்கா சொக்கணும் ஊரு
What else did she teach you?
Male: Haha... do you want to hear the list?
She told me to walk like a real man,
நான் ஆத்தோரம் காத்தாட
கேட்டேனே பாடம்தான்
என் அக்காளின் பெண்தானே
ஒண்ணாங் கிளாஸ் மேடம்தான்
Yes, yes, that's right!
Aren't you a prancing bull?
எத்தனையோ சங்கதிய
புத்தியில ஏத்தி வெச்சா
பாண்டித்தொரை என்ன ஒரு
சீமத்தொரை ஆக்கி வெச்சா
கொம்பப் புடிச்சா கை மேல் அடிச்சா
அவதான் எனக்கு வாத்தியார்.....
She told me to wear pants and shirt,
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
Yes, yes, that's right!
When worn, the whole town should be mesmerized!
பி ஏ என்னடா பி ஏ
அவன் ஆத்தணும் நாயர் கடை டீய
அந்த பி ஏ பட்டம்தான்
என்ன விட மட்டம்தான்......
By the riverbank, enjoying the breeze,
I heard a song.
Isn't she my sister's daughter,
A first-class teacher indeed!
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
So many things into my mind,
She instilled.
Pandithurai, into a grand nobleman,
She transformed me.
She held my hand, struck my palm softly,
She is my teacher!
எனக்கு புரிஞ்சு போச்சு
அவ என்னென்ன சொல்லிக்
கொடுத்திருப்பான்னு
பூங்கரத்த புடிக்கச் சொல்வா
குழு :
ஆமாமா அப்படிப் போடு
என்னாச்சு அப்புறம் கூறு
பாடமுன்னு படிக்கச் சொல்வா
குழு :
ஆமாமா அப்படிப் போடு
அதுக்கு மேலே இழுத்துப் போடு
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
தன் மாமாவின் மார்மேலே
மல்லாந்து ஆடுவா
தன் மாராப்பை பாய் போலே
மண் மேலே போடுவா
What is a BA degree anyway?
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
That BA degree,
Is lesser in value than me!
எத்தனையோ வித்தைகள
கத்துத் தந்து பாராட்டுவா
முத்தங்களில் அர்த்தங்கள
சொல்லித் தந்து சீராட்டுவா
காமன் கலைய மாமன் அறிய
இருட்டில் படிச்சு காட்டுவா
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
I have understood now,
All the things she must have taught you!
பி ஏ என்னடா பி ஏ
அவன் ஆத்தணும் நாயர் கடை டீய
அந்த பி ஏ பட்டம்தான்
என்ன விட மட்டம்தான்......
She would ask to hold her soft hand,
Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that!
Tell us what happened after that!
ஆனா சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
தேனா அள்ளிக் கொடுத்தா
அக்கா மக
குழு :
அக்கா மக அக்கா மக
She would ask to study it as a lesson,
Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that!
Pull it closer beyond that!
On her uncle's chest,
She would lie back and play.
Her saree drape like a mat,
She would lay on the ground.
Teaching so many arts,
She will praise me.
Explaining the meaning of kisses,
She will pamper me.
The art of love, for her uncle to know,
She will teach in the dark.
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
What is a BA degree anyway?
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
That BA degree,
Is lesser in value than me!
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
My sister's daughter.
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
B A yennadaa B A
What is a BA degree anyway?
Avan aathanum nayar kada tea ya
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
Andha B A pattam thaan
That BA degree,
Enna vida mattam thaan
Is lesser in value than me!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Ava verenna sollik kodutthaa
What else did she teach you?
Male :Haa… list kettukkuriyaa
Male: Haha... do you want to hear the list?
Aambalaiyaa nadakka chonnaa
She told me to walk like a real man,
Aamaamaa appadi podu
Yes, yes, that's right!
Nee thaanae thullura maadu
Aren't you a prancing bull?
Pant chatta udukka chonnaa
She told me to wear pants and shirt,
Aamaamaa appadi podu
Yes, yes, that's right!
Pottaakkaa sokkanum ooru
When worn, the whole town should be mesmerized!
Naan aathoram kaathaara
By the riverbank, enjoying the breeze,
Kettenae paadal thaan
I heard a song.
En akkaalin pen thaanae
Isn't she my sister's daughter,
Onnaang class madam thaan
A first-class teacher indeed!
Eththanaiyo sangadhiya buthiyila
So many things into my mind,
Yethi vechaa
She instilled.
Paandi thora enna oru seema thora
Pandithurai, into a grand nobleman,
Aakki vechaa
She transformed me.
Komba pudichaa kai mel adichaa
She held my hand, struck my palm softly,
Ava thaan enakku vaathiyaar
She is my teacher!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
B A yennadaa B A
What is a BA degree anyway?
Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
Andha B A pattam thaan
That BA degree,
Enna vida mattam thaan
Is lesser in value than me!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Enakku purinju pochu
I have understood now,
Ava ennenna solli koduthiruppaannu
All the things she must have taught you!
Poongaratha pudikka cholvaa
She would ask to hold her soft hand,
Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu
Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that!
Ennaachu appuram kooru
Tell us what happened after that!
Paadamunnu padikka cholvaa
She would ask to study it as a lesson,
Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu
Chorus: Yes, yes, hit it like that!
Adhukku melae izhuthup podu
Pull it closer beyond that!
Than maamaavin maar melae
On her uncle's chest,
Mallaandhu aaduvaa
She would lie back and play.
Than maaraappai paai polae
Her saree drape like a mat,
Man melae poduvaa
She would lay on the ground.
Eththanaiyo vithaigala kathu thandhu
Teaching so many arts,
Paaraattuvaa
She will praise me.
Muthangalin arthangala solli thandhu
Explaining the meaning of kisses,
Seeraattuvaa
She will pamper me.
Kaaman kalaiya maaman ariya
The art of love, for her uncle to know,
Iruttil padichu kaattuvaa
She will teach in the dark.
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
B A yennadaa B A
What is a BA degree anyway?
Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya
Does it mean buying tea from Nair's shop?
Andha B A pattam thaan
That BA degree,
Enna vida mattam thaan
Is lesser in value than me!
Aanaa solli koduthaa
She taught me the Tamil alphabet 'A',
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Male: She scooped and gave me sweet honey,
Akkaa maga
My sister's daughter.
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Chorus: Sister's daughter, sister's daughter!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and romantic song from the movie Pandithurai (1992) centers around the protagonist praising his niece (his sister's daughter, a traditional cross-cousin marriage prospect in Tamil culture) as his mentor and lover. He humorously dismisses formal educational degrees like a BA, boasting that the practical, romantic, and life lessons taught by his niece far surpass academic qualifications.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Aedhugai)
“Aanaa solli koduthaa / Thaenaa alli koduthaa”
Repetition of second-letter sounds and internal rhyming in lines like 'Aanaa' and 'Thaenaa'.
Metaphor
“Thaenaa alli koduthaa”
Comparing the affection and sweetness of the lover's teachings to gathering honey ('Thaenaa').
Simile
“Than maaraappai paai polae”
Comparing her saree drape (maaraappu) to a mat (paai) spread on the ground.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although the prompt credits the music as unknown, Pandithurai (1992) starring Prabhu and Kushboo had its music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran and Ilaiyaraaja himself.
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