- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Pandithurai
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
B A yennadaa B A
Avan aathanum nayar kada tea ya
Andha B A pattam thaan
Enna vida mattam thaan
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Ava verenna sollik kodutthaa
Male :Haa… list kettukkuriyaa
Aambalaiyaa nadakka chonnaa
Aamaamaa appadi podu
Nee thaanae thullura maadu
Pant chatta udukka chonnaa
Aamaamaa appadi podu
Pottaakkaa sokkanum ooru
Naan aathoram kaathaara
Kettenae paadal thaan
En akkaalin pen thaanae
Onnaang class madam thaan
Eththanaiyo sangadhiya buthiyila
Yethi vechaa
Paandi thora enna oru seema thora
Aakki vechaa
Komba pudichaa kai mel adichaa
Ava thaan enakku vaathiyaar
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
B A yennadaa B A
Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya
Andha B A pattam thaan
Enna vida mattam thaan
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Enakku purinju pochu
Ava ennenna solli koduthiruppaannu
Poongaratha pudikka cholvaa
Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu
Ennaachu appuram kooru
Paadamunnu padikka cholvaa
Chorus :Aamaamaa appadi podu
Adhukku melae izhuthup podu
Than maamaavin maar melae
Mallaandhu aaduvaa
Than maaraappai paai polae
Man melae poduvaa
Eththanaiyo vithaigala kathu thandhu
Paaraattuvaa
Muthangalin arthangala solli thandhu
Seeraattuvaa
Kaaman kalaiya maaman ariya
Iruttil padichu kaattuvaa
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
B A yennadaa B A
Avan aathanum nair kada tea ya
Andha B A pattam thaan
Enna vida mattam thaan
Aanaa solli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
Male :Thaenaa alli koduthaa
Akkaa maga
Chorus :Akkaa maga akkaa maga
She taught me the alphabet,
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!
She taught me the alphabet,
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 B.A. degree anyway?
I could brew him like tea in a Nair stall!
That B.A. degree
ranks far lower than me!
She taught me the alphabet,
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 else did she teach you?
Male: Ha... do you want to hear the list?
She told me to walk like a real man,
Yes, yes! Hit it right!
aren't you a frisky bull!
She told me to wear trousers and a shirt,
Yes, yes! Hit it right!
so the whole town would be amazed when I wear them!
By the riverside, taking in the cool breeze,
I listened to her songs!
My sister's daughter is indeed
a first-class teacher!
So many clever things
she loaded into my head!
This Pandithurai, she transformed him
into a fine gentleman!
She took control and slapped my hand with praise,
she is my true teacher!
She taught me the alphabet,
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 B.A. degree anyway?
I could brew him like tea in a Nair stall!
That B.A. degree
ranks far lower than me!
She taught me the alphabet,
my sister's daughter!
Chorus: Sister's daughter! Sister's daughter!
Now I understand,
all the things she must have taught you!
She would tell you to hold her soft hand,
Chorus: Yes, yes! Hit it right!
What happened next? Tell us!
She would tell you to study it like a lesson,
Chorus: Yes, yes! Hit it right!
Pull it along and tell us more!
Upon her uncle's chest,
she would lie back and sway!
Her sari veil, just like a mat,
she would spread across the ground!
Teaching so many lovely tricks,
she would praise you!
Explaining the meaning of kisses,
she would pamper you!
So her uncle learns the art of love,
she would read it aloud in the dark!
She taught me the alphabet,
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 B.A. degree anyway?
I could brew him like tea in a Nair stall!
That B.A. degree
ranks far lower than me!
She taught me the alphabet,
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!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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.
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