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Lyrics & meaning

Aandipatti Mariappan

From Poottatha Poottukkal · 1980

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Poottatha Poottukkal
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
10 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aandipatti maariappan pondatti
Naan pondatti
Ada idhukku mela ennathai
Solla annachi
Naa aasaiyoduthaan vakkapattenae
Aaru maasam aana pinnae yeichu puttaanae
Kuruthu vaazhai kannu pola
Kuruvamma naan irukka
Kooru ketta athai magan
Ver oruthiyodu sagavaasam hmm hmmmmm
Mizhagaai palam pola
Muthathilae vandhu nikken
Moodhevi athai magan
Mundachi sagavasam hmm hmmmmm
Aandipatti maariappan pondatti
Naan pondatti
Ada idhukku mela ennathai
Solla annachi
Pathinettu paniyaaram madhiletti koduthaalum
Iravaladi en purushan
Unakku iravaladi en purushan
En purushan en purushan enakku than sondhamadi
Aththaappu veedu katti annaachi
Adhila azhagaaga rendu jannal vechaachu
Etti etti paarthaalum ettama pochu
Otti otti paarthaalum ottaama pochu
Settikadai vettiveru sivakaasi panneeru
Marudha kadai sakkalathi marakka podi pottaalae
Kurudha vaazhai karudhu pola
Kudumba ponnu naan irukka
Velli mooku azhagukkaaga
Veru vazhi pogalaama hmm hmmmmm
Poosani keerai thaaren puthi ketta sakkalathi
Saranathu keerai thaaren saamiyaithaan vittrudi
Kaalu rendum ottakaalu
Annachi en annachi
Ada kannu rendum nolla kannu annachi
Nollai kannu sakkalathi annachi
Ada pottuputta sokkupodi annaachi
Enna seiven
Male :Azhadhae
Female :Yedhu seiven
Female :Naan irukka kuda oru idam illai
Aandipatti maariappan pondatti
Naan pondatti
Ada idhukku mela ennathai
Solla annachi
I am Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, I am his wife!
Ah, beyond this, what more
can I say, brother?
I got married with so much hope,
but after just six months, he cheated me!
Like a tender young plantain shoot,
while I, Kuruvamma, am right here,
my senseless cousin
is fooling around with another woman! Mmm mmm...
Like a bright, ripe red chilli,
I stand waiting in the courtyard,
yet that wretched cousin of mine
keeps company with that shameless woman! Mmm mmm...
I am Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, I am his wife!
Ah, beyond this, what more
can I say, brother?
Even if you pass eighteen sweet cakes over the wall,
my husband is only lent to you, girl!
He is just on loan to you, my husband!
My husband belongs only to me!
I built a fine house, brother,
and fitted it with two lovely windows.
Though I crane my neck to look, he stays out of reach;
though I try so hard to draw close, he never warms to me.
With vetiver from the merchant's shop and rosewater from Sivakasi,
that rival woman cast a potion on him to make him forget!
Like a fresh, tender plantain shoot,
while a devoted wife like me is right here,
just for the charm of her silver nose-ring,
should he stray onto another path? Mmm mmm...
I will give you pumpkin greens, you foolish rival!
I will give you greens of peace, just give up my husband!
Both her legs are skinny and crooked,
brother, oh my brother!
And both her eyes are squinty and dull, brother!
That squint-eyed rival of mine, brother,
has cast a magic spell on him, brother!
What will I do?
Male: Don't cry!
Female: What can I do?
Female: I don't even have a place to stay!
I am Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, I am his wife!
Ah, beyond this, what more
can I say, brother?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic rural folk song from Poottatha Poottukkal depicts the lament and indignation of a village woman named Kuruvamma, whose husband Mariappan abandons her after merely six months of marriage for another woman. Speaking candidly to a respected village elder ('Annachi'), she highlights her own beauty and fidelity while pouring out her frustration at her rival, accusing her of using love potions ('sokkupodi') and trickery to entice her husband away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Kuruthu vaazhai kannu pola”

Compares her youthful beauty and innocence to a tender banana shoot ('Kuruthu vaazhai kannu pola').

Upamai (Simile)

“Mizhagaai palam pola”

Compares her vibrant and striking presence in the courtyard to a bright red chili ('Mizhagaai palam pola').

Edukku / Rhyming Folk Rhythm

“Etti etti paarthaalum ettama pochu / Otti otti paarthaalum ottaama pochu”

Uses repetitive rhythmic dynamic structures ('Etti etti... Otti otti...') common in traditional Tamil folk singing.

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Trivia

This track showcases S. Janaki's exceptional ability to render authentic rural Tamil dialect with dramatic expression and emotional nuances, set to Ilaiyaraaja's earth-rooted folk orchestration in the 1980 film 'Poottatha Poottukkal', directed by Mahendran.

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