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Aanna Aavanna

From Panchalankuruchi · 1996

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Krishnaraj, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Panchalankuruchi
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
8 Nov 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanaaavanna
Athaponna paarunnaa
Yenna yeiyanna iva
Elumicha pazha coloranna
Aanaaavanna
Athaponna paarunnaa
Yenna yeiyanna iva
Elumicha pazha coloranna
Othakallu mookkuthi summa
Morachu morachu pakkudhu
Rettakallu kammalu ennai
Valaichu valaichu izhukkudhu
Ponnu nalla size-uh
Poova pola naisu
Iva sunduviral thottuputtaa
Sooriyanum ice-uh
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Yekka yelakka
Nee endha ooru aalakka
Vakka vaazhakka
Idhu vaazhathandu kaalakka
Ethanaiyoo aambalaiga
Yekki yekki paathaaga
Maanamulla pombalaiga
Maatigira maattaaga
Laduladukki yamma lauladukki
Sidusidukki yamma sidusidukki
Unna pathi oorukkulla
Kizhavigalum sonnaaga
Odhunghi ninna maarappaiyum
Olunghu panni pottaagha
Thinnaadha pazham pazhuthu
Valainju kodi valainju kodi
Enna mattum madiyil vechu
Mudinjukkadi mudinjukkadi
Suthi suthi vambilukkum
Soorakotta veeraiyaa
Thandhamulla yaanai ellaam
Thalli konjam nillaiyaa
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Thaen irukkum odhatta konjam
Thinnu pakka koodathu
Aakki vecha thattu sotha
Alli thinnaa aagaadha
Laduladukki yamma lauladukki
Sidusidukki yamma sidusidukki
Muthamittu muthamittu
Moochu vaangha koodatha
Moodi vecha malligaiya
Moondhu pathaa aagaadhaa
Aambalaikku pasieduthaa
Adakkamilla adakkamilla
Pombalaikku pasieduthaa
Veliyil solli pazhakkamilla
Panju edhukku patha veikkathaan
Adapaalu edhukku echi veikkathaan
Female :Naan velanji nikkum
Inippu karumbhu than
Adha odichu thinga aasa unakkuthaan
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Goal goal yakka goal goal
Goal goal machaan goal goal
Goal goal yakka goal goal
Hey brother,
Look at my cousin!
If you ask what she's like,
She is bright and fair like a lemon!
Hey brother,
Look at my cousin!
If you ask what she's like,
She is bright and fair like a lemon!
Her single-stone nose stud
Glares boldly right at me!
Her two-stone earrings
Keep cornering and pulling me in!
She has a gorgeous figure,
Soft and delicate like a flower.
If her little finger merely touches it,
Even the sun would turn to ice!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Hey cardamom girl,
Which town are you from?
Tender like a young plantain,
Are these smooth legs of yours made of banana stems?
So many men
Looked at me with longing sighs.
A woman with self-respect
Will never fall into their trap!
You stylish girl, oh glamorous girl!
You hot-tempered girl, oh feisty girl!
In this village, about you,
Even the old women say:
"Even timid Marappan, who kept his distance,
She brought in line and won over!"
The untouched fruit has ripened,
The vine bends low, bends down low.
Take only me onto your lap
And tie me close to your heart!
Always stirring up trouble,
You bold hero of Sooraikkottai!
When you see tusked elephants,
Step aside and keep your distance!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Those honey-sweet lips of yours,
Am I not allowed to taste them?
When a plate of food is served,
Can't I scoop it up and eat?
You stylish girl, oh glamorous girl!
You hot-tempered girl, oh feisty girl!
By kissing you over and over,
Can't I lose my breath?
The covered jasmine blossom,
Can't I breathe in its sweet scent?
When a man feels hunger,
He has no restraint, no control!
When a woman feels that hunger,
She is not used to admitting it aloud.
Why is there cotton? Only to catch fire!
Why is there milk? Only to be tasted and enjoyed!
Female: I am a fully grown,
Sweet sugarcane standing tall!
And you are the one craving to break it off and relish it!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Goal, goal, hey, goal, goal!
Goal, goal, cousin, goal, goal!
Goal, goal, hey, goal, goal!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Aanaaavanna' is an energetic rural folk duet from the 1996 Tamil film 'Panchalankuruchi', composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song captures a playful, flirtatious banter between a young man and woman in a village setting. The male protagonist admires the beauty, skin tone, and charm of his cousin, praising her features through traditional rural imagery such as lemon color, banana-stem legs, and sweet honey, while playfully coaxing her into romance. The female lead playfully resists and responds with quick wit, cautioning him to keep his distance while acknowledging their mutual attraction. Through metaphors of hunger, sugarcane, cotton, and fire, Vairamuthu weaves themes of passion, bashfulness, and romantic courtship characteristic of traditional Tamil rural cinema.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Elumicha pazha coloranna”

Compares the heroine's complexion to a lemon ('Elumicha pazha coloranna') and her legs to tender banana plant stems ('vaazhathandu kaalakka').

Personification / Hyperbole

“Iva sunduviral thottuputtaa Sooriyanum ice-uh”

Exaggerates the effect of her touch, claiming that even the hot sun turns into cold ice upon touching her pinky finger.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Naan velanji nikkum Inippu karumbhu than”

The female protagonist compares herself to a ripe, fully grown sugarcane field ready to be enjoyed.

Rhythm / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

“Laduladukki yamma lauladukki Sidusidukki yamma sidusidukki”

Use of rhythmic rhyming couplets and rhyming folk expressions like 'Laduladukki' and 'Sidusidukki' to create catchy folk beats.

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Trivia

'Panchalankuruchi' (1996), starring Prabhu and Sukanya, featured a soundtrack composed by Deva that became immensely popular in rural Tamil Nadu. 'Aanaaavanna' is notable for its folk rhythm and playful rural lyrics written by Vairamuthu, highlighting local idioms and conversational village romance.

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