Aappa Kada Annakili
From Paayum Puli – 1983 · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Paayum Puli – 19831983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ehh yaai eh… | Ehh yaai eh... |
| Yeahhh..yeiii ehhh..ehh | Yeahhh..yeiii ehhh..ehh |
| Male | |
| Aapakada annakili | Appam shop swan-bird |
| Aadi varum vannakili | Colorful bird dancing along |
| Aapakada annakili | Appam shop swan-bird |
| Aadi varum vannakili | Colorful bird dancing along |
| Orankattu Orankattu ponnaatha | Move aside, move aside, golden woman |
| Un koodaiyilae irukkurathu ennaatha | What is inside your basket, tell me? |
| Female | |
| Aapakada annakili | Appam shop swan-bird |
| Aadi varum vannakili | Colorful bird dancing along |
| Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava | Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose? |
| Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae | You talk so cleverly, my dear king! |
| Male | |
| Ehhh… | Ehhh... |
| Saapaadu irukkaiyilae pasi yeruthu | Even with food present, my hunger increases |
| Thinnaama paathaalum rusi yeruthu | Even just looking without eating, the taste increases |
| Female | |
| Sattiyil koraiyaama irukkuthaiya | The pot remains full without lessening, sir |
| En aapaiyil neeyaaga eduthukaiyya | Take it yourself with my ladle |
| Male | |
| Aaki vecha sorru baaki vechathaaru | Who left the cooked rice behind? |
| Thinna thinna theeravilla | No matter how much I eat, it never ends |
| Innum konjam venumadi | I need a little more, my girl |
| Male | |
| Aapakada annakili | Appam shop swan-bird |
| Aadi varum vannakili | Colorful bird dancing along |
| Female :Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava | Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose? |
| Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae | You talk so cleverly, my dear king! |
| Female | |
| Aahaaa….. | Aahaaa..... |
| Thaimaasam thoranthuputta | Once the auspicious month of Thai arrives |
| Naal paarkanum | We must look for a good day |
| Aiyyavae nee enna thol serkkanum | Oh sir, you must embrace my shoulders |
| Male | |
| Pidikkul adangatha adikarumbae | Thick sugarcane that cannot fit in a grip |
| Kai paricha valikaatha kodi arumbae | Tender flower bud that does not hurt when plucked by hand |
| Female | |
| Ketti melathodu | With traditional wedding drums |
| Pattu paaya podu | Lay down the silk mat |
| Kattil satham ketta pinnae | Only after the sound of the bed is heard |
| Thottil satham ketkum aiyya | The sound of a cradle will be heard, sir |
| Male | |
| Aapakada annakili | Appam shop swan-bird |
| Aadi varum vannakili | Colorful bird dancing along |
| Female :Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava | Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose? |
| Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae | You talk so cleverly, my dear king! |
| Male | |
| Eh thannanae naanae thaana nae… | Eh thannanae naanae thaana nae... |
| Thane thaana nanae nanae nanae nana naa… | Thane thaana nanae nanae nanae nana naa... |
................................
Ehh yaai eh...
Yeahhh..yeiii ehhh..ehh
ஆப்ப கடை அன்னக்கிளி
ஆடி வரும் வண்ண கிளி ஆப்ப
கடை அன்னக்கிளி ஆடி வரும்
வண்ண கிளி ஓரங்கட்டு ஓரங்கட்டு
பொன்னாத்தா உன் கூடையிலே
இருக்குறது என்னாத்தா
Appam shop swan-bird
Colorful bird dancing along
Appam shop swan-bird
Colorful bird dancing along
Move aside, move aside, golden woman
What is inside your basket, tell me?
ஆப்ப கடை
அன்னக்கிளி ஆடி வரும்
வண்ண கிளி ஓரங்கட்ட
பாக்கிறியே ரோசாவ ரொம்ப
விவரமா பேசிறியே ராசாவே
Appam shop swan-bird
Colorful bird dancing along
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
....... சாப்பாடு
இருக்கையிலே பசி ஏறுது
தின்னாம பாத்தாலும்
ருசி ஏறுது
Ehhh...
Even with food present, my hunger increases
Even just looking without eating, the taste increases
சட்டியில் குறையாம
இருக்குதையா என் ஆப்பையில்
நீயாக எடுத்துகையா
The pot remains full without lessening, sir
Take it yourself with my ladle
ஆக்கி வெச்ச
சோறு பாக்கி வெச்சதாரு
தின்ன தின்ன தீரவில்ல
இன்னும் கொஞ்சம்
வேணுமடி
Who left the cooked rice behind?
No matter how much I eat, it never ends
I need a little more, my girl
ஆப்ப கடை
அன்னக்கிளி ஆடி வரும்
வண்ண கிளி
ஓரங்கட்ட பாக்கிறியே
ரோசாவ ரொம்ப விவரமா
பேசிறியே ராசாவே
Appam shop swan-bird
Colorful bird dancing along
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
ஆஹா தைமாசம்
தொறந்து புட்டா நாள்
பார்க்கணும் ஐயாவே நீ
என்ன தோள் சேர்க்கணும்
Aahaaa.....
Once the auspicious month of Thai arrives
We must look for a good day
Oh sir, you must embrace my shoulders
பிடிக்குள் அடங்காத
அடிக்கரும்பே காய் பறிச்சா
வலிக்காதா கொடி அரும்பே
Thick sugarcane that cannot fit in a grip
Tender flower bud that does not hurt when plucked by hand
கெட்டி மேளத்தோடு
பட்டு பாய போடு கட்டில் சத்தம்
கேட்ட பின்னே தொட்டில் சத்தம்
கேட்கும் ஐயா
With traditional wedding drums
Lay down the silk mat
Only after the sound of the bed is heard
The sound of a cradle will be heard, sir
ஆப்ப கடை
அன்னக்கிளி ஆடி வரும்
வண்ண கிளி
ஓரங்கட்ட பாக்கிறியே
ரோசாவ ரொம்ப விவரமா
பேசிறியே ராசாவே
Appam shop swan-bird
Colorful bird dancing along
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
ஏ தன்னானே
நானே தானா னே தானே
தானா நானே நானே நானே
நானா நா
Eh thannanae naanae thaana nae...
Thane thaana nanae nanae nanae nana naa...
Ehh yaai eh…
Ehh yaai eh...
Yeahhh..yeiii ehhh..ehh
Yeahhh..yeiii ehhh..ehh
Aapakada annakili
Appam shop swan-bird
Aadi varum vannakili
Colorful bird dancing along
Aapakada annakili
Appam shop swan-bird
Aadi varum vannakili
Colorful bird dancing along
Orankattu Orankattu ponnaatha
Move aside, move aside, golden woman
Un koodaiyilae irukkurathu ennaatha
What is inside your basket, tell me?
Aapakada annakili
Appam shop swan-bird
Aadi varum vannakili
Colorful bird dancing along
Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
Ehhh…
Ehhh...
Saapaadu irukkaiyilae pasi yeruthu
Even with food present, my hunger increases
Thinnaama paathaalum rusi yeruthu
Even just looking without eating, the taste increases
Sattiyil koraiyaama irukkuthaiya
The pot remains full without lessening, sir
En aapaiyil neeyaaga eduthukaiyya
Take it yourself with my ladle
Aaki vecha sorru baaki vechathaaru
Who left the cooked rice behind?
Thinna thinna theeravilla
No matter how much I eat, it never ends
Innum konjam venumadi
I need a little more, my girl
Aapakada annakili
Appam shop swan-bird
Aadi varum vannakili
Colorful bird dancing along
Female :Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
Aahaaa…..
Aahaaa.....
Thaimaasam thoranthuputta
Once the auspicious month of Thai arrives
Naal paarkanum
We must look for a good day
Aiyyavae nee enna thol serkkanum
Oh sir, you must embrace my shoulders
Pidikkul adangatha adikarumbae
Thick sugarcane that cannot fit in a grip
Kai paricha valikaatha kodi arumbae
Tender flower bud that does not hurt when plucked by hand
Ketti melathodu
With traditional wedding drums
Pattu paaya podu
Lay down the silk mat
Kattil satham ketta pinnae
Only after the sound of the bed is heard
Thottil satham ketkum aiyya
The sound of a cradle will be heard, sir
Aapakada annakili
Appam shop swan-bird
Aadi varum vannakili
Colorful bird dancing along
Female :Orankatta paakkiriyae rosaava
Are you trying to sideline me, sweet rose?
Romba vivarama pesariyae raasaavae
You talk so cleverly, my dear king!
Eh thannanae naanae thaana nae…
Eh thannanae naanae thaana nae...
Thane thaana nanae nanae nanae nana naa…
Thane thaana nanae nanae nanae nana naa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, flirty duet between Rajinikanth and Silk Smitha from the 1983 film 'Paayum Puli' is set around an appam stall. The male protagonist teasingly flirts with the vendor, using culinary double entendres regarding appetite, food, ladle, and satisfaction to express his attraction. The female lead responds in kind, smartly countering his advances while hinting at traditional marriage rituals once the auspicious month of Thai arrives. The lyricist Vaali cleverly uses everyday culinary metaphors like 'aapai' (ladle), 'satti' (cooking pot), and 'sooru' (cooked rice) alongside romantic imagery of sugarcane and flower buds to depict mutual affection, eventual marriage, and start of family life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Aapakada annakili / Aadi varum vannakili”
The second consonant 'pa' rhymes between 'Aapakada' and 'Aadi' (represented phonetically as 'aapa' and 'aadi' maintaining rhythm).
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Aapakada annakili”
Comparing the female protagonist to an 'annakili' (swan/bird) and 'rosa' (rose flower).
Double Entendre (Iratura Mozhidhal)
“Sattiyil koraiyaama irukkuthaiya / En aapaiyil neeyaaga eduthukaiyya”
Using food items (pot, ladle, eating, hunger) as playful metaphors for romantic desire and intimacy.
Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)
“Aapakada annakili / Aadi varum vannakili”
Rhyming ends on 'annakili' and 'vannakili'.
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Trivia
'Paayum Puli' (1983) starred Rajinikanth and Silk Smitha, directed by S. P. Muthuraman with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Vaali's lyrics for 'Aapakada Annakili' became hugely popular for their folk rhythm, playful wordplay, and vibrant street-side atmosphere.
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