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Lyrics & meaning

Aasa Aasa

From Aaryamala · 2024

Lyricist
Aadhirai
Singer
Helan Jesika
Music director
Selvanambi
Movie name
Aaryamala
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
9 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasa aasa aasa
Avvalavu aasa
Ambuli maama kadhaiya ketkka
Romba naala aasa
Aiyannaru meesa pola
Varanju paakka aasa
Arasanaaga kudhirai mela
Yeri poga aasa
Allipoova maara aasa
Andha vaanam yeri paarkka aasa
Kannamoochi aada aasa
Pattamboochi vannam posa aasa
Haan…
Pallikoodam dhinamum povom
Paadam ellam padithiruvom
Thulliodum pullimaana
Attampottu kudhipom
Ndavandiyila oora suthuvom
Kalathu maettula koothu kattuvom
Veppa maram yeri naanga peiya ottuvom
Haeiiii
Sikku bukku railu vandi
Signal illa meyilu vandi
Failae aagadhu mayilu vandi..hey
Kadakku madakku katta vandi
Signal illa maattu vandi
Yadakku madakku illa vandi enga vandi
Yerikalaam ellam vanga
Namma oora suthi pakkalaam vanga …hey
Alli kulathila thulli kudhippom
Kenda meenu koda kaathu kedappom
Minoru veetu thottathula thaan
Thiruttu manga parippom
Gyanittru kezhama onnu seruvom
Kootaanjoru kindi pangu poduvom
Aanlanviludhula oonjal aaduvom
Athipaal eduthu pachai kuthuvom
Pappaali thandeduthu
Naadhaswaram naanga oodha
Kottangkuchi melathathaan
Kotti rasippom
Appavin sattaiyila 5 10 naanga eduthu
Annaachi kadaiya nokki ottam eduppom
Allipoova maara aasa
Andha vaanam yeri paarkka aasa
Kannamoochi aada aasa
Pattamboochi vannam posa aasa
Wishes, wishes, so many wishes!
I have so many wishes!
To listen to Chandamama (Moon Uncle) stories,
Has been my wish for so long!
Like Ayyanar's (village guardian deity) grand moustache,
I wish to draw and see!
Like a king upon a horse,
I wish to ride away!
I wish to turn into a water lily,
I wish to climb up to the sky and look around,
I wish to play hide-and-seek,
I wish to paint myself in butterfly colors!
Haan...
We will go to school every day,
We will study all our lessons well.
Like spotted deer leaping and running,
We will dance and jump around!
We will roam the village with our wooden walkers,
We will put on plays on the threshing floor,
We will climb the neem tree and chase away ghosts!
Hey...!
Chug-chug goes the toy train,
An express train with no stop signals,
A peacock carriage that never breaks down... hey!
Clatter-clatter goes the wooden cart,
A bullock cart with no signals needed,
Our cart runs smooth without any trouble!
Come on, everyone hop on board,
Come, let us go tour our village... hey!
We will jump and splash in the lily pond,
We will wait and play beside the carp fish,
Right inside the wealthy landlord's garden,
We will sneak in and pluck raw mangoes!
On Sundays we will all gather together,
We will cook potluck rice and share it,
We will swing from the banyan tree roots,
Using fig tree sap, we will make pretend tattoos!
Taking hollow papaya stems,
We will blow through them like pipes,
On drums made of coconut shells,
We will beat the rhythm and enjoy!
Taking five or ten rupees from father's shirt pocket,
We will dash toward the corner grocery shop!
I wish to turn into a water lily,
I wish to climb up to the sky and look around,
I wish to play hide-and-seek,
I wish to paint myself in butterfly colors!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aaryamala is a nostalgic and joyful celebration of rural childhood, carefree games, and innocent imagination. The song expresses simple yet vivid desires of children, such as listening to bedtime fables about the moon, drawing grand traditional deities, riding horses like royalty, turning into lily flowers, and painting butterfly colors across the sky.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Mondhurai)

Aasa aasa aasa

The repetitive use of 'Aasa' (desire) at the end of consecutive lines emphasizes child-like longing and builds a lively rhythmic rhythm.

Simile (Uvamai)

Aiyannaru meesa pola

Comparing a drawn mustache to the grand mustache of deity Ayyanar using the word 'pola'.

Onomatopoeia (Oliyoppu)

Kadakku madakku katta vandi

Use of imitative sound words like 'Sikku bukku' and 'Kadakku madakku' to evoke the sounds of moving trains and clattering wooden carts.

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Trivia

The lyricist captures classic Tamil village nostalgia through quintessential childhood activities like blowing papaya stem flutes, swinging from banyan prop roots, making makeshift tattoos with fig tree sap, and playing with coconut shell percussion.

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