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Lyrics & meaning

Aasa Vechen

From Maanasthan · 2004

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
Srinivas, Swarnalatha
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Maanasthan2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Eh…hey..ey hey…eyEh…hey..ey hey…ey
Male :Eh…hey..ey hey…eyMale :Eh…hey..ey hey…ey
Female
Aasa vechchen adangavillaI developed a desire that couldn't be contained
Soru thanni erangavumillaNeither food nor water goes down my throat
Male:Thondaikkul meen mullaagaMale: Like a fishbone stuck in the throat
Sikkikichchu oru vaarththaA word has gotten stuck
Female :En nenju unnai kekkuthuFemale: My heart keeps asking for you
Enna solli emaaththaWith what words shall I deceive it?
Male
Thee vechchu poguthu poonkaaththuThe gentle breeze passes by setting me on fire
Chorus :Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei heiChorus: Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei hei
Female :Nee vanthu enna kaappaaththuFemale: You come and save me
Chorus :Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei heiChorus: Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei hei
Female
Aasa vechchen adangavillaI developed a desire that couldn't be contained
Male :Soru thanni erangavumillaMale: Neither food nor water goes down my throat
Chorus
………………………...
Female
Akkam pakkam paaththuLooking around stealthily
Oru muththam kekkum maamaUncle, who asks for a kiss
Nee satham pottuWhen will be the time you make a noise
Muththam vaangum kaalam eppothuAnd openly take a kiss?
Chorus
Oh ho ho…Oh ho ho…
Hey hey hey..Hey hey hey..
Male
Hey kaasa poththi vaikkumHey, like a miserly fellow
Oru kanja paya polaWho hoards away his money
Nee moodi marachchaWhen will I see all your beauty
Un azhagellaam paakirathu eppothuThat you keep covered and hidden?
Female
En maaman kattum thaaliWhen will the sacred thread tied by my uncle
Tholil vizhuvathu eppothuFall onto my shoulder?
Male :Maasi vantha pinbuMale: After the month of Maasi arrives
Nee maala thedu thappaathuSearch for the wedding garland without fail
Female
Athu varai ethuUntil then, where is
Intha ponnukku thookamSleep for this girl?
Male :Aasaigal sollakoodaathuMale: Desires shouldn't be spoken aloud
Chorus :Hey hey hey..Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Male :Aasaigal sollitheeraathuMale: Desires can never be exhausted by telling
Chrous :Hey hey hey..Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Female
Aasa vechchen adangavillaI developed a desire that couldn't be contained
Male :Soru thanni erangavumillaMale: Neither food nor water goes down my throat
Male
Eera koonthal konduUsing your wet hair
En mugam thudaippathu endruWhen will you wipe my face?
Un valaiyal udainthuWhen will your bangle break
Muthugil keeral vizhuvathu eppothuAnd leave a scratch on my back?
Female
Kaal kolusil ondruSaying that one of your anklets
Naan kaana villai endruCould not be found,
Ummeththaiyil kanduFinding it on your bed,
Thookkamum konduFalling asleep there,
Sirippathu eppothuWhen will we laugh about it?
Male
Un muththam pattu thegamWhen will the body, touched by your kiss,
Kulirum kaalam eppothuExperience a cooling chill?
Female :Ennai sutta kaamamFemale: When will the lust that burned me
Erinthae povathu eppothuBe burned away entirely?
Male :Siru pillaikku naduvaeMale: In the midst of little children,
Naam thoongura theppoWhen will we sleep together?
Female
Aasaigal sollakoodaathuDesires shouldn't be spoken aloud
Chorus :Hey hey hey..Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Female :Aasaigal sollitheeraathuFemale: Desires can never be exhausted by telling
Chrous :Hey hey hey..Chorus: Hey hey hey..
Female
Aasa vechchen adangavillaI developed a desire that couldn't be contained
Soru thanni erangavumillaNeither food nor water goes down my throat
Male
Thondaikkul meen mullaagaLike a fishbone stuck in the throat
Sikkikichchu oru vaarththaA word has gotten stuck
Female :En nenju unnai kekkuthuFemale: My heart keeps asking for you
Enna solli emaaththaWith what words shall I deceive it?
Male
Thee vechchu poguthu poonkaaththuThe gentle breeze passes by setting me on fire
Chorus :Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei heiChorus: Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei hei
Female :Nee vanthu enna kaappaaththuFemale: You come and save me
Chorus :Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei heiChorus: Eh…hey..ey hey…ey hei hei hei

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a romantic, intimate duet from the Tamil movie 'Maanasthan' (2004). The lovers express their deep, uncontrollable longing and desire for each other. They talk about how love has taken over their lives, making it impossible to eat or sleep, with unspoken feelings choking them like a fishbone in the throat. The imagery revolves around anticipations of married life, playful physical intimacy, domestic joy, and the eager wait for the auspicious month of Maasi when they can officially marry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Male:Thondaikkul meen mullaaga

Compares an unexpressed feeling stuck in the throat to a sharp fishbone ('Thondaikkul meen mullaaga').

Metaphor & Oxymoron

Thee vechchu poguthu poonkaaththu

Describes a cool breeze ('poonkaaththu') setting the protagonist on fire ('thee vechchu'), symbolizing intense romantic yearning.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Oru kanja paya pola

Compares concealing one's beauty to a miser hoarding away money ('kanja paya pola').

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonai / Ethirakai)

Soru thanni erangavumilla

Use of repeating end rhymes and rhythmic cadence across the chorus lines ('adangavilla' / 'erangavumilla').

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Trivia

The soundtrack for 'Maanasthan' (2004) starring Sarathkumar and Sakshi Shivanand was composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by lyricist Kalai Kumar. The song showcases Deva's signature folk-pop melody style mixed with evocative romantic imagery.

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