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Lyrics & meaning

Aasai Mele Aasai

From Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada · 1992

Lyricist
Aabavanan
Singers
B. Sasirekha, Hariharan
Music director
Gyan Varma
Movie name
Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo….oo….ho….ooo….
Oo….oo….ho….ooo….
Ooo….ooo…..ooo……oo….
Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Enna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan
Haan aa…Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Enna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan
Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Enna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan
Maasi maasam maariyamman thaeru
Un manasukeththa jodi naanu paaru
Maasi maasam maariyamman thaeru
Un manasukeththa jodi naanu paaru
Aasai melae…….
Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Enna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan
Saanthu pottazhagi
Adadaa sarugu pattazhagi
Manja mugaththazhagi
Adadaa inji iduppazhagi
Konji sirikkum vellai sirippil
Mullai saraththazhagi
Aasai melae…….
Female :Haan….
Male :Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Unna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan…aa….
Anthi karukkalilae
Adadaa munthi irukkaiyilae
Kalli chedi arugae
Enakku solli koduththa machchaan
Alli anaichcha velaiyilae
Aaththoram thottam vetti
Adhula nalla paaththi katti
Vedhachchu vachcha aasaiyaththaan
Molaikka vachchaalae
Aasai melae…….
Aasai melae aasai vachcha machchaan
Enna aaththu maettil kadha padikka vechchaan
Maasi maasam maariyamman thaeru
Un manasukeththa jodi naanu paaru
Oh... Oh... Ho... Oh...
Oh... Oh... Ho... Oh...
Oh... Oh... Oh... Oh...
My sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made me learn about love on the riverbank.
Ah... my sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made me learn about love on the riverbank.
My sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made me learn about love on the riverbank.
In the month of Maasi comes goddess Mariamman's temple car festival,
Look, I am the perfect match for your heart!
In the month of Maasi comes goddess Mariamman's temple car festival,
Look, I am the perfect match for your heart!
Piling desire upon desire...
My sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made me learn about love on the riverbank.
A beauty wearing fragrant paste on her brow,
Ah, a beauty dressed in rustling silk,
A beauty with turmeric glowing on her face,
Ah, a beauty with a slender, ginger-like waist,
With her playful, charming bright white smile,
She is as lovely as a jasmine garland!
Piling desire upon desire...
Ah...
Your sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made you learn about love on the riverbank... ah...
In the dim light of dusk,
Ah, with the loose end of my saree,
Beside the wild cactus bush,
My sweetheart taught me the ways of love,
As he pulled me close in a tight embrace!
Clearing a garden beside the river,
And shaping neat beds in the soil,
The deep desires that were planted there,
She made them sprout and grow!
Piling desire upon desire...
My sweetheart, who piled desire upon desire,
Made me learn about love on the riverbank.
In the month of Maasi comes goddess Mariamman's temple car festival,
Look, I am the perfect match for your heart!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aasai Melae Aasai Vachcha Machchaan is a romantic Tamil folk-style track from the 1992 film Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada, written by Aabavanan. The song expresses playful romantic affection between lovers using rich rural imagery, metaphorically describing love as cultivating a garden plot along a riverbank and letting sown desires sprout into full bloom. The lyrics capture traditional village culture, referencing local temple chariot festivals during the auspicious Tamil month of Maasi, alongside poetic descriptions of feminine charm, grace, and endearing romantic encounters in the rural countryside.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

Maasi maasam maariyamman thaeru

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' across the line creates rhythm and poetic flow.

Extended Metaphor

Aaththoram thottam vetti... Vedhachchu vachcha aasaiyaththaan Molaikka vachchaalae

Compares nurturing romantic affection to clearing a riverside garden plot, tilling soil beds, sowing seeds, and helping them sprout.

Anaphora / Repetition

Saanthu pottazhagi / Sarugu pattazhagi / Manja mugaththazhagi / Inji iduppazhagi

Repetition of '-azhagi' at the end of consecutive lines emphasizing different aspects of rural feminine beauty.

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Trivia

Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada (1992) was produced, directed, and written by Aabavanan, who also penned the lyrics for this song. The music for the film was composed by Gyanadarshan, and this popular duet was sung by Mano and K. S. Chithra.

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