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Lyrics & meaning

Aasappattu Unna Thottu

From Kaman Pandigai · 1983

Lyricist
Madhuri Pachaiappan
Singers
S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kaman Pandigai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thanthaanaana thanthaanaana thaanana….
Aasapattu unna thottu
Azhuthi vachen kunguma pottu
Aasapattu unna thottu
Azhuthi vachen kunguma pottu
Atha magalae annapooranam naan
Vacha pottu azhinjirukkidi enna kaaranam
Arisi vaanga pogaiyilae
Alainjen machaan veyilukullae
Arisi vaanga pogaiyilae
Alainjen machaan veyilukullae
Aasaiyaala vervaiyum pattu
En machan machan
Azhinji pochu singaara pottu
En machan machan
Azhinji pochu singaara pottu
Aasapattu aasapattu
Aasapattu unna thottu
Azhuthi vachen kunguma pottu
Atha magalae annapooranam naan
Vacha pottu azhinjirukkidi enna kaaranam
Athaan sonnenla
Kondaiyittu poo mudinji
Konjam neram aagumunnae
Kondaiyittu poo mudinji
Konjam neram aagumunnae
Koondhal ulainja kaaranam ennadi pillai
Pottu kittae solli theeranum
Angalamman koyilile
Ariyaa ponnu en melae
Aangaaramai saami vanthathu
Angalamman koyilile
Ariyaa ponnu en melae
Aangaaramai saami vanthathu
En machaan machaan
Aadumbothu konda olainjathu
En machaan machaan
Aadumbothu konda olainjathu
Aasapattu …Male :Haan
Female :Aasapattu aasapattuMale :Haan
Female :Enna thottu azhuthi vacha kungumapottu
Male :Atha magalae anna pooranam
Nam vaazhkaiyilae anbudanae onnu seranum
Atha petha rathinamae achaditha sithiramae
Atha petha rathinamae achaditha sithiramae
Arivu kettae sandhegapatten
Uthamiyinnu arinjukittae santhoshapatten
Sandhegam engirathu samuthaaya vyaathi adhu
Sandhegam engirathu samuthaaya vyaathi adhu
Santhoshamaa jodiyaagavae naam vaazhnthiduvom
Sarkaraiyum paalum polavae
Aasapattu aasapattu aasapattu
Enna thottu azhuthi vacha kungumapottu
Male :Atha magalae anna pooranam
Naan vacha pottu eppodhumae nelachu irukanum
Female :Aamam machan eppothume nelachu irukkanum
Male :Naan vacha pottu eppodhumae nelachu irukanum
Thanthanaana thanthanaana thaanana...
With all my longing, touching you,
I firmly placed a red bindi on you.
With all my longing, touching you,
I firmly placed a red bindi on you.
My cousin Annapooranam, tell me,
Why has the bindi I placed been wiped away?
When I went out to buy some rice,
I walked all around in the scorching sun, my dear.
When I went out to buy some rice,
I walked all around in the scorching sun, my dear.
Dripping with sweat in the sweltering heat,
Oh my darling, my dear,
My lovely red bindi was wiped away.
Oh my darling, my dear,
My lovely red bindi was wiped away.
With deep longing, with so much desire,
With longing, touching you,
I firmly placed a red bindi on you.
My cousin Annapooranam, tell me,
Why has the bindi I placed been wiped away?
That is what I just told you!
You tied your hair in a bun with flowers,
Only a little while ago.
You tied your hair in a bun with flowers,
Only a little while ago.
Why has your hair come undone, my girl?
You must definitely tell me the truth!
At the temple of Goddess Angalamman,
Upon an innocent girl like me,
The goddess entered me in a fierce trance.
At the temple of Goddess Angalamman,
Upon an innocent girl like me,
The goddess entered me in a fierce trance.
Oh my darling, my dear,
When I danced possessed, my hair bun came undone.
Oh my darling, my dear,
When I danced possessed, my hair bun came undone.
[Female]: With longing... [Male]: Yes...
[Female]: With longing, with desire... [Male]: Yes...
[Female]: You touched me and firmly placed a red bindi,
[Male]: My cousin Annapooranam,
In our life, we must unite with love.
My aunt's precious jewel, picture-perfect beauty,
My aunt's precious jewel, picture-perfect beauty,
I lost my senses and foolishly doubted you,
Knowing how pure and true you are, I am overjoyed.
Suspicion is a sickness of this society,
Suspicion is a sickness of this society.
Let us live together happily as a loving pair,
Just like milk and sugar blended as one.
With so much longing, desire, and love,
You touched me and firmly placed a red bindi.
[Male]: My cousin Annapooranam,
The bindi I placed on you should stay forever.
[Female]: Yes, my dear, it should stay forever.
[Male]: The bindi I placed on you must stay forever!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

this playful and folk-style duet, a husband lightly questions his wife, Annapooranam, after noticing her missing kumkuma bindi and messy hair, suspecting playfully if something happened while she was away. She explains that the bindi melted away in the scorching heat while buying rice and her hair loosened during a spiritual trance dance at the Angalamman temple. Realizing her purity and blaming his groundless suspicion on societal habits, the husband lovingly praises her beauty and virtue, expressing a wish to live together harmoniously like milk and sugar.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monae (Initial Alliteration)

Aasapattu unna thottu / Azhuthi vachen kunguma pottu

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'Aa' in adjacent lines creates a rhythmic musical start.

Simile (Uwamai)

Sarkaraiyum paalum polavae

The couple's harmonious togetherness is compared to the blending of milk and sugar ('Sarkaraiyum paalum polavae') using the comparative marker 'polavae'.

Metaphor (Uruwagam)

Atha petha rathinamae achaditha sithiramae

The hero directly addresses his beloved using rich metaphors like 'rathinam' (precious gem) and 'achaditha sithiram' (a beautiful printed picture).

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Trivia

Composed by the famous musical duo Shankar-Ganesh, this song highlights classical rural Tamil dialogue song traditions (Sawaal-Jawab folk style) where couplets alternate between playful doubt and witty clarification.

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