Aathangarai Mettorama
From Pattanam Pogalam Vaa · 1981
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pattanam Pogalam Vaa1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aathangarai mettorama hae… | On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae.. | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey... |
| Male :Aathangarai mettorama hae… | Male: On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey... |
| Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu | Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes, |
| Male | |
| Aathangarai mettorama hae… | On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... |
| Female | |
| Kaaveri oram maalai nannaeram | By the banks of Kaveri, during a pleasant evening time, |
| Kuzhandhaigal padaithathu sirungseru | Children created little castles in the mud, |
| Poovaana nenjil thondridum ennam | Thoughts that arise in a flower-like heart, |
| Pudhuvidha rasanaiyin azhagodu | With the beauty of a whole new taste of life, |
| Sirumanam mullai idaiveli illai | Small hearts like jasmine, with no distance between us, |
| Dhinamum thodarum ennennavoo | Endless sweet feelings that continue every day, |
| Female | |
| Aathangarai mettorama … | On the riverbank mound... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… aa | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... ah... |
| Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu | Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes, |
| Female | |
| Aathangarai mettorama hae… | On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... |
| Male | |
| Ezezhu jenmam eduthaal kooda | Even if one takes seven times seven births, |
| Idhaivida inimaigal kidaikaadhu | A sweetness greater than this cannot be found, |
| Ezezhu jenmam eduthaal kooda | Even if one takes seven times seven births, |
| Idhaivida inimaigal kidaikaadhu | A sweetness greater than this cannot be found, |
| Engengu thondri valarndhaal kooda | No matter where one is born and grows up, |
| Enakedhum pudhumaigal theriyaadhu | Nothing new would ever seem novel to me anymore, |
| Iraivanai ketten enakkena ondru | I asked God for just one thing for myself, |
| Koduthaal magizhven verennavoo | If given, I will be happy, what else do I need? |
| Male | |
| Aathangarai mettorama hae… | On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey... |
| Female :Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu | Female: Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes, |
| Aathangarai mettorama hae… | On the riverbank mound, hey... |
| Aadi pala naalaachumaa ha… | Has it been many days since we danced, hey... |
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
ஆவாரங் காட்டோரம் ஜோராக கைக்கோத்து
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Male: On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
காவேரி ஓரம் மாலை நன்னேரம்
குழந்தைகள் படைத்தது சிருஞ்சேறு
பூவான நெஞ்சில் தோன்றிடும் எண்ணம்
புதுவித ரசனையின் அழகோடு
சிறுமனம் முல்லை இடைவெளி இல்லை
தினமும் தொடரும் என்னென்னவோ
By the banks of Kaveri, during a pleasant evening time,
Children created little castles in the mud,
Thoughts that arise in a flower-like heart,
With the beauty of a whole new taste of life,
Small hearts like jasmine, with no distance between us,
Endless sweet feelings that continue every day,
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
ஆவாரங் காட்டோரம் ஜோராக கைக்கோத்து
On the riverbank mound...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... ah...
Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
ஏழேழு ஜென்மம் எடுத்தால் கூட
இதைவிட இனிமைகள் கிடைக்காது
ஏழேழு ஜென்மம் எடுத்தால் கூட
இதைவிட இனிமைகள் கிடைக்காது
எங்கெங்கு தோன்றி வளர்ந்தால் கூட
எனக்கேதும் புதுமைகள் தெரியாது
இறைவனைக் கேட்டேன் எனக்கென ஒன்று
கொடுத்தால் மகிழ்வேன் வேறென்னவோ
Even if one takes seven times seven births,
A sweetness greater than this cannot be found,
Even if one takes seven times seven births,
A sweetness greater than this cannot be found,
No matter where one is born and grows up,
Nothing new would ever seem novel to me anymore,
I asked God for just one thing for myself,
If given, I will be happy, what else do I need?
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
ஆவாரங் காட்டோரம் ஜோராக கைக்கோத்து
ஆத்தங்கரை மேட்டோரமா ஹே....
ஆடிப் பல நாளாச்சம்மா ஹே....ஹே....
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Female: Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
Aathangarai mettorama hae…
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae..
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Male :Aathangarai mettorama hae…
Male: On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu
Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
Aathangarai mettorama hae…
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae…
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
Kaaveri oram maalai nannaeram
By the banks of Kaveri, during a pleasant evening time,
Kuzhandhaigal padaithathu sirungseru
Children created little castles in the mud,
Poovaana nenjil thondridum ennam
Thoughts that arise in a flower-like heart,
Pudhuvidha rasanaiyin azhagodu
With the beauty of a whole new taste of life,
Sirumanam mullai idaiveli illai
Small hearts like jasmine, with no distance between us,
Dhinamum thodarum ennennavoo
Endless sweet feelings that continue every day,
Aathangarai mettorama …
On the riverbank mound...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… aa
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... ah...
Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu
Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
Aathangarai mettorama hae…
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae…
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
Ezezhu jenmam eduthaal kooda
Even if one takes seven times seven births,
Idhaivida inimaigal kidaikaadhu
A sweetness greater than this cannot be found,
Ezezhu jenmam eduthaal kooda
Even if one takes seven times seven births,
Idhaivida inimaigal kidaikaadhu
A sweetness greater than this cannot be found,
Engengu thondri valarndhaal kooda
No matter where one is born and grows up,
Enakedhum pudhumaigal theriyaadhu
Nothing new would ever seem novel to me anymore,
Iraivanai ketten enakkena ondru
I asked God for just one thing for myself,
Koduthaal magizhven verennavoo
If given, I will be happy, what else do I need?
Aathangarai mettorama hae…
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… hae
Has it been many days since we danced, hey... hey...
Female :Aavarang kattoram joraaga kai korthu
Female: Holding hands grandly beside the Tanner's Cassia bushes,
Aathangarai mettorama hae…
On the riverbank mound, hey...
Aadi pala naalaachumaa ha…
Has it been many days since we danced, hey...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This nostalgic folk-pop duet from the movie 'Pattanam Pogalam Vaa' captures the playful romance of a couple reminiscing on the banks of the Kaveri river. They recall simple rural pleasures—walking hand-in-hand past wild cassia flowers, watching children build mud castles, and feeling a deep emotional closeness that leaves no space between their hearts. The song elevates their innocent rural courtship into an eternal love, declaring that even across forty-nine births, no joy could match the sweetness of their union. Requesting nothing more from the divine than each other's company, the lovers celebrate their enduring bond through nature's backdrop.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaaphora / Tamil Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Aathangarai mettorama hae… / Aadi pala naalaachumaa hae… / Aavarang kattoram”
Repetition of the initial 'Aa' vowel sound creates a rhythmic, flowing opening suitable for a riverbank folk song.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Poovaana nenjil thondridum ennam”
'Poovaana nenjil' compares the tender, loving human heart directly to a soft, blooming flower.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Ezezhu jenmam eduthaal kooda / Idhaivida inimaigal kidaikaadhu”
'Ezezhu jenmam' (49 births) exaggerates time to express the infinite and incomparable nature of their joy.
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Trivia
'Pattanam Pogalam Vaa' (1981) features a soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by his brother Gangai Amaran. The song showcases Ilaiyaraaja's mastery in blending authentic Tamil rural folk idioms with gentle acoustic guitar and woodwind orchestration, sung effortlessly by P. Jayachandran and S. Janaki.
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