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Aathoram Kaathu Veesudhu

From Nirantharam · 1982

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Nirantharam
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
15 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaththoram kaaththu veesuthu
Vayaso elasu edamo pudhusu
Vaadi pulla aattam podalaam
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae
Ha aaththoram kaaththu veesuthu
Vaayaso elasu edamo pudhusu
Vaadi pulla aattam podalaam
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae…..aahaa…aa….
Manjal maalai thottu kungumangal ittu
Mangai kondaai mangalam
Manjal maalai thottu kungumangal ittu
Mangai kondaai mangalam
Innumenna vetkkam vaadi inthapakkam
Ilamai ingae sangamam
Iru manam ondraanom thirumana vandaanom
Namakkini santhosham azhagithu ullaasam
Ha aaththoram kaaththu veesuthu
Vaayaso elasu edamo pudhusu
Vaadi pulla aattam podalaam
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae…..aiyyo…
Paadum pachchaikkili pesum muththumozhi
Pazhaththa pola inikkithu
Paadum pachchaikkili pesum muththumozhi
Pazhaththa pola inikkithu
Aadum thangaratham aasai pongum mugam
Manasaththaanae mayakkuthu
Inikkira paalaaru kulikkira neeroda
Manakkura un meni enakkoru poonthoni
Aaththoram kaaththu veesuthu
Vaayaso elasu edamo pudhusu
Vaadi pulla aattam podalaam
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae…..
Katti vachcha mullai mottu pola
Unna kaiyil alli paarkkavaa
Moga vanna chittu theganthanna thottu
Mugaththil muththam serkkavaa
Kodi jenmam aanaalum
Kaalam maari ponaalum
Vaazhkkaiyellaam anbodu
Vaazhnthiruppaen unnodu
Aaththoram kaaththu veesuthu
Vaayaso elasu edamo pudhusu
Vaadi pulla aattam podalaam
Kannu yaendi vetturae ennai yaendi suththurae
Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae…..hae hae….
A breeze is blowing by the riverside
Our age is young, and this place is new
Come on, girl, let's dance and celebrate
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
With just a look, you light the fire of desire in me
Ha, a breeze is blowing by the riverside
Our age is young, and this place is new
Come on, girl, let's dance and celebrate
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
With just a look, you light the fire of desire in me... aaha... aa...
Wearing the auspicious yellow garland and adorned with kumkum
Girl, you have embraced the joy of marriage
Wearing the auspicious yellow garland and adorned with kumkum
Girl, you have embraced the joy of marriage
Why are you still shy? Come over to my side
Here, our youth unites as one
Two hearts have become one, bound in wedding bliss
Happiness is ours from now on, what a lovely pleasure
Ha, a breeze is blowing by the riverside
Our age is young, and this place is new
Come on, girl, let's dance and celebrate
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
With just a look, you light the fire of desire in me... ayyo...
Like a singing green parrot, speaking precious words
It is as sweet as ripe fruit
Like a singing green parrot, speaking precious words
It is as sweet as ripe fruit
Like a dancing golden chariot, with a face overflowing with desire
You completely captivate my heart
Like a sweet river of milk, like a fresh stream to bathe in
Your fragrant body is a flower boat for me
A breeze is blowing by the riverside
Our age is young, and this place is new
Come on, girl, let's dance and celebrate
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
With just a look, you light the fire of desire in me...
Like a bound string of fresh jasmine buds
Shall I gather you in my hands and gaze at you?
You charming little bird of passion, touching your body
Shall I give you a kiss on your face?
Even if millions of lifetimes pass
Even if times change and move on
Throughout my whole life, filled with love
I will live forever with you
A breeze is blowing by the riverside
Our age is young, and this place is new
Come on, girl, let's dance and celebrate
Why are you giving me sideways glances? Why are you teasingly circling around me?
With just a look, you light the fire of desire in me... hey hey...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aaththoram Kaaththu Veesuthu is an energetic, romantic folk track from the 1982 film Nirantharam, composed by the veteran duo Shankar Ganesh and rendered expressively by Malaysia Vasudevan with lyrics by Muthulingam. The song expresses the exhilaration and romantic playful teasing of a newly married groom towards his young bride in a scenic riverbank setting. The lyrics blend natural imagery such as cool river breezes, flowering buds, and sweet milk streams with marital affection. The protagonist coaxingly invites his shy bride to shed her shyness, admiring her beauty and promising eternal companionship across countlessly changing lifetimes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Katti vachcha mullai mottu pola

Compares the heroine's delicate posture to a bound, fresh jasmine bud.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Paarvaiyaalae aasai theeyai nee mootturae

Metaphorically compares a captivating gaze to kindling a flame of passion.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Paadum pachchaikkili pesum muththumozhi

Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creates rhythmic musicality.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Inikkira paalaaru kulikkira neeroda / Manakkura un meni enakkoru poonthoni

Rhyming of the second letter 'na' across adjacent lines enhancing oral poetry.

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Trivia

Nirantharam (1982) featured music by the iconic Shankar Ganesh duo, known for their rustic and energetic folk rhythms in the late 70s and 80s Tamil cinema. Vocalist Malaysia Vasudevan was widely acclaimed for infusing natural theatrical expressions and folk inflections into songs like this.

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