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Aathoram Maramirukku

From Guru Dhatchanai · 1969

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
T. Pugazhenthi
Movie name
Guru Dhatchanai
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi aayi aayi aayi uyyi aa
Aaathoram maramirukku
Kaathada edam irukku
Aalaana ponnirukken
Kannu machaan
Konjam appadi ippadi pathakka
Enna machan
Aaathoram maramirukku
Kaathada edam irukku
Aalaana ponnirukken
Kannu machaan
Konjam appadi ippadi pathakka
Enna machan
Adi aayi aayi aayi uyyi aa
Maasi madha sandhaiyilae
Machaan onnai pakkalaiyae
Maasi madha sandhaiyilae
Machaan onnai pakkalaiyae
Manasai vittu pesinenae
Kannu machan
Andha marumam kooda puriyalaiya
Sollu machaan
Jalli kattu kalaigalai
Alli kattum kaigalukku
Ennai katta theriyalaiya
Kannu machaan
Jalli kattu kalaigalai
Alli kattum kaigalukku
Ennai katta theriyalaiya
Kannu machaan
Innum enna solli puriya veippen
Sollu machaan
Adi aayi aayi aayi ayyi
Aaathoram maramirukku
Kaathada edam irukku
Aalaana ponnirukken
Kannu machaan
Konjam appadi ippadi pathakka
Enna machan
Thoongalaiyae un nenappu
Ahaa..haa.
Thoongalaiyae un nenappu
Thottadhu pol oru kanavu
Thoongalaiyae un nenappu
Thottadhu pol oru kanavu
Vizhikkum podhu kanalaiyae
Kannu machaan
Nee vellanavae poyitiya
Sollu machaan
Andhi saanthi nerathula
Chandrinai saatchi vechi
Thandhirama kaathirundhen
Kannu machaan
Andhi saanthi nerathula
Chandrinai saatchi vechi
Thandhirama kaathirundhen
Kannu machaan
Andha mandhiratha marandhitiya
Sollu machaan
Adi aayi aayi aayi ayyi
Aaathoram maramirukku
Kaathada edam irukku
Aalaana ponnirukken
Kannu machaan
Konjam appadi ippadi pathakka
Enna machan
Hey aayi aayi aayi uyyi aa!
There is a tree by the riverside,
there is a breezy place to relax,
and here I am, a grown girl waiting,
my darling sweetheart!
If you look at me a little this way and that,
what is wrong with that, my love?
There is a tree by the riverside,
there is a breezy place to relax,
and here I am, a grown girl waiting,
my darling sweetheart!
If you look at me a little this way and that,
what is wrong with that, my love?
Hey aayi aayi aayi uyyi aa!
At the fair in the month of Masi,
didn't I meet you, my dear?
At the fair in the month of Masi,
didn't I meet you, my dear?
I opened my heart and spoke to you,
my darling sweetheart,
didn't you even understand the hidden meaning?
Tell me, my love!
For the hands that catch and tame
the fierce bulls in Jallikattu (traditional bull-taming sport),
don't you know how to hold me in your arms,
my darling sweetheart?
For the hands that catch and tame
the fierce bulls in Jallikattu (traditional bull-taming sport),
don't you know how to hold me in your arms,
my darling sweetheart?
What more can I say to make you understand?
Tell me, my love!
Hey aayi aayi aayi ayyi!
There is a tree by the riverside,
there is a breezy place to relax,
and here I am, a grown girl waiting,
my darling sweetheart!
If you look at me a little this way and that,
what is wrong with that, my love?
My thoughts of you won't let me sleep,
Aaha.. haa...
My thoughts of you won't let me sleep,
and I had a dream that you touched me,
My thoughts of you won't let me sleep,
and I had a dream that you touched me.
When I opened my eyes, I couldn't see you anywhere,
my darling sweetheart,
did you leave so early at dawn?
Tell me, my love!
At the twilight hour of dusk,
with the moon as my witness,
I waited cleverly for you,
my darling sweetheart!
At the twilight hour of dusk,
with the moon as my witness,
I waited cleverly for you,
my darling sweetheart!
Have you forgotten that secret spell?
Tell me, my love!
Hey aayi aayi aayi ayyi!
There is a tree by the riverside,
there is a breezy place to relax,
and here I am, a grown girl waiting,
my darling sweetheart!
If you look at me a little this way and that,
what is wrong with that, my love?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic Tamil folk-style romantic song expresses the playful teasing and deep yearning of a young woman for her beloved ('machaan'). Set against rural imagery like riverbanks, village fairs ('Maasi sandhai'), and traditional bull-taming ('Jallikattu'), the protagonist playfully chides her lover for his bashfulness and inability to grasp her romantic hints. She questions how someone brave enough to tame wild bulls can be so shy when it comes to expressing love to her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

Aaathoram maramirukku / Aalaana ponnirukken

Matching initial consonants across words in a line, such as 'Aaathoram' and 'Aalaana' or 'Manasai' and 'Marumam'.

Ethirai (Rhyme)

Jalli kattu kalaigalai / Alli kattum kaigalukku

Second letter rhyming across consecutive lines, seen in 'Jalli' and 'Alli', or 'Thoongalaiyae' and 'Thottadhu'.

Metaphor & Rural Imagery

Jalli kattu kalaigalai alli kattum kaigalukku ennai katta theriyalaiya

Comparing the bravery required in Jallikattu bull-taming with the courage needed to embrace love.

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Trivia

Composed by T. Pugazhenthi with lyrics by Kannadasan, 'Guru Dhatchanai' (1969) features this iconic folk track rendered by P. Susheela. Pugazhenthi, who worked extensively as a long-time assistant to K. V. Mahadevan, brought a distinct native folk texture to this composition.

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