Aavani Masathula Thavani
From Aayusu Nooru · 2015
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Aayusu Nooru2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aavani maasathula thaavani potta pulla | The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani |
| Aavaram thoppukulla annadam ninna pulla | The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove |
| Aavani maasathula thaavani potta pulla | The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani |
| Aavaram thoppukulla annadam ninna pulla | The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove |
| Male | |
| Aththiayum pethapulla athaannu sonna mulla | The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin |
| Aththiayum pethapulla athaannu sonna mulla | The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin |
| Mai kannail theetikittu mayakkatha thandhadhenna | Applying kohl to your eyes, why did you intoxicate me? |
| Ho avoo avaoo | Ho avoo avaoo |
| Manjal poosikittu nenjathaan parichadhenna | Applying turmeric, why did you steal my heart? |
| Ho avoo avaoo | Ho avoo avaoo |
| Female :Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru | Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round |
| Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru | Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round |
| Korangu moonju thaan paartha theriyudhu | Looking at his face, it looks like a monkey's face |
| Chorus :Paartha theriyudhu | Looking at it, it's obvious |
| Female :Kaadhu seviduthaan sirippil puriyudhu | His deafness is evident in his laugh |
| Chorus :Sirippil puriyudhu | In his laugh, it's understood |
| Female | |
| Kombhu illaa kaalai adha vambilukkum saela | A hornless bull being taunted by the saree |
| Kombhu illaa kaalai adha vambilukkum saela | A hornless bull being taunted by the saree |
| Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru | Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round |
| Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru | Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round |
| Chorus | |
| Nammooru mamaakku naalum kettu pochuthadi | Our village uncle's mind has gone completely corrupt |
| Nethiyilae pottu vechu saelaiya thaan kattungadi | Put a bindi on his forehead and drape a saree on him, girls! |
| Female | |
| Moonu mozham poovu adha maamanukku sorugu | Tuck three cubits of flowers into uncle's hair |
| Chorus :Aahaa sorugu aahaa sorugu | Aahaa tuck it, aahaa tuck it |
| Female :Manjalthaan eduthu en machaanukku thadavu | Take turmeric and smear it on my cousin |
| Chorus :Aahaa thadavu aahaa thadavu | Aahaa smear it, aahaa smear it |
| Female | |
| Aambalaingha veeram ellaam ippathaan | Men's valor lasts only until now |
| Adhu kalyanamthaan aagivittaa illathaan | Once married, it vanishes into nothingness |
| Aambalaingha veeram ellaam ippathaan | Men's valor lasts only until now |
| Adhu kalyanamthaan aagivittaa illathaan | Once married, it vanishes into nothingness |
| Raajiyam enga kaiyilae | The kingdom is in our hands |
| Poojiyam ivanga moonjilae | Zero is on their faces |
| Female | |
| Saela kooda thovaikkanondi | He even has to wash sarees |
| Kaala kuda amukkanondi | He even has to press my feet |
| Saela kooda thovaikkanondi | He even has to wash sarees |
| Kaala kuda amukkanondi | He even has to press my feet |
| Female | |
| Maava kuda arikanum | He has to grind the batter too |
| Mattikittu muzhikanum..hoi | He has to get trapped and stare helpless.. hoi |
| Aatti vechaa aadanum | When made to dance, he must dance |
| Aamaam saami podanum ho ho hooi | He must nod along and agree, ho ho hooi |
| Male | |
| Aambala aambalathaan | A man is a man after all |
| Pombala pombalathaan | A woman is a woman after all |
| Aambala aambalathaan | A man is a man after all |
| Pombala pombalathaan | A woman is a woman after all |
| Sattaiya kalattuvom onnaala mudiyumaa | We can take off our shirts, can you do that? |
| Mesaiya murukkuvom vaikka thaan mudiyumaa | We twirl our moustaches, can you keep up with that? |
| Male | |
| Kaattuneenga raangi ippa kattuneenga vaangi | You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating |
| Kaattuneenga raangi ippa kattuneenga vaangi | You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating |
| Aambala aambalathaan pombala pombalathaan | A man is a man, a woman is a woman |
| Aambala aambalathaan pombala pombalathaan | A man is a man, a woman is a woman |
| Hae hae hae | Hae hae hae |
| Chorus | |
| Hae jakkamma vaa pakkamma | Hey Jakkamma come nearby |
| Hae muthamma thaa muthama | Hey Muthamma give a kiss |
| Male | |
| Adiyeduthu veikkiraale annammaa | Annamma is taking her steps as she walks |
| Aiyaiyoo boomdhevi thaanguvaala sollammaa | Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me! |
| Female :Yei | Yei |
| Male :Adiyeduthu veikkiraale annammaa | Annamma is taking her steps as she walks |
| Aiyaiyoo boomdhevi thaanguvaala sollammaa | Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me! |
| Yei mellamma nadaiya mellamma | Yei, walk slowly, walk gracefully |
| Ada ammammaa aathiram yen ammaa | Oh my, why such impatience, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Kaiya pudicha valiyal odaiyum | If you hold her hand, it might break out of pain |
| Thottu anaichaa enna aagum | If you hug her, what will happen? |
| Puliya pola aambala puli karaikkum pombala | A man is like a tiger, but a woman can dissolve a tiger |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Adupaangarai raaninga aattaam kandu poninga | You queens of the kitchen have lost your minds and danced around |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Female | |
| Kondaadi kondaadi | Celebrate, celebrate |
| Manja thnani kondaadi | Celebrate with turmeric water |
| Vaetti thuni ellaam nanaiya pogudhu | The veshti clothes are all going to get soaked |
| Vesham ippa thaan maara poguthu | The disguise is now going to change |
| Manja thanni eduthu en machaan mela oothu | Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin |
| Male | |
| Adi ennengaadi koothu nee oothungadi paathu | Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully |
| Female :Manja thanni eduthu en machaan mela oothu | Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin |
| Male :Adi ennengadi koothu nee oothungadi paathu | Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully |
ஆவணி மாசத்துல தாவணி போட்ட புள்ள
ஆவாரம் தோப்புக்குள்ள அன்னாடம் நின்ன புள்ள
ஆவணி மாசத்துல தாவணி போட்ட புள்ள
ஆவாரம் தோப்புக்குள்ள அன்னாடம் நின்ன புள்ள
The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani
The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove
The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani
The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove
அத்தையும் பெத்தப்புள்ள அத்தான்னு சொன்ன முல்ல
அத்தையும் பெத்தப்புள்ள அத்தான்னு சொன்ன முல்ல
மை கண்ணில் தீட்டிக்கிட்டு மயக்கத்த தந்ததென்ன..
ஹோ ஆவோ ஆவோ
மஞ்சளப் பூசிக்கிட்டு நெஞ்சத்தான் பறிச்சதென்ன...
ஹோ ஆவோ ஆவோ
The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin
The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin
Applying kohl to your eyes, why did you intoxicate me?
Ho avoo avaoo
Applying turmeric, why did you steal my heart?
Ho avoo avaoo
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Looking at his face, it looks like a monkey's face
Looking at it, it's obvious
His deafness is evident in his laugh
In his laugh, it's understood
மன்னாரு மன்னாரு சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்தாரு
மன்னாரு மன்னாரு சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்தாரு
கொரங்கு மூஞ்சுதான் பாத்தா தெரியுது
குழு :
பாத்தா தெரியுது
காது செவிடுதான் சிரிப்பில் புரியுது
குழு :
சிரிப்பில் புரியுது
A hornless bull being taunted by the saree
A hornless bull being taunted by the saree
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
கொம்பு இல்லா காளை அத வம்புக்கிழுக்கும் சேல
கொம்பு இல்லா காளை அத வம்புக்கிழுக்கும் சேல
மன்னாரு மன்னாரு சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்தாரு
மன்னாரு மன்னாரு சுத்தி சுத்தி வந்தாரு
Our village uncle's mind has gone completely corrupt
Put a bindi on his forehead and drape a saree on him, girls!
நம்மூரு மாமாவுக்கு நாலும் கெட்டுப் போச்சுதடி
நெத்தியிலே பொட்டு வச்சு சேலையத்தான் கட்டுங்கடி..
Tuck three cubits of flowers into uncle's hair
Aahaa tuck it, aahaa tuck it
Take turmeric and smear it on my cousin
Aahaa smear it, aahaa smear it
மூணு மொழம் பூவு அத மாமனுக்கு சொருகு
குழு :
ஆஹா சொருகு ஆஹா சொருகு
மஞ்சளத்தான் எடுத்து என் மச்சானுக்கு தடவு
குழு :
ஆஹா தடவு ஆஹா தடவு...
Men's valor lasts only until now
Once married, it vanishes into nothingness
Men's valor lasts only until now
Once married, it vanishes into nothingness
The kingdom is in our hands
Zero is on their faces
ஆம்பளைங்க வீரமெல்லாம் இப்பத்தான்
அது கல்யாணந்தான் ஆகிவிட்டா இல்லதான்
ஆம்பளைங்க வீரமெல்லாம் இப்பத்தான்
அது கல்யாணந்தான் ஆகிவிட்டா இல்லதான்
ராஜ்ஜியம் எங்க கையிலே
பூஜ்ஜியம் இவங்க மூஞ்சிலே
He even has to wash sarees
He even has to press my feet
He even has to wash sarees
He even has to press my feet
சேலக்கூட தொவைக்கனோன்டி
காலக் கூட அமுக்கனோன்டி
சேலக்கூட தொவைக்கனோன்டி
காலக் கூட அமுக்கனோன்டி
He has to grind the batter too
He has to get trapped and stare helpless.. hoi
When made to dance, he must dance
He must nod along and agree, ho ho hooi
மாவு கூட அரைக்கணும்
மாட்டிக்கிட்டு முழிக்கணும்..ஹோய்...
ஆட்டி வச்சா ஆடணும்
ஆமாம் சாமி போடணும்.. ஹோஹோஹோய்
A man is a man after all
A woman is a woman after all
A man is a man after all
A woman is a woman after all
We can take off our shirts, can you do that?
We twirl our moustaches, can you keep up with that?
ஆம்பள ஆம்பளத்தான்
பொம்பள பொம்பளத்தான்
ஆம்பள ஆம்பளத்தான்
பொம்பள பொம்பளத்தான்
சட்டைய கழட்டுவோம் ஒன்னால முடியுமா
மீசைய முறுக்குவோம் வைக்கத்தான் முடியுமா
You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating
You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating
A man is a man, a woman is a woman
A man is a man, a woman is a woman
Hae hae hae
காட்டுனீங்க ராங்கி இப்ப கட்டுனீங்க வாங்கி
காட்டுனீங்க ராங்கி இப்ப கட்டுனீங்க வாங்கி
ஆம்பள ஆம்பளத்தான் பொம்பள பொம்பளத்தான்
ஆம்பள ஆம்பளத்தான் பொம்பள பொம்பளத்தான்
ஹே. ஹே.ஹே....
Hey Jakkamma come nearby
Hey Muthamma give a kiss
ஹே..ஜக்கம்மா வா பக்கம்மா
ஹே....முத்தம்மா தா...முத்தமா....
Annamma is taking her steps as she walks
Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me!
Yei
Annamma is taking her steps as she walks
Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me!
Yei, walk slowly, walk gracefully
Oh my, why such impatience, my dear?
அடியெடுத்து வைக்கிறாளே அன்னம்மா
அய்யயோ பூமாதேவி தாங்குவாளா சொல்லம்மா
If you hold her hand, it might break out of pain
If you hug her, what will happen?
A man is like a tiger, but a woman can dissolve a tiger
Hoi hoi hoi
You queens of the kitchen have lost your minds and danced around
Hoi hoi hoi
ஏய்
அடியெடுத்து வைக்கிறாளே அன்னம்மா
அய்யயோ பூமாதேவி தாங்குவாளா சொல்லம்மா
ஏய் மெல்லம்மா நடைய மெல்லம்மா
அட அம்மம்மா ஆத்திரம் ஏனம்மா
Celebrate, celebrate
Celebrate with turmeric water
The veshti clothes are all going to get soaked
The disguise is now going to change
Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin
கையப் புடிச்சா வளையல் ஓடையும்
தொட்டு அணைச்சா என்ன ஆகும்
புலியப் போல ஆம்பள புளி கரைக்கும் பொம்பள
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
அடுப்பங்கரை ராணிங்க ஆட்டம் கண்டு போனீங்க
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully
Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin
Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully
கொண்டாடி கொண்டாடி
மஞ்சத் தண்ணி கொண்டாடி
வேட்டித் துணியெல்லாம் நனைய போகுது
வேஷம் இப்பத்தான் மாறப் போகுது
மஞ்சத் தண்ணி எடுத்து என் மச்சான் மேல ஊத்து
அடி என்னாங்கடி கூத்து நீ ஊத்துங்கடி பாத்து
மஞ்சத் தண்ணி எடுத்து என் மச்சான் மேல ஊத்து
அடி என்னாங்கடி கூத்து நீ ஊத்துங்கடி பாத்து....
Aavani maasathula thaavani potta pulla
The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani
Aavaram thoppukulla annadam ninna pulla
The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove
Aavani maasathula thaavani potta pulla
The girl who wore a half-saree in the month of Aavani
Aavaram thoppukulla annadam ninna pulla
The girl who stood gracefully every day inside the Tanner's Cassia grove
Aththiayum pethapulla athaannu sonna mulla
The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin
Aththiayum pethapulla athaannu sonna mulla
The daughter born to my aunt, the jasmine flower who called me her cousin
Mai kannail theetikittu mayakkatha thandhadhenna
Applying kohl to your eyes, why did you intoxicate me?
Ho avoo avaoo
Ho avoo avaoo
Manjal poosikittu nenjathaan parichadhenna
Applying turmeric, why did you steal my heart?
Ho avoo avaoo
Ho avoo avaoo
Female :Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Korangu moonju thaan paartha theriyudhu
Looking at his face, it looks like a monkey's face
Chorus :Paartha theriyudhu
Looking at it, it's obvious
Female :Kaadhu seviduthaan sirippil puriyudhu
His deafness is evident in his laugh
Chorus :Sirippil puriyudhu
In his laugh, it's understood
Kombhu illaa kaalai adha vambilukkum saela
A hornless bull being taunted by the saree
Kombhu illaa kaalai adha vambilukkum saela
A hornless bull being taunted by the saree
Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru
Mannaaru, Mannaaru came wandering round and round
Nammooru mamaakku naalum kettu pochuthadi
Our village uncle's mind has gone completely corrupt
Nethiyilae pottu vechu saelaiya thaan kattungadi
Put a bindi on his forehead and drape a saree on him, girls!
Moonu mozham poovu adha maamanukku sorugu
Tuck three cubits of flowers into uncle's hair
Chorus :Aahaa sorugu aahaa sorugu
Aahaa tuck it, aahaa tuck it
Female :Manjalthaan eduthu en machaanukku thadavu
Take turmeric and smear it on my cousin
Chorus :Aahaa thadavu aahaa thadavu
Aahaa smear it, aahaa smear it
Aambalaingha veeram ellaam ippathaan
Men's valor lasts only until now
Adhu kalyanamthaan aagivittaa illathaan
Once married, it vanishes into nothingness
Aambalaingha veeram ellaam ippathaan
Men's valor lasts only until now
Adhu kalyanamthaan aagivittaa illathaan
Once married, it vanishes into nothingness
Raajiyam enga kaiyilae
The kingdom is in our hands
Poojiyam ivanga moonjilae
Zero is on their faces
Saela kooda thovaikkanondi
He even has to wash sarees
Kaala kuda amukkanondi
He even has to press my feet
Saela kooda thovaikkanondi
He even has to wash sarees
Kaala kuda amukkanondi
He even has to press my feet
Maava kuda arikanum
He has to grind the batter too
Mattikittu muzhikanum..hoi
He has to get trapped and stare helpless.. hoi
Aatti vechaa aadanum
When made to dance, he must dance
Aamaam saami podanum ho ho hooi
He must nod along and agree, ho ho hooi
Aambala aambalathaan
A man is a man after all
Pombala pombalathaan
A woman is a woman after all
Aambala aambalathaan
A man is a man after all
Pombala pombalathaan
A woman is a woman after all
Sattaiya kalattuvom onnaala mudiyumaa
We can take off our shirts, can you do that?
Mesaiya murukkuvom vaikka thaan mudiyumaa
We twirl our moustaches, can you keep up with that?
Kaattuneenga raangi ippa kattuneenga vaangi
You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating
Kaattuneenga raangi ippa kattuneenga vaangi
You showed arrogant attitude before, now you've taken a beating
Aambala aambalathaan pombala pombalathaan
A man is a man, a woman is a woman
Aambala aambalathaan pombala pombalathaan
A man is a man, a woman is a woman
Hae hae hae
Hae hae hae
Hae jakkamma vaa pakkamma
Hey Jakkamma come nearby
Hae muthamma thaa muthama
Hey Muthamma give a kiss
Adiyeduthu veikkiraale annammaa
Annamma is taking her steps as she walks
Aiyaiyoo boomdhevi thaanguvaala sollammaa
Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me!
Female :Yei
Yei
Male :Adiyeduthu veikkiraale annammaa
Annamma is taking her steps as she walks
Aiyaiyoo boomdhevi thaanguvaala sollammaa
Oh my! Will Mother Earth be able to bear her weight? Tell me!
Yei mellamma nadaiya mellamma
Yei, walk slowly, walk gracefully
Ada ammammaa aathiram yen ammaa
Oh my, why such impatience, my dear?
Kaiya pudicha valiyal odaiyum
If you hold her hand, it might break out of pain
Thottu anaichaa enna aagum
If you hug her, what will happen?
Puliya pola aambala puli karaikkum pombala
A man is like a tiger, but a woman can dissolve a tiger
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Adupaangarai raaninga aattaam kandu poninga
You queens of the kitchen have lost your minds and danced around
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Kondaadi kondaadi
Celebrate, celebrate
Manja thnani kondaadi
Celebrate with turmeric water
Vaetti thuni ellaam nanaiya pogudhu
The veshti clothes are all going to get soaked
Vesham ippa thaan maara poguthu
The disguise is now going to change
Manja thanni eduthu en machaan mela oothu
Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin
Adi ennengaadi koothu nee oothungadi paathu
Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully
Female :Manja thanni eduthu en machaan mela oothu
Take turmeric water and pour it on my cousin
Male :Adi ennengadi koothu nee oothungadi paathu
Hey girls, what playful act is this? Pour it carefully
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic folk duet features a playful battle of the sexes set during a festive occasion (centered around turmeric water celebrations, common in Tamil marriage or post-wedding rituals). The male lead boasts about male pride and romantic pursuit, while the female lead and her companions mock the male ego, claiming that men lose all their chivalry and bravado once married, ending up doing household chores like washing sarees and grinding batter. The song highlights high-tempo banter, rural imagery, humorous taunts, and mutual affection wrapped in playful rivalry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhai (Second letter rhyming)
“Aavani maasathula thaavani potta pulla”
In 'Aavani maasathula' / 'Aavaram thoppukulla', the second letter 'va' (வ) rhymes across lines.
Monaal / Rhyme
“Mannaaru mannaaru suthi suthi vandhaaru”
Repetition of sound 'Mannaaru mannaaru' creates rhythmic internal repetition (Anaphora/Alliteration).
Metaphor
“Kombhu illaa kaalai adha vambilukkum saela”
Comparing a man without authority/control to a hornless bull ('Kombhu illaa kaalai').
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Trivia
Composed and written by T. Rajendar, known for his signature rhyming lyricism ('Etukai' and 'Monai') and folk-infused rhythmic numbers. Sung dynamic duo Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki, this track showcases classic 1980s/1990s rural folk duet banter elements.
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