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Aavarangaatukulla

From Annakodi · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Annakodi
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
18 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo… ho… ho…
Adiyae aavaarangaatukkula
Aadottum pulla
Aha vellaattam paala thandhaa vevagaaram illa
Maadu kandu maeikka vandhu
Manusana maeikira ponnae
Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pulla
Kaalu vazhi kuthiya mulla
Nenjukkulla thecha mulla edudi mella
Ada podaa aavaarangaatukkula
Aadottum pulla
Naa vellaattam paala thandhaa
Vevagaaram tholla…
Aalangela naan oonaangodi nee
Ennam pola yaeri padarndhukka…
Yae aattukedaa nee aadaa thoda naan
Aala vittu odi odhingikka…
Ae mullaiyum thingum aadu
Malliga chediya vidumaa
Vekkathaiyum maarappaiyum vittuputtu vaa…
Ada podaa aavaarangaatukkula
Aadottum pulla
Naa vellaatam paala thandhaa
Vevagaaram tholla…
Yea pottachi seruppa poovaa nenacha
Sothu vaalikkulla sumakkura…
Seruppa potta sirukki magalae
Nenjaanguzhikkulla sumakuren…
Yea solachora thingura kaala
Thondakkuzhi serumudhal pola
Buthikkulla yaedho onnu sikkikichu ippo po…
Adi vaadi aavaaranghaatukkula
Aadottum pulla
Aha vellaatam paala thandhaa
Vevagaaram illa
Maadu kandu maeikka vandhu
Manusana maeikira ponnae
Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pulla
Kaalu vazhi kuthiya mulla
Kai kondu neekkiya pulla
Nenjukkulla thecha mulla edudi mella
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaarae…
Hooo oo oo oo ooo ooo oooo
Ooh... Ho... Ho...
Hey, deep in the aavaaram woods,
girl herding the goats,
If you give me fresh goat's milk, there'll be no trouble!
You came to graze the cows and calves,
but you're herding a man, girl!
You are the grazing field for my heart, girl.
Just like the thorn pricking your foot along the way,
gently pull out the thorn pierced deep in my heart!
Oh go away, in the aavaaram woods,
boy herding the goats!
If I give you goat's milk,
it will only bring trouble and bother...
I am a banyan branch and you are a climbing vine,
wrap yourself around me as much as you like...
Hey, you are a frisky ram, and so you won't touch me,
let me run away from the banyan tree and hide...
A goat that eats even thorny bushes,
will it ever spare a tender jasmine plant?
Forget your shyness and your veil, and come to me...
Oh go away, in the aavaaram woods,
boy herding the goats!
If I give you goat's milk,
it will only bring trouble and bother...
You mistook my palm-leaf slipper for a flower,
and carry it around in your lunch box...
You cheeky girl who wore that slipper,
I am carrying you deep inside my chest...
Like a bull swallowing coarse grain,
getting it stuck in its throat,
something has gotten stuck in my head too, now go away!
Hey, come to me, in the aavaaram woods,
girl herding the goats!
If you give me fresh goat's milk,
there'll be no trouble!
You came to graze the cows and calves,
but you're herding a man, girl!
You are the grazing field for my heart, girl.
The thorn that pricked your foot on the path,
you pulled it out with your own hands, girl.
Now gently pull out the thorn pierced deep in my heart!
Henene naina naina nainare
Henene nainare
Henene naina naina nainare
Henene nainare
Henene naina naina nainare
Henene nainare...
Hoo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively and playful rural romantic duet between a young man and a goat-herding girl amidst the arid scrublands (Aavaarangadu). The hero teasingly woos the heroine using rich pastoral metaphors, comparing her affection to goat's milk and her presence to a green pasture for his weary heart. He urges her to give up her bashfulness and embrace their blossoming love. The heroine responds with equal banter, cautioning him about rural social taboos and playful resistance. Through rustic imagery involving banyan trees, climbing vines, thorn bushes, and jasmine plants, the song captures the raw, earthly passion and flirty chemistry characteristic of traditional Tamil village romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamanai)

“Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pulla”

Comparing the heroine to a grazing forest for the human mind ('Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pulla').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Maadu kandu maeikka vandhu / Manusana maeikira ponnae”

Repetition of the 'Ma' sound at the start of words across adjacent lines ('Maadu', 'Manusana', 'Manusukku').

Pastoral Imagery (Mullai Thinai Imagery)

“Adiyae aavaarangaatukkula / Aadottum pulla”

Use of quintessential rural scrubland elements like Aavaaram shrubs, goats, thorns, and jasmine plants to anchor the mood in village pastoral romance.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Ae mullaiyum thingum aadu / Malliga chediya vidumaa”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'll' in 'mullaiyum' and 'malliga'.

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Trivia

The song is from Bharathiraja's rural drama 'Annakodi' (2013), featuring music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. Known for authentic folk idioms, Vairamuthu utilized authentic Southern Tamil dialect and pastoral imagery to capture the rustic essence of village life.

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