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Lyrics & meaning

Aavarangaatukulla

From Annakodi · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Chinmayi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Annakodi2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Oo… ho… ho…Oo… ho… ho…
Male
Adiyae aavaarangaatukkulaHey girl, in the Senna shrub forest,
Aadottum pullaThe girl who herds goats,
Aha vellaattam paala thandhaa vevagaaram illaAha, if you give milk like a white goat, there is no complication.
Maadu kandu maeikka vandhuYou came to herd cattle and calves,
Manusana maeikira ponnaeOh girl who ends up herding human hearts!
Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pullaYou are the grazing pasture for my mind, my girl.
Kaalu vazhi kuthiya mullaThe thorn that pricked me along the path of my foot,
Nenjukkulla thecha mulla edudi mellaAnd the thorn lodged inside my heart, remove it gently, girl.
Female
Ada podaa aavaarangaatukkulaOh go away, in the Senna shrub forest,
Aadottum pullaThe girl who herds goats...
Naa vellaattam paala thandhaaIf I give milk like a white goat,
Vevagaaram tholla…It will turn into trouble and harassment...
Male
Aalangela naan oonaangodi neeI am the banyan branch and you are the climber vine,
Ennam pola yaeri padarndhukka…Climb and spread over me as you desire...
Female
Yae aattukedaa nee aadaa thoda naanHey, you are a ram and I am a shy, delicate thigh;
Aala vittu odi odhingikka…Leave me alone and run away...
Male
Ae mullaiyum thingum aaduHey, will a goat that eats sharp thorns
Malliga chediya vidumaaEver spare a tender jasmine plant?
Vekkathaiyum maarappaiyum vittuputtu vaa…Shed your shyness and your saree drape, and come...
Female
Ada podaa aavaarangaatukkulaOh go away, in the Senna shrub forest,
Aadottum pullaThe girl who herds goats...
Naa vellaatam paala thandhaaIf I give milk like a white goat,
Vevagaaram tholla…It will turn into trouble and harassment...
Female
Yea pottachi seruppa poovaa nenachaHey, if a woman's footwear is considered a flower,
Sothu vaalikkulla sumakkura…She carries it inside her rice bucket...
Male
Seruppa potta sirukki magalaeOh daughter of a young woman wearing footwear,
Nenjaanguzhikkulla sumakuren…I carry you deep within the hollow of my heart...
Female
Yea solachora thingura kaalaHey, like a bull eating sorghum rice
Thondakkuzhi serumudhal polaGetting it stuck right near its throat,
Buthikkulla yaedho onnu sikkikichu ippo po…Something got stuck in my mind now, go away...
Male
Adi vaadi aavaaranghaatukkulaHey come on girl, into the Senna shrub forest,
Aadottum pullaThe girl who herds goats,
Aha vellaatam paala thandhaaAha, if you give milk like a white goat,
Vevagaaram illaThere is no complication.
Maadu kandu maeikka vandhuYou came to herd cattle and calves,
Manusana maeikira ponnaeOh girl who ends up herding human hearts!
Manusukku maeicha kaadu nee thaan pullaYou are the grazing pasture for my mind, my girl.
Kaalu vazhi kuthiya mullaThe thorn that pricked along the path of my foot,
Kai kondu neekkiya pullaThe girl who pulled it out with her hands,
Nenjukkulla thecha mulla edudi mellaThe thorn lodged inside my heart, remove it gently, girl.
Male
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaaraeHenene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaaraeHenene neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaaraeHenene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaaraeHenene neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaa neinaaraeHenene neinaa neinaa neinaarae
Henene neinaa neinaarae…Henene neinaa neinaarae…
Hooo oo oo oo ooo ooo ooooHooo oo oo oo ooo ooo oooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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