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Lyrics & meaning

Aavi Parakkum Teakadai

From Rajini Murugan · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Badava Gopi, V. M. Mahalingam
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Rajini Murugan2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aavi.. aa aa aaviVapor... ah ah vapor
Aavi parakum tea kadaA tea shop with steaming hot tea
Ava vanthathanaala pookadaBecause she arrived, it turned into a flower shop
Devi dhinusa paathidaSeeing the goddess in a unique way
Naan maranthe ponen sapidaI even forgot to eat my food
Male
Kaadhal ennum teayilaIn the tea called love
Nencha bun-ah nenachittaShe thought of my heart as a bun
Thedi vantha devathaThe angel who came looking for me
Enna nekka kudichittaDrank me up completely
Male
Nethu varaikum naanumthaanUntil yesterday, even I
Aagaama iruthen boniyaaHad no sales at all
Ava paathu siricha piraaguthaanOnly after she looked at me and smiled
Aanene salttum seeniya seeniya seeniyaI became salt and sugar, sugar, sugar
Male
Aavi.. aa aa aaviVapor... ah ah vapor
Aavi parakum tea kadaA tea shop with steaming hot tea
Ava vanthathanaala pookadaBecause she arrived, it turned into a flower shop
Devi dhinusa paathidaSeeing the goddess in a unique way
Naan maranthe ponen sapidaI even forgot to eat my food
Male
Vetri petravarghal virumbum idamThe place preferred by successful people
Rajinimurugan tea stall (Dialogue)Rajinimurugan tea stall
Male
Kadhal enbathu dabaraa settuLove is like a dabara set
Kalanthorame piriyathuOnce mixed, it never separates
Aasai enbathu palagara thattuDesire is like a snack tray
Moodi veikavum mudiyathuIt cannot be kept covered
Male
Sooda yethum boiler-ahLike a boiler raising heat
Avalathu meniyum thonutheHer body seems to feel warm too
Sukku malli coffeeyaiLike dry ginger coriander coffee
Avalathu vaasana veesutheeHer fragrance blows around
Male
Ava pechu sema tasteHer talk is super tasty
Nenachalee athu boostuJust thinking of it gives an energy boost
Kettukko kettuko matteruListen, listen to this matter
Male
Aavi parakum tea kadaA tea shop with steaming hot tea
Ava vanthathanaala pookadaBecause she arrived, it turned into a flower shop
Devi dhinusa paathidaSeeing the goddess in a unique way
Naan maranthe ponen sapidaI even forgot to eat my food
Female
Kozhantha en azharthuWhy is the baby crying?
Rajini murugan tea ah kudukka sollu (Dialogue)Tell them to give Rajini Murugan tea
Male
Vai manakka thamboolam sirakkaMouth smelling sweet, betel leaves shining red
Udal surusupukkuFor bodily alertness
Soodaana suvayana strongana ranijimurugan teaHot, delicious, strong Rajinimurugan tea
Engalukku verengum kilaigal illai (Dialogue)We have no other branches anywhere else
Male
Kanni theeva pol thodarum loveaLove continuing like the Kanni Theevu comic strip
Daily papera padicheneI read it in the daily newspaper
Uppu biscuit-ah avalum ennaTreating me like a salt biscuit
Thottu thingave odanjeneI broke as soon as she touched and ate me
Male
Jaada kaatum kannuthaanHer eyes that throw winks and gestures
Pazhagida token-um vaangutheTake a token to get acquainted
Mooda mathum solluthaanHer words that alter my mood
Manasaiyum parcel-u poduthePack my heart into a parcel
Male
Ava thottu tharum glassuThe glass touched and served by her
Athilethaan uyir dosuContains the life dose in it
Paththukko paththukko dangeruWatch out, watch out, it's danger
Male
Odunga odunga Mr.jackRun, run Mr. Jack
Antha kodiya mirugamThat ferocious beast
Nammala nokkithan vanthuturukku (Dialogue)Is coming right towards us
Male
Aavi parakum tea kadaA tea shop with steaming hot tea
Ava vanthathanaala pookadaBecause she arrived, it turned into a flower shop
Devi dhinusa paathidaSeeing the goddess in a unique way
Naan maranthe ponen sapidaI even forgot to eat my food
Male
Nambi vanga santhosama ponga (Dialogue)Come with trust, leave with happiness

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Aavi Parakum Tea Kada' is a lighthearted, folk-pop romantic track from the movie Rajini Murugan. The song creatively uses elements and snacks from a local Tamil tea shop—such as tea boilers, bun, dabara sets, salt biscuits, and parcel boxes—as metaphors to express the protagonist's profound attraction and excitement toward his beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kadhal enbathu dabaraa settu

Compares love to a 'dabara set' (traditional coffee filter set), emphasizing that once love blends, the two partners cannot be separated.

Simile

Kanni theeva pol thodarum lovea

Compares love to 'Kanni Theevu', a famous long-running daily comic strip in Tamil newspapers, symbolizing endless romance.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Aavi parakum tea kada / Ava vanthathanaala pookada

Rhyming end-words 'tea kada' and 'pookada' create a rhythmic, catchy folk flow.

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Trivia

The track is styled as a quirky rural tea stall advertisement intercut with song verses, mimicking local Tamil radio announcements.

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