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Lyrics & meaning

Adi Aasa Machan

From Kummi Paattu · 1999

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Swarnalatha, Arun Mozhi
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kummi Paattu
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
25 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Adi aasa machaan
Vaangi thantha malligapoo
Adhu thaanaagathaan
Thantha thammaa pullaripu} (2)
Aasa manasa thoondi
Athu maaman manasa koorum
Chorus :Thaana thanthana thaana
Thaana thanthana thaana
Adi pechiyammaa maariyamaa
Sendhu kummiyadi
En maamanukku thoothuvittu
Paatu solliyadi
Adi aasa machaan
Vaangi thantha malligapoo
Adhu thaanaagathaan
Thantha thammaa pullaripu
Oda vazhi pogayila
Avan odi vanthu vazhi marichaan
Chorus :Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Kooda vanthu kusumbu panni
Mella seelaiyathaan pudichizhuthaan
Chorus :Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Kattikethaan poren unna
Katti katti thaan pudichaan
Kattu pattu kattu pattu
Naan kidanthen
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana na
Kanna konja moodikitten
Un madiyil saanjikitten
Rekka katti rekka katti
Naan parandhen
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana na
Ada kannu muzhichaa
Maamanathaan kaanavillai
Anga nadantha kadha
Aththanaiyum kanavukulla
Adi aasa machaan
Vaangi thantha malligapoo
Adhu thaanaagathaan
Thantha thammaa pullaripu
Thoadu onnu podanumnu
Mella kaadha thottaan
Kaadha thottaan
Chorus :Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Kolusu onnu podanumnu
Avan kaala thottaan
Kaala thottaan
Chorus :Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Kaivalavi potu vida
Kaiyi renda than pudichaan
Kannu renda
Moodasolli thaan iluthaan
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana na
Mookkuthiya pottuvida
Unmugatha thaan nimithi
Nerukku ner munna vanthu
Thaan sirichaan
Chorus :Thanthana thanthana na
Ada kannu muzhichaa
Maamanathaan kaanavillai
Anga nadantha kadha
Aththanaiyum kanavukulla
Adi aasa machaan
Vaangi thantha malligapoo
Adhu thaanaagathaan
Thantha thammaa pullaripu
Aasa manasa thoondi
Athu maaman manasa koorum
Chorus :Thaana thanthana thaana
Vaasa kadhava saathi
Mella maranji paakka thonum
Chorus :Thaana thanthana thaana
Adi pechiyammaa maariyamaa
Sendhu kummiyadi
En maamanukku thoothuvittu
Paatu solliyadi
Adi aasa machaan
Vaangi thantha malligapoo
Chorus :Thanthana thantha
Female :Adhu thaanaagathaan
Thantha thammaa pullaripu
Chorus :Thanthana thantha
Oh, the jasmine flowers
that my beloved sweetheart bought for me,
all on their own,
gave me sweet goosebumps!
Stirring up my longing heart,
they tell me what my sweetheart feels.
Chorus: Thaana thanthana thaana
Thaana thanthana thaana
Oh Pechiyamma, Mariyamma,
clap and dance the kummi (folk clapping dance) together!
Send word to my sweetheart
and sing him a song!
Oh, the jasmine flowers
that my beloved sweetheart bought for me,
all on their own,
gave me sweet goosebumps!
When I was walking by the stream,
he came running and blocked my path.
Chorus: Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Coming up to tease me playfully,
he gently tugged at my saree.
Chorus: Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
"I am going to marry you," he said,
and wrapped his arms tight around me.
Bound completely in his embrace,
I lay there helpless.
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana na
I gently closed my eyes,
leaned back into his lap,
and growing wings on my back,
I flew high in the sky!
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana na
But when I opened my eyes,
my sweetheart was nowhere around!
Everything that happened there
was only in my dream!
Oh, the jasmine flowers
that my beloved sweetheart bought for me,
all on their own,
gave me sweet goosebumps!
Saying he wanted to put on an earring,
he softly touched my ear,
touched my ear!
Chorus: Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
Saying he wanted to put on an anklet,
he touched my feet,
touched my feet!
Chorus: Thannana nanna thana
Thannana nanna
To slip bangles onto my wrists,
he held both my hands.
Asking me to close
both my eyes, he pulled me close.
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana na
To put a nose stud on me,
he gently lifted my face,
looked right into my eyes,
and smiled!
Chorus: Thanthana thanthana na
But when I opened my eyes,
my sweetheart was nowhere around!
Everything that happened there
was only in my dream!
Oh, the jasmine flowers
that my beloved sweetheart bought for me,
all on their own,
gave me sweet goosebumps!
Stirring up my longing heart,
they tell me what my sweetheart feels.
Chorus: Thaana thanthana thaana
Shutting the front door,
I feel like hiding and sneaking glances at him!
Chorus: Thaana thanthana thaana
Oh Pechiyamma, Mariyamma,
clap and dance the kummi (folk clapping dance) together!
Send word to my sweetheart
and sing him a song!
Oh, the jasmine flowers
that my beloved sweetheart bought for me,
Chorus: Thanthana thantha
Female: all on their own,
gave me sweet goosebumps!
Chorus: Thanthana thantha
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a celebratory, folk-infused romantic track formatted as a Kummi paattu—a traditional South Indian folk style where women clap and dance in a circle. The female protagonist expresses her deep affection for her cousin (machaan), describing how even the simple gesture of receiving a jasmine flower from him gives her goosebumps and stirs her emotions. She calls upon village folk deities Pechiyama and Mariyama, invoking them to send messages of her love through song.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Rekka katti rekka katti / Naan parandhen

The imagery of growing wings and flying expresses intense ecstasy and joy.

Repetition / Anaphora (Edukai)

Kattu pattu kattu pattu

Repetition of rhythmic paired words to emphasize being bound and mesmerized by love.

Folk Refrain / Solvazhakku

Chorus :Thaana thanthana thaana

Folk rhythmic rhythm choric refrains characteristic of Kummi dancing.

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Trivia

Kummi Paattu (1999) is a Tamil drama film featuring music directed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song highlights Kummi, one of the oldest forms of Tamil folk dance performed by clappings without musical instruments, though modern cinematic renderings incorporate rich acoustic folk instrumentation.

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