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Adiye Annakkili

From Pattikattu Thambi · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Pattikattu Thambi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
15 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adiyae annakili paiya paattu varum
Unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Deivam vandhu kettadhaal bakthan ingu paadinen
Thondai katti ponadhaal suthi konjam marinen
Undhan sandhosa sirippil sangeetham kattru konden
Yei adiyae annakili paiya paiya
Paattu varum unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Kaakaikkum kuruvikkum kazhudhaikkum
Kudhiraikkum kacheri paadinen
Eppodhum en paadal ketkaadha kuyilukku
Ippodhu paadinen
Sathathil ellamae geetham
Mothathil ellamae raagam
Mannithu kollungal sandhathai kelungal
Thanipadha mapagama gapamagamagarigasa
Adiyae annakili paiya paattu varum
Unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Deivam vandhu kettadhaal bakthan ingu paadinen
Thondai katti ponadhaal suthi konjam marinen
Undhan sandhosa sirippil sangeetham kattru konden
Yei yei adiyae annakili paiya paiya
Paattu varum unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Aanukkum pennukkum undaana sondhangal
Innikku nethalla
Kozhikku sevalai kondaada sonnadhu
Kaalathin koothalla
Pandhikku nikkudhu kozhi
Pakkathil ennadi thozhi
Kaadhukkul katcheri paadatta singaari
Thanipadha mapagama gapamagamagarigasa
Adiyae annakili paiya paattu varum
Unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Deivam vandhu kettadhaal bakthan ingu paadinen
Thondai katti ponadhaal suthi konjam marinen
Undhan sandhosa sirippil sangeetham kattru konden
Yei adiyae annakili paiya paiya
Paattu varum unakkaga hoi unakaaga
Hey Annakkili (my dear girl), slowly the song will come,
Just for you, hey, just for you!
Since my goddess came and asked, this devotee sang here.
Because my throat went hoarse, my pitch slipped a bit.
In your joyful laughter, I learned music.
Hey, my dear Annakkili, slowly, slowly,
The song will come, just for you, hey, just for you!
For crows, sparrows, and donkeys,
And horses too, I have performed concerts!
For the cuckoo who never listens to my song,
Now I have sung!
In every sound, there is music,
All in all, everything is a melody.
Forgive my mistakes and listen to the rhythm!
Dha-ni-pa-dha ma-pa-ga-ma ga-pa-ma-ga-ma-ga-ri-ga-sa
Hey Annakkili (my dear girl), slowly the song will come,
Just for you, hey, just for you!
Since my goddess came and asked, this devotee sang here.
Because my throat went hoarse, my pitch slipped a bit.
In your joyful laughter, I learned music.
Hey hey, my dear Annakkili, slowly, slowly,
The song will come, just for you, hey, just for you!
The bond between a man and a woman
Is not something made just today or yesterday.
Prompting the hen to celebrate the rooster
Is not just a trick of time.
The hen is waiting for the feast,
What are you doing standing beside me, my friend?
Shall I sing a concert into your ear, pretty girl?
Dha-ni-pa-dha ma-pa-ga-ma ga-pa-ma-ga-ma-ga-ri-ga-sa
Hey Annakkili (my dear girl), slowly the song will come,
Just for you, hey, just for you!
Since my goddess came and asked, this devotee sang here.
Because my throat went hoarse, my pitch slipped a bit.
In your joyful laughter, I learned music.
Hey, my dear Annakkili, slowly, slowly,
The song will come, just for you, hey, just for you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful romantic song from Pattikattu Thambi features the hero singing endearing verses to his beloved, whom he affectionately calls Annakili. He humorously elevates her to divine status, claiming he is merely a devotee singing at God's request, while teasingly recalling how he used to perform concerts for crows and donkeys before finally serenading her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Deivam vandhu kettadhaal bakthan ingu paadinen”

Compares his beloved to a deity and himself to a humble devotee singing for her.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Kaakaikkum kuruvikkum kazhudhaikkum Kudhiraikkum”

Repetition of the 'Ka' consonant sound across consecutive words.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Sathathil ellamae geetham / Mothathil ellamae raagam”

Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines ('tha' in Sathathil and Mothathil).

Swaram (Carnatic Solfege)

“Thanipadha mapagama gapamagamagarigasa”

Integration of rhythmic Carnatic notes to blend traditional musical structure into a folk pop context.

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Trivia

Pattikattu Thambi (1988) starred Arjun Sarja and Kalpana. The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose, who was immensely popular in the late 1980s for crafting catchy rural folk tracks with dynamic vocal performances by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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