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Aduppil Pogai Aagum

From Annapoorni – 2023 Film · 2023

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
Deepthi Suresh
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Annapoorni – 2023 Film
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
18 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aduppil pugai aagum
Pombalainga vazhkai
Yeniya pottaalae
Yeri vandhu paarkka
Karadu paadhaiyilae
Panju eduthu serkka
Sidharum jeevangala
Noolu eduthu korkka
Pullaya thookkittu
Pullarukkum kaattil
Ellaiya thaandi
Oru peru thara paartha
Vaanamae odi vandhu
Kaiyil vandha podhu
Gramamae podhuminnu
Kathu kodutha
Keezh erangi melusandha
Ennamellaam vanna vecha
Anna poorani
Natta vidhai ellaam
Ellarukkum poova neettumae
Oli patta veiyil
Ellarukkum kaanju theerkkumae
Vandha ava kaaveriya
Oorae pookkumae
Ava thandha balam
Munna sella paadha kokkumae
Chinnakka thozhil kaari
Semba paatti mudhalaali
Moovirukkum thala mela
Greedam yethura
Sagathi nilavaagi
Santhathikkae vilakkagai
Sundakai sooru thinga
Vaazhva maathuraa
Thangame ini naakkil
Solla inippa
Natta vidhai ellaam
Ellarukkum poova neettumae
Oli patta veiyil
Ellarukkum kaanju theerkkumae
Vandha ava kaaveriya
Oorae pookkumae
Ava thandha balam
Munna sella paadha kokkumae
Turning into smoke in the kitchen stove,
were the lives of women.
She set up a ladder,
to climb up and look beyond.
Along the rough and stony path,
she laid soft cotton to ease the way.
The scattered, struggling souls,
she threaded together as one.
Carrying her child in her arms,
working in the grass-cutting fields,
crossing every boundary,
she sought to make a name.
When the vast sky itself came running
and fell right into her hands,
saying this village is enough,
she taught everyone with love.
Staying humble, she rose high,
filling every heart with bright colors,
Annapoorni!
Every seed she sowed
offers flowers to everyone.
When the hot sun beats down,
a gentle breeze soothes everyone.
When she arrives like the Cauvery river,
the whole town blooms.
The strength she has given
will pave the path you walk upon.
Chinnakka becomes a businesswoman,
Grandma Semba becomes an owner,
and upon Muruvi's head too,
she places a crown.
Mud turns into a glowing moon,
she becomes a guiding light for generations,
giving them warm rice with turkey berries to eat,
she transforms their lives.
Like pure gold, on every tongue,
she will live on as a tale to tell.
Every seed she sowed
offers flowers to everyone.
When the hot sun beats down,
a gentle breeze soothes everyone.
When she arrives like the Cauvery river,
the whole town blooms.
The strength she has given
will pave the path you walk upon.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Annapoorani' celebrates the triumph, resilience, and uplifting spirit of women breaking free from traditional domestic confines. It contrasts the historical plight of women whose existence was confined to kitchen smoke with the empowering journey of an ambitious woman who rises to achieve greatness, nourishing and elevating her entire community.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aduppil pugai aagum”

Comparing women's lives to smoke disappearing in a stove ('Aduppil pugai aagum pombalainga vazhkai') highlights domestic entrapment.

Simile / Personification

“Vandha ava kaaveriya”

Comparing the protagonist's arrival to the life-giving River Cauvery ('Vandha ava kaaveriya') that causes the entire town to bloom.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Natta vidhai ellaam”

Rhyming of second consonant letters in consecutive lines ('Natta' and 'Oli' / 'Aduppil' and 'Pombalainga').

Imagery

“Sagathi nilavaagi”

'Sagathi nilavaagi' (turning mud into moonlight) creates vivid visual contrast depicting transformation from struggle to glory.

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Trivia

The film 'Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food' stars Nayanthara as an ambitious chef from an orthodox family. The song composed by S. Thaman encapsulates the feminist theme of culinary passion transcending social barriers.

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