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Lyrics & meaning

Aiyayo Alamelu

From Deva · 1995

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Vijay
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Deva
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Yeppa
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Aama
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Azhaga solla poren
Paatula thaan kelu
Bajji bajji
Iyer kadai bajji..
Male :Bajji
Chorus :Machi machi
Mayangi puttan viji..
Male :Viji
Bajji bajji
Iyer kadai bajji..
Male :Bajji
Chorus :Machi machi
Mayangi puttan viji..
Male :Viji..viji
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Azhaga solla poren
Paatula thaan kelu
Sottu neelam pottu
Vantha ujaala
Enna sekku maadu pola
Sutha vachada
Rasiganuku yetha
Oru rasiga thaan
Ava manasukulla irukuthu
En usuru thaan..aah..
Nadipula radhikka
Idupula ranjitha
Kurumbula meena
Siripula roja
Naan paathen ava paatha
En thookam pochuda
Aiyayo…. aiyayo
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Azhaga solla poren
Paatula thaan kelu
……………………………….
Ahh..mylaporu maami
Pola iruntha..
Chorus :Nanna iruntha
En manasa maathi
Gaantham pola izhutha..
Appa
Maanthopula maina
Pola vantha
Ena munthaanaiyil
Mudinjukittu paranthaa
Iravula kanavu thaan
Kanavula ponnu thaan
Kannula siripu thaan
Kandathum mayakkam thaan
Na keten ava tharala
Oru super kissu da
Aiyayo… aiyayo
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Aiyaiyo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Azhaga solla poren
Paatula thaan kelu
{Bajji bajji
Iyer kadai bajji..
Male :Bajji
Chorus :Machi machi
Mayangi puttan viji..
Male :Viji} (2)
Aiyayo alamelu..
Aavin pasumpaalu
Thottu putta kottipudum thelu
Azhaga solla poren
Paatula thaan kelu..keluu…
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
Oh boy!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
That's right!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
I'm going to tell you nicely,
Just listen to this song!
Bajji, bajji (fried snack),
Bajji from the Iyer's shop...
Male: Bajji!
Chorus: Buddy, buddy,
Viji has fallen completely in love...
Male: Viji!
Bajji, bajji,
Bajji from the Iyer's shop...
Male: Bajji!
Chorus: Buddy, buddy,
Viji has fallen completely in love...
Male: Viji... Viji!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
I'm going to tell you nicely,
Just listen to this song!
Like adding a drop of whitening blue,
She came glowing like Ujala,
And made me go round and round
Like an ox turning an oil mill, buddy!
Just right for a fan like me,
She is a wonderful fan herself,
And locked inside her heart,
Lives my very life, ah...
Like Radhika in acting,
Like Ranjitha in her slender waist,
Like Meena in her playful mischief,
Like Roja in her lovely smile!
I looked at her, she looked at me,
And my sleep was gone, my friend!
Oh my... oh my!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
I'm going to tell you nicely,
Just listen to this song!
...
Ah, just like a Mylapore mami (Brahmin woman),
She carried herself...
Chorus: Looking so good!
She turned my head
And pulled me in like a magnet...
Oh boy!
Like a myna bird in a mango grove,
She came fluttering in,
Tied me into the corner of her saree,
And flew away!
At night, there are only dreams,
In the dreams, only this girl,
In her eyes, only teasing smiles,
And one look makes me swoon!
I asked her, but she didn't give me
Even one great kiss, buddy!
Oh my... oh my!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
I'm going to tell you nicely,
Just listen to this song!
{Bajji, bajji (fried snack),
Bajji from the Iyer's shop...
Male: Bajji!
Chorus: Buddy, buddy,
Viji has fallen completely in love...
Male: Viji!} (2)
Oh my, Alamelu...
Pure cow's milk from Aavin dairy,
If you touch her, she stings like a scorpion!
I'm going to tell you nicely,
Just listen to this song... listen!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aiyayo Alamelu is a humorous and energetic street-style (Gaana) romantic song from the 1995 Vijay-starrer Deva. The song depicts the protagonist (Vijay) singing about his love interest, Alamelu. He humorously describes her contrast—fair and pure like Aavin milk, yet fiery and quick-tempered like a stinging scorpion. Throughout the track, he compares her beauty and charms to top contemporary 90s actresses (Radhika, Ranjitha, Meena, and Roja) and describes how completely smitten he is with her, losing his sleep and spinning around helplessly like an ox at a mill.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Enna sekku maadu pola sutha vachada / Gaantham pola izhutha

Compares the girl's attraction to a magnet and the hero's plight to an ox tied to an oil press.

Metaphor & Contrast

Aavin pasumpaalu thottu putta kottipudum thelu

Contrasts milk (purity, softness) with scorpion (danger, sharpness) to illustrate her dual temperament.

Rhyme & Rhythm (Edhukai / Iyaibu)

Nadipula radhikka / Idupula ranjitha / Kurumbula meena / Siripula roja

Uses rhythmic end-rhyming listing popular 90s Tamil actresses to create a lively musical flow.

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Trivia

The song from the 1995 movie 'Deva' composed by Deva is famous for incorporating 1990s pop-culture references, including brand names like Ujala detergent and the names of ruling 90s South Indian leading ladies (Radhika, Ranjitha, Meena, and Roja).

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