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Lyrics & meaning

Andhi Sayura Neram

From 8 Thottakkal · 2017

Lyricist
Gkb
Singers
Yogi Sekar, Padmalatha
Music director
K. S. Sundaramurthy
Movie name
8 Thottakkal
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………………
Anthi saayura neram
Mandhaara chedi oram
Oru ammavai paathu
Ayyaa adicharaam kannu
Ava sirichalaam ponnu
Anthi saayura neram
Vaikaa varapporam
Eera pudavaiya paarthu
Kaayuthu un kannu
Pakkatha ninnu
……………………
{Kokkaka kokkaka
Kokkaka kovena
Kuyila pola paadinaa} (2)
{Kuyila pola paadinaa
Ava kuyila pola paadinaa} (2)
{Kokkara kokkara ko
Koraa kokkara kokkara ko} (4)
Pudhu sambaa nellapola
Thala thalavendru maarina
Ava thala thalavendru maarina
Ava maama endru kooruvaa
Meesha vacha machaan
Neethaan achaaram onnu podanum
Ada achchaaram onnu podanum
Pinna aattam aadi theekanum
{Rathinamae
Muthinamae
Aththai peththa
Arpudhamae} (2)
{Kokkara kokkara ko
Koraa kokkara kokkara ko} (4)
Anthi saayura neram
Mandhaara chedi oram
Oru ammavai paathu
Ayyaa adicharaam kannu
Ava sirichalaam ponnu
Kokkaka kokkaka
Kokkaka kovena
Kuyila pola paadinaa
{Kuyila pola paadinaa
Ava kuyila pola paadinaa} (2)
{Kokkara kokkara ko
Koraa kokkara kokkara ko} (4)
Anthi saayura neram
Mandhaara chedi oram
Oru ammavai paathu
Ayyaa adicharaam kannu
Ava sirichalaam ponnu
...
As dusk falls,
beside the mandharai bush,
looking at the pretty girl,
the young man winked at her,
and the girl smiled back.
As dusk falls,
along the canal bank,
staring at my wet saree,
your eyes burn with longing,
standing right beside me.
...
Singing 'kokkaka kokkaka',
calling out 'kokkaka ko',
she sang like a cuckoo bird.
She sang like a cuckoo bird,
yes, she sang like a cuckoo bird.
Kokkara kokkara ko,
kora kokkara kokkara ko!
Like newly harvested samba grain,
she blossomed fresh and glowing.
She blossomed fresh and glowing.
She calls out to him, 'My beloved,'
'My moustached sweetheart,'
'You must give a token advance,'
'Hey, pay the token advance,'
'and then we shall dance our hearts out!'
My precious gem,
my shining pearl,
born to my aunt,
my true wonder!
Kokkara kokkara ko,
kora kokkara kokkara ko!
As dusk falls,
beside the mandharai bush,
looking at the pretty girl,
the young man winked at her,
and the girl smiled back.
Singing 'kokkaka kokkaka',
calling out 'kokkaka ko',
she sang like a cuckoo bird.
She sang like a cuckoo bird,
yes, she sang like a cuckoo bird.
Kokkara kokkara ko,
kora kokkara kokkara ko!
As dusk falls,
beside the mandharai bush,
looking at the pretty girl,
the young man winked at her,
and the girl smiled back.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-infused Tamil song captures a vibrant scene of rural romance and youthful playfulness at twilight. The lyrics depict a classic village encounter where a young man winks at a girl near a canal, leading to mutual shy smiles and teasing affection. Using vivid countryside imagery—such as damp sarees, paddy fields, and birds singing—the song portrays the blooming of love between maternal cousins (a traditional match in rural Tamil culture). The mood is festive, energetic, and rhythmic, filled with folk sound imitations of birds and roosters. The girl's beauty is compared to freshly harvested samba rice, and the young man is urged to give a token of commitment so they can celebrate their union with joyous dancing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kuyila pola paadinaa”

Compares the girl's sweet singing voice directly to a cuckoo ('Kuyila pola').

Simile (Upamai)

“Pudhu sambaa nellapola”

Compares the fresh, flourishing beauty of youth to newly harvested samba rice ('Pudhu sambaa nellapola').

Onomatopoeia (Oli Kurippu)

“Kokkara kokkara ko”

Uses rhythmic bird and rooster sound imitations ('Kokkara kokkara ko') to create a rustic, earthy musical texture.

Rhyme & Assonance (Edhukai / Monai)

“Rathinamae Muthinamae”

Uses matching internal rhyming and rhythmic pairing across consecutive endearing terms ('Rathinamae / Muthinamae').

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Trivia

This track features in the 2017 Tamil neo-noir crime thriller '8 Thottakkal', directed by Sri Ganesh. While the film is largely intense and suspenseful, this folk melody composed by Sundaramurthy KS provides a refreshing earthy folk texture that highlights rural Tamil musical heritage.

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