- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Poottaatha Poottukkal
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aandippatti maariyappan pondaatti
Naan pondaatti
Ada idhukku maela ennatha solla annaachi ( Dialogue)
Annaachiyaa…
Andha maari oravellaam namakku pudikkaadhu
Paasam vaera route la pova koodaadhu
Naan aasaiyoda thaan vaakka pattaenae
Aaru maasam aana pinnae yaeichu puttaanae
Yaeichu puttaanaa ada paavi
Apram ennammaa aachu…
Kuruthu vaazha kannu pola
Kuruvammaa naan irukka
Kuruvammaavaa
Kuruvammaa daa
Kooru ketta atha magan
Vaeroruthiyoda sagavaasam…
Vaala palam polae mothathula vandhu nikkaen
Moodhaevi atha maga mundachi sagavaasam… ( Dialogue )
Alaadha alaadhammaa alaadha alaadha
Ketta paya pola irukku paa
Kuruvammaa nee ennikko vandhirukka vaendiyava
Apparam…
Aandippatti maariyappan pondaatti
Naan pondaatti
Ada idhukku maela ennatha solla annaachi
Daei kaettukkadaa onna thaan
Ada chee nee summaa irraa…
Aamaa… nee onnu
Um purushana sariyaa gavanikkiradhillaiyo
Palagaaram kilagaaram panni pottu
Apdiyae cover panna vaendiyadhu thaanae
Pathinettu paniyaaram madhiletti koduthaalum
Yeravaladi em purushan onakku yeravaladi em purushan
Em purushan em purushan enakku thaan sondhamadi
Adiyaathi…
Em purushan em purushan enakku thaan sondhamadi
Enakku thaan sondham
Om purushan onakku thaan sondham
Em purushanaa avan enakkaa sondham
Naangenna andha maari aalungalaa
Attaappu veedu katti annaachi
Adhula azhagaaga rendu jannal vechaachu
Jannala vechukko
Annaachiya apdiyae thookkidu
Etti etti paathaalum ettaama pochu
Otti otti paathaalum ottaama pochu
Nalla vaela ottaama pochu
Thiruppi kiruppi otraenu vandhaalum nee ottikkaadhae
Avana seruppaaleyae adikkanum
Setti kada vetti vaeru sevakaasi panneeru
Marudhakkada sakkalathi marakka podi pottaalae
Kurudhavaali karudha pola kudumba ponnu naan irukka
Velli mookku kaludhaikkaaga vaera vazhi pogalaamaa
Adhellaam pogak koodaadhu thappu thappu
Poosani keera thaaraen buthi ketta sakkalatthi
Saaranathi keera thaaraen saamiya thaan vittrudee
Alaadhammaa…
Kabodhi paya apdiyaa mayangi kedandhaan
Ava enna periya saavga azhagiyaa
Ava epdimaa iruppaa adha konjam sollu
Avalaa…
Sollu ava thaan
Kaalu rendum otta kaalu annaachi
En annaachi
Ada kannu rendum nolla kannu annaachi
Aiyaiyo marubadiyum marubadiyum
Annaachinguraadaa daei
Nolla kannu sakkalatthi annaachi
Ada pottu puttaa sokkup podi annaachi
Enna seiya
Alaadhae
Yaedhu seiya
Nee aludhaa ennaala thaanga mudiyaadhu
Naan irukka kooda ippo oru edamae illa
Ennadhu edam illiyaa…
Ivlo edam yaarukku… onakku thaan
Indhaa paaru kuruvammaa…
Naamellaam onnukkulla onnaayittom
Maariyappan vara varaikkum
Indha edathula nallaa kedandhu urulu uruluvom…
Aandippatti maariyappan pondaatti
Naan pondaatti
Ada idhukku maela ennatha solla annaachi
I'm Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, his wife!
Ah, what more is there to say, Annachi (elder brother)?
Annachi?!
I don't like that kind of brotherly relationship!
Affection shouldn't go down that track!
I got married with so much hope,
but after six months, he cheated on me!
He cheated on you? Oh, that sinner!
Then what happened, my dear...?
Like a tender young banana sprout,
when I, Kuruvamma, am right here,
Kuruvamma?
Yes, Kuruvamma!
that senseless cousin of mine...
is fooling around with another woman!
I've ended up standing here helpless like a peeled banana...
Fooling around with that wretched, cursed woman!
Don't cry, don't cry, ma, don't cry!
Sounds like a terrible fellow!
Kuruvamma, you should have come to us long ago!
And then...?
I'm Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, his wife!
Ah, what more is there to say, Annachi?
Hey, listen, she's talking to you!
Oh hush, you keep quiet, man...
Yeah... tell me something,
are you not taking good care of your husband?
Making all sorts of snacks and treats for him,
couldn't you have charmed him like that?
Even if you toss eighteen sweet pancakes over the wall,
my husband is only on loan to you, woman, just on loan!
My husband, my husband belongs only to me, woman!
Oh my goodness...!
My husband, my husband belongs only to me, woman!
He belongs only to me!
Your husband belongs only to you!
Is he my husband? Does he belong to me?
Are we that kind of people?
I built a thatched house with a loft, Annachi,
and set two pretty windows in it!
Keep the windows...
just drop that "Annachi"!
No matter how much I strained to see, he was out of reach;
no matter how close I tried to get, he drifted away.
Good thing he didn't stick around!
Even if he comes back wanting to patch up, don't take him back!
He deserves to be thrashed with a slipper!
Vetiver root from the shop, fragrant rosewater from Sivakasi...
that rival woman from Maruthakkadu gave him a potion to forget me!
When a good family woman like me is here, fresh as a sheaf of grain,
how could he stray for that donkey with a silver nose ring?
He shouldn't stray like that, that's completely wrong!
I'll give you pumpkin greens, you foolish rival woman,
I'll give you wild greens, just let go of my man!
Don't cry, ma...
Was that blind fool so completely bewitched?
Is she some great, breathtaking beauty?
How does she look, ma? Tell us a bit!
Her...?
Yes, tell us about her!
Both her legs are knock-kneed, Annachi!
Oh, my Annachi!
And both her eyes are squinty, Annachi!
Oh no, again and again...
she keeps calling me "Annachi", man!
A squint-eyed rival woman, Annachi!
Oh, she cast a magic spell on him, Annachi!
What can I do?
Don't cry!
What is there to do?
If you cry, I can't bear it!
I don't even have a place to stay right now!
What? No place to stay...?
Who is all this space for? It's all for you!
Look here, Kuruvamma...
We have all become close as one now!
Until Mariappan comes back,
let's lounge and roll around right here...
I'm Andipatti Mariappan's wife,
yes, his wife!
Ah, what more is there to say, Annachi?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk-style song from 'Poottaatha Poottukkal' presents a narrative monologue and dialogue featuring Kuruvamma, a distressed village woman who has been abandoned by her husband, Maariyappan of Andipatti, for another woman. She recounts her marital woes, lamenting how she was dutiful and loyal, yet her husband was seduced by a rival using magic powders and spellcraft. The onlookers offer comic commentary and ironic comfort, creating a dramatic folk performance filled with raw emotion, rural humor, and colloquial proverbs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kuruthu vaazha kannu pola”
Compares the protagonist's purity and presence to a tender banana leaf shoot ('Kuruthu vaazha kannu pola').
Monorhyme and Rhyme (Edukku / Monai)
“Etti etti paathaalum ettaama pochu / Otti otti paathaalum ottaama pochu”
Uses internal rhythmic repetition and rhyme in rural folk dialogue like 'ettama pochu' / 'ottama pochu'.
Metaphor / Folk Imagery
“Velli mookku kaludhaikkaaga vaera vazhi pogalaamaa”
Derogatorily compares the rival co-wife to a silver-nosed donkey ('Velli mookku kaludhai').
Did you know?
Trivia
Poottaatha Poottukkal (1980) was directed by Mahendran, featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is known for its realist rural aesthetic and inclusion of authentic folk performance-style tracks written by Panchu Arunachalam.
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