- Lyricist
- R. Sundarrajan
- Singer
- Vijay
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anjaam number bussileri
Thandhaanakuyilae
Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Thandhaanakuyilae
Anjaam number bussileri
Thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Male :Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Sivanandhaa colonyinil
Bussu ninnadhu
Anga bussukaaga
Vandhu ninna ponnu ennadhu
Anjaam number bussileri
Thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Male :Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
…………………….
Onnu rendu numberellaam
Onbadhila mudinjudum
Chorus :Munna pinna potadhunaa
Latchathukku mela varum
……………………….
Ethanaiyo thalaimurai
Soththirukku engalukku
Chorus :Athanaiyum sollanunnu
Thevai illai ungalluku
Aana malai aaru kulam
Enga perula
Chorus :Indha akka maga ooru
Mattum innum serala
Enga ooru aaru
Ellarukkum serum
Chorus :Enga ooru aaru
Engeyum poi serum
Male :Aathukulla neendhiponaa
Akkarai poi serum
Anjaam number bussileri
Male :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Male :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
………………………..
Kannumani ponnumani
Kandavanga sollumbadi
Chinnamani sonnapadi
Ellamae athupadi
……………………
Suthamadi suthamadi
Naan solluradhu budhimadhi
Budhimadhi illaiyinaa
Pakkam vandhaa kathukka nee
Kathu tharom kathu tharom
Kannumanikku
Pathu dharam pathu dharam
Chinnamanikku
Mundhaanethu madam
Sonnanga oru paadam
Chorus :Mundhaanethu madam
Sonnanga oru paadam
Unga mundhanaiyai mudinju
Bus la utkaarunga oram
Anjaam number bussileri
Chorus :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Male :Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Chorus :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Sivanandhaa colonyinil
Bussu ninnadhu
Anga bussukaaga
Vandhu ninna ponnu ennadhu haan
Anjaam number bussileri
Male :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Chorus :Aaru mugana paakkaponen
Male :Thandhaanakuyilae
Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae
Boarding the number five bus
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
I went to see the six-faced Lord
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Boarding the number five bus
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
Male: I went to see the six-faced Lord
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
In Sivanandha Colony
The bus came to a stop
Waiting there for the bus
The girl standing there became mine
Boarding the number five bus
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
Male: I went to see the six-faced Lord
Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
(Music)
Numbers one and two
Will end at nine
Chorus: If you scramble their digits
They exceed a hundred thousand
(Music)
For so many generations
We have held immense wealth
Chorus: To recount all of that
Is not necessary for you
The Anaimalai hills, rivers, and ponds
Are in our family name
Chorus: But this cousin's hometown
Is the only one not yet acquired
The river in our town
Belongs to everyone
Chorus: The river in our town
Will flow and reach everywhere
Male: If you swim across the river
You will reach the opposite bank
Boarding the number five bus
Male: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: I went to see the six-faced Lord
Male: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
(Music)
Dearest gem, precious gem
Just as people who see you say
Just as this little gem says
Everything is thoroughly learned
(Music)
Pure perfection, my dear
I am giving you good counsel
If you lack common sense
Come near and learn it
We will teach you, we will teach you
To our precious darling
Ten times over, ten times over
To our little darling
The teacher, day before yesterday
Taught us a lesson
Chorus: The teacher, day before yesterday
Taught us a lesson
Tuck your pallu safely
And sit by the side in the bus
Boarding the number five bus
Chorus: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
Male: I went to see the six-faced Lord
Chorus: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
In Sivanandha Colony
The bus came to a stop
Waiting there for the bus
The girl standing there became mine, ha
Boarding the number five bus
Male: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
Chorus: I went to see the six-faced Lord
Male: Oh rhythmic cuckoo bird
Oh cuckoo bird, rhythmic cuckoo bird
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Anjaam Number Bussileri is a cheerful folk-style duet/group track from the 1997 Tamil film Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen. The song narrates a romantic encounter starting on a local city bus (Bus No. 5) near Sivanandha Colony in Coimbatore. The protagonist humorously boasts about his family wealth, ancestral lands, and local river, comparing his romantic pursuit to crossing a river and finding his beloved girl waiting at the bus stop. The lighthearted banter includes advice, playful teasing, and folk refrains standard in Tamil cinema rustic duets.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Anjaam number bussileri”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as in 'Anjaam' and 'Aaru', or 'Sivanandhaa' and 'Bussu'.
Edhukai (Rhyming second letter)
“Kannumani ponnumani”
Rhyming second letters across adjacent words or lines, common in traditional Tamil folk metrics.
Refrain / Chorus
“Thandhaanakuyilae”
The recurring folk refrain 'Thandhaanakuyilae / Kuyilae thandhaanakuyilae' serves as a rhythmic folk filler.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen' stars Vijay and Dimple, with music composed by Deva. Sivanandha Colony and Anamalai mentioned in the lyrics directly reference real landmarks in and around Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
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