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Lyrics & meaning

Annachi Annachi

From Aayusu Nooru · 2015

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
Gangai Amaran
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Aayusu Nooru
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
31 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kummiadikkira kutty iva
Ammi midhikka poraalaam
Ammi midhikka poraalaam
Kalaiyedhutha kanni iva
Kazhutha neetta poraalaam
Kazhutha neetta poraalaam
Annachi annachi
Mela satham kettachu
Thangachi thangachi kalyaana naalachu
Aayiram kaalathu payirunnu
Summava sonnaanga periyavanga
Aayiram arthaam adhula undu
Vaazhndhu paartha puriyumnga
Annachi annachi
Mela satham kettachu
Thangachi thangachi kalyaana naalachu
…………………….
Ponnu kaalil minji poduromae senji
Purushanthaan minji nadakka koodathu vanji
Mogathukkazhagaa manja poosu
Ponnukkazhaga anji vaazhu
Payira kakka vaeli ada ponna kaakka thaali
Payira kakka vaeli ada ponna kaakka thaali
Annachi annachi
Mela satham kettachu
…………………….
Porandha veeta thorandhu puguntha veedu varuvaa
Purushanathaan deivamunnu
Solikittu vaazhvaa
Uyirukkooda neengathaanu
Unna nambhi varuvaa ponnu
Idhanai nenachi paarthu moonu mudichu podu
Annachi annachi
Kalyanam aayaachu
Thangachi thangachi pandhiyum pottachu
Aayiram kaalathu payirunnu
Summava sonnaanga periyavanga
Aayiram arthaam adhula undu
Vaazhndhu paartha puriyumnga
Annachi annachi
Kalyanam aayaachu
Thangachi thangachi pandhiyum pottachu
This young girl who dances the kummi,
Is about to step on the grinding stone.
Is about to step on the grinding stone.
This maiden who weeded the fields,
Is about to extend her neck for the sacred thread.
Is about to extend her neck for the sacred thread.
Elder brother, elder brother!
The sound of the wedding drums is heard!
Younger sister, younger sister, the wedding day has arrived!
That marriage is a crop meant for a thousand years,
Did the elders say that without reason?
There are a thousand meanings in that,
If you live and experience it, you will understand!
Elder brother, elder brother!
The sound of the wedding drums is heard!
Younger sister, younger sister, the wedding day has arrived!
...
We adorn the bride's feet with crafted toe-rings,
The husband should not step over and overpower her, oh maiden!
Apply turmeric to the face for beauty,
Live with modest reverence, which is beauty for a woman!
A fence protects the crop, and the wedding thread protects the woman!
A fence protects the crop, and the wedding thread protects the woman!
Elder brother, elder brother!
The sound of the wedding drums is heard!
...
Leaving her birth home behind, she enters her marital home,
Believing her husband to be her deity,
She will live her life.
As someone inseparable even from your very breath,
The girl comes trusting in you.
Keeping this in mind, tie the three knots!
Elder brother, elder brother!
The wedding is over!
Younger sister, younger sister, the feast is served!
That marriage is a crop meant for a thousand years,
Did the elders say that without reason?
There are a thousand meanings in that,
If you live and experience it, you will understand!
Elder brother, elder brother!
The wedding is over!
Younger sister, younger sister, the feast is served!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This festive Tamil wedding song celebrates the auspicious marriage of a younger sister, combining traditional folk music rhythm with cultural rituals and marital wisdom. The lyrics detail sacred marriage customs such as stepping on the grinding stone (Ammi midhithal), wearing the sacred toe ring (Minji), and tying the Mangalsutra (Thaanu / Moonu Mudichu). The song joyfully announces the wedding celebration to the older brother (Annachi) while offering advice on mutual respect, love, and protection between husband and wife. It places special emphasis on the sacrifices made by the bride as she leaves her paternal household to embrace a new family. By invoking traditional proverbs like 'Aayiram kaalathu payir' (a crop meant for a thousand years), the song underscores marriage as a lifelong, sacred union built on trust, devotion, and moral values.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Aayiram kaalathu payirunnu”

Comparing marriage to an enduring crop ('Aayiram kaalathu payir') that yields fruits and sustains life over generations.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Annachi annachi / Thangachi thangachi kalyaana naalachu”

Use of matching second consonants in consecutive words and lines ('Annachi' / 'Thangachi', 'Mela' / 'Kalyaana').

Analogy

“Payira kakka vaeli ada ponna kaakka thaali”

Drawing a parallel between a protective farm fence guarding crops and the sacred mangalsutra guarding a woman's marital bliss.

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Trivia

T. Rajendar is famed for his signature use of alliteration (Monai) and second-letter rhyming (Edhukai) in his dialogue and song lyrics. This track showcases his classic folk-based composition style rendered dynamically by legendary singer-composer Gangai Amaran.

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