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Lyrics & meaning

Annam Pola Nadanthu

From Engamma Maharani · 1981

Lyricist
M. A. Kaja
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Engamma Maharani1981

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
……………....
Female
Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayoDid you walk gracefully like a swan?
Avarai kandu yaeno naanam kondaayoWhy did you feel shy upon seeing him?
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaroDid your husband embrace you with love?
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayoWon't you tell us what happened after that?
Chorus :Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayoChorus: Won't you tell us what happened after that?
Chorus
Hoi hoiHoi hoi
Female
Kadhaliththu kai pidiththa kanavarendraalumEven though he is the husband whose hand you held in love,
Kattil pakkam sellumpothu naanam vanthathaaDid shyness overcome you as you approached the bed?
Naanam vanthu naanal pola nindra unnaiyaeWhen you stood shyly trembling like a reed,
Nambi vanthu kaiyil alli kattilittaaraaDid he trustingly gather you in his arms and place you on the bed?
Female
Chee chee chumma pongadiOh fie! Just go away, girls!
Female :Ponnu ooduraaFemale: The bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ponnu oduraaThe bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongalaShe didn't sleep all night until dawn!
Vidiya vidiya thoongala…..Didn't sleep until dawn...
Female
Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayoDid you walk gracefully like a swan?
Avarai kandu yaeno naanam kondaayoWhy did you feel shy upon seeing him?
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaroDid your husband embrace you with love?
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo…haanWon't you tell us what happened after that... haan?
Chorus :Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo…Chorus: Won't you tell us what happened after that...
Female
Koondhal endra kulaththukkullae meen pidiththaaraaDid he catch fish inside the lake of your long dark hair?
Kurumbukkaaran thoondililae nee vizhunthaayaaDid you fall into that mischievous man's fishing hook?
Shanthi endra mukoorththaththil shanthiyaanathaaWas peace found in that peaceful auspicious moment?
Sangamaththil ingithangal inbamaanathaaWere the delicate nuances delightful during the union?
Female
Aiyyo vidungadi ennaOh my, leave me alone, girls!
Female :Ponnu oduraaFemale: The bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ponnu oduraaThe bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongalaShe didn't sleep all night until dawn!
Vidiya vidiya thoongala….Didn't sleep until dawn...
Chorus
HoiHoi
Female
Podhumendru solla mudiyaa pudhiya paadamiIs it a new lesson where one can never say 'enough'?
Padikka padikka mudiyaatha iniya kavithaiyoIs it a sweet poem that can never be finished reading?
Aaththoram maanaviyum ariyum kalaiyithuThis is an art known to both student and master alike,
Anantham parimaarum amara kaaviyamAn immortal epic that serves eternal happiness!
Female
Naalaikku ungalukkumthaandi nadakkumTomorrow, this will happen to you girls as well!
Female :Aiyyo vidungadi ennaFemale: Oh my, leave me alone, girls!
Female :Ponnu oduraaFemale: The bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ponnu oduraaThe bride is running!
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongalaThe new bride is running, her eyes haven't slept!
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongala…..She didn't sleep all night until dawn...
Vidiya vidiya thoongala….Didn't sleep until dawn...
Female
Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayoDid you walk gracefully like a swan?
Avara kandu yaeno naanam kondaayoWhy did you feel shy upon seeing him?
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaroDid your husband embrace you with love?
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayoWon't you tell us what happened after that?
Chorus
Laali laali laliloLaali laali lalilo
Laali laali lalilo lalallalal laaLaali laali lalilo lalallalal laa
Laali laali laliloLaali laali lalilo
Laali laali lalilo lalallalal laaLaali laali lalilo lalallalal laa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, traditional Tamil song features a bride's close friends teasing her on the day after her wedding night (Shanthi Muhurtham). The friends curiously interrogate her about how her husband treated her, teasing her about her shyness and sleepless night, while the bashful bride tries to evade their playful questioning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayo

Comparing the bride's graceful walk to that of a swan ('Annam pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Koondhal endra kulaththukkullae meen pidiththaaraa

Describing the bride's long hair metaphorically as a lake ('kulaththukkullae').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Podhumendru solla mudiyaa pudhiya paadami

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Padikka' and 'pudhiya'.

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Trivia

This track is a classic example of traditional 'Nalangu' / teasing song tropes in Tamil cinema, where female choruses tease the newly married bride using rich metaphors of nature, poetry, and art.

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