- Lyricist
- M. A. Kaja
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Engamma Maharani
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Jan 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayo
Avarai kandu yaeno naanam kondaayo
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaro
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo
Chorus :Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo
Hoi hoi
Kadhaliththu kai pidiththa kanavarendraalum
Kattil pakkam sellumpothu naanam vanthathaa
Naanam vanthu naanal pola nindra unnaiyae
Nambi vanthu kaiyil alli kattilittaaraa
Chee chee chumma pongadi
Female :Ponnu ooduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ponnu oduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongala
Vidiya vidiya thoongala…..
Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayo
Avarai kandu yaeno naanam kondaayo
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaro
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo…haan
Chorus :Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo…
Koondhal endra kulaththukkullae meen pidiththaaraa
Kurumbukkaaran thoondililae nee vizhunthaayaa
Shanthi endra mukoorththaththil shanthiyaanathaa
Sangamaththil ingithangal inbamaanathaa
Aiyyo vidungadi enna
Female :Ponnu oduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ponnu oduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongala
Vidiya vidiya thoongala….
Hoi
Podhumendru solla mudiyaa pudhiya paadami
Padikka padikka mudiyaatha iniya kavithaiyo
Aaththoram maanaviyum ariyum kalaiyithu
Anantham parimaarum amara kaaviyam
Naalaikku ungalukkumthaandi nadakkum
Female :Aiyyo vidungadi enna
Female :Ponnu oduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ponnu oduraa
Pudhu ponnu oduraa ava kannu thoongala
Ava vidiya vidiya thoongala…..
Vidiya vidiya thoongala….
Annam pola nadanthu neeyum sendraayo
Avara kandu yaeno naanam kondaayo
Kanavar unnai anbudan anaiththu kondaaro
Appuram enna nadanthathendru sollaayo
Laali laali lalilo
Laali laali lalilo lalallalal laa
Laali laali lalilo
Laali laali lalilo lalallalal laa
...
Did you walk gracefully like a swan?
Did you feel shy when you saw him?
Did your husband embrace you with tender love?
Won't you tell us what happened next?
Chorus: Won't you tell us what happened next?
Hoy hoy!
Even though he is the husband you loved and married,
did shyness take over when you went near the bed?
As you stood trembling like a reed in your shyness,
did he gently gather you up and place you on the bed?
Shoo, leave me alone, girls!
Female: The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
She didn't sleep all night long!
She didn't sleep all night long...
Did you walk gracefully like a swan?
Did you feel shy when you saw him?
Did your husband embrace you with tender love?
Won't you tell us what happened next... huh?
Chorus: Won't you tell us what happened next...
Did he go fishing in the dark pool of your hair?
Did you fall for that playful man's bait?
On your wedding night, did your shyness turn into peace?
In your union, was every tender gesture delightful?
Ayyo, leave me alone, girls!
Female: The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
She didn't sleep all night long!
She didn't sleep all night long...
Hoy!
This is a new lesson you can never get enough of!
Is it a sweet poem you can never finish reading?
This is an art that even a young girl soon learns,
an everlasting story that shares pure joy!
Tomorrow, the same thing will happen to you girls too!
Female: Ayyo, leave me alone, girls!
Female: The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
The bride is running away!
The new bride is running away, her eyes didn't sleep at all!
She didn't sleep all night long...
She didn't sleep all night long...
Did you walk gracefully like a swan?
Did you feel shy when you saw him?
Did your husband embrace you with tender love?
Won't you tell us what happened next?
Laali laali laalilo
Laali laali laalilo lalallalal la
Laali laali laalilo
Laali laali laalilo lalallalal la
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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