Anname Anname
From Valiba Vilayattu · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Valiba Vilayattu1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Annamae annamae | O swan, O swan |
| Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae | Symbol of desire, come here |
| Annamae annamae | O swan, O swan |
| Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae | Symbol of desire, come here |
| Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Female | |
| Manmadha manmadha | O Cupid, O Cupid |
| Ambudan odivaa naanaachu | Run to me with your arrow, I am ready |
| Manmadha manmadha | O Cupid, O Cupid |
| Ambudan odivaa naanaachu | Run to me with your arrow, I am ready |
| Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Male | |
| Thaen navil | Like honey on the tongue |
| Pattaal thaan thithikkum un dhegam | Your body feels sweet only when touched |
| Female :Uttaalum thithikkum en paarvai | Female: Even my gaze brings sweetness when cast upon you |
| Male :Pattaalum pathikkum un karppai | Male: Even a touch leaves an imprint on your virtue |
| Female :Thottaalum ottikkum | Female: Even a gentle touch will make us cling together |
| Aangaangae thangangal undu | There is gold hidden here and there |
| Nee aadaikkul thaen thaedum vandu | You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing |
| Aangaangae thangangal undu | There is gold hidden here and there |
| Nee aadaikkul thaen thaedum vandu | You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing |
| Male | |
| Nilavu thaan vilum varai | Until the moon sets |
| Pazhagalaam palamurai | We can meet and romance many times |
| Nee konjam kann kattamma | Blindfold your eyes for a moment, my girl |
| Female | |
| Manmadha manmadha | O Cupid, O Cupid |
| Ambudan odivaa naanaachu | Run to me with your arrow, I am ready |
| Male :Annamae annamae | Male: O swan, O swan |
| Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae | Symbol of desire, come here |
| Female :Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | Female: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Male :Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | Male: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill |
| Male | |
| Thangangal appodhum eppodhum mannodu | Gold always belongs to the earth |
| Female :Per inbam eppodhum pennondu | Female: Supreme bliss always resides with a woman |
| Male :Noor inbam ippodhu unnodu | Male: A hundredfold bliss is now with you |
| Female :Koosaamal kondaadu | Female: Celebrate without any hesitation |
| Mudi konda raajakkal undu | There are kings who wear crowns |
| Pin mudiyaalae yuthangal undu | There are wars fought over a woman's hair |
| Mudi konda raajakkal undu | There are kings who wear crowns |
| Pin mudiyaalae yuthangal undu | There are wars fought over a woman's hair |
| Male | |
| Thalai mudhal nuni varai | From head to toe |
| Thalaivanin thaniyarai | It is the leader's private chamber |
| Paai pottu thaalattuvaen | I will lay a mat and sing a lullaby |
| Male | |
| Annamae annamae | O swan, O swan |
| Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae | Symbol of desire, come here |
| Female | |
| Manmadha manmadha | O Cupid, O Cupid |
| Ambudan odivaa naanaachu | Run to me with your arrow, I am ready |
| Male | |
| Ahaa meenae kokkuthaanae | Aha, I am the crane targeting the fish |
| Vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | Life itself is a thrill |
| Female | |
| Meenae kokkuthaanae | I am the crane targeting the fish |
| Vaazhvae kikkuthaanae | Life itself is a thrill |
அன்னமே அன்னமே
ஆசையின் சின்னமே வா இங்கே
அன்னமே அன்னமே
ஆசையின் சின்னமே வா இங்கே...
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
O swan, O swan
Symbol of desire, come here
O swan, O swan
Symbol of desire, come here
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
மன்மதா மன்மதா
அம்புடன் ஓடிவா நானாச்சு
மன்மதா மன்மதா
அம்புடன் ஓடிவா நானாச்சு
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
O Cupid, O Cupid
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
O Cupid, O Cupid
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
தேன் நாவில் பட்டால்தான்
தித்திக்கும் உன் தேகம்
உட்டாலும் தித்திக்கும் என் பார்வை
பட்டாலும் பத்திக்கும் உன் கற்பை
பெண் : தொட்டாலும் ஒட்டிக்கும்
அங்கங்கே தங்கங்கள் உண்டு
நீ ஆடைக்குள் தேன் தேடும் வண்டு
அங்கங்கே தங்கங்கள் உண்டு
நீ ஆடைக்குள் தேன் தேடும் வண்டு
Like honey on the tongue
Your body feels sweet only when touched
Female: Even my gaze brings sweetness when cast upon you
Male: Even a touch leaves an imprint on your virtue
Female: Even a gentle touch will make us cling together
There is gold hidden here and there
You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing
There is gold hidden here and there
You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing
நிலவுதான் விழும்வரை
பழகலாம் பலமுறை
நீ கொஞ்சம் கண் காட்டம்மா
Until the moon sets
We can meet and romance many times
Blindfold your eyes for a moment, my girl
மன்மதா மன்மதா அம்புடன் ஓடிவா நானாச்சு
அன்னமே அன்னமே ஆசையின் சின்னமே வா இங்கே
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே..
O Cupid, O Cupid
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Male: O swan, O swan
Symbol of desire, come here
Female: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Male: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
தங்கங்கள் அப்போதும் எப்போதும் மண்ணோடு
பேரின்பம் எப்போதும் பெண்ணோடு
நூறின்பம் இப்போது உன்னோடு
கூசாமல் கொண்டாடு...
முடி கொண்ட ராஜாக்கள் உண்டு
பின் முடியாலே யுத்தங்கள் உண்டு
முடி கொண்ட ராஜாக்கள் உண்டு
பின் முடியாலே யுத்தங்கள் உண்டு
Gold always belongs to the earth
Female: Supreme bliss always resides with a woman
Male: A hundredfold bliss is now with you
Female: Celebrate without any hesitation
There are kings who wear crowns
There are wars fought over a woman's hair
There are kings who wear crowns
There are wars fought over a woman's hair
தலை முதல் நுனி வரை
தலைவனின் தனியறை
பாய் போட்டு தாலாட்டுவேன்......
From head to toe
It is the leader's private chamber
I will lay a mat and sing a lullaby
அன்னமே அன்னமே ஆசையின் சின்னமே வா இங்கே
மன்மதா மன்மதா அம்புடன் ஓடிவா நானாச்சு
ஆஹா மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
மீனே கொக்குகுத்தானே வாழ்வே கிக்குக்குத்தானே
O swan, O swan
Symbol of desire, come here
லாலலலாலா ...
லாலலலாலா ...
லாலாலாலா .....
லாலாலாலா...
O Cupid, O Cupid
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Aha, I am the crane targeting the fish
Life itself is a thrill
I am the crane targeting the fish
Life itself is a thrill
Annamae annamae
O swan, O swan
Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae
Symbol of desire, come here
Annamae annamae
O swan, O swan
Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae
Symbol of desire, come here
Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Manmadha manmadha
O Cupid, O Cupid
Ambudan odivaa naanaachu
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Manmadha manmadha
O Cupid, O Cupid
Ambudan odivaa naanaachu
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Thaen navil
Like honey on the tongue
Pattaal thaan thithikkum un dhegam
Your body feels sweet only when touched
Female :Uttaalum thithikkum en paarvai
Female: Even my gaze brings sweetness when cast upon you
Male :Pattaalum pathikkum un karppai
Male: Even a touch leaves an imprint on your virtue
Female :Thottaalum ottikkum
Female: Even a gentle touch will make us cling together
Aangaangae thangangal undu
There is gold hidden here and there
Nee aadaikkul thaen thaedum vandu
You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing
Aangaangae thangangal undu
There is gold hidden here and there
Nee aadaikkul thaen thaedum vandu
You are a bee seeking honey beneath the clothing
Nilavu thaan vilum varai
Until the moon sets
Pazhagalaam palamurai
We can meet and romance many times
Nee konjam kann kattamma
Blindfold your eyes for a moment, my girl
Manmadha manmadha
O Cupid, O Cupid
Ambudan odivaa naanaachu
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Male :Annamae annamae
Male: O swan, O swan
Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae
Symbol of desire, come here
Female :Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
Female: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Male :Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
Male: I am the crane targeting the fish, life itself is a thrill
Thangangal appodhum eppodhum mannodu
Gold always belongs to the earth
Female :Per inbam eppodhum pennondu
Female: Supreme bliss always resides with a woman
Male :Noor inbam ippodhu unnodu
Male: A hundredfold bliss is now with you
Female :Koosaamal kondaadu
Female: Celebrate without any hesitation
Mudi konda raajakkal undu
There are kings who wear crowns
Pin mudiyaalae yuthangal undu
There are wars fought over a woman's hair
Mudi konda raajakkal undu
There are kings who wear crowns
Pin mudiyaalae yuthangal undu
There are wars fought over a woman's hair
Thalai mudhal nuni varai
From head to toe
Thalaivanin thaniyarai
It is the leader's private chamber
Paai pottu thaalattuvaen
I will lay a mat and sing a lullaby
Annamae annamae
O swan, O swan
Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae
Symbol of desire, come here
Manmadha manmadha
O Cupid, O Cupid
Ambudan odivaa naanaachu
Run to me with your arrow, I am ready
Ahaa meenae kokkuthaanae
Aha, I am the crane targeting the fish
Vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
Life itself is a thrill
Meenae kokkuthaanae
I am the crane targeting the fish
Vaazhvae kikkuthaanae
Life itself is a thrill
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Valiba Vilayattu' (1990) is a passionate romantic duet where two lovers express their intense desire and attraction towards each other. The male protagonist addresses his beloved as a graceful swan and sweet gold, comparing his pursuit of her to a bee seeking nectar. In response, the female protagonist invokes Cupid (Manmadhan), inviting her lover to embrace her without hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Annamae annamae / Aasaiyin chinnamae vaa ingae”
Compares the beloved woman to a swan ('Annamae') and gold ('Thangangal'), symbolizing grace and precious beauty.
Iyaippu (End Rhyme)
“Meenae kokkuthaanae vaazhvae kikkuthaanae”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes like 'kokkuthaanae' and 'kikkuthaanae', creating a catchy musical rhythm.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Manmadha manmadha”
Words like 'Annamae annamae' and 'Manmadha manmadha' are repeated consecutively to highlight deep emotion and poetic intensity.
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Trivia
'Valiba Vilayattu' is a 1990 Tamil romantic film. The song lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, filled with playful and sensual imagery characteristic of late 80s and early 90s Tamil duet numbers.
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