Anname Sorname
From Tharaiyil Pootha Malar · 1980
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Poorani
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Tharaiyil Pootha Malar1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Annamae sornamae vairamae | O swan, golden one, precious diamond! |
| Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi | Come here and listen to my song, girl! |
| Annamae sornamae vairamae | O swan, golden one, precious diamond! |
| Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi | Come here and listen to my song, girl! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri | Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa! |
| Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri | And you are like Kannamba! |
| Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri | Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa! |
| Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri | And you are like Kannamba! |
| Mkt paagavathar paadaatha | A folk tune that M.K.T. Bhagavathar never sang, |
| Themmaangu sangathiyai paaduraen aadavaadi | I am singing a folk song, come dance, girl! |
| Male | |
| Annamae sornamae vairamae | O swan, golden one, precious diamond! |
| Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi | Come here and listen to my song, girl! |
| Male | |
| Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda | The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore, |
| Alai polavae aadattum konda | Let your hair bun sway like a wave! |
| Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda | The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore, |
| Alai polavae aadattum konda | Let your hair bun sway like a wave! |
| Male | |
| Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda | Anklets rattle on your feet, |
| Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda | My singing throat is getting dry here! |
| Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda | Anklets rattle on your feet, |
| Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda | My singing throat is getting dry here! |
| Male | |
| Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae | Girl who brought a pot of water, |
| Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae | I have grown thirsty, little girl! |
| Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae | Girl who brought a pot of water, |
| Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae | I have grown thirsty, little girl! |
| Male | |
| Nee aadu pullae…yae….yae…yae…yae….yae…. | You dance, girl... oh... oh... |
| Nee aadu pullae… | You dance, girl... |
| En kannaatti mayilaattam | Like a peacock, my dear, |
| Kasthoori maanaattam thalathoda neeyaadadi | Like a musk deer, dance to the rhythm, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Annamae sornamae vairamae | O swan, golden one, precious diamond! |
| Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi | Come here and listen to my song, girl! |
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Nee aavani maathaththu megam | You are like the cloud of the month of Aavani, |
| Un thaavani thoonduthu mogam | Your half-saree arouses desire! |
| Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam | Show more speed in your dance, girl! |
| Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam | My dear, why is your body sweating? |
| Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam | Show more speed in your dance, girl! |
| Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam | My dear, why is your body sweating? |
| Male | |
| Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam | Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees, |
| Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham | You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone! |
| Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam | Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees, |
| Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham | You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone! |
| Adi vellaiyammaa…aa…aa…aaa….. | Oh Vellaiyamma... |
| Adi vellaiyammaa…. | Oh Vellaiyamma... |
| Naan unnaasa madhura veeran | I am the Madurai Veeran who desires you, |
| Unmaiyilae madhurakkaran chellakutti neeyaadadi | Truly a man from Madurai, dance my darling girl! |
| Male | |
| Annamae sornamae vairamae | O swan, golden one, precious diamond! |
| Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi | Come here and listen to my song, girl! |
| Adi en paatta kettukkadi | Hey, listen to my song, girl! |
| Male | |
| ………………… | |
அன்னமே சொர்ணமே வைரமே
இங்கு வந்து என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
அன்னமே சொர்ணமே வைரமே
இங்கு வந்து என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
அடியே நான் சின்னப்பா மாதிரி
நீ அந்த கண்ணாம்பா மாதிரி
அடியே நான் சின்னப்பா மாதிரி
நீ அந்த கண்ணாம்பா மாதிரி
எம்.கே.டி. பாகவதர் பாடாத
தெம்மாங்கு சங்கதியை பாடுறேன் ஆடவாடி
Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
And you are like Kannamba!
Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
And you are like Kannamba!
A folk tune that M.K.T. Bhagavathar never sang,
I am singing a folk song, come dance, girl!
அன்னமே சொர்ணமே வைரமே
இங்கு வந்து என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
கரையேறியே பாயுது கெண்ட
அலை போலவே ஆடட்டும் கொண்ட
கரையேறியே பாயுது கெண்ட
அலை போலவே ஆடட்டும் கொண்ட
The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Let your hair bun sway like a wave!
The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Let your hair bun sway like a wave!
உன் காலுல குலுங்குது தண்ட
இங்கு காயுது பாடுற தொண்ட
உன் காலுல குலுங்குது தண்ட
இங்கு காயுது பாடுற தொண்ட
Anklets rattle on your feet,
My singing throat is getting dry here!
Anklets rattle on your feet,
My singing throat is getting dry here!
தண்ணிக் கொடங் கொண்டு வந்த புள்ளே
நான் தாகம் கொண்டேன்டி சின்னப் புள்ளே
தண்ணிக் கொடங் கொண்டு வந்த புள்ளே
நான் தாகம் கொண்டேன்டி சின்னப் புள்ளே
Girl who brought a pot of water,
I have grown thirsty, little girl!
Girl who brought a pot of water,
I have grown thirsty, little girl!
நீ ஆடு புள்ளே...ஏ....ஏ....ஏ....ஏ.....ஏ......
நீ ஆடு புள்ளே...
என் கண்ணாட்டி மயிலாட்டம்
கஸ்தூரி மானாட்டம் தாளத்தோட நீயாடடி
You dance, girl... oh... oh...
You dance, girl...
Like a peacock, my dear,
Like a musk deer, dance to the rhythm, my girl!
அன்னமே சொர்ணமே வைரமே
இங்கு வந்து என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
...............................
நீ ஆவணி மாதத்து மேகம்
உன் தாவணி தூண்டுது மோகம்
இன்னும் ஆட்டத்தில் காட்டடி வேகம்
கண்ணு ஏனடி வேர்க்குது தேகம்
இன்னும் ஆட்டத்தில் காட்டடி வேகம்
கண்ணு ஏனடி வேர்க்குது தேகம்
You are like the cloud of the month of Aavani,
Your half-saree arouses desire!
Show more speed in your dance, girl!
My dear, why is your body sweating?
Show more speed in your dance, girl!
My dear, why is your body sweating?
வண்டு மொய்க்காத கனகாம்பரம்
நீ யாரும் கொய்யாத கொய்யாப்பழம்
வண்டு மொய்க்காத கனகாம்பரம்
நீ யாரும் கொய்யாத கொய்யாப்பழம்
அடி வெள்ளையம்மா........ஆ...ஆ....ஆஆ..
அடி வெள்ளையம்மா........
நான் உன்னாச மதுர வீரன்
உண்மையிலே மதுரக்காரன் செல்லக்குட்டி நீயாடடி
Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Oh Vellaiyamma...
Oh Vellaiyamma...
I am the Madurai Veeran who desires you,
Truly a man from Madurai, dance my darling girl!
அன்னமே சொர்ணமே வைரமே
இங்கு வந்து என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
அடி என் பாட்டக் கேட்டுக்கடி
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Hey, listen to my song, girl!
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Annamae sornamae vairamae
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Annamae sornamae vairamae
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri
Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri
And you are like Kannamba!
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri
Hey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri
And you are like Kannamba!
Mkt paagavathar paadaatha
A folk tune that M.K.T. Bhagavathar never sang,
Themmaangu sangathiyai paaduraen aadavaadi
I am singing a folk song, come dance, girl!
Annamae sornamae vairamae
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda
The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Alai polavae aadattum konda
Let your hair bun sway like a wave!
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda
The Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Alai polavae aadattum konda
Let your hair bun sway like a wave!
Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda
Anklets rattle on your feet,
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda
My singing throat is getting dry here!
Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda
Anklets rattle on your feet,
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda
My singing throat is getting dry here!
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae
Girl who brought a pot of water,
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae
I have grown thirsty, little girl!
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae
Girl who brought a pot of water,
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae
I have grown thirsty, little girl!
Nee aadu pullae…yae….yae…yae…yae….yae….
You dance, girl... oh... oh...
Nee aadu pullae…
You dance, girl...
En kannaatti mayilaattam
Like a peacock, my dear,
Kasthoori maanaattam thalathoda neeyaadadi
Like a musk deer, dance to the rhythm, my girl!
Annamae sornamae vairamae
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
………………
Nee aavani maathaththu megam
You are like the cloud of the month of Aavani,
Un thaavani thoonduthu mogam
Your half-saree arouses desire!
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam
Show more speed in your dance, girl!
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam
My dear, why is your body sweating?
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam
Show more speed in your dance, girl!
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam
My dear, why is your body sweating?
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam
Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham
You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam
Like a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham
You are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Adi vellaiyammaa…aa…aa…aaa…..
Oh Vellaiyamma...
Adi vellaiyammaa….
Oh Vellaiyamma...
Naan unnaasa madhura veeran
I am the Madurai Veeran who desires you,
Unmaiyilae madhurakkaran chellakutti neeyaadadi
Truly a man from Madurai, dance my darling girl!
Annamae sornamae vairamae
O swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Adi en paatta kettukkadi
Hey, listen to my song, girl!
…………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lively folk song from the movie Tharaiyil Pootha Malar (1980) features a playfully teasing protagonist serenading his beloved. Expressing his affection through energetic folk music, he compares himself and his lover to legendary Tamil screen personalities P.U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba, while boasting that he is singing a earthy rustic song (Themmangu) unlike the formal classical renditions of M.K.T. Bhagavathar. Throughout the song, he showers her with vibrant regional metaphors—comparing her beauty to unblemished flowers, pristine fruit, and graceful animals—while coaxing her to keep dancing passionately to his beat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Simile (Uvamai)
“Annamae sornamae vairamae / Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri / Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri”
Addressing the beloved with endearing terms like 'Annamae' (swan), 'sornamae' (gold), and 'vairamae' (diamond), and comparing the dynamic between the couple to early Tamil cinema legends P.U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba.
Rhyme & Alliteration (Edhugai / Monai)
“Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda / Alai polavae aadattum konda”
Use of second-letter rhyming across line pairs such as 'kenda' and 'konda', 'thanda' and 'thonda'.
Cultural Allusion
“Mkt paagavathar paadaatha / Naan unnaasa madhura veeran”
References to legendary early Tamil cinema figures (M.K.T. Bhagavathar, P.U. Chinnappa, Kannamba) and folk lore figures (Madurai Veeran, Vellaiyamma) to ground the song's rustic, theatrical tone.
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Trivia
'Tharaiyil Pootha Malar' (1980) features music composed by Gangai Amaran. The lyrics written by Muthulingam cleverly incorporate pop culture references from Tamil cinema's early golden age (1930s-1940s), contrasting the Carnatic-heavy theatrical style of M.K.T. Bhagavathar with the earthy, energetic folk (Themmangu) style performed in this song.
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