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Anname Sorname

From Tharaiyil Pootha Malar · 1980

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Poorani
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Tharaiyil Pootha Malar
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
13 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annamae sornamae vairamae
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Annamae sornamae vairamae
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiri
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiri
Mkt paagavathar paadaatha
Themmaangu sangathiyai paaduraen aadavaadi
Annamae sornamae vairamae
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda
Alai polavae aadattum konda
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kenda
Alai polavae aadattum konda
Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda
Un kaalula kulunguthu thanda
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thonda
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullae
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullae
Nee aadu pullae…yae….yae…yae…yae….yae….
Nee aadu pullae…
En kannaatti mayilaattam
Kasthoori maanaattam thalathoda neeyaadadi
Annamae sornamae vairamae
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
………………
Nee aavani maathaththu megam
Un thaavani thoonduthu mogam
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegam
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegam
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparam
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazham
Adi vellaiyammaa…aa…aa…aaa…..
Adi vellaiyammaa….
Naan unnaasa madhura veeran
Unmaiyilae madhurakkaran chellakutti neeyaadadi
Annamae sornamae vairamae
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadi
Adi en paatta kettukkadi
…………………
My swan, my gold, my diamond,
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
My swan, my gold, my diamond,
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Hey girl, I am like Chinnappa,
And you are like Kannamba!
Hey girl, I am like Chinnappa,
And you are like Kannamba!
A tune that even M.K.T. Bhagavathar never sang,
I am singing a folk melody, come and dance!
My swan, my gold, my diamond,
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
The carp fish leaps onto the bank,
Let your hair bun sway like the waves!
The carp fish leaps onto the bank,
Let your hair bun sway like the waves!
The anklets jingle on your feet,
While my throat goes dry from singing!
The anklets jingle on your feet,
While my throat goes dry from singing!
Girl who brought a pot of water,
I have grown so thirsty, my little girl!
Girl who brought a pot of water,
I have grown so thirsty, my little girl!
Dance on, girl... oh...
Dance on, girl...
My darling, like a peacock,
And like a musk deer, dance to the beat!
My swan, my gold, my diamond,
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
...
You are a rain cloud in the month of Aavani,
Your half-saree stirs my desire!
Put more speed into your dance,
My darling, why is your body sweating?
Put more speed into your dance,
My darling, why is your body sweating?
You are a crossandra flower untouched by bees,
A guava fruit that no one has plucked!
You are a crossandra flower untouched by bees,
A guava fruit that no one has plucked!
Hey Vellaiyamma... ah...
Hey Vellaiyamma...
I am your beloved hero Madurai Veeran,
Truly a man from Madurai, so dance, my sweetheart!
My swan, my gold, my diamond,
Come here and listen to my song, girl!
Hey girl, listen to my song!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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