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Lyrics & meaning

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 vairamaeO swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadiCome here and listen to my song, girl!
Annamae sornamae vairamaeO swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadiCome here and listen to my song, girl!
Male
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiriHey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiriAnd you are like Kannamba!
Adiyae naan chinnappaa maadhiriHey girl, I am like P.U. Chinnappa!
Nee antha kannaampaa maathiriAnd you are like Kannamba!
Mkt paagavathar paadaathaA folk tune that M.K.T. Bhagavathar never sang,
Themmaangu sangathiyai paaduraen aadavaadiI am singing a folk song, come dance, girl!
Male
Annamae sornamae vairamaeO swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadiCome here and listen to my song, girl!
Male
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kendaThe Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Alai polavae aadattum kondaLet your hair bun sway like a wave!
Karaiyaeriyae paayuthu kendaThe Kenda fish leaps up to the shore,
Alai polavae aadattum kondaLet your hair bun sway like a wave!
Male
Un kaalula kulunguthu thandaAnklets rattle on your feet,
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thondaMy singing throat is getting dry here!
Un kaalula kulunguthu thandaAnklets rattle on your feet,
Ingu kaayuthu paadura thondaMy singing throat is getting dry here!
Male
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullaeGirl who brought a pot of water,
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullaeI have grown thirsty, little girl!
Thanni kodang kondu vantha pullaeGirl who brought a pot of water,
Naan thaagam kondaendi chinna pullaeI 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 mayilaattamLike a peacock, my dear,
Kasthoori maanaattam thalathoda neeyaadadiLike a musk deer, dance to the rhythm, my girl!
Male
Annamae sornamae vairamaeO swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadiCome here and listen to my song, girl!
Female
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Male
Nee aavani maathaththu megamYou are like the cloud of the month of Aavani,
Un thaavani thoonduthu mogamYour half-saree arouses desire!
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegamShow more speed in your dance, girl!
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegamMy dear, why is your body sweating?
Innum aattaththil kaattadi vegamShow more speed in your dance, girl!
Kannu yaenadi verkkuthu thegamMy dear, why is your body sweating?
Male
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparamLike a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazhamYou are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Vandu moikkaatha kanagaamparamLike a Crossandra flower untouched by bees,
Nee yaarum koiyyaatha koiyaappazhamYou are a guava fruit unplucked by anyone!
Adi vellaiyammaa…aa…aa…aaa…..Oh Vellaiyamma...
Adi vellaiyammaa….Oh Vellaiyamma...
Naan unnaasa madhura veeranI am the Madurai Veeran who desires you,
Unmaiyilae madhurakkaran chellakutti neeyaadadiTruly a man from Madurai, dance my darling girl!
Male
Annamae sornamae vairamaeO swan, golden one, precious diamond!
Ingu vanthu en paatta kettukkadiCome here and listen to my song, girl!
Adi en paatta kettukkadiHey, listen to my song, girl!
Male
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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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