- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Music director
- AIS. Nawfalraja
- Movie name
- Naatpadu Theral 2
- Movie release year
- 2022
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jul 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
Vaaikaa karaiyoram
Vayathavali vanthirucha
Bayanthu nadungayilae
Paavadai nanainjirucha
Pinju paluthiruchae
Perunthunbam vanthiruchae
Nelarukka pogaiyilae
Vel erukku poothiruchae
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
Pavada sattaiyae
Paramasivan kodutha varam
Sakkalathi magale naan
Thaavanikku enna panna
Pavada sattaiyae
Paramasivan kodutha varam
Sakkalathi magale naan
Thaavanikku enna panna
Thaavani venum innaa
Thaai maaman varavenum
Thaaimaaman varanuminna
Jaaminil varavenum
Appan verunkoodu
Aatha karuvaadu
Indha oru latchanathil
Yendiammaa kuthavcecha
Indha oru latchanathil
Yendiammaa kuthavcecha
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
Aalaagi ninnavala
Aadumeikka sonnaakka
Appan thaduppaaga
Aduthavaga morappaga
Aalaagi ninnavala
Aadumeikka sonnaakka
Appan thaduppaaga
Aduthavaga morappaga
Rathirikku raathiriyae
Ragasiyamaa thalamulugi
Naalaikkae aadottu
Yaarukkum theriyadhu
Aadu meikka pogaiyilae
Angangae nillaahdae
Adiyae sangathiya
Aatukkunjolladhae
Adiyae sangathiya
Aatukkunjolladhae
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
Vaaikaa karaiyoram
Vayathavali vanthirucha
Bayanthu nadungayilae
Paavadai nanainjirucha
Pinju paluthiruchae
Perunthunbam vanthiruchae
Nelarukka pogaiyilae
Vel erukku poothiruchae
Annamaa pethavalae
Aadu meikka ponavalae
Andhi masangum munnae
Aada vandha maayam enna
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
Along the edge of the canal,
Did your belly start to ache?
As you shook with fear,
Did your skirt get stained?
The tender fruit has ripened too soon,
A heavy sorrow has come upon us!
While going out to reap the harvest,
The wild crown flower has blossomed!
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
Even getting a skirt and blouse
Was a blessing from Lord Shiva.
O daughter of my co-wife,
What am I to do for a half-sari?
Even getting a skirt and blouse
Was a blessing from Lord Shiva.
O daughter of my co-wife,
What am I to do for a half-sari?
If you need a half-sari,
Your maternal uncle must come.
For your maternal uncle to come,
He has to come out on bail!
Your father is an empty shell,
Your mother is dried up like fish.
In our miserable state,
Why did you have to come of age, my girl?
In our miserable state,
Why did you have to come of age, my girl?
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
If a girl who has come of age
Is told to go graze goats,
Her father will stop her,
And the neighbours will glare and judge.
If a girl who has come of age
Is told to go graze goats,
Her father will stop her,
And the neighbours will glare and judge.
In the dark of this very night,
Secretly wash your hair,
And drive the goats tomorrow itself;
No one will ever know.
When you go out to graze the goats,
Do not linger here and there.
Listen, girl, about this matter,
Do not tell even the goats!
Listen, girl, about this matter,
Do not tell even the goats!
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
Along the edge of the canal,
Did your belly start to ache?
As you shook with fear,
Did your skirt get stained?
The tender fruit has ripened too soon,
A heavy sorrow has come upon us!
While going out to reap the harvest,
The wild crown flower has blossomed!
O daughter born to Annamma,
You who went out to graze the goats,
Before dusk began to fall,
What wonder made you come back trembling?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Annamaa Pethavalae' depicts a poignant narrative set in a poverty-stricken rural Tamil household. A young girl, while out herding goats by the canal, suddenly attains puberty (comes of age). In traditional rural society, puberty triggers elaborate rituals, expenses (like gifting a half-saree by the maternal uncle), and social restrictions preventing the girl from working outdoors.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pinju paluthiruchae”
Describing coming of age prematurely as a tender unripe fruit ripening suddenly.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Annamaa pethavalae / Aadu meikka ponavalae”
Repetition of the initial 'A' sound across words in consecutive lines.
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Annamaa pethavalae / Andhi masangum munnae”
Rhyming of the second consonant 'n/nn' in consecutive lines.
Hyperbole / Social Satire
“Thaaimaaman varanuminna / Jaaminil varavenum”
Exaggerating family poverty where even the maternal uncle is imprisoned and parents are physically worn out.
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Trivia
This song is part of 'Naatpadu Theral 2', an ambitious independent audio-visual album project produced by veteran lyricist Vairamuthu. The song highlights social realities of rural poverty overriding traditional puberty customs.
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