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Annathara Asainthu

From Rathna Manjari · 1961

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Rajan Nagendra
Movie name
Rathna Manjari
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
28 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kilikili kilakku kaal salangai janaku
Kai valaiyal tanaku hahahaha
Annathara asaindhu aadugindraal isaindhu
Innumenna thayakkam yen naanamo
Kanni endhan kadhalingu veenaagumoo
Unnai naadi ingu vandha thaen mullaiyae
Punnagaiyil kaanudharkku kann kolladhae
Annathara asaindhu aadugindraal isaindhu
Innumenna thayakkam yen naanamo
Kanni endhan kadhalingu veenaagumoo
Unnai naadi ingu vandha thaen mullaiyae
Punnagaiyil kaanudharkku kann kolladhae
Aasai endra anbu minja
Nesangonda nenju ponga
Kalaiyaanadho kaadhal kadalaanadho
Thanjam endru konja vandhu
Kenjugindra unmaiyindru
Puriyadhadho illai pulananadho
Muthu pola sirithu mugangandu valaithu
Magizhndhu poorikka vetkamaagudho
Kannu seidha thalukku kanivulla pinakku
Minukkulla kulukku theethaagumo
Chinnathaara ennuvathu veen pogumoo
Annathara asaindhu aadugindraal isaindhu
Innumenna thayakkam yen naanamo
Kanni endhan kadhalingu veenaagumoo
Unnai naadi ingu vandha thaen mullaiyae
Punnagaiyil kaanudharkku kann kolladhae
Sittu jaadhi kanni ponnu
Deiva ponnu pachai ponnu
Mayil allavoo koovum kuyilallavoo
Thittumittu kitta vandha
Sendhaazhampoovaikenna arulillaiyoo
Paarka azhagillaiyoo
Kottu melam adithu thaalikatti anaithu
Magizhndhu vaazhvithal endha naal aiyaa
Annathara asaindhu aadugindraal isaindhu
Innumenna thayakkam yen naanamo
Kanni endhan kadhalingu veenaagumoo
Unnai naadi ingu vandha thaen mullaiyae
Punnagaiyil kaanudharkku kann kolladhae
Jingle-jingle ring the anklets on dancing feet,
Clinking are the bangles on her hands, ha ha ha ha...
Swaying gently, Annathaara dances in rhythm,
Why this hesitation still? Why this shyness?
Will my youthful love go in vain here?
She is sweet jasmine who came seeking you,
My eyes cannot get enough of her smile!
Swaying gently, Annathaara dances in rhythm,
Why this hesitation still? Why this shyness?
Will my youthful love go in vain here?
She is sweet jasmine who came seeking you,
My eyes cannot get enough of her smile!
As love born of deep longing overflows,
And the affectionate heart swells with warmth,
Did it turn into art, or did love become an ocean?
Coming close to cuddle and seek your shelter,
The truth of my earnest plea today,
Is it still not understood, or has it become clear?
Laughing like scattered pearls and turning her face,
Are you shy to rejoice and blossom with happiness?
The spark of charm in her eyes, her tender lovers' sulk,
Is this alluring sway of hers a bad thing?
Will what this little girl longs for go in vain?
Swaying gently, Annathaara dances in rhythm,
Why this hesitation still? Why this shyness?
Will my youthful love go in vain here?
She is sweet jasmine who came seeking you,
My eyes cannot get enough of her smile!
A young girl as lively as a little bird,
A divine girl, an innocent young girl,
Isn't she like a peacock? Isn't she a singing cuckoo?
Having intentionally stepped so close to you,
Have you no grace for this fragrant flower?
Is she not beautiful to look upon?
Playing the wedding drums, tying the thali (sacred marital thread), and embracing her,
On which day will you happily make her your own, my lord?
Swaying gently, Annathaara dances in rhythm,
Why this hesitation still? Why this shyness?
Will my youthful love go in vain here?
She is sweet jasmine who came seeking you,
My eyes cannot get enough of her smile!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from Rathna Manjari (1961) captures a young maiden expressing her deep romantic feelings and playful coaxing through dance. Adorned with jingling anklets and bangles, she sways gracefully like a swan, questioning why her beloved hesitates or holds back out of shyness. She compares herself to pure, fragrant flowers and gentle birds, yearning for his love and asking when he will tie the sacred marriage knot to begin their happy life together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)

“Kilikili kilakku kaal salangai janaku / Kai valaiyal tanaku hahahaha”

Use of rhythmic phonetic words 'janaku' and 'tanaku' to imitate the tinkling sounds of anklets and bangles.

Simile (Upamai)

“Muthu pola sirithu mugangandu valaithu”

Compares the heroine's bright smile to shining pearls ('muthu pola sirithu') and herself to sweet jasmine ('thaen mullaiyae').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Kalaiyaanadho kaadhal kadalaanadho”

Compares love to both an art form and a vast ocean.

Second Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

“Sittu jaadhi kanni ponnu ... Thittumittu kitta vandha”

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across consecutive lines (Sittu / Thittu).

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Trivia

Rathna Manjari (1961) featured popular music composed by the Rajan-Nagendra duo. The song highlights S. Janaki's signature expressive vocals from her early vintage era in South Indian cinema.

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