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Lyrics & meaning

Antha Pulla Angu

From Naam · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Naam
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
21 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
Alli eduththu muththam koduththu
Thottilittu adha aatturae
Enna mattum rompa vaattura
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
Paaraendi ennai puriyum
Idhai yaaroda solla mudiyum
Thaangaathu kann vizhiyum
Anal polaachchu velli paniyum
Iniyum naan enna solla
Thaniyae vaa konjam mella
Adi kannae ponnae
Yaenadi mounam inneram
Female :Mm….mm…mmm
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
Alli eduththu muththam koduththu
Thottilittu adha aatturae
Enna mattum rompa vaattura
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
…………..
Nee thoongu chinna kuyilae
En per solla vantha payalae
Unnoda appan thavippu
Enni paakkaama enna muzhippu
Ada en kannaana kannu orunaal oaththaasa pannu
Oru naalil neeyum eppadi kenjuva un magana
Mm…..mm…..mmmm…..
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
Alli eduththu muththam koduththu
Thottilittu adha aatturae
Enna mattum rompa vaattura
Antha pulla angu thoonguthu
Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
You lift him up and shower him with kisses,
You lay him in the cradle and rock him gently,
Yet you leave me here to ache and burn!
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
Look at me, my love, and you will understand,
Who else in the world can I share this with?
My weary eyes can no longer bear the wait,
Even the cool silver dew now burns like fire.
What more can I possibly say?
Come to me softly, all by yourself.
Oh my darling, my precious gold,
Why are you so silent at this hour?
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
You lift him up and shower him with kisses,
You lay him in the cradle and rock him gently,
Yet you leave me here to ache and burn!
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
...
Go to sleep now, my little cuckoo,
You little boy born to carry my name!
Without caring about your father's restless ache,
Why are you still staring with wide-open eyes?
Oh my dearest child, do your dad a favor tonight,
One day, won't you also have to plead with your own son like this?
Mmm... mmm... mmm...
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
You lift him up and shower him with kisses,
You lay him in the cradle and rock him gently,
Yet you leave me here to ache and burn!
That little one is sleeping over there,
While this grown boy is yearning over here!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a humorous and affectionate romantic track where a newly turned father playfully complains to his wife about being neglected. He points out that while she showers all her care, kisses, and cradling on 'that child' (their newborn baby), 'this child' (himself, the yearning husband) is left tormented and craving her love and attention late at night. Written with Vaali's signature colloquial charm and set to music by Gangai Amaran, the track highlights the sweet domestic friction in a young marriage after the arrival of a newborn, as the husband tries to coax both his baby to sleep and his wife into giving him some romantic affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Wordplay (Anaphora)

Antha pulla angu thoonguthu / Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu

The lyricist contrasts 'Antha pulla' (that child/baby) with 'Intha pulla' (this child/the husband), playfully equating the husband's longing for maternal warmth and romance to a baby's needs.

Simile / Oxymoron (Anal polaachchu velli paniyum)

Anal polaachchu velli paniyum

The cool, silvery dew ('velli pani') feeling like scorching fire ('anal') illustrates the husband's intense longing and thermal sensation of passion.

Monorhyme / Ethukai (Rhyme)

Antha pulla angu thoonguthu / Intha pulla ingu yaenguthu

The second letter harmony and end-rhyme between 'thoonguthu' and 'yaenguthu' gives a smooth rhythmic cadence typical of Vaali's folk-pop style.

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Trivia

The film 'Naam' (1985) was directed by R. C. Sakthi and produced under Kamal Haasan's banner, Raj Kamal Films International. The song features the versatile vocals of Malaysia Vasudevan, whose natural expressive singing brought out the perfect blend of playfulness and romantic yearning.

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