Arasanai Partha Kannukku
From Akkarai Pachchai · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Akkarai Pachchai1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Female | |
| Adhu sari adhu sari | That is right, that is right |
| Puriyudhu puriyudhu | It is understood, it is understood |
| Male :Aaahaa haa haa ahaa haa haa | Male : Aaahaa haa haa ahaa haa haa |
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Male | |
| Kai kettum endha palamum | Any fruit that is within reach |
| Sila kaalam pona kasakkum | Will turn bitter after some time |
| Kai kettum endha palamum | Any fruit that is within reach |
| Sila kaalam pona kasakkum | Will turn bitter after some time |
| Un kannil thondri maraiyum | Appearing and disappearing in your eyes |
| Verum kaanal neerum inikkum | Even a mere mirage feels sweet |
| Female | |
| Adhu sari adhu sari | That is right, that is right |
| Puriyudhu puriyudhu | It is understood, it is understood |
| Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo hooo | Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo hooo |
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Male | |
| Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi | Women's intellect is afterthought |
| Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri | By following your saree |
| Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi | Women's intellect is afterthought |
| Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri | By following your saree |
| Female | |
| Haa…haa…haaa..hoo hoo hoo hmm hmm | Haa…haa…haaa..hoo hoo hoo hmm hmm |
| Male | |
| Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi | Women's intellect is afterthought |
| Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri | By following your saree |
| poovai parithathu en buthi | Plucking the flower was my intellect's doing |
| Kai punnaai ponathu mul kuthi | My hand got wounded by the thorn's prick |
| Female | |
| Adhu sari adhu sari | That is right, that is right |
| Puriyudhu puriyudhu | It is understood, it is understood |
| Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo oo | Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo oo |
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Male | |
| Thannikku poraa chellamma | Chellamma going for water |
| Un thalaiyil thooki paaramma | Lift it up onto your head and see, dear |
| Thannikku poraa chellamma | Chellamma going for water |
| Un thalaiyil thooki paaramma | Lift it up onto your head and see, dear |
| Paanaikku adhu thaan thalai amma | That is indeed the head rest for the pot, mother |
| Namakku pattana vaasam sugam amma | For us, city living is pleasant, mother |
| Female | |
| Adhu sari adhu sari | That is right, that is right |
| Puriyudhu puriyudhu | It is understood, it is understood |
| Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo | Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo |
| Male | |
| Arasanai paartha kannukku | Eyes that have seen the king |
| Purushanai paartha pudikaathu | Won't like looking at the husband |
| Arasanai pathi therinjikitta | Once the truth about the king is known |
| Purushanai nenju marakaathu | The heart will not forget the husband |
| Female | |
| Adhu sari adhu sari | That is right, that is right |
| Puriyudhu puriyudhu | It is understood, it is understood |
| Both :Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo | Both : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo |
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
விசில் :
..........................
That is right, that is right
It is understood, it is understood
Male : Aaahaa haa haa ahaa haa haa
அது சரி அது சரி
புரியுது புரியுது
ஆஹா...ஹா......ஹா....
ஆஹா......ஹா....ஹா
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
Any fruit that is within reach
Will turn bitter after some time
Any fruit that is within reach
Will turn bitter after some time
Appearing and disappearing in your eyes
Even a mere mirage feels sweet
கைக்கெட்டும் எந்த பழமும்
சில காலம் போனால் கசக்கும்
கைக்கெட்டும் எந்த பழமும்
சில காலம் போனால் கசக்கும்
உன் கண்ணில் தோன்றி மறையும்
வெறும் கானல் நீரும் இனிக்கும்
That is right, that is right
It is understood, it is understood
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo hooo
அது சரி அது சரி
புரியுது புரியுது
ஆஹா ஹா ஹா ஒஹோ ஓஹோ....
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
Women's intellect is afterthought
By following your saree
Women's intellect is afterthought
By following your saree
பொண்ணுங்க புத்தி பின் புத்தி
உன் பொடவையை நானும் பின்பற்றி
பொண்ணுங்க புத்தி பின் புத்தி
உன் பொடவையை நானும் பின்பற்றி......
Haa…haa…haaa..hoo hoo hoo hmm hmm
விசில் :
..............................
Women's intellect is afterthought
By following your saree
Plucking the flower was my intellect's doing
My hand got wounded by the thorn's prick
ஹா......ஹா......ஹா.....ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
That is right, that is right
It is understood, it is understood
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo oo
பொண்ணுங்க புத்தி பின் புத்தி
உன் பொடவையை நானும் பின்பற்றி
பூவை பறித்தது என் புத்தி
கை புண்ணாய் போனது முள் குத்தி
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
அது சரி அது சரி
புரியுது புரியுது
ஆஹா ஹா ஹா ஹோ ஹோ....
Chellamma going for water
Lift it up onto your head and see, dear
Chellamma going for water
Lift it up onto your head and see, dear
That is indeed the head rest for the pot, mother
For us, city living is pleasant, mother
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
That is right, that is right
It is understood, it is understood
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
தண்ணிக்கு போறா செல்லம்மா
உன் தலையில் தூக்கி பாரம்மா
தண்ணிக்கு போறா செல்லம்மா
உன் தலையில் தூக்கி பாரம்மா
பானைக்கு அதுதான் தலையம்மா
நமக்கு பட்டண வாசம் சுகமம்மா
Eyes that have seen the king
Won't like looking at the husband
Once the truth about the king is known
The heart will not forget the husband
அது சரி அது சரி
புரியுது புரியுது
ஆஹா ஹா ஹா ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓ....
That is right, that is right
It is understood, it is understood
Both : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
அரசனைப் பார்த்த கண்ணுக்கு
புருசனைப் பார்த்தா பிடிக்காது
அரசனைப் பத்தி தெரிஞ்சிக்கிட்டா
புருசனை நெஞ்சு மறக்காது
விசில் :
..............................
அது சரி அது சரி
புரியுது புரியுது
ஆஹா ஹா ஹா ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓ....
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Adhu sari adhu sari
That is right, that is right
Puriyudhu puriyudhu
It is understood, it is understood
Male :Aaahaa haa haa ahaa haa haa
Male : Aaahaa haa haa ahaa haa haa
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Kai kettum endha palamum
Any fruit that is within reach
Sila kaalam pona kasakkum
Will turn bitter after some time
Kai kettum endha palamum
Any fruit that is within reach
Sila kaalam pona kasakkum
Will turn bitter after some time
Un kannil thondri maraiyum
Appearing and disappearing in your eyes
Verum kaanal neerum inikkum
Even a mere mirage feels sweet
Adhu sari adhu sari
That is right, that is right
Puriyudhu puriyudhu
It is understood, it is understood
Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo hooo
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo hooo
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi
Women's intellect is afterthought
Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri
By following your saree
Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi
Women's intellect is afterthought
Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri
By following your saree
Haa…haa…haaa..hoo hoo hoo hmm hmm
Haa…haa…haaa..hoo hoo hoo hmm hmm
Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi
Women's intellect is afterthought
Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri
By following your saree
poovai parithathu en buthi
Plucking the flower was my intellect's doing
Kai punnaai ponathu mul kuthi
My hand got wounded by the thorn's prick
Adhu sari adhu sari
That is right, that is right
Puriyudhu puriyudhu
It is understood, it is understood
Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo oo
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo oo oo
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Thannikku poraa chellamma
Chellamma going for water
Un thalaiyil thooki paaramma
Lift it up onto your head and see, dear
Thannikku poraa chellamma
Chellamma going for water
Un thalaiyil thooki paaramma
Lift it up onto your head and see, dear
Paanaikku adhu thaan thalai amma
That is indeed the head rest for the pot, mother
Namakku pattana vaasam sugam amma
For us, city living is pleasant, mother
Adhu sari adhu sari
That is right, that is right
Puriyudhu puriyudhu
It is understood, it is understood
Male :Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
Male : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
Arasanai paartha kannukku
Eyes that have seen the king
Purushanai paartha pudikaathu
Won't like looking at the husband
Arasanai pathi therinjikitta
Once the truth about the king is known
Purushanai nenju marakaathu
The heart will not forget the husband
Adhu sari adhu sari
That is right, that is right
Puriyudhu puriyudhu
It is understood, it is understood
Both :Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
Both : Aaahaa haa haa hoo ooo hoo ooo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Arasanai Paartha Kannukku' from the 1974 Tamil film 'Akkarai Pachchai' uses witty allegories and philosophical proverbs to reflect on human perception, desire, and illusion. Kannadasan crafts a clever dialogue between reality and fascination—noting that while grander, distant objects ('the king') might initially make everyday realities ('the husband') seem mundane, realizing the reality behind glamorous illusions ultimately brings one back to treasuring grounded truths. The proverb-driven lyricism emphasizes how easily available pleasures tend to lose their charm ('fruit within reach turns bitter'), whereas illusive desires ('mirage') hold a deceptive sweetness until wisdom prevails.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Arasanai paartha kannukku / Purushanai paartha pudikaathu”
The 'king' (Arasan) represents glamorous illusions or unattainable desires, while the 'husband' (Purushan) symbolizes everyday realistic contentment.
Paradox
“Kai kettum endha palamum / Sila kaalam pona kasakkum / Un kannil thondri maraiyum / Verum kaanal neerum inikkum”
The lyrics contrast how reachable pleasures lose value over time whereas unreal illusions (mirages) seem enticing.
Edukku (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)
“Ponnunga buthi pinn buthi / Un podavaiyai naanum pinpattri”
Repetition of phonetic patterns across lines such as 'Ponnunga' and 'Un podavaiyai' creating a rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
'Akkarai Pachchai' translates to 'The grass is greener on the other side', a theme directly captured in Kannadasan's lyrics. Composed by M. S. Viswanathan, the song features humorous social observations typical of Kannadasan's lighter philosophical tracks.
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