- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, B. S. Sasirekha, L. R. Anjali
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Aaru Pushpangal
- Movie release year
- 1977
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aththamaga kaaththirunthaa aththaanukkaaga
Female :Aaruvaga poova mudichchu yae pulla
Female :Aththaanum vanthittaaru aavani maasam
Yaanai mela ooruvalam vachchi
Aththamaga kaaththirunthaa aththaanukkaaga
Aaruvaga poova mudichchu yae pulla
Aththaanum vanthittaaru aavani maasam
Yaanai mela ooruvalam vachchi
Kaaththadikkithu mazhi pozhiyuthu
Veettu kadhavu padapadakkuthu
Kaaththadikkithu mazhi pozhiyuthu
Veettu kadhavu padapadakkuthu aaththaadi avarthaanaa
Saaththunatha thorannthu vachchu aaththiramaa
Veliya vanthaar kaaththu senja thavaruthaanaa
Chinnakkutti idaiyavittu
Sivappu selai agaluthu
Vanna vanna valaiyalellaam
Kaiya vittu nazhuvuthu
Thattivitta kaaththu vanthu
Sarasamaadi thazhuvuthu
Thalli thalli paakkuraalae
Enna seiya mudiyuthu
Enna seiya mudiyuthu
Aththamaga kaaththirunthaa aththaanukkaaga
Aaruvaga poova mudichchu yae pulla
Aththaanum vanthittaaru aavani maasam
Yaanai mela ooruvalam vachchi
{Haa paalumillai palliyilae
Naalu naalaa urakkamilla
Paarththa pakkam nikkuraandi
Female :Aalamaram polirunthaa aruvam pullu
Pola melinjaa appadi sokkuraadi} (2)
Thanniyilae kulikkaponaa
Tharaiyil vizhunthu uruluraa
Santhanaththa ninaichchukittu
Kungumaththa thadavuraa….
Andhiyilae ponnakkooda
Aasaiyoda paakkuraa
Achchamilla vekkamilla
Yaaru solli kekkuraa
Yaaru solli kekkuraa
Aththamaga kaaththirunthaa aththaanukkaaga
Aaruvaga poova mudichchu yae pulla
Aaruvaga poova mudichchu
Aana vanthathu saena vanthathu pona machchaan
Thirumbi vanthathu nyana ponnu kummi adichchaa
Aana vanthathu saena vanthathu pona machchaan
Thirumbi vanthathu nyana ponnu kummi adichchaa
Naalum vanthathu kizhamai vanthathu melathaalam
Kooda vanthathu thaali katti ammi midhichchaa
Arththa jaama neraththilae azhagu rendu inaiyuthu
Antha neram ennennavo aananthaththil ularuthu
Female :Vannakkili saerththu saerththu
Kaalaiyodu pesuthu
Chinna ponnu vekkaththaala
Sivantha vaaya mooduthu
Sivantha vaaya mooduthu
Aththamaga kaaththirunthaa aththaanukkaaga
Aaruvaga poova mudichchu yae pulla
Aththaanum vanthittaaru aavani maasam
Yaanai mela ooruvalam vachchi
Yaanai mela ooruvalam vachchi
The aunt's daughter waited for her sweetheart,
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair, hey girl!
And her groom arrived in the month of Aavani,
In a grand procession atop an elephant!
The aunt's daughter waited for her sweetheart,
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair, hey girl!
And her groom arrived in the month of Aavani,
In a grand procession atop an elephant!
The wind is blowing, the rain is pouring,
The front door is rattling,
The wind is blowing, the rain is pouring,
The front door is rattling—oh my, is that him?
Opening the bolted door in a hurry,
She stepped outside—was it just a trick of the wind?
Slipping away from the young girl's waist,
Her red saree drifts aside,
All her colorful bangles
Slide loose down her hands,
The gusting wind comes rushing in,
Playfully teasing and embracing her,
She tries to push it away, yet keeps looking back,
What else can she do?
What else can she do?
The aunt's daughter waited for her sweetheart,
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair, hey girl!
And her groom arrived in the month of Aavani,
In a grand procession atop an elephant!
No drinking milk, no resting in bed,
For four days, she has had no sleep!
Everywhere she looks, he stands right before her, girl!
She was once sturdy like a banyan tree, but now like a slender blade of grass,
She has grown so thin, completely lost in a trance, girl!
When she goes to bathe in the water,
She slips to the ground and rolls about,
Thinking it is cooling sandalwood paste,
She smears red kumkum powder all over...
Even at dusk, looking at a water pot,
She stares at it with longing,
With no fear and no shyness left,
Whose words would she even listen to?
Whose words would she even listen to?
The aunt's daughter waited for her sweetheart,
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair, hey girl!
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair!
Elephants came, a whole crowd arrived, and the groom who was away
Returned at last, while the clever girl clapped and danced!
Elephants came, a whole crowd arrived, and the groom who was away
Returned at last, while the clever girl clapped and danced!
The auspicious day and time arrived, along with the celebratory wedding drums,
He tied the sacred wedding knot, and she stepped on the grindstone (traditional wedding ritual)!
In the midnight hour, two beauties unite,
In that moment, they babble all kinds of sweet words in sheer joy,
The colorful parrot snuggles close,
And whispers sweetly until morning comes,
The young bride, overcome with shyness,
Covers her reddened lips,
Covers her reddened lips!
The aunt's daughter waited for her sweetheart,
Wearing six kinds of flowers in her hair, hey girl!
And her groom arrived in the month of Aavani,
In a grand procession atop an elephant!
In a grand procession atop an elephant!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song captures the eager anticipation, longing, and grand wedding celebration of a village girl waiting for her beloved cousin (aththaan) to return. It vividly portrays her love-sick state—how she confuses the rattling of the door in the wind for his arrival, loses sleep, and grows thin like Bermuda grass out of restless desire. The narrative progresses to the joyous return of her groom on an elephant in the auspicious month of Aavani, culminating in a vibrant traditional wedding complete with drums, rituals, and their intimate night together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Female :Aalamaram polirunthaa aruvam pullu / Pola melinjaa appadi sokkuraadi”
Compares her once-strong physique to a sturdy banyan tree (Aalamaram) and her current lean, love-sick state to thin Bermuda grass (Aruvam pullu).
Personification
“Thattivitta kaaththu vanthu / Sarasamaadi thazhuvuthu”
The blowing wind is personified as a playful lover that sneaks in, unties her saree, and playfully embraces her.
Onomatopoeia (Oliyakkurippu)
“Veettu kadhavu padapadakkuthu”
'Padapadakkuthu' captures the rhythmic banging sound of the door rattling violently in the wind.
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Trivia
'Aaru Pushpangal' (1977) stars Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth, and Srividya. The music for the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Kannadasan.
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