Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Mayil album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Athachi Mani Pathachu

From Mayil · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, L. R. Anjali
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Mayil
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
30 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu
Enna aaraaichchi paiyan vanthaachchu
Chorus :…………
Male :Muththaattam mulla koththaattam
Iva munnottam chinna therottam
Chorus :………..
Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu
Enna aaraaichchi paiyan vanthaachchu
Chorus :…………
Male :Muththaattam mulla koththaattam
Iva munnottam chinna therottam
Chorus :………….
Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu
Enna aaraaichchi paiyan vanthaachchu
Kottadi sela katti
Iva konji sirippaalaam
Female :Thottu thazhuvaiyilae
Manam sokki thavippaalaa
Aa…kottadi sela katti
Iva konji sirippaalaam
Female :Thottu thazhuvaiyilae
Manam sokki thavippaalaa
Thalukki kulukki sirichchi mayakki
Nerungi vanthaalaam
Thaanaa maattikkittaan
Paiyan thaappaa pottukittaan
Hae thaanaa maattikkittaan
Paiyan thaappaa pottukittaan
Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu
Enna aaraaichchi
Male :Paiyan vanthaachchu
Neththikki pottu vachchi
Machchaan nenjai izhuththaalaam
Male :Meththa virikkaama
Paiyan oththigai paarththaanaam
Neththikki pottu vachchi
Machchaan nenjai izhuththaalaam
Male :Meththa virikkaama
Paiyan oththigai paarththaanaam
Bayanthu bayanthu odhunga odhunga
Anaichchi kittaanaam
Koodaathunnaalaam
Avan kuluruthunnaanaam
Hae Koodaathunnaalaam
Avan kuluruthunnaanaam
Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu
Enna aaraaichchi paiyan vanthaachchu
Chorus :…………
Male :Muththaattam mulla koththaattam
Iva munnottam chinna therottam
Chorus :………….
Aththaachchi
Male :Mani paththaachchu
Female :Enna aaraaichchi
Male :Paiyan vanthaachchu
Sister-in-law, it's ten o'clock!
What is there to think about? The boy is here!
[Chorus]
Male: Like shining pearls, like a bunch of jasmines,
Her graceful walk is like a little temple chariot moving.
[Chorus]
Sister-in-law, it's ten o'clock!
What is there to think about? The boy is here!
[Chorus]
Male: Like shining pearls, like a bunch of jasmines,
Her graceful walk is like a little temple chariot moving.
[Chorus]
Sister-in-law, it's ten o'clock!
What is there to think about? The boy is here!
Dressed in a patterned cotton sari,
She would flirt and laugh sweetly.
Female: When he reaches out and holds her close,
Her heart is swept away and longs for him.
Ah, dressed in a patterned cotton sari,
She would flirt and laugh sweetly.
Female: When he reaches out and holds her close,
Her heart is swept away and longs for him.
Swaying gracefully, smiling and charming,
She stepped closer to him.
He walked into the trap on his own,
And the boy bolted the door shut!
Hey, he walked into the trap on his own,
And the boy bolted the door shut!
Sister-in-law, it's ten o'clock!
What is there to think about?
Male: The boy is here!
With a bindi (decorative dot) on her forehead,
She stole her sweetheart's heart away.
Male: Without even spreading the bed,
The boy began a rehearsal!
With a bindi (decorative dot) on her forehead,
She stole her sweetheart's heart away.
Male: Without even spreading the bed,
The boy began a rehearsal!
As she shyly backed away in hesitation,
He pulled her into an embrace!
She said, "You shouldn't!"
He said, "I'm feeling cold!"
Hey, she said, "You shouldn't!"
He said, "I'm feeling cold!"
Sister-in-law, it's ten o'clock!
What is there to think about? The boy is here!
[Chorus]
Male: Like shining pearls, like a bunch of jasmines,
Her graceful walk is like a little temple chariot moving.
[Chorus]
Sister-in-law!
Male: It's ten o'clock!
Female: What is there to think about?
Male: The boy is here!
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aththaachchi mani paththaachchu' from the movie Mayil (1981) is a playful and lighthearted Tamil folk duet that depicts the romantic teasing and intimacy between a young couple. Set against a traditional rural backdrop, the lyrics playfully capture the woman's alluring charm, her elegant attire, and her coaxing smile, as well as the young man's eager yet comical attempts to woo her under playful pretenses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Muththaattam mulla koththaattam

Comparing the girl's charm and actions to pearls ('Muththaattam') and clusters of jasmine flowers ('mulla koththaattam').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Iva munnottam chinna therottam

Comparing her movement and walk ('munnottam') directly to a grand chariot procession ('therottam').

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Muththaattam mulla koththaattam

Rhyming of the second consonant in 'Muththaattam' and 'koththaattam' creating a rhythmic beat.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by the dynamic duo Shankar-Ganesh, 'Mayil' (1981) featured energetic folk numbers typical of early 1980s Tamil cinema, brought to life through the distinct vocal styling of Malaysia Vasudevan.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Mayil

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.