Aathangara Orathil
From Yaan · 2014
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Gaana Bala
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Yaan2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Athangara orathil ninalae | She stood at the bank of the river |
| Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola | Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds |
| Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama | Without anyone around noticing |
| Looku vitta bakkunu mela | When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly |
| Male | |
| {Thookathil sirikiraen thannalae | I smile in my sleep all by myself |
| Aekathil thavikiraen ponnalae} (2) | I suffer in longing because of you, girl (2x) |
| Male | |
| Oru karapanboochi polae enna kavuthupotalae | She flipped me over like a fallen cockroach |
| Mosama kadikura kannalae | With her eyes that bite viciously |
| Peasavae mudiyala ennalae | I am completely unable to speak |
| Ada innura thadava ithayam suluka | Hey, don't sprain my heart again |
| Iduppa aatathae | By swaying your hips! |
| Male | |
| Athangara orathil ninalae | She stood at the bank of the river |
| Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola | Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds |
| Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama | Without anyone around noticing |
| Looku vitta bakkunu mela | When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly |
| Male | |
| Girl we gottu shake it | Girl, we got to shake it |
| Penne mamma kita move that | Girl, move that near your mama |
| Nee nadakura nadai udai ayyo | Your walk and dress style, oh my! |
| En manasula etho thadai | Creating some kind of obstacle in my heart |
| Nan enna theruvula suthura naiya | Am I a stray dog wandering the streets? |
| Eruvu pagalum enna kaladuchu thorathura | Day and night you chase me away like throwing rocks |
| Ungha appan kita enna adi vangha veikura | You make me get beaten up by your father |
| Nallavo pola nadichu emathura | Acting like a good girl and deceiving me |
| Unnae paathidavae paathidavae naanum | Just to see you, yes just to see you, I |
| Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne oru murai kadhala sollu | Have come here, girl, express your love just once |
| Unnae pidithidavae pidithidavae nanum | Just to hold you, yes just to hold you, I |
| Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne kathula kadhala sollu (Dialogue) | Have come here, girl, whisper your love into the wind (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Vaai pesum vasanai kiliyae | O talking fragrant parrot! |
| Oor pesum oviya silayo | Are you a painted statue spoken of by the whole town? |
| Antha vennilakulla aaya sutta vadakari neethanae | Are you the legendary vada curry made by the grandmother on the moon? |
| Nee pona yaaradi enakku | If you leave, who do I have left? |
| Neethanae ghin ghina ginukku | You are the vibrant rhythm of my life |
| Ada anjara manikae ginger soda tharava naan unakku | Hey, shall I give you a ginger soda at 5:30? |
| Naan paartha oruthala neethanae | You are the only one I ever gazed at |
| Unnalae tharathala naanthanae | Because of you, I have become completely unsettled |
| Ada nerupula vizhuntha | Oh, like a worm in ration rice |
| Ration arusi puzhuvena aanenae | That fell straight into the fire, I have become! |
| Mangatha raniya paathaenae | I saw the queen of Mangatha card game |
| Kaimatha kaathala kaetaenae | I asked for love as a cash loan |
| Intha komalavalli enna thotta | If this Komalavalli touches me |
| Kulikavae maataenae | I will never take a bath again! |
| Male | |
| Athangara orathil ninalae | She stood at the bank of the river |
| Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola | Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds |
| Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama | Without anyone around noticing |
| Looku vitta bakkunu mela ..bakunnu bakunnu bakunnu | When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly... throbbed throbbed throbbed! |
| Male | |
| Kaalalae aduthu golusu | Her anklets chime on her feet |
| Aelaelo paduthu manasu | My mind sings a lullaby |
| Oru irumba thota ganthagam pola | Like a magnet attracting iron |
| Ezhukuthu ava vayasu | Her young age pulls me towards her |
| Rasathi ennudan variya | Princess, will you come with me? |
| Emathi povathu sariya | Is it fair to deceive me and go away? |
| Enna sowkarpetta beeda pola | Like a betel leaf paan from Sowcarpet |
| Mellura arakoraiya | You chew me half and leave me incomplete |
| Mannathi maganena iruntheanae | I was living like the son of a king |
| Unnala theruvula porandenae | Because of you, I was reborn on the streets |
| En vaadaga cyclelil orumura vantha | If you ride on my rented bicycle just once |
| Vaanathil parapenae | I will fly high in the sky |
| Kannalae kannathil adikathae | Don't slap my cheeks with your glance |
| Kannadi valayala sinungaathae | Don't jingle your glass bangles |
| Unna nambiyae vantha | Don't turn me, who came trusting you |
| Ènnayae ippo nambiyar aakathae | Into a villain like Nambiar now! |
| Male | |
| Athangara …kammakara | Riverbank... lakebank... |
| Athangara orathil ninalae | She stood at the bank of the river |
| Kuyil kuvum ghinghinuka ghinuku | Jingling like a cuckoo's melody |
| Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama | Without anyone around noticing |
| Looku vitta dandanaka danaku | When she glanced, my heart beat wildly with drums! |
ஆத்தங்கரை ஓரத்தில்
நின்னாலே குயில் கூவும்
குருவிய போல அக்கம்
பக்கம் யாருக்கும் தொியாம
லுக்கு விட்டா பக்குனு மேல
She stood at the bank of the river
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Without anyone around noticing
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly
காத்தடிக்கும் திசையில
என் மனச கழுத்த கட்டி இழுக்குது
சேல ஆப்பத்துக்கு பாயா கறிபோல
ஆறாய் முழுங்குறா ஆள
I smile in my sleep all by myself
I suffer in longing because of you, girl (2x)
{ தூக்கத்தில் சிாிக்கிறேன்
தன்னாலே ஏக்கத்தில் தவிக்கிறேன்
பொண்ணாலே } (2)
She flipped me over like a fallen cockroach
With her eyes that bite viciously
I am completely unable to speak
Hey, don't sprain my heart again
By swaying your hips!
ஒரு கரப்பான்பூச்சி
போலே என்ன கவுத்துபுட்டாளே
மோசமா கடிக்குற கண்ணாலே
பேசவே முடியல என்னாலே
அட இன்னொரு தடவ இதயம்
சுளுக்க இடுப்ப ஆட்டாதே
She stood at the bank of the river
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Without anyone around noticing
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly
ஆத்தங்கரை ஓரத்தில்
நின்னாலே குயில் கூவும்
குருவிய போல அக்கம்
பக்கம் யாருக்கும் தொியாம
லுக்கு விட்டா பக்குனு மேல
Girl, we got to shake it
Girl, move that near your mama
Your walk and dress style, oh my!
Creating some kind of obstacle in my heart
Am I a stray dog wandering the streets?
Day and night you chase me away like throwing rocks
You make me get beaten up by your father
Acting like a good girl and deceiving me
Just to see you, yes just to see you, I
Have come here, girl, express your love just once
Just to hold you, yes just to hold you, I
Have come here, girl, whisper your love into the wind (Dialogue)
பெண்ணே மாமா
கிட்ட மூவ் தட் நீ நடக்குற
நடை உடை ஐயோ என் மனசுல
ஏதோ தடை நான் என்ன தெருவுல
சுத்துற நாயா இரவும் பகலும் என்ன
கல் அடிச்சு தொறத்துற உங்க அப்பன்
கிட்ட என்ன அடி வாங்க வைக்கிற
நல்லவ போல நடிச்சு ஏமாத்துற
உன்ன பாத்திடவே பாத்திடவே நானும்
வந்திருக்கே வந்திருக்கே பெண்ணே
ஒரு முறை காதல சொல்லு உன்ன
பிடித்திடவே பிடித்திடவே நானும்
வந்திருக்கே வந்திருக்கே பெண்ணே
காதுல காதல சொல்லு
O talking fragrant parrot!
Are you a painted statue spoken of by the whole town?
Are you the legendary vada curry made by the grandmother on the moon?
If you leave, who do I have left?
You are the vibrant rhythm of my life
Hey, shall I give you a ginger soda at 5:30?
You are the only one I ever gazed at
Because of you, I have become completely unsettled
Oh, like a worm in ration rice
That fell straight into the fire, I have become!
I saw the queen of Mangatha card game
I asked for love as a cash loan
If this Komalavalli touches me
I will never take a bath again!
வாய் பேசும்
வாசனை கிளியே ஊா்
பேசும் ஓவிய சிலையோ
அந்த வெண்ணிலாக்குள்ள
ஆயா சுட்ட வடகறி நீதானே
நீ போனா யாரடி எனக்கு
நீதானே ஜின் ஜினா ஜினுக்கு
அட அஞ்சர மணிக்கே ஜிஞ்சொ்
சோடா தரவா நான் உனக்கு
நான் பாா்த்த ஒருத்தல நீதானே
உன்னாலே தரதல நான்தானே
அட நெருப்புல விழுந்த ரேசன்
அாிசி புழுவென ஆனேனே
மங்காத்தா ராணிய பாத்தானே
கைமாத்தா காதல கேட்டானே
இந்த கோமளவள்ளி என்ன
தொட்டா குளிக்கவே மாட்டேனே
She stood at the bank of the river
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Without anyone around noticing
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly... throbbed throbbed throbbed!
ஆத்தங்கரை ஓரத்தில்
நின்னாலே குயில் கூவும்
குருவிய போல அக்கம்
பக்கம் யாருக்கும் தொியாம
லுக்கு விட்டா பக்குனு மேல
பக்குனு பக்குனு பக்குனு
Her anklets chime on her feet
My mind sings a lullaby
Like a magnet attracting iron
Her young age pulls me towards her
Princess, will you come with me?
Is it fair to deceive me and go away?
Like a betel leaf paan from Sowcarpet
You chew me half and leave me incomplete
I was living like the son of a king
Because of you, I was reborn on the streets
If you ride on my rented bicycle just once
I will fly high in the sky
Don't slap my cheeks with your glance
Don't jingle your glass bangles
Don't turn me, who came trusting you
Into a villain like Nambiar now!
காலாலே அடுத்து
கொலுசு ஏலேலோ பாடுது
மனசு ஒரு இரும்ப தொட்ட
காந்தம் போல இழுக்குது
அவ வயசு ராசாத்தி என்னுடன்
வாியா ஏமாத்தி போவது சாியா
என்ன செளக்காா்பேட்ட பீடா போல
மெல்லுற அரைகொறையா
Riverbank... lakebank...
She stood at the bank of the river
Jingling like a cuckoo's melody
Without anyone around noticing
When she glanced, my heart beat wildly with drums!
மன்னாதி மகனென
இருந்தேனே உன்னால
தெருவுல பொறந்தேனே
என் வாடக சைக்கிளில்
ஒருமுறை வந்தா
வானத்தில் பறப்பேனே
கண்ணாலே கன்னத்தில்
அடிக்காதே கண்ணாடி
வளையலா சிணுங்காதே
உன்ன நம்பியே வந்த
என்னையே இப்போ
நம்பியாா் ஆக்காதே
ஆத்தங்கரை கம்மாக்கரை
ஆத்தங்கரை ஓரத்தில்
நின்னாலே குயில் கூவும்
குருவிய போல அக்கம்
பக்கம் யாருக்கும் தொியாம
லுக்கு விட்டா பக்குனு மேல
காத்தடிக்கும் திசையில
என் மனச கழுத்த கட்டி இழுக்குது
சேல ஆப்பத்துக்கு பாயா கறிபோல
ஆறாய் முழுங்குறா ஆள
Athangara orathil ninalae
She stood at the bank of the river
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Without anyone around noticing
Looku vitta bakkunu mela
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly
{Thookathil sirikiraen thannalae
I smile in my sleep all by myself
Aekathil thavikiraen ponnalae} (2)
I suffer in longing because of you, girl (2x)
Oru karapanboochi polae enna kavuthupotalae
She flipped me over like a fallen cockroach
Mosama kadikura kannalae
With her eyes that bite viciously
Peasavae mudiyala ennalae
I am completely unable to speak
Ada innura thadava ithayam suluka
Hey, don't sprain my heart again
Iduppa aatathae
By swaying your hips!
Athangara orathil ninalae
She stood at the bank of the river
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Without anyone around noticing
Looku vitta bakkunu mela
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly
Girl we gottu shake it
Girl, we got to shake it
Penne mamma kita move that
Girl, move that near your mama
Nee nadakura nadai udai ayyo
Your walk and dress style, oh my!
En manasula etho thadai
Creating some kind of obstacle in my heart
Nan enna theruvula suthura naiya
Am I a stray dog wandering the streets?
Eruvu pagalum enna kaladuchu thorathura
Day and night you chase me away like throwing rocks
Ungha appan kita enna adi vangha veikura
You make me get beaten up by your father
Nallavo pola nadichu emathura
Acting like a good girl and deceiving me
Unnae paathidavae paathidavae naanum
Just to see you, yes just to see you, I
Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne oru murai kadhala sollu
Have come here, girl, express your love just once
Unnae pidithidavae pidithidavae nanum
Just to hold you, yes just to hold you, I
Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne kathula kadhala sollu (Dialogue)
Have come here, girl, whisper your love into the wind (Dialogue)
Vaai pesum vasanai kiliyae
O talking fragrant parrot!
Oor pesum oviya silayo
Are you a painted statue spoken of by the whole town?
Antha vennilakulla aaya sutta vadakari neethanae
Are you the legendary vada curry made by the grandmother on the moon?
Nee pona yaaradi enakku
If you leave, who do I have left?
Neethanae ghin ghina ginukku
You are the vibrant rhythm of my life
Ada anjara manikae ginger soda tharava naan unakku
Hey, shall I give you a ginger soda at 5:30?
Naan paartha oruthala neethanae
You are the only one I ever gazed at
Unnalae tharathala naanthanae
Because of you, I have become completely unsettled
Ada nerupula vizhuntha
Oh, like a worm in ration rice
Ration arusi puzhuvena aanenae
That fell straight into the fire, I have become!
Mangatha raniya paathaenae
I saw the queen of Mangatha card game
Kaimatha kaathala kaetaenae
I asked for love as a cash loan
Intha komalavalli enna thotta
If this Komalavalli touches me
Kulikavae maataenae
I will never take a bath again!
Athangara orathil ninalae
She stood at the bank of the river
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Like a bird singing cuckoo sounds
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Without anyone around noticing
Looku vitta bakkunu mela ..bakunnu bakunnu bakunnu
When she gave a glance, my heart throbbed suddenly... throbbed throbbed throbbed!
Kaalalae aduthu golusu
Her anklets chime on her feet
Aelaelo paduthu manasu
My mind sings a lullaby
Oru irumba thota ganthagam pola
Like a magnet attracting iron
Ezhukuthu ava vayasu
Her young age pulls me towards her
Rasathi ennudan variya
Princess, will you come with me?
Emathi povathu sariya
Is it fair to deceive me and go away?
Enna sowkarpetta beeda pola
Like a betel leaf paan from Sowcarpet
Mellura arakoraiya
You chew me half and leave me incomplete
Mannathi maganena iruntheanae
I was living like the son of a king
Unnala theruvula porandenae
Because of you, I was reborn on the streets
En vaadaga cyclelil orumura vantha
If you ride on my rented bicycle just once
Vaanathil parapenae
I will fly high in the sky
Kannalae kannathil adikathae
Don't slap my cheeks with your glance
Kannadi valayala sinungaathae
Don't jingle your glass bangles
Unna nambiyae vantha
Don't turn me, who came trusting you
Ènnayae ippo nambiyar aakathae
Into a villain like Nambiar now!
Athangara …kammakara
Riverbank... lakebank...
Athangara orathil ninalae
She stood at the bank of the river
Kuyil kuvum ghinghinuka ghinuku
Jingling like a cuckoo's melody
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Without anyone around noticing
Looku vitta dandanaka danaku
When she glanced, my heart beat wildly with drums!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aathangara Orathil from the film Yaan (2014) is a lively, folk-pop Tamil track depicting a young man's hilarious and passionate infatuation with a girl. Written by Kabilan, the protagonist dramatically describes how a single glance from his beloved turned his world upside down, comparing his helplessness to a flipped cockroach and a worm falling into fire. He recounts the comedic trials he endures for her love, including being chased away like a street dog and risking beatings from her father. The lyricist seamlessly blends traditional rural motifs (riverbanks, cuckoos, moon legend) with catchy local urban slangs (Sowcarpet paan, ginger soda, rented bicycle, M.N. Nambiar). Throughout the song, the protagonist pleads with his love interest to stop teasing him and reciprocate his love, keeping the mood vibrant, lighthearted, and energetic.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Oru karapanboochi polae enna kavuthupotalae”
Compares his helpless state after falling in love to a cockroach flipped onto its back.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaai pesum vasanai kiliyae / Oor pesum oviya silayo”
Addresses the girl poetically as a talking parrot and a statue made famous across the town.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Intha komalavalli enna thotta / Kulikavae maataenae”
An exaggerated declaration that if she touches him, he will never wash himself again.
Pop Culture Allusion
“Unna nambiyae vantha / Ènnayae ippo nambiyar aakathae”
Refers to M. N. Nambiar, iconic villain of vintage Tamil cinema, pleading not to be turned into a bad guy.
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Trivia
Aathangara Orathil was composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar alongside Suzanne D'Mello. The track became a massive viral chartbuster in 2014, widely praised for Jiiva's high-energy dance choreography alongside Thulasi Nair.
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