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Lyrics & meaning

Aathangara Orathil

From Yaan · 2014

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Gaana Bala
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Yaan
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
12 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Athangara orathil ninalae
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Looku vitta bakkunu mela
{Thookathil sirikiraen thannalae
Aekathil thavikiraen ponnalae} (2)
Oru karapanboochi polae enna kavuthupotalae
Mosama kadikura kannalae
Peasavae mudiyala ennalae
Ada innura thadava ithayam suluka
Iduppa aatathae
Athangara orathil ninalae
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Looku vitta bakkunu mela
Girl we gottu shake it
Penne mamma kita move that
Nee nadakura nadai udai ayyo
En manasula etho thadai
Nan enna theruvula suthura naiya
Eruvu pagalum enna kaladuchu thorathura
Ungha appan kita enna adi vangha veikura
Nallavo pola nadichu emathura
Unnae paathidavae paathidavae naanum
Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne oru murai kadhala sollu
Unnae pidithidavae pidithidavae nanum
Vandhiruka vandhiruka penne kathula kadhala sollu (Dialogue)
Vaai pesum vasanai kiliyae
Oor pesum oviya silayo
Antha vennilakulla aaya sutta vadakari neethanae
Nee pona yaaradi enakku
Neethanae ghin ghina ginukku
Ada anjara manikae ginger soda tharava naan unakku
Naan paartha oruthala neethanae
Unnalae tharathala naanthanae
Ada nerupula vizhuntha
Ration arusi puzhuvena aanenae
Mangatha raniya paathaenae
Kaimatha kaathala kaetaenae
Intha komalavalli enna thotta
Kulikavae maataenae
Athangara orathil ninalae
Kuyil kuvum kuruviya pola
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Looku vitta bakkunu mela ..bakunnu bakunnu bakunnu
Kaalalae aduthu golusu
Aelaelo paduthu manasu
Oru irumba thota ganthagam pola
Ezhukuthu ava vayasu
Rasathi ennudan variya
Emathi povathu sariya
Enna sowkarpetta beeda pola
Mellura arakoraiya
Mannathi maganena iruntheanae
Unnala theruvula porandenae
En vaadaga cyclelil orumura vantha
Vaanathil parapenae
Kannalae kannathil adikathae
Kannadi valayala sinungaathae
Unna nambiyae vantha
Ènnayae ippo nambiyar aakathae
Athangara …kammakara
Athangara orathil ninalae
Kuyil kuvum ghinghinuka ghinuku
Akkam pakkam yaarukkum theriyama
Looku vitta dandanaka danaku
She stood along the riverbank
like a cooing koel bird.
Without anyone nearby noticing,
she shot me a look that made my heart jump!
I smile in my sleep all by myself,
I ache with longing for that golden girl.
She knocked me flat on my back like a helpless cockroach,
biting me sharply with her eyes.
I can't even speak anymore!
Hey, don't shake your hips
and sprain my heart all over again!
She stood along the riverbank
like a cooing koel bird.
Without anyone nearby noticing,
she shot me a look that made my heart jump!
Girl, we've got to shake it!
Girl, move it close to me!
Oh, the way you walk and dress,
my heart skips a beat with hesitation!
Am I some stray dog roaming the street?
Day and night you tease and chase me around!
You get me beaten up by your father,
while you act innocent and trick me.
Just to catch a glimpse of you,
I have come all this way, girl—confess your love just once!
Just to win you over,
I have come all this way, girl—whisper your love in my ear!
O sweet-talking fragrant parrot,
are you a sculpted statue the whole town talks about?
Aren't you the spicy vadacurry the old granny fried inside the moon?
If you leave, who do I have left?
Aren't you my stylish, sassy darling?
Shall I buy you a ginger soda at five-thirty?
You are the one-sided love I fell for,
and because of you, I've become a total wanderer!
Hey, like a little worm from ration rice
that fell into the fire, I wriggle and squirm!
I saw the queen in a game of cards,
and asked for her love like a small loan.
If this pretty Komalavalli ever touches me,
I won't ever take a bath again!
She stood along the riverbank
like a cooing koel bird.
Without anyone nearby noticing,
she shot me a look that gave me a jolt... a jolt, a jolt, a jolt!
Her anklets jingle with every step she takes,
and my heart bursts into a cheerful song.
Like a magnet pulling on iron,
her youthful charm pulls me in.
My princess, will you come with me?
Is it fair to lead me on and walk away?
Like a sweet paan from Sowcarpet,
you chew me up and leave me half-finished!
I used to live like the son of a great king,
but because of you, I'm rolling in the dust of the streets!
If you ride on my rented bicycle just once,
I will soar right into the sky!
Don't slap my cheeks with your glances,
don't jingle your glass bangles to tease me.
I came here putting all my trust in you,
so don't turn me into Nambiar (classic movie villain) now!
Riverbank... pondbank...
She stood along the riverbank
cooing with a jaunty, stylish charm.
Without anyone nearby noticing,
she shot me a look that set off a festive beat in my chest!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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