Athi Marakkili
From Paattukku Naan Adimai · 1990
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Paattukku Naan Adimai1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Suthi varum poongaathu… | The swirling gentle breeze... |
| Sudhi podum… | Sets the musical pitch... |
| Thulli varum neeroothu… s | The leaping water spring... |
| Sram paadum… | Sings the musical notes... |
| Dhenamum kuyiloda kacheri…ee…ee… | Every day there is a concert with the cuckoo... |
| Idha nee kelu haa | Listen to this, ha! |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Hei aththi mara kili kathum | Hey, the parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Male | |
| Sitham kalangi pochu | My mind has become deeply confused, |
| Ava sedhi theriyalaachu | There is no news about her, |
| Ullae odum moochu | The breath flowing inside me, |
| Ava pera paadalaachu | Has started singing her name, |
| Dhenamum vazhi paathu | Looking out at the path every single day, |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Male | |
| Aaththu medu kenathu mettula | On the riverbank mounds and well banks, |
| Paathu paathu thavichavan haei | I am the one who suffered while watching and waiting, hey! |
| Andhi neram endha neramum | In the evening time and at all hours, |
| Sindhu paadi thudichavan | I am the one who throbbed, singing folk songs. |
| Male | |
| Thottaa enna thappaa | Is it wrong if I touch you? |
| Kai pattaa enna yammaa | What if our hands touch, oh lady? |
| Maanae ingu naanae | Like a gentle deer, here I am, |
| Manam vaadum padi aanen | I became someone whose heart wilts in longing. |
| Naalum onna thedi | Searching for you every day, |
| Isai paadum padi aanaen | I became someone who sings music. |
| Male | |
| Summaa kerangudhu nenju | My heart feels dizzy for no reason, |
| Enna thottu sugangala konju | Touch me and pamper me with sweet pleasures. |
| Ammammaa onnaala | Oh my, because of you, |
| Ennamo pol aachu | Something inexplicable has happened to me. |
| Sollamma nal vaakku thaan | Please say a promising, good word to me. |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Haei haei | Hey hey, |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Male | |
| Aattam aadi artha raathiri | Dancing around at midnight, |
| Koottu serndhu sirichadhum | Gathering together in joy and laughing, |
| Veetta marandhu oora marandhu thaan | Forgetting our homes and forgetting the town, |
| Paattu paadi thirinjadhum | Wandering around singing songs, |
| Male | |
| Konda vecha malli haei | The jasmine worn in your hair bun, hey, |
| Nitham sundum enna killi | Pinches and beckons me every day. |
| Kaalam thedhi aagi | As time and dates moved forward, |
| Manam kaadhal konda neram | When the heart fell deeply in love, |
| Mogam kanna mooda | As infatuation blinded my eyes, |
| En paadhai thadumaarum | My path stumbles and falters. |
| Male | |
| Ellaam marandhadhen yammaa | Why did you forget everything, oh lady? |
| Ennai yeno vadhaikkira summaa | Why do you torment me for no reason? |
| Unna naan ennaadhu | Thinking of you as my own, |
| Ponna naan allaadhu | Sufferings endured for you, my golden girl, |
| Kannu thaan moodaadhammaa | My eyes refuse to close in sleep, oh lady. |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Male | |
| Sitham kalangi pochu | My mind has become deeply confused, |
| Ava sedhi theriyalaachu | There is no news about her, |
| Ullae odum moochu | The breath flowing inside me, |
| Ava pera paadalaachu | Has started singing her name, |
| Dhenamum vazhi paathu | Looking out at the path every single day, |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Chorus :Hae hae haeiii | Chorus: Hae hae haeiii |
| Male :Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Chorus :Hae hae haeiii | Chorus: Hae hae haeiii |
| Male | |
| Aththi mara kili kathum | The parrot on the fig tree cries out, |
| Chorus :Hae hae hae hae hae hae | Chorus: Hae hae hae hae hae hae |
| Male :Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum | Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter). |
| Chorus :Hae hoooo…ooo | Chorus: Hae hoooo…ooo |
சுத்தி வரும் பூங்காத்து.....உ.....
சுதி போடும்.......
துள்ளி வரும் நீரூத்து......உ.....
சுரம் பாடும்......
தெனமும் குயிலோட கச்சேரி.....ஈ....
இத நீ கேளு ஹா...
The swirling gentle breeze...
Sets the musical pitch...
The leaping water spring...
Sings the musical notes...
Every day there is a concert with the cuckoo...
Listen to this, ha!
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
ஹே அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Hey, the parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
சித்தம் கலங்கிப் போச்சு....
அவ சேதி தெரியலாச்சு....
உள்ளே ஓடும் மூச்சு
அவ பேரே பாடலாச்சு
தெனமும் வழி பாத்து.....
My mind has become deeply confused,
There is no news about her,
The breath flowing inside me,
Has started singing her name,
Looking out at the path every single day,
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
...................
On the riverbank mounds and well banks,
I am the one who suffered while watching and waiting, hey!
In the evening time and at all hours,
I am the one who throbbed, singing folk songs.
ஆத்து மேடு கெணத்து மேட்டுல
பாத்துப் பாத்து தவிச்சவன் ஹேய்
அந்தி நேரம் எந்த நேரமும்
சிந்து பாடி துடிச்சவன்
தொட்டா என்ன தப்பா
கை பட்டா என்ன யம்மா
Is it wrong if I touch you?
What if our hands touch, oh lady?
Like a gentle deer, here I am,
I became someone whose heart wilts in longing.
Searching for you every day,
I became someone who sings music.
மானே இங்கு நானே
மனம் வாடும்படி ஆனேன்
நாளும் ஒன்னத் தேடி
இசை பாடும்படி ஆனேன்
My heart feels dizzy for no reason,
Touch me and pamper me with sweet pleasures.
Oh my, because of you,
Something inexplicable has happened to me.
Please say a promising, good word to me.
சும்மா கெறங்குது நெஞ்சு
என்னத் தொட்டு சுகங்கள கொஞ்சு
அம்மம்மா ஒன்னால
என்னமோ போல் ஆச்சு
சொல்லம்மா நல்வாக்குத்தான்.....
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Hey hey,
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
ஹேய் ஹேய் அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்...ஹேய்
Dancing around at midnight,
Gathering together in joy and laughing,
Forgetting our homes and forgetting the town,
Wandering around singing songs,
...............
The jasmine worn in your hair bun, hey,
Pinches and beckons me every day.
As time and dates moved forward,
When the heart fell deeply in love,
As infatuation blinded my eyes,
My path stumbles and falters.
ஆட்டம் ஆடி அர்த்த ராத்திரி
கூட்டு சேந்து சிரிச்சதும்
வீட்ட மறந்து ஊர மறந்துதான்
பாட்டுப் பாடி பிரிஞ்சதும்
Why did you forget everything, oh lady?
Why do you torment me for no reason?
Thinking of you as my own,
Sufferings endured for you, my golden girl,
My eyes refuse to close in sleep, oh lady.
கொண்ட வெச்ச மல்லி ஹேஹேய்
நித்தம் சுண்டும் என்ன கிள்ளி
காலம் தேதி ஆகி
மனம் காதல் கொண்ட நேரம்
மோகம் கண்ண மூட
என் பாதை தடுமாறும்
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
எல்லாம் மறந்ததேன் யம்மா
என்னை ஏனோ வதைக்கிற சும்மா
உன்ன நான் எண்ணாது
பொண்ண நான் அள்ளாது
கண்ணுதான் மூடாதம்மா.....
My mind has become deeply confused,
There is no news about her,
The breath flowing inside me,
Has started singing her name,
Looking out at the path every single day,
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Chorus: Hae hae haeiii
Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Chorus: Hae hae haeiii
சித்தம் கலங்கிப் போச்சு....
அவ சேதி தெரியலாச்சு....
உள்ளே ஓடும் மூச்சு
அவ பேரே பாடலாச்சு
தெனமும் வழி பாத்து.....
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Chorus: Hae hae hae hae hae hae
Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Chorus: Hae hoooo…ooo
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய்
அத்திமரக் கிளி கத்தும்
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய்
அது அத்தை மகளத்தான் சுத்தும்
குழு :
ஹேய் ஹேய்
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்
Suthi varum poongaathu…
The swirling gentle breeze...
Sudhi podum…
Sets the musical pitch...
Thulli varum neeroothu… s
The leaping water spring...
Sram paadum…
Sings the musical notes...
Dhenamum kuyiloda kacheri…ee…ee…
Every day there is a concert with the cuckoo...
Idha nee kelu haa
Listen to this, ha!
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Hei aththi mara kili kathum
Hey, the parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Sitham kalangi pochu
My mind has become deeply confused,
Ava sedhi theriyalaachu
There is no news about her,
Ullae odum moochu
The breath flowing inside me,
Ava pera paadalaachu
Has started singing her name,
Dhenamum vazhi paathu
Looking out at the path every single day,
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Aaththu medu kenathu mettula
On the riverbank mounds and well banks,
Paathu paathu thavichavan haei
I am the one who suffered while watching and waiting, hey!
Andhi neram endha neramum
In the evening time and at all hours,
Sindhu paadi thudichavan
I am the one who throbbed, singing folk songs.
Thottaa enna thappaa
Is it wrong if I touch you?
Kai pattaa enna yammaa
What if our hands touch, oh lady?
Maanae ingu naanae
Like a gentle deer, here I am,
Manam vaadum padi aanen
I became someone whose heart wilts in longing.
Naalum onna thedi
Searching for you every day,
Isai paadum padi aanaen
I became someone who sings music.
Summaa kerangudhu nenju
My heart feels dizzy for no reason,
Enna thottu sugangala konju
Touch me and pamper me with sweet pleasures.
Ammammaa onnaala
Oh my, because of you,
Ennamo pol aachu
Something inexplicable has happened to me.
Sollamma nal vaakku thaan
Please say a promising, good word to me.
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Haei haei
Hey hey,
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Aattam aadi artha raathiri
Dancing around at midnight,
Koottu serndhu sirichadhum
Gathering together in joy and laughing,
Veetta marandhu oora marandhu thaan
Forgetting our homes and forgetting the town,
Paattu paadi thirinjadhum
Wandering around singing songs,
Konda vecha malli haei
The jasmine worn in your hair bun, hey,
Nitham sundum enna killi
Pinches and beckons me every day.
Kaalam thedhi aagi
As time and dates moved forward,
Manam kaadhal konda neram
When the heart fell deeply in love,
Mogam kanna mooda
As infatuation blinded my eyes,
En paadhai thadumaarum
My path stumbles and falters.
Ellaam marandhadhen yammaa
Why did you forget everything, oh lady?
Ennai yeno vadhaikkira summaa
Why do you torment me for no reason?
Unna naan ennaadhu
Thinking of you as my own,
Ponna naan allaadhu
Sufferings endured for you, my golden girl,
Kannu thaan moodaadhammaa
My eyes refuse to close in sleep, oh lady.
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Sitham kalangi pochu
My mind has become deeply confused,
Ava sedhi theriyalaachu
There is no news about her,
Ullae odum moochu
The breath flowing inside me,
Ava pera paadalaachu
Has started singing her name,
Dhenamum vazhi paathu
Looking out at the path every single day,
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Chorus :Hae hae haeiii
Chorus: Hae hae haeiii
Male :Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Chorus :Hae hae haeiii
Chorus: Hae hae haeiii
Aththi mara kili kathum
The parrot on the fig tree cries out,
Chorus :Hae hae hae hae hae hae
Chorus: Hae hae hae hae hae hae
Male :Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum
Male: It hovers only around the cousin (aunt's daughter).
Chorus :Hae hoooo…ooo
Chorus: Hae hoooo…ooo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep romantic longing and heartache of a young man for his maternal aunt's daughter (his cousin and traditional bride in Tamil culture). Set against a rustic backdrop, he personifies nature—the breeze setting the musical pitch, the water spring singing notes, and a parrot perched on a fig tree—to reflect his yearning. He reminisces about their childhood memories, late-night dancing, and carefree wanderings through the village, contrasting those happy times with his current state of sleepnessness and emotional torment as he waits for news from her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagarnam / Maelamai)
“Suthi varum poongaathu… Sudhi podum…”
Nature is given human musical qualities; the wind sets the pitch (Sudhi) and the spring sings musical scales (Sram / Swaram).
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Aththi mara kili kathum / Adhu aththa magala thaan suthum”
The parrot on the fig tree serves as a metaphor for the lover who constantly hovers around his beloved.
Ezhukai (Assonance / Second-letter Rhyming)
“Suthi varum poongaathu / Thulli varum neeroothu”
The second consonant 'th' matches across consecutive lines ('Suthi' and 'Thulli'), creating rhythmic harmony.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Sitham kalangi pochu / Ava sedhi theriyalaachu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'S' in 'Sitham' and 'Sedhi', or 'U' in 'Ullae' and 'Unna'.
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Trivia
Although the song context lists unknown details, 'Paattukku Naan Adimai' (1990) starring Ramarajan and Gautami features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. The song 'Aththi Mara Kili' is a classic rural Ilaiyaraaja duet/folk track rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chithra.
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