Athiri Pathiri
From Ayya · 2005
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Janani Bharadwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Ayya2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Kuwwaak…kuwaak | Kuwwaak…kuwaak |
| Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Kuwwaak…kuwaak | Kuwwaak…kuwaak |
| Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Poraah poraah | She is going, she is going |
| Selvi ippo thirumathi | Miss (unmarried girl) is now becoming Mrs. |
| Aagha poraah | She is going to become |
| Female | |
| Athiri pathiri | Restless and bustling |
| Katheerikka | Like an eggplant (playful folk phrase) |
| En aththaan nenjil | In my beloved cousin's heart |
| Idam irrukka | Is there a space? |
| Female | |
| En padippa | My education... |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :Nan tholachen | I lost |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :En manasa | My heart |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :Naan tholachen | I lost |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female | |
| Kanakku bookka thorandha | When I open the mathematics book |
| Un kaadhal mugham thonum | Your loving face appears |
| Compass pola thaanae | Just like a compass |
| En kannu unna suththum | My eyes revolve around you |
| Female | |
| En maamaa magan neenga | You are my maternal uncle's son |
| En aththaan mura thaanga | You hold the rightful claim to be my groom |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo | Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? |
| Female | |
| Athiri pathiri | Restless and bustling |
| Katheerikka | Like an eggplant |
| En aththaan nenjil | In my beloved cousin's heart |
| Idam irrukka | Is there a space? |
| Chorus | |
| Oh..ho..ho.ho…ooo | Oh..ho..ho.ho…ooo |
| Female | |
| Paritchai ezhudhum neram | When it is time to write the examination |
| Un sirippu thaanae | It is only your smile |
| Chorus :Nenachaalae | Chorus: Whenever I think of |
| Female | |
| Pillaiyaar suzhiya nenachi | Thinking of drawing Lord Ganesha's sacred symbol |
| Un pera thaanae | It is only your name |
| Chorus :Varanchaalae | Chorus: That I end up drawing |
| Female | |
| Sri raamajayam ennakku ennakku | Like chanting 'Sri Ramajayam' for luck |
| Un perdhaan perdhaan inimelae | Your name alone will be my holy chant from now on |
| Kilipillaiyaai dhinamum dhinamum | Like a trained parrot, every single day |
| Adhai solven solven thannaalae | I will keep repeating it automatically on my own |
| Female | |
| Thirukuralaai thirukuralaai | Like the sacred Thirukkural verses |
| Undhan kuraldhaan | Is your sweet voice |
| Chorus :Unakku unakku | Chorus: For you, for you |
| Female :Thalainagaram thalai nagaram | The capital city itself |
| undhan therudhaan | Is your street |
| Chorus :Unakku unakku | Chorus: For you, for you |
| Uyirae uyirae….. | My life, my life... |
| Female | |
| En maamaa magan neenga | You are my maternal uncle's son |
| En aththaan mura thaanga | You hold the rightful claim to be my groom |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo | Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? |
| Female | |
| Athiri pathiri | Restless and bustling |
| Katheerikka | Like an eggplant |
| En aththaan nenjil | In my beloved cousin's heart |
| Idam irrukka | Is there a space? |
| Chorus | |
| Haan haaa | Haan haaa |
| Haan haaa | Haan haaa |
| Haan haaa | Haan haaa |
| Haa haa haa…. | Haa haa haa…. |
| Female | |
| Orunaal orunaal orunaal | One day, one day, one day |
| Oru kaadhal bhootham | A ghost of love |
| Chorus :Pudichiruchu | Chorus: Caught hold of me |
| Female | |
| Marunaal marunaal marunaal | The next day, the next day, the next day |
| Adhu unper solli | Uttering your name |
| Chorus :Kadichiruchu | Chorus: It bit me |
| Female | |
| Udhadugalai unavaai unavaai | Asking for lips as its food |
| Adhu ketkum ketkum dhinamdhorum | It demands every single day |
| Ooru sanam urangiya pinnae | After all the village folks go to sleep |
| Adhu muzhichi medhakkum kadhavoram | It wakes up and floats by the doorway |
| Female | |
| Kulasaami thiruneeru | Sacred ash of the family deity |
| Vechchu paarthen | I applied and checked |
| Chorus :Palanae illa | Chorus: It was of no use |
| Female :Kuththaalam kovilil | At the Kuttalam temple |
| Thaali katta | To tie the wedding thread |
| Chorus :Solludhu mella | Chorus: It softly tells me |
| Uyirae uyirae | My life, my life |
| Female | |
| En maamaa magan neenga | You are my maternal uncle's son |
| En aththaan mura thaanga | You hold the rightful claim to be my groom |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo | Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? |
| Female | |
| Athiri pathiri | Restless and bustling |
| Katheerikka | Like an eggplant |
| En aththaan nenjil | In my beloved cousin's heart |
| Idam irrukka | Is there a space? |
| Female | |
| En padippa | My education... |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :Nan tholachen | I lost |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :En manasa | My heart |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female :Naan tholachen | I lost |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo | Ohoo…ohooo |
| Female | |
| Kanakku bookka thorandha | When I open the mathematics book |
| Un kaadhal mugham thonum | Your loving face appears |
| Compass pola thaanae | Just like a compass |
| En kannu unna suththum | My eyes revolve around you |
| Female | |
| En maamaa magan neenga | You are my maternal uncle's son |
| En aththaan mura thaanga | You hold the rightful claim to be my groom |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo | Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? |
| Female | |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo eppo | Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? When? |
| Hey dum dum pipi | Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum |
| Dumdum pipi | Dum dum pipes |
| Chorus :Eppo eppo eppo eppo | Chorus: When? When? When? When? |
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
குவாக் குவாக் ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ குவாக் குவாக்
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ போறா
போறா செல்வி இப்போ
திருமதி ஆக போறா
Ohoo…ohooo
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Ohoo…ohooo
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Ohoo…ohooo
She is going, she is going
Miss (unmarried girl) is now becoming Mrs.
She is going to become
அத்திரி பத்திரி
கத்திரிக்கா என் அத்தான்
நெஞ்சில் இடம் இருக்கா
Restless and bustling
Like an eggplant (playful folk phrase)
In my beloved cousin's heart
Is there a space?
என் படிப்ப
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
நான் தொலைச்சேன்
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
என் மனச
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
நான் தொலைச்சேன்
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
My education...
Ohoo…ohooo
I lost
Ohoo…ohooo
My heart
Ohoo…ohooo
I lost
Ohoo…ohooo
கணக்கு புக்க
தொறந்தா உன் காதல்
முகம் தோணும் காம்பஸ்
போல தானே என் கண்ணு
உன்ன சுத்தும்
When I open the mathematics book
Your loving face appears
Just like a compass
My eyes revolve around you
என் மாமா மகன்
நீங்க என் அத்தான் முறை
தாங்க ஹே டும் டும் பீப்பீ
டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ
You are my maternal uncle's son
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
அத்திரி பத்திரி
கத்திரிக்கா என் அத்தான்
நெஞ்சில் இடம் இருக்கா
Restless and bustling
Like an eggplant
In my beloved cousin's heart
Is there a space?
ஓ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ
Oh..ho..ho.ho…ooo
பரீட்சை எழுதும்
நேரம் உன் சிரிப்பு தானே
குழு :
நெனச்சாலே
When it is time to write the examination
It is only your smile
Chorus: Whenever I think of
பிள்ளையார் சுழிய
நெனச்சி உன் பேரை தானே
குழு :
வரைஞ்சாலே
Thinking of drawing Lord Ganesha's sacred symbol
It is only your name
Chorus: That I end up drawing
ஸ்ரீ ராமஜெயம்
எனக்கு எனக்கு உன்
பேர்தான் பேர்தான்
இனிமேலே கிளி
பிள்ளையாய் தினமும்
தினமும் அதை சொல்வேன்
சொல்வேன் தன்னாலே
Like chanting 'Sri Ramajayam' for luck
Your name alone will be my holy chant from now on
Like a trained parrot, every single day
I will keep repeating it automatically on my own
திருக்குறளாய்
திருக்குறளாய் உந்தன்
குரல்தான்
குழு :
உனக்கு உனக்கு
தலைநகரம் தலை
நகரம் உந்தன் தெருதான்
குழு :
உனக்கு உனக்கு
உயிரே உயிரே
Like the sacred Thirukkural verses
Is your sweet voice
Chorus: For you, for you
The capital city itself
Is your street
Chorus: For you, for you
My life, my life...
என் மாமா மகன்
நீங்க என் அத்தான் முறை
தாங்க ஹே டும் டும் பீப்பீ
டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ
You are my maternal uncle's son
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
அத்திரி பத்திரி
கத்திரிக்கா என் அத்தான்
நெஞ்சில் இடம் இருக்கா
Restless and bustling
Like an eggplant
In my beloved cousin's heart
Is there a space?
ஹான் ஹா ஹான்
ஹா ஹான் ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haa haa haa….
ஒருநாள் ஒருநாள்
ஒருநாள் ஓரு காதல் பூதம்
குழு :
புடிச்சிருச்சு
One day, one day, one day
A ghost of love
Chorus: Caught hold of me
மறுநாள் மறுநாள்
மறுநாள் அது உன்பேர்
சொல்லி
குழு :
கடிச்சிருச்சு
The next day, the next day, the next day
Uttering your name
Chorus: It bit me
உதடுகளை உணவாய்
உணவாய் அது கேட்கும்
கேட்கும் தினம்தோறும்
ஊருசனம் உறங்கிய பின்னே
அது முழிச்சி மெதக்கும்
கதவோரம்
Asking for lips as its food
It demands every single day
After all the village folks go to sleep
It wakes up and floats by the doorway
குலசாமி திருநீறு
வெச்சு பார்த்தேன்
குழு :
பலனே இல்ல
குத்தாலம்
கோவிலில் தாலி கட்ட
குழு :
சொல்லுது மெல்ல
உயிரே உயிரே
Sacred ash of the family deity
I applied and checked
Chorus: It was of no use
At the Kuttalam temple
To tie the wedding thread
Chorus: It softly tells me
My life, my life
என் மாமா மகன்
நீங்க என் அத்தான் முறை
தாங்க ஹே டும் டும் பீப்பீ
டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ
You are my maternal uncle's son
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
அத்திரி பத்திரி
கத்திரிக்கா என் அத்தான்
நெஞ்சில் இடம் இருக்கா
Restless and bustling
Like an eggplant
In my beloved cousin's heart
Is there a space?
என் படிப்ப
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
நான் தொலைச்சேன்
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
என் மனச
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
நான் தொலைச்சேன்
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
My education...
Ohoo…ohooo
I lost
Ohoo…ohooo
My heart
Ohoo…ohooo
I lost
Ohoo…ohooo
கணக்கு புக்க
தொறந்தா உன் காதல்
முகம் தோணும் காம்பஸ்
போல தானே என் கண்ணு
உன்ன சுத்தும்
When I open the mathematics book
Your loving face appears
Just like a compass
My eyes revolve around you
என் மாமா மகன்
நீங்க என் அத்தான் முறை
தாங்க ஹே டும் டும் பீப்பீ
டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ
You are my maternal uncle's son
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
ஹே டும் டும்
பீப்பீ டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ எப்போ
ஹே டும் டும் பீப்பீ
டும்டும் பீப்பீ
குழு :
எப்போ எப்போ
எப்போ எப்போ
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? When?
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dum dum pipes
Chorus: When? When? When? When?
Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Kuwwaak…kuwaak
Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Poraah poraah
She is going, she is going
Selvi ippo thirumathi
Miss (unmarried girl) is now becoming Mrs.
Aagha poraah
She is going to become
Athiri pathiri
Restless and bustling
Katheerikka
Like an eggplant (playful folk phrase)
En aththaan nenjil
In my beloved cousin's heart
Idam irrukka
Is there a space?
En padippa
My education...
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :Nan tholachen
I lost
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :En manasa
My heart
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :Naan tholachen
I lost
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Kanakku bookka thorandha
When I open the mathematics book
Un kaadhal mugham thonum
Your loving face appears
Compass pola thaanae
Just like a compass
En kannu unna suththum
My eyes revolve around you
En maamaa magan neenga
You are my maternal uncle's son
En aththaan mura thaanga
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
Athiri pathiri
Restless and bustling
Katheerikka
Like an eggplant
En aththaan nenjil
In my beloved cousin's heart
Idam irrukka
Is there a space?
Oh..ho..ho.ho…ooo
Oh..ho..ho.ho…ooo
Paritchai ezhudhum neram
When it is time to write the examination
Un sirippu thaanae
It is only your smile
Chorus :Nenachaalae
Chorus: Whenever I think of
Pillaiyaar suzhiya nenachi
Thinking of drawing Lord Ganesha's sacred symbol
Un pera thaanae
It is only your name
Chorus :Varanchaalae
Chorus: That I end up drawing
Sri raamajayam ennakku ennakku
Like chanting 'Sri Ramajayam' for luck
Un perdhaan perdhaan inimelae
Your name alone will be my holy chant from now on
Kilipillaiyaai dhinamum dhinamum
Like a trained parrot, every single day
Adhai solven solven thannaalae
I will keep repeating it automatically on my own
Thirukuralaai thirukuralaai
Like the sacred Thirukkural verses
Undhan kuraldhaan
Is your sweet voice
Chorus :Unakku unakku
Chorus: For you, for you
Female :Thalainagaram thalai nagaram
The capital city itself
undhan therudhaan
Is your street
Chorus :Unakku unakku
Chorus: For you, for you
Uyirae uyirae…..
My life, my life...
En maamaa magan neenga
You are my maternal uncle's son
En aththaan mura thaanga
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
Athiri pathiri
Restless and bustling
Katheerikka
Like an eggplant
En aththaan nenjil
In my beloved cousin's heart
Idam irrukka
Is there a space?
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haan haaa
Haa haa haa….
Haa haa haa….
Orunaal orunaal orunaal
One day, one day, one day
Oru kaadhal bhootham
A ghost of love
Chorus :Pudichiruchu
Chorus: Caught hold of me
Marunaal marunaal marunaal
The next day, the next day, the next day
Adhu unper solli
Uttering your name
Chorus :Kadichiruchu
Chorus: It bit me
Udhadugalai unavaai unavaai
Asking for lips as its food
Adhu ketkum ketkum dhinamdhorum
It demands every single day
Ooru sanam urangiya pinnae
After all the village folks go to sleep
Adhu muzhichi medhakkum kadhavoram
It wakes up and floats by the doorway
Kulasaami thiruneeru
Sacred ash of the family deity
Vechchu paarthen
I applied and checked
Chorus :Palanae illa
Chorus: It was of no use
Female :Kuththaalam kovilil
At the Kuttalam temple
Thaali katta
To tie the wedding thread
Chorus :Solludhu mella
Chorus: It softly tells me
Uyirae uyirae
My life, my life
En maamaa magan neenga
You are my maternal uncle's son
En aththaan mura thaanga
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
Athiri pathiri
Restless and bustling
Katheerikka
Like an eggplant
En aththaan nenjil
In my beloved cousin's heart
Idam irrukka
Is there a space?
En padippa
My education...
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :Nan tholachen
I lost
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :En manasa
My heart
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Female :Naan tholachen
I lost
Chorus :Ohoo…ohooo
Ohoo…ohooo
Kanakku bookka thorandha
When I open the mathematics book
Un kaadhal mugham thonum
Your loving face appears
Compass pola thaanae
Just like a compass
En kannu unna suththum
My eyes revolve around you
En maamaa magan neenga
You are my maternal uncle's son
En aththaan mura thaanga
You hold the rightful claim to be my groom
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When?
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipiChorus :Eppo eppo
Dum dum pipes, Chorus: When? When?
Hey dum dum pipi
Hey, wedding pipes playing dum-dum
Dumdum pipi
Dum dum pipes
Chorus :Eppo eppo eppo eppo
Chorus: When? When? When? When?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful song 'Athiri Pathiri' (often known as 'Aththaan Nenjil') from the film 'Ayya' (2005) is an energetic track sung from the perspective of a young woman (portrayed by Nayanthara in her Tamil debut) teasing her cross-cousin ('Aththaan') and expressing her deep love for him. She sings about how her focus on studies has completely dissolved because his face pops up whenever she opens her school books, and her eyes spin around him like a geometric compass needle. Throughout the track, she humorously details her 'love sickness'—describing love as a ghost that has possessed her and cannot be cured even by the sacred ash of her family deity. The song builds up her anticipation for their impending marriage, eagerly asking when the wedding music ('dum dum pipi') will play for them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Compass pola thaanae”
Compares her spinning eyes to a drawing compass ('Compass pola thaanae en kannu unna suththum') and compares his voice to the holy couplets of Thirukkural ('Thirukuralaai undhan kuraldhaan').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Oru kaadhal bhootham pudichiruchu”
Metaphorically describes love as a ghost or spirit ('Kaadhal bhootham') that possesses her.
Anaphora & Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)
“Athiri pathiri”
Use of repetitive folk rhyming phrases ('Athiri pathiri katheerikka') and playful rhythmic echoes ('Dum dum pipi').
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Trivia
This song features Nayanthara in her Tamil cinema debut opposite Sarathkumar in the 2005 hit film 'Ayya', directed by Hari with music composed by Bharadwaj. Sung enthusiastically by Anuradha Sriram, the track became a popular folk-pop dance number across Tamil Nadu.
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