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Aththaan

From Aan Paavam Pollathathu · 2025

Lyricist
Mu. Vi
Singers
Vaisagh, Lakshmikanth M
Music director
Siddhu Kumar
Details
Aan Paavam Pollathathu2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
AththaanHusband...
Female
AththaanHusband...
AththaanHusband...
AththaanHusband...
Male
Ye…Hey...
Enna nu solla daWhat can I even say, my friend?
Wife naale tholla daA wife itself is a trouble, my friend!
Naaa enna nu solla daWhat can I even say, my friend?
Life kaiyil illa daMy life is no longer in my hands!
Male
Oooo..Oooo..
Ho ho ho aasaiya matunaHo ho ho, she lovingly put...
Rendu kaalil metti dhaToetrings on her two feet!
Dho inga paavama nikkurenLook at me standing here like an innocent victim,
Pooda vechaa mutti dhaShe made me kneel down!
Male
Getti melam satham kekudheThe traditional wedding drums sound...
Saavu moalamaLike funeral drums!
Suthu pottu kaavu vangudheSurrounding me, it takes my life as a sacrifice,
Raavu kaalamaLike an inauspicious Raahu time!
Male
Getti melam satham kekudheThe traditional wedding drums sound...
Saavu moalamaLike funeral drums!
Saavu molam ring uhIs it funeral drum ring...
Tone tone tone tone tone uhTone tone tone tone tone?
Female
Aththaan…Husband...
Male
Munna match uh poyiBack then, I used to go to matches...
Jaichen naanu cup-uhAnd win trophies!
Moonu knot uh pottuNow after tying three knots...
Thechen echa cup-uhI end up scrubbing leftover tea cups!
Male
Venna mavadhaIs she useless like butter flour?
Kanni vediya vedikiraShe explodes like a landmine!
Kanna urutti ennaRolling her eyes at me...
Meratti adikkiraShe threatens and beats me up!
Male
Reel-uh pola ennaLike a fishing reel, she slowly...
Mella keezha thalli vittaaPushed me down and reeled me in!
Aanju oonju naaku thalludheExhausted and tired, my tongue hangs out!
Male
Hotel pona ivaWhen she goes to a restaurant...
Thinnu vecha micha meedhiThe leftovers she leaves behind...
Vazhi illamal vaayil ponadheI have no choice but to eat them!
Female
Aththaan…Husband...
Male
Purse-uh kulaInside my purse...
Pathu ruba illaThere isn't even ten rupees!
Neram paathuYet at the exact bad timing...
Shopping pooga sanda poduraShe fights with me to go shopping!
Male
Thaali eriduchuEver since the sacred thread was tied...
Gaali dhana panniduchuIt has totally ruined my life!
Happiness-uh kuda illaThere isn't even a bit of happiness,
Marriage aala romba thollaMarriage has brought so much trouble!
Male
Ye…ye yeHey... ye ye
Enna nu solla daWhat can I even say, my friend?
Wife naale tholla daA wife itself is a trouble, my friend!
Naaa enna nu solla daWhat can I even say, my friend?
Life kaiyil illa daMy life is no longer in my hands!
Male
Oooo..Oooo..
Ho ho ho aasaiya matunaHo ho ho, she lovingly put...
Rendu kaalil metti dhaToetrings on her two feet!
Dho inga paavama nikkurenLook at me standing here like an innocent victim,
Pooda vechaa mutti dhaShe made me kneel down!
Male
Getti melam satham kekudheThe traditional wedding drums sound...
Saavu moalamaLike funeral drums!
Suthu pottu kaavu vangudheSurrounding me, it takes my life as a sacrifice,
Raavu kaalamaLike an inauspicious Raahu time!
Female
Aththaan…Husband...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a humorous and energetic lament of a newly married man who finds married life to be full of hilarious struggles and loss of independence. He compares the sounds of wedding drums (Getti Melam) to funeral drums (Saavu Melam), highlighting how his once triumphant bachelor life—where he won trophies—has now devolved into washing dishes, eating leftovers, and kneeling down under his wife's strict command.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Getti melam satham kekudhe / Saavu moalama

Compares the sacred wedding drums (Getti Melam) to funeral drums (Saavu Melam) to dramatically emphasize the protagonist's lost freedom.

Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)

Wife naale tholla da / Life kaiyil illa da

Assonance and internal rhyme between 'Tholla' and 'Illa' across consecutive lines.

Imagery

Kanni vediya vedikira

Creates a vivid visual image of a landmine exploding to describe his wife's temper tantrums.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2025 Tamil film 'Aan Paavam Pollathathu', composed by Siddhu Kumar. It leverages urban Tamil slang and humor to build an energetic kuthu-style complaint song about modern marital life.

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