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Lyrics & meaning

Aththaan

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Naaraayini Balasubramaniam
Singers
Sreekanth Hariharan, Rakshita Suresh, Arvind Raj
Music director
Jaya Easwar Ragavan
Details
Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aththaan unna kaangalaMy beloved, I haven't seen you,
Muththam thaara pothala…aa…The kisses I give are not enough...
Niththam en kaadhalaEvery single day, my love,
Saththam vara pesalaa…aa….Shall we speak out loud?...
Male
Ven panju kaiyaala ennaWith your hands soft like white cotton,
Un nenju ul pootti pothachaYou locked me inside your heart and covered me.
Kan konjum maiyaala thaanaeJust with the eyeliner that adorns your eyes,
En moththam veroda saachaYou completely uprooted and felled me down.
Male
Nenjukulla un mogathaInside my heart, your face,
Pacha kuththa solli vachenI asked for it to be permanently tattooed.
Unna katta saamy kittaTo marry you, to God,
Sathiyama vendi kittenI truly prayed with all my heart.
Male
Vetta veli vaanathulaIn the vast open sky,
Unnai mattum thedi ninnenI stood searching only for you.
Kannukkuzhi pallathulaIn the dimple of your cheek,
Nee sirikka naan vizhunthenWhen you smiled, I fell right into it.
Female
Unakkaga poothiruppenI will remain bloomed for you,
Un thozhil saanjiruppenI will lean upon your shoulder,
Nee pogum paadhaiyilaOn the path that you walk,
Nizhalaaga naan iruppenI will remain as your shadow.
Male
En uchchi varaiyila mevuraYou pervade all the way to the crown of my head,
En moochi kaatha maaruraYou transform into the very air I breathe.
Azhagae…azhagae en nenjukullaOh beauty... beauty inside my heart,
Un sirippala enai seenduraYou tease me with your smile,
Poo vaasam pola veesuraYou waft around like the scent of flowers,
Uravae udalae naan enna sollaMy kinsman, my body, what more can I say?
Female
Unakkaga poothiruppen…I will remain bloomed for you...
Un thozhil saanjiruppen…I will lean upon your shoulder...
Male
Nenjukulla unna pachaInside my heart, you as a green,
Kuththi vachenTattoo I have etched.
En kannukulla unnai thechi vachenI have rubbed and kept you safe inside my eyes,
Naan unnai thedum neram enni thaanCounting the time spent searching for you,
En pulla unnai nenjil thaekki vachenOh my dear, I have stored you in my heart.
Male
Andha vaanam boomiAsking that sky and earth,
Ellam kettu vechiAnd getting their blessing,
En kannae unnai kannil sikka vachenMy dear, I trapped you inside my sight.
Vanthu vanthu pogumTo the ocean breeze that comes and goes,
Uppu thanni kaathukittaThe sea-salt wind that blows,
En nenappa kudu solli vachenI asked it to deliver my thoughts to you.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a passionate expression of deep love, romantic devotion, and longing. The narrator describes how completely their lover occupies their thoughts, heart, and body. The lover's presence is felt everywhere—likened to a permanent tattoo on the heart, the softest cotton, a flower's fragrance, and the very air the narrator breathes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Ven panju kaiyaala enna

Comparing the lover's soft hands to white cotton ('Ven panju kaiyaala') and their presence to a floating floral fragrance ('Poo vaasam pola veesura').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

En moochi kaatha maarura

Describing the lover as turning into the narrator's breath ('En moochi kaatha maarura') and promising to become a shadow ('Nizhalaaga naan iruppen').

Monaai & Edhugai (Tamil Rhyme and Alliteration)

Nenjukulla un mogatha

Rhythmic flow using second-letter rhyming (Edhugai) across consecutive lines such as 'Nenjukulla' / 'Pacha kuththa'.

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Trivia

This track is featured in independent Tamil music releases written by lyricist Naaraayini Balasubramaniam, blending traditional folk-romantic motifs like 'pacha kuthudhal' (tattooing) with contemporary melody structure.

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