Ayya Enna
From Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy · 2005
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aiyae …che chee | Aiyae... che chee |
| Female | |
| Aiyae enna aasa | Aiyae, what desire is this? |
| Idhu ennaathukku | What is this for? |
| Kaiya kaala pudicha | If you grab my hands and feet, |
| Enna pammaathukku | What benefit will you get? |
| Theatreukkul mavusu kettu | Having lost its charm in the theatre, |
| Veettukkulla cinemavaaiyaa | Is cinema entering right into our home, man? |
| Maatti vitta siru uduppu | The tiny outfit worn, |
| Raathiriyil kushiyaa irukkum | Brings fun and joy at night, |
| Vidinjaa sirippu varum | When dawn breaks, it brings laughter. |
| Female | |
| Aiyae enna aasa | Aiyae, what desire is this? |
| Idhu ennaathukku | What is this for? |
| Aiyae enna aasa…. aasa…. aasa | Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire! |
| Female | |
| Vasadhi illaa ezha ponnu | A poor girl without wealth, |
| Kasangina selaiya thaan kattikka venumae | Must wear only a crumpled saree. |
| Male | |
| Osathiyaana uduppu ellaam | All those high-class expensive clothes, |
| Cinemakkaaringa thaan udutha venumaa | Should only movie actresses wear them? |
| Female | |
| Ava pagattula parithavichu | Yearning for her glamour, |
| En odhattukku segappadicha | She painted my lips red. |
| Male | |
| Appo ava kitta paathadhellaam | Everything I saw in her back then, |
| Ippo on kitta paakkurenae | I see in you now! |
| Female | |
| Avala nenachu enna anaichaa | If you embrace me thinking of her, |
| Odambu muzhukka koosudhu | My whole body cringes! |
| Male | |
| Avala paathu thaanae undhan | Only after seeing her, |
| Nenappu enakku vandhadhu | Did thoughts of me come to your mind? |
| Female | |
| Cinema thaan unna pudichu | It is cinema that possessed you, |
| Thaniyaa azhagaa thalaiya thadavudhu | And gently strokes your head in solitude. |
| Female | |
| Aiyae enna aasa | Aiyae, what desire is this? |
| Idhu ennaathukku | What is this for? |
| Kaiya kaala pudicha | If you grab my hands and feet, |
| Enna pammaathukku | What benefit will you get? |
| Aiyae enna aasa… aasa…. aasa | Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire! |
| Male | |
| Kannadhaasan paattil sonna | As Kannadasan said in his song, |
| Kannae kalaimaanae katti pudikka vaa | 'Come embrace me, my dear deer-like beauty', |
| Kanda kanda padathil vara | The romance scenes that appear, |
| Kaadhal kaatchiya thaan | In random movies, |
| Nadathi kaatta vaa | Are you trying to enact them for me? |
| Female | |
| Orutharum oru dhinusu | Every person is of a unique kind, |
| Ada nee adhil thani dhinusu | Hey, you are a very peculiar kind among them! |
| Irukkura manam pudhusu | The mind present is modern, |
| Adhai thorakkura ennam pazhasu | The intention to unlock it is old-fashioned! |
| Male | |
| Hae pozhudhu vidiyum neram aachu | Hey, it is time for dawn, |
| Pona kadhaiya pesaadhae | Don't talk about past stories. |
| Vaada kaathu vaattalaachu | The cold wind has started to torment, |
| Ammaa enna vaattaadhae | Oh lady, please do not torment me! |
| Female | |
| Orangudhaiyaa rendu kozhandha | The two children are sleeping, |
| Muzhichaa mogatha enga mooduva | If they wake up, where will you hide your face? |
| Female | |
| Aiyae enna aasa | Aiyae, what desire is this? |
| Idhu ennaathukku | What is this for? |
| Kaiya kaala pudicha | If you grab my hands and feet, |
| Enna pammaathukku | What benefit will you get? |
| Theatreukkul mavusu kettu | Having lost its charm in the theatre, |
| Veettukkulla cinemavaaiyaa | Is cinema entering right into our home, man? |
| Maatti vitta siru uduppu | The tiny outfit worn, |
| Raathiriyil kushiyaa irukkum | Brings fun and joy at night, |
| Vidinjaa sirippu varum | When dawn breaks, it brings laughter. |
| Female | |
| Aiyae enna aasa | Aiyae, what desire is this? |
| Idhu ennaathukku | What is this for? |
| Aiyae enna aasa…. aasa…. aasa | Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire! |
அய்யே சி சீ...
Aiyae... che chee
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
இது என்னாத்துக்கு
கையக் கால புடிச்ச
என்ன பம்மாத்துக்கு
Aiyae, what desire is this?
What is this for?
If you grab my hands and feet,
What benefit will you get?
Having lost its charm in the theatre,
Is cinema entering right into our home, man?
The tiny outfit worn,
Brings fun and joy at night,
When dawn breaks, it brings laughter.
தியேட்டருக்குள் மவுசு கெட்டு
வீட்டுக்குள்ள சினிமாவயா
மாட்டி விட்ட சிறு உலுக்கு
ராத்திரியில் குஷியா இருக்கும்
விடிஞ்சா சிரிப்பு வரும்
Aiyae, what desire is this?
What is this for?
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
இது என்னாத்துக்கு
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை ஆசை
ஆசை....
A poor girl without wealth,
Must wear only a crumpled saree.
வசதி இல்லா ஏழைப் பொண்ணு
கசங்கின சேலையத்தான்
கட்டிக்க வேணுமே
All those high-class expensive clothes,
Should only movie actresses wear them?
ஒசத்தியான உடுப்பு எல்லாம்
சினிமாகாரிங்கதான்
உடுத்த வேணுமா
Yearning for her glamour,
She painted my lips red.
அவ பகட்டுல பரிதவிச்சு
என் ஒதட்டுக்கு செகப்படிச்ச
அப்போ அவ கிட்ட
பார்த்ததெல்லாம்
இப்போ ஒன் கிட்ட பார்க்குறனே
Everything I saw in her back then,
I see in you now!
அவள நெனச்சு
என்ன அணைச்சா
ஒடம்பு முழுக்க கூசுது
அவளப் பார்த்துதானே உந்தன்
நெனப்பு எனக்கு வந்தது
சினிமாதான் உன்னப் புடிச்சு
தனியா அழகா தலையத் தடவுது
If you embrace me thinking of her,
My whole body cringes!
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
இது என்னாத்துக்கு
கையக் கால புடிச்ச
என்ன பம்மாத்துக்கு
Only after seeing her,
Did thoughts of me come to your mind?
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
ஆசை ஆசை....
It is cinema that possessed you,
And gently strokes your head in solitude.
கண்ணதாசன் பாட்டில் சொன்ன
கண்ணே கலைமானே
கட்டிப் புடிக்கவா
கண்ட கண்ட படத்தில் வர
காதல் காட்சியத்தான்
நடத்திக் காட்டவா
Aiyae, what desire is this?
What is this for?
If you grab my hands and feet,
What benefit will you get?
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
ஒருத்தரும் ஒரு தினுசு
அட நீ அதில் தனி தினுசு
இருக்குற மனம் புதுசு
அதில் தொறக்குற என்ன பழசு
As Kannadasan said in his song,
'Come embrace me, my dear deer-like beauty',
The romance scenes that appear,
In random movies,
Are you trying to enact them for me?
ஹே பொழுது விடியும்
நேரம் ஆச்சு
போனக் கதைய பேசாதே
வாடக் காத்து வாட்டலாச்சு
அம்மா என்ன வாட்டாதே
Every person is of a unique kind,
Hey, you are a very peculiar kind among them!
The mind present is modern,
The intention to unlock it is old-fashioned!
ஒறங்குதையா
ரெண்டு கொழந்த
முழிச்சா மொகத்த எங்க மூடுவ
Hey, it is time for dawn,
Don't talk about past stories.
The cold wind has started to torment,
Oh lady, please do not torment me!
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
இது என்னாத்துக்கு
கையக் கால புடிச்ச
என்ன பம்மாத்துக்கு
The two children are sleeping,
If they wake up, where will you hide your face?
தியேட்டருக்குள் மவுசு கெட்டு
வீட்டுக்குள்ள சினிமாவயா
மாட்டி விட்ட சிறு உலுக்கு
ராத்திரியில் குஷியா இருக்கும்
விடிஞ்சா சிரிப்பு வரும்
Aiyae, what desire is this?
What is this for?
If you grab my hands and feet,
What benefit will you get?
Having lost its charm in the theatre,
Is cinema entering right into our home, man?
The tiny outfit worn,
Brings fun and joy at night,
When dawn breaks, it brings laughter.
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை
இது என்னாத்துக்கு
அய்யே என்ன ஆசை ஆசை
ஆசை....
Aiyae, what desire is this?
What is this for?
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
Aiyae …che chee
Aiyae... che chee
Aiyae enna aasa
Aiyae, what desire is this?
Idhu ennaathukku
What is this for?
Kaiya kaala pudicha
If you grab my hands and feet,
Enna pammaathukku
What benefit will you get?
Theatreukkul mavusu kettu
Having lost its charm in the theatre,
Veettukkulla cinemavaaiyaa
Is cinema entering right into our home, man?
Maatti vitta siru uduppu
The tiny outfit worn,
Raathiriyil kushiyaa irukkum
Brings fun and joy at night,
Vidinjaa sirippu varum
When dawn breaks, it brings laughter.
Aiyae enna aasa
Aiyae, what desire is this?
Idhu ennaathukku
What is this for?
Aiyae enna aasa…. aasa…. aasa
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
Vasadhi illaa ezha ponnu
A poor girl without wealth,
Kasangina selaiya thaan kattikka venumae
Must wear only a crumpled saree.
Osathiyaana uduppu ellaam
All those high-class expensive clothes,
Cinemakkaaringa thaan udutha venumaa
Should only movie actresses wear them?
Ava pagattula parithavichu
Yearning for her glamour,
En odhattukku segappadicha
She painted my lips red.
Appo ava kitta paathadhellaam
Everything I saw in her back then,
Ippo on kitta paakkurenae
I see in you now!
Avala nenachu enna anaichaa
If you embrace me thinking of her,
Odambu muzhukka koosudhu
My whole body cringes!
Avala paathu thaanae undhan
Only after seeing her,
Nenappu enakku vandhadhu
Did thoughts of me come to your mind?
Cinema thaan unna pudichu
It is cinema that possessed you,
Thaniyaa azhagaa thalaiya thadavudhu
And gently strokes your head in solitude.
Aiyae enna aasa
Aiyae, what desire is this?
Idhu ennaathukku
What is this for?
Kaiya kaala pudicha
If you grab my hands and feet,
Enna pammaathukku
What benefit will you get?
Aiyae enna aasa… aasa…. aasa
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
Kannadhaasan paattil sonna
As Kannadasan said in his song,
Kannae kalaimaanae katti pudikka vaa
'Come embrace me, my dear deer-like beauty',
Kanda kanda padathil vara
The romance scenes that appear,
Kaadhal kaatchiya thaan
In random movies,
Nadathi kaatta vaa
Are you trying to enact them for me?
Orutharum oru dhinusu
Every person is of a unique kind,
Ada nee adhil thani dhinusu
Hey, you are a very peculiar kind among them!
Irukkura manam pudhusu
The mind present is modern,
Adhai thorakkura ennam pazhasu
The intention to unlock it is old-fashioned!
Hae pozhudhu vidiyum neram aachu
Hey, it is time for dawn,
Pona kadhaiya pesaadhae
Don't talk about past stories.
Vaada kaathu vaattalaachu
The cold wind has started to torment,
Ammaa enna vaattaadhae
Oh lady, please do not torment me!
Orangudhaiyaa rendu kozhandha
The two children are sleeping,
Muzhichaa mogatha enga mooduva
If they wake up, where will you hide your face?
Aiyae enna aasa
Aiyae, what desire is this?
Idhu ennaathukku
What is this for?
Kaiya kaala pudicha
If you grab my hands and feet,
Enna pammaathukku
What benefit will you get?
Theatreukkul mavusu kettu
Having lost its charm in the theatre,
Veettukkulla cinemavaaiyaa
Is cinema entering right into our home, man?
Maatti vitta siru uduppu
The tiny outfit worn,
Raathiriyil kushiyaa irukkum
Brings fun and joy at night,
Vidinjaa sirippu varum
When dawn breaks, it brings laughter.
Aiyae enna aasa
Aiyae, what desire is this?
Idhu ennaathukku
What is this for?
Aiyae enna aasa…. aasa…. aasa
Aiyae, what desire... desire... desire!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aiyae Enna Aasa' from the film Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy portrays a humorous, intimate banter between a married couple in a rural household. The wife playfully scolds her husband for being overly influenced by modern cinema romance, glamorous outfits, and lipsticks, reminding him of their humble realities and sleeping children. In response, the husband playfully expresses his affection, drawing parallels between movie songs and his genuine love for her. Written by veteran poet Muthulingam, the song captures how mainstream pop culture and cinema permeate ordinary household lives, blending satire, romance, and realism in a quintessential Tamil folk narrative tone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vasadhi illaa ezha ponnu / Kasangina selaiya thaan kattikka venumae”
The second consonant 's' rhymes across consecutive lines (Vasadhi / Kasangina).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Kanda kanda padathil vara / Kaadhal kaatchiya thaan”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across words in the line.
Antithesis (Contrast)
“Irukkura manam pudhusu / Adhai thorakkura ennam pazhasu”
Juxtaposition of 'pudhusu' (new/modern) and 'pazhasu' (old) to highlight contrasting mindsets.
Cultural Allusion
“Kannadhaasan paattil sonna / Kannae kalaimaanae katti pudikka vaa”
Direct allusion to legendary Tamil lyricist Kannadasan and his famous song line 'Kanne Kalaimane'.
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Trivia
'Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy' (2005) was directed by renowned filmmaker-cinematographer Thangar Bachan, who also played the lead role. The film's music was scored by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by veteran poet Muthulingam, capturing authentic rural Tamil domestic dynamics.
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