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Lyrics & meaning

En Aasai Mythiliye

From Mythili Ennai Kaathali · 1986

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
T. Rajendar, Chorus
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Mythili Ennai Kaathali
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
1 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………….
En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kadhaliyae
Haa…en aasai mythiliyae ha ennai nee kadhaliyae
Thanne thanaanae thaanaanae
Thannae thanaanae thaanaanae
Chorus :Thanne thanaanae thaanaanae
Thannae thanaanae thaanaanae
En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kadhaliyae
: Thaanae than nannaa
Thaanae than nannaa
Aththai magalai ninaichukkittu
Niththam padichchen nooru paattu
Kaththum kiliyae suththikittu
Kaalam kazhichchen puththikettu
Pudhu inamaa vaazhurathey
Pudhiyavalin manampolththaan
Pudhayalin naam theyuratheu
Umaiyavalin sirippulathaan
Thanne thanaanae thaanaanae
Thannae thanaanae thaanaanae
Chorus :Thanne thanaanae thaanaanae
Thannae thanaanae thaanaanae
En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kadhaliyae
………………
Kaal azhaga rasichcha machchan
Kozhusulathathaan kanna vachchan
Kannazhagil layichcha machchan
Kavithaigal paadi vachchaan
Silai azhagil thalaichcha machchan
Selaikooda vaangi thanthaan
Thalai azhagil layichcha machchan
Malligappoo soodivittaan
Thanne thanaanae thaanaanae
Thannae thanaanae thaanaanae
...
My beloved Mythili, won't you love me?
Ah, my beloved Mythili, ah, won't you love me?
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Chorus: Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
My beloved Mythili, won't you love me?
Thaanaa thaan nannaa
Thaanaa thaan nannaa
Constantly thinking of my sweet cousin,
I sang a hundred songs each and every day.
Following around that chirping parrot of a girl,
I spent all my days having lost my senses.
Living this brand-new kind of life
is purely according to that young girl's whims.
And melting away as if before a hidden treasure
is all because of that lovely girl's smile!
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Chorus: Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
My beloved Mythili, won't you love me?
...
Admiring the beauty of her feet, this lover
kept his eyes fixed right on her anklets.
Captivated by the beauty of her eyes, this lover
composed and sang sweet poems for her.
Enchanted by her statue-like beauty, this lover
even bought and gifted her a saree.
Charmed by the beauty of her hair, this lover
adorned it with fragrant jasmine flowers.
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Thanne thaanaane thaanaane
Chorus
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Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

En Aasai Mythiliye is a lively, high-energy Tamil folk-pop song composed, written, and sung by T. Rajendar for the 1986 film Mythili Ennai Kaathali. The track captures the protagonist's expressive and playful yearning for his beloved Mythili, calling out to her with passionate refrains and energetic rhythmic chorus lines. Throughout the verses, he fondly recounts his devotion, from composing countless songs for her to admiring every detail of her beauty—her feet, eyes, statue-like posture, and hair—while showering her with gifts like anklets, sarees, and jasmine flowers. The song highlights T. Rajendar's signature style of fast-paced rhyming couplets set to energetic folk rhythms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Aththai magalai ninaichukkittu / Niththam padichchen nooru paattu / Kaththum kiliyae suththikittu / Kaalam kazhichchen puththikettu”

The second letter 'th' ('த்') rhymes across consecutive lines in words 'Aththai', 'Niththam', 'Kaththum', and 'Puththikettu'.

MonaI (Initial Sound Alliteration)

“Kaal azhaga rasichcha machchan / Kozhusulathathaan kanna vachchan / Kannazhagil layichcha machchan / Kavithaigal paadi vachchaan”

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ka' / 'Ko' across consecutive lines ('Kaal', 'Kozhusulathathaan', 'Kannazhagil', 'Kavithaigal').

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Pudhu inamaa vaazhurathey / Pudhiyavalin manampolththaan / Pudhayalin naam theyuratheu”

Sequential lines start with the prefix 'Pudhu' or 'Pudhi', creating a rhythmic building effect.

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Trivia

T. Rajendar wrote, composed, sang, and directed this song and film himself. His unique style of tongue-twisting rhyming lyrics became immensely popular across Tamil Nadu in the mid-1980s.

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