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Lyrics & meaning

Ennaiah

From Adutha Varisu · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Adutha Varisu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
16 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Naan padikka nenachadhu
Palliaraiyil irukkudhu
Podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Naan padikka nenachadhu
Palliaraiyil irukkudhu
Podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Hei podhum indha paadam
Laa lalaaa lalaa haa
{Kattazhagu kaala
Kitta varum vela
Kanni mayil maala poda
Kaattu undhan thola} (2)
Vandai thedi poovu
Vandhadhundoo kooru
Unnai thedi naan thaan
Vandhirukken paaru
Thottu thotuu naanum neeyum
Jodi serathaan
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Naan padikka nenachadhu
Palliaraiyil irukkudhu
Podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Hoo podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
{Theppakulam melae
Sengkamalam polae
Un madiyil naanum vandhu
Aada venum maama} (2)
Kannupatta dhegam
Punnupatta neram
Ponnupatta paadu
Enna solla koodum
Mella mella soodu yerum
Melum sollathaan
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Naan padikka nenachadhu
Palliaraiyil irukkudhu
Podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Haha ha podhum indha paadam
Andha paadam sollaiyaa
Yen aiyaa abc
Elaamae nee vaasi
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
What I really wanted to learn...
...is waiting in the bedroom!
Enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
What I really wanted to learn...
...is waiting in the bedroom!
Enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Hey, enough of this lesson!
La lalaa lalaa haa
Handsome young man,
now that the moment to draw close has come,
for this young peacock to garland you,
offer your strong shoulders!
Does a flower ever go
searching for a bee? Tell me!
Yet searching for you,
look, I have come myself!
With tender touches, you and I,
just to unite as a pair!
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
What I really wanted to learn...
...is waiting in the bedroom!
Enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Oh, enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
Like upon a temple pond,
a blooming red lotus,
I want to come into your lap
and sway with joy, my dear!
When eyes fell upon this body
and it was wounded with longing,
all the sweet agony this girl went through—
how could words ever describe it?
Slowly, slowly the heat is rising,
must I say anything more?
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
What I really wanted to learn...
...is waiting in the bedroom!
Enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Ha ha ha, enough of this lesson,
teach me that other lesson, sir!
Why, sir, just the ABCs?
Go on and read it all!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yen Aiyaa ABC' from the 1983 film 'Adutha Varisu' is a cheeky and flirtatious song where the heroine playfully teases her hero using classroom metaphors. She dismisses regular academic learning ('ABC', 'paadam') and invites him to teach her the 'lessons of intimacy' found in the bedchamber ('palliarai'). Throughout the verses, lyricist Vaali weaves classic romantic imagery—such as a flower seeking out a bee and a lotus swaying gracefully on a temple pond—to express her intense desire to unite with her beloved. The song's energetic and seductive tone captures a moment of lighthearted romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Kattazhagu kaala / Kitta varum vela / Kanni mayil maala poda / Kaattu undhan thola”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka/Ki' consonant sounds across consecutive lines (Kattazhagu, Kitta, Kanni, Kaattu).

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Kannupatta dhegam / Punnupatta neram / Ponnupatta paadu”

Matching of the second consonant ('nnu') in Kannupatta, Punnupatta, and Ponnupatta.

Simile (Upamai)

“Sengkamalam polae / Un madiyil naanum vandhu”

The heroine compares resting in her lover's lap to a red lotus flower blooming/swaying ('Sengkamalam polae').

Metaphorical Inversion

“Vandai thedi poovu / Vandhadhundoo kooru”

Reversing the conventional nature metaphor where beetles seek flowers; here the heroine (flower) proactively seeks her hero (beetle).

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Trivia

'Adutha Varisu' (1983) is an action-comedy film starring Superstar Rajinikanth and Sridevi, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with vocals for this playful seduction song rendered by S. Janaki and lyrics penned by legendary poet Vaali.

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