- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Music director
- Maragathamani
- Movie name
- Azhagan
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vandhen vandhen vandhen
Kadhaiyi soothradhaari
Thandhen thandhen thandhen
Vanakkam sabaiyinai naadi
Kaadhal devadhai polae
Ingoru pen silai ondru
Kannil ithanai sogam vanthathu
Yen adhil indru
Azhagaana manavaalan kaadhalin vasamaanaal
Uyirodu uyir sernthu andrilai polaanaal
Iravellam mudhal iravaaga
Avar vaazhum oru naal kaalaiyil
Thuyil maevum aval manavaalan
Thanai mangai ezhumbugindraal
Kozhi koovum neram aachu
Thalli po maama
Koothu paatha seidhi ellam
Solli po maama
Vilayaadi vilayaadi poluthaagi pochu
Viral theendum idamellam adaiyaalamaachu
Enthiri maama vizhi rendum
Urangaama soruguthu soruguthu
Kozhi koovum neram aachu
Thalli po maama
Koothu paatha seidhi ellam
Solli po maama
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Oru naazhi innum konjum mayilae mayilae
Undhan idaiyodu vilayaada oththukol amma
Kozhi koovum neram aachu
Thalli po maama
Male :Haan haan
Female :Oodam angae kaathirukku
Odi poo maama
Thanneeril thalladum odam polae
Ammadi en nenjam thalladudhae
Nethili meenae mai vizhi maanae
Nenjilae saachukkoo
Kozhi koovum neram aachu
Thalli po maama
Male : Haan haan
Female :Oodam angae kaathirukku
Odi poo maama
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Eppodhum meenundu kadalil thaan kaadhaliyae
Kadal engae poi vidum sollu
Aiyoo
Kozhi koovum neram aachuu
Thalli po maama
Oodam angae kaathirukku
Odi po maama
Heyyy
Oodathai ottiyae kalaippagi ponnen
Raasathi muzhu naalum rasamaaga irukkonum
Kozhi koovum neram aachuu
Thalli po maama
Oodam angae kaathirukku
Odi po maama
Vilaiyaadi vilayaadi pozhuthaagi pochu
Viral theendum idamellam adaiyaalamaachu
Enthiri maama vizhi rendum
Urangaama soruguthu soruguthu
Kozhi koovum neram aachuu
Thalli po maama
Male :Haiyooo
Female :Oodam angae kaathirukku
Odi poo maama
Kaadhali sonnadhu vaedham endru
Puyal varum velaiyil avan ponaan
Indhiya ellaiyai thaandum podhu
Paavigal suttadhil baliyaanen
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Kadhalan maandaan meenavar sonnar
Eninum aval manam nambaadhu
Oru dhinam varuvaan thalai magam endrae
Thanimaiyil aadi silaiyaanal
I have come, I have come, I have come,
The narrator of this tale!
I offer, I offer, I offer
My humble greetings to this gathering!
Like a goddess of love,
Here stands the statue of a woman.
Why has such deep sorrow filled
Her eyes today?
Captivated by the love of her handsome groom,
Their souls merged, inseparable like lovebirds.
With every night feeling like their wedding night,
As they lived their life, early one morning,
While her beloved husband lay sound asleep,
The young woman wakes him up:
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
Tell me all about the drama you watched,
Tell me before you go, my dear!
Time flew by as we played and loved,
Leaving love-bites and marks wherever your fingers touched!
Wake up, my dear, both my eyes
Are drooping heavy with sleeplessness!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
Tell me all about the drama you watched,
Tell me before you go, my dear!
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...
Just a little while longer, my peacock, my peacock!
Agree to let me play around your waist, my girl!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
Male: Haan haan...
Female: The boat is waiting over there,
Run along, my dear!
Just like a boat rocking upon the water,
Oh goodness, my heart is swaying too!
My sweet little fish, my kohl-eyed deer,
Rest your head against my chest!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
Male: Haan haan...
Female: The boat is waiting over there,
Run along, my dear!
...
...
There will always be fish in the sea, my love!
Tell me, where can the ocean ever go?
Oh dear!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
The boat is waiting over there,
Run along, my dear!
Hey-oh!
I am exhausted from rowing the boat all day,
My princess, the whole day should be sweet and joyful!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
The boat is waiting over there,
Run along, my dear!
Time flew by as we played and loved,
Leaving love-bites and marks wherever your fingers touched!
Wake up, my dear, both my eyes
Are drooping heavy with sleeplessness!
The rooster has already crowed,
Move aside, my dear!
Male: Hayyooo!
Female: The boat is waiting over there,
Run along, my dear!
Taking his beloved's words as gospel truth,
He set out to sea just as a storm was gathering.
While crossing the Indian maritime border,
He was shot dead when cruel men opened fire.
...
"Her lover is dead," the fishermen told her,
Yet her heart refused to believe it.
Trusting that her man would return one day,
She danced in her loneliness and turned into stone.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This narrative song functions as a musical dance-drama (Sutradhar narrative) depicting the joyful romance and tragic fate of a fisherman and his bride. The narrator introduces a heartbroken female statue before flashing back to her blissfully married life, filled with morning banter, intimate teasing, and playful reluctance as her fisherman husband prepares to head out to sea.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)
“Uyirodu uyir sernthu andrilai polaanaal”
Compares the lovers' bond to 'andril' birds (symbol of inseparable romantic couples in classical Tamil poetry).
Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Vandhen vandhen vandhen”
Repetition of words like 'Vandhen' and 'Thandhen' for rhythm and dramatic emphasis.
Imagery (Uvameyam)
“Thanneeril thalladum odam polae”
Uses aquatic imagery (swaying boat, anchovy fish, sea) to tie the romantic mood directly to the fisherman's livelihood.
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Trivia
This track is a unique musical drama segment composed by Maragathamani (M. M. Keeravani) for K. Balachander's critically acclaimed film 'Azhagan' (1991), featuring lyrics by Pulamaipithan.
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