- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Arun Mozhi, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Naangal
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Dec 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa… aa… aa
Aanaana patta sivanae
Azhagaai thookki vaithaan
Pennai thalai mel
Aagaadhu unnaal
Pennai keezh irakka
Agambaavam vendaam
Aa… aa… haaa…aaa…aa….
Aaha maanae thaenae
Aaha maanae thaenae
Manjal nilaavae
Mayilae endru paaduvaar
Avar thedum vishayam
Mudindhaal podhum
Theruvil niruthi oduvaar
Ada raajaa nee thaan
Raajaadhi raajaa
Endrae vasanam pesuvaa
Dhinam kaasai kaatta
Marandhaal podhum
Kaiyil kidaithadhai veesuvaa
Ada raajaa nee thaan
Aaha raajaadhi raajaa hoi
Muthu mani vairam ellaam
Pen illaadhu minnumaa
Hoi nitham alangaaram seiya
Aangal manam ennumaa
Haei pitham thalaikkerum
Neram
Pennin manam thadumaarum
Nitham pala jaalam pesi
Nirukkum niram maarum
Thanithae vaazhndhaal
Podhumaa
Dhinam thavikkum ilamai aarumaa
Aravanaithu anusarithu
Manam purindhae nadakkum
Kaalaiyar thammai
Raajaa nee thaan
Ada raajaa nee thaan
Raajaadhi raajaa
Endrae vasanam pesuvaa
Avar thedum vishayam
Mudindhaal podhum
Theruvil niruthi oduvaar
Raamaayana raaman kadhaiyai
Thandhaal andha kaikaeyi
Raavananin thangaiyum kooda
Aahaa balae kaikaari
Haei ondru mattum
Podhaadhendru
Vaazhndhaan andha dhasaradhanae
Ondrukkondru pottiyinaalae
Thindaadinaan raguvaranae
Pennin kannil baanamae
Adhu vedigundaaga maarumae
Thalai kirukku unakkirukku
Adhai niruthu ini mel pengalin kaalam
Maanae thaenae
Aaha maanae thaenae
Manjal nilaavae
Mayilae endru paaduvaar
Avar thedum vishayam
Mudindhaal podhum
Theruvil niruthi oduvaar
Ada raajaa nee thaan
Raajaadhi raajaa
Endrae vasanam pesuvaa
Dhinam kaasai kaatta
Marandhaal podhum
Kaiyil kidaithadhai veesuvaa
Aaha maanae thaenae
Aaha manjal nilaavae… ae…
Aa… aa… aa
Even the grand Lord Shiva Himself
Beautifully lifted and placed
A woman upon His head!
You can never succeed
In bringing woman down!
So drop your arrogance!
Aa… aa… haaa…aaa…aa….
Ah, my deer, my honey!
Ah, my deer, my honey!
My yellow moon,
My peacock, so they sing!
Once the purpose they seek
Is accomplished, that's enough,
They leave you standing in the street and run away!
"Hey, you are the king!
King of kings!"
So she flatters with lines!
If you forget to show money
Every single day,
She will hurl whatever comes to her hand!
"Hey, you are the king!
Aha, king of kings, hoi!"
Pearls, gems, and diamonds, all of them—
Would they shine without a woman?
Hoi, to adorn themselves every day,
Would men's hearts care to do so?
Hey, when arrogance rushes to the head,
At that time,
A woman's mind wobbles!
Daily speaking many deceptive words,
The color she shows keeps changing!
If living all alone,
Is that enough?
Will yearning youth ever cool down?
Embracing and adapting,
Understanding the mind and acting accordingly,
To young men like them,
"You are the king!"
"Hey, you are the king!
King of kings!"
So she flatters with lines!
Once the purpose they seek
Is accomplished, that's enough,
They leave you standing in the street and run away!
The tale of Rama in the Ramayana—
That Kaikeyi gave it to us!
Even Ravana's sister too,
Aha, what a shrewd woman she was!
Hey, thinking one wife alone
Was not enough,
That Dasaratha lived his life!
Because of the rivalry among them,
That Raghu's scion suffered!
There is an arrow in a woman's eyes!
It will turn into a bomb!
You have madness in your head!
Stop that! From now on, it's the era of women!
My deer, my honey!
Ah, my deer, my honey!
My yellow moon,
My peacock, so they sing!
Once the purpose they seek
Is accomplished, that's enough,
They leave you standing in the street and run away!
"Hey, you are the king!
King of kings!"
So she flatters with lines!
If you forget to show money
Every single day,
She will hurl whatever comes to her hand!
Ah, my deer, my honey!
Ah, my yellow moon… ae…
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the movie Naangal (1992) is a playful and rhythmic gender-banter track that humorously explores the power play and relationships between men and women. The lyrics weave together commentary on romantic flattery, male vanity, female leverage, and material expectations in relationships, warning both sides about the illusions of superficial charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Aaha maanae thaenae”
Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive words or lines, such as 'Maanae' and 'Thaenae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Manjal nilaavae”
Comparing a woman's radiant complexion to a yellow/golden moon ('Manjal nilaavae').
Mythological Allusion
“Aanaana patta sivanae / Azhagaai thookki vaithaan / Pennai thalai mel”
Reference to Lord Shiva elevating Goddess Ganga/Parvati on His head to symbolise the high status of women in Tamil culture.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film Naangal (1992) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and starred Prabhu, Sukanya, and Dipika Chikhlia.
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