Un Mela Aasa Pattu
From Annanukku Jai · 1989
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Gangai Amaran, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Annanukku Jai1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Um mela aasa pattu | Having taken a liking to you, |
| Annaachu vada kudukka | When elder brother gave you a vada, |
| Annanoda thodaiya | Why did you go and bite |
| Nee yen kadithaayo | The elder brother's thigh? |
| Male | |
| Inimae vadaiyai kudukkaadhae | Do not give a vada anymore, |
| Idhukku adhu thaan pudikkaadhae | Because it does not like that, |
| Kolaikkum naayi kadikkaadhae | A barking dog does not bite, |
| Kadichaa thiruppi kadikkaadhae | And if it bites, do not bite it back! |
ஆண் குழு :
யய்ய யய்ய யய்ய யய் யய்ய யய்
Having taken a liking to you,
When elder brother gave you a vada,
Why did you go and bite
The elder brother's thigh?
உம் மேல ஆசப் பட்டு
அண்ணாச்சி வட குடுக்க
அண்ணனோட தொடைய
நீ ஏன் கடித்தாயோ
Do not give a vada anymore,
Because it does not like that,
A barking dog does not bite,
And if it bites, do not bite it back!
ஆண் குழு :
ஏன் கடித்தாயோ ஏன் கடித்தாயோ
இனிமே வடையை குடுக்காதே
இதுக்கு அது தான் புடிக்காதே
கொலைக்கும் நாயி கடிக்காதே
கடிச்சா திருப்பி கடிக்காதே
Um mela aasa pattu
Having taken a liking to you,
Annaachu vada kudukka
When elder brother gave you a vada,
Annanoda thodaiya
Why did you go and bite
Nee yen kadithaayo
The elder brother's thigh?
Inimae vadaiyai kudukkaadhae
Do not give a vada anymore,
Idhukku adhu thaan pudikkaadhae
Because it does not like that,
Kolaikkum naayi kadikkaadhae
A barking dog does not bite,
Kadichaa thiruppi kadikkaadhae
And if it bites, do not bite it back!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This comedic track from the movie 'Annanukku Jai' uses lighthearted rural proverbs and humorous scenarios to deliver playful advice. The lyrics question a absurd situation where someone bites the thigh of a benefactor who offered a vada (snack). It playfully concludes with popular wisdom about ignoring barking dogs and avoiding retaliation, blending humor with simple folk philosophy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Pazhamozhi
“Kolaikkum naayi kadikkaadhae”
Employs the classic Tamil folk proverb 'Kolaikkum/Kuraikkum naayi kadikkaadhae' (Barking dogs seldom bite) to add humor and metaphorical advice.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kadichaa thiruppi kadikkaadhae”
The repetition of 'kadikkaadhae' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic end-rhyme structure typical of Tamil folk music.
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Trivia
The song utilizes classic Gangai Amaran folk humor, twisting everyday colloquial proverbs into comedic musical situations popular in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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