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Yendi Muthamma

From Aaru Pushpangal · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Chandrabose
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Aaru Pushpangal
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaendi muththammaa….aa…..aa…..aa….oo…..oo….
Yaendi muththammaa yaedhu punnagai
Enenna ennangal ullaththil pinnutho
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Yaendi muththammaa yaedhu punnagai
Enenna ennangal ullaththil pinnutho
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Thennaimaram thaayai kandu
Mooduthadi keettraivittu
Thendralai thoodhu vida sollalaamaa
Izhuppai veliyittu kollalaamaa
Pattuchittu mottuvittu
Thullum vellam pattu pattu
Pattuchittu mottuvittu
Thullum vellam pattu pattu
Kangalil mai karainthu pogalaamaa
Karuvizhi sembavalam aagalaamaa
Yaendi muththammaa yaedhu punnagai
Enenna ennangal ullaththil pinnutho
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Ver pariththa sengarumbu
Saaruvittu saainthathindru
Ooreduththu pogum varai paarkkalaamaa…oo….
Uravukku saaru konjam ooththalaamaa
Thottu thottu vetti vetti
Katti katti pottapinbu
Suvaiyulla vaazhaikkanu kaayalaamaa
Sudasuda kaalaipasu meyalaamaa
Yaendi muththammaa yaedhu punnagai
Enenna ennangal ullaththil pinnutho
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Vetkaththinaal athao marainthaayo
Hey Muthamma... Ah... Ah... Oh... Oh...
Why, Muthamma, what is this smile for?
What thoughts are weaving through your heart?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
Why, Muthamma, what is this smile for?
What thoughts are weaving through your heart?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
Seeing its mother, the coconut tree
Covers itself with its fronds;
Shall we ask the gentle breeze to carry our message?
Shall we fence ourselves in with Mahua trees?
Like a little silken bird blossoming into a bud,
Splashed by the leaping stream,
Like a little silken bird blossoming into a bud,
Splashed by the leaping stream,
Should the kohl in your eyes wash away?
Should your dark eyes turn coral red?
Why, Muthamma, what is this smile for?
What thoughts are weaving through your heart?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
The sweet red sugarcane, uprooted from the soil,
Has leaned over today, flowing with sweet juice;
Should we just watch until the whole village carries it away? Oh...
Shall we pour a little sweet juice for our love?
After touching and cutting it bit by bit,
And tying it up neatly into bundles,
Should such a sweet ripe banana just wither away?
Can the eager young bull graze on it while it is fresh and warm?
Why, Muthamma, what is this smile for?
What thoughts are weaving through your heart?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
Did you hide them out of shyness?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yaendi Muththammaa' from the 1977 movie *Aaru Pushpangal* is a playful, romantic rural melody where the hero teasingly addresses his beloved, Muthamma. Observing her bashful smile and hidden glances, he wonders about the romantic thoughts weaving through her mind and affectionately coaxes her out of her shyness. Penned by the legendary Kannadasan, the lyrics draw rich imagery from pastoral life—coconut fronds, sweet sugarcane, flowing water, and morning cattle—to symbolize youthful romance, physical affection, and the blossoming bond between two lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Thendralai thoodhu vida sollalaamaa / Izhuppai veliyittu kollalaamaa”

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('sollalaamaa' / 'kollalaamaa'), giving a melodic flow to the query.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Ver pariththa sengarumbu”

The heroine's surrender to love and sweet disposition is metaphorically compared to uprooted sweet sugarcane ('sengarumbu') ready to offer its juice.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Thottu thottu vetti vetti / Katti katti pottapinbu”

Rhythmic repetition of words like 'thottu thottu' (touching) and 'katti katti' (tying) creates tempo and highlights the sequential romantic actions.

Personification

“Thennaimaram thaayai kandu mooduthadi keettraivittu”

The coconut tree is personified as a modest young woman hiding herself behind fronds as if behind her mother.

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Trivia

The movie *Aaru Pushpangal* (1977) stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Srividya, and Y. Vijaya, directed by K. M. Balakrishnan. The song features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics written by Kannadasan, and vocals by the legendary rustic singer Malaysia Vasudevan alongside L. R. Anjali.

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