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Lyrics & meaning

Aadachonnare

From Vatathukkul Chadhuram · 1978

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Vatathukkul Chadhuram1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aada chonnaarae ellorumEveryone asked me to dance
Ullaasam kondaadaTo celebrate and make merry
Vaarungalen… paarungalen…Come along... do watch...
Thaenaadum rojaa malarThe honey-drenched rose flower
Female
Aada chonnaarae ellorumEveryone asked me to dance
Ullaasam kondaadaTo celebrate and make merry
Vaarungalen …paarungalen…Come along... do watch...
Thaenaadum rojaa malarThe honey-drenched rose flower
Female
Idai azhagil minnal polLike lightning in the beauty of my waist
Kolangal naan podavaaShall I draw decorative patterns?
Vizhi malaril sollaadhaUntold in the flower of my eyes
Jaadaigal nee kaanavaaWill you witness my subtle gestures?
Female
Manam enum pon veedhiyilOn the golden street called the mind
Thaeraaga naan oduvenI will move swiftly like a chariot
Poo polae paal polaeLike a flower, like milk
Poompaavai naan aaduvenI, a flower-like maiden, will dance
Female
Aada chonnaarae ellorumEveryone asked me to dance
Ullaasam kondaadaTo celebrate and make merry
Vaarungalen… paarungalen…Come along... do watch...
Thaenaadum rojaa malarThe honey-drenched rose flower
Female
Por kodiyaai vandhenaeI came like a tender golden vine
En vaazhvil yaar kavaloWho worries about my life?
Oru vazhiyil nindrenaeI stood alone on a path
Ennodu yaar sondhamoWho is truly related to me?
Female
Orae thunai anbae illaiThere is no love, my only true companion
Yaarukku naan vaazhgirenFor whom am I even living?
Aasaikkum thevaikkumDriven by desire and necessity
Aadaamal naan aaduvenI dance, though reluctant inside
Female
Aada chonnaarae ellorumEveryone asked me to dance
Ullaasam kondaadaTo celebrate and make merry
Vaarungalen… paarungalen…Come along... do watch...
Thaenaadum rojaa malarThe honey-drenched rose flower
Female
Aada chonnaarae ellorumEveryone asked me to dance
Ullaasam kondaadaTo celebrate and make merry

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Aada Chonnaarae Ellorum' portrays the inner melancholy of a performing artist who dances to entertain others while hiding her own sorrow. On the exterior, she invites the audience to enjoy her graceful performance, comparing herself to a blossoming rose and a chariot gliding smoothly. However, the lyrics unveil her underlying loneliness, questioning who truly cares for her, as she is forced to dance out of compulsion and necessity rather than true happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Idai azhagil minnal pol

Compares the movement of her waist to lightning using the marker 'pol'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Manam enum pon veedhiyil

Metaphorically describes the human mind as a golden street.

Alliteration (Monai)

Poo polae paal polae

Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words for rhythmic sweetness.

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Trivia

The film Vatathukkul Chadhuram (1978) features a soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Panchu Arunachalam. The song is sung by legendary playback singer S. Janaki.

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