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Aadamal Aadukiren Anarkali

From Valiba Vilayattu · 1990

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Mano, Vidya
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Details
Valiba Vilayattu1990

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aadaamal aadugirenI am dancing without moving
Anaarkali paadugirenI, Anarkali, am singing
Aadaamal aadugirenI am dancing without moving
Anaarkali paadugirenI, Anarkali, am singing
Female
Akbar maganai thedugiren vaa vaa vaaI am searching for Akbar's son; come, come, come
Naam aathu pakkam poi viduvom vaa vaa vaaLet us go towards the river bank; come, come, come
Female
Aadaamal aadugirenI am dancing without moving
Anaarkali paadugirenI, Anarkali, am singing
Akbar maganai thedugiren vaa vaa vaaI am searching for Akbar's son; come, come, come
Naam aathu pakkam poi viduvom vaa vaa vaaLet us go towards the river bank; come, come, come
Male
Anarkali sugamaaAnarkali, are you doing well?
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaaFemale : Uncle Salim, are you well?
Male :Anarkali sugamaaMale : Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaaFemale : Uncle Salim, are you well?
Male :Aaahaa ahaaMale : Aha, aha
Female :Oohoo ohoooFemale : Oho, oho
Female
Thottathukku varattumaShall I come to the garden?
Sukku mittaai tharattumaaShall I give you ginger candy?
Thottathukku varattumaShall I come to the garden?
Sukku mittaai tharattumaaShall I give you ginger candy?
Male :Osi mutham kidaikkumaMale : Will I get a free kiss?
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aa…Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aa…
Osi mutham kidaikkumaWill I get a free kiss?
Oliyum oliyum paarpomaaShall we watch 'Oliyum Oliyum' together?
Osi mutham kidaikkumaWill I get a free kiss?
Oliyum oliyum paarpomaaShall we watch 'Oliyum Oliyum' together?
Male
Anarkali sugamaaAnarkali, are you doing well?
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaaFemale : Uncle Salim, are you well?
Male :Anarkali sugamaaMale : Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaaFemale : Uncle Salim, are you well?
Male :Aaahaa ahaaMale : Aha, aha
Female :Oohoo ohoooFemale : Oho, oho
Female
Naan thennanthoppil nindirunthenI stood in the coconut grove
Avan apple vendam endraanHe said he didn't want an apple
Ondru koduthaalum vaangavillaiEven when given one, he didn't take it
Avan halwa vendum endraanHe said he wanted halwa
Female
Naan thennanthoppil nindirunthenI stood in the coconut grove
Avan apple vendam endraanHe said he didn't want an apple
Ondru koduthaalum vaangavillaiEven when given one, he didn't take it
Avan halwa vendum endraanHe said he wanted halwa
Male
Naan muthu pallakku kondu vandhenI brought a pearl palanquin
Aval motor vendum endraalShe said she wanted a motor vehicle
Naan muthu pallakku kondu vandhenI brought a pearl palanquin
Aval motor vendum endraalShe said she wanted a motor vehicle
Naan kudhirai savari vaadi endraenI said 'Come girl, let's go horse riding'
Aval ottagam vendum endraalShe said she wanted a camel
Naan kudhirai savari vaadi endraenI said 'Come girl, let's go horse riding'
Aval ottagam vendum endraalShe said she wanted a camel
Male
AaarambamThe beginning
Ada aarambam aanadhu aattathilaeOh, the dance has begun
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillaeAll her wandering was in the garden
Aarambam aanadhu aattathilaeThe dance has begun
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillaeAll her wandering was in the garden
Paalnila pol vandhaal veetukkullaeShe came inside the house like the milky moon
Kallarai kattunga kattukullaeBuild a tomb within bounds
Ada aarambamOh, the beginning
Ada aarambam aanadhu aattathilaeOh, the dance has begun
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillaeAll her wandering was in the garden
Male
Ulagae maayam uravae maayamThe world is an illusion, relationships are an illusion
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayamRunning around for you has bruised my legs
Idhu thaana gnyaayamIs this fair?
HahahahahaHahahahaha
Male
Ulagae maayam uravae maayamThe world is an illusion, relationships are an illusion
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayamRunning around for you has bruised my legs
Idhu thaana gnyaayamIs this fair?
Male
Ulagae maayam uravae maayamThe world is an illusion, relationships are an illusion
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayamRunning around for you has bruised my legs
Idhu thaana gnyaayamIs this fair?
Male
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Male
Kallarai rendaandhuThe tombs became two
Kaadhaloo ondraanadhuBut love became one
Police kaaval meeri dubai plane-il yeriDefying police security, boarding a Dubai-bound plane
Akkaraikku naam oduvomLet us flee to the other shore
Female
Kallarai rendaandhuThe tombs became two
Kaadhaloo ondraanadhuBut love became one
Police kaaval meeri dubai plane-il yeriDefying police security, boarding a Dubai-bound plane
Akkaraikku naam oduvomLet us flee to the other shore

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and satirical song draws humorously on the historical romance between Prince Salim and Anarkali, recasting their tragic story in a modern, lighthearted urban context. The lead singers tease each other with comical demands for sweets, motor vehicles, camel rides, and watching television programs, juxtaposing classic royal imagery like pearl palanquins with contemporary middle-class realities. Towards the end, the song parodies grand romantic tropes of sacrifice and illusion ('Ulagae maayam') before hilariously suggesting an escape to Dubai on a plane to bypass police and royal restrictions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Aadaamal aadugiren / Anaarkali paadugiren

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Aadaamal' and 'Anaarkali' (aa-d / aa-n pattern) or 'Thottathukku' and 'Sukku'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Thottathukku varattuma / Sukku mittaai tharattumaa

Rhyming line endings across couplets, e.g., 'aadugiren' and 'paadugiren', or 'varattuma' and 'tharattumaa'.

Simile (Upamai)

Paalnila pol vandhaal veetukkullae

Comparing the heroine's arrival to the gentle brilliance of the milky moon using 'pol'.

Anaphora / Repetition

Ulagae maayam uravae maayam

Repetition of 'Ulagae maayam uravae maayam' for comical dramatic effect, echoing philosophical Tamil cinema tropes.

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Trivia

This track is a comedy-pop parody song from 'Valiba Vilayattu' (1990). It references famous pop culture items of late 80s/early 90s Tamil Nadu, including 'Oliyum Oliyum' (the popular weekly Doordarshan show broadcasting Tamil film songs) and the widespread economic aspiration of migrating to Dubai.

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