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Aadamal Aadukiren Anarkali

From Valiba Vilayattu · 1990

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Mano, Vidya
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Valiba Vilayattu
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
25 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aadaamal aadugiren
Anaarkali paadugiren
Aadaamal aadugiren
Anaarkali paadugiren
Akbar maganai thedugiren vaa vaa vaa
Naam aathu pakkam poi viduvom vaa vaa vaa
Aadaamal aadugiren
Anaarkali paadugiren
Akbar maganai thedugiren vaa vaa vaa
Naam aathu pakkam poi viduvom vaa vaa vaa
Anarkali sugamaa
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaa
Male :Anarkali sugamaa
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaa
Male :Aaahaa ahaa
Female :Oohoo ohooo
Thottathukku varattuma
Sukku mittaai tharattumaa
Thottathukku varattuma
Sukku mittaai tharattumaa
Male :Osi mutham kidaikkuma
Aaa…aa…aa…aa…aa…
Osi mutham kidaikkuma
Oliyum oliyum paarpomaa
Osi mutham kidaikkuma
Oliyum oliyum paarpomaa
Anarkali sugamaa
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaa
Male :Anarkali sugamaa
Female :Saleem maamaa nalamaa
Male :Aaahaa ahaa
Female :Oohoo ohooo
Naan thennanthoppil nindirunthen
Avan apple vendam endraan
Ondru koduthaalum vaangavillai
Avan halwa vendum endraan
Naan thennanthoppil nindirunthen
Avan apple vendam endraan
Ondru koduthaalum vaangavillai
Avan halwa vendum endraan
Naan muthu pallakku kondu vandhen
Aval motor vendum endraal
Naan muthu pallakku kondu vandhen
Aval motor vendum endraal
Naan kudhirai savari vaadi endraen
Aval ottagam vendum endraal
Naan kudhirai savari vaadi endraen
Aval ottagam vendum endraal
Aaarambam
Ada aarambam aanadhu aattathilae
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillae
Aarambam aanadhu aattathilae
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillae
Paalnila pol vandhaal veetukkullae
Kallarai kattunga kattukullae
Ada aarambam
Ada aarambam aanadhu aattathilae
Iva aadi thirinthathellaam thottathillae
Ulagae maayam uravae maayam
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayam
Idhu thaana gnyaayam
Hahahahaha
Ulagae maayam uravae maayam
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayam
Idhu thaana gnyaayam
Ulagae maayam uravae maayam
Unakkaaga odoodi kaalil kaayam
Idhu thaana gnyaayam
………………….
Kallarai rendaandhu
Kaadhaloo ondraanadhu
Police kaaval meeri dubai plane-il yeri
Akkaraikku naam oduvom
Kallarai rendaandhu
Kaadhaloo ondraanadhu
Police kaaval meeri dubai plane-il yeri
Akkaraikku naam oduvom
I dance without moving,
As Anarkali, I sing.
I dance without moving,
As Anarkali, I sing.
I am looking for Akbar's son, come, come, come!
Let us go to the riverbank, come, come, come!
I dance without moving,
As Anarkali, I sing.
I am looking for Akbar's son, come, come, come!
Let us go to the riverbank, come, come, come!
Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female: Salim Mama, are you doing well?
Male: Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female: Salim Mama, are you doing well?
Male: Aha, aha!
Female: Oho, oho!
Shall I come to the garden?
Shall I give you ginger candy?
Shall I come to the garden?
Shall I give you ginger candy?
Male: Will I get a free kiss?
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Will I get a free kiss?
Shall we watch Oliyum Oliyum (popular TV music show)?
Will I get a free kiss?
Shall we watch Oliyum Oliyum (popular TV music show)?
Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female: Salim Mama, are you doing well?
Male: Anarkali, are you doing well?
Female: Salim Mama, are you doing well?
Male: Aha, aha!
Female: Oho, oho!
I was standing in the coconut grove,
He said he did not want an apple.
Even when I offered one, he did not take it,
He said he wanted halwa.
I was standing in the coconut grove,
He said he did not want an apple.
Even when I offered one, he did not take it,
He said he wanted halwa.
I brought a pearl palanquin,
She said she wanted a motor car.
I brought a pearl palanquin,
She said she wanted a motor car.
I said, "Come for a horse ride!"
She said she wanted a camel.
I said, "Come for a horse ride!"
She said she wanted a camel.
The beginning!
Ah, it all began with a dance!
All she did was dance and roam in the garden!
It all began with a dance!
All she did was dance and roam in the garden!
She entered the house like the milky moon,
Bu- build a tomb to keep her confined!
Ah, the beginning!
Ah, it all began with a dance!
All she did was dance and roam in the garden!
Is the world an illusion? Are bonds an illusion?
Running around for you wounded my feet,
Is this fair at all?
Hahahaha!
Is the world an illusion? Are bonds an illusion?
Running around for you wounded my feet,
Is this fair at all?
Is the world an illusion? Are bonds an illusion?
Running around for you wounded my feet,
Is this fair at all?
...
The to- tombs became two,
Yet our love became one!
Slipping past the police and boarding a flight to Dubai,
Let us flee to the other shore!
The to- tombs became two,
Yet our love became one!
Slipping past the police and boarding a flight to Dubai,
Let us flee to the other shore!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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