Aadi Maasam Kaathadikka
From Paayum Puli – 1983 · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Paayum Puli – 19831983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Heyyy…eyyy…eyy… | Heyyy…eyyy…eyy… |
| {Aadi maasa kaathadikka | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Vaadi konjam serthanaikka | Come my dear, let me embrace you close, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae} (2) | My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo. |
| Adi naanae aan kuyilae | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Male | |
| Adi kaanja maadu | Come my dear, let me embrace you close, |
| Nalla kambulathaan | My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo. |
| Vandhu vilundhaa pola | Hey, I am the male cuckoo. |
| Un anbula naan | Like a starved bull, |
| Pudavaiyum parakura | Entering a rich, green grass field, |
| Male | |
| Aadi maasa kaathadikka | And plunging right into it, |
| Vaadi konjam serthanaikka | In your love, I have fallen, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae | Even the saree flutters in the wind. |
| Adi naanae aan kuyilae | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Male | |
| {Eecham ola paai virichi | Come my dear, let me embrace you close, |
| Elani vetti thanni kudichi | My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo. |
| Koocham vittu kaiyanaichi | Hey, I am the male cuckoo. |
| Naan pesa | Spreading out a woven date-palm mat, |
| Nee pesa ammaa } (2) | Cutting open tender coconut to drink water, |
| Male | |
| Maamangaaran paartha enna | Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight, |
| Moochu vaanga vertha enna | As I speak, |
| Vakkaali maamangaaran paartha enna | As you speak, my love. |
| Moochu vaanga vertha enna | Spreading out a woven date-palm mat, |
| Female | |
| Thottaa enna pattaa enna | Cutting open tender coconut to drink water, |
| Kettaa pogum..ammiyum asanjida…. | Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight, |
| Female | |
| Aadi maasa kaathadikka | As I speak, |
| Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka | As you speak, my love. |
| Naanthaan maangkuyilu.. | What if the uncle or suitor sees us? |
| Ada neethaan aan kuyilae | What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat? |
| Male | |
| Ootha venum nayanatha | What if that darn uncle or suitor sees us? |
| Odha venum mandhiratha | What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat? |
| Poda venum poosaratha | What if we touch, what if we embrace? |
| Kannaalam kacheri eppo… | Things will go wild, even a heavy grinding stone would shift... |
| Female | |
| Haan haan haan | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Male | |
| Ootha venum pee pee pee | I have come, my dear, to embrace you close, |
| Dudu dudum pee pee pee | I am indeed the female cuckoo, |
| Dudu dudum pee pee pee | And you are the male cuckoo. |
| Kannaalam kacheri eppo | The nadaswaram needs to be played, |
| Female | |
| Nerangaalam nalla irukku | The sacred mantras need to be chanted, |
| Nee illaaati dullarukku | The temple rituals need to be performed, |
| Nerangaalam nalla irukku | When is the wedding celebration music? |
| Nee illaaati dullarukku | Haan haan haan |
| Male | |
| Vaadi pulla vaasamulla | Blow the pipe, pee pee pee, |
| Nenjai allum manja kolla | Dudu dudum, pee pee pee, |
| ……………………………….. | Dudu dudum, pee pee pee, |
| Female | |
| Otti ninnaa katti ninnaa | When is the wedding celebration music? |
| Kuthamilla odambadhu valikidhu | The auspicious time is looking good, |
| Male | |
| Aadi maasa kaathadikka | Without you, everything feels dull, |
| Vaadi konjam serthanaikka | The auspicious time is looking good, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae | Without you, everything feels dull, |
| Adi naanae aan kuyilae..ha | Come girl, filled with fragrance, |
| Male | |
| Emmaa emmaa | Captivating the heart like a field of yellow turmeric. |
| Emmaa emmaa | (Instrumental Interlude) |
| Yemmaa emmaa | When standing close and embracing tightly, |
| Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa | There's no fault, yet the body aches with desire. |
| Male :Yemmaa emmaa | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa | Come my dear, let me embrace you close, |
| Male :{Yemmaa emmaa | My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo, |
| Emmamooi | Hey, I am the male cuckoo..ha |
| Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa | Oh my, oh my, |
| Emmamooi} (2) | Oh my, oh my, |
| Male | |
| {Mela maasi veedhiyila | Oh my, oh my, |
| Maadi veetu methayila | Chorus: Oh my, oh my, |
| Ora kannaal paarthavalae | Male: Oh my, oh my, |
| Oyaari singaari neethaan }(2) | Chorus: Oh my, oh my, |
| Male | |
| Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan | Male: Oh my, oh my, |
| Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan | Oh my love, |
| Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan | Chorus: Oh my, oh my, |
| Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan | Oh my love, |
| Female | |
| Aadi maasa kaathadikka | On Mela Maasi Street, |
| Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka | On the terrace of the two-story house, |
| Naanthaan maangkuyilu.. | You who looked at me with side-glances, |
| Ada neethaan aan kuyilae | You are the stylish, alluring beauty. |
| Male | |
| Aadi maasa kaathadikka | It has been days since I became a full-grown person, |
| Vaadi konjam serthanaikka | My beautiful body has become thin like a thread, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae..ye ye ye | It has been days since I became a full-grown person, |
| Adi naanae aan kuyilae.. | My beautiful body has become thin like a thread, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae.. | As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi, |
| Adi naanae aan kuyilae.. | I have come, my dear, to embrace you close, |
| Maanae maangkuyilae.. | I am indeed the female cuckoo, |
| Kuyilae kuyilae kuyilae.. | And you are the male cuckoo. |
ஏ…ஏ…ஏ…ஏ….
{ஆடி மாச காத்தடிக்க
வாடி கொஞ்சம் சேத்தணைக்க
மானே மாங்குயிலே…} (2)
அடி நானே ஆண்குயிலே
Heyyy…eyyy…eyy…
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
அடி காஞ்ச மாடு
நல்ல கம்புலதான்
வந்து விழுந்தாப்போல
உன் அன்புல நான்
பொடவையும் பறக்குற
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
Hey, I am the male cuckoo.
Like a starved bull,
Entering a rich, green grass field,
ஆடி மாச காத்தடிக்க
வாடி கொஞ்சம் சேத்தணைக்க
மானே மாங்குயிலே
அடி நானே ஆண்குயிலே
And plunging right into it,
In your love, I have fallen,
Even the saree flutters in the wind.
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
{ஈச்சம் ஓலை பாய் விரிச்சு
எழனி வெட்டி தண்ணிகுடிச்சு
கூச்சம் விட்டு கை அணைச்சி
நான் பேச நீ பேச அம்மா} (2)
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
Hey, I am the male cuckoo.
Spreading out a woven date-palm mat,
Cutting open tender coconut to drink water,
மாமங்காரன் பாத்தா என்ன
மூச்சு வாங்க வேர்த்தா என்ன
வக்காலி மாமங்காரன் பாத்தா என்ன
மூச்சு வாங்க வேர்த்தா என்ன
Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight,
As I speak,
As you speak, my love.
Spreading out a woven date-palm mat,
தொட்டா என்ன பட்டா என்ன
கெட்டா போகும் அம்மியும் அசஞ்சிட
Cutting open tender coconut to drink water,
Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight,
ஆடி மாசக் காத்தடிக்க
வந்தேனைய்யா சேத்தணைக்க
நாந்தான் மாங்குயிலே
அட நீ தான் ஆண்குயிலே
As I speak,
As you speak, my love.
What if the uncle or suitor sees us?
What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat?
ஊத வேணும் நாயனத்த
ஓத வேணும் மந்திரத்த
போடவேணும் பூச்சரத்த
கண்ணாலம் கச்சேரி எப்போ
What if that darn uncle or suitor sees us?
What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat?
What if we touch, what if we embrace?
Things will go wild, even a heavy grinding stone would shift...
ஹான் ஹான் ஹான்…
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
ஆ… ஊத வேணும் பீ ப்பி…பீ ப்பி…
டும்.. டும்.. டும்..டும்…பீப்பி…பீப்பி…
டும்.டும்.. டும்…. டும்.. பீப்பி…பீப்பி…
கண்ணாலம் கச்சேரி எப்போ
I have come, my dear, to embrace you close,
I am indeed the female cuckoo,
And you are the male cuckoo.
The nadaswaram needs to be played,
நேரங்காலம் நல்லாருக்கு
நீ இல்லாட்டி டல்லாருக்கு
நேரங்காலம் நல்லாருக்கு
நீ இல்லாட்டி டல்லாருக்கு
The sacred mantras need to be chanted,
The temple rituals need to be performed,
When is the wedding celebration music?
Haan haan haan
வாடி புள்ள வாச முல்ல
நெஞ்சை அள்ளும் மஞ்சக்கொல்ல
ஹேய் தினக் தின் ஹ ஹே தினக் தின்
Blow the pipe, pee pee pee,
Dudu dudum, pee pee pee,
Dudu dudum, pee pee pee,
ஒட்டி நின்னா கட்டி நின்னா
குத்தமில்ல ஒடம்பது வலிக்கிது
When is the wedding celebration music?
The auspicious time is looking good,
ஆடி மாச காத்தடிக்க
வாடி கொஞ்சம் சேத்தணைக்க
மானே மாங்குயிலே
அடி நானே ஆண்குயிலே ஹே
Without you, everything feels dull,
The auspicious time is looking good,
Without you, everything feels dull,
Come girl, filled with fragrance,
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா
குழு :
யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மம் யம்மா
குழு :
யம்மா யம்மா
Captivating the heart like a field of yellow turmeric.
(Instrumental Interlude)
When standing close and embracing tightly,
There's no fault, yet the body aches with desire.
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo,
Hey, I am the male cuckoo..ha
Oh my, oh my,
Oh my, oh my,
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா மோய்
குழு :
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா மோய்
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா மோய்
குழு :
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா மோய்
Oh my, oh my,
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
Male: Oh my, oh my,
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா யம்மா
Male: Oh my, oh my,
Oh my love,
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
Oh my love,
{மேல மாசி வீதியிலே
மாடி வீட்டு மெத்தயிலே
ஓரக்கண்ணால் பாத்தவளே
ஒய்யாரி ஷிங்காரி நீதான்} (2)
On Mela Maasi Street,
On the terrace of the two-story house,
You who looked at me with side-glances,
You are the stylish, alluring beauty.
ஆளுமாகி நாளாச்சுதான்
அழகு மேனி நூலாச்சுதான்
ஆளுமாகி நாளாச்சுதான்
அழகு மேனி நூலாச்சுதான்
It has been days since I became a full-grown person,
My beautiful body has become thin like a thread,
It has been days since I became a full-grown person,
My beautiful body has become thin like a thread,
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
I have come, my dear, to embrace you close,
I am indeed the female cuckoo,
And you are the male cuckoo.
ஆடி மாசக் காத்தடிக்க
வந்தேனைய்யா சேத்தணைக்க
நாந்தான் மாங்குயிலே
அட நீதான் ஆண்குயிலே
ஆடி மாச காத்தடிக்க
வாடி கொஞ்சம் சேத்தணைக்க
மானே மாங்குயிலே யே யே யே
அடி நானே ஆண்குயிலே யே
மானே… மாங்குயிலே
அடி…. நானே ஆண்குயிலே
மானே… மாங்குயிலே
குயிலே ..குயிலே… குயிலே
Heyyy…eyyy…eyy…
Heyyy…eyyy…eyy…
{Aadi maasa kaathadikka
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
Maanae maangkuyilae} (2)
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
Adi naanae aan kuyilae
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Adi kaanja maadu
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
Nalla kambulathaan
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
Vandhu vilundhaa pola
Hey, I am the male cuckoo.
Un anbula naan
Like a starved bull,
Pudavaiyum parakura
Entering a rich, green grass field,
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
And plunging right into it,
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
In your love, I have fallen,
Maanae maangkuyilae
Even the saree flutters in the wind.
Adi naanae aan kuyilae
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
{Eecham ola paai virichi
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
Elani vetti thanni kudichi
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo.
Koocham vittu kaiyanaichi
Hey, I am the male cuckoo.
Naan pesa
Spreading out a woven date-palm mat,
Nee pesa ammaa } (2)
Cutting open tender coconut to drink water,
Maamangaaran paartha enna
Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight,
Moochu vaanga vertha enna
As I speak,
Vakkaali maamangaaran paartha enna
As you speak, my love.
Moochu vaanga vertha enna
Spreading out a woven date-palm mat,
Thottaa enna pattaa enna
Cutting open tender coconut to drink water,
Kettaa pogum..ammiyum asanjida….
Shedding shy hesitation to hold each other tight,
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
As I speak,
Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka
As you speak, my love.
Naanthaan maangkuyilu..
What if the uncle or suitor sees us?
Ada neethaan aan kuyilae
What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat?
Ootha venum nayanatha
What if that darn uncle or suitor sees us?
Odha venum mandhiratha
What if we get breathless and drenched in sweat?
Poda venum poosaratha
What if we touch, what if we embrace?
Kannaalam kacheri eppo…
Things will go wild, even a heavy grinding stone would shift...
Haan haan haan
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Ootha venum pee pee pee
I have come, my dear, to embrace you close,
Dudu dudum pee pee pee
I am indeed the female cuckoo,
Dudu dudum pee pee pee
And you are the male cuckoo.
Kannaalam kacheri eppo
The nadaswaram needs to be played,
Nerangaalam nalla irukku
The sacred mantras need to be chanted,
Nee illaaati dullarukku
The temple rituals need to be performed,
Nerangaalam nalla irukku
When is the wedding celebration music?
Nee illaaati dullarukku
Haan haan haan
Vaadi pulla vaasamulla
Blow the pipe, pee pee pee,
Nenjai allum manja kolla
Dudu dudum, pee pee pee,
………………………………..
Dudu dudum, pee pee pee,
Otti ninnaa katti ninnaa
When is the wedding celebration music?
Kuthamilla odambadhu valikidhu
The auspicious time is looking good,
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Without you, everything feels dull,
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
The auspicious time is looking good,
Maanae maangkuyilae
Without you, everything feels dull,
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..ha
Come girl, filled with fragrance,
Emmaa emmaa
Captivating the heart like a field of yellow turmeric.
Emmaa emmaa
(Instrumental Interlude)
Yemmaa emmaa
When standing close and embracing tightly,
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
There's no fault, yet the body aches with desire.
Male :Yemmaa emmaa
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
Come my dear, let me embrace you close,
Male :{Yemmaa emmaa
My deer, my sweet mango-cuckoo,
Emmamooi
Hey, I am the male cuckoo..ha
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
Oh my, oh my,
Emmamooi} (2)
Oh my, oh my,
{Mela maasi veedhiyila
Oh my, oh my,
Maadi veetu methayila
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
Ora kannaal paarthavalae
Male: Oh my, oh my,
Oyaari singaari neethaan }(2)
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan
Male: Oh my, oh my,
Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan
Oh my love,
Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan
Chorus: Oh my, oh my,
Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan
Oh my love,
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
On Mela Maasi Street,
Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka
On the terrace of the two-story house,
Naanthaan maangkuyilu..
You who looked at me with side-glances,
Ada neethaan aan kuyilae
You are the stylish, alluring beauty.
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
It has been days since I became a full-grown person,
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
My beautiful body has become thin like a thread,
Maanae maangkuyilae..ye ye ye
It has been days since I became a full-grown person,
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..
My beautiful body has become thin like a thread,
Maanae maangkuyilae..
As the breeze blows in the month of Aadi,
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..
I have come, my dear, to embrace you close,
Maanae maangkuyilae..
I am indeed the female cuckoo,
Kuyilae kuyilae kuyilae..
And you are the male cuckoo.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
"Aadi Maasa Kaathadikka" is a vibrant and playful Tamil duet from the 1983 film Paayum Puli, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Vaali, sung brilliantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki. Set against the breezy, romantic mood of the Tamil month of Aadi, the song expresses the flirtatious banter and deep longing between two lovers eager to be united in wedlock. Using rich rural metaphors—such as palm-leaf mats, tender coconuts, and lush turmeric fields—the lyrics bring out the rustic charm and passionate intensity of youth. The couple teases each other about family chatter, anticipates the traditional music and rituals of their upcoming wedding, and describes the sweet aches of yearning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Adi kaanja maadu / Nalla kambulathaan / Vandhu vilundhaa pola”
Compares falling deeply in love to a hungry, starved bull stumbling into a lush green field.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maanae maangkuyilae / Adi naanae aan kuyilae”
Refers to the beloved female as a deer/cuckoo and the male lover as the male cuckoo.
Rhyming and Rhythm (Edhugai / Iyaibu)
“Eecham ola paai virichi / Elani vetti thanni kudichi / Koocham vittu kaiyanaichi”
Rhyming line-endings and mid-word consonances that give the song a fast folk rhythm.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Kettaa pogum..ammiyum asanjida….”
An exaggeration highlighting intense physical attraction by stating even a heavy grinding stone would shift.
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Trivia
Paayum Puli (1983) starred Rajinikanth and Radha, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. Inspired by martial arts cinema of the era, the film was a massive commercial hit. The track 'Aadi Maasa Kaathadikka' remains one of Ilaiyaraaja's most popular folk-inspired romantic duets, noted for SPB and S. Janaki's expressive and energetic vocal chemistry.
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