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Aadi Maasam Kaathadikka

From Paayum Puli – 1983 · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Paayum Puli – 1983
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Heyyy…eyyy…eyy…
{Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
Maanae maangkuyilae} (2)
Adi naanae aan kuyilae
Adi kaanja maadu
Nalla kambulathaan
Vandhu vilundhaa pola
Un anbula naan
Pudavaiyum parakura
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
Maanae maangkuyilae
Adi naanae aan kuyilae
{Eecham ola paai virichi
Elani vetti thanni kudichi
Koocham vittu kaiyanaichi
Naan pesa
Nee pesa ammaa } (2)
Maamangaaran paartha enna
Moochu vaanga vertha enna
Vakkaali maamangaaran paartha enna
Moochu vaanga vertha enna
Thottaa enna pattaa enna
Kettaa pogum..ammiyum asanjida….
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka
Naanthaan maangkuyilu..
Ada neethaan aan kuyilae
Ootha venum nayanatha
Odha venum mandhiratha
Poda venum poosaratha
Kannaalam kacheri eppo…
Haan haan haan
Ootha venum pee pee pee
Dudu dudum pee pee pee
Dudu dudum pee pee pee
Kannaalam kacheri eppo
Nerangaalam nalla irukku
Nee illaaati dullarukku
Nerangaalam nalla irukku
Nee illaaati dullarukku
Vaadi pulla vaasamulla
Nenjai allum manja kolla
………………………………..
Otti ninnaa katti ninnaa
Kuthamilla odambadhu valikidhu
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
Maanae maangkuyilae
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..ha
Emmaa emmaa
Emmaa emmaa
Yemmaa emmaa
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
Male :Yemmaa emmaa
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
Male :{Yemmaa emmaa
Emmamooi
Chorus :Yemmaa emmaa
Emmamooi} (2)
{Mela maasi veedhiyila
Maadi veetu methayila
Ora kannaal paarthavalae
Oyaari singaari neethaan }(2)
Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan
Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan
Aalum aagi naalaachuthaan
Azhagu maeni noolaachuthaan
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vanthenaiyaa serthanaikka
Naanthaan maangkuyilu..
Ada neethaan aan kuyilae
Aadi maasa kaathadikka
Vaadi konjam serthanaikka
Maanae maangkuyilae..ye ye ye
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..
Maanae maangkuyilae..
Adi naanae aan kuyilae..
Maanae maangkuyilae..
Kuyilae kuyilae kuyilae..
Hey... hey... hey...
As the breezy wind of Aadi (Tamil month) blows,
Come to me, let me hold you tight,
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo!
Look, I am your male cuckoo!
Like a starving cow
rushing into a field of fresh grain,
falling headlong into it,
I have fallen into your love!
As your sari flutters in the breeze,
As the breezy wind of Aadi blows,
Come to me, let me hold you tight,
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo!
Look, I am your male cuckoo!
Spreading out a wild-date palm mat,
Cutting open a tender coconut to drink,
Leaving all shyness behind and wrapping in an embrace,
As I talk,
And as you talk, oh my!
What does it matter if your uncle sees us?
What does it matter if we sweat and lose our breath?
Damn it, what does it matter if your uncle sees us?
What does it matter if we sweat and lose our breath?
What is wrong if we touch, what is wrong if we feel?
Nothing will be ruined... even a heavy grinding stone would stir!
As the breezy wind of Aadi blows,
I have come, my man, to hold you tight!
I am your sweet cuckoo...
And you are my male cuckoo!
The wedding pipe must be played,
The sacred wedding chants must be sung,
The flower garlands must be placed,
When is our wedding celebration?
Haan haan haan...
We must blow the trumpet: pee pee pee!
Dudu dudum pee pee pee!
Dudu dudum pee pee pee!
When is our wedding celebration?
The time and season are so good,
Without you, everything feels dull!
The time and season are so right,
Without you, everything feels dull!
Come on, my sweet fragrant girl,
You turmeric field who steals my heart!
...
Standing close and holding each other tight
Is no wrong, my whole body aches for you!
As the breezy wind of Aadi blows,
Come to me, let me hold you tight,
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo!
Look, I am your male cuckoo... ha!
Oh my, oh my...
Oh my, oh my...
Oh my, oh my...
Chorus: Oh my, oh my...
Male: Oh my, oh my...
Chorus: Oh my, oh my...
Male: Oh my, oh my...
Oh my girl...
Chorus: Oh my, oh my...
Oh my girl...
On the West Masi Street,
On the soft mattress of the upstairs room,
You who glanced at me from the corner of your eye,
You are my stylish, charming beauty!
It has been so long since you came of age,
And your slender body is delicate as a thread!
It has been so long since you came of age,
And your slender body is delicate as a thread!
As the breezy wind of Aadi blows,
I have come, my man, to hold you tight!
I am your sweet cuckoo...
And you are my male cuckoo!
As the breezy wind of Aadi blows,
Come to me, let me hold you tight,
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo... yeah yeah yeah!
Look, I am your male cuckoo...
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo...
Look, I am your male cuckoo...
My gentle deer, my sweet cuckoo...
Cuckoo bird, cuckoo bird, cuckoo bird...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"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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