Aadi Velli Puthukku
From Aadi Viradham · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, M. S. Rajeswari, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aadi Viradham1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aadi velli puthukku | Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi |
| Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam | It is a great fortune and good luck |
| Patham maasam maanikkam | The ruby of ten months |
| Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam | Was given by the snake, the king snake |
| Female | |
| Thedi vandha selvam | The treasure that came searching for us |
| Thiruppi kodukka mudiyuma | Can it be returned back? |
| Pechukaaga sonnaal | If said just for the sake of argument |
| Vaanam enna vidyuma | Will the sky dawn? |
| Vambhu yenmaa pomaa… | Why create trouble, my dear? Please leave... |
| Female | |
| Aadi velli puthukku | Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi |
| Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam | It is a great fortune and good luck |
| Patham maasam maanikkam | The ruby of ten months |
| Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam | Was given by the snake, the king snake |
| Female | |
| Vaangi vandha selvam | The treasure brought by divine grace |
| Varavu alla iraval thaan | Is not income, but only a loan |
| Vaarthai thavari ponaa | If one breaks their promise |
| Viduvathillai deivam thaan | The divine power will never forgive |
| Vambhu yenmaa thamaa… | Why create trouble, my dear? |
| Female | |
| Aadi velli puthukku | Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi |
| Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam | It is a great fortune and good luck |
| Female | |
| Patham maasam maanikkam | The ruby of ten months |
| Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam | Was given by the snake, the king snake |
| Female | |
| Mukkulichi mutheduthaal | If one dives deep and takes a pearl |
| Uppu kadal ketkkuma | Will the salty sea ask for it back? |
| Uppu kadal ketta adha | Even if the salty sea asks for it |
| Oppadaikka vendumaa | Should it be handed over? |
| Female | |
| Kadal thaan illaiyendraal | If there were no sea |
| Muthu sippi yedhamma | Where would the pearl shell come from? |
| Kadanaai koduthathai nee | What was given as a loan |
| Maruppadhingae gnyaayamaa | Is it fair for you to deny returning here? |
| Female | |
| Megathil thondriya | The rainwater born in the clouds |
| Maamazhai neerunthaan | Indeed belongs to the earth |
| Boomikku sondhamaai aaguthu | Once it quenches the thirst of the earth |
| Female | |
| Boomiyin thaagathai theerthathum | It goes back again |
| Meendum thaan | Rising up to the sky as vapor |
| Aaviyaai vanathil poguthu | What are these metaphorical stories, my dear? |
| Female | |
| Uvamai kadhaigal ennamma | Tell me, is the right yours? |
| Female :Adi urimai unadhaa sollammaa | I am the mother who gave birth here, my dear |
| Female :Pettra thaai ingu naanamma | This serpent is the divine mother goddess.. |
| Deivathaai indha naagamma.. | Aa aa aa... |
| Female | |
| Aa aa aa… | Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi |
| Female | |
| Aadi velli puthukku | It is a great fortune and good luck |
| Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam | The ruby of ten months |
| Female | |
| Patham maasam maanikkam | Was given by the snake, the king snake |
| Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam | The treasure that came searching for us |
| Female | |
| Thedi vandha selvam | Can it be returned back? |
| Thiruppi kodukka mudiyuma | If one breaks their promise |
| Female | |
| Vaarthai thavari ponaa | The divine power will never forgive |
| Viduvathillai deivam thaan | Why create trouble, my dear flower-like girl... |
| Female :Vambhu yenmaa poomaa… | Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi |
| Female | |
| Aadi velli puthukku | It is a great fortune and good luck |
| Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam | The ruby of ten months |
| Female | |
| Patham maasam maanikkam | Was given by the snake, the king snake |
| Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam | This golden daughter satisfied |
| Female | |
| Thaaiyin pasi theerthathu indha | The hunger of her mother |
| Thanga magal thaanamma | I bore her in my lap |
| En madiyil thaangi nindren | For ten long months |
| Aiyirandu maadhamaa | If there is cooked rice in a pot |
| Female | |
| Paanaiyil sor irundha | Does it belong to the pot? |
| Paanaiku adhu sondhamaa | Without hands that prepare the food |
| Aakkidum kaigal indri | Where is the meal here? |
| Annam ingae yedhamma | Asking the flowering vine itself |
| Female | |
| Thaangiya pushpathai | To give back the flower it bore |
| Poongodi kittaeye | Is that fair or righteous? |
| Thaavendru ketppadhu gnyaayamaa | Only for divine worship |
| Female | |
| Poojaikkuthaan indha | This flower bloomed here |
| Poo inghu poothathu | Why deceive the deity, my dear? |
| Deivathai yeippadhu yenamma | I will never give her away at any time |
| Female | |
| Tharavae matten ennaalum | I will never leave you ever |
| Female :Unnai vidavae maatten eppodhum | I will endure it with punishment/tusk |
| Female :Thandathil adhai thaanguven | I will collect interest upon interest... |
| Female :Vattikku vatti vaanguven… | Aa aa aa..... |
| Female :Aa aa aa….. | She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such |
| Female | |
| Aadiyaam velliyaam | The mother says all sorts of things looking at me |
| Yedhyedho solluraa aathaa enna paathaa | I do not understand any meaning in this at all |
| Artham enna onnumae thonala enakku | I do not understand any meaning in this at all |
| Artham enna onnumae thonala enakku | What kind of dispute is this? |
| Enna vazhakku | She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such |
| Aadiyaam velliyaam | The mother says all sorts of things looking at me |
| Yedhyedho solluraa aathaa enna paathaa | |
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு
பால் விட்ட யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
பத்தாம் மாசம் மாணிக்கம்
தந்தது நாகம் ராஜ நாகம்
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
It is a great fortune and good luck
The ruby of ten months
Was given by the snake, the king snake
தேடி வந்த செல்வம்
திருப்பி கொடுக்க முடியுமா
பேச்சுக்குக்காக சொன்னால்
வானம் என்ன விடியுமா
வம்பு ஏம்மா போம்மா...
The treasure that came searching for us
Can it be returned back?
If said just for the sake of argument
Will the sky dawn?
Why create trouble, my dear? Please leave...
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு
பால் விட்ட யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
பத்தாம் மாசம் மாணிக்கம் தந்தது
நாகம் ராஜ நாகம்
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
It is a great fortune and good luck
The ruby of ten months
Was given by the snake, the king snake
வாங்கி வந்த செல்வம்
வரவு அல்ல இரவல் தான்
வார்த்தை தவறிப் போனா
விடுவதில்லை தெய்வம் தான்
வம்பு ஏம்மா தாம்மா...
The treasure brought by divine grace
Is not income, but only a loan
If one breaks their promise
The divine power will never forgive
Why create trouble, my dear?
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு
பால் விட்ட யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
It is a great fortune and good luck
பத்தாம் மாசம் மாணிக்கம் தந்தது
நாகம் ராஜ நாகம்
The ruby of ten months
Was given by the snake, the king snake
முக்குளிச்சி முத்தெடுத்தால்
உப்புக் கடல் கேட்குமா
உப்புக் கடல் கேட்டா அத
ஒப்படைக்க வேண்டுமா
If one dives deep and takes a pearl
Will the salty sea ask for it back?
Even if the salty sea asks for it
Should it be handed over?
கடல் தான் இல்லையென்றால்
முத்துச்சிப்பி ஏதம்மா
கடனாய் கொடுத்ததை நீ
மறுப்பதிங்கே ஞாயமா
If there were no sea
Where would the pearl shell come from?
What was given as a loan
Is it fair for you to deny returning here?
மேகத்தில் தோன்றிய
மாமழை நீருந்தான்
பூமிக்கு சொந்தமாய் ஆகுது
The rainwater born in the clouds
Indeed belongs to the earth
Once it quenches the thirst of the earth
பூமியின் தாகத்தை தீர்த்ததும்
மீண்டும் தான்
ஆவியாய் வானத்தில் போகுது
It goes back again
Rising up to the sky as vapor
What are these metaphorical stories, my dear?
உவமை கதைகள் என்னம்மா
அடி உரிமை உனதா சொல்லம்மா
பெற்ற தாய் இங்கு நானம்மா
தெய்வத்தாய் இந்த நாகம்மா..
Tell me, is the right yours?
I am the mother who gave birth here, my dear
This serpent is the divine mother goddess..
Aa aa aa...
ஆஆஆ.....
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு பால் விட்ட
யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
It is a great fortune and good luck
The ruby of ten months
பத்தாம் மாசம் மாணிக்கம் தந்தது
நாகம் ராஜ நாகம்
Was given by the snake, the king snake
The treasure that came searching for us
தேடி வந்த செல்வம் திருப்பி
கொடுக்க முடியுமா
Can it be returned back?
If one breaks their promise
வார்த்தை தவறிப் போனா
விடுவதில்லை தெய்வம் தான்
வம்பு ஏம்மா போம்மா...
The divine power will never forgive
Why create trouble, my dear flower-like girl...
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு
பால் விட்ட யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
It is a great fortune and good luck
The ruby of ten months
பத்தாம் மாசம் மாணிக்கம் தந்தது
நாகம் ராஜ நாகம்
Was given by the snake, the king snake
This golden daughter satisfied
தாயின் பசி தீர்த்தது இந்த
தங்க மகள் தானம்மா
என் மடியில் தாங்கி நின்றேன்
ஐயிரண்டு மாதமா
The hunger of her mother
I bore her in my lap
For ten long months
If there is cooked rice in a pot
பானையில் சோறிருந்தா
பானைக்கு அது சொந்தமா
ஆக்கிடும் கைகளின்றி
அன்னம் இங்கே ஏதம்மா
Does it belong to the pot?
Without hands that prepare the food
Where is the meal here?
Asking the flowering vine itself
தாங்கிய புஷ்பத்தை
பூங்கொடி கிட்டேயே
தாவென்று கேட்பது ஞாயமா
To give back the flower it bore
Is that fair or righteous?
Only for divine worship
பூஜைக்குத்தான் இந்த
பூ இங்கு பூத்தது
தெய்வத்தை ஏய்ப்பது ஏனம்மா
This flower bloomed here
Why deceive the deity, my dear?
I will never give her away at any time
தரவே மாட்டேன் எந்நாளும்
உன்னை விடவே மாட்டேன் எப்போதும்
தண்டித்தால் அதை தாங்குவேன்
வட்டிக்கு வட்டி வாங்குவேன்...
ஆஆஆ...
I will never leave you ever
I will endure it with punishment/tusk
I will collect interest upon interest...
Aa aa aa.....
She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such
பெண்கள் :
ஆடி வெள்ளி புத்துக்கு
பால் விட்ட யோகம் நல்ல யோகம்
The mother says all sorts of things looking at me
I do not understand any meaning in this at all
I do not understand any meaning in this at all
What kind of dispute is this?
She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such
The mother says all sorts of things looking at me
ஆடியாம் வெள்ளியாம்
ஏதேதோ சொல்லுறா ஆத்தா என்ன பாத்தா
அர்த்தம் என்ன ஒண்ணுமே தோணல எனக்கு
அர்த்தம் என்ன ஒண்ணுமே தோணல எனக்கு
என்ன வழக்கு
ஆடியாம் வெள்ளியாம்
ஏதேதோ சொல்லுறா ஆத்தா என்ன பாத்தா....
Aadi velli puthukku
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam
It is a great fortune and good luck
Patham maasam maanikkam
The ruby of ten months
Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam
Was given by the snake, the king snake
Thedi vandha selvam
The treasure that came searching for us
Thiruppi kodukka mudiyuma
Can it be returned back?
Pechukaaga sonnaal
If said just for the sake of argument
Vaanam enna vidyuma
Will the sky dawn?
Vambhu yenmaa pomaa…
Why create trouble, my dear? Please leave...
Aadi velli puthukku
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam
It is a great fortune and good luck
Patham maasam maanikkam
The ruby of ten months
Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam
Was given by the snake, the king snake
Vaangi vandha selvam
The treasure brought by divine grace
Varavu alla iraval thaan
Is not income, but only a loan
Vaarthai thavari ponaa
If one breaks their promise
Viduvathillai deivam thaan
The divine power will never forgive
Vambhu yenmaa thamaa…
Why create trouble, my dear?
Aadi velli puthukku
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam
It is a great fortune and good luck
Patham maasam maanikkam
The ruby of ten months
Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam
Was given by the snake, the king snake
Mukkulichi mutheduthaal
If one dives deep and takes a pearl
Uppu kadal ketkkuma
Will the salty sea ask for it back?
Uppu kadal ketta adha
Even if the salty sea asks for it
Oppadaikka vendumaa
Should it be handed over?
Kadal thaan illaiyendraal
If there were no sea
Muthu sippi yedhamma
Where would the pearl shell come from?
Kadanaai koduthathai nee
What was given as a loan
Maruppadhingae gnyaayamaa
Is it fair for you to deny returning here?
Megathil thondriya
The rainwater born in the clouds
Maamazhai neerunthaan
Indeed belongs to the earth
Boomikku sondhamaai aaguthu
Once it quenches the thirst of the earth
Boomiyin thaagathai theerthathum
It goes back again
Meendum thaan
Rising up to the sky as vapor
Aaviyaai vanathil poguthu
What are these metaphorical stories, my dear?
Uvamai kadhaigal ennamma
Tell me, is the right yours?
Female :Adi urimai unadhaa sollammaa
I am the mother who gave birth here, my dear
Female :Pettra thaai ingu naanamma
This serpent is the divine mother goddess..
Deivathaai indha naagamma..
Aa aa aa...
Aa aa aa…
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
Aadi velli puthukku
It is a great fortune and good luck
Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam
The ruby of ten months
Patham maasam maanikkam
Was given by the snake, the king snake
Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam
The treasure that came searching for us
Thedi vandha selvam
Can it be returned back?
Thiruppi kodukka mudiyuma
If one breaks their promise
Vaarthai thavari ponaa
The divine power will never forgive
Viduvathillai deivam thaan
Why create trouble, my dear flower-like girl...
Female :Vambhu yenmaa poomaa…
Pouring milk into the anthill on a Friday in the month of Aadi
Aadi velli puthukku
It is a great fortune and good luck
Paal vitta yogam nalla yogam
The ruby of ten months
Patham maasam maanikkam
Was given by the snake, the king snake
Thandhadhu naagam raaja naagam
This golden daughter satisfied
Thaaiyin pasi theerthathu indha
The hunger of her mother
Thanga magal thaanamma
I bore her in my lap
En madiyil thaangi nindren
For ten long months
Aiyirandu maadhamaa
If there is cooked rice in a pot
Paanaiyil sor irundha
Does it belong to the pot?
Paanaiku adhu sondhamaa
Without hands that prepare the food
Aakkidum kaigal indri
Where is the meal here?
Annam ingae yedhamma
Asking the flowering vine itself
Thaangiya pushpathai
To give back the flower it bore
Poongodi kittaeye
Is that fair or righteous?
Thaavendru ketppadhu gnyaayamaa
Only for divine worship
Poojaikkuthaan indha
This flower bloomed here
Poo inghu poothathu
Why deceive the deity, my dear?
Deivathai yeippadhu yenamma
I will never give her away at any time
Tharavae matten ennaalum
I will never leave you ever
Female :Unnai vidavae maatten eppodhum
I will endure it with punishment/tusk
Female :Thandathil adhai thaanguven
I will collect interest upon interest...
Female :Vattikku vatti vaanguven…
Aa aa aa.....
Female :Aa aa aa…..
She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such
Aadiyaam velliyaam
The mother says all sorts of things looking at me
Yedhyedho solluraa aathaa enna paathaa
I do not understand any meaning in this at all
Artham enna onnumae thonala enakku
I do not understand any meaning in this at all
Artham enna onnumae thonala enakku
What kind of dispute is this?
Enna vazhakku
She speaks of Friday in Aadi and such
Aadiyaam velliyaam
The mother says all sorts of things looking at me
Yedhyedho solluraa aathaa enna paathaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional film song from 'Aadi Viradham' (1991) revolves around a philosophical debate and emotional tug-of-war regarding motherhood, divine grace, and duty. The lyrics depict a confrontation between a human birth mother and a divine serpent goddess over the rightful custody of a child born as a result of a divine boon during the auspicious Friday of the month of Aadi. One side argues that a child given by divine intervention belongs to God as a sacred trust, while the human mother argues that her physical sacrifice, pregnancy, and nurturing give her ultimate maternal claim. The dialogue uses rich metaphors of nature, such as pearls from the ocean, rain returning to clouds as vapor, and flowers blooming on vines, to express complex spiritual and earthly perspectives on ownership, duty, and love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Patham maasam maanikkam”
The child born after ten months of pregnancy is metaphorically called a 'Maanikkam' (Ruby/Gem), highlighting her immense value and preciousness.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Mukkulichi mutheduthaal / Uppu kadal ketkkuma”
Rhyming of the second letter 'k' in 'Mukkulichi' and 'Uppu' across adjacent lines creates a pleasing rhythmic flow.
Nature Allegory (Uvamai Kadai)
“Boomiyin thaagathai theerthathum / Meendum thaan / Aaviyaai vanathil poguthu”
The lyricist Vaali uses scientific and natural cycles—rain falling to Earth to quench thirst and evaporating back to the sky—as an allegory for divine boons returning to their creator.
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monaai)
“Paanaiyil sor irundha / Paanaiku adhu sondhamaa”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'P' in 'Paanaiyil', 'Paanaiku', 'Poojaikkuthaan', and 'Poo' creates musical harmony.
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Trivia
The film 'Aadi Viradham' (1991) is a classic Tamil devotional drama directed by Rama Narayanan, known for his signature style of combining snake myths, divine miracles, and family drama. The music composed by Shankar-Ganesh features traditional devotional rhythms mixed with dramatic vocal interplay among veteran singers Swarnalatha, M.S. Rajeswari, and K.S. Chithra. Legendary lyricist Vaali cleverly embedded traditional Tamil philosophical debates into the song lines.
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