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Lyrics & meaning

Aadum Kattil Medai

From Madhura Geetham · 1977

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Madhura Geetham
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
11 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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Aadum kattil maedai katti aadadi rojaapoo
Aanandhathil un sirippu azhagiya mathappu
Naal ellam onna thaan
Pozhuthellam ennanthaan
Amammaa rajaiya
Ennamoo pesaiyaa
Aadum kattil maedai katti aadadi rojaapoo
Female :Aanandhathil en sirippu
azhagiya mathappu
Thangakatti un maeni
Thagathamaai vandha jodhi
Ha hooi
Singakutti un paarvai
Saram saramaai sollum seidhi
Aadum sippi tharum muthukkal
Female :Aasai kaati varum pavalangal
Male :Koodum maalaiyum melangal
Female :Saami munnae kalyanam
Aadum kattil maedai katti aadadi rojaapoo
Female :Aanandhathil en sirippu azhagiya mathappu
……………
Saandhu pottu un kaiyil
Kungumamaai ida venum
Saanthi endru un kaiyil
Sangamamaai vida vendum
Moongil thottu varum kaatraaga
Aathai thonda varum oottraaga
Aadi aadi varum pattasu
Aanum pennum koottaaga
Naalai ennu ennum bodhae
Medhu medhuvaai engoo pogum
Female :Ho hooi
Kaeni thanni unnai meeri
Nadhiyidamaa vilaiyaadum
Nalla sondham idhu methaikku
Nalla pillai idhu aththaikku
Male :Nalla neram idhu thathaikku
Pathaam maadham thalaleloo
Thalaleloo thalaleloo thalaleloo
Aadum kattil maedai katti aadadi rojaapoo
Aanandhathil un sirippu azhagiya mathappu
Naal ellam onna thaan
Pozhuthellam ennanthaan
Amammaa rajaiya
Ennamoo pesaiyaa
Aadum kattil maedai katti aadadi rojaapoo
Female :Aanandhathil en sirippu
azhagiya mathappu
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Make a stage on the swaying bed and dance, my rose flower
Your smile in bliss is a beautiful sparkler
All through the day, staying together as one
All through the time, what is there to fear?
Oh my dear prince
You speak of something wondrous
Make a stage on the swaying bed and dance, my rose flower
Female: My smile in bliss
Is a beautiful sparkler
An ingot of gold is your body
A radiant flame that arrived with brilliance
Ha hooi
A lion cub's gaze in your eyes
Conveying messages in continuous streams
Pearls offered by the swaying oyster shell
Female: Corals that entice as they approach
Male: Uniting garlands and ceremonial drums
Female: A wedding in the presence of the Almighty
Make a stage on the swaying bed and dance, my rose flower
Female: My smile in bliss is a beautiful sparkler
...
Sandal paste upon your hand
Must be applied like sacred vermilion
In sweet solace, upon your hand
It must merge in complete union
Like the breeze that brushes through bamboo
Like the spring that flows to feed the river
Like crackers bursting in playful rhythm
A man and a woman coming together as a pair
The moment I think about tomorrow
My heart gently drifts off somewhere
Female: Ho hooi
Can the water in the well exceed its limits
And play alongside a flowing river?
This is a fine bond for the marital bed
This is a lovely child for the aunt
Male: This is a auspicious time for the parrot
A tenth-month lullaby of tender love
Thalaleloo thalaleloo thalaleloo
Make a stage on the swaying bed and dance, my rose flower
Your smile in bliss is a beautiful sparkler
All through the day, staying together as one
All through the time, what is there to fear?
Oh my dear prince
You speak of something wondrous
Make a stage on the swaying bed and dance, my rose flower
Female: My smile in bliss
Is a beautiful sparkler
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic duet from Madhura Geetham (1977), composed by Chandrabose and written by Kaviarasu Kannadasan, expresses the playful and romantic intimacy between two lovers anticipating marriage and domestic bliss. Set to rhythmic beats, the lovers admire each other's beauty, comparing laughter to sparklers and bodies to gold, while eagerly looking forward to their upcoming wedding rituals and starting a family.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Metaphor / Simile)

“Aanandhathil un sirippu azhagiya mathappu”

Compares joyful laughter to a sparkling firework ('mathappu') and body to a bar of gold ('thangakatti').

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Thangakatti un maeni / Thagathamaai vandha jodhi”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Th' across consecutive lines.

Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Saandhu pottu un kaiyil / Saanthi endru un kaiyil”

Rhyming of the second letter 'ndh' / 'nth' in 'Saandhu' and 'Saanthi'.

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Trivia

Madhura Geetham (1977) featured early musical works by Chandrabose before he became a prominent composer in the 1980s. Sung by veteran singers T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, this track showcases Kannadasan's signature romantic lyricism filled with nature imagery.

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