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Lyrics & meaning

Aadum Mayil Nee

From Kalaivanan · 1959

Lyricist
Kambadasan
Singer
Ghantasala
Music director
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Movie name
Kalaivanan
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa
Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa..
Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa
Aasai punnagai lai alaiyadudhe
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Anaichamalar solaiyil
Panpaadum poonguyil
Adikkadi azhaikkum mogini neeye
Ninaivai kanavai niruvaana vilpoll
Punaidhanan unakke sathreegan naanae
Sathreegan naanae visithiram nee dhaane
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Ponmayamaai
Ponmayamaai poothidum
Maalai thendralin kaatrilae
Siru malligai arumbhe
Tharum parimalam needhaanae
Sirikkum singaaraamaan
Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae..ye
Sirikkum singaaraamaan
Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae
Senthamizhinil panpodu sollidum
Uyirkaviyae naane
Kavi unarchiyum needhaanae
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
Nizhal nokki neeyendrenni
MAnadhu magizhven
Alavilladha piriyathinaal
Pidhattralaaginen
Unakkagavae ivvedhanai
Un roobamae aaradhanai
Enadhuyir thudippinile
Undhan thandai oosai
Vin muthenavae sindhum pani
Endhanin kanneer poosai
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
Come, dancing peacock, come! Come, dance, my peacock, come!
Come, dancing peacock, come! Come, dance, my peacock, come!
Come, dancing peacock, come!
Along the river of the sky, the white moon has arrived,
Ha... aa... aa... ha... aa... aa...
Along the river of the sky, the white moon has arrived,
Yearning smiles ripple like waves,
Come, dancing peacock, come! Come, dance, my peacock, come!
Come, dancing peacock, come!
In a garden of delicate anicham flowers,
Like a sweet cuckoo singing a melody,
You are the enchantress calling out again and again,
With thoughts and dreams drawn like a bare bow,
I, the artist, created this just for you,
I am the artist, and you are the wonder itself!
Come, dancing peacock, come! Come, dance, my peacock, come!
Come, dancing peacock, come!
Like glowing gold,
Blossoming with a golden glow,
In the evening breeze,
O little jasmine bud,
You are the sweet fragrance it gives,
A smiling, graceful deer,
A young star up in the sky,
A smiling, graceful deer,
A young star up in the sky,
Expressed with grace in classic Tamil,
I am the living poem,
And you are the soul of the poetry!
Come, my majestic peacock!
The dark rain-cloud has arrived!
Come, my majestic peacock!
The dark rain-cloud has arrived!
Looking at a shadow, thinking it is you,
My heart fills with joy,
Because of my endless love,
I have begun to ramble,
This ache is all for you,
Your form alone is my worship,
In every beat of my life,
Echoes the chime of your anklets,
The dew falling like pearls from the sky,
Is my offering of tears,
Come, my majestic peacock!
The dark rain-cloud has arrived!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aadum Mayil Nee Vaa from the film Kalaivanan (1959) is a deeply evocative, classical Tamil love song. The protagonist addresses his beloved through poetic metaphors of nature, comparing her to a dancing peacock, a blooming jasmine bud, an enchantress in a flower garden, and a brilliant star in the night sky. He envisions himself as a living epic poem and her as the emotional essence that brings life to his verse. The lyrics depict intense romantic longing, where even shadows evoke her presence and dew drops parallel tears of loving devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Uyirkaviyae naane / Kavi unarchiyum needhaanae”

The singer envisions himself as a living poem ('Uyirkavi') and the beloved as the inner poetic feeling ('Kavi unarchi').

Initial Rhyme / Monai (Alliteration)

“Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa”

Repetition of the initial 'Aa' vowel sound ('Aadum', 'aadu') creates rhythmic, melodic symmetry.

Imagery & Personification

“Vin muthenavae sindhum pani / Endhanin kanneer poosai”

Compares falling dew drops to pearls of the sky and tears to ritualistic worship offerings.

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Trivia

Kalaivanan (1959) starred A. Nageswara Rao and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, featuring classical music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Lyricist Kambadasan was famed for infusing classical Tamil literary sensibilities, nature motifs, and Carnatic ragas into film poetry.

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