Aadum Mayil Nee
From Kalaivanan · 1959
- Lyricist
- Kambadasan
- Singer
- Ghantasala
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Kalaivanan1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come. |
| Male | |
| Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa | The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky. |
| Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa.. | Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa.. |
| Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa | The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky. |
| Aasai punnagai lai alaiyadudhe | Surges of desirable smiles ripple across. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come. |
| Male | |
| Anaichamalar solaiyil | In the garden of delicate Anicham flowers, |
| Panpaadum poonguyil | Like a cuckoo singing with rhythmic elegance, |
| Adikkadi azhaikkum mogini neeye | You are the enchantress who calls out frequently. |
| Ninaivai kanavai niruvaana vilpoll | Like an unstrung bow of thoughts and dreams, |
| Punaidhanan unakke sathreegan naanae | I stand devoted to you as your true companion. |
| Sathreegan naanae visithiram nee dhaane | I am the devoted one, while you are a true wonder. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance. |
| Aadum mayil nee vaa | Dancing peacock, come. |
| Male | |
| Ponmayamaai | As golden brightness, |
| Ponmayamaai poothidum | Blossoming like gold, |
| Maalai thendralin kaatrilae | In the gentle breeze of the evening, |
| Siru malligai arumbhe | O little jasmine bud, |
| Tharum parimalam needhaanae | Are you not the very fragrance it bestows? |
| Male | |
| Sirikkum singaaraamaan | A smiling, beautiful deer, |
| Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae..ye | A maiden star up in the sky... |
| Sirikkum singaaraamaan | A smiling, beautiful deer, |
| Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae | A maiden star up in the sky. |
| Senthamizhinil panpodu sollidum | Speaking with virtue in pure Tamil, |
| Uyirkaviyae naane | I am a living poem, |
| Kavi unarchiyum needhaanae | And you are the poetic emotion itself! |
| Male | |
| Vaaraai ..maamayilae | Come, O grand peacock, |
| Vandhadhu kaarmugilae | The dark raincloud has arrived. |
| Vaaraai ..maamayilae | Come, O grand peacock, |
| Vandhadhu kaarmugilae | The dark raincloud has arrived. |
| Male | |
| Nizhal nokki neeyendrenni | Gazing at a shadow and mistaking it for you, |
| MAnadhu magizhven | My heart leaps with joy. |
| Alavilladha piriyathinaal | Out of boundless affection, |
| Pidhattralaaginen | I have begun to babble in love. |
| Unakkagavae ivvedhanai | This sweet agony is purely for your sake, |
| Un roobamae aaradhanai | Your form alone is my worship. |
| Male | |
| Enadhuyir thudippinile | Within the heartbeat of my soul, |
| Undhan thandai oosai | Resonates the chime of your anklets. |
| Vin muthenavae sindhum pani | The dew shedding like sky pearls, |
| Endhanin kanneer poosai | Is like the sacred offering of my tears. |
| Vaaraai ..maamayilae | Come, O grand peacock, |
| Vandhadhu kaarmugilae | The dark raincloud has arrived. |
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா நடம் ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா நடம் ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Dancing peacock, come.
ஆகாயத் தெரு நாடி வந்தது வெண்ணிலா
ஹா ...ஆஅ...ஹா.ஆஆ ..
ஆகாயத் தெரு நாடி வந்தது வெண்ணிலா
ஆசையின் புன்னகை அலை அலையாடுதே
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா நடம் ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky.
Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa..
The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky.
Surges of desirable smiles ripple across.
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Dancing peacock, come.
அணிமலர்ச் சோலையில்
பண்பாடும் பூங்குயில்
அடிக்கடி அழைக்கும் மோகினி நீயே
நினைவை கனவை நிறவான வில்போல்
புனைந்தனன் உனக்கெ சித்ரீகன் நானே
சித்ரீகன் நானே விசித்திரம் நீதானே......
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா நடம் ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
ஆடும் மயில் நீ வா
In the garden of delicate Anicham flowers,
Like a cuckoo singing with rhythmic elegance,
You are the enchantress who calls out frequently.
Like an unstrung bow of thoughts and dreams,
I stand devoted to you as your true companion.
I am the devoted one, while you are a true wonder.
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Dancing peacock, come.
பொன்மயமாய்
பொன்மயமாய் பூத்திடும்
மாலைத் தென்றலின் காற்றிலே
சிறு மல்லிகை அரும்பே
தரும் பரிமளம் நீதானே
As golden brightness,
Blossoming like gold,
In the gentle breeze of the evening,
O little jasmine bud,
Are you not the very fragrance it bestows?
சிரிக்கும் சிங்காரமான
கன்னித் தாரகை விண்ணின்மீதே..ஏ
சிரிக்கும் சிங்காரமான
கன்னித் தாரகை விண்ணின்மீதே
செந்தமிழ்தனில் பண்போடு சொல்லிடும்
உயிர்க்கவியே நானே..
கவி உணர்ச்சியும் நீதானே...
A smiling, beautiful deer,
A maiden star up in the sky...
A smiling, beautiful deer,
A maiden star up in the sky.
Speaking with virtue in pure Tamil,
I am a living poem,
And you are the poetic emotion itself!
வாராய்.....மாமயிலே...
வந்தது....கார்முகிலே...
வாராய்.....மாமயிலே...
வந்தது....கார்முகிலே...
Come, O grand peacock,
The dark raincloud has arrived.
Come, O grand peacock,
The dark raincloud has arrived.
நிழல் நோக்கி நீயென்றெண்ணி
மனது மகிழுவேன்
அளவில்லாத பிரியத்தினால்
பிதற்றலாகினேன்
உனக்காகவே இவ்வேதனை
உன் ரூபமே ஆராதனை
Gazing at a shadow and mistaking it for you,
My heart leaps with joy.
Out of boundless affection,
I have begun to babble in love.
This sweet agony is purely for your sake,
Your form alone is my worship.
எனதாருயிர் துடிப்பினிலே
உந்தன் தண்டை ஓசை
விண் முத்தெனவே சிந்தும் பனி
எந்தனின் கண்ணீர் பூசை
வாராய்.....மாமயிலே...வந்தது....கார்முகிலே...
Within the heartbeat of my soul,
Resonates the chime of your anklets.
The dew shedding like sky pearls,
Is like the sacred offering of my tears.
Come, O grand peacock,
The dark raincloud has arrived.
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come.
Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa
The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky.
Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa..
Haa..aa.aaa…haa…aa..aa..
Aagaya theru nadi vandhadhu vennilaa
The moon has arrived like a celestial chariot in the sky.
Aasai punnagai lai alaiyadudhe
Surges of desirable smiles ripple across.
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come.
Anaichamalar solaiyil
In the garden of delicate Anicham flowers,
Panpaadum poonguyil
Like a cuckoo singing with rhythmic elegance,
Adikkadi azhaikkum mogini neeye
You are the enchantress who calls out frequently.
Ninaivai kanavai niruvaana vilpoll
Like an unstrung bow of thoughts and dreams,
Punaidhanan unakke sathreegan naanae
I stand devoted to you as your true companion.
Sathreegan naanae visithiram nee dhaane
I am the devoted one, while you are a true wonder.
Aadum mayil nee vaa nadam aadu mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come; come, dancing peacock, dance.
Aadum mayil nee vaa
Dancing peacock, come.
Ponmayamaai
As golden brightness,
Ponmayamaai poothidum
Blossoming like gold,
Maalai thendralin kaatrilae
In the gentle breeze of the evening,
Siru malligai arumbhe
O little jasmine bud,
Tharum parimalam needhaanae
Are you not the very fragrance it bestows?
Sirikkum singaaraamaan
A smiling, beautiful deer,
Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae..ye
A maiden star up in the sky...
Sirikkum singaaraamaan
A smiling, beautiful deer,
Kanni thaaragai vinninmeedhae
A maiden star up in the sky.
Senthamizhinil panpodu sollidum
Speaking with virtue in pure Tamil,
Uyirkaviyae naane
I am a living poem,
Kavi unarchiyum needhaanae
And you are the poetic emotion itself!
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Come, O grand peacock,
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
The dark raincloud has arrived.
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Come, O grand peacock,
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
The dark raincloud has arrived.
Nizhal nokki neeyendrenni
Gazing at a shadow and mistaking it for you,
MAnadhu magizhven
My heart leaps with joy.
Alavilladha piriyathinaal
Out of boundless affection,
Pidhattralaaginen
I have begun to babble in love.
Unakkagavae ivvedhanai
This sweet agony is purely for your sake,
Un roobamae aaradhanai
Your form alone is my worship.
Enadhuyir thudippinile
Within the heartbeat of my soul,
Undhan thandai oosai
Resonates the chime of your anklets.
Vin muthenavae sindhum pani
The dew shedding like sky pearls,
Endhanin kanneer poosai
Is like the sacred offering of my tears.
Vaaraai ..maamayilae
Come, O grand peacock,
Vandhadhu kaarmugilae
The dark raincloud has arrived.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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