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Lyrics & meaning

Aadungal Paadungal

From Idhayam Pesugirathu · 1982

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shyam
Details
Idhayam Pesugirathu1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
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Male
Hae aadungal paadungal aadavargal koodungalHey, dance, sing, and let all the men gather!
Anantha neeraadungalBathe in joyful waters!
Thedungal naadungal thevaigalai theerungalSearch, seek, and fulfill your needs!
Kaalangal pon kaalangalThese times are golden times!
Male
Ulagam muzhuvathilum inbam inbamJoy and happiness exist all over the world.
Uravil valaruvathu indrum endrumGrowing through relationships, today and forever.
Vaalipangal theerum varai vilaiyaadungalPlay until youth comes to an end.
Vaazhum varai kaanum sugam uravaadungalEmbrace the pleasure seen as long as you live.
Male
Aadungal paadungal aadavargal koodungalDance, sing, and let all the men gather!
Anantha neeraadungalBathe in joyful waters!
Thedungal naadungal thevaigalai theerungalSearch, seek, and fulfill your needs!
Kaalangal pon kaalangal aahhaaThese times are golden times, ahha!
Male
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Male
Ennangal theyaathu inimaigal oyaathuThoughts will never erode, sweet moments will never cease.
Ellorum kelungalaenEveryone, please listen!
Ennangal theyaathu inimaigal oyaathuThoughts will never erode, sweet moments will never cease.
Ellorum kelungalaenEveryone, please listen!
Innisai raagam kaattrodu modhaAs sweet musical melodies clash with the wind,
Inbam engum thaalaattuthuHappiness lulls us everywhere.
Male
Enniya yaavum ellorum kaanaSo that everyone beholds all that was envisioned,
Inimai vanthu paaraattuthuSweetness arrives to praise and celebrate.
Thatta thatta thaalam varumTapping brings out the rhythmic beat,
Thottu thottu mogam varumTouching again and again evokes passion.
Kaalangal endrendrum aananthamaeTime is forever blissful!
Male
Aadungal paadungal aadavargal koodungalDance, sing, and let all the men gather!
Anantha neeraadungalBathe in joyful waters!
Thedungal naadungal thevaigalai theerungalSearch, seek, and fulfill your needs!
Kaalangal pon kaalangalThese times are golden times!
Male
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Male
Engengum inbangalJoy everywhere,
Alai polae pongattumLet it overflow like waves!
Anantham paadungalaen haahSing with joy, haah!
Engengum inbangalJoy everywhere,
Alai polae pongattumLet it overflow like waves!
Anantham paadungalaenSing with joy!
Male
Vaazhvinil kadhal sugamennum geedhamIn life, the song called the pleasure of love,
Valipa naalil ketkattumeLet it be heard in youth's days!
Male
Vasalil kaanum vasanthangal thorumIn every spring seen at the doorstep,
Vaazhnthidum inbam uruvaagattumLet living happiness take form!
Katti kondu thottu paadiEmbrace, touch, and sing,
Pattudalai alli pidiHold tight the silky body!
Kaalangal endrendrum ananthamaeTime is forever blissful!
Male
{Aadungal paadungal aadavargal koodungalDance, sing, and let all the men gather!
Anantha neeraadungalBathe in joyful waters!
Thedungal naadungal thevaigalai theerungalSearch, seek, and fulfill your needs!
Kaalangal pon kaalangal} (2)These times are golden times! (Repeated)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Aadungal Paadungal from Idhayam Pesugirathu (1982) is a vibrant, celebratory song encouraging listeners to embrace youth, joy, and togetherness. With lively lyrics by Gangai Amaran, the track urges everyone to dance, sing, and fulfill their desires while youth lasts, framing time spent in happiness as a precious golden era. The song highlights how sweet music, affection, and romantic companionability bring enduring bliss into everyday life, sweeping over people like ocean waves.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Thedungal naadungal thevaigalai theerungal

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound in 'Thedungal' and 'thevaigalai'.

Ethukai (Second-Letter Rhyme)

Thatta thatta thaalam varum / Thottu thottu mogam varum

Matching second consonant 'tt' sound in consecutive lines 'Thatta' and 'Thottu'.

Upamai (Simile)

Alai polae pongattum

Comparing the surge of joy directly to ocean waves using the simile marker 'polae'.

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Trivia

Idhayam Pesugirathu (1982) features music and lyrics crafted during a classic era of Tamil cinema, with Gangai Amaran contributing as a lyricist for this upbeat dance celebration track.

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