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Lyrics & meaning

Aaduthinnanga Adhai

From Pudhu Vazhvu · 1957

Lyricist
Nadaraja Sundaram
Singers
N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Details
Pudhu Vazhvu1957

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Aaduthinnaanga adhai paarkanumThey were dancing, you must see that!
Male :Aa aaha hahaha paarka vendiya vishyamallaMale: Ah ah, ha ha, that is not something worth seeing!
Pattanithilae nee paarkkira maadhiri theruvilaeJust like you see in the city, on the street...
Aatta vachikkittaa ninnukittuirukaan manushanIs a man standing there holding a goat?
Ongi aranjennaaIf I slap you hard...
Female
Ada chee naan solluratha purinjikaamaOh fie! Without understanding what I am saying...
Aana puli karadi singam athanaiyumElephant, tiger, bear, lion—all of them...
Manushan pola aaduthinnaanga adha paarkkanumWere dancing like humans, you should see that!
Kutty karnam poduthinnaanga adha paarkanumThey were doing somersaults, you should see that!
Male
Oo oo oo circusahOh oh oh, a circus?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This lighthearted comic duet features a banter where the female speaker excitedly describes a wondrous sight of animals performing tricks, which the male speaker initially misunderstands as a mundane street scene involving a man with a goat. After some comical back-and-forth and a playful threat of a slap, she clarifies that elephants, tigers, bears, and lions were performing somersaults and dancing like humans, making him realize she is describing a circus act.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Refrain / Repetition

“Aaduthinnaanga adhai paarkanum”

The phrase 'adha paarkanum' (you must see that) is repeated across several lines to build rhythmic enthusiasm and comedic emphasis.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Manushan pola aaduthinnaanga adha paarkkanum”

The phrase 'Manushan pola' (like humans) directly compares the dancing of wild animals to human performers.

Enumeration (Listing)

“Aana puli karadi singam athanaiyum”

Rapid listing of wild beasts ('Aana, puli, karadi, singam' - elephant, tiger, bear, lion) enhances visual imagery for the audience.

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Trivia

N. S. Krishnan (known as Kalaivanar) and his wife T. A. Mathuram were Tamil cinema's most celebrated comedy pair. They had a unique contract practice in that era where their comedic tracks were often written, composed, and shot as independent subplots within feature films.

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