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Lyrics & meaning

Aaduthu Perazhagu

From Rudra · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. S. Chitra, Chorus
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Rudra
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
28 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Hoo aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Chorus :Sittukku yedhumvattam illai
Sattangal poum sutti pillai
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Chorus :Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Kallanai vittu varum kaaveri naan
Karpanai mettu kattum paadagi naan
Villinai vittu varum baanangal pol
Ulladhai solla varum naayagi naan
Endraikkum jeyikkum ennappadi
Yerattum melae vettri kodi
Hae hae
Chorus :Endraikkum jeyikkum ennappadi
Female :Ahaahaa
Chorus :Yerattum melae vettri kodi
Female :Pennukku veliyillai
Chorus :Ahaahaa
Female :Kannukku kaaval illai..
Chorus :Ahaahaa
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Hoo aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Female and Chorus :Sittukku yedhumvattam illai
Sattangal poum sutti pillai
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Chorus :Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Ulladhai sollivida neram enna
Ullathai vittu odum baram enna
Pennukkum veeramundu kaaval enna
Aanukku kattupattu povadhenna
Aanukku pengal endrum mattam illai
Pengalai katti vaikka sattam illai
Chorus :Aanukku pengal endrum mattam illai
Pengalai katti vaikka sattam illai
Female :Endraikkum vattam illai
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Vaadidum koottam illai
Chorus :Haei haei
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Hoo aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Female and Chorus :Sittukku yedhumvattam illai
Sattangal poum sutti pillai
Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
Chorus :Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Hoo, a grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Chorus: A little sparrow knows no boundaries
Rules make way for this lively girl
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Chorus: A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
I am the Kaveri river flowing past the Kallanai dam
I am a singer composing tunes from imagination
Like an arrow shot straight from a bow
I am the heroine here to speak the honest truth
With a resolve that will always win
Let the flag of victory rise high!
Hey hey!
Chorus: With a resolve that will always win
Female: Ahaha
Chorus: Let the flag of victory rise high!
Female: There is no fence to hold a woman back
Chorus: Ahaha
Female: There is no guard to restrict her eyes...
Chorus: Ahaha
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Hoo, a grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Female and Chorus: A little sparrow knows no boundaries
Rules make way for this lively girl
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Chorus: A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Why wait for the right moment to speak what is in the heart?
Why carry a heavy burden when the heart can let it fly away?
A woman has courage too, why does she need protection?
Why should she always remain submissive to a man?
Women are never inferior to men
There is no law that can tie women down
Chorus: Women are never inferior to men
There is no law that can tie women down
Female: There are no limits forever
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: We are not the kind to wither away
Chorus: Hey hey!
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Hoo, a grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Female and Chorus: A little sparrow knows no boundaries
Rules make way for this lively girl
A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
Chorus: A grand beauty dances, magnificent like a temple chariot
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aaduthu Perazhagu from the 1991 Tamil film Rudra is an upbeat female-empowerment song sung by K. S. Chithra, composed by Gangai Amaran, and written by Vaali. The lyrics emphasize freedom, self-worth, and women's rights, rejecting societal boundaries and assertions of male dominance while celebrating female strength, courage, and individuality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kallanai vittu varum kaaveri naan

Comparing the singer's free spirit directly to the river Kaveri flowing past Kallanai.

Simile (Upamai)

Villinai vittu varum baanangal pol

Comparing the directness of speaking the truth to arrows released from a bow using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.

Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

Kallanai vittu varum kaaveri naan / Karpanai mettu kattum paadagi naan

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across successive lines ('Kallanai' and 'Karpanai').

Emonai / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Aaduthu perazhagu arpudha thaerazhagu

End-rhyming with matching suffixes '-azhagu' in 'perazhagu' and 'thaerazhagu'.

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Trivia

Composed by Gangai Amaran for the action drama Rudra (1991), this song serves as a prominent feminist thematic number in early 1990s Tamil commercial cinema, highlighted by K. S. Chithra's energetic vocal delivery.

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