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Lyrics & meaning

Aaduvathu Udalukku

From Kumari Kottam · 1971

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kumari Kottam
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
15 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu
Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu
Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu
Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu
Irandum irundhaal azhagu valarum
Indru pol endrum kondaadum
O balae balae balae balae balae…
Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu
Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu
Irandum irundhaal azhagu valarum
Indru pol endrum kondaadum
Moongil pol valaiyum idaiyum
Thoondil pol kavarum idhazhum
Moongil pol valaiyum idaiyum
Thoondil pol kavarum idhazhum
Thoondinaal thullaadha ullangal
Kondaattam podaadho
Aadaiyo araiyum kuraiyum
Aasaiyo adhigam valarum
Aadaiyo araiyum kuraiyum
Aasaiyo adhigam valarum
Jaadaiyo thitthikka thitthikka
Thittangal podaadho
Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu
Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu
Irandum irundhaal azhagu valarum
Indru pol endrum kondaadum
Orathil odhungum udaiyum
Osaiyil odungum nadaiyum
Orathil odhungum udaiyum
Osaiyil odungum nadaiyum
Paartha pin pennodu ondraaga
Panjaagam paarppaaro
Maadhathil oru naal nilavu
Ulagathil idhu thaan azhagu
Maadhathil oru naal nilavu
Ulagathil idhu thaan azhagu
Pottiyil naerukku naeraaga
Yaar ingu varuvaaro
Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu
Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu
Irandum irundhaal azhagu valarum
Indru pol endrum kondaadum
O balae balae balae balae balae…
Dancing is play for the body,
Singing is play for the mind,
Dancing is play for the body,
Singing is play for the mind,
When you have both, beauty grows,
And life celebrates forever, just like today!
Oh, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
Dancing is play for the body,
Singing is play for the mind,
When you have both, beauty grows,
And life celebrates forever, just like today!
A waist that bends like supple bamboo,
And lips that lure you like a hook,
A waist that bends like supple bamboo,
And lips that lure you like a hook,
When enticed, won't every heart leap
And join in the celebration?
With clothes so brief and revealing,
Desire only grows and grows,
With clothes so brief and revealing,
Desire only grows and grows,
With teasing gestures so honey-sweet,
Won't eager minds start making plans?
Dancing is play for the body,
Singing is play for the mind,
When you have both, beauty grows,
And life celebrates forever, just like today!
With a dress slipping to the side,
And footsteps swaying to the rhythm,
With a dress slipping to the side,
And footsteps swaying to the rhythm,
After seeing this, to unite with a woman,
Would anyone stop to check the panchangam (astrological calendar)?
The full moon appears just once a month,
Yet this is the true beauty of this world,
The full moon appears just once a month,
Yet this is the true beauty of this world,
In a face-to-face contest,
Who can dare to challenge me here?
Dancing is play for the body,
Singing is play for the mind,
When you have both, beauty grows,
And life celebrates forever, just like today!
Oh, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aaduvadhu Udalukku Vilaiyaattu is a vibrant dance track from the 1971 Tamil film Kumari Kottam. The song celebrates the dual joy of physical movement and musical expression, asserting that dance keeps the body fit while singing refreshes the soul. Together, art and rhythm enhance physical beauty and create a constant mood of festivity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Moongil pol valaiyum idaiyum / Thoondil pol kavarum idhazhum”

Compares the flexibility of the waist to bending bamboo (Moongil pol) and the lure of lips to a fishhook (Thoondil pol).

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Aaduvadhu udalukku vilaiyaattu / Paaduvadhu manadhukku vilaiyaattu”

The second letters 'd' in Aaduvadhu and Paaduvadhu rhyme across consecutive lines.

Vinaa (Rhetorical Question)

“Panjaagam paarppaaro”

Uses rhetorical questions to emphasize that anyone seeing such charm would abandon rigid traditional rules like checking astrological calendars (panjaagam).

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Trivia

This song from Kumari Kottam (1971) features music by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Pulamaipithan. It was famously picturized on J. Jayalalithaa alongside M. G. Ramachandran (MGR).

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