Aaru Adi Veedu
From Goli Soda · 2013
- Lyricist
- Gaana Bala
- Singer
- Gaana Bala
- Music director
- S. N. Arunagiri
- Details
- Goli Soda2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaru adi veedu | A six-foot home, |
| Athan peru sudugaadu | Its name is the burial ground. |
| Aaru adi veedu | A six-foot home, |
| Athan peru sudugaadu | Its name is the burial ground. |
| Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu | Once you go there, you cannot return, |
| Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu | After a few days, even the location won't be known. |
| Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu | Once you go there, you cannot return, |
| Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu | After a few days, even the location won't be known. |
| Aaru adi veedu………. | A six-foot home... |
| Male | |
| Aadatha aattam ellam | All the arrogant antics and dances, |
| Aadi varum namakku | That we indulge in and play, |
| Aaru adi mannuthaanda | Only six feet of earth |
| Nirantharam ingu unakku | Is permanent for you here. |
| Aadatha aattam ellam | All the arrogant antics and dances, |
| Aadi varum namakku | That we indulge in and play, |
| Aaru adi mannuthaanda | Only six feet of earth |
| Nirantharam ingu unakku | Is permanent for you here. |
| Male | |
| Antha aaradiyum nirantharam illa | Even that six-foot space isn't permanent, |
| Bhomiyilae namakku | For us on this earth, |
| Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan | Someone else will come and lie over your spot, |
| Pottupaaru kanakku | Do the math and see! |
| Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan | Someone else will come and lie over your spot, |
| Pottupaaru kanakku | Do the math and see! |
| Male | |
| Aaru adi veedu | A six-foot home, |
| Athan peru sudugaadu | Its name is the burial ground. |
| Aaru adi veedu | A six-foot home, |
| Athan peru sudugaadu | Its name is the burial ground. |
| Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu | Once you go there, you cannot return, |
| Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu | After a few days, even the location won't be known. |
| Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu | Once you go there, you cannot return, |
| Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu | After a few days, even the location won't be known. |
| Aaru adi veedu………. | A six-foot home... |
ஆறு அடி வீடு
அதன் பேரு சுடுகாடு
ஆறு அடி வீடு
அதன் பேரு சுடுகாடு
அங்க போனா திரும்பி வர முடியாது
கொஞ்சம் நாளான இருக்குமிடம் தெரியாது
அங்க போனா திரும்பி வர முடியாது
கொஞ்சம் நாளான இருக்குமிடம் தெரியாது
ஆறு அடி வீடு......
A six-foot home,
Its name is the burial ground.
A six-foot home,
Its name is the burial ground.
Once you go there, you cannot return,
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Once you go there, you cannot return,
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
A six-foot home...
ஆடாத ஆட்டமெல்லாம்
ஆடி வரும் நமக்கு
ஆறு அடி மண்ணுதாண்டா
நிரந்தரம் இங்கு உனக்கு
ஆடாத ஆட்டமெல்லாம்
ஆடி வரும் நமக்கு
ஆறு அடி மண்ணுதாண்டா
நிரந்தரம் இங்கு உனக்கு
All the arrogant antics and dances,
That we indulge in and play,
Only six feet of earth
Is permanent for you here.
All the arrogant antics and dances,
That we indulge in and play,
Only six feet of earth
Is permanent for you here.
அந்த ஆறடியும் நிரந்தரமில்ல
பூமியிலே நமக்கு
உன் மேலே ஒருவன் படுக்க வருவான்
போட்டு பாரு கணக்கு
உன் மேலே ஒருவன் படுக்க வருவான்
போட்டு பாரு கணக்கு
Even that six-foot space isn't permanent,
For us on this earth,
Someone else will come and lie over your spot,
Do the math and see!
Someone else will come and lie over your spot,
Do the math and see!
ஆறு அடி வீடு
அதன் பேரு சுடுகாடு
ஆறு அடி வீடு
அதன் பேரு சுடுகாடு
அங்க போனா திரும்பி வர முடியாது
கொஞ்சம் நாளான இருக்குமிடம் தெரியாது
அங்க போனா திரும்பி வர முடியாது
கொஞ்சம் நாளான இருக்குமிடம் தெரியாது
ஆறு அடி வீடு
A six-foot home,
Its name is the burial ground.
A six-foot home,
Its name is the burial ground.
Once you go there, you cannot return,
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Once you go there, you cannot return,
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
A six-foot home...
Aaru adi veedu
A six-foot home,
Athan peru sudugaadu
Its name is the burial ground.
Aaru adi veedu
A six-foot home,
Athan peru sudugaadu
Its name is the burial ground.
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Once you go there, you cannot return,
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Once you go there, you cannot return,
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Aaru adi veedu……….
A six-foot home...
Aadatha aattam ellam
All the arrogant antics and dances,
Aadi varum namakku
That we indulge in and play,
Aaru adi mannuthaanda
Only six feet of earth
Nirantharam ingu unakku
Is permanent for you here.
Aadatha aattam ellam
All the arrogant antics and dances,
Aadi varum namakku
That we indulge in and play,
Aaru adi mannuthaanda
Only six feet of earth
Nirantharam ingu unakku
Is permanent for you here.
Antha aaradiyum nirantharam illa
Even that six-foot space isn't permanent,
Bhomiyilae namakku
For us on this earth,
Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan
Someone else will come and lie over your spot,
Pottupaaru kanakku
Do the math and see!
Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan
Someone else will come and lie over your spot,
Pottupaaru kanakku
Do the math and see!
Aaru adi veedu
A six-foot home,
Athan peru sudugaadu
Its name is the burial ground.
Aaru adi veedu
A six-foot home,
Athan peru sudugaadu
Its name is the burial ground.
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Once you go there, you cannot return,
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Once you go there, you cannot return,
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
After a few days, even the location won't be known.
Aaru adi veedu……….
A six-foot home...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aaru Adi Veedu' from the movie Goli Soda is a philosophical Tamil Gaana track that contemplates the impermanence of human existence and worldly pride. It serves as a reality check against arrogance, reminding listeners that regardless of wealth, power, or social status, every human being's final destination is a humble six-foot plot in a graveyard from which no one returns.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Aaru adi veedu”
Refers to the burial plot as a 'six-foot home' ('Aaru adi veedu'), contrasting living homes with the finality of the grave.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Aaru adi veedu / Athan peru sudugaadu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sounds across lines (e.g., 'Aaru' / 'Athan').
Allegory / Metonymy
“Aadatha aattam ellam aadi varum namakku”
'Aattam' (dance) is used as a metaphor for living a reckless, arrogant, or materialistic life.
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Trivia
Written and rendered by Gaana Bala, this song exemplifies the traditional Madras Gaana subgenre of 'Tathuva Paatu' (philosophical song). The music for Goli Soda (2013) was composed by Snigdha Chandra, with the film directed by cinematographer-director Vijay Milton.
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