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Lyrics & meaning

Aaru Adi Veedu

From Goli Soda · 2013

Lyricist
Gaana Bala
Singer
Gaana Bala
Music director
S. N. Arunagiri
Movie name
Goli Soda
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaru adi veedu
Athan peru sudugaadu
Aaru adi veedu
Athan peru sudugaadu
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
Aaru adi veedu……….
Aadatha aattam ellam
Aadi varum namakku
Aaru adi mannuthaanda
Nirantharam ingu unakku
Aadatha aattam ellam
Aadi varum namakku
Aaru adi mannuthaanda
Nirantharam ingu unakku
Antha aaradiyum nirantharam illa
Bhomiyilae namakku
Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan
Pottupaaru kanakku
Unmela oruvan padukka varuvan
Pottupaaru kanakku
Aaru adi veedu
Athan peru sudugaadu
Aaru adi veedu
Athan peru sudugaadu
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
Anga pona thirumbi vara mudiyathu
Konjam naal aana irukkum idam theriyathu
Aaru adi veedu……….
A six-foot house,
its name is the burial ground.
A six-foot house,
its name is the burial ground.
Once you go there, you can never return.
After a few days, no one will know where you lie.
Once you go there, you can never return.
After a few days, no one will know where you lie.
A six-foot house...
Despite all the wild dances
we dance in this life,
only six feet of earth, my friend,
is permanent for you here.
Despite all the wild dances
we dance in this life,
only six feet of earth, my friend,
is permanent for you here.
Even those six feet are not permanent
for us on this earth.
Someone else will come to lie above you;
just do the math!
Someone else will come to lie above you;
just do the math!
A six-foot house,
its name is the burial ground.
A six-foot house,
its name is the burial ground.
Once you go there, you can never return.
After a few days, no one will know where you lie.
Once you go there, you can never return.
After a few days, no one will know where you lie.
A six-foot house...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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