Aathadi Ammadi
From Idhayathai Thirudathe · 1989
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Idhayathai Thirudathe1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Female | |
| Urugutho….marugutho…. | Is it melting... is it flustered... |
| Kuzhanthai manamum | A child's innocent heart, |
| Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum | Playful mischievousness and sweetness, |
| Kodiyilae arumbuthan | Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine! |
| Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu | When getting drenched in the chilly rain, |
| Female | |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae..hey hey | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
| Female | |
| Vaanamum vaiyamum | Sky and earth |
| Karangalai inaipathae mazhaiyil than | Connect their hands only through the rain. |
| Chedigalum malargalum | Plants and flowers |
| Eeramaai irupathae azhaguthan | Look beautiful when drenched wet! |
| Female | |
| Mazhaiyum saaralum | The rain and the drizzle |
| Killamal killavum | Pinch lightly without actually pinching. |
| Azhagum aasaiyum | Beauty and desire |
| Aadamal aadavum | Dance without actually dancing. |
| Female | |
| Thullugindra ullam enna | Why is the heart bouncing so? |
| Thathalikkum meni enna | Why is the body trembling so? |
| Vanji endhan kangal kanda | What my young eyes beheld, |
| Devalogam boomi than | This earth itself has become heaven! |
| Female | |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Female | |
| Urugutho….marugutho…. | Is it melting... is it flustered... |
| Kuzhanthai manamum | A child's innocent heart, |
| Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum | Playful mischievousness and sweetness, |
| Kodiyilae arumbuthan | Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine! |
| Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu | When getting drenched in the chilly rain, |
| Female | |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
| Female | |
| Ennavo enniyae | Thinking of something unknown, |
| Ilaiyaval idhayamae thathumbutha | Is the young girl's heart brimming over? |
| Siru siru mazhai thuli | Tiny drops of rain |
| Sitharida sabalam than arumbutha | Scatter around, making temptation bloom? |
| Female | |
| Vaana devanae | Oh god of the skies, |
| Sallabam seithida | To engage in playful love, |
| Vaayu devanae | Oh god of the wind, |
| Muthaada vandhida | To come and kiss, |
| Female | |
| Neelam pootha koonthalodu | With blue-hued flower-adorned hair, |
| Ootha kaatru thazhuvum podhu | As the cold breeze gently caresses, |
| Thullum pennin ullam | The leaping girl's heart, |
| Nooru kavithai sollumo…oh..oh.. | Will it recite a hundred poems? Oh.. oh.. |
| Female | |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than | Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud! |
| Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than | Drizzling showers splash water for fun! |
| Female | |
| Urugutho….marugutho…. | Is it melting... is it flustered... |
| Kuzhanthai manamum | A child's innocent heart, |
| Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum | Playful mischievousness and sweetness, |
| Kodiyilae arumbuthan | Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine! |
| Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu | When getting drenched in the chilly rain, |
| Female | |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
| Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae..hey hey | Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey! |
| Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae | Various random thoughts have filled the mind! |
ஆத்தாடி அம்மாடி
தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான் ஆத்தாடி
அம்மாடி தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான்
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
உருகுதோ மருகுதோ
குழந்தை மனமும்
குறும்புத்தனமும் இனிமையும்
கொடியிலே அரும்புதான்
குளிரும் மழையில் நனையும்
பொழுது
Is it melting... is it flustered...
A child's innocent heart,
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
சொல்லம்மா
சொல்லம்மா வெட்கத்திலே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
சொல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா
வெட்கத்திலே ஹே ஹே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
வானமும் வையமும்
கரங்களை இணைப்பதே
மழையில்தான் செடிகளும்
மலர்களும் ஈரமாய் இருப்பதே
அழகுதான்
Sky and earth
Connect their hands only through the rain.
Plants and flowers
Look beautiful when drenched wet!
மழையும் சாரலும்
கிள்ளாமல் கிள்ளவும்
அழகும் ஆசையும்
ஆடாமல் ஆடவும்
The rain and the drizzle
Pinch lightly without actually pinching.
Beauty and desire
Dance without actually dancing.
துள்ளுகின்ற
உள்ளமென்ன தத்தளிக்கும்
மேனியென்ன வஞ்சி எந்தன்
கண்கள் கண்ட தேவலோகம்
பூமிதான்
Why is the heart bouncing so?
Why is the body trembling so?
What my young eyes beheld,
This earth itself has become heaven!
ஆத்தாடி அம்மாடி
தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான் ஆத்தாடி
அம்மாடி தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான்
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
உருகுதோ மருகுதோ
குழந்தை மனமும்
குறும்புத்தனமும் இனிமையும்
கொடியிலே அரும்புதான்
குளிரும் மழையில் நனையும்
பொழுது
Is it melting... is it flustered...
A child's innocent heart,
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
சொல்லம்மா
சொல்லம்மா வெட்கத்திலே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
சொல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா
வெட்கத்திலே ஹே ஹே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
என்னவோ எண்ணியே
இளையவள் இதயமே ததும்புதா
சிறுசிறு மழைத்துளி சிதறிட
சபலம்தான் அரும்புதா
Thinking of something unknown,
Is the young girl's heart brimming over?
Tiny drops of rain
Scatter around, making temptation bloom?
வானதேவனே
சல்லாபம் செய்திட
வாயுதேவனே முத்தாட
வந்திட
Oh god of the skies,
To engage in playful love,
Oh god of the wind,
To come and kiss,
நீலம் பூத்த
கூந்தலோடு ஊதக்காற்று
தழுவும்போது துள்ளும்
பெண்ணின் உள்ளம் நூறு
கவிதை சொல்லுமோ ஓஓ
With blue-hued flower-adorned hair,
As the cold breeze gently caresses,
The leaping girl's heart,
Will it recite a hundred poems? Oh.. oh..
ஆத்தாடி அம்மாடி
தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான் ஆத்தாடி
அம்மாடி தேன் மொட்டுத்தான்
கூத்தாட தூறல்கள் நீர்
விட்டுத்தான்
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
உருகுதோ மருகுதோ
குழந்தை மனமும்
குறும்புத்தனமும் இனிமையும்
கொடியிலே அரும்புதான்
குளிரும் மழையில் நனையும்
பொழுது
Is it melting... is it flustered...
A child's innocent heart,
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
சொல்லம்மா
சொல்லம்மா வெட்கத்திலே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
சொல்லம்மா சொல்லம்மா
வெட்கத்திலே ஹே ஹே
ஏதேதோ வந்தாச்சு எண்ணத்திலே
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey!
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Urugutho….marugutho….
Is it melting... is it flustered...
Kuzhanthai manamum
A child's innocent heart,
Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Kodiyilae arumbuthan
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae..hey hey
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Vaanamum vaiyamum
Sky and earth
Karangalai inaipathae mazhaiyil than
Connect their hands only through the rain.
Chedigalum malargalum
Plants and flowers
Eeramaai irupathae azhaguthan
Look beautiful when drenched wet!
Mazhaiyum saaralum
The rain and the drizzle
Killamal killavum
Pinch lightly without actually pinching.
Azhagum aasaiyum
Beauty and desire
Aadamal aadavum
Dance without actually dancing.
Thullugindra ullam enna
Why is the heart bouncing so?
Thathalikkum meni enna
Why is the body trembling so?
Vanji endhan kangal kanda
What my young eyes beheld,
Devalogam boomi than
This earth itself has become heaven!
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Urugutho….marugutho….
Is it melting... is it flustered...
Kuzhanthai manamum
A child's innocent heart,
Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Kodiyilae arumbuthan
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Ennavo enniyae
Thinking of something unknown,
Ilaiyaval idhayamae thathumbutha
Is the young girl's heart brimming over?
Siru siru mazhai thuli
Tiny drops of rain
Sitharida sabalam than arumbutha
Scatter around, making temptation bloom?
Vaana devanae
Oh god of the skies,
Sallabam seithida
To engage in playful love,
Vaayu devanae
Oh god of the wind,
Muthaada vandhida
To come and kiss,
Neelam pootha koonthalodu
With blue-hued flower-adorned hair,
Ootha kaatru thazhuvum podhu
As the cold breeze gently caresses,
Thullum pennin ullam
The leaping girl's heart,
Nooru kavithai sollumo…oh..oh..
Will it recite a hundred poems? Oh.. oh..
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than
Oh my, oh dear, like a honey bud!
Koothada thooralgal neer vittu than
Drizzling showers splash water for fun!
Urugutho….marugutho….
Is it melting... is it flustered...
Kuzhanthai manamum
A child's innocent heart,
Kurumbu thanamum inimaiyum
Playful mischievousness and sweetness,
Kodiyilae arumbuthan
Is like a flower bud blossoming on a vine!
Kulirum mazhaiyil nanaiyum pozhudhu
When getting drenched in the chilly rain,
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae..hey hey
Speak up, oh speak up, in shyness.. hey hey!
Ethetho vandhachu ennathilae
Various random thoughts have filled the mind!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the exuberant joy, playful innocence, and romantic awakening of a young woman enjoying the monsoon rains. The lyrics contrast childlike playfulness with subtle romantic desires that bloom as the rain touches nature and her body.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Metaphor
“Aathadi ammadi thaen mottu than”
Compares the girl to a sweet honey bud ('thaen mottu than') blossoming on a vine.
Personification
“Vaanamum vaiyamum Karangalai inaipathae mazhaiyil than”
Attributes human actions like holding hands to the sky and the earth connecting through rain.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Sollamma sollamma vekkathilae”
Repetition of words to emphasize playful shyness and emotional excitement.
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Trivia
This song belongs to 'Idhayathai Thirudathe' (1989), the Tamil dubbed version of Mani Ratnam's Telugu classic 'Geethanjali'. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics translated/adapted by Vaali.
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