- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Krishnamoorthy, S. S. Chandran, Ilayaraja, P. Susheela, Manorama
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Paadatha Thenikkal
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Mar 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aadhi andham illaadhavanae
Aandavanae sambo
Thaedi unnai saran adaindhen
Illai endraal ambo
Thaalai yaendhuvaai
Kadhamba malar maalai sooduvaai
Moondru kannanae
Udambu endrum saambal vannanae
Saranam unadhadi
Aadhi andham illaadhavanae
Aandavanae sambo
Thaedi unnai saran adaindhen
Illai endraal ambo
{Naaraayana naaraayana
Vanakkam naaradharae vanakkam
Appaavari patri paadi kondu
Pillai muruganidathilae vandhirukkireerae
Edhaavadhu galaattaavaa
Murugaa thangal kaiyl irundha
Thanga vael engae kaanavillai
Thiruchendhoor sendrirundhen
Thirudi vittaargal paavigal
Kadavulukkae indha nilaiyaa
Kadavulaiyae thirudugiraargal
Adhu sari thaangal vandha vishayam
Boologathilae oru kaniyai kanden
Paal kaniyaa mugamadhu kaniyaa
Koorugiren kelungal} (Dialogue)
Aa… kandu kalithen kandu kalithen
Kaattil kaniyai kandu kalithen
Unnai ninaithen unnai ninaithen
Adhai unakkae saerkka enni thavithen
Murugaa murugaa
Arahara arahara
Aval azhago azhagu
Siva siva siva siva
Kilambu kilambu
Arahara arahara
Nee udanae kilambu
{Addressai koora mudiyumaa
O yes garden
O yes garden ah adhu
Villi gaardanaachae
Mannikka vendum
Idho irukkiradhu valli garden} (Dialogue)
Kaiyil oru kaval eduthaenae
Kallaal unnai naan adippenae
Valli en vanathinil aadum
Kuruviglae hei aaloolam
Kuruviglae hei aaloolam
Aha thinai punam meedhini
Maeyira kuruvigalae
Chee po chee po chee po
Engal vanathinil vilaiyira
Chola kadhir adhu cheeppa
Cheeppa cheeppa cheeppa
{Yaaraiyaa neer
Ennaiyaa theriyavillai
Nandraaga paar udhaya sooriyan
Ulagathukkae theriyumae unakkaa theriyavillai
Therigiradhu therigiradhu
Engu vandheer} (Dialogue)
Kaayaadha kaanagathae
Nindrulaavum kaarigaiyae
Kaayaadha kaanagathae
Nindrulaavum kaarigaiyae
Adi maeyaadha maanum vara
Kandadhundo kaarigaiyae
Maeyaadha maanum vara
Kandadhundo kaarigaiyae
{Umadhu maanukku enna adaiyaalam
Udambil vari variyaaga irukkum
Hum adhu puliyappaa
Hahaha vilakkamaaga solgiren kel} (Dialogue)
Maanu poo chaela katti nirkkum maanu
Chorus :Hahahaha
Male :Meenu andha maanoda kannu rendum meenu
Chorus :Hahahahaha
Kombu rendu illaiyadi kombu rendu undu
Pulli yaedhum illaiyadi pulli kooda undu
Maanu poo chaela katti nirkkum maanu
Chorus :Hahahaha
Male :Meenu andha maanoda kannu rendum meenu
Vambizhukka vandha vaedan nee
Vanathil vandhu
Pombalaiya thaedum moodan nee
Oi jingala jingaa jeeboombaa jingala jingaa
Oram po
Oi jingala jingaa oram po jingala jingaa
Oram po
Idhukku maela oram ponaa
Stage la irundhu keezha vizhundhuruvenammaa (Dialogue)
Kalyaanam aagavillae
Pulla kutti yaedhum illae
Thallaadha vayadhinilae yaar enakkingae
Yaar enakkingae jodi yaar enakkingae
Nee thaan enakku sari jodi
Onna pol thona thaan varumaadi
Thaen kalandhae thinai maavinilae hoi
Naan kalandhae unakkae tharuven
Thinnum pozhudhu vikkal varumae
Vikkal eduthaal thanni tharuven
Laalla lallaa laallaa laallaa laalla lallaa laallaa laallaa
{Ammaa idhu mookku ottai
Vaai ottai ingae irukkiradhu
Mannikka vendum thaathaa
Mudi moodi iruppadhaal
Vaai engae irukkiradhendru theriyavillai} (Dialogue)
Thaathaavukku kudumaa kudumaa
Ada onnae onnu
Indha thaathaa pola varumaa varumaa
En kanane kannu
Haei thaathaavukku kudumaa kudumaa
Ada onnae onnu
Indha thaathaa pola varumaa varumaa
En kanane kannu
Meesa narachaa ponnu kekkiradhaa
Enakku thembu irukku anaikka thaan
Vinaayagarae ganapathiyaarae
Enakku munnaal pirandhavarae
Annaa ennai kaappaatru (Dialogue)
Veluthu kattikkadaa en thambi
Thanga kambi
Valachu pudichukkadaa
On valli vanna kili
Nallaa veluthu kattikkadaa en thambi
Thanga kambi
Valachu pudichukkadaa
On valli vanna kili
O one without beginning or end,
O Lord Sambho (Shiva)!
Seeking you, I have surrendered at your feet,
If you do not protect me, I am lost!
Hold out your feet to receive my worship,
Wear this garland of fresh flowers,
O three-eyed Lord,
Whose body is forever smeared with ash!
I surrender at your feet!
O one without beginning or end,
O Lord Sambho!
Seeking you, I have surrendered at your feet,
If you do not protect me, I am lost!
{Narayana, Narayana!
Greetings, Narada, greetings!
Singing praise of my father Shiva,
you have come to his son Murugan!
Is there some mischief afoot?
Muruga, where is the golden spear
that was in your hand? It is missing!
I had gone to Tiruchendur,
and those rascals stole it!
Has it come to this, even for God?
They steal from God himself!
Alright, what brings you here?
I saw a sweet fruit (a beautiful maiden) on earth!
A sweet melon? Or Muhammad Kani?
Let me explain, listen!} (Dialogue)
Ah... I saw her and rejoiced, I saw and rejoiced!
I saw a sweet fruit in the woods and rejoiced!
I thought of you, I thought of you,
and longed to bring her to you!
Muruga! Muruga!
Hara Hara! Hara Hara!
Her beauty is dazzling!
Shiva Shiva! Shiva Shiva!
Set out, set out!
Hara Hara! Hara Hara!
Go there at once!
{Can you give me the address?
Oh yes, Garden!
Oh yes, Garden? But that...
is a villain's garden!
My mistake, forgive me,
here it is: Valli Garden!} (Dialogue)
I took up a guard sling in my hand,
I will pelt you with stones!
Fluttering around in Valli's forest,
O little birds, shoo, shoo away!
O little birds, shoo, shoo away!
Aha, feeding on the millet field,
O grazing birds!
Shoo, go away, go away, go away!
Are the ears of corn growing in our forest
something cheap?
Cheap? Cheap? Cheap?
{Who on earth are you, mister?
You don't know who I am?
Look closely, I am the Rising Sun!
The whole world knows me, don't you?
I see, I see.
Why have you come here?} (Dialogue)
In this lush green forest,
O beautiful girl wandering by!
In this lush green forest,
O beautiful girl wandering by!
Did a deer pass this way without grazing,
did you happen to see it, fair girl?
Did a deer pass by without grazing,
did you happen to see it, fair girl?
{What does your deer look like?
It has stripes all over its body!
Huh, that's a tiger, mister!
Hahaha, listen, let me explain!} (Dialogue)
A deer! A deer wearing a floral saree!
Chorus: Hahahaha!
Male: Fish! That deer's two eyes are like fish!
Chorus: Hahahaha!
It doesn't have two horns, yet it has two horns!
It doesn't have any spots, yet it even has spots!
A deer! A deer wearing a floral saree!
Chorus: Hahahaha!
Male: Fish! That deer's two eyes are like fish!
You are just a hunter who came to pick a fight!
Coming into the forest,
you are a fool hunting for women!
Oy! Jingala jinga jeeboomba jingala jinga!
Step aside!
Oy! Jingala jinga step aside jingala jinga!
Step aside!
If I step any further aside,
I will fall right off the stage, dear! (Dialogue)
I never got married,
I have no children of my own,
in this helpless old age, who do I have here?
Who do I have here? Who will be my match here?
You are the perfect match for me!
Could I ever find a companion like you?
With honey mixed into roasted millet flour, hoy,
I will blend it and give it to you!
While eating it, won't I get hiccups?
If you get hiccups, I'll give you water!
Laalla lalla laalla laalla laalla lalla laalla laalla
{Madam, that's my nostril!
My mouth is over here!
Forgive me, old grandpa,
since hair is covering your face,
I couldn't tell where your mouth was!} (Dialogue)
Give it to this grandpa, give it to him, dear!
Come on, just one little kiss!
Can you ever find anyone like this grandpa,
my darling girl?
Hey, give it to this grandpa, give it to him, dear!
Come on, just one little kiss!
Can you ever find anyone like this grandpa,
my darling girl?
With a greying mustache, you are asking for a girl?
I still have the strength to hold you tight!
O Vinayaka, O Lord Ganapati,
my elder brother born before me,
Brother, please save me! (Dialogue)
Go all out and win her, my little brother,
my precious golden lad!
Catch and hold her tight,
your Valli, the colorful parrot!
Go all out and win her well, my little brother,
my precious golden lad!
Catch and hold her tight,
your Valli, the colorful parrot!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track from the 1988 Tamil film Paadatha Thenikkal is a playful musical drama depicting the classical folk legend of Valli Thirumanam (the divine courtings of Lord Murugan and Valli) presented in a comedic, stage-play format with theatrical dialogues. It begins with devotions to Lord Shiva and Narada setting the stage by informing Murugan about the beautiful Valli residing in her millet field garden. Murugan disguises himself first as a hunter searching for a special 'deer' (metaphor for Valli) and later as an old man flirting with her, leading to lighthearted banter, comedic mistakes, and devotional interventions. Lyricist Vaali brilliantly blends traditional devotional poetry with theatrical humor, creating an engaging folk operetta that captures Tamil folklore in a lively, contemporary cinematic style.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhugai (Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Aadhi andham illaadhavanae / Aandavanae sambo”
Initial and end-rhyme pairing such as 'Aadhi andham' and 'Aandavanae' creating rhythm in devotional opening lines.
Uvamaani (Metaphor / Simile)
“Meenu andha maanoda kannu rendum meenu”
Comparing the eyes of the maiden (Valli) to fish ('kannu rendum meenu') and describing her as a deer wearing a floral sari.
Onomatopoeia (Sound symbolism)
“Kuruviglae hei aaloolam”
Use of rhythmic folk sound chants like 'Aaloolam' used traditionally to scare away birds from millet crop fields.
Did you know?
Trivia
This song dramatizes the iconic Valli Thirumanam folk play, a staple of traditional Tamil Therukoothu (street theatre) and drama troupe enactments, cleverly adapted into 1980s Tamil cinema music.
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