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Lyrics & meaning

ABC Nee Vasi

From Oru Kaidhiyin Diary · 1985

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
18 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaahhaaaaa…………………………….
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A B C nee vaasi ..ellam en kairasi ..so easy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
A B C nee vaasi..so easy un rasi…vaa rosy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Azhagiya palliyarai idhu
Palliarai palliaraiyaa..
Palli vandhu solli thara vandhen
Solli thandhu varum kalaiyaa…
A B C nee vaasi ..ellam en kairasi ..so easy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Varaimurai ena ondru undu vaai pothi kelungal
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Male :Pudavaiyum mella velagudhu yen endru paarungal
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Female :Varaimurai ena ondru undu vaai pothi kelungal
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Male :Pudavaiyum mella velagudhu yen endru paarungal
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Paarvaiyai surukki konduMale :Lala laa..
Paadangal ezhudhi vidu…lalaa…
Male :Padikira vayasillaiyaeFemale :Lala laa.
Padukaiyai virithu vidu
En paadam naan solla
Male :Penn paadam naan solla…vaa mella…mella…mella
Chorus :Aaahaaaaa………………………
ABC nee vaasi ellaam en kairaasi so easy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
………………………………………………..
Idhu oru pudhu anubavam ezhaiyin sandhosam
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Female :Nuni mudhal adi varaiyilum paaindhadhu minsaaram
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Male :Idhu oru pudhu anubavam ezhaiyin sandhosam
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Female :Nuni mudhal adi varaiyilum paaindhadhu minsaaram
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Udhattinil inikiradhaeFemale :Lalalaa..
Koduthadhu pazha rasamaa …Male :Aaahaaa..
Female :KoduthadhaiMale :Aaahaaa..
Thiruppi kodu adhu enna ilavasamaa..Male :Aaahaaa..
Aahaahaa aarambam
Female :Poovukkul poogambam
Male :Thaen sindhum..sindhum….sindhum….
A B C nee vaasi ..ellam en kairasi ..so easy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
A B C nee vaasi..so easy un rasi…vaa rosy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Azhagiya palliyarai idhu
Palliarai palliaraiyaa..
Palli vandhu solli thara vandhen
Solli thandhu varum kalaiyaa…
A B C nee vaasi ..ellam en kairasi ..so easy
Chorus :Aaahaaa…..
Aahaha...
...
Read out the ABCs... it is all my lucky touch... so easy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Read out the ABCs... so easy, your lucky star... Come on, Rosie!
Chorus: Aahaha...
This is a lovely bedroom...
A bedroom or a classroom?...
I came to class to teach you...
Is this an art that comes from teaching?...
Read out the ABCs... it is all my lucky touch... so easy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
There are limits to everything, stay quiet and listen!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Male: The sari is slipping slowly, see why!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Female: There are limits to everything, stay quiet and listen!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Male: The sari is slipping slowly, see why!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Female: Narrowing your gaze... Male: La la la...
...write down the lessons... la la...
Male: I am past the age of studying... Female: La la la...
Male: ...spread out the bed!
Female: As I teach my lesson...
Male: As I teach the lesson of a woman... come slowly... gently... softly...
Chorus: Aahaha...
Read out the ABCs, it is all my lucky touch, so easy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
...
Male: This is a new experience, a simple man's pure joy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Female: From head to toe, electricity surged through me!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Male: This is a new experience, a simple man's pure joy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Female: From head to toe, electricity surged through me!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Male: It tastes so sweet on the lips... Female: La la la...
Female: Was that fruit juice you gave? Male: Aahaha...
Female: What you gave... Male: Aahaha...
Female: ...give it back! Is it free? Male: Aahaha...
Male: Ahaha, a beginning...
Female: An earthquake inside a flower...
Male: Honey will spill... and spill... and spill...
Read out the ABCs... it is all my lucky touch... so easy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
Read out the ABCs... so easy, your lucky star... Come on, Rosie!
Chorus: Aahaha...
This is a lovely bedroom...
A bedroom or a classroom?...
I came to class to teach you...
Is this an art that comes from teaching?...
Read out the ABCs... it is all my lucky touch... so easy!
Chorus: Aahaha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

ABC Nee Vaasi from the 1985 movie Oru Kaidhiyin Diary is a playful romantic duet composed around the theme of a teacher and student lesson, repurposed as a sensual bedtime banter. The lyricist Vairamuthu cleverly uses double entendres revolving around classroom concepts like 'ABC', 'Paadam' (lesson), and 'Palli' (school room vs bedchamber). Through lighthearted English-Tamil code-switching, the track portrays intimate romantic flirtation disguised as playful academic instruction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Yamakam (Puns / Homonymic Wordplay)

Azhagiya palliyarai idhu / Palliarai palliaraiyaa..

The word 'Palli' is cleverly played upon to mean both 'bed' (as in Palliyarai - bedchamber) and 'school' (Palli-koodam).

Iyalbu Navitchi / Code-Switching Rhyme

A B C nee vaasi ..ellam en kairasi ..so easy

Rhyming English loanwords ('easy', 'Rosy') with Tamil words ('vaasi', 'kairasi', 'rasi') to create an upbeat, modern rhyming structure.

Uvamaani (Metaphor)

Poovukkul poogambam

The phrase 'Poovukkul poogambam' (an earthquake inside a flower) metaphorically describes intense passion emerging within delicate romance.

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Trivia

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985) was directed by P. Bharathiraja, starring Kamal Haasan in a landmark dual role. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vairamuthu, and this playful duet was sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki.

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