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Lyrics & meaning

Achham

From Kullanari Koottam · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Kalpana, Rashmi
Music director
V. Selvaganesh
Movie name
Kullanari Koottam
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
9 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ada bayam onnum illai illai
Enga settaikku ellai illai
Yeley yeley ingavaadaa
En getha konjam paarththu podaa} (2)
Achcham adhu engae virkkum
Vanakkam adhu engae virkkum
Vetkam adhu engae virkkum
Oru kilo enna vilai
Ho ho ooooo
Ho oooohooo
Ho ho ooooo
Hoo hoo hoo oooo
Selai adhu engae virkkum
Pookkal adhu engae virkkum
Sogam adhu engae virkkum
Avai ellaam enna vilai
Ho ho ooooo
Ho oooohooo
Ho ho ooooo
Hoo hoo hoo oooo
Samayal araiyai paarthadhillai
Chorus :Paarthadhillai
Female :Valaiyal oliyai kettadhillai
Chorus :Kettadhillai
Theruvil kolam pottadhillai
Chorus :Pottadhillai
Female :Pazhaiya kaalam naangalillai
Iravu muzhukka iravu muzhukka
Rondhu adippom
Korainja patcham moonu beeru
Vaangi kudippom
Ada pasangapola bus-sil yeri
Footboard adippom
Hei theatter poyi dhammu adichi
Visilum adippom
Ho ho ooooo
Ho ho oooohooo
Ho ho ooooo
Hoo hoo hoo oooo
Ho ho ho ho
Mugathodu meesai illai
Aanaal aangal naanga
Manadhodu bayamae illai
Modhippaarppom vaanga
Marriage aagaadha
Pasanga veettukku povonga
Bajji sojji thinnuttu
Baradham aadida solvonga
Love letter yaarum thandhaal
Kindal seivom naanga
puyalodu pottippottaa
Kudaiya vellum ponga
Aaradi koondhal ellaam
Andhakaalam aiyaiyo
Aaru inchi kraappu vaikkum
Adhiradi naanga
Iravu muzhukka iravu muzhukka
Rondhu adippom
Korainja patcham moonu beeru
Vaangi kudippom
Ada pasangapola bus-sil yeri
Footboard adippom
Hei theatter poyi dhammu adichi
Visilum adippom
Boys hostel ullaeppoyi
Raging naanga seivom
Main roattil trafic jammil
Jogging naanga povom
College-examil
Bittuthaan adichi velvomae
Professorum paarthuttaa
Kissuthaan thandhuttu chelvomae
Pen endraal scootythaanaa
Bullet yeri povom
Film kaatti yaarum vandhaal
Bulletaaga paaivom
Kaadhulathaan kammal ellaam
Andha kaalam aiyaiyaiyao
Thoppul mela kammal podum
Adhiradi naanga
Iravu muzhukka iravu muzhukka
Rondhu adippom
Korainja patcham moonu beeru
Vaangi kudippom
Hey pasangapola bus-sil yeri
Footboard adippom
Hei theatter poyi dhammu adichi
Visilum adippom
{Hey, there is no fear at all, none at all,
There is no limit to our mischief!
Hey boy, hey boy, come over here,
Take a look at my swagger before you go!} (2)
Where is fear sold?
Where is obedience sold?
Where is shyness sold?
What is the price per kilo?
Ho ho ooooh
Ho ooooh-hoo
Ho ho ooooh
Hoo hoo hoo ooooh
Where is a saree sold?
Where are flowers sold?
Where is sadness sold?
What is the price of all those?
Ho ho ooooh
Ho ooooh-hoo
Ho ho ooooh
Hoo hoo hoo ooooh
We have never seen the kitchen!
Chorus: Never seen it!
Female: We have never heard the sound of bangles!
Chorus: Never heard it!
We have never drawn kolam patterns on the street!
Chorus: Never drawn them!
Female: We do not belong to the old days!
All through the night, all through the night,
We will roam the streets on patrol!
At the very least, three beers,
We will buy and drink!
Just like the guys, we will hop on the bus,
And ride hanging from the footboard!
Hey, we will go to the theater, smoke a cigarette,
And whistle out loud!
Ho ho ooooh
Ho ho ooooh-hoo
Ho ho ooooh
Hoo hoo hoo ooooh
Ho ho ho ho
We don't have a mustache on our face,
Yet we are as tough as men!
There is no fear in our hearts,
Come on, step up and challenge us!
To an unmarried
Guy's house, we will go,
Eat up their snacks and sweets,
And make him dance Bharatanatyam for us!
If anyone gives us a love letter,
We will tease and mock him!
If an umbrella tries to battle a storm,
The storm will tear it apart, go on!
Six-foot-long hair and all that,
Belongs to the ancient past, oh no!
Sporting a six-inch crop cut,
We are bold and daring!
All through the night, all through the night,
We will roam the streets on patrol!
At the very least, three beers,
We will buy and drink!
Just like the guys, we will hop on the bus,
And ride hanging from the footboard!
Hey, we will go to the theater, smoke a cigarette,
And whistle out loud!
We will walk into the boys' hostel,
And we will rag them ourselves!
Right in the middle of a traffic jam on the main road,
We will go out jogging!
In the college exams,
We will use cheat sheets and pass!
And even if the professor catches us,
We will just blow a kiss and walk away!
If you're a girl, does it have to be a Scooty?
We will ride on a heavy Bullet bike!
If anyone comes showing off and acting tough,
We will strike them like a bullet!
Wearing earrings only on our ears,
That is so old school, oh yeah!
Wearing piercings on our belly buttons,
We are bold and daring!
All through the night, all through the night,
We will roam the streets on patrol!
At the very least, three beers,
We will buy and drink!
Hey, just like the guys, we will hop on the bus,
And ride hanging from the footboard!
Hey, we will go to the theater, smoke a cigarette,
And whistle out loud!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ada Bayam Onnum Illai' from the film Kullanari Koottam (2011) is a high-energy, playful anthem celebrating female empowerment and subversion of traditional gender norms. Sung from the perspective of modern, bold young women, the lyrics mock conventional expectations placed on women—such as cooking, wearing sarees, showing shyness, or wearing traditional jewelry—and instead embrace activities stereotypically associated with young men, such as riding on bus footboards, drinking beer, riding heavy motorcycles, and whistling in cinema halls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Rondhu adippom / Korainja patcham moonu beeru / Vaangi kudippom

The song extensively uses end-rhyming verbs ending with 'adippom' and 'kudippom' to create a rhythmic, conversational cadence.

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

Achcham adhu engae virkkum / Vanakkam adhu engae virkkum / Vetkam adhu engae virkkum

Matching second consonants across lines, traditional to Tamil poetry ('ch' sound in Achcham, Vanakkam, Vetkam).

Hyperbole & Puns

Pen endraal scootythaanaa / Bullet yeri povom / Film kaatti yaarum vandhaal / Bulletaaga paaivom

Playful exaggeration and double meaning on 'Bullet' (the motorcycle brand versus an actual speeding bullet).

Irony and Subversion

Marriage aagaadha / Pasanga veettukku povonga / Bajji sojji thinnuttu / Baradham aadida solvonga

Reversing traditional gender expectations by claiming to rag boys, eat snacks at suitors' houses, and make them dance Bharatanatyam instead.

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Trivia

Composed by V. Selvaganesh with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, this track stands out as a rare Tamil cinema song where female characters playfully appropriate male college-trope antics, turning gender stereotypes on their head with humor and cheekiness.

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