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Lyrics & meaning

Ada Ennaanga Idhu

From Justice Gopinath · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Justice Gopinath1978

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ada ennaanga idhu pollaathanamOh my, what is this mischief
Chinna pillaiyattamLike a little child
Unga kurumbai adakka payal varuvaanTo control your mischief, a boy will come
SingakuttiyattumLike a lion cub
Ada ennaanga idhu pollaathanamOh my, what is this mischief
Chinna pillaiyattamLike a little child
Unga kurumbai adakka payal varuvaanTo control your mischief, a boy will come
SingakuttiyattumLike a lion cub
Female
Avan appan pole gettikaranaHe will be clever like his father
Sattam padipaangaAnd study law
Avan appan pole gettikaranaHe will be clever like his father
Sattam padipaangaAnd study law
Neenga vambhu valartha kandu pidichuIf you pick a fight, he will catch you
Thanduchiduvaanga thanduchiduvaangaAnd punish you, punish you
Male :HmmMale: Hmm
Female :Yess your honourFemale: Yes your honour
Female
Ada ennaanga idhu pollaathanamOh my, what is this mischief
Chinna pillaiyattamLike a little child
Unga kurumbai adakka payal varuvaanTo control your mischief, a boy will come
SingakuttiyattumLike a lion cub
Female
Unga istappadi ippa kastappadaTo suffer right now as per your wish
Ingu ennaal aagathungaI cannot manage here
Konjam paechu koduthaalum moochu iraikkudhuEven if I talk a little, I get short of breath
Madiyil baaramumngaThere is a weight in my lap too
Unga istappadi ippa kastappadaTo suffer right now as per your wish
Ingu ennaal aagathungaI cannot manage here
Konjam paechu koduthaalum moochu iraikkudhuEven if I talk a little, I get short of breath
Madiyil baaramumngaThere is a weight in my lap too
Male
Ini pillaikkuthaana solladi kannuSo is top priority for the child now, my dear?
Mudhal mariyaadhai aahaa mudhal mariyaadhaiFirst honor, ah, first honor
Ini pillaikkuthaana solladi kannuSo is top priority for the child now, my dear?
Mudhal mariyaadhaiFirst honor
Ennai kavanikka unnai vida inghuTo take care of me, besides you
Aalu kidaiyaadhu aalu kidaiyaadhu….There is no one here, no one...
Female
Naan kattil oru pakkam thottil oru pakkamI am one who knows how to lay the bed on one side
Poda therinjavathanAnd the cradle on the other side
Neenga palliyaraiyilae paadura paattukkuFor the song you sing in the bedchamber
Aada therinjavathaanI am one who knows how to dance
Naan kattil oru pakkam thottil oru pakkamI am one who knows how to lay the bed on one side
Poda therinjavathanAnd the cradle on the other side
Neenga palliyaraiyilae paadura paattukkuFor the song you sing in the bedchamber
Aada therinjavathaan aada therinjavathaanI am one who knows how to dance, knows how to dance
Male
Ada ennamma ippa ennoduthaanOh woman, now with me
Indha adhigaaramIs this authority
Unnai sinunga vaithu rasipadhellaamMaking you pout and enjoying it
Anbin adaiyaalam ahaa anbin adaiyaalamIs a mark of love, ah, a mark of love
Female
Hoo o o o hooo o o oHoo o o o hooo o o o
Male
Indha mullai sirippilum kollai vanappilumIn this jasmine smile and captivating beauty
Mogam pirakkudhadi ahaa mogam pirakkudhadiDesire is born, ah, desire is born
Indha mullai sirippilum kollai vanappilumIn this jasmine smile and captivating beauty
Mogam pirakkudhadiDesire is born
Adhu manja kulikkira maeni azhaginaiTo fondle that turmeric-bathed fair skin
Konja thudikkudhadi konja thudikkuthadiMy heart yearns, my heart yearns
Female
Ippa kaadhal edhukkunga kaapiya kudingaWhy romance right now? Drink your coffee
Aari kidakkudhunga aari kidakkudhungaIt is getting cold, getting cold
Adhikaalai poluthilae veettai kavanikkanumIn the early morning, I must attend to the house
Velai irukkudhunga…There is work to do...
Ippa kaadhal edhukkunga kaapiya kudingaWhy romance right now? Drink your coffee
Aari kidakkudhunga aari kidakkudhungaIt is getting cold, getting cold
Adhikaalai poluthilae veettai kavanikkanumIn the early morning, I must attend to the house
Velai irukkudhunga…velai irukkudhunga…There is work to do... work to do...
Male
Ada ennamaaOh woman
Female
Ada ennaanga idhu pollaathanamOh my, what is this mischief
Chinna pillaiyattamLike a little child
Unga kurumbai adakka payal varuvaanTo control your mischief, a boy will come
SingakuttiyattumLike a lion cub
Male
Ada ennamma ippa ennoduthaanOh woman, now with me
Indha adhigaaramIs this authority
Unnai sinunga vaithu rasipadhellaamMaking you pout and enjoying it
Anbin adaiyaalam aa aa anbin adaiyaalamIs a mark of love, ah, a mark of love

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful duet from the film Justice Gopinath (1978) depicts the loving banter between a husband and his pregnant wife. The wife affectionately teases her husband about his playful, childlike nature, warning him that their unborn child—a lion cub who will follow in his lawyer father's footsteps—will soon keep him in line. She explains her physical tiredness due to pregnancy and reminds him of early morning household responsibilities, gently urging him to drink his coffee before it turns cold.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Singakuttiyattum

Compares the child's arrival and nature to a lion cub ('Singakuttiyattum') and the husband's playful antics to a little child ('Chinna pillaiyattam').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Indha mullai sirippilum kollai vanappilum

'Mullai sirippilum' compares her radiant smile directly to soft jasmine flowers.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

Indha mullai sirippilum kollai vanappilum

Rhyming of second consonants across adjacent words/phrases such as 'mullai' and 'kollai'.

Parallelism & Contrast

Naan kattil oru pakkam thottil oru pakkam

Contrasts domestic balance between marital romance ('kattil') and maternal duties ('thottil').

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Trivia

In 'Justice Gopinath' (1978), Sivaji Ganesan plays a righteous judge. This romantic duet features Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, highlighting domestic warmth with music composed by M. S. Vishwanathan and lyrics written by Vaali.

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