Ada Ethaiyo Nenachen
From Oorum Uravum · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Oorum Uravum1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen | Hey, I thought of something |
| Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu | I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you |
| Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam | Hey, where is heaven and where is hell? |
| Evanukkum theriyaathu | No one really knows |
| Male | |
| Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen | Hey, I thought of something |
| Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu | I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you |
| Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam | Hey, where is heaven and where is hell? |
| Evanukkum theriyaathu | No one really knows |
| Male | |
| Entha oorum uravaanaal | If any town becomes a loving relation, |
| Adhu sorkkam aagaatho | Doesn't that become heaven? |
| Antha oorae pagaiyaanaal | If that very town becomes an enemy, |
| Adhu naragam aagaatho…. | Doesn't that become hell? |
| Male | |
| Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen | Hey, I thought of something |
| Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu | I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you |
| Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam | Hey, where is heaven and where is hell? |
| Evanukkum theriyaathu | No one really knows |
| Male | |
| Purushan thedum sorkkamthaan konda | The heaven that a husband searches for |
| Pondaatti podavaiyilae | Is in his wife's saree fold |
| Idhupol ennum varkkamthaan | There is a class of people who think like this |
| Ingu irukkuthu bhoomiyilae | Existing right here on earth |
| Male | |
| Purushan thedum sorkkamthaan konda | The heaven that a husband searches for |
| Pondaatti podavaiyilae | Is in his wife's saree fold |
| Idhupol ennum varkkamthaan | There is a class of people who think like this |
| Ingu irukkuthu bhoomiyilae | Existing right here on earth |
| Male | |
| Padichchaalum puththi kettaan | Even if educated, he lost his senses |
| Peththeduththa thaayai vittaan | He abandoned the mother who gave birth to him |
| Ivanellaam manushan illa | He is not a human being at all |
| Podaa muttaalae hae….aahaah | Go away, you fool, hey... aha |
| Neeyellaam manushan illa | You are not a human being at all |
| Poppaa arivaali | Go away, mr. smarty-pants |
| Male | |
| Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen | Hey, I thought of something |
| Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu | I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you |
| Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam | Hey, where is heaven and where is hell? |
| Evanukkum theriyaathu | No one really knows |
| Male | |
| Entha oorum uravaanaal | If any town becomes a loving relation, |
| Adhu sorkkam aagaatho | Doesn't that become heaven? |
| Antha oorae pagaiyaanaal | If that very town becomes an enemy, |
| Adhu naragam aagaatho…. | Doesn't that become hell? |
| Male | |
| : Vaaiyaa en maappillae vandiyilae yaerikki | Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle |
| Un veettil irukkira sorkkaththa paaththukka | Take care of the heaven sitting in your house |
| Vaaiyaa en maappillae vandiyilae yaerikki | Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle |
| Un veettil irukkira sorkkaththa paaththukka | Take care of the heaven sitting in your house |
| Male | |
| Thangachchi thavikkiraa kanneera vadikkiraa | My younger sister is struggling, shedding tears |
| Thanneera pirinjittaa meenaattam thudikkiraa | Separated from water, she squirms like a fish |
| Ada makkaa intha maaman sonnaa kekkanum | Hey dummy, you must listen to what this uncle says |
| Iva mugaththa anbu manaththa neeyum paakkanum | You must look at her face and her loving heart |
| Male | |
| Ooraar koodi valarththa maram | The tree raised by the townspeople together |
| En ullaththil velanja maram | The tree grown inside my heart |
| Oorai thaedi endru varum | When will it return seeking the village? |
| Antha naalae sorkkam varum | Only that day will heaven arrive |
| Male | |
| Ooraar koodi valarththa maram | The tree raised by the townspeople together |
| En ullaththil velanja maram | The tree grown inside my heart |
| Oorai thaedi endru varum | When will it return seeking the village? |
| Antha naalae sorkkam varum | Only that day will heaven arrive |
| Male | |
| Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen | Hey, I thought of something |
| Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu | I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you |
| Yaarukkum sonnaa puriyaathu | No one will understand if told |
| Yaarukkum sonnaa puriyaathu….. | No one will understand if told... |
அட எதையோ நெனச்சேன்
எதுக்கோ சிரிச்சேன் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
அட எங்கே சொர்க்கம் எங்கே நரகம்
எவனுக்கும் தெரியாது.......
Hey, I thought of something
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
No one really knows
அட எதையோ நெனச்சேன்
எதுக்கோ சிரிச்சேன் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
அட எங்கே சொர்க்கம் எங்கே நரகம்
எவனுக்கும் தெரியாது.......
Hey, I thought of something
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
No one really knows
எந்த ஊரும் உறவானால்
அது சொர்க்கம் ஆகாதோ
அந்த ஊரே பகையானால்
அது நரகம் ஆகாதோ
If any town becomes a loving relation,
Doesn't that become heaven?
If that very town becomes an enemy,
Doesn't that become hell?
அட எதையோ நெனச்சேன்
எதுக்கோ சிரிச்சேன் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
அட எங்கே சொர்க்கம் எங்கே நரகம்
எவனுக்கும் தெரியாது.......
Hey, I thought of something
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
No one really knows
புருஷன் தேடும் சொர்க்கம்தான் கொண்ட
பொண்டாட்டி பொடவையிலே
இதுபோல் என்னும் வர்க்கம்தான்
இங்கு இருக்குது பூமியிலே
The heaven that a husband searches for
Is in his wife's saree fold
There is a class of people who think like this
Existing right here on earth
புருஷன் தேடும் சொர்க்கம்தான் கொண்ட
பொண்டாட்டி பொடவையிலே
இதுபோல் என்னும் வர்க்கம்தான்
இங்கு இருக்குது பூமியிலே
The heaven that a husband searches for
Is in his wife's saree fold
There is a class of people who think like this
Existing right here on earth
படிச்சாலும் புத்தி கெட்டான்
பெத்தெடுத்த தாயை விட்டான்
இவனெல்லாம் மனுஷன் இல்ல
போடா முட்டாளே ஹேய்......ஆஹாஹ்.....
நீயெல்லாம் மனுஷன் இல்ல
போப்பா அறிவாளி
Even if educated, he lost his senses
He abandoned the mother who gave birth to him
He is not a human being at all
Go away, you fool, hey... aha
You are not a human being at all
Go away, mr. smarty-pants
அட எதையோ நெனச்சேன்
எதுக்கோ சிரிச்சேன் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
அட எங்கே சொர்க்கம் எங்கே நரகம்
எவனுக்கும் தெரியாது.......
Hey, I thought of something
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
No one really knows
எந்த ஊரும் உறவானால்
அது சொர்க்கம் ஆகாதோ
அந்த ஊரே பகையானால்
அது நரகம் ஆகாதோ
If any town becomes a loving relation,
Doesn't that become heaven?
If that very town becomes an enemy,
Doesn't that become hell?
வாய்யா என் மாப்பிள்ளே வண்டியிலே ஏறிக்க
உன் வீட்டில் இருக்கிற சொர்க்கத்த பாத்துக்க
வாய்யா என் மாப்பிள்ளே வண்டியிலே ஏறிக்க
உன் வீட்டில் இருக்கிற சொர்க்கத்த பாத்துக்க
Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle
Take care of the heaven sitting in your house
Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle
Take care of the heaven sitting in your house
தங்கச்சி தவிக்கிறா கண்ணீர வடிக்கிறா
தண்ணீர பிரிஞ்சிட்ட மீனாட்டம் துடிக்கிறா
அட மக்கா இந்த மாமன் சொன்னா கேக்கணும்
இவ முகத்த அன்பு மனத்த நீயும் பாக்கணும்
My younger sister is struggling, shedding tears
Separated from water, she squirms like a fish
Hey dummy, you must listen to what this uncle says
You must look at her face and her loving heart
ஊரார் கூடி வளர்த்த மரம்
என் உள்ளத்தில் வெளஞ்ச மரம்
ஊரைத் தேடி என்று வரும்
அந்த நாளே சொர்க்கம் வரும்
The tree raised by the townspeople together
The tree grown inside my heart
When will it return seeking the village?
Only that day will heaven arrive
ஊரார் கூடி வளர்த்த மரம்
என் உள்ளத்தில் வெளஞ்ச மரம்
ஊரைத் தேடி என்று வரும்
அந்த நாளே சொர்க்கம் வரும்
The tree raised by the townspeople together
The tree grown inside my heart
When will it return seeking the village?
Only that day will heaven arrive
அட எதையோ நெனச்சேன்
எதுக்கோ அழுதேன் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
யாருக்கும் சொன்னாப் புரியாது
யாருக்கும் சொன்னாப் புரியாது.......
Hey, I thought of something
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
No one will understand if told
No one will understand if told...
Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen
Hey, I thought of something
Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
Evanukkum theriyaathu
No one really knows
Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen
Hey, I thought of something
Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
Evanukkum theriyaathu
No one really knows
Entha oorum uravaanaal
If any town becomes a loving relation,
Adhu sorkkam aagaatho
Doesn't that become heaven?
Antha oorae pagaiyaanaal
If that very town becomes an enemy,
Adhu naragam aagaatho….
Doesn't that become hell?
Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen
Hey, I thought of something
Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
Evanukkum theriyaathu
No one really knows
Purushan thedum sorkkamthaan konda
The heaven that a husband searches for
Pondaatti podavaiyilae
Is in his wife's saree fold
Idhupol ennum varkkamthaan
There is a class of people who think like this
Ingu irukkuthu bhoomiyilae
Existing right here on earth
Purushan thedum sorkkamthaan konda
The heaven that a husband searches for
Pondaatti podavaiyilae
Is in his wife's saree fold
Idhupol ennum varkkamthaan
There is a class of people who think like this
Ingu irukkuthu bhoomiyilae
Existing right here on earth
Padichchaalum puththi kettaan
Even if educated, he lost his senses
Peththeduththa thaayai vittaan
He abandoned the mother who gave birth to him
Ivanellaam manushan illa
He is not a human being at all
Podaa muttaalae hae….aahaah
Go away, you fool, hey... aha
Neeyellaam manushan illa
You are not a human being at all
Poppaa arivaali
Go away, mr. smarty-pants
Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen
Hey, I thought of something
Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam
Hey, where is heaven and where is hell?
Evanukkum theriyaathu
No one really knows
Entha oorum uravaanaal
If any town becomes a loving relation,
Adhu sorkkam aagaatho
Doesn't that become heaven?
Antha oorae pagaiyaanaal
If that very town becomes an enemy,
Adhu naragam aagaatho….
Doesn't that become hell?
: Vaaiyaa en maappillae vandiyilae yaerikki
Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle
Un veettil irukkira sorkkaththa paaththukka
Take care of the heaven sitting in your house
Vaaiyaa en maappillae vandiyilae yaerikki
Come on, my son-in-law, get into the vehicle
Un veettil irukkira sorkkaththa paaththukka
Take care of the heaven sitting in your house
Thangachchi thavikkiraa kanneera vadikkiraa
My younger sister is struggling, shedding tears
Thanneera pirinjittaa meenaattam thudikkiraa
Separated from water, she squirms like a fish
Ada makkaa intha maaman sonnaa kekkanum
Hey dummy, you must listen to what this uncle says
Iva mugaththa anbu manaththa neeyum paakkanum
You must look at her face and her loving heart
Ooraar koodi valarththa maram
The tree raised by the townspeople together
En ullaththil velanja maram
The tree grown inside my heart
Oorai thaedi endru varum
When will it return seeking the village?
Antha naalae sorkkam varum
Only that day will heaven arrive
Ooraar koodi valarththa maram
The tree raised by the townspeople together
En ullaththil velanja maram
The tree grown inside my heart
Oorai thaedi endru varum
When will it return seeking the village?
Antha naalae sorkkam varum
Only that day will heaven arrive
Ada edhaiyo nenaichchaen
Hey, I thought of something
Edhukko sirichchaen sonnaa puriyaathu
I laughed for some reason, you won't understand if I tell you
Yaarukkum sonnaa puriyaathu
No one will understand if told
Yaarukkum sonnaa puriyaathu…..
No one will understand if told...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Oorum Uravum' explores philosophical themes about human relationships, social morality, and the true meaning of heaven and hell. The speaker reflects on how heaven and hell are not distant otherworldly places, but states of living defined by love, unity, and moral rectitude in one's native town and family. A town that embraces a person with love creates heaven, whereas hostility transforms the same place into hell. The lyrics critique selfish individuals who forget their duty toward their mothers and family while chasing superficial happiness, reminding the listener that true heaven lies in compassion, fulfilling familial duties, and cherishing those who love you.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thanneera pirinjittaa meenaattam thudikkiraa”
Compares the sister's emotional distress when away from home/family to a fish squirming out of water ('Thanneera pirinjittaa meenaattam thudikkiraa').
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Ooraar koodi valarththa maram”
Metaphorically describes human relationships and upbringing as a tree nurtured collectively by the village and inside the heart ('Ooraar koodi valarththa maram / En ullaththil velanja maram').
Antithesis (Muran)
“Ada engae sorkkam engae naragam”
Contrasts 'Sorkkam' (heaven) and 'Naragam' (hell), as well as 'Uravu' (kinship) and 'Pagai' (enmity) to highlight moral duality.
Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)
“Padichchaalum puththi kettaan / Peththeduththa thaayai vittaan”
Uses initial and second-letter rhyming across lines such as 'Thangachchi' / 'Thanneera' and 'Padichchaalum' / 'Peththeduththa'.
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Trivia
The film 'Oorum Uravum' (1982) stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, focusing on village relationships and socio-familial ethics. Lyricist Vaali masterfully encapsulates rural wisdom through philosophical yet conversational folk-style Tamil.
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