Ada Maayandi
From Vandhale Maharasi · 1973
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- M. Thangappan
- Music director
- Vaali
- Details
- Vandhale Maharasi1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ada maayaandi malaiyaandi | Hey Maayaandi, Malaiyaandi, |
| Madura muniyaandi | Madurai Muniyaandi, |
| Peyaandi pichaandi | Peyaandi, Pichaandi, |
| Intha pei viratta naan vendi | I prayed to drive away this ghost, |
| Venthaenae innaalum….aamaam | I have been burning till today... yes, |
| Nee vanthidaiyyaa em melae… | Come upon us now, oh Lord... |
| Male | |
| Ada pallikkodam pogatha paavi paya mavanae | Hey sinful fellow's son who didn't even go to school, |
| Antha kallukoodam engaedaa kanja paya mavanae | Where is that arrack shop, you miserly fellow's son? |
| Male | |
| Kulaththil vizhuntha setha kuppanaa suppanaa | Is it Kuppan or Suppan who fell into the pond and died? |
| Illa kenaththil vizhunthu sitha kanthanaa nanthanaa | Or is it Kandhan or Nanthan who fell into the well and died? |
| Kayaththilae thongi setha kallanaa kullanaa | Is it Kallan or Kullan who died hanging from a rope? |
| Vayaththu valiyil seththa vaamanaa beemanaa | Is it Vaaman or Bheeman who died of stomach pain? |
| Male | |
| Paritchaiyil thoththu seththa paalanaa lolanaa | Is it Paalan or Lolan who died failing in exams? |
| Kaanal parichaiyil thoththu pona paalanaa lolanaa | Is it Paalan or Lolan who failed in the mirage-like examination? |
| Kadan pattathaala suttukitta kaadaanaa maadaanaa | Is it Kaadan or Maadan who shot himself due to heavy debts? |
| Dei solludaa dei vettipuduvaen solludaa | Hey tell me, hey speak up or I will chop you down, speak up! |
| Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha | Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha |
அட மாயாண்டி மலையாண்டி
மதுர முனியாண்டி
பேயாண்டி பிச்சாண்டி
இந்த பேய் விரட்ட நான் வேண்டி
வந்தேனே இந்நாளும்...ஆமாம்.....
நீ வந்திடய்யா எம் மேலே.......
Hey Maayaandi, Malaiyaandi,
Madurai Muniyaandi,
Peyaandi, Pichaandi,
I prayed to drive away this ghost,
I have been burning till today... yes,
Come upon us now, oh Lord...
அட பள்ளிக்கூடம் போகாத பாவி பய மவனே
அந்த கள்ளுகூடம் எங்கேடா கஞ்சப் பய மவனே...
Hey sinful fellow's son who didn't even go to school,
Where is that arrack shop, you miserly fellow's son?
குளத்தில் விழுந்த செத்த குப்பனா சுப்பனா
இல்ல கெணத்தில் விழுந்து செத்த கந்தனா நந்தனா
கயத்திலே தொங்கி செத்த கள்ளனா குள்ளனா...
வயத்து வலியில் செத்த வாமனா பீமனா...
Is it Kuppan or Suppan who fell into the pond and died?
Or is it Kandhan or Nanthan who fell into the well and died?
Is it Kallan or Kullan who died hanging from a rope?
Is it Vaaman or Bheeman who died of stomach pain?
பரீட்சையில் தோத்து செத்த பாலனா லோலனா
கானல் பரிச்சையில் தோத்து போன பாலனா லோலனா
கடன் பட்டதால சுட்டுக்கிட்ட காடனா மாடனா
டேய் சொல்லுடா.....டேய் வெட்டிபுடுவேன்......சொல்லுடா...
ஹஹஹஹஹஹஹஹ்ஹஹ்ஹ்ஹ....
Is it Paalan or Lolan who died failing in exams?
Is it Paalan or Lolan who failed in the mirage-like examination?
Is it Kaadan or Maadan who shot himself due to heavy debts?
Hey tell me, hey speak up or I will chop you down, speak up!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Ada maayaandi malaiyaandi
Hey Maayaandi, Malaiyaandi,
Madura muniyaandi
Madurai Muniyaandi,
Peyaandi pichaandi
Peyaandi, Pichaandi,
Intha pei viratta naan vendi
I prayed to drive away this ghost,
Venthaenae innaalum….aamaam
I have been burning till today... yes,
Nee vanthidaiyyaa em melae…
Come upon us now, oh Lord...
Ada pallikkodam pogatha paavi paya mavanae
Hey sinful fellow's son who didn't even go to school,
Antha kallukoodam engaedaa kanja paya mavanae
Where is that arrack shop, you miserly fellow's son?
Kulaththil vizhuntha setha kuppanaa suppanaa
Is it Kuppan or Suppan who fell into the pond and died?
Illa kenaththil vizhunthu sitha kanthanaa nanthanaa
Or is it Kandhan or Nanthan who fell into the well and died?
Kayaththilae thongi setha kallanaa kullanaa
Is it Kallan or Kullan who died hanging from a rope?
Vayaththu valiyil seththa vaamanaa beemanaa
Is it Vaaman or Bheeman who died of stomach pain?
Paritchaiyil thoththu seththa paalanaa lolanaa
Is it Paalan or Lolan who died failing in exams?
Kaanal parichaiyil thoththu pona paalanaa lolanaa
Is it Paalan or Lolan who failed in the mirage-like examination?
Kadan pattathaala suttukitta kaadaanaa maadaanaa
Is it Kaadan or Maadan who shot himself due to heavy debts?
Dei solludaa dei vettipuduvaen solludaa
Hey tell me, hey speak up or I will chop you down, speak up!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song features a dramatic and comedic folk exorcism scene where a shaman calls upon various guardian deities (such as Muniyaandi, Maayaandi, and Peyaandi) to drive away an evil spirit. In a trance-like state, the speaker aggressively questions the possessing spirit to reveal its true identity, humorously listing various mundane or tragic ways people in the village might have died.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai and Monai (Rhyme & Alliteration)
“Kulaththil vizhuntha setha kuppanaa suppanaa”
Vaali uses rhythmic paired rhyming names (Kuppan-Suppan, Kandhan-Nanthan, Kallan-Kullan, Vaaman-Bheeman, Paalan-Lolan, Kaadan-Maadan) to create a trance-like chant ideal for a ritualistic exorcism scene.
Rhetorical Questioning
“Paritchaiyil thoththu seththa paalanaa lolanaa”
The shaman continuously poses hyper-specific yet absurd questions about the ghost's cause of death to force the spirit to reveal itself.
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Trivia
'Vandhale Maharasi' (1973), starring Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa, features music by the duo Shankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Vaali crafted this unique ritual comedy song, blending traditional deity invocations with contemporary humorous takes on tragic deaths like failing examinations.
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