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Ada Machcham Ulla

From Chinna Veedu · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
T. V. Gopalakrishnan, S. Janaki, S. P. Shailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Chinna Veedu
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Om kamasuthraaiya namaha
Om vaathsayanaaaya namahaa
Om aadhiveera raamapaandiyaaya namaha
Naan aththini …
Female :Naan sithini
Female :Naan padmini …
Female :Naan sangini
Ada maacham ulla machaan
Naan pudhuvidha ragam
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Female :Kaiya vecha ullae thullum
Nee ninaikkira sugam
Male :Naadhinthinna thirana
Aa..ragsiya varam..
Male :Thaga thimi thaa
Female :Aa …tharugira maram
Male :Tharigida thathum thaa
Female :Aa..ragsiya varam..
Aa …tharugira maram
Nee adikadi vaa…hoi
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….
Ada maacham ulla machaan
Naan pudhuvidha ragam
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Female :Kaiya vecha ullae thullum
Nee ninaikkira sugam
Male :Naadhinthinna thirana
……………………………….
Ennaikkaum illamae innaikku unkitta aasai
Eppeppa vandhaalum appappa kalyaaana poosai
Onnukkul onnaaga ondraagi nindraanae saami
Adhai kannukku munnaala engitta ippodhu kaami
Raagukaalam ponadhu yoga neram koodudhu
Paarijaadham vaadudhu thagasaanthi theduthu
Madhil melae varum poonai edhil paayumoo
Pala macham ulla machaan
Naan pudhuvidha ragam
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Male :Kaiya vecha ullae thullum
Nee ninaikkira sugam
Male :Naadhinthinna thirana
Aa..ragsiya varam..
Male :Thaga thimi thaa
Male :Aa …tharugira maram
Male :Tharigida thathum thaa
Male :Aa..ragsiya varam..
Aa …tharugira maram
Nee adikadi vaa…hoi
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….
Pala macham ulla machaan
Naan pudhuvidha ragam
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Male :Kaiya vecha ullae thullum
Nee ninaikkira sugam
Male :Naadhinthinna thirana
Engengu mundhaanai kandaalum undaagum bodhai
Sathangalillaadha muthangal en kaadhal geedhai
Methaikkum vithaikkum eppodhum pattathu raasa
Unga kattukkul vandhalae mottukkal thallaadum laesa
Neerilladha maedaiyil neendha pogum meen idhu
Female :Paaya pogum vengaiyai saaya veikkum maanidhu
Male :Puyal veesi varum vegam kodi thaanguma
Aa..ragsiya varam..
Male :Thaga thimi thaa
Female :Aa …tharugira maram
Male :Tharigida thathum thaa
Male :Aa..ragsiya varam..
Aa …tharugira maram
Nee adikadi vaa…hoi
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….
Om, salutations to the Kamasutra!
Om, salutations to Sage Vatsyayana!
Om, salutations to King Ativirarama Pandiyan!
I am a Hastini (elephant-natured woman)...
Female: I am a Chitrini (artful woman)...
Female: I am a Padmini (lotus-like woman)...
Female: I am a Shankhini (conch-like woman)...
Hey, charming man with lucky moles,
I am a brand new melody!
Male: Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Female: Just lay your hands, and it will leap inside—
the very pleasure you dream of!
Male: Naadhinthinna thirana
Ah... a secret boon...
Male: Thaga thimi tha
Female: Ah... a wishing tree that gives it!
Male: Tharikida thaththum tha
Female: Ah... a secret boon...
Ah... a tree that grants it,
so come over often... hoy!
Male: Tharikidathom tharikidathom...
Hey, charming man with lucky moles,
I am a brand new melody!
Male: Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Female: Just lay your hands, and it will leap inside—
the very pleasure you dream of!
Male: Naadhinthinna thirana
...
Like never before, I crave you today!
Whenever you come over, it's a wedding celebration right then!
The Lord stood united, merged one within the other,
now show me that union right before my eyes!
The unlucky hour has passed, the fortunate time is here!
The Parijatham flower is wilting, yearning to quench its thirst!
Which way will the cat on the wall jump?
Oh man with many lucky moles,
I am a brand new melody!
Male: Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Male: Just lay your hands, and it will leap inside—
the very pleasure you desire!
Male: Naadhinthinna thirana
Ah... a secret boon...
Male: Thaga thimi tha
Male: Ah... a wishing tree that gives it!
Male: Tharikida thaththum tha
Male: Ah... a secret boon...
Ah... a tree that grants it,
so come over often... hoy!
Male: Tharikidathom tharikidathom...
Oh man with many lucky moles,
I am a brand new melody!
Male: Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana
Male: Just lay your hands, and it will leap inside—
the very pleasure you desire!
Male: Naadhinthinna thirana
Wherever I catch sight of a saree's drape, intoxication rises!
Silent kisses are the verses of my love song!
In bed and in the art of love, I am always the crowned king!
Once caught in your embrace, flower buds will gently sway!
This is a fish about to swim on a waterless stage!
Female: This is a deer that can tame the pouncing tiger!
Male: Can a tender vine withstand the fury of a storm?
Ah... a secret boon...
Male: Thaga thimi tha
Female: Ah... a wishing tree that gives it!
Male: Tharikida thaththum tha
Male: Ah... a secret boon...
Ah... a tree that grants it,
so come over often... hoy!
Male: Tharikidathom tharikidathom...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a playful, sensual duet from the film 'Chinna Veedu' (1985), blending Classical Indian aesthetic eroticism (Sringara) with classical rhythmic syllables (Solkattu). It begins with humorous and classical invocations to ancient texts and authors of erotology—Kamasutra, Vatsyayana, and King Ativirarama Pandiyan (author of Kokkoka)—along with the four traditional classification of women (Hastini, Chitrini, Padmini, Shankhini).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Alliteration / Monai (எதுகை / மோனை)

Ennaikkaum illamae innaikku unkitta aasai

Matching opening sounds in words within the same line, such as 'Ennaikkaum' and 'innaikku' or 'Eppeppa' and 'appappa'.

Metaphor (உவமை)

Paaya pogum vengaiyai saaya veikkum maanidhu

Comparing the female protagonist to a deer capable of mesmerizing a tiger, and comparing lovemaking to a waterless stage for a fish.

Cultural/Classical Allusion

Naan aththini … Naan sithini … Naan padmini … Naan sangini

Direct references to classical erotology treatises, ancient authors, and traditional female typologies from Indian classical literature.

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Trivia

The opening lines invoke Ativirarama Pandiyan, a 16th-century Pandya king who translated the erotic treatise Kokkoka into Tamil under the title 'Kokooham', alongside Vatsyayana, author of the Kamasutra. The track uniquely fuses Carnatic solkattu percussion with erotic folk-pop orchestration composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

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