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Lyrics & meaning

Ada Machcham Ulla

From Chinna Veedu · 1985

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
T. V. Gopalakrishnan, S. Janaki, S. P. Shailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Chinna Veedu1985

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Om kamasuthraaiya namahaSalutations to Kamasutra
Om vaathsayanaaaya namahaaSalutations to Vatsyayana
Om aadhiveera raamapaandiyaaya namahaSalutations to King Aadhiveera Ramapandiyan
Female
Naan aththini …I am Hastini (a category of women according to classical texts)
Female :Naan sithiniI am Chitrini
Female :Naan padmini …I am Padmini
Female :Naan sanginiI am Shankhini
Female
Ada maacham ulla machaanOh handsome guy with moles
Naan pudhuvidha ragamI am a novel kind of melody
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Female :Kaiya vecha ullae thullumIf you place your hand, it bounds inside
Nee ninaikkira sugamThe pleasure that you envision
Male :Naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Female
Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Male :Thaga thimi thaaThaga thimi thaa (rhythmic beat)
Female :Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Male :Tharigida thathum thaaTharigida thathum thaa (rhythmic beat)
Female :Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Nee adikadi vaa…hoiCome over often... hoi!
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….Tharigidathom tharigidathom (rhythmic beat)
Female
Ada maacham ulla machaanOh handsome guy with moles
Naan pudhuvidha ragamI am a novel kind of melody
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Female :Kaiya vecha ullae thullumIf you place your hand, it bounds inside
Nee ninaikkira sugamThe pleasure that you envision
Male :Naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Male
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Female
Ennaikkaum illamae innaikku unkitta aasaiLike never before, today I desire you
Eppeppa vandhaalum appappa kalyaaana poosaiWhenever you come, it becomes a holy wedding ritual
Female
Onnukkul onnaaga ondraagi nindraanae saamiThe lord stood merged as one within one another
Adhai kannukku munnaala engitta ippodhu kaamiShow that right now in front of my eyes
Female
Raagukaalam ponadhu yoga neram koodudhuInauspicious Rahu phase is over, the auspicious time is approaching
Paarijaadham vaadudhu thagasaanthi theduthuThe night-jasmine wilts searching for peaceful satisfaction
Madhil melae varum poonai edhil paayumooWhich side will the cat atop the wall jump towards?
Male
Pala macham ulla machaanOh handsome guy with many moles
Naan pudhuvidha ragamI am a novel kind of melody
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Male :Kaiya vecha ullae thullumIf you place your hand, it bounds inside
Nee ninaikkira sugamThe pleasure that you envision
Male :Naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Male
Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Male :Thaga thimi thaaThaga thimi thaa (rhythmic beat)
Male :Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Male :Tharigida thathum thaaTharigida thathum thaa (rhythmic beat)
Male :Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Nee adikadi vaa…hoiCome over often... hoi!
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….Tharigidathom tharigidathom (rhythmic beat)
Male
Pala macham ulla machaanOh handsome guy with many moles
Naan pudhuvidha ragamI am a novel kind of melody
Male :Naadhinthinna naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna naadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Male :Kaiya vecha ullae thullumIf you place your hand, it bounds inside
Nee ninaikkira sugamThe pleasure that you envision
Male :Naadhinthinna thiranaNaadhinthinna thirana (rhythmic solkattu)
Male
Engengu mundhaanai kandaalum undaagum bodhaiWhenever I see a saree pallu, intoxication is born
Sathangalillaadha muthangal en kaadhal geedhaiSilent kisses are my gospel of love
Female
Methaikkum vithaikkum eppodhum pattathu raasaAlways the crowned king of the bed and of romantic arts
Unga kattukkul vandhalae mottukkal thallaadum laesaWhen embraced by you, the flower buds sway gently
Male
Neerilladha maedaiyil neendha pogum meen idhuThis is a fish about to swim on a stage without water
Female :Paaya pogum vengaiyai saaya veikkum maanidhuThis is a deer that will make the pouncing tiger lean down
Male :Puyal veesi varum vegam kodi thaangumaCan a slender creeper withstand the speed of a blowing storm?
Female
Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Male :Thaga thimi thaaThaga thimi thaa (rhythmic beat)
Female :Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Male :Tharigida thathum thaaTharigida thathum thaa (rhythmic beat)
Male :Aa..ragsiya varam..Ah, a secret boon...
Aa …tharugira maramAh, a tree that grants it
Nee adikadi vaa…hoiCome over often... hoi!
Male :Tharigidathom tharigidathom….Tharigidathom tharigidathom (rhythmic beat)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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