- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Amaidhi Padai
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 23 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ada naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Nee seiyum rajangam
Appodhu maari pogum
Unnoda per ellaam
Thannaala naari pogum..oho..hoi..
Ada naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Eththanai per vayila nee
Mannai eracha
Parungada saami
Kelungada kelvi
Eththanai per thottathula
Mulla vedhacha
Pattiyal pottu
Paada vanthen paatu
Kai elutha poi eluthapoduva
Athil kalla panam kolla panam theduva
Nallavan pol veshamum thaan poduva
Oru koodu vittu koodu endru maaruva
Jaathagamae ennidam
Chorus :Irukku irukku irukkuthu
Male :Ippodhae oorellaam sirikudhu
Eththanai naal aaduva
Chorus :Thagadu thagadu thagadu thaan
Male :Enga thappi oduva en thalaivarae
Kaatula sonnatha
Naatula kaattuven
Chorus :Seriyana saapadu jailula
Ada naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Ada naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Soththu vechu petti thantha
Paetti undudaa
Veetukullae jolly
Naatu panam gaali
Rottukunnu pottu vacha
Kaasu eduthu
Kattinadhu veedu
Kaiya vechu moodu
Adhiyilae sothukkuthaan lottery
Pala kodiyilae kattikittae factory
Veedhiyilae ezhai magan nikkuraan
Ivan velaikkoru rate vechu vikkuraan
Aalukkoru katchi thaan
Chorus :Kodiyum kodiyum parakudhu
Male :Velaikkoru kolgai thaan uthiruthu
Naalukkoru poster-u
Chorus :Thagadu thagadu thagadu thaan
Male :Mic mattum kedachitta olaruda
Vellikaapa naan maattuven
Jeepula thaan yethuven
Chorus :Seriyana saapadu jailula
Ada naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Naanaachu neeyachu
Unna naan oru kai
Paakkaama vida matten
Indha naatukku yaarunnu
Enna naan sariyaaga
Kaattaama vida matten
Hey, it's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
The corrupt empire you run
will soon be overturned!
All your reputation
will rot and stink on its own... oho hoy!
Hey, it's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
In how many people's mouths
did you throw dirt to ruin their lives?
Look at this, good people!
Come forward and demand answers!
In how many people's gardens
did you sow sharp thorns?
Drawing up a full list of your deeds,
I have come to sing this song!
You forge signatures with deceitful hands,
chasing after black money and stolen loot!
You disguise yourself as an honest man,
constantly shifting shapes from one form to another!
Your entire record is right here with me,
Chorus: It's here, it's here, it's right here!
Male: Even now, the whole town is laughing at you!
How many days will you keep playing your games?
Chorus: It's all fake, just hollow trickery!
Male: Where will you run and escape, my dear leader?
What you confessed in the forest,
I will expose to the entire country!
Chorus: You'll get a proper meal behind bars!
Hey, it's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
Hey, it's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
Only if they pledge property and bring a suitcase of cash,
do they get to meet you!
Inside your home, it's all celebration,
while the public funds of this country are wiped clean!
Stealing the money
that was set aside for laying roads,
you built yourself a mansion!
Now try covering it up with your hands!
In the beginning, you struck sudden wealth like a jackpot,
and built factories worth crores and crores!
The poor man stands helpless on the street,
while this man fixes a bribe price for every job and sells it!
A political party for every single person,
Chorus: and flag after flag is flying high!
Male: With every passing need, another principle is dropped!
A brand new poster plastered every day,
Chorus: it's all fake, just hollow trickery!
Male: Just give him a microphone, and he babbles nonsense!
I'll slap silver handcuffs on your wrists!
I'll haul you away in a police jeep!
Chorus: You'll get a proper meal behind bars!
Hey, it's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
It's either you or me now!
I won't let go
without taking you on and teaching you a lesson!
Who I truly am
to this country,
I won't rest until I prove it!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ada Naanaachu Neeyachu is a hard-hitting political challenge song from the 1994 Tamil film Amaidhi Padai. The song depicts an uncompromising direct confrontation between an honest officer and a corrupt political leader. The speaker fearlessly declares a final showdown, vowing to expose the corrupt politician's hypocrisy, land-grabbing, forgery, black money hoarding, and misuse of public infrastructure funds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ada naanaachu neeyachu / Unna naan oru kai”
The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic cadence in Tamil lyricism.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Eththanai per thottathula / Mulla vedhacha”
Sowing thorns in gardens is used as a metaphor for intentionally causing destruction and hardship in people's lives.
Idiom / Symbolism
“Jaathagamae ennidam”
The term Jaathagam (horoscope) is used idiomatically to represent having a complete dossier of someone's secrets and hidden crimes.
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Trivia
Amaidhi Padai (1994), directed by Manivannan, is widely regarded as one of the greatest political satire films in Tamil cinema history. Sathyaraj delivered an iconic performance in a dual role as the corrupt politician Amavasai (Nagaraja Cholan) and his righteous son Sakthivel.
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