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Lyrics & meaning

Adada Adada Adada

From Santosh Subramaniam · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Siddharth
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Santosh Subramaniam
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
9 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pa ni ni sa saa
Ni sa saa ni sa saa ni sa saa
ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
Male :Ga ma pa ni nee
Pa ni nee pa ni nee pa ni nee pa ni nee
ma ma ma ma ri ri ri ri ni ni ni ni daa
Male :Ga ri ga ma gaaFemale :Pa ma ga sa
Ri sa ri ga ree
Da ni sa niMale :Sa ni saa
Female :Sa ni sa ga ga ri ga ma
Adada adada adada
Enai yetho seigiraai
Adada adada adada
En nenjai koigiraai
Adada adada adada
Enai yetho seigiraai
Adada adada adada
En nenjai koigiraai
Neeyum naanum
Ondraai pogum pothu
Neelum paathai innum vendum endru
Nenjam yenguthadi
Adada adada adada
Enai yetho seigiraai
Adada adada adada
En nenjai koigiraai
Pa ni ni sa saaFemale :Ni sa saa
: Pa ni ni sa saaFemale :Ni sa saa
Male :Pa ni ni sa saa ga ri sa ni pa
Ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
Male :Ga ma pa ni neeFemale :Pa ni nee
Male :Ga ma pa ni neeFemale :Pa ni nee
Male :Ga ma pa ni nee sa ni dha pa ma
Male :Ga ri ga ma gaa ri sa ri ga ree sa ni sa
Ehh vaanam meethu
Pogum megham ellam
Unathu uruvam pola
Vadivam katta
Kangal mayanguthadi
Adada adada adada
Enai yetho seigiraai
Adada adada adada
En nenjai koigiraai
Pa ni ni sa saaFemale :Ni sa saa
Pa ni ni sa saaFemale :Ni sa saa
Male :Pa ni ni sa saa ga ri sa ni pa
Ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
Pa ni ni sa saa
Ni sa saa, ni sa saa, ni sa saa
Ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
Male: Ga ma pa ni nee
Pa ni nee, pa ni nee, pa ni nee, pa ni nee
Ma ma ma ma ri ri ri ri ni ni ni ni dhaa
Male: Ga ri ga ma gaa Female: Pa ma ga sa
Ri sa ri ga ree
Dha ni sa ni Male: Sa ni saa
Female: Sa ni sa ga ga ri ga ma
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You are doing something to me!
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You pluck my heart away!
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You are doing something to me!
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You pluck my heart away!
When you and I
walk together,
wishing this long path would never end,
my heart keeps yearning, my girl.
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You are doing something to me!
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You pluck my heart away!
Pa ni ni sa saa Female: Ni sa saa
Pa ni ni sa saa Female: Ni sa saa
Male: Pa ni ni sa saa ga ri sa ni pa
Ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
Male: Ga ma pa ni nee Female: Pa ni nee
Male: Ga ma pa ni nee Female: Pa ni nee
Male: Ga ma pa ni nee sa ni dha pa ma
Male: Ga ri ga ma gaa ri sa ri ga ree sa ni sa
Hey, high up in the sky,
all the drifting clouds
seem to take your shape;
and as they reveal your lovely form,
my eyes are completely spellbound, girl.
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You are doing something to me!
Oh my, oh my, oh my!
You pluck my heart away!
Pa ni ni sa saa Female: Ni sa saa
Pa ni ni sa saa Female: Ni sa saa
Male: Pa ni ni sa saa ga ri sa ni pa
Ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ri sa ni sa ni paa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adada Adada from Santosh Subramaniam is an uplifting romantic song expressing the joy and bewilderment of falling in love. The protagonist describes how his beloved's presence entrances him, making him feel as though his heart is being plucked away with sweet affection. When walking together, he longs for the path to stretch infinitely. Even looking up at the sky, every floating cloud appears to take the shape of his beloved, dazzling his vision and mind. Interspersed with playful solfege swaras, the track captures the blissful, dizzying spell of young love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Adada adada adada”

The exclamation 'Adada' is repeated thrice in succession to emphasize the protagonist's sense of wonder and amazement.

Visual Metaphor / Imagery (Uvamai)

“Ehh vaanam meethu / Pogum megham ellam / Unathu uruvam pola / Vadivam katta”

The clouds moving in the sky are poetically depicted as taking the physical form and shape of the beloved.

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Neeyum naanum / Ondraai pogum pothu / Neelum paathai innum vendum endru / Nenjam yenguthadi”

Repetition of the starting sound 'Ne' across connected lines enhances the rhythmic flow of the lyrics.

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Trivia

This track was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and sung by actor Siddharth himself, who starred as the lead in Santosh Subramaniam (2008). The film is a Tamil remake of the 2006 Telugu blockbuster Bommarillu, which was also scored by Devi Sri Prasad.

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