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Adada Adada

From Ennul Aayiram · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Ajay Sen, Divya S Menon
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Movie name
Ennul Aayiram
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
20 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Adadaa adadaa en kaadhal
Megam mazhai tharudhae
Kudaithaan irundhum
En nenjam odi nanaindhiduthae
Oru paarvai vandhu
Enai yedho seigirathae..seigirathae
Adhai pattrikondu
Manam vinnil selgirathae…selgirathae
Malayai pol mounam
Nenjil yedho irundhathadi
Vizhiyum vizhiyum kadhaigal pesum
Neram vandhathadi
Pudhu mayakam nenjil
Neethaan thandhaai
Urakkathilum kannil
Neethaan nindrai
Unakkenavae uyir koduppen
Endru solla kaadhal thadukindrathae
Unatharugae vazhndhidavae
Enathuyir naalum thudikindrathae
Oru nallum.. piriyaamal
Un kannin manigalil idam kodu
Viralodu viral korththu
Un kooda vaazhavae varam kodu
Ohoo..uyirae
Ninaiththu ninaiththu yengum
Pudhu mayakam nenjil
Neethaan thandhaai
Urakkathilum kannil
Neethaan nindrai
………………………………
Enakenavae pirandhavan nee
Ivaalavu kaadhal kandathillaiyae
Thaai enavae thaangukindraii
Unaivida yedhum thevaillaiyae
Pagalodum iravodum
Un tholil saindhida idam kodu
Irandhaalum irakkaamal
Un ninaivil vaazhndhida varam kodu
Ohoo…uyirae
Ninaiththu ninaiththu yengum
Pudhu mayakam nenjil
Neethaan thandhaai
Urakkathilum kannil
Neethaan nindrai
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...
Oh my, oh my, this love of mine!
The cloud brings rain,
Yet even with an umbrella,
My heart runs out to get drenched.
A single glance arrives
And does something to me... does something to me.
Holding onto that,
My mind flies into the sky... flies into the sky.
A silence like a mountain
Was sitting in my heart, my dear.
The time when eyes meet eyes and speak stories
Has arrived, my dear.
A new spell in my heart,
It was you who gave it.
Even in my sleep, before my eyes,
It was you who stood.
To say I would give my life just for you,
Love stops me from saying it.
To live right beside you,
My life throbs every day.
Without separating even for a single day,
Give me a place in the pupils of your eyes.
Intertwining finger with finger,
Grant me the boon to live with you.
Oh... my life!
Thinking of you again and again, longing...
A new spell in my heart,
It was you who gave it.
Even in my sleep, before my eyes,
It was you who stood.
...
You were born just for me,
I have never seen love like this before.
You cradle and care for me like a mother,
I need nothing else besides you.
Through the day and through the night,
Give me space to lean on your shoulder.
Even if I die, without truly dying,
Grant me the boon to live on in your memories.
Oh... my life!
Thinking of you again and again, longing...
A new spell in my heart,
It was you who gave it.
Even in my sleep, before my eyes,
It was you who stood.
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Adadaa Adadaa En Kaadhal' from Ennul Aayiram expresses the blissful overwhelm of falling deeply in love. The protagonist describes love as an inescapable rain that drenches the heart despite attempts at emotional defense. A simple glance from the beloved elevates the speaker's spirits into the clouds, breaking a long-standing, mountain-like silence to allow eyes to speak unspoken stories. The lyrics further explore themes of complete devotion, maternal care within romantic bonding, and eternal togetherness. The lover seeks shelter in the partner's eyes, hand-in-hand closeness, and a place to rest day and night. Ultimately, the song conveys a desire for immortal love—a request for a blessing to live on endlessly in the beloved's memories even beyond death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Malayai pol mounam

Compares silent emotion in the heart to the stillness and grandeur of a mountain using 'pol'.

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

Kudaithaan irundhum En nenjam odi nanaindhiduthae

Uses the metaphor of rain and an umbrella to represent falling in love despite personal boundaries or restraint.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Irandhaalum irakkaamal Un ninaivil vaazhndhida varam kodu

Presents a poetic paradox of remaining undying ('irakkaamal') even after death ('irandhaalum') through living in memories.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Ninaiththu ninaiththu yengum

Repetition of words like 'Ninaiththu ninaiththu' and 'Vizhiyum vizhiyum' to intensify emotional longing and visual connection.

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Trivia

Ennul Aayiram (2016) marked the debut of actor Maha (son of veteran actor Delhi Ganesh, who produced the film). The film's soundtrack was composed by acclaimed Malayalam music director Gopi Sunder, with tender and poetic lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.

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