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Lyrics & meaning

Adadaa Oorkulaththil

From Sundara Travels · 2002

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Swarnalatha, Tippu
Music director
Bharani
Movie name
Sundara Travels
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
20 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adadaa oorkulaththil
Thaamarai poo aadakkandean
Adhuthaan kadhalanai
Orakkannaal thedakkandaen
Adadaa oorvalaththil
Vaaavillum odakkandaen
Adhuthaan poonguyilaai
Paatteduththu paadakkandaen
Medhuvaai megamellaam
Angumingum poga kandaen
Pothuvaai eera nilaa
Ennaikkandu naanakkandaen
Adadaa oorkulaththil
Thaamarai poo aadakkandean
Adhuthaan kadhalanai
Orakkannaal thedakkandaen
Oo…oo….oo…
Lalalaa lala lala lala laa
Lalalaa lala lala lala laa
Lalalaa lala lala lala laa
Lalalaa lala lala lala laa
Vennilavin azhagu munnazhagu
Adhai oorariyum
Pinnazhagu enbathu eppadiyo
Adhai yaararivaai
Munnazhagu eppothum
Azhagendru ingu ullathendraal
Pinnazhagum nichchayam azhaguthaan
Adhai naanarivaen
Anju mani aanaa
Oru nottam vidavaa
Pudhir onnu pottu
Nalla theerththam tharavaa
Pothum intha velai
Kangalaalae leelai
Sinungaatha pengalellaam
Hahaha
Ada uyirulla pengalillai
Adadaa oorkulaththil
Thaamarai poo aadakkandean
Adhuthaan kadhalanai
Orakkannaal thedakkandaen
Oo…oo….oo…
Vaanaththula orae vennilavu
Angu ullathadi
Boomiyila rendu vennilavu
Indru vanthathadi
Sooriyanin velichcham
Bhoomi thoda munnooru nodi
Unthan vizhi ennuyir thottu vida
Ada aaru nodi
Perazhagu pennae
Adi neethaan neethaan
Pugao padam eduppen
Rendu kannaal unaithaan
Vetkkam ennum vaarththai
Pengalukku vaazhkkai
Sollaalae sokka vaiththaai
Ennai sorkkaththil nirkka vaiththaai
Adadaa oorkulaththil
Thaamarai poo aadakkandean
Adhuthaan kadhalanai
Orakkannaal thedakkandaen
Adadaa oorvalaththil
Vaaavillum odakkandaen
Adhuthaan poonguyilaai
Paatteduththu paadakkandaen
Medhuvaai megamellaam
Angumingum poga kandaen
Pothuvaai eera nilaa
Ennaikkandu naanakkandaen
Adadaa oorkulaththil
Thaamarai poo aadakkandean
Adhuthaan kadhalanai
Orakkannaal thedakkandaen
Oo…oo….oo…
Ah, in the village pond,
I saw a lotus swaying,
and looking for its lover,
I saw it search from the corner of its eye!
Ah, in the procession,
I saw a rainbow running along,
and like a sweet cuckoo bird,
I saw it burst into song!
Slowly, all the clouds,
I saw drifting here and there,
and the cool moon,
I saw blushing shyly at the sight of me!
Ah, in the village pond,
I saw a lotus swaying,
and looking for its lover,
I saw it search from the corner of its eye!
Oo... oo... oo...
Lalala lala lala lala la
Lalala lala lala lala la
Lalala lala lala lala la
Lalala lala lala lala la
The beauty of the moon's front side,
the whole town knows;
but what its back side looks like,
who could know that?
If its front side
is always known to be beautiful,
its back side is surely beautiful too—
that, I know for sure!
Once it is five o'clock,
shall I come take a peek?
Shall I pose a riddle
and offer sweet water?
Enough of these games,
this teasing with your eyes!
Women who never pout or act coy—
Hahaha!
Hey, they aren't truly alive!
Ah, in the village pond,
I saw a lotus swaying,
and looking for its lover,
I saw it search from the corner of its eye!
Oo... oo... oo...
There is only one bright moon
up there in the sky, girl;
but two bright moons
have arrived on earth today!
For the sunlight
to touch the earth takes three hundred seconds,
but for your eyes to touch my soul,
it takes just six seconds!
Oh, extraordinarily beautiful girl,
girl, it is you, only you!
I will snap a picture of you
with my very two eyes!
The word called shyness
is life itself for women!
With your words, you enchanted me,
and made me stand in heaven!
Ah, in the village pond,
I saw a lotus swaying,
and looking for its lover,
I saw it search from the corner of its eye!
Ah, in the procession,
I saw a rainbow running along,
and like a sweet cuckoo bird,
I saw it burst into song!
Slowly, all the clouds,
I saw drifting here and there,
and the cool moon,
I saw blushing shyly at the sight of me!
Ah, in the village pond,
I saw a lotus swaying,
and looking for its lover,
I saw it search from the corner of its eye!
Oo... oo... oo...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a joyful, romantic duet between two lovers expressing their affection and playful attraction toward each other. The lead imagery compares the heroine to natural beauty—a dancing lotus flower, a cuckoo bird singing, and a running rainbow. The hero admires her beauty and charming demeanor through poetic praise and humorous teasing. In the stanzas, the lovers engage in lighthearted banter regarding beauty, shyness, and the swift impact of love. The hero hyperbolically notes that while sunlight takes three hundred seconds to reach earth, her eyes touch his soul in merely six seconds, celebrating the immediate and transformative power of romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

Thaamarai poo aadakkandean

Compares the woman to a dancing lotus ('Thaamarai poo') and a singing cuckoo ('Poonguyil').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirchi)

Unthan vizhi ennuyir thottu vida / Ada aaru nodi

Exaggerates the speed of falling in love by comparing light arrival time to her gaze reaching his soul.

Rhyme / Monai & Ethirai (Assonance and Alliteration)

Vaanaththula orae vennilavu... / Boomiyila rendu vennilavu...

Use of matching sounds in adjacent line beginnings ('Vannaththula', 'Boomiyila') to create rhythm.

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Trivia

Sundara Travels (2002) is a popular comedy film starring Murali and Vadivelu, directed by Thaha. The soundtrack composed by Bharani was well received for its catchy folk-pop melodies, and this duet features the iconic vocal combination of Swarnalatha and Tippu.

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