Adadada Arrambame
From Aarambam · 2013
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Aarambam2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…) |
| Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…) |
| Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…) |
| Haa..haa..hoo..hooo…. | Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….) |
| Male | |
| Podu podu soundu | Turn up the volume! |
| Pattaiyathaan urikanum da | We must tear it apart! |
| Hey aadu aadu roundu | Hey, dance around in a circle! |
| Sevil ellam pirikanum da | We should burst the eardrums! |
| Male | |
| Hey vaanathukae vedi vechu | Hey, let us set off firecrackers in the sky, |
| Paarpomada | And watch the show! |
| Hey megam ellam melatha vaasikka | Hey, with all the clouds playing the drums, |
| Thaalatha vaasikka aatatha aarambambipom.. | Playing the rhythm, let us start the dance.. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………………… | ............................... |
| Male | |
| Adadada aarambamae.. | Ah, what a grand beginning.. |
| Ippo athirudadaa.. | Now the earth is shaking! |
| Adadada aagaayamae.. | Ah, even the vast sky.. |
| Ippo alaruthadaa.. | Is screaming in thrill now! |
| Chorus | |
| Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…) |
| Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…) |
| Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa… | Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…) |
| Haa..haa..hoo..hooo…. | Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….) |
| Male | |
| Hey solli vechu adicha | Hey, if you strike as planned, |
| Kai pulli vechu pudicha | If you capture with precise target, |
| Nam oorukulla unna suththi | In our town, all around you, |
| Oli vattamae | There will be a halo of glory! |
| Hey panthayathil jeicha | Hey, if you win in a race, |
| Nee vallavana thotha yemanthavanam | You are capable; if you lose, you are a fool? |
| Ada poda un sattamae | Get lost with your silly rules! |
| Male | |
| Nee yethi poova vethachalae | Even if you lovingly sow a seed, |
| Thannivittu nenachalae | And nurture it with water, |
| Antha vedha arali poo kodukathada | That oleander seed will only yield a poisonous flower! |
| Chorus | |
| Thanana thanana thanana thanana | Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana) |
| Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi | Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi) |
| Male :Aaaa…..a.aaaaaaa……. | Male vocalization (Aaaa…..a.aaaaaaa…….) |
| Male | |
| Adadada aarambamae.. | Ah, what a grand beginning.. |
| Ippo athirudadaa.. | Now the earth is shaking! |
| Adadada aagaayamae.. | Ah, even the vast sky.. |
| Ippo alaruthadaa.. | Is screaming in thrill now! |
| Male | |
| Hey nethiruntha | Hey, those who were |
| Raajathi rajanellam | The king of kings yesterday, |
| Innaiku kaanavilla | Are nowhere to be found today! |
| Ithuthaanda nijamaanathu | This alone is the eternal truth! |
| Male | |
| Hey unna suththi | Hey, all around you, |
| Poo poda aalirukkum | There will be people to shower flowers, |
| Pugazh paada vaairukkum | And mouths to sing your praises, |
| Ellamae nizhal aanathu | But all of that is merely a fleeting shadow! |
| Male | |
| Naam aasapatta | Whatever we truly desired, |
| Athukkaga vaazhanumda | We must live for that alone! |
| Ethukkaga yenganumda | Why yearn or whine for anything else? |
| Ellamae kondaatamae.. | Everything in life is a grand celebration.. |
| Chorus | |
| Thanana thanana thanana thanana | Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana) |
| Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi | Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi) |
| Male | |
| Adadada aarambamae.. | Ah, what a grand beginning.. |
| Ippo athirudadaa.. | Now the earth is shaking! |
| Adadada aagaayamae.. | Ah, even the vast sky.. |
| Ippo alaruthadaa.. | Is screaming in thrill now! |
ஹா ஹா ஹாஹாஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹாஹாஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹாஹாஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹோ ஹோ
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….)
போடு போடு சௌண்டு
பட்டையதான் உரிக்கணும் டா
ஹே ஆடு ஆடு ரவுண்டு செவில்
எல்லாம் பிரிக்கணும் டா
Turn up the volume!
We must tear it apart!
Hey, dance around in a circle!
We should burst the eardrums!
ஹே வானத்துக்கே
வெடி வெச்சு பார்ப்போமடா
ஹே மேகம் எல்லாம் மேளத்த
வாசிக்க தாளத்த வாசிக்க
ஆட்டத்த ஆரம்பிப்போம்
Hey, let us set off firecrackers in the sky,
And watch the show!
Hey, with all the clouds playing the drums,
Playing the rhythm, let us start the dance..
.....................................
...............................
அடடடா ஆரம்பமே
இப்போ அதிருதடா
அடடடா ஆகாயமே இப்போ
அலறுதடா
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Now the earth is shaking!
Ah, even the vast sky..
Is screaming in thrill now!
ஹா ஹா ஹாஹாஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹாஹாஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹாஹாஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹோ ஹோ
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….)
ஹே சொல்லி வெச்சு
அடிச்சா கை புள்ளி வெச்சு
புடிச்சா நம் ஊருக்குள்ள உன்ன
சுத்தி ஒலி வட்டமே ஹே
பந்தயத்தில் ஜெயிச்சா நீ
வல்லவன தோத்த ஏமாந்தவனாம்
அட போடா உன் சட்டமே
Hey, if you strike as planned,
If you capture with precise target,
In our town, all around you,
There will be a halo of glory!
Hey, if you win in a race,
You are capable; if you lose, you are a fool?
Get lost with your silly rules!
நீ ஏத்தி பூவ
விதைச்சாலே தண்ணி
விட்டு நெனச்சாலே அந்த
விதை அரளி பூ கொடுக்காதடா
Even if you lovingly sow a seed,
And nurture it with water,
That oleander seed will only yield a poisonous flower!
.....................................
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆஆஆ
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana)
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi)
Male vocalization (Aaaa…..a.aaaaaaa…….)
அடடடா ஆரம்பமே
இப்போ அதிருதடா
அடடடா ஆகாயமே இப்போ
அலறுதடா
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Now the earth is shaking!
Ah, even the vast sky..
Is screaming in thrill now!
ஹே நேத்து இருந்த
ராஜாத்தி ராஜன் எல்லாம்
இன்னைக்கு காணவில்ல
இது தான்டா நிஜமானது
Hey, those who were
The king of kings yesterday,
Are nowhere to be found today!
This alone is the eternal truth!
ஹே உன்ன சுத்தி
பூ போட ஆள் இருக்கும்
புகழ் பாட வாய் இருக்கும்
எல்லாமே நிழல் ஆனது
Hey, all around you,
There will be people to shower flowers,
And mouths to sing your praises,
But all of that is merely a fleeting shadow!
நாம் ஆசைப்பட்டா
அதுக்காக வாழனும் டா
எதுக்காக ஏங்கணும் டா
எல்லாமே கொண்டாட்டமே
Whatever we truly desired,
We must live for that alone!
Why yearn or whine for anything else?
Everything in life is a grand celebration..
.....................................
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana)
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi)
அடடடா ஆரம்பமே
இப்போ அதிருதடா
அடடடா ஆகாயமே இப்போ
அலறுதடா
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Now the earth is shaking!
Ah, even the vast sky..
Is screaming in thrill now!
Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…)
Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….
Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….)
Podu podu soundu
Turn up the volume!
Pattaiyathaan urikanum da
We must tear it apart!
Hey aadu aadu roundu
Hey, dance around in a circle!
Sevil ellam pirikanum da
We should burst the eardrums!
Hey vaanathukae vedi vechu
Hey, let us set off firecrackers in the sky,
Paarpomada
And watch the show!
Hey megam ellam melatha vaasikka
Hey, with all the clouds playing the drums,
Thaalatha vaasikka aatatha aarambambipom..
Playing the rhythm, let us start the dance..
………………………………………
...............................
Adadada aarambamae..
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Ippo athirudadaa..
Now the earth is shaking!
Adadada aagaayamae..
Ah, even the vast sky..
Ippo alaruthadaa..
Is screaming in thrill now!
Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa..haaahaaahaaa…)
Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…
Vocalization (Haa..haaa.haahaaahaa…)
Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….
Vocalization (Haa..haa..hoo..hooo….)
Hey solli vechu adicha
Hey, if you strike as planned,
Kai pulli vechu pudicha
If you capture with precise target,
Nam oorukulla unna suththi
In our town, all around you,
Oli vattamae
There will be a halo of glory!
Hey panthayathil jeicha
Hey, if you win in a race,
Nee vallavana thotha yemanthavanam
You are capable; if you lose, you are a fool?
Ada poda un sattamae
Get lost with your silly rules!
Nee yethi poova vethachalae
Even if you lovingly sow a seed,
Thannivittu nenachalae
And nurture it with water,
Antha vedha arali poo kodukathada
That oleander seed will only yield a poisonous flower!
Thanana thanana thanana thanana
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana)
Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi)
Male :Aaaa…..a.aaaaaaa…….
Male vocalization (Aaaa…..a.aaaaaaa…….)
Adadada aarambamae..
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Ippo athirudadaa..
Now the earth is shaking!
Adadada aagaayamae..
Ah, even the vast sky..
Ippo alaruthadaa..
Is screaming in thrill now!
Hey nethiruntha
Hey, those who were
Raajathi rajanellam
The king of kings yesterday,
Innaiku kaanavilla
Are nowhere to be found today!
Ithuthaanda nijamaanathu
This alone is the eternal truth!
Hey unna suththi
Hey, all around you,
Poo poda aalirukkum
There will be people to shower flowers,
Pugazh paada vaairukkum
And mouths to sing your praises,
Ellamae nizhal aanathu
But all of that is merely a fleeting shadow!
Naam aasapatta
Whatever we truly desired,
Athukkaga vaazhanumda
We must live for that alone!
Ethukkaga yenganumda
Why yearn or whine for anything else?
Ellamae kondaatamae..
Everything in life is a grand celebration..
Thanana thanana thanana thanana
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana thanana)
Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi
Rhythm vocalization (Thanana thanana thanana ..hoi)
Adadada aarambamae..
Ah, what a grand beginning..
Ippo athirudadaa..
Now the earth is shaking!
Adadada aagaayamae..
Ah, even the vast sky..
Ippo alaruthadaa..
Is screaming in thrill now!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Adadada Aarambame' is a high-octane introductory anthem from the movie Aarambam that celebrates life, action, and individual liberation. The lyrics urge the listener to embrace high energy, shatter artificial social standards, and celebrate every moment without worrying about arbitrary rules or temporary setbacks.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Adadada aarambamae.. / Adadada aagaayamae..”
The second consonant 'da' matches between 'Adadada' and 'Adadada' creating rhythmic Tamil poetic harmony across alternate lines.
Metaphor
“Hey megam ellam melatha vaasikka”
The clouds are metaphorically described as traditional percussion instruments (melam) playing music for the dance.
Hyperbole
“Hey vaanathukae vedi vechu Paarpomada”
Exaggerated imagery of launching fireworks directly into the sky and making the entire sky scream with excitement.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Podu podu soundu Pattaiyathaan urikanum da”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound creates punchy, rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
This track serves as the powerful hero introduction song for actor Ajith Kumar in the 2013 action thriller 'Aarambam'. Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Shankar Mahadevan along with Anitha, the song's grand production and energetic beat made it a major chartbuster upon release.
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