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Adi Aathadi

From Kadalora Kavithaigal · 1986

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Ilayaraja, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadalora Kavithaigal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi aathaadi
Adi aathaadi
Ila manasonnu reka katti parakudhu saridhaanaa
Adi ammaadi
Oru alavandhu manasula adikudhu adhudhaanaa
Uyirodu
Uravadum
Oru kodi aanandham
Ivan megam aaga yaro karanam
Aaaaa … adi aathaadi
Ila manasonnu reka katti parakudhu saridhaanaa
Adi ammaadi
Mela pogum megam ellam kattupattu aadaadho
Onna paarthu alaigal ellam mettu katti paadaadho
Ippadi naan aanadhilla buthdhi maari ponadhilla
Munna pinna nerndhadhilla mooku nuni verthadhilla
Kanni ponnu kannu kulla kathi chanda kandaayo
Padapadakum nenjukulla pattaampoochi paarthaayo
Yesa kettayooo ooo oo ooo
La la la la laaa … la la la la la
La la la la la …. la la la la la
La la la la laa ….. lalalalalalalaaa
Dhaaga patta nenjukulla yegapatta sandhosam
Unmai sollu ponnae ennai enna seiya udhesam
Vaartha onnu vaai varaikum vandhu vandhu povadhenna
Kattumaram poo pooka aasa pattu aavadhenna
Kattuthari kaalai nanae kannu kutti aanenae
Thottu thottu thendral pesa thookam kettu ponenae
Sol ponmaanae aeae ….
Adi aathaadi
Ila manasonnu reka katti parakudhu saridhaanaa
Adi ammaadi
Oru alavandhu manasula adikudhu adhudhaanaa
Uyirodu
Uravadum
Oru kodi aanandham
Ivan megam aaga yaro karanam
Aaaaa … adi aathaadi
Ila manasonnu reka katti parakudhu saridhaanaa
Adi aaththaadi
Oh my goodness!
Oh my goodness!
A young heart has grown wings and is flying, is this right?
Oh dear me!
A wave comes and crashes in the heart, is that it?
Mingling with my life,
Bonding so deeply,
Ten million waves of joy!
Someone is the reason he is floating like a cloud!
Aaaa... oh my goodness!
A young heart has grown wings and is flying, is this right?
Oh dear me!
Won't all the drifting clouds dance under your spell?
Looking at you, won't all the ocean waves compose a tune and sing?
I have never been like this before, my mind has never lost control like this!
This has never happened before, the tip of my nose has never broken into a sweat!
Did you see a sword fight inside this young girl's eyes?
Did you see butterflies fluttering inside this racing heart?
Did you hear it softly... oh oh oh...
La la la la laa... la la la la la
La la la la la... la la la la la
La la la la laa... lalalalalalalaa
Inside this yearning heart, there is boundless joy!
Tell me the truth, girl, what do you intend to do with me?
Why does a word keep coming up to my lips and slipping away?
What happens when a wooden sea-raft longs to bloom flowers?
I was a fierce tethered bull, but I have turned into a gentle calf!
As the breeze touches and whispers to me, I have lost all my sleep!
Tell me, my golden deer...
Oh my goodness!
A young heart has grown wings and is flying, is this right?
Oh dear me!
A wave comes and crashes in the heart, is that it?
Mingling with my life,
Bonding so deeply,
Ten million waves of joy!
Someone is the reason he is floating like a cloud!
Aaaa... oh my goodness!
A young heart has grown wings and is flying, is this right?
Oh my goodness!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adi Aathaadi is an iconic romantic song from the film Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986) that captures the overwhelming intoxication and delight of newfound love. The protagonist describes how love transforms his inner world—his young heart feels as though it has sprouted wings, ocean waves surge inside his mind, and he feels weightless like a floating cloud. He marvels at his own emotional transformation, where a once tough, untamed spirit softens into gentle vulnerability.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

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Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Ila manasonnu reka katti parakudhu saridhaanaa; Kattuthari kaalai nanae kannu kutti aanenae; Padapadakum nenjukulla pattaampoochi paarthaayo”

Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagamm)

“Onna paarthu alaigal ellam mettu katti paadaadho; Kattumaram poo pooka aasa pattu aavadhenna”

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai / Etukai)

“Kanni ponnu kannu kulla kathi chanda kandaayo”

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Oru kodi aanandham; Ivan megam aaga yaro karanam”

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Trivia

Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki, 'Adi Aathaadi' is a iconic hit from the 1986 romantic drama Kadalora Kavithaigal, directed by Bharathiraja. The film marked the acting debut of lead actress Rekha.

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