Adi Chinna Idai
From Mummy Daddy · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- S. P. Venkatesh
- Details
- Mummy Daddy1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi chinna idai thodalaama | Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist? |
| Madi alli kolla varalaama | Can I come to hold you close in my lap? |
| Adi chinna idai thodalaama | Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist? |
| Madi alli kolla varalaama | Can I come to hold you close in my lap? |
| Male | |
| …………………………… | [Music Interlude] |
| Female | |
| Indha arpa logam marappoama | Shall we forget this trivial world? |
| Andha sorga logam kalappoama | Shall we mingle in that heavenly world? |
| Male :Adi chinna idai thodalaama | Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist? |
| Madi alli kiolla varalaama | Can I come to hold you close in my lap? |
| Female | |
| Naanoru gangai naatiya mangai | I am like the sacred Ganges, a dancing maiden, |
| Potti endraal singam thaanae | When it comes to a challenge, I am a lioness! |
| Male :Kanmani unnai thatti adakkum | Male: My darling, the strength to conquer you... |
| Aanmai undu kanni thaenae | ...I possess, my sweet maiden! |
| Female | |
| Mangala mangai kaaviya nangai | An auspicious damsel, a legendary beauty, |
| Kaadhalukku sondhakkari | The true mistress of love. |
| Kalli oruthi kanni virithaal | A cunning woman has cast her trap, |
| Yaaradi nee jaalakkari | Who are you, you playful illusionist? |
| Male | |
| ……………………………. | [Music Interlude] |
| Female :……………………….. | Female: [Music Interlude] |
| Female | |
| Indha arpa logam marappoama | Shall we forget this trivial world? |
| Andha sorga logam kalappoama | Shall we mingle in that heavenly world? |
| Male :Adi chinna idai thodalaama | Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist? |
| Madi alli kiolla varalaama | Can I come to hold you close in my lap? |
| Male | |
| Aandaandu kaalam sugamaaga naam | For years and ages peacefully, we... |
| Female :Aandaandu kaalam sugamaaga naam | Female: For years and ages peacefully, we... |
| Male :Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom | Male: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid. |
| Un sarasam sandhosam | Your playful affection brings delight. |
| Female :Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom | Female: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid. |
| Un sarasam sandhosam | Your playful affection brings delight. |
| Male :Mei maranthaadu ila maangani | Male: Dance forgetting yourself, my tender sweet beauty! |
அடி சின்ன இடை தொடலாமா
மடி அள்ளிக் கொள்ள வரலாமா
அடி சின்ன இடை தொடலாமா
மடி அள்ளிக் கொள்ள வரலாமா
Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
ஓஓஓஓஓ லாலாலலல்லா
தகிடஜூகுதம் தகிடஜூகுதம் தகிடஜூகுதம்
[Music Interlude]
இந்த அற்ப லோகம் மறப்போமா
அந்த சொர்க்கலோகம் கலப்போமா
அடி சின்ன இடை தொடலாமா
மடி அள்ளிக் கொள்ள வரலாமா...
Shall we forget this trivial world?
Shall we mingle in that heavenly world?
Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
நானொரு கங்கை நாட்டிய மங்கை
போட்டியென்றால் சிங்கம் தானே
கண்மணி உன்ன தட்டி அடக்கும்
ஆண்மை உண்டு கன்னித் தேனே
I am like the sacred Ganges, a dancing maiden,
When it comes to a challenge, I am a lioness!
Male: My darling, the strength to conquer you...
...I possess, my sweet maiden!
மங்கல மங்கை காவிய நங்கை
காதலுக்கு சொந்தக்காரி
கள்ளியொருத்தி கண்ணி விரித்தால்
யாரடி நீ ஜாலக்காரி
An auspicious damsel, a legendary beauty,
The true mistress of love.
A cunning woman has cast her trap,
Who are you, you playful illusionist?
தக தக தக தக தக தக தக தக
தகிடஜூகுதம் தகிடஜூகுதம்...
[Music Interlude]
Female: [Music Interlude]
இந்த அற்ப லோகம் மறப்போமா
அந்த சொர்க்கலோகம் கலப்போமா
அடி சின்ன இடை தொடலாமா
மடி அள்ளிக் கொள்ள வரலாமா...
Shall we forget this trivial world?
Shall we mingle in that heavenly world?
Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
ஆண்டாண்டு காலம் சுகமாக நாம்
ஆண்டாண்டு காலம் சுகமாக நாம்
விழி இமையாக வாழ்வோம்
உன் சரசம் சந்தோஷம்
விழி இமையாக வாழ்வோம்
உன் சரசம் சந்தோஷம்
மெய் மறந்தாடு இள மாங்கனி......
For years and ages peacefully, we...
Female: For years and ages peacefully, we...
Male: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid.
Your playful affection brings delight.
Female: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid.
Your playful affection brings delight.
Male: Dance forgetting yourself, my tender sweet beauty!
Adi chinna idai thodalaama
Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Madi alli kolla varalaama
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
Adi chinna idai thodalaama
Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Madi alli kolla varalaama
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
……………………………
[Music Interlude]
Indha arpa logam marappoama
Shall we forget this trivial world?
Andha sorga logam kalappoama
Shall we mingle in that heavenly world?
Male :Adi chinna idai thodalaama
Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Madi alli kiolla varalaama
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
Naanoru gangai naatiya mangai
I am like the sacred Ganges, a dancing maiden,
Potti endraal singam thaanae
When it comes to a challenge, I am a lioness!
Male :Kanmani unnai thatti adakkum
Male: My darling, the strength to conquer you...
Aanmai undu kanni thaenae
...I possess, my sweet maiden!
Mangala mangai kaaviya nangai
An auspicious damsel, a legendary beauty,
Kaadhalukku sondhakkari
The true mistress of love.
Kalli oruthi kanni virithaal
A cunning woman has cast her trap,
Yaaradi nee jaalakkari
Who are you, you playful illusionist?
…………………………….
[Music Interlude]
Female :………………………..
Female: [Music Interlude]
Indha arpa logam marappoama
Shall we forget this trivial world?
Andha sorga logam kalappoama
Shall we mingle in that heavenly world?
Male :Adi chinna idai thodalaama
Male: Hey girl, can I touch your slender waist?
Madi alli kiolla varalaama
Can I come to hold you close in my lap?
Aandaandu kaalam sugamaaga naam
For years and ages peacefully, we...
Female :Aandaandu kaalam sugamaaga naam
Female: For years and ages peacefully, we...
Male :Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom
Male: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid.
Un sarasam sandhosam
Your playful affection brings delight.
Female :Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom
Female: ...will live protected like the eye and its eyelid.
Un sarasam sandhosam
Your playful affection brings delight.
Male :Mei maranthaadu ila maangani
Male: Dance forgetting yourself, my tender sweet beauty!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet features romantic banter between the lead lovers. The male protagonist seeks affectionate closeness while praising the heroine's captivating beauty, while the female protagonist playfully asserts her spirit and strength. Together, they express a desire to leave behind the mundane world and merge into a blissful state of heavenly love, promising to protect and cherish each other like the eye and its protecting eyelid for all eternity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom”
Compares their lifelong togetherness and mutual protection to the eye and its eyelid ('Vizhi imaiyaaga vaazhvom').
Ethukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Indha arpa logam marappoama / Andha sorga logam kalappoama”
Rhyming second letters in 'Indha' and 'Andha', creating rhythmic harmony across lines.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Mei maranthaadu ila maangani”
Refers to the maiden as 'ila maangani' (tender mango), symbolizing youthful elegance and sweetness.
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Trivia
This track showcases lyricist Vairamuthu's signature style from 1990s Tamil cinema, blending classical aesthetic terms like 'kaaviya nangai' and 'mangala mangai' with modern playful sensuality.
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