Adi Ennadi Rakkamma Sad
From Pattikada Pattanama · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Pattikada Pattanama1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi raakkammaa | Hey, Raakkamma, my dear, |
| Ennenna ninaippu | what thoughts are in your mind? |
| En nenju kulungudhadi | My heart trembles within me. |
| Siru kannaadi mookkuthi | The small glass nose-ring, |
| Maanikka sivappu | ruby red in hue, |
| Kanneril nanaiyudhadi | is getting drenched in tears! |
| Male | |
| Kalyaana maelangal maniyosai | Wedding drums and chime of temple bells |
| En kavalaikku thaalamadi | give rhythm to my worries. |
| Sollaadha ennangal pala kodi | Millions of unspoken thoughts |
| En thunbathil dheebamadi | light up the lamp in my sorrow. |
| Male | |
| Ponnaaga naan ninaitha | The house made of mud that I thought was gold |
| Manm veedu karaindhu | dissolved completely, |
| Thanneeril kalandhadhadi | and mixed into the water! |
| En pattam en thittam en sattam | My titles, my plans, my laws, |
| Adi raakkammaa kattraaga parandhadhadi | Oh Raakkamma, flew away like the wind! |
| Kattraaga parandhadhadi | Flew away like the wind! |
| Male | |
| Ellorkkum oorgolam irandu tharam | For everyone, life's procession happens twice, |
| Adhil oru kattam mudindhadhadi | and one stage of it has now come to an end! |
| Thaayaarkku pinnaalae samsaaram | Family life comes after mother's love, |
| Adhu thadam konjam purandadhadi | but its track has derailed a little! |
| Male | |
| Panpaadu kaappadharkku | To preserve our cultural tradition, |
| Penn paarthu mudithaen | I finalized a bride, |
| En paadu mayangudhadi | but my plight is swooning in confusion! |
| En veedum en vaazhvum oru koyil | My home and my life are like a temple, |
| Adi raakkammaa en dheivam sirikkudhadi | Oh Raakkamma, my deity is smiling! |
| Male | |
| Adi ennadi raakkammaa | Hey, Raakkamma, my dear, |
| Ennenna ninaippu | what thoughts are in your mind? |
| En nenju kulungudhadi | My heart trembles within me. |
| Siru kannaadi mookkuthi | The small glass nose-ring, |
| Maanikka sivappu | ruby red in hue, |
| Kanneril nanaiyudhadi | is getting drenched in tears! |
அடி என்னடி ராக்கம்மா
என்னென்ன நினைப்பு
என் நெஞ்சு குலுங்குதடி
சிறு கண்ணாடி மூக்குத்தி
மாணிக்க சிவப்பு
கண்ணீரில் நனையுதடி
Hey, Raakkamma, my dear,
what thoughts are in your mind?
My heart trembles within me.
The small glass nose-ring,
ruby red in hue,
is getting drenched in tears!
கல்யாண மேளங்கள் மணியோசை
என் கவலைக்கு தாளமடி
சொல்லாத எண்ணங்கள் பலகோடி
என் துன்பத்தின் தீபமடி
Wedding drums and chime of temple bells
give rhythm to my worries.
Millions of unspoken thoughts
light up the lamp in my sorrow.
பொன்னாக நான் நினைத்த
மண் வீடு கரைந்து
தண்ணீரில் கலந்ததடி
என் பட்டம் என் திட்டம் என் சட்டம்
அடி ராக்கம்மா காற்றாக பறந்ததடி
காற்றாக பறந்ததடி
The house made of mud that I thought was gold
dissolved completely,
and mixed into the water!
My titles, my plans, my laws,
Oh Raakkamma, flew away like the wind!
Flew away like the wind!
எல்லோர்க்கும் ஊர்கோலம் இரண்டு தரம்
அதில் ஒரு கட்டம் முடிந்ததடி
தாயார்க்குப் பின்னாலே சம்சாரம்
அது தடம் கொஞ்சம் புரண்டதடி
For everyone, life's procession happens twice,
and one stage of it has now come to an end!
Family life comes after mother's love,
but its track has derailed a little!
பண்பாடு காப்பதற்கு
பெண் பார்த்து முடித்தேன்
என் பாடு மயங்குதடி
என் வீடும் என் வாழ்வும் ஒரு கோயில்
அடி ராக்கம்மா என் தெய்வம் சிரிக்குதடி
To preserve our cultural tradition,
I finalized a bride,
but my plight is swooning in confusion!
My home and my life are like a temple,
Oh Raakkamma, my deity is smiling!
அடி என்னடி ராக்கம்மா
என்னென்ன நினைப்பு
என் நெஞ்சு குலுங்குதடி
சிறு கண்ணாடி மூக்குத்தி
மாணிக்க சிவப்பு
கண்ணீரில் நனையுதடி
Hey, Raakkamma, my dear,
what thoughts are in your mind?
My heart trembles within me.
The small glass nose-ring,
ruby red in hue,
is getting drenched in tears!
Adi ennadi raakkammaa
Hey, Raakkamma, my dear,
Ennenna ninaippu
what thoughts are in your mind?
En nenju kulungudhadi
My heart trembles within me.
Siru kannaadi mookkuthi
The small glass nose-ring,
Maanikka sivappu
ruby red in hue,
Kanneril nanaiyudhadi
is getting drenched in tears!
Kalyaana maelangal maniyosai
Wedding drums and chime of temple bells
En kavalaikku thaalamadi
give rhythm to my worries.
Sollaadha ennangal pala kodi
Millions of unspoken thoughts
En thunbathil dheebamadi
light up the lamp in my sorrow.
Ponnaaga naan ninaitha
The house made of mud that I thought was gold
Manm veedu karaindhu
dissolved completely,
Thanneeril kalandhadhadi
and mixed into the water!
En pattam en thittam en sattam
My titles, my plans, my laws,
Adi raakkammaa kattraaga parandhadhadi
Oh Raakkamma, flew away like the wind!
Kattraaga parandhadhadi
Flew away like the wind!
Ellorkkum oorgolam irandu tharam
For everyone, life's procession happens twice,
Adhil oru kattam mudindhadhadi
and one stage of it has now come to an end!
Thaayaarkku pinnaalae samsaaram
Family life comes after mother's love,
Adhu thadam konjam purandadhadi
but its track has derailed a little!
Panpaadu kaappadharkku
To preserve our cultural tradition,
Penn paarthu mudithaen
I finalized a bride,
En paadu mayangudhadi
but my plight is swooning in confusion!
En veedum en vaazhvum oru koyil
My home and my life are like a temple,
Adi raakkammaa en dheivam sirikkudhadi
Oh Raakkamma, my deity is smiling!
Adi ennadi raakkammaa
Hey, Raakkamma, my dear,
Ennenna ninaippu
what thoughts are in your mind?
En nenju kulungudhadi
My heart trembles within me.
Siru kannaadi mookkuthi
The small glass nose-ring,
Maanikka sivappu
ruby red in hue,
Kanneril nanaiyudhadi
is getting drenched in tears!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song from 'Pattikada Pattanama' (1972) expresses the protagonist's profound anguish over shattered plans, family conflict, and the irony of life. Addressing Raakkamma, he laments how his grand visions for his home and life dissolved like mud in rain and blew away like dust in the wind, despite his best efforts to uphold cultural traditions and familial respect. Through vivid imagery of wedding drums sounding like rhythm for his grief and tears drowning a red nose-ring, Kannadasan captures the tragic conflict between duty, tradition, and personal heartbreak. Despite the grief, the protagonist maintains a sacred reverence for his family life, viewing his home as a temple where destiny plays its poignant role.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Imagery
“Siru kannaadi mookkuthi Maanikka sivappu Kanneril nanaiyudhadi”
Paints a vivid visual picture of a ruby red nose ornament being washed away by flowing tears.
Metaphor
“Ponnaaga naan ninaitha Manm veedu karaindhu Thanneeril kalandhadhadi”
Compares the fragile mud house of dreams to gold that ultimately dissolved in water.
Iyaibu (Internal Rhyme / Rhythm)
“En pattam en thittam en sattam”
Uses rhyming endings (pattam, thittam, sattam) to build a rhythmic cadence conveying loss of authority.
Metaphor
“En veedum en vaazhvum oru koyil”
Directly equates home and life to a sacred temple where the deity smiles through irony.
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Trivia
The song from Pattikada Pattanama (1972) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, vocals by T. M. Soundararajan, and lyrics by Kannadasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, exploring the cultural clash and emotional drama between rural traditional values and modern town lifestyles.
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