Adi Kadhali Ennai Kadhali
From Anbukkor Annan · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Anbukkor Annan1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi kadhali ennai kadhali | Oh my beloved, love me! |
| Adi kadhali ennai kadhali | Oh my beloved, love me! |
| Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa | Female: Oh my lover, is this love? |
| En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa | Oh my lover, is this love? |
| Male | |
| Engum kaanaatha kadhal allavo | Is this not a love seen nowhere else? |
| Female :Oohho ho | Female: Oohho ho |
| Oru kann paarkka vendumallavo | Shouldn't one see it with their own eye? |
| Male :Ottu maamaram….ottu maamaram | Male: Grafted mango tree... grafted mango tree |
| Female :Otti vaiththu paarkka sollum naadagam | Female: A drama asking us to join together and see |
| Otti vaiththu paarkka sollum naadagam | A drama asking us to join together and see |
| Male | |
| Adi kadhali ennai kadhali | Oh my beloved, love me! |
| Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa | Female: Oh my lover, is this love? |
| Female | |
| Kamban ippothu ingae vanthaalum | Even if poet Kamban were to come here now, |
| Kadhal kavithai maarum | The love poetry itself would change. |
| Male :Seethaiyin kalyaanaraman paarvai | Male: The gaze of Sita's Kalyana Rama |
| Jeevan illaathu pogum | Would lose its radiance in comparison. |
| Female | |
| Paalum pazhamum undena sonnaar | They said there were milk and fruits, |
| Pasiyudan vanthaen naanum | So I too came with hunger. |
| Male :Paavam unai naan paarththaen udanae | Male: Pitying you, as soon as I saw you, |
| Paiththiyam aanaen naanum | I too went crazy in love. |
| Female :Aaha…ha…haa….haa….ha….haa | Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa |
| Male | |
| Adi kadhali ennai kadhali | Oh my beloved, love me! |
| Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa | Female: Oh my lover, is this love? |
| Male | |
| Kannae unnodu | My darling, with you, |
| Sontha kondaada kadhal manthu koorum | My loving heart asks to celebrate our bond. |
| Pen munnaal illaatha ennam piranthu | Thoughts that never existed before in front of a woman were born, |
| Pennin nilaimai maarum | Changing a woman's state. |
| Male | |
| Yaedho ninaiththaen vanthathu urau | I thought of something, but a deep relationship arrived; |
| Evaridam solvathu nandri | To whom should I express my gratitude? |
| Female :Engum iruppaan iraivan adhanaal | Female: God is everywhere, so |
| Ingae solvom nandri | Let us offer our gratitude right here! |
| Female :Aaha…ha…haa….haa….ha….haa | Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa |
| Male | |
| Adi kadhali ennai kadhali | Oh my beloved, love me! |
| Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa | Female: Oh my lover, is this love? |
அடி காதலி என்னைக் காதலி
அடி காதலி என்னைக் காதலி
என் காதலா இது காதலா
என் காதலா இது காதலா
Oh my beloved, love me!
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
Oh my lover, is this love?
எங்கும் காணாத காதல் அல்லவோ
ஓஹ்ஹோ ஹோ
ஒரு கண் பார்க்க வேண்டுமல்லவோ
ஒட்டு மாமரம்.........ஒட்டு மாமரம்
ஒட்டி வைத்து பார்க்கச் சொல்லும் நாடகம்
ஒட்டி வைத்து பார்க்கச் சொல்லும் நாடகம்
Is this not a love seen nowhere else?
Female: Oohho ho
Shouldn't one see it with their own eye?
Male: Grafted mango tree... grafted mango tree
Female: A drama asking us to join together and see
A drama asking us to join together and see
அடி காதலி என்னைக் காதலி
என் காதலா இது காதலா
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
கம்பன் இப்போது இங்கே வந்தாலும்
காதல் கவிதை மாறும்
சீதையின் கல்யாணராமன் பார்வை
ஜீவன் இல்லாது போகும்
Even if poet Kamban were to come here now,
The love poetry itself would change.
Male: The gaze of Sita's Kalyana Rama
Would lose its radiance in comparison.
பாலும் பழமும் உண்டெனச் சொன்னார்
பசியுடன் வந்தேன் நானும்
பாவம் உனை நான் பார்த்தேன் உடனே
பைத்தியம் ஆனேன் நானும்
ஆஹ...ஹ...ஹா....ஹா...ஹ...ஹா
They said there were milk and fruits,
So I too came with hunger.
Male: Pitying you, as soon as I saw you,
I too went crazy in love.
Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa
அடி காதலி என்னைக் காதலி
பெண்
: என் காதலா இது காதலா
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
கண்ணே உன்னோடு
சொந்தம் கொண்டாட காதல் மனது கூறும்
முன்னால் இல்லாத எண்ணம் பிறந்து
பெண்ணின் நிலைமை மாறும்
My darling, with you,
My loving heart asks to celebrate our bond.
Thoughts that never existed before in front of a woman were born,
Changing a woman's state.
ஏதோ நினைத்தேன் வந்தது உறவு
எவரிடம் சொல்வது நன்றி
எங்கும் இருப்பான் இறைவன் அதனால்
இங்கே சொல்வோம் நன்றி
ஆஹ...ஹ...ஆஹா....ஹா...ஹ...ஹா
I thought of something, but a deep relationship arrived;
To whom should I express my gratitude?
Female: God is everywhere, so
Let us offer our gratitude right here!
Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa
அடி காதலி என்னைக் காதலி
என் காதலா இது காதலா
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
Adi kadhali ennai kadhali
Oh my beloved, love me!
Adi kadhali ennai kadhali
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa
Oh my lover, is this love?
Engum kaanaatha kadhal allavo
Is this not a love seen nowhere else?
Female :Oohho ho
Female: Oohho ho
Oru kann paarkka vendumallavo
Shouldn't one see it with their own eye?
Male :Ottu maamaram….ottu maamaram
Male: Grafted mango tree... grafted mango tree
Female :Otti vaiththu paarkka sollum naadagam
Female: A drama asking us to join together and see
Otti vaiththu paarkka sollum naadagam
A drama asking us to join together and see
Adi kadhali ennai kadhali
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
Kamban ippothu ingae vanthaalum
Even if poet Kamban were to come here now,
Kadhal kavithai maarum
The love poetry itself would change.
Male :Seethaiyin kalyaanaraman paarvai
Male: The gaze of Sita's Kalyana Rama
Jeevan illaathu pogum
Would lose its radiance in comparison.
Paalum pazhamum undena sonnaar
They said there were milk and fruits,
Pasiyudan vanthaen naanum
So I too came with hunger.
Male :Paavam unai naan paarththaen udanae
Male: Pitying you, as soon as I saw you,
Paiththiyam aanaen naanum
I too went crazy in love.
Female :Aaha…ha…haa….haa….ha….haa
Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa
Adi kadhali ennai kadhali
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
Kannae unnodu
My darling, with you,
Sontha kondaada kadhal manthu koorum
My loving heart asks to celebrate our bond.
Pen munnaal illaatha ennam piranthu
Thoughts that never existed before in front of a woman were born,
Pennin nilaimai maarum
Changing a woman's state.
Yaedho ninaiththaen vanthathu urau
I thought of something, but a deep relationship arrived;
Evaridam solvathu nandri
To whom should I express my gratitude?
Female :Engum iruppaan iraivan adhanaal
Female: God is everywhere, so
Ingae solvom nandri
Let us offer our gratitude right here!
Female :Aaha…ha…haa….haa….ha….haa
Female: Aaha...ha...haa....haa....ha....haa
Adi kadhali ennai kadhali
Oh my beloved, love me!
Female :En kadhalaa idhu kadhalaa
Female: Oh my lover, is this love?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and romantic duet from the film 'Anbukkor Annan' (1971) portrays two lovers expressing their unique and overwhelming affection for each other. They boast that their grand love surpasses classic lore, claiming that even the legendary ancient poet Kamban would have to alter his romantic epic verses if he saw their bond, and that even Lord Rama's gaze would seem faint compared to theirs. The lyrics combine witty banter with deep devotion, describing how love alters one's perspective, creates unexpected emotional bonds, and awakens new feelings. The romantic dialogue culminates in expressing heartfelt gratitude to the omnipresent Divine for uniting them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“Kamban ippothu ingae vanthaalum / Kadhal kavithai maarum”
Extravagant exaggeration claiming that even the ancient epic poet Kamban would rewrite his love poetry upon witnessing their romance.
Allusion (Purana Uvamai)
“Seethaiyin kalyaanaraman paarvai”
Reference to Lord Rama ('Kalyana Rama') and Sita from the epic Ramayana to benchmark their romantic ideal.
Metaphor & Wordplay (Uvamai / Sledai)
“Ottu maamaram....ottu maamaram / Otti vaiththu paarkka sollum naadagam”
Using 'Ottu maamaram' (grafted mango tree) as a double entendre and metaphor for two lives grafted/joined together in love.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paalum pazhamum undena sonnaar / Pasiyudan vanthaen naanum”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' consonant sound across consecutive words ('Paalum pazhamum', 'Pasiyudan').
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Trivia
The song is featured in the 1971 Tamil film 'Anbukkor Annan', starring Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with iconic vocal renditions by T. M. Soundararajan and L. R. Eswari, and playful romantic lyricism written by Kannadasan.
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