Adi Kalli Kadey
From Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam · 2023
- Lyricist
- Ra. Thanikodi
- Singer
- Adithya RK
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi kalli kaadae | Oh wild cactus land! |
| Mallipoo poothaachu | Jasmine flower has bloomed. |
| Indha kannipoo maasam | In this month of youthful bloom, |
| Moochu kaathaachu | My breath has turned into a warm breeze. |
| Male | |
| Iru kaiyum kaiyum | Both our hands, |
| Onnukkulla onnaachu | Have intertwined into one. |
| Ippa rendu perum | Now the two of us, |
| Rega maathi kondaachu | Have swapped our destiny lines. |
| Male | |
| Naan nee aachu | I became you, |
| Nee naan aachu | You became me. |
| Ini kanna kattu | Now, blindfold my eyes, |
| Poga venum mutham nee vechu | And let us go, after you plant a kiss. |
| Male | |
| Muppogam muppogam | Three harvests, three harvests, |
| Kaadhal vellaamai | Is our cultivation of love. |
| Mummaari peiyyadhae | The heavy triple rains fall, |
| Naama illama | Without our doing. |
| Male | |
| Poi kobam kattadha | Do not fake your anger, |
| Kandum kaanama | Pretending not to see. |
| Poi kolam erivenae | I will light a fake hearth, |
| Yaarum patha veikkama | Without letting anyone kindle it. |
| Male | |
| Mullangi thanda pola | Like a soft radish stalk, |
| Moodivecha kaalu | Your veiled legs, |
| Konjama pathapodhae | Even when seen just a little, |
| Bodhaiyaachae yammadi | Made me intoxicated, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Sambangi motta pola | Like a tuberose bud, |
| Muthu mutha poothu | Blooming like pearls, |
| Samangi vekkathalae | Yielding to shyness, |
| Saachitiyae sandali | You knocked me over, you mischievous girl! |
| Male | |
| Sellatha thanga thanae | Oh precious, priceless gold, |
| Ullatha pothi vechen | I kept my heart wrapped safely. |
| Ennathil veru illa | There is nothing else in my thoughts, |
| Ellamae needhanae | You are everything to me. |
| Male | |
| Nee ippam kammangaadu | You are now a millet field, |
| Naa ippa kaala maadu | And I am now a bull. |
| Petrola oothi poda | To pour petrol and ignite it, |
| Venandi venandi | No need, oh no need! |
| Male | |
| Adi aathae aathadi | Oh my goodness! |
| Ainooru kaathadi | Five hundred kites, |
| En nenjukulla | Inside my heart, |
| Suthu dhamma kaadhal kondaadi | Are spinning with joy, celebrating love! |
அடி கள்ளி காடே
மல்லிப்பூ பூத்தாச்சு
இந்த கன்னிப்பூ மாசும்
மூச்சுக் காத்தாச்சு
Oh wild cactus land!
Jasmine flower has bloomed.
In this month of youthful bloom,
My breath has turned into a warm breeze.
இரு கையும் கையும்
ஒன்னுக்குள்ள ஒன்னாச்சு
இப்ப ரெண்டுபேரும்
ரேக மாத்தி கொண்டாச்சு
Both our hands,
Have intertwined into one.
Now the two of us,
Have swapped our destiny lines.
நான் நீ ஆச்சு
நீ நான் ஆச்சு
இனி கண்ண காட்டு
போக வேனும் முத்தம் நீ வச்சு
I became you,
You became me.
Now, blindfold my eyes,
And let us go, after you plant a kiss.
முப்போகம் முப்போகம்
காதல் வெள்ளாமை
மும்மாரி பெய்யாதே
நாம இல்லாம
Three harvests, three harvests,
Is our cultivation of love.
The heavy triple rains fall,
Without our doing.
பொய் கோபம் காட்டாத
கண்டுங் காணாம
பொய் கோலம் எறிவேனே
யாரும் பத்த வைக்காம
Do not fake your anger,
Pretending not to see.
I will light a fake hearth,
Without letting anyone kindle it.
முள்ளங்கி தண்டபோல
மூடிவச்ச காலு
கொஞ்சமா பாத்தபோதே
போதையாச்சு யம்மாடி
Like a soft radish stalk,
Your veiled legs,
Even when seen just a little,
Made me intoxicated, my girl!
சம்பங்கி மொட்ட போல
முத்து முத்தா பூத்து
சாமங்கி வெக்கத்தாலே
சாச்சிட்டியே சண்டாளி
Like a tuberose bud,
Blooming like pearls,
Yielding to shyness,
You knocked me over, you mischievous girl!
செல்த்த தாங்கத் தானே
உள்ளத்த பொத்தி வச்சேன்
எண்ணத்தில் வேறு இல்ல
எல்லாமே நீதானே
Oh precious, priceless gold,
I kept my heart wrapped safely.
There is nothing else in my thoughts,
You are everything to me.
நீ இப்பம் கம்மங்காடு
நா இப்ப காள மாடு
பெட்ரோல ஊத்தி போட
வேணான்டி வேணான்டி
You are now a millet field,
And I am now a bull.
To pour petrol and ignite it,
No need, oh no need!
அடி ஆத்தே ஆத்தாடி
ஐநூறு காத்தாடி
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
சுத்தம்மா காதல் கொண்டாடி
Oh my goodness!
Five hundred kites,
Inside my heart,
Are spinning with joy, celebrating love!
Adi kalli kaadae
Oh wild cactus land!
Mallipoo poothaachu
Jasmine flower has bloomed.
Indha kannipoo maasam
In this month of youthful bloom,
Moochu kaathaachu
My breath has turned into a warm breeze.
Iru kaiyum kaiyum
Both our hands,
Onnukkulla onnaachu
Have intertwined into one.
Ippa rendu perum
Now the two of us,
Rega maathi kondaachu
Have swapped our destiny lines.
Naan nee aachu
I became you,
Nee naan aachu
You became me.
Ini kanna kattu
Now, blindfold my eyes,
Poga venum mutham nee vechu
And let us go, after you plant a kiss.
Muppogam muppogam
Three harvests, three harvests,
Kaadhal vellaamai
Is our cultivation of love.
Mummaari peiyyadhae
The heavy triple rains fall,
Naama illama
Without our doing.
Poi kobam kattadha
Do not fake your anger,
Kandum kaanama
Pretending not to see.
Poi kolam erivenae
I will light a fake hearth,
Yaarum patha veikkama
Without letting anyone kindle it.
Mullangi thanda pola
Like a soft radish stalk,
Moodivecha kaalu
Your veiled legs,
Konjama pathapodhae
Even when seen just a little,
Bodhaiyaachae yammadi
Made me intoxicated, my girl!
Sambangi motta pola
Like a tuberose bud,
Muthu mutha poothu
Blooming like pearls,
Samangi vekkathalae
Yielding to shyness,
Saachitiyae sandali
You knocked me over, you mischievous girl!
Sellatha thanga thanae
Oh precious, priceless gold,
Ullatha pothi vechen
I kept my heart wrapped safely.
Ennathil veru illa
There is nothing else in my thoughts,
Ellamae needhanae
You are everything to me.
Nee ippam kammangaadu
You are now a millet field,
Naa ippa kaala maadu
And I am now a bull.
Petrola oothi poda
To pour petrol and ignite it,
Venandi venandi
No need, oh no need!
Adi aathae aathadi
Oh my goodness!
Ainooru kaathadi
Five hundred kites,
En nenjukulla
Inside my heart,
Suthu dhamma kaadhal kondaadi
Are spinning with joy, celebrating love!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic folk track captures the passionate exuberance of a lover expressing affection towards his beloved using rich rural metaphors. The lyrics draw vivid imagery from Tamil rustic life, comparing love to a flourishing harvest, cattle grazing in a millet field, and blooming flowers like jasmine and tuberose. Through playful banter, the singer describes how love has unified their souls, swapped their destinies, and caused a celebratory fervor in his heart akin to hundreds of kites spinning at once.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nee ippam kammangaadu / Naa ippa kaala maadu”
The lover compares his beloved to a fertile millet field (kammangaadu) and himself to a bull (kaala maadu), symbolizing natural attraction and rural attachment.
Simile
“Mullangi thanda pola”
Uses the comparative word 'pola' (like) to compare soft, fair legs to a radish stalk.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muppogam muppogam / Kaadhal vellaamai / Mummaari peiyyadhae”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across words creates a rhythmic and melodic resonance characteristic of Tamil poetic prosody.
Hyperbole
“Ainooru kaathadi / En nenjukulla / Suthu dhamma kaadhal kondaadi”
Exaggerates the feeling of romantic excitement as having five hundred kites spinning inside the heart.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2023 Tamil rural action film 'Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam' starring Arya, the song features lyrics by Ra. Thanikodi that heavily utilize authentic southern Tamil Nadu agrarian terms and rustic slang.
Keep listening
More from Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam
Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam
Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam
Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam