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Adi Karthigai Masamadi

From Vaira Nenjam · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Vaira Nenjam
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Adi kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Saathiram paathukkadi
Kannaalae ingae maalaiya maathikkadi munnaalae….
Saathiram paarpadhenna
Jathagathai kaetpathenna
Saathiram paarpadhenna
Jathagathai kaetpathenna
Paathiram kaathirukku rajavae
Nee maathiram paarthu kollu rojavae
Paathiram kaathirukku rajavae
Nee maathiram paarthu kollu rojavae
Adi kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Saathiram paathukkadi
Kannaalae ingae maalaiya maathikkadi munnaalae….
{Thanjaavuru thangavaelu
Thaalam vechu maelam vechu
Thangam unnai alli kolla vaenum
Female :Ahaa kammanooru sandhaikku poiyi
Karuga mani vaalaiyalooda
Kaalukku thandai vaangi varavenum} (2)
Ammavukku paakku veikka marakaadhae
Female :Nee summa summa
Sangadhiyellaam thorakaadhae
Male :Adhu vaenum idhu vaenum
Edhaiyaenum pera venum
Adi kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Saathiram paathukkadi
Kannaalae ingae maalaiya maathikkadi munnaalae….
Aththa ponnu vekkam vittu
Aada vandhaa paada vandhaa
Aasa vachu metha podu saami
Male : Pattu metha kattil ittu
Thottu thottu muthammittu
Paada solli aada veippen vaa nee
Appo ini en kaiyilae adhigaaam
Male :Ada ippo sollu ammavukku namaskaaram
Female :Magaraasi magaraani palakodi namaskkaraam
Adi kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Saathiram paathukkadi
Kannaalae ingae maalaiya maathikkadi munnaalae….
Vella kaakka mella vandhu
Pallathilae paayuthinnu
Unmaiyinnu nambuvaanga ammaa
Female : Ullathilae kallam illae
Utchiyilae onnum illae
Alli vidu ulladhellaam summaa
Kattaayama kalyaanathukku varuvaanga
Female :Ahaaa achaaramaa innum onnu tharuvanga
Male :Seri podu vilaiyaadu
Nadai podu nadai podu
Adi kaarthigai maasamadi
Kalyaana seasonadi
Saathiram paathukkadi
Kannaalae ingae maalaiya maathikkadi munnaalae….
It is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Hey, it is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Check the traditions and customs, girl,
and let us exchange garlands with our eyes right here!
Why look for rituals and customs?
Why ask for horoscopes?
Why look for rituals and customs?
Why ask for horoscopes?
The bride is ready and waiting, my king,
you just take care of the rest, my rose!
The bride is ready and waiting, my king,
you just take care of the rest, my rose!
Hey, it is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Check the traditions and customs, girl,
and let us exchange garlands with our eyes right here!
Like Thanjavur Thangavelu,
to the rhythm and the beat of drums,
I must sweep you into my arms, my golden girl!
Aha, you must go to the Kammanoor market,
and along with dark glass bangles,
you must bring back anklets for my feet!
Do not forget to invite Mother with betel nuts!
Do not keep casually
spilling all our private secrets!
We need this, we need that,
we must get something or the other!
Hey, it is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Check the traditions and customs, girl,
and let us exchange garlands with our eyes right here!
When your cousin casts aside her shyness,
and comes over to sing and dance,
make a soft bed for her with love, my lord!
Placing a silk mattress on the cot,
touching you gently and giving you kisses,
I will make you sing and dance, come to me!
Then all the power will be in my hands from now on!
Ah, now pay your respects to Mother!
Millions of respectful greetings to the blessed queen!
Hey, it is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Check the traditions and customs, girl,
and let us exchange garlands with our eyes right here!
Even if I tell her a white crow flew down softly
and jumped into a ditch,
Mother will believe it is the truth!
There is no trickery in her heart,
and no suspicion in her head,
so make up whatever tales you want freely!
She will definitely come to the wedding!
Aha, and traditionally she will give us another gift too!
Keep up the pace and play the game,
strut your walk, keep on strutting!
Hey, it is the month of Karthigai, girl,
it is the wedding season!
Check the traditions and customs, girl,
and let us exchange garlands with our eyes right here!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Kaarthigai Maasamadi' from the 1975 Tamil film 'Vaira Nenjam' is a playful duet between two lovers anticipating marriage during the auspicious Tamil month of Kaarthigai. The male lead teases the female lead about wedding arrangements, horoscope checks, and exchange of garlands through loving glances, while the female lead responds with demands for traditional gifts like anklets and bangles, and jokes about household dynamics.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Saathiram paarpadhenna / Jathagathai kaetpathenna

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Kaarthigai' and 'Kalyaana' or 'Saathiram' and 'Jathagathai'.

Iyaibu (End rhyme)

Kaarthigai maasamadi / Kalyaana seasonadi

Rhyming line endings ending in '-adi' ('maasamadi', 'seasonadi', 'paathukkadi', 'maathikkadi').

Metaphor / Wordplay

Paathiram kaathirukku rajavae / Nee maathiram paarthu kollu rojavae

Kannadasan uses 'Paathiram' (deserving vessel / bride) contrasting playfully with 'Rojavae' (rose / groom's affection).

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Trivia

The film 'Vaira Nenjam' (1975) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmapriya. Kannadasan's lyricism mixes traditional Tamil wedding customs (such as Kaarthigai month auspiciousness and betel leaf offering) with modern colloquial English words like 'season'.

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