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Lyrics & meaning

Adi Paaduthe Paaduthe

From Mannavaru Chinnavaru · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Geethapriyan
Movie name
Mannavaru Chinnavaru
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi paaduthae poonjolai kuyil onnu
Paattukku arththam sollu aahaa oho
Female :Kuyil paaduthae paaduthae paattukku
Arththangal puriyaathu vittu thallu aaha aahaa
Adi kukkoonaa pakkam vaa
Adi kukkoonaa muththam thaa
Female :Idhu nee sollum paasai
Kuyil sollaatha paashai
Nee en kadhil poo suththuthae
Hoi ammaadi ennai nambu aagaathu intha vambu
Female Hai sellaathu un kurumbu ha aagaathu intha vambu
Adi paaduthae poonjolai kuyil onnu
Paattukku arththam sollu hoi
Kuyil paaduthae paaduthae paattukku
Arththangal puriyaathu vittu thallu
Kanmani uppillaatha vaazhvil hoi
Muththamittu sarkkarai saeru
Female :Kadhalil muththamoru paagamthaan
Muththam mattum kadhalaagaathu
Meendum siru pillaiyaagi
Naam konjam vilaiyaadalaam
Pothum vilaiyaattu unnidam
Ingae vinaiyaagalamsell
Vetkaththai oththi vai achchaththai poththi vai
Muththathil motcham vara sei ha ha
Ha sellaathu un kurumbu
Ha aagaathu intha vambu
Male :Ada ammaadi ennai nambu
Aagaathu intha vambu
Kuyil paaduthae paaduthae paattukku
Arththangal puriyaathu vittu thallu
Male :Adi paaduthae poonjolai kuyil onnu
Paattukku arththam sollu hoi hoi
Kannaa kurumbaana viralgalai
Engae thandippathu
Male :Anbae en kolgai enbathu
Ellaam mannippathu
Varambai meeraathae kurumbai veesaathae
Azhagai kollaiyidaathae
Haei ammaadi ennai nambu
Aagaathu intha vambu
Female :Hahaa selllaathu un kurumbu
Ha aagaathu intha vambu
Adi paaduthae poonjolai kuyil onnu
Paattukku arththam sollu hoi
Kuyil paaduthae paaduthae paattukku
Arththangal puriyaathu vittu thallu
Adi kukkoonaa pakkam vaa
Adi kukkoonaa muththam thaa
Female :Idhu nee sollum paasai
Kuyil sollaatha paashai
Nee en kadhil poo suththuthae
Hoi hoi hoi ammaadi
Ennai nambu aagaathu intha vambu
Female :Hai selllaathu un kurumbu
Ha aagaathu intha vambu
Hey girl, a cuckoo is singing in the flower garden,
Tell me the meaning of its song, aha oho!
Female: The cuckoo keeps singing, but for its song...
The meaning is beyond understanding, so let it be, aha aha!
Hey, if it cries 'cuckoo', it means 'come closer'!
Hey, if it cries 'cuckoo', it means 'give me a kiss'!
Female: That is a language you made up,
Not a language the cuckoo speaks!
You are just trying to fool me!
Oh my dear girl, trust me, this fuss won't do!
Female: Hey, your mischief won't work! Ha, this fuss won't do!
Hey girl, a cuckoo is singing in the flower garden,
Tell me the meaning of its song, hoy!
The cuckoo keeps singing, but for its song...
The meaning is beyond understanding, so let it be!
My darling, in a tasteless life, hoy,
Add some sweetness with a kiss!
Female: A kiss is only one part of love,
A kiss alone does not make love!
Let us become little children again,
And play for a while!
Enough of playing games with you,
It might lead to trouble here!
Put your shyness aside, tuck your fears away,
And let pure bliss come through a kiss, ha ha!
Ha, your mischief won't work!
Ha, this fuss won't do!
Male: Oh my dear girl, trust me,
This fuss won't do!
The cuckoo keeps singing, but for its song...
The meaning is beyond understanding, so let it be!
Male: Hey girl, a cuckoo is singing in the flower garden,
Tell me the meaning of its song, hoy hoy!
My love, where should I punish
These mischievous fingers?
Male: My darling, my only principle
Is to forgive everything!
Do not cross your limits, do not show your mischief,
Do not steal away my beauty!
Hey my dear girl, trust me,
This fuss won't do!
Female: Haha, your mischief won't work!
Ha, this fuss won't do!
Hey girl, a cuckoo is singing in the flower garden,
Tell me the meaning of its song, hoy!
The cuckoo keeps singing, but for its song...
The meaning is beyond understanding, so let it be!
Hey, if it cries 'cuckoo', it means 'come closer'!
Hey, if it cries 'cuckoo', it means 'give me a kiss'!
Female: That is a language you made up,
Not a language the cuckoo speaks!
You are just trying to fool me!
Hoy hoy hoy, my dear girl,
Trust me, this fuss won't do!
Female: Hey, your mischief won't work!
Ha, this fuss won't do!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a romantic dialogue between the male and female leads, centered around a cuckoo's song as a metaphor for love and attraction. The male lead attempts to flirt and persuade her to get close and share a kiss, comparing romance to adding sugar to a bland life. The female lead playfully rebuffs his mischievous advances, reminding him to stay within limits and arguing that love is deeper than just physical affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagaththuvam)

Kanmani uppillaatha vaazhvil hoi / Muththamittu sarkkarai saeru

Comparing a life lacking romance to 'uppillaatha vaazhvil' (saltless life) and a kiss to adding sugar ('sarkkarai saeru').

Rhyme / Monnai (Initial Rhyme) & Ethirhas (Second Letter Rhyme)

Adi kukkoonaa pakkam vaa / Adi kukkoonaa muththam thaa

The usage of matching sounds in 'sellaathu' and 'aagaathu' or 'pakkam' and 'muththam' creates rhythm.

Idiom / Colloquial Metaphor

Nee en kadhil poo suththuthae

'Kadhil poo suththuthae' literally means 'wrapping flowers around my ear', which is a famous Tamil idiom meaning 'trying to fool or trick someone'.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1999 Tamil film 'Mannavaru Chinnavaru', starring Sivaji Ganesan, Arjun, and Soundarya. The lyrics were written by Pazhani Bharathi, known for his catchy, youthful romantic songs in late 1990s Tamil cinema.

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