Adi Raangi
From Saattai · 2012
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Santosh Hariharan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Saattai2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi raangi enn raangi raangi | Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl, |
| Nee pora en usura vaangi | You are leaving after stealing my life away. |
| Adi raangi enn raangi raangi | Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl, |
| Nee pora en usura vaangi | You are leaving after stealing my life away. |
| Male | |
| Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukku | I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you... |
| Kannukkulla nozhanja | ...enter into my eyes? |
| Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukku | Without me committing any fault, why did you... |
| Nenja vanthu arainja | ...come and slap my heart? |
| Aiyo paada paduthuriyae paaya surutturiyae. | Oh dear, you torment me so much and roll up my sleeping mat. |
| Male | |
| Ennaanatho yethaanatho onnum puriyaamalae | Without understanding what happened or why, |
| Allaaduren unnaala naan solla theriyaamalae | I am struggling because of you, unable to put it into words. |
| Annam thanni thevai illa unna pathi pesuna | There is no need for food or water if I just speak about you. |
| Atta kathi kooda vettum unna solli veesuna | Even a wooden sword will cut if brandished in your name. |
| Azhagaalae nidham neeye enna katti vachu adikiriyae | With your beauty, you tie me up and beat me every single day. |
| Enna oda odaikiriyae kaada koluthuriyae..ehhh ..ehhh | You smash me like a clay tile and set fire to a forest..ehhh ..ehhh |
| Male | |
| Adi raangi enn raangi raangi | Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl, |
| Nee pora en usura vaangi | You are leaving after stealing my life away. |
| Male | |
| Kaapi thanni pola enna kannu rendum aathuthae | Your two eyes cool me down like pouring hot coffee back and forth. |
| Moodi vacha aasai ellaam pothu kittu oothuthae | All my suppressed desires are bursting out and spilling over. |
| Mothathula enna neeyae pithu kuli aakkura | On the whole, you are turning me into a crazy lover. |
| Vetti paya enna kooda puthagama maathura | You even transform a useless vagabond like me into a worthy book. |
| Uri pola kuri paathu | Taking precise aim like a sling, |
| Enna sillu silla odaikiriyae | You shatter me into tiny smithereens. |
| Enna naara kizhikiriyae nalla kozhapuriyae..ehhh ..ehhh | You tear me into shreds and thoroughly confuse my mind..ehhh ..ehhh |
| Male | |
| Adi raangi enn raangi raangi | Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl, |
| Nee pora en usura vaangi | You are leaving after stealing my life away. |
| Male | |
| Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukku | I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you... |
| Kannukkulla nozhanja | ...enter into my eyes? |
| Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukku | Without me committing any fault, why did you... |
| Nenja vanthu arainja | ...come and slap my heart? |
| Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanae | Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanae |
அடி ராங்கி என்
ராங்கி ராங்கி நீ போற
என் உசுர வாங்கி அடி
ராங்கி என் ராங்கி ராங்கி
நீ போற என் உசுர வாங்கி
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
உறங்காம கிடக்கேனே
நீ என்னதுக்கு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
நுழஞ்ச தவறேதும் புரியாம நீ
என்னதுக்கு நெஞ்ச வந்து
அறைஞ்ச அய்யோ பாடா
படுத்துறியே பாயா சுருட்டுறியே
I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
...enter into my eyes?
Without me committing any fault, why did you...
...come and slap my heart?
Oh dear, you torment me so much and roll up my sleeping mat.
என்னானதோ ஏதானதோ
ஒன்னும் புரியாமலே அல்லாடுறேன்
உன்னால நான் சொல்ல தெரியாமலே
அன்னம் தண்ணி தேவையில்ல உன்ன
பத்தி பேசுனா அட்ட கத்தி கூட வெட்டும்
உன்ன சொல்லி வீசுனா அழகாலே நிதம்
நீயே என்ன கட்டி வச்சு அடிக்கிறியே
என்ன ஓடா உடைக்கிறியே காடா
கொளுத்துறியே யே யே
Without understanding what happened or why,
I am struggling because of you, unable to put it into words.
There is no need for food or water if I just speak about you.
Even a wooden sword will cut if brandished in your name.
With your beauty, you tie me up and beat me every single day.
You smash me like a clay tile and set fire to a forest..ehhh ..ehhh
அடி ராங்கி என்
ராங்கி ராங்கி நீ போற
என் உசுர வாங்கி
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
காப்பி தண்ணி போல
என்ன கண்ணு ரெண்டும்
ஆத்துதே மூடி வச்ச ஆசை
எல்லாம் பொத்துகிட்டு ஊத்துதே
மொத்ததுல என்ன நீயே பித்துக்குளி
ஆக்குற வெட்டி பய என்ன கூட
புத்தகமா மாத்துற உறி போல குறி
பாத்து என்ன சில்லு சில்லா
உடைக்கிறியே என்ன நாரா
கிழிக்கிறியே நல்லா
குழப்புறியே யே யே
Your two eyes cool me down like pouring hot coffee back and forth.
All my suppressed desires are bursting out and spilling over.
On the whole, you are turning me into a crazy lover.
You even transform a useless vagabond like me into a worthy book.
Taking precise aim like a sling,
You shatter me into tiny smithereens.
You tear me into shreds and thoroughly confuse my mind..ehhh ..ehhh
அடி ராங்கி என்
ராங்கி ராங்கி நீ போற
என் உசுர வாங்கி
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
உறங்காம கிடக்கேனே
நீ என்னதுக்கு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
நுழஞ்ச தவறேதும் புரியாம நீ
என்னதுக்கு நெஞ்ச வந்து
அறைஞ்ச தானா நானானே
நானே நானே தானா நானானே
நானே நானே
I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
...enter into my eyes?
Without me committing any fault, why did you...
...come and slap my heart?
Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanae
Adi raangi enn raangi raangi
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangi
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
Adi raangi enn raangi raangi
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangi
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukku
I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
Kannukkulla nozhanja
...enter into my eyes?
Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukku
Without me committing any fault, why did you...
Nenja vanthu arainja
...come and slap my heart?
Aiyo paada paduthuriyae paaya surutturiyae.
Oh dear, you torment me so much and roll up my sleeping mat.
Ennaanatho yethaanatho onnum puriyaamalae
Without understanding what happened or why,
Allaaduren unnaala naan solla theriyaamalae
I am struggling because of you, unable to put it into words.
Annam thanni thevai illa unna pathi pesuna
There is no need for food or water if I just speak about you.
Atta kathi kooda vettum unna solli veesuna
Even a wooden sword will cut if brandished in your name.
Azhagaalae nidham neeye enna katti vachu adikiriyae
With your beauty, you tie me up and beat me every single day.
Enna oda odaikiriyae kaada koluthuriyae..ehhh ..ehhh
You smash me like a clay tile and set fire to a forest..ehhh ..ehhh
Adi raangi enn raangi raangi
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangi
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
Kaapi thanni pola enna kannu rendum aathuthae
Your two eyes cool me down like pouring hot coffee back and forth.
Moodi vacha aasai ellaam pothu kittu oothuthae
All my suppressed desires are bursting out and spilling over.
Mothathula enna neeyae pithu kuli aakkura
On the whole, you are turning me into a crazy lover.
Vetti paya enna kooda puthagama maathura
You even transform a useless vagabond like me into a worthy book.
Uri pola kuri paathu
Taking precise aim like a sling,
Enna sillu silla odaikiriyae
You shatter me into tiny smithereens.
Enna naara kizhikiriyae nalla kozhapuriyae..ehhh ..ehhh
You tear me into shreds and thoroughly confuse my mind..ehhh ..ehhh
Adi raangi enn raangi raangi
Hey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangi
You are leaving after stealing my life away.
Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukku
I was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
Kannukkulla nozhanja
...enter into my eyes?
Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukku
Without me committing any fault, why did you...
Nenja vanthu arainja
...come and slap my heart?
Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanae
Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanae
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Adi Raangi' from the movie Saattai expresses the playful, overwhelming plight of a young man who has fallen head over heels for a feisty, stubborn girl. He playfully laments that while he was quietly minding his own business in a corner, her fierce charm entered his life and threw everything into sweet chaos, striking his heart without warning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Adi raangi enn raangi raangi / Nee pora en usura vaangi”
Matching second consonants across lines creates a rhythmic flow, as seen with 'aa-ng-i' in Raangi and Vaangi.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Atta kathi kooda vettum unna solli veesuna”
Exaggerates the power of her name by claiming even a blunt wooden/cardboard sword becomes sharp enough to cut when swung in her name.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaapi thanni pola enna kannu rendum aathuthae”
Compares the soothing yet dizzying gaze of her eyes to hot coffee being aerated and cooled down back and forth in a tumbler.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vetti paya enna kooda puthagama maathura”
Metaphorically describes how love turns a lazy, useless guy ('vetti paya') into a disciplined, informative book ('puthagam').
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Yugabharathi, 'Adi Raangi' from Saattai (2012) became a popular folk-pop track sung by D. Imman and Santosh Hariharan, showcasing Imman's signature rural-melody rhythm style.
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