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Lyrics & meaning

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 raangiHey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangiYou are leaving after stealing my life away.
Adi raangi enn raangi raangiHey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangiYou are leaving after stealing my life away.
Male
Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukkuI was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
Kannukkulla nozhanja...enter into my eyes?
Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukkuWithout 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 puriyaamalaeWithout understanding what happened or why,
Allaaduren unnaala naan solla theriyaamalaeI am struggling because of you, unable to put it into words.
Annam thanni thevai illa unna pathi pesunaThere is no need for food or water if I just speak about you.
Atta kathi kooda vettum unna solli veesunaEven a wooden sword will cut if brandished in your name.
Azhagaalae nidham neeye enna katti vachu adikiriyaeWith your beauty, you tie me up and beat me every single day.
Enna oda odaikiriyae kaada koluthuriyae..ehhh ..ehhhYou smash me like a clay tile and set fire to a forest..ehhh ..ehhh
Male
Adi raangi enn raangi raangiHey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangiYou are leaving after stealing my life away.
Male
Kaapi thanni pola enna kannu rendum aathuthaeYour two eyes cool me down like pouring hot coffee back and forth.
Moodi vacha aasai ellaam pothu kittu oothuthaeAll my suppressed desires are bursting out and spilling over.
Mothathula enna neeyae pithu kuli aakkuraOn the whole, you are turning me into a crazy lover.
Vetti paya enna kooda puthagama maathuraYou even transform a useless vagabond like me into a worthy book.
Uri pola kuri paathuTaking precise aim like a sling,
Enna sillu silla odaikiriyaeYou shatter me into tiny smithereens.
Enna naara kizhikiriyae nalla kozhapuriyae..ehhh ..ehhhYou tear me into shreds and thoroughly confuse my mind..ehhh ..ehhh
Male
Adi raangi enn raangi raangiHey stubborn girl, my haughty, stubborn girl,
Nee pora en usura vaangiYou are leaving after stealing my life away.
Male
Orangama kedakenae nee ennathukkuI was lying quietly in a corner, why did you...
Kannukkulla nozhanja...enter into my eyes?
Thavarethum puriyaama nee ennathukkuWithout me committing any fault, why did you...
Nenja vanthu arainja...come and slap my heart?
Thaana nananae nanae nanae..thaana nananae nanae nanaeThaana 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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