Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Chellakutty album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Adi Vaanam Paarkkum

From Chellakutty · 1987

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
P. Susheela, Gangai Amaran
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Chellakutty
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
23 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Holaa holaa holaa holaa
……………..
Adi vaanam paarkkum vaazhaipoovai
Naanum paarththu aasai vachchaen
Mamanthaanae hae….vaadi maanae
Ada koodha kaaththu kooi pochchu
Unna paaththu thookkam pochchu
Chinna ponnu haang enna panna
Malai saaral oramaa
Rendu perum povomaa
Female :Naama ponaa podhumaa
Illa hoomm…hoomhum
Adi vaanam paarkkum vaazhaipoovai
Naanum paarththu aasai vachchaen
Mamanthaanae hae….vaadi maanae
Ada koodha kaaththu kooi pochchu
Unna paaththu thookkam pochchu
Chinna ponnu haang enna panna
Aagaasam poo pookkum anthikkum naan vaaraen
Female :Aaraaththi thattodu kaanikkai naan thaaraen
Male :Kaththukko naalum solli thaaraen
Female :Kattikko naanum alli thaaraen
Anthiyilae munthi viri
Nenjil aanantha thanthiyadi
Female :munthiyilae sinthi vizhum
Velli muththaaram vanthu pidi
Male :Yammaa yammaa….holaa hollaa
Holaa holaa holaa holaa….
Adi vaanam paarkkum vaazhaipoovai
Naanum paarththu aasai vachchaen
Female :Chinna ponnu enna panna
…………………..
Machchaanae machchaanae manasa naan vachchenae
Male :Tholodu tholaaga naanunnai thachchanae
Female :Ammammaa naanum sokki ponnaen
Male :Appappaa naanum sorkkam ponaen
Kattazhagan thottathumae
Intha bhoologam suththurathaen
Male :Munnazhagum pinnazhagum
Visha mullaattam kuththurathaen
Female :Yammaa yammaa….holaa hollaa
Holaa holaa holaa holaa……
Adi vaanam paarkkum vaazhaipoovai
Naanum paarththu aasai vachchaen
Mamanthaanae hae….vaadi maanae
Ada koodha kaaththu kooi pochchu
Unna paaththu thookkam pochchu
Chinna ponnu haang enna panna
Malai saaral oramaa
Rendu perum povomaa
Female :Naama ponaa podhumaa
Illa hoomm…..hoomhum…….
Hola hola hola hola
...
Looking at that banana blossom facing the sky,
I looked at you and longed for you.
It is your cousin! Hey, come to me, my gentle deer!
Ah, the mountain breeze is whistling by,
and looking at you, my sleep has vanished!
Young girl, oh, what am I to do?
Along the mountain drizzle,
shall the two of us go together?
Female: Is it enough if we just go?
Or... hmm... hmm hmm...
Looking at that banana blossom facing the sky,
I looked at you and longed for you.
It is your cousin! Hey, come to me, my gentle deer!
Ah, the mountain breeze is whistling by,
and looking at you, my sleep has vanished!
Young girl, oh, what am I to do?
I will come at dusk, when the sky blooms with stars.
Female: With the welcoming plate, I will offer my love to you.
Male: Learn from me, I will teach you every day.
Female: Hold me close, and I will gather my love and give it to you.
Spread the drape of your saree in the evening,
and strike joyful music in my heart!
Female: Spilling down from the edge of my saree,
come and catch this string of silver pearls!
Male: Oh my, oh my... hola hola!
Hola hola hola hola...
Looking at that banana blossom facing the sky,
I looked at you and longed for you.
Female: What can this young girl do?
...
My beloved, I have set my heart on you!
Male: Shoulder to shoulder, I held you close to me!
Female: Oh my, I was completely swept off my feet!
Male: Ah, I felt like I went straight to heaven!
The moment this handsome man touched me,
why is this whole world spinning around?
Male: Your beauty from the front and back,
why does it prick me like a poisoned thorn?
Female: Oh my, oh my... hola hola!
Hola hola hola hola...
Looking at that banana blossom facing the sky,
I looked at you and longed for you.
It is your cousin! Hey, come to me, my gentle deer!
Ah, the mountain breeze is whistling by,
and looking at you, my sleep has vanished!
Young girl, oh, what am I to do?
Along the mountain drizzle,
shall the two of us go together?
Female: Is it enough if we just go?
Or... hmm... hmm hmm...
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Female
Female
Chorus
Male
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adi Vaanam Paarkkum Vaazhaipoovai from the 1987 movie Chellakutty is a playful rural duet centered around romantic banter and youthful desire. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a tender banana flower looking towards the sky and expresses how her beauty stole his sleep amidst the chilly evening breeze. The couple playfully teases each other about wandering off together under the gentle mountain drizzle. As the song progresses, the lyricist Pulamaipithan uses evocative rural imagery to depict intimacy and love. The lovers exchange promises of devotion—the heroine offers a traditional welcome and her total surrender, while the hero promises guidance and lifelong affection, describing the exhilarating effect her beauty and touch have on his senses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Adi vaanam paarkkum vaazhaipoovai”

Compares the heroine's form and posture to a delicate banana flower gazing towards the sky.

Oliyinipadivom (Onomatopoeia)

“Ada koodha kaaththu kooi pochchu”

The word 'kooi' mimics the whistling sound made by the biting cold wind.

Etukai & Monai (Rhyme & Alliteration)

“Kaththukko naalum solli thaaraen / Kattikko naanum alli thaaraen”

Rhythmic pairing of words with matching initial sound structures and end rhymes (Kaththukko / Kattikko).

Uruvagam (Metaphor / Hyperbole)

“Visha mullaattam kuththurathaen”

Compares the sharpness of physical attraction and beauty to the sting of a sharp thorn.

Did you know?

Trivia

Chellakutty (1987) is a lesser-known village-centric Tamil film featuring songs penned by veteran lyricist Pulamaipithan, known for introducing traditional Tamil folk metaphors into 1980s film music.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

How Wonderful1975
Mel Naattu MarumagalAttractionPlayful Romance
Lovvu Lovvu2020
Anbulla GhilliAttractionPlayful Romance
Neethane Thooral1984
Manmadha RajakkalAttractionRomantic Union
Hello Sweety Hello1975
Hotel SorgamAttractionCourtship
Silu Silu Siluvena1988
Oorai TherinjikittenAttractionNature
Kuluvalile1995
MuthuCourtshipPlayful Romance

From the same album

More songs from Chellakutty

View album
Thaayum Naane1987
ChellakuttyTender
Kamadevanin Kadhal1987
ChellakuttyRomantic
Chellakutty Chinnakutty1987
ChellakuttyCheerful

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.