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Adi Vadi Pokkari

From Siritha Mugam · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Siritha Mugam
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adi vadi pookari rajathi
En kannu en muthu oru kaalu
Nee vaanga vandhiya
Indha pakkam katti vecha maapillai veedu
Nondi nondi odi varum
Makku ponnu paaru
Yendiyamma raajathi kaalukenna kooru
Ho ho ho tattatttaa
Chorus :Ho ho ho tattatttaa
Female :Naathanarai paari kalai konjam varai
Nalau pakkam kodadiyoo
Chorus :Naathanarai paari kalai konjam varai
Nalau pakkam kodadiyoo
Adi vadi pookari rajathi
En kannu en muthu oru kaalu
Nee vaanga vandhiya
Adi vadi pookari rajathi
En kannu en muthu oru kaalu
Nee vaanga vandhiya
Indha pakkam katti vecha maapillai veedu
Nondi nondi odi varum
Makku ponnu paaru
Yendiyamma raajathi kaalukenna kooru
Ho ho ho tattatttaa
Ho ho ho tattatttaa
Mappillaiyai paarkaamal thangallaiya
Adi raathiriyil nee enna thoongalaiya
Kaapu katti kollathaan nee vanthiya
Illai kattilukku pogathaan yenguriya
Thaana thaniya vandha ponnu paaradi
Thalai mudhal kaal varai santhanathai poosadi
Ponaa pogattum poo konjam soodadi
Pudavaikkum vaettikkum mudichu onnu podadi
Haa haa haa haa
Adi vadi pookari rajathi
En kannu en muthu oru kaalu
Nee vaanga vandhiya
Sambanthinga buthi innum pogalaiya
Adi sandaikku kachai katti aaduriya
Enga veetu ponnukadhu maapillaiyaa
Onga annanukku kobam enna mookilaiya
Onna rendaa ulagathil mappillai
Ummunnu sonnaachu jammunnu kazhuthilae
Ponna porandha adhu konnu irukku
Podhumadi undhan aattathai niruthu
Haa haa haa haa
Adi vadi pookari rajathi
En kannu en muthu oru kaalu
Nee vaanga vandhiya
Hey, come here, flower girl, my princess!
My darling, my pearl, on just one leg,
did you come limping over?
Over here stands the groom's house,
Running and limping along,
look at this silly girl!
Hey princess, tell me, what happened to your leg?
Ho ho ho, da-ta-ta-ta
Chorus: Ho ho ho, da-ta-ta-ta
Female: Look at the sister-in-law, draw some designs,
draw lines on all four sides!
Chorus: Look at the sister-in-law, draw some designs,
draw lines on all four sides!
Hey, come here, flower girl, my princess!
My darling, my pearl, on just one leg,
did you come limping over?
Hey, come here, flower girl, my princess!
My darling, my pearl, on just one leg,
did you come limping over?
Over here stands the groom's house,
Running and limping along,
look at this silly girl!
Hey princess, tell me, what happened to your leg?
Ho ho ho, da-ta-ta-ta
Ho ho ho, da-ta-ta-ta
Couldn't you stay put without seeing the groom?
Hey, did you get no sleep last night?
Did you come only to tie the wedding thread?
Or are you longing to jump straight into bed?
Look at the girl who showed up all alone!
Rub sandalwood paste on her from head to toe!
Let it be, go adorn her with fresh flowers!
Tie a knot between her sari and his dhoti!
Ha ha ha ha
Hey, come here, flower girl, my princess!
My darling, my pearl, on just one leg,
did you come limping over?
Has the in-laws' stubborn mindset still not changed?
Are you tying up your waist to pick a fight?
Is that really a worthy groom for our family's girl?
Does your brother always carry anger on the tip of his nose?
Are there only one or two eligible grooms in the world?
If she just says yes, proudly around her neck—
A girl born in this world has her own dignity!
Enough of this, put an end to your drama!
Ha ha ha ha
Hey, come here, flower girl, my princess!
My darling, my pearl, on just one leg,
did you come limping over?
Female
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adi vadi pookari rajathi from the 1968 film Siritha Mugam is a high-energy Tamil folk dance song featuring lighthearted, colloquial banter between a female flower vendor and wedding guests. The lyrics playfully tease a girl about her eagerness for marriage, her arrival at the groom's residence, and the traditional rituals associated with wedding celebrations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaippu (End Rhyme)

Ponaa pogattum poo konjam soodadi / Pudavaikkum vaettikkum mudichu onnu podadi

Matching end sounds across lines enhancing the catchy rhythm typical of folk numbers.

Colloquial Idiom (Makkal Bhashai)

Onga annanukku kobam enna mookilaiya

Use of common Tamil folk expressions describing short temper.

Anaphora / Repetition

Nondi nondi odi varum

Repetition of phrase for dramatic, rhythm-building emphasis.

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Trivia

Composed by the dynamic music duo Sankar-Ganesh in their early career, the song features the versatile vocals of L. R. Eswari, who was widely renowned in the 1960s and 70s for delivering expressive, high-spirited folk and club dance tracks.

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