Adichikko Site Adichikko
From Kairasikkaran · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kairasikkaran1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Odhaamal oru naalum irukka vendaam | One should never go a day without studying |
| Chorus :Irukka vendaam | Chorus: Should not go |
| Male :Ozhungaaga class-kku poga vendaam | Male: Don't go to class regularly |
| Chorus :Poga vendaam | Chorus: Don't go |
| Male :Cinimaavai paarkkaamal padikka vendaam | Male: Don't study without watching a movie |
| Chorus :Padikka vendaam | Chorus: Don't study |
| Male :Cigarate-tu oodhaamal padukka vendaam | Male: Don't go to sleep without smoking a cigarette |
| Chorus :Padukka vendaam | Chorus: Don't go to sleep |
| Male | |
| Adichchukko sight adichchukko | Check out girls, check them out |
| Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko | Quietly hold onto one girl |
| Paappaa ennaiyum paarppaa | The girl will look at me too |
| Haei yaeippaa unnaiyum yaeippaa | Hey, she will deceive/fool you too |
| College-il teenageil | In college, during teenage years |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Ninaichchathellam nadakka vendum | Whatever we wish for should happen |
| Paarththathellaam padiya vendum hae | Whatever we see should stick in memory, hey |
| Male | |
| Padichchu enna | What are we going to achieve by studying? |
| Male :Hae | Male: Hey |
| Male :Kizhikka porom | Male: Are we going to accomplish something extraordinary? |
| Male :Haa | Male: Haa |
| Male :Collector vaellaiyaa | Male: Is it a Collector job? |
| Male :Ho | Male: Ho |
| Male :Paarkka porom | Male: Are we going to work as one? |
| Male | |
| Vaguppil bore-ru | In class when it gets boring |
| Chorus :Hei | Chorus: Hei |
| Male :Adikkum neram | Male: When boredom strikes |
| Chorus :Hei | Chorus: Hei |
| Male :Theruvil ninnu | Male: Stand on the street |
| Chorus :Hei | Chorus: Hei |
| Male :Kadhal pannu | Male: And romance girls |
| Male | |
| Vaalibaththukku arththam ennadaa | What is the true meaning of youth, my friend? |
| Male | |
| Adichchukko sight adichchukko | Check out girls, check them out |
| Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko machchi | Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy |
| Male | |
| Pengal college namathu koyil | Women's college is our temple |
| Avangathaandaa namakku dheivam aahaan | They are indeed our deities, aha |
| Male | |
| Kulikkum araiyil | In the bathroom |
| Male :Hae | Male: Hey |
| Male :Silukku padaththa | Male: A photo of Silk Smitha |
| Male :Aa | Male: Aa |
| Male :Eduththu maatti | Male: Hung it up on the wall |
| Male :Hoi | Male: Hoi |
| Male :Soodam kaatti | Male: Lit camphor worship for it |
| Male | |
| Kulikka ponaen | I went to take a bath |
| Chorus :Hoi | Chorus: Hoi |
| Male :………….. | Male: ... |
| Chorus :Hei | Chorus: Hei |
| Male :Valikki vizhunthaa | Male: Slipped and fell down |
| Chorus :Haei | Chorus: Haei |
| Male :Pallu pochchu | Male: Lost my tooth |
| Neeyum konjam paarththu nadadaa | You too walk carefully, friend |
| Male | |
| Adichchukko sight adichchukko | Check out girls, check them out |
| Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko machchi | Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy |
ஓதாமல் ஒரு நாளும் இருக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
இருக்க வேண்டாம்
ஒழுங்காக கிளாஸ்க்கு போக வேண்டாம்
குழு :
போக வேண்டாம்
சினிமாவை பார்க்காமல் படிக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
படிக்க வேண்டாம்
சிகரெட்டு ஊதாமல் படுக்க வேண்டாம்
குழு :
படுக்க வேண்டாம்
One should never go a day without studying
Chorus: Should not go
Male: Don't go to class regularly
Chorus: Don't go
Male: Don't study without watching a movie
Chorus: Don't study
Male: Don't go to sleep without smoking a cigarette
Chorus: Don't go to sleep
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ
பாப்பா என்னையும் பார்ப்பா
ஹேய் ஏய்ப்பா உன்னையும் ஏய்ப்பா
காலேஜில் டீனேஜ்ஜில்
Check out girls, check them out
Quietly hold onto one girl
The girl will look at me too
Hey, she will deceive/fool you too
In college, during teenage years
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
ஹே ஹே ஹே
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ
...
.............................
Whatever we wish for should happen
Whatever we see should stick in memory, hey
நினைச்சதெல்லாம் நடக்க வேண்டும்
பார்த்ததெல்லாம் படிய வேண்டும் ஹே
What are we going to achieve by studying?
Male: Hey
Male: Are we going to accomplish something extraordinary?
Male: Haa
Male: Is it a Collector job?
Male: Ho
Male: Are we going to work as one?
படிச்சு என்ன
ஹே
கிழிக்க போறோம்
ஹா
கலெக்டர் வேலையா
ஹோ
பார்க்கபோறோம்
In class when it gets boring
Chorus: Hei
Male: When boredom strikes
Chorus: Hei
Male: Stand on the street
Chorus: Hei
Male: And romance girls
வகுப்பில் போரு
குழு :
ஹேய்
அடிக்கும் நேரம்
குழு :
ஹேய்
தெருவில் நின்னு
குழு :
ஹேய்
காதல் பண்ணு
What is the true meaning of youth, my friend?
வாலிபத்துக்கு அர்த்தம் என்னடா
Check out girls, check them out
Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
ஹே ஹே ஹே
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ குர்ர்ர்ர்
பாப்பா என்னையும் பார்ப்பா
ஹான் ஏய்ப்பா உன்னையும் ஏய்ப்பா
காலேஜில் டீனேஜ்ஜில்
Women's college is our temple
They are indeed our deities, aha
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ மச்சி
In the bathroom
Male: Hey
Male: A photo of Silk Smitha
Male: Aa
Male: Hung it up on the wall
Male: Hoi
Male: Lit camphor worship for it
பெண்கள் காலேஜ் நமது கோயில்
அவங்கதான்டா நமக்கு தெய்வம் ஆஹான்
I went to take a bath
Chorus: Hoi
Male: ...
Chorus: Hei
Male: Slipped and fell down
Chorus: Haei
Male: Lost my tooth
You too walk carefully, friend
குளிக்கும் அறையில்
ஹே
சிலுக்கு படத்த
ஆ
எடுத்து மாட்டி
ஹோய்
சூடம் காட்டி
Check out girls, check them out
Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy
குளிக்க போனேன்
குழு :
ஹோய்
.....................
குழு :
ஹேய்
வலிக்கி விழுந்தா
குழு :
ஹேய்
பல்லு போச்சு
நீயும் கொஞ்சம் பார்த்து நடடா
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
ஹே ஹே ஹே
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ குர்ர்ர்ர்
பாப்பா என்னையும் பார்ப்பா
ஏய்ப்பா உன்னையும் ஏய்ப்பா
காலேஜில் டீனேஜ்ஜில்
அடிச்சுக்கோ சைட்டு அடிச்சுக்கோ
அடக்கமா ஒன்ன புடிச்சுக்கோ மச்சி
Odhaamal oru naalum irukka vendaam
One should never go a day without studying
Chorus :Irukka vendaam
Chorus: Should not go
Male :Ozhungaaga class-kku poga vendaam
Male: Don't go to class regularly
Chorus :Poga vendaam
Chorus: Don't go
Male :Cinimaavai paarkkaamal padikka vendaam
Male: Don't study without watching a movie
Chorus :Padikka vendaam
Chorus: Don't study
Male :Cigarate-tu oodhaamal padukka vendaam
Male: Don't go to sleep without smoking a cigarette
Chorus :Padukka vendaam
Chorus: Don't go to sleep
Adichchukko sight adichchukko
Check out girls, check them out
Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko
Quietly hold onto one girl
Paappaa ennaiyum paarppaa
The girl will look at me too
Haei yaeippaa unnaiyum yaeippaa
Hey, she will deceive/fool you too
College-il teenageil
In college, during teenage years
……………….
...
Ninaichchathellam nadakka vendum
Whatever we wish for should happen
Paarththathellaam padiya vendum hae
Whatever we see should stick in memory, hey
Padichchu enna
What are we going to achieve by studying?
Male :Hae
Male: Hey
Male :Kizhikka porom
Male: Are we going to accomplish something extraordinary?
Male :Haa
Male: Haa
Male :Collector vaellaiyaa
Male: Is it a Collector job?
Male :Ho
Male: Ho
Male :Paarkka porom
Male: Are we going to work as one?
Vaguppil bore-ru
In class when it gets boring
Chorus :Hei
Chorus: Hei
Male :Adikkum neram
Male: When boredom strikes
Chorus :Hei
Chorus: Hei
Male :Theruvil ninnu
Male: Stand on the street
Chorus :Hei
Chorus: Hei
Male :Kadhal pannu
Male: And romance girls
Vaalibaththukku arththam ennadaa
What is the true meaning of youth, my friend?
Adichchukko sight adichchukko
Check out girls, check them out
Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko machchi
Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy
Pengal college namathu koyil
Women's college is our temple
Avangathaandaa namakku dheivam aahaan
They are indeed our deities, aha
Kulikkum araiyil
In the bathroom
Male :Hae
Male: Hey
Male :Silukku padaththa
Male: A photo of Silk Smitha
Male :Aa
Male: Aa
Male :Eduththu maatti
Male: Hung it up on the wall
Male :Hoi
Male: Hoi
Male :Soodam kaatti
Male: Lit camphor worship for it
Kulikka ponaen
I went to take a bath
Chorus :Hoi
Chorus: Hoi
Male :…………..
Male: ...
Chorus :Hei
Chorus: Hei
Male :Valikki vizhunthaa
Male: Slipped and fell down
Chorus :Haei
Chorus: Haei
Male :Pallu pochchu
Male: Lost my tooth
Neeyum konjam paarththu nadadaa
You too walk carefully, friend
Adichchukko sight adichchukko
Check out girls, check them out
Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko machchi
Quietly hold onto one girl, buddy
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted college anthem parodies classic traditional aphorisms (like 'Odhaamal oru naalum irukka vendaam' from Ulaganeethi) to express the rebellious, fun-loving attitude of college youth. The singer playfully advises students against attending classes regularly or studying without entertainment, emphasizing romance, youthfulness, and teenage shenanigans instead of academic ambition.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Parody / Irony (நகைமுரண்)
“Odhaamal oru naalum irukka vendaam ... Ozhungaaga class-kku poga vendaam”
The lyrics invert traditional moral aphorisms like 'Odhaamal oru naalum irukka vendaam' (Never go a day without reading) by twisting subsequent lines into humorous anti-study advice.
Emonai (எதுகை - Second letter rhyming)
“Adichchukko sight adichchukko / Adakkamaa onna pudichchukko”
Rhyming of the second letter 'di' in 'Adichchukko' and 'Adakkamaa' (da/da consonant repetition).
Hyperbole (உயர்வின் நவிற்சி அணி)
“Pengal college namathu koyil / Avangathaandaa namakku dheivam aahaan”
Exaggerating a women's college to a temple and the students to ruling deities.
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Trivia
The opening line subverts the famous classical Tamil didactic work 'Aathichoodi' / 'Ulaganeethi', which traditionally teaches moral values to students. The movie 'Kairasikkaran' (1984) featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and starred Prabhu.
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