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Lyrics & meaning

Adikkira Kaithaan

From Vannakili · 1959

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Trichy Loganathan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Vannakili
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
12 Nov 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Female :Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Female :Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Male :Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Female :Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Male :Kasakura vaazhve inikum…
Female :Kasakura Vaazhve Inikum
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Kasakura vaazhve inikum
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Puyalukku pinne amaidhi
Varum thuyarukku pin sugam oru paadhi
Female :Puyalukku pinne amaidhi
Varum thuyarukku pin sugam oru paadhi
Puyalukku pinne amaidhi
Varum thuyarukku pin sugam oru paadhi
Iruluku pin varum jodhi
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Female :Iruluku pin varum jodhi
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum..
Male :Balae
Female :Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Kasakura vaazhve inikum…
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Iraikira ootre surakkum
Idi idikira vaanam kodukkum
Female :Iraikira ootre surakkum
Idi idikira vaanam kodukkum
Iraikira ootre surakkum
Idi idikira vaanam kodukkum
Vidhaikira vidhaidhaan mulaikkum
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Female :Vidhaikira vidhaidhaan mulaikkum
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Idhudhaan iyarkai niyadhi
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Male :Sabaashh..hahaah
Female :Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Kasakura vaazhve inikum…
Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum
Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum
Inikira vaazhve kasakkum
Kasakura vaazhve inikum…
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
Female: The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
Female: The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
Male: A life that is sweet can turn bitter
Female: A life that is sweet can turn bitter
Male: A life that is bitter can turn sweet...
Female: A life that is bitter can turn sweet
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
A life that is sweet can turn bitter
A life that is bitter can turn sweet
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
Calm follows after the storm
And after sorrow comes a share of joy
Female: Calm follows after the storm
And after sorrow comes a share of joy
Calm follows after the storm
And after sorrow comes a share of joy
Light follows after darkness
This is the law of nature
Female: Light follows after darkness
This is the law of nature
This is the law of nature
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces...
Male: Well said!
Female: The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
A life that is sweet can turn bitter
A life that is bitter can turn sweet...
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
A spring flows more the more it is drawn
A thundering sky pours down rain
Female: A spring flows more the more it is drawn
A thundering sky pours down rain
A spring flows more the more it is drawn
A thundering sky pours down rain
Only the seed that is sown will sprout
This is the law of nature
Female: Only the seed that is sown will sprout
This is the law of nature
This is the law of nature
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
Male: Bravo! Haha!
Female: The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
A life that is sweet can turn bitter
A life that is bitter can turn sweet...
The hand that strikes is the one that embraces
The hand that embraces is the one that strikes
A life that is sweet can turn bitter
A life that is bitter can turn sweet...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Adikira Kaidhaan Anaikkum from the 1959 film Vannakili is a folk song grounded in philosophical wisdom and optimism. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi uses simple rural aphorisms to explain the eternal law of nature: life consists of opposing dualities that complement each other. The song notes that discipline and love originate from the same source, just as a striking hand eventually offers comfort.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis (Muran)

Adikira kaidhaan anaikkum / Anaikira kaidhaan adikkum

Contrasting opposing ideas like striking vs embracing and sweetness vs bitterness to emphasize life's balance.

Metaphor / Analogy (Uvamai)

Puyalukku pinne amaidhi / Iruluku pin varum jodhi

Using natural phenomena like storms before calm and light after darkness as metaphors for human sorrow and joy.

Alliteration (Monai)

Idi idikira vaanam kodukkum

Repetition of initial consonants created for rhythmic musicality in folk lyricism.

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Trivia

Vannakili (1959), starring R. S. Manohar and Prem Nazir, featured music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi was renowned for translating traditional Tamil proverbs into accessible film lyrics.

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