Adippen Pattathaan
From Thaaya Thaarama · 1989
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thaaya Thaarama1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adippen pattathaan | I will strike with a silk cloth |
| Adhukku maelae mottathaan | Above that, a shaved head |
| Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan | Rudraksha beads hanging below |
| Adippen pattathaan | I will strike with a silk cloth |
| Adhukku maelae mottathaan | Above that, a shaved head |
| Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan | Rudraksha beads hanging below |
| Male | |
| Samsaaram seiyum thollai | The trouble caused by family life |
| Ammaadi thaangavilla | Oh my, I could not endure it |
| Ellaamae tharuthalathaan | Everyone turned out to be a rogue |
| Aiyyaa naan petha pulla | Oh sir, even the child I gave birth to |
| Sanyaasam vaangidaththaan | To renounce worldly life |
| Theermaanam pannipputtaen | I have made my decision |
| Male | |
| Yaenga annaachchi | Hey brother |
| Ungalukkippo ennaachchu | What happened to you now? |
| Ellaam thorakkira | Renouncing everything |
| Nyaanam eppo undaachchu | When did you gain such wisdom? |
| Yaenga annaachchi | Hey brother |
| Ungalukkippo ennaachchu | What happened to you now? |
| Ellaam thorakkira | Renouncing everything |
| Nyaanam eppo undaachchu | When did you gain such wisdom? |
| Male | |
| Sambonnu sollikittu | Chanting Sambo |
| Mabonnu povathaenna | Why run away like a ghost? |
| Samsaaram venaamunnu sanyaasi aavathenna | Saying you do not want family life, why become an ascetic? |
| Summaannu dupe vuttu yamaetha koodathunga | Do not bluff unnecessarily and fool us |
| Male | |
| Adippen pattathaan | I will strike with a silk cloth |
| Adhukku maelae mottathaan | Above that, a shaved head |
| Male :Haan | Male: Haan |
| Male :Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan | Male: Rudraksha beads hanging below |
| Male | |
| Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae | Moon ruined himself because of a woman |
| Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae | That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman |
| Chorus :Yes yes yes | Chorus: Yes yes yes |
| Male :Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae | Male: Moon ruined himself because of a woman |
| Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae | That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman |
| Manaivi nenaippu vanthaalae | The very thought of a wife |
| Vayaththa kalakkum thannaalae | Automatically churns the stomach |
| Male | |
| Thavarunga unga ennam | Your thinking is wrong |
| Thaaikulam thappaa pannum | Will womanhood do anything wrong? |
| Male :Unakkenna ondikkatta | Male: You single bachelor |
| Upadhesam pannipputta | You preach sermons to me! |
| Male | |
| Soru pongi poda | To cook rice and serve you |
| Oru thaaram venum annae | You need a wife, brother |
| Ada saela thovaikka solvaa | Hey, she will ask you to wash her saree |
| Ava soru potta pinnae | After she serves you food! |
| Male | |
| Adippaen pattathaan | I will strike with a silk cloth |
| Adhukku maelae mottathaan | Above that, a shaved head |
| Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan | Rudraksha beads hanging below |
| Chorus | |
| …………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum | What will happen to women's rule? |
| Chorus :Yes yes yes | Chorus: Yes yes yes |
| Male :Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum | Male: What will happen to women's rule? |
| Veedu katchiya polaththaan rendaagum | The home will split into two like political parties |
| Podinnu sollida koodaathu | You should not tell her to go away |
| Pottiyum poosalum undaagum | Fights and squabbles will arise |
| Male | |
| Purinjathu unga ennam | I understood your intention |
| Merattuthu paana chinnam | The pot symbol is threatening us |
| Male :Kozhiyellaam sevalaachchu | Male: All hens turned into roosters |
| Kaalam rompa kettu pochchu | Times have become very bad |
| Male | |
| Kudumba thalaivan neenga | You are the head of the family |
| Pennai kuraigal solvathu yaenga | Why do you keep blaming women? |
| Male :Ada pothum pothum thamb | Male: Ah, enough, enough brother |
| Naan neetta poraen kambi | I am going to make a run for it |
| Male | |
| Aiyayyae yaenga annaachchi | Oh my, hey brother |
| Ungalukkippo ennaachchu | What happened to you now? |
| Ellaam thorakkira nyaanam eppo undaachchu | When did you gain wisdom to renounce everything? |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam eppavum kattaathae | Never get married |
| Ada ennaiyum thanniyum ottaathae | Oil and water never mix |
| Anupavichchu paaththuttaen | I have experienced it and seen it |
| Enathu pechcha thattaathae…. | Do not disobey my words... |
| Male | |
| Enakkantha achchamilla | I do not have that fear |
| Ketkamaattaen unga solla | I will not listen to your words |
| Male :Ivala nee kattikadaa | Male: Marry her then |
| Sevuthula muttikkadaa | Bang your head against a wall |
| Yaeththukkiraem ivala | We accept her |
| Ada enakku illa kavala | Hey, I have no worries |
| Male :Ada maattikittaan payalae | Male: Hey, the guy got trapped |
| Unna mayakkiputtaa mayilae | That peacock of a girl seduced you |
| Male | |
| Adidaa melanththaan | Play the drums now |
| Poranthiruchchu kaalanthaan | The good time has arrived |
| Male :Haan | Male: Haan |
| Male :Inime manaivikku podanum | Male: From now on, according to your wife |
| Nee thaalanthan | You must dance to her tune |
| Male | |
| Thai maasam thethi paaru | Check the date in the month of Thai |
| Male :Hoi | Male: Hoi |
| Male :Thambi nee parisam podu | Male: Brother, give the marriage pledge |
| Male :Hoi | Male: Hoi |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam kattikkittu | Getting married |
| Ennaattam kashttappattu | Suffering like me |
| Onnodu oruthiyaththaan | Together with one girl |
| Ippo naan saeththupputtaen | Now I have united them |
| Chorus | |
| Yes yes yes | Yes yes yes |
| Male :Yae pushshu… | Male: Yae pushshu... |
அடிப்பேன் பட்டதான்
அதுக்கு மேலே மொட்டதான்
கீழ தொங்கணும் உத்ராட்ச கொட்டதான்
அடிப்பேன் பட்டதான்
அதுக்கு மேலே மொட்டதான்
கீழ தொங்கணும் உத்ராட்ச கொட்டதான்
I will strike with a silk cloth
Above that, a shaved head
Rudraksha beads hanging below
I will strike with a silk cloth
Above that, a shaved head
Rudraksha beads hanging below
சம்சாரம் செய்யும் தொல்லை
அம்மாடி தாங்கவில்ல
எல்லாமே தறுதலதான்
அய்யா நான் பெத்த புள்ள
சன்யாசம் வாங்கிடத்தான்
தீர்மானம் பண்ணிப்புட்டேன்
The trouble caused by family life
Oh my, I could not endure it
Everyone turned out to be a rogue
Oh sir, even the child I gave birth to
To renounce worldly life
I have made my decision
ஏங்க அண்ணாச்சி
உங்களுக்கிப்போ என்னாச்சு
எல்லாம் தொறக்கிற
ஞானம் எப்போ உண்டாச்சு
ஏங்க அண்ணாச்சி
உங்களுக்கிப்போ என்னாச்சு
எல்லாம் தொறக்கிற
ஞானம் எப்போ உண்டாச்சு
Hey brother
What happened to you now?
Renouncing everything
When did you gain such wisdom?
Hey brother
What happened to you now?
Renouncing everything
When did you gain such wisdom?
சம்போன்னு சொல்லிக்கிட்டு
அம்போன்னு போவதென்ன
சம்சாரம் வேணாமுன்னு சன்யாசி ஆவதென்ன
சும்மான்னு டூப்பு வுட்டு ஏமாத்த கூடாதுங்க
Chanting Sambo
Why run away like a ghost?
Saying you do not want family life, why become an ascetic?
Do not bluff unnecessarily and fool us
அடிப்பேன் பட்டதான்
அதுக்கு மேலே மொட்டதான்
ஹான்
கீழ தொங்கணும் உத்ராட்ச கொட்டதான்
I will strike with a silk cloth
Above that, a shaved head
Male: Haan
Male: Rudraksha beads hanging below
சந்திரன் கெட்டதும் பெண்ணாலே
அந்த இந்திரன் கெட்டதும் பெண்ணாலே..
குழு :
எஸ்......எஸ்......எஸ்..
சந்திரன் கெட்டதும் பெண்ணாலே
அந்த இந்திரன் கெட்டதும் பெண்ணாலே
மனைவி நெனப்பு வந்தாலே
வயத்தக் கலக்கும் தன்னாலே
Moon ruined himself because of a woman
That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman
Chorus: Yes yes yes
Male: Moon ruined himself because of a woman
That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman
The very thought of a wife
Automatically churns the stomach
தவறுங்க உங்க எண்ணம்
தாய்க்குலம் தப்பா பண்ணும்
உனக்கென்ன ஒண்டிக்கட்ட
உபதேசம் பண்ணிப்புட்ட
Your thinking is wrong
Will womanhood do anything wrong?
Male: You single bachelor
You preach sermons to me!
சோறு பொங்கி போட
ஒரு தாரம் வேணும் அண்ணே
அட சேல தொவைக்க சொல்வா
அவ சோறு போட்ட பின்னே
To cook rice and serve you
You need a wife, brother
Hey, she will ask you to wash her saree
After she serves you food!
அடிப்பேன் பட்டதான்
அதுக்கு மேலே மொட்டதான்
கீழ தொங்கணும் உத்ராட்ச கொட்டதான்
I will strike with a silk cloth
Above that, a shaved head
Rudraksha beads hanging below
...........................
...
பொம்பள ராஜ்ஜியம் என்னாகும்
குழு :
எஸ்......எஸ்......எஸ்..
பொம்பள ராஜ்ஜியம் என்னாகும்
வீடு கட்சியப்போலத்தான் ரெண்டாகும்
போடின்னு சொல்லிடக் கூடாது
போட்டியும் பூசலும் உண்டாகும்
What will happen to women's rule?
Chorus: Yes yes yes
Male: What will happen to women's rule?
The home will split into two like political parties
You should not tell her to go away
Fights and squabbles will arise
புரிஞ்சது உங்க எண்ணம்
மெரட்டுது பான சின்னம்
கோழியெல்லாம் சேவலாச்சு
காலம் ரொம்ப கெட்டுப் போச்சு
I understood your intention
The pot symbol is threatening us
Male: All hens turned into roosters
Times have become very bad
குடும்பத் தலைவன் நீங்க
பெண்ணை குறைகள் சொல்வது ஏங்க
அட போதும் போதும் தம்பி
நான் நீட்டப் போறேன் கம்பி
You are the head of the family
Why do you keep blaming women?
Male: Ah, enough, enough brother
I am going to make a run for it
அய்யய்யே ஏங்க அண்ணாச்சி
உங்களுக்கிப்போ என்னாச்சு
எல்லாம் தொறக்கிற ஞானம் எப்போ உண்டாச்சு
Oh my, hey brother
What happened to you now?
When did you gain wisdom to renounce everything?
கல்யாணம் எப்பவும் கட்டாதே
அட எண்ணையும் தண்ணியும் ஒட்டாதே
அனுபவிச்சு பாத்துட்டேன்
எனது பேச்ச தட்டாதே.....
Never get married
Oil and water never mix
I have experienced it and seen it
Do not disobey my words...
எனக்கந்த அச்சமில்ல
கேட்கமாட்டேன் உங்க சொல்ல
இவள நீ கட்டிக்கடா
செவுத்துல முட்டிக்கடா
ஏத்துக்கிறேன் இவள
அட எனக்கு இல்ல கவல
அட மாட்டிக்கிட்டான் பயலே
உன்ன மயக்கிப்புட்டா மயிலே
I do not have that fear
I will not listen to your words
Male: Marry her then
Bang your head against a wall
We accept her
Hey, I have no worries
Male: Hey, the guy got trapped
That peacock of a girl seduced you
அடிடா மேளந்தான்
பொறந்திருச்சு காலந்தான்
ஹான்
இனிமே மனைவிக்கு போடணும்
நீ தாளந்தான்
Play the drums now
The good time has arrived
Male: Haan
Male: From now on, according to your wife
You must dance to her tune
தை மாசம் தேதி பாரு
ஹோய்
தம்பி நீ பரிசம் போடு
ஹோய்
Check the date in the month of Thai
Male: Hoi
Male: Brother, give the marriage pledge
Male: Hoi
கல்யாணம் கட்டிக்கிட்டு
என்னாட்டம் கஷ்டப்படு
ஒன்னோடு ஒருத்தியத்தான்
இப்போ நான் சேத்துப்புட்டேன்
Getting married
Suffering like me
Together with one girl
Now I have united them
எஸ்......எஸ்......எஸ்..
ஏ புஷ்ஷு
Yes yes yes
Male: Yae pushshu...
Adippen pattathaan
I will strike with a silk cloth
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Above that, a shaved head
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Rudraksha beads hanging below
Adippen pattathaan
I will strike with a silk cloth
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Above that, a shaved head
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Rudraksha beads hanging below
Samsaaram seiyum thollai
The trouble caused by family life
Ammaadi thaangavilla
Oh my, I could not endure it
Ellaamae tharuthalathaan
Everyone turned out to be a rogue
Aiyyaa naan petha pulla
Oh sir, even the child I gave birth to
Sanyaasam vaangidaththaan
To renounce worldly life
Theermaanam pannipputtaen
I have made my decision
Yaenga annaachchi
Hey brother
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
What happened to you now?
Ellaam thorakkira
Renouncing everything
Nyaanam eppo undaachchu
When did you gain such wisdom?
Yaenga annaachchi
Hey brother
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
What happened to you now?
Ellaam thorakkira
Renouncing everything
Nyaanam eppo undaachchu
When did you gain such wisdom?
Sambonnu sollikittu
Chanting Sambo
Mabonnu povathaenna
Why run away like a ghost?
Samsaaram venaamunnu sanyaasi aavathenna
Saying you do not want family life, why become an ascetic?
Summaannu dupe vuttu yamaetha koodathunga
Do not bluff unnecessarily and fool us
Adippen pattathaan
I will strike with a silk cloth
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Above that, a shaved head
Male :Haan
Male: Haan
Male :Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Male: Rudraksha beads hanging below
Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae
Moon ruined himself because of a woman
Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae
That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman
Chorus :Yes yes yes
Chorus: Yes yes yes
Male :Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae
Male: Moon ruined himself because of a woman
Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae
That Lord Indra ruined himself because of a woman
Manaivi nenaippu vanthaalae
The very thought of a wife
Vayaththa kalakkum thannaalae
Automatically churns the stomach
Thavarunga unga ennam
Your thinking is wrong
Thaaikulam thappaa pannum
Will womanhood do anything wrong?
Male :Unakkenna ondikkatta
Male: You single bachelor
Upadhesam pannipputta
You preach sermons to me!
Soru pongi poda
To cook rice and serve you
Oru thaaram venum annae
You need a wife, brother
Ada saela thovaikka solvaa
Hey, she will ask you to wash her saree
Ava soru potta pinnae
After she serves you food!
Adippaen pattathaan
I will strike with a silk cloth
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Above that, a shaved head
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Rudraksha beads hanging below
………….
...
Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum
What will happen to women's rule?
Chorus :Yes yes yes
Chorus: Yes yes yes
Male :Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum
Male: What will happen to women's rule?
Veedu katchiya polaththaan rendaagum
The home will split into two like political parties
Podinnu sollida koodaathu
You should not tell her to go away
Pottiyum poosalum undaagum
Fights and squabbles will arise
Purinjathu unga ennam
I understood your intention
Merattuthu paana chinnam
The pot symbol is threatening us
Male :Kozhiyellaam sevalaachchu
Male: All hens turned into roosters
Kaalam rompa kettu pochchu
Times have become very bad
Kudumba thalaivan neenga
You are the head of the family
Pennai kuraigal solvathu yaenga
Why do you keep blaming women?
Male :Ada pothum pothum thamb
Male: Ah, enough, enough brother
Naan neetta poraen kambi
I am going to make a run for it
Aiyayyae yaenga annaachchi
Oh my, hey brother
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
What happened to you now?
Ellaam thorakkira nyaanam eppo undaachchu
When did you gain wisdom to renounce everything?
Kalyaanam eppavum kattaathae
Never get married
Ada ennaiyum thanniyum ottaathae
Oil and water never mix
Anupavichchu paaththuttaen
I have experienced it and seen it
Enathu pechcha thattaathae….
Do not disobey my words...
Enakkantha achchamilla
I do not have that fear
Ketkamaattaen unga solla
I will not listen to your words
Male :Ivala nee kattikadaa
Male: Marry her then
Sevuthula muttikkadaa
Bang your head against a wall
Yaeththukkiraem ivala
We accept her
Ada enakku illa kavala
Hey, I have no worries
Male :Ada maattikittaan payalae
Male: Hey, the guy got trapped
Unna mayakkiputtaa mayilae
That peacock of a girl seduced you
Adidaa melanththaan
Play the drums now
Poranthiruchchu kaalanthaan
The good time has arrived
Male :Haan
Male: Haan
Male :Inime manaivikku podanum
Male: From now on, according to your wife
Nee thaalanthan
You must dance to her tune
Thai maasam thethi paaru
Check the date in the month of Thai
Male :Hoi
Male: Hoi
Male :Thambi nee parisam podu
Male: Brother, give the marriage pledge
Male :Hoi
Male: Hoi
Kalyaanam kattikkittu
Getting married
Ennaattam kashttappattu
Suffering like me
Onnodu oruthiyaththaan
Together with one girl
Ippo naan saeththupputtaen
Now I have united them
Yes yes yes
Yes yes yes
Male :Yae pushshu…
Male: Yae pushshu...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song features a lighthearted, comedic debate on the trials and tribulations of family life versus renunciation. A frustrated head of the family laments his domestic struggles and threatens to become a sannyasi (ascetic), citing mythological references like Indra and Chandran being ruined by women. Others playfully challenge his dramatic stance, defending women and pointing out the practical necessity of marriage. The song concludes on a celebratory note as a young bachelor decides to marry, and the reluctant elder resigns himself to arranging the wedding despite his warnings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Adippen pattathaan / Adhukku maelae mottathaan”
The second consonant 'd' matches across adjacent lines.
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Samsaaram seiyum thollai / Sanyaasam vaangidaththaan”
The initial syllable 'Sa' matches across consecutive concepts.
Idiom / Metaphor
“Ada ennaiyum thanniyum ottaathae”
Using 'oil and water do not mix' as an idiom for marital incompatibility.
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