- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Suneeta Rao, Vadivukkarasi
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Samurai
- Movie release year
- 2002
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Aug 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adithadi appatthaa
Adithadi appatthaa
Viduthalai eppathaan
Kelavi vittuthaan
Ha ah aha ha
Adithadi appatthaa
Adithadi appatthaa
Viduthalai eppathaan
Kelavi vittuthaan
Kadu kadu
Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga
Pori porikkaatheenga
Vedi vedikkumbodhu
Vedigundaaga paarppeenga
Black-and-white-u
Kaalam neenga
Romba colorful naanga
Kannaadiyoda kannaiyum serthu
Maathunga
Kaanju pona karuvaadu
Kadalil vittaa neenthaadhu
Kaanju pona karuvaadu
Kadalil vittaa neenthaadhu
Silanthi noolai eppidi neithum
Aadai aagaathu
Thaathaa ottiya kuthirai indru
Vellaikkaagaathu
Kadu kadu
Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga
Pori porikkaatheenga
Vedi vedikkumbodhu
Vedigundaaga paarppeenga
Black-and-white-u
Kaalam neenga
Romba colorful naanga
Kannaadiyoda kannaiyum serthu
Maathunga
Ungal kaalamthaan
Mudinjaachu po paatti
Engal kaasukku
Ini vendaam thanvetti
Appappaa engal aasai meedhu
Ammammaa unngal advice veenu
Chitraadai puyalgal naangal
Chorus :Chitraadai puyalgal naangal
Chitraadai puyalgal naangal
Saraivugalae ada vazhai vittu pongal
Kadu kadu
Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga
Pori porikkaatheenga
Vedi vedikkumbodhu
Vedigundaaga paarppeenga
Black-and-white-u
Kaalam neenga
Romba colorful naanga
Kannaadiyoda kannaiyum serthu
Maathunga
Adi thadi…adi thadi
Adi thadi aaah aaah adi thadi
Konna konna maariyaakkaa
Kola kaattu maariyaakkaa
Ko-ko-kolla kolla maariyaakkaa
Kolla kaattu maariyaakkaa
Yena sonna… yena sonna
Edhutthu pesa vaareegalaa
Yena sonna
Yenna thitta edhutthu pesa vaareegalaa
Katti mutthu ratthanamae
Kai neranja kunjaramae
Katti mutthu ratthanamae
Kai neranja kunjaramae
Podi podi brahmanukku
Kuduthu veitha bakiyamae
Baakkiyumae..ae…
Engal noottraandu
Ithu sodhanai saalaiyadi
Ungal noottraando
Moottha makkal thaalaiyadi
Pallakku ungal kaalam kaalam
Jet flightu engal vegam vegam
Innum naan siru miyum illai
Innum naan sirumiyum illai
Valaigalilae vizhum kooruviyum illai
Kadu kadu
Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga
Pori porikkaatheenga
Vedi vedikkumbodhu
Vedigundaaga paarppeenga
Whistling :…………………….
Black-and-white-u
Kaalam neenga
Romba colorful naanga
Kannaadiyoda kannaiyum serthu
Maathunga
Kaanju pona karuvaadu
Kadalil vittaa neenthaadhu
Silanthi noolai eppidi neithum
Aadai aagaathu
Thaathaa ottiya kuthirai indru
Vellaikkaagaathu
Kadu kadu
Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga
Pori porikkaatheenga
Vedi vedikkumbodhu
Vedigundaaga paarppeenga
Black-and-white-u
Kaalam neenga
Romba colorful naanga
Kannaadiyoda kannaiyum serthu
Maathunga
Rowdy grandma!
Rowdy grandma!
When will we ever get our freedom?
Only when this old woman lets go!
Ha ah aha ha!
Rowdy grandma!
Rowdy grandma!
When will we ever get our freedom?
Only when this old woman lets go!
Grumpy, grumpy!
Don't treat me like a tiny mustard seed,
Don't sputter and snap at me!
When I go off,
You'll see me explode like a bomb!
In black and white,
That's your era,
But we are full of vibrant colors!
Along with your spectacles,
Change your vision too!
A piece of dried fish
Won't swim if thrown back into the sea!
A piece of dried fish
Won't swim if thrown back into the sea!
No matter how you weave a spider's web,
It will never become a dress!
The horse that Grandpa rode
Won't win any race today!
Grumpy, grumpy!
Don't treat me like a tiny mustard seed,
Don't sputter and snap at me!
When I go off,
You'll see me explode like a bomb!
In black and white,
That's your era,
But we are full of vibrant colors!
Along with your spectacles,
Change your vision too!
Your era
Is over, grandma, move on!
For our own money,
We don't need your meddling anymore!
Oh my, when it comes to our desires,
Oh grandma, your advice is completely useless!
We are storms in short skirts!
[Chorus]: We are storms in short skirts!
We are storms in short skirts!
You dry withered leaves, step aside and clear the way!
Grumpy, grumpy!
Don't treat me like a tiny mustard seed,
Don't sputter and snap at me!
When I go off,
You'll see me explode like a bomb!
In black and white,
That's your era,
But we are full of vibrant colors!
Along with your spectacles,
Change your vision too!
Rowdy... rowdy!
Rowdy, ah ah rowdy!
Konna konna Mariyakka!
Fierce Mariyakka of the grove!
Ko-ko-kolla kolla Mariyakka!
Mariyakka of the backyard fields!
What did you say? What did you say?
Are you stepping up to talk back to me?
What did you say?
Are you stepping up to scold me and talk back?
My precious pearl and gemstone,
My dear handful of a baby elephant,
My precious pearl and gemstone,
My dear handful of a baby elephant,
Go on, girl! To Lord Brahma,
You must be such a lucky gift!
What a lucky blessing, ah!
Our century
Is a testing laboratory, old woman!
While your century
Was just old folks sitting on palm mats!
The palanquin was the pace of your era,
A jet plane is our speed today!
I am not a little girl anymore,
I am not a little girl anymore,
Nor a little sparrow caught in nets!
Grumpy, grumpy!
Don't treat me like a tiny mustard seed,
Don't sputter and snap at me!
When I go off,
You'll see me explode like a bomb!
[Whistling]
In black and white,
That's your era,
But we are full of vibrant colors!
Along with your spectacles,
Change your vision too!
A piece of dried fish
Won't swim if thrown back into the sea!
No matter how you weave a spider's web,
It will never become a dress!
The horse that Grandpa rode
Won't win any race today!
Grumpy, grumpy!
Don't treat me like a tiny mustard seed,
Don't sputter and snap at me!
When I go off,
You'll see me explode like a bomb!
In black and white,
That's your era,
But we are full of vibrant colors!
Along with your spectacles,
Change your vision too!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song captures a humorous and fiery generational clash between an conservative older generation (represented by the grandmother/elders) and the vibrant, modern younger generation. The youth argue that the elders belong to a 'black-and-white' bygone era dominated by outdated rules, while today's youth are fast, dynamic, and full of color like jet flights.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Black-and-white-u Kaalam neenga Romba colorful naanga”
Comparing the elders' era to 'black-and-white' and the youth to 'colorful' and 'jet flight'.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kadu kadu Kadugaaga ninaikkaatheenga”
The second letter 'du' rhymes across 'Kadu' and 'Kadugaaga'.
Simile / Analogy
“Kaanju pona karuvaadu Kadalil vittaa neenthaadhu”
Using analogies like dried fish in the sea and spider silk to highlight uselessness of obsolete ideas.
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