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Lyrics & meaning

Adiye Unna Paathida

From Vetrivel · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Vandhana
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Vetrivel2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Adiyae unna paathida paathida naan kolanjenaee…Hey girl, looking at you again and again, I dissolved...
Azhaga intha aaradi aambalayum velanjenaeeee..Beautifully, this six-foot man blossomed...
Pozhuthum un vaasana aasaya kootuthaeAll day long, your scent heightens my desire...
Adanga mathayanai pol ena thaakuthaeIt attacks me like an uncontrollable wild elephant...
Usurae un oora paarva sakaratha nenjukulla sutha viduthaeee…My life, your sharp gaze makes a giant wheel spin inside my heart...
Male
Adiyae unna paathida paathida naan kolanjenaee…Hey girl, looking at you again and again, I dissolved...
Azhaga intha aaradi aambalayum velanjenaeeee..Beautifully, this six-foot man blossomed...
Female
Ethukku.. ennai nee.. pora yera oothuraWhy do you pour fuel on me like kerosene?
Surukku kaiyura vizhayala maathuraYou transform a pouch string into a bangle...
Male
Munnazhagil nee thaan murukera jaada kaaturaWith your alluring front beauty, you signal and excite me...
Otha noodi kuda othungama theeya mooturaWithout stepping aside even for a single second, you kindle a fire...
Female
Engo ethum neeyaga un nenapu theeyagaEverywhere and everything turns into you, and your memory turns into fire...
Pudichen pudichen nenjil aani adichenI caught you, I caught you, I nailed you firmly into my heart...
Male
Adiyae unna paathida paathida naan kolanjenaee…Hey girl, looking at you again and again, I dissolved...
Male
Sithathula nooyaga mothathula thaayagaLike an obsession in my thoughts, yet overall like a mother...
Kedacha kedacha enna yendi kelachaI got you, I got you, why did you churn my heart, girl?
Male
Adiyae unnaFemale :Paathida paathida naan kolanjenaee…Hey girl / Female: Looking at you again and again, I dissolved...
Female :AzhagaMale :Intha aaradi aambalayum velanjenaeeee..Female: Beautifully / Male: This six-foot man blossomed...
Female
Pozhuthum un vaasana aasaya kootuthaeAll day long, your scent heightens my desire...
Adanga mathayanai pol ena thaakuthaeIt attacks me like an uncontrollable wild elephant...
Usurae un oora paarva sakaratha nenjukulla sutha viduthaeee…eeehhMy life, your sharp gaze makes a giant wheel spin inside my heart...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the overwhelming passion and deep infatuation of a young man for his beloved. He describes how merely looking at her causes his composure to dissolve, elevating his feelings and turning his entire existence around. Her fragrance, sharp glances, and constant presence in his mind act like a burning flame and an uncontrollable force within his heart. Throughout the track, the rural imagery depicts love as an all-consuming element—comparing desire to a rogue elephant, a spinning wheel in the chest, and an unextinguishable fire. Ultimately, he celebrates having anchored her love permanently in his heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Adanga mathayanai pol ena thaakuthae

Compares the overpowering surge of love and desire to an uncontrollable wild elephant attacking.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Usurae un oora paarva sakaratha nenjukulla sutha viduthaeee…

Compares her piercing glance to a giant spinning wheel operating inside his chest.

Assonance / Internal Rhyme (Edhugai)

Sithathula nooyaga mothathula thaayaga

The second consonant sound 'th' rhymes between 'Sithathula' and 'mothathula', adding melodic rhythm.

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Trivia

Although listed with unknown credits in the prompt, this popular track from 'Vetrivel' (2016) was composed by D. Imman with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. Sung by Sathya Prakash and Vandana Srinivasan, the song gained widespread popularity for its vibrant folk-fusion arrangement and rustic romantic lyrics.

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