Adiye Adiye
From Kadal · 2012
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Sid Sriram, Maria Roe Vincent
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kadal2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manasa thoranthaayae nee | You opened my heart |
| Engirinthu vanthaayo nee | Where did you come from? |
| Adiyae… adiyae | Oh girl... oh girl |
| Enna engae nee kootti pora | Where are you taking me? |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Enga nee kootti pora | Where are you taking me? |
| Enna enga nee kootti pora | Where are you taking me? |
| Chorus | |
| Ooo ooo ooo ooo | Ooo ooo ooo ooo |
| Male :Ooo…ooo…ooo.. | Male: Ooo…ooo…ooo.. |
| Male | |
| Pallaanguzhi | The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game |
| Paatha puriyala | I cannot understand the route |
| Unna nambi vaarenae | Yet I follow, trusting you |
| Intha kaattu paya | This wild rustic boy |
| Oru aattukutti pola | Like a little lamb |
| Un pinnae suthurenae | Wanders behind you |
| Male | |
| Pallaanguzhi | The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game |
| Paatha puriyala | I cannot understand the route |
| Unna nambi vaarenae | Yet I follow, trusting you |
| Intha kaattu paya | This wild rustic boy |
| Oru aattukutti pola | Like a little lamb |
| Un pinnae suthurenae | Wanders behind you |
| Male | |
| Meena thooki rekka varanja | You lifted a fish and painted wings on it |
| Vaanam melae nee veesi erinja | And threw it high up into the sky |
| Paraka pazhakuriyae | You are teaching me to fly |
| Engirunthu vanthayo nee | Where did you come from? |
| Male | |
| Kannala kannadi senju | Making a mirror out of your eyes |
| En achatha kaaturiyae | You show me my own fear |
| En thoosi thurumbellam thatti | Dusting away all my specks of dirt |
| Ullam vellai adikiriyae | You whitewash and purify my heart |
| Male | |
| Oh bhoomi vittu sorgathuku | Oh, leading from earth to heaven |
| Nee vaanavillil paadha viricha | You laid out a pathway on a rainbow |
| Manasa kayiraaki | Turning my heart into a rope |
| Izhuthu poraayae nee | You drag me along with you |
| Male | |
| Sorgam vittu bhoomi vanthaal | When descending from heaven back to earth |
| Meendum kizhakil sooriyanthaan | The sun rises again in the east |
| Naan vizhichu paakaiyilae | When I wake up and open my eyes |
| Kalanju povaayo nee | Will you vanish like a dream? |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Enna enga nee kootti pora | Where are you taking me? |
| Chorus :Oooo….oo… | Chorus: Oooo….oo… |
| Male :Adiyae adiyae | Male: Oh girl, oh girl |
| Enna enga nee kootti pora | Where are you taking me? |
மனச தொறந்தாயே நீ
எங்கிருந்து வந்தாயோ நீ
அடியே... அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
You opened my heart
Where did you come from?
Oh girl... oh girl
Where are you taking me?
Oh girl, oh girl
Where are you taking me?
Where are you taking me?
ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ ஓஒ
ஆண்
ஓஒ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo
Male: Ooo…ooo…ooo..
பல்லாங்குழி
பாத புரியல
உன்ன நம்பி வாரேனே
இந்த காட்டு பய
ஒரு ஆட்டுக்குட்டி போல
உன் பின்ன சுத்துறனே
The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game
I cannot understand the route
Yet I follow, trusting you
This wild rustic boy
Like a little lamb
Wanders behind you
பல்லாங்குழி
பாத புரியல
உன்ன நம்பி வாரேனே
இந்த காட்டு பய
ஒரு ஆட்டுக்குட்டி போல
உன் பின்ன சுத்துறனே
The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game
I cannot understand the route
Yet I follow, trusting you
This wild rustic boy
Like a little lamb
Wanders behind you
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
You lifted a fish and painted wings on it
And threw it high up into the sky
You are teaching me to fly
Where did you come from?
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
Making a mirror out of your eyes
You show me my own fear
Dusting away all my specks of dirt
You whitewash and purify my heart
மீன தூக்கி ரெக்க வரஞ்ச
வானம் மேல நீ வீசி எறிஞ்ச
பறக்க பழக்குறியே
எங்கிருந்து வந்தாயோ நீ
Oh, leading from earth to heaven
You laid out a pathway on a rainbow
Turning my heart into a rope
You drag me along with you
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
When descending from heaven back to earth
The sun rises again in the east
When I wake up and open my eyes
Will you vanish like a dream?
கண்ணால கண்ணாடி செஞ்சு
என் அச்சத்த காட்டுறியே
என் தூசி துரும்பெல்லாம் தட்டி
உள்ளம் வெள்ளை அடிக்கிறியே
Oh girl, oh girl
Where are you taking me?
Chorus: Oooo….oo…
Male: Oh girl, oh girl
Where are you taking me?
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
ஓ பூமி விட்டு சொர்க்கத்துக்கு
நீ வானவில்லில் பாத விரிச்ச
மனச கயிறாக்கி
இழுத்து போறாயே நீ
சொர்க்கம் விட்டு பூமி வந்தால்
மீண்டும் கிழக்கில் சூரியன்தான்
நான் விழிச்சு பாக்கையில
கலஞ்சு போவாயோ நீ
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
குழு :
ஓஓஒ....ஓ...
அடியே அடியே
என்ன எங்க நீ கூட்டி போற
Manasa thoranthaayae nee
You opened my heart
Engirinthu vanthaayo nee
Where did you come from?
Adiyae… adiyae
Oh girl... oh girl
Enna engae nee kootti pora
Where are you taking me?
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Enga nee kootti pora
Where are you taking me?
Enna enga nee kootti pora
Where are you taking me?
Ooo ooo ooo ooo
Ooo ooo ooo ooo
Male :Ooo…ooo…ooo..
Male: Ooo…ooo…ooo..
Pallaanguzhi
The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game
Paatha puriyala
I cannot understand the route
Unna nambi vaarenae
Yet I follow, trusting you
Intha kaattu paya
This wild rustic boy
Oru aattukutti pola
Like a little lamb
Un pinnae suthurenae
Wanders behind you
Pallaanguzhi
The pathway like a Pallanguzhi game
Paatha puriyala
I cannot understand the route
Unna nambi vaarenae
Yet I follow, trusting you
Intha kaattu paya
This wild rustic boy
Oru aattukutti pola
Like a little lamb
Un pinnae suthurenae
Wanders behind you
Meena thooki rekka varanja
You lifted a fish and painted wings on it
Vaanam melae nee veesi erinja
And threw it high up into the sky
Paraka pazhakuriyae
You are teaching me to fly
Engirunthu vanthayo nee
Where did you come from?
Kannala kannadi senju
Making a mirror out of your eyes
En achatha kaaturiyae
You show me my own fear
En thoosi thurumbellam thatti
Dusting away all my specks of dirt
Ullam vellai adikiriyae
You whitewash and purify my heart
Oh bhoomi vittu sorgathuku
Oh, leading from earth to heaven
Nee vaanavillil paadha viricha
You laid out a pathway on a rainbow
Manasa kayiraaki
Turning my heart into a rope
Izhuthu poraayae nee
You drag me along with you
Sorgam vittu bhoomi vanthaal
When descending from heaven back to earth
Meendum kizhakil sooriyanthaan
The sun rises again in the east
Naan vizhichu paakaiyilae
When I wake up and open my eyes
Kalanju povaayo nee
Will you vanish like a dream?
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Enna enga nee kootti pora
Where are you taking me?
Chorus :Oooo….oo…
Chorus: Oooo….oo…
Male :Adiyae adiyae
Male: Oh girl, oh girl
Enna enga nee kootti pora
Where are you taking me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Adiye' depicts a rustic young man's bewilderment, fascination, and deep romantic surrender towards the girl who has entered his life. He feels completely out of his element, comparing himself to a naive lamb following her along a complex path he cannot comprehend. Through vivid metaphors, he describes how she transforms his wild nature, cleanses his soul, and lifts him from ordinary earthly existence into a realm of surreal fantasy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Oru aattukutti pola Un pinnae suthurenae”
Compares the protagonist's helpless and innocent following of his beloved to a little lamb following its master.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Pallaanguzhi Paatha puriyala”
Compares the confusing, winding journey of love to the pits and winding paths of the traditional board game Pallanguzhi.
Surreal Metaphor
“Meena thooki rekka varanja Vaanam melae nee veesi erinja”
Paints a vivid surreal picture of taking a sea creature (fish), giving it wings, and throwing it into the sky to teach it to fly, symbolizing how she elevates his grounded life.
Hyperbole & Imagery
“Nee vaanavillil paadha viricha”
Uses dramatic imagery of laying a path across a rainbow from earth to heaven, illustrating the transcendent experience of love.
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Trivia
'Adiye' from Mani Ratnam's movie Kadal (2012) was composed by A. R. Rahman and sung by Sid Sriram (marking his debut in Tamil cinema). It uniquely blends Christian gospel music elements with Tamil folk blues, featuring lyrics penned by Madhan Karky.
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