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Lyrics & meaning

Adiye Enna Raagam

From Rummy · 2013

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Abhay Jodhpurkar, Poornima Satish
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Rummy
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
15 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…aa.. aaa… aaa..
Eththanai kodi inbam vaithai
Enghal iraivaa… iraivaa…
Iraivaa aaa.. aaa..aaa..
Adiyae yenna raagam neeyum padura..
Neeyum padura..
Azhagha ulla poonthu saami adura..
Saami adura..
Vakkanaiyya pakkura
Vambugala koottura
Sakkaraiya satham pola oottura
Enna en nee yeni mela yeththura..yeththura…
Adiyae yenna raagam neeyum padura..
Neeyum padura..
Azhagha ulla poonthu saami adura..
Saami adura..
Aa…aa.. aaa… aaa..
Ithuvarai ippadi illa
Kodukkura rombavum tholla
Ethukku nee porantha theriyala
Ethukku nee valantha puriyala
Pothuvaa unna enni
Poguthu en aavi
Thunaiyaa nee illena
Kattiduven kaavi
Irunthen dhanda soora
Ena nee cutticura
Polathan poosura
Vaassama veesura
Adiyae yenna raagam neeyum padura..
Neeyum padura..
Azhagha ulla poonthu saami adura..
Saami adura..
Pazhaginna nanbana vitten
Padipaiyum pattunu vitten
Adikkadi theruva paakkuren
Varuvennu vazhiya paakkuren
Thaniyaaa nanum kooda
Katturenae paattu
Muzhusa unnala naan
Aanen pulla theettu
Pasiyoo mangi pochchu
Padukka thalli pochchu
Kaaranom neeyadi
Thookkava kaavadi
Adiyae yenna raagam
Female :aaaa ….aaaa…aaa…
Adiyae yenna raagam neeyum padura
Female :aaaa ….aaaa…aaa…
Male :Azhagha ulla poonthu saami adura
Female :aaaa ….aaaa….
Vakkanaiyya pakkura
Vambugala koottura
Sakkaraiya satham pola oottura
Female :aaaa ….aaaa….
Enna en nee yeni mela
Yeththura..yeththura…
Male :Adiyae yenna raagam
Adiyae yenna raagam….
Ah... aa... aaaa... aaaa...
How many millions of joys have you created,
Oh our Lord... our Lord...
Oh Lord... aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...
Hey girl, what tune are you singing?
What tune are you singing?
Sweetly slipping inside me, you dance in a trance...
Dance in a trance...
You give me such sly glances,
You stir up mischief,
You feed me sweetness like music,
Why are you putting me up on a ladder... lifting me high?
Hey girl, what tune are you singing?
What tune are you singing?
Sweetly slipping inside me, you dance in a trance...
Dance in a trance...
Ah... aa... aaaa... aaaa...
It was never like this before,
You are giving me so much trouble.
I don't know why you were born,
I don't understand why you grew up!
Constantly thinking about you,
my life is slipping away.
If you don't become my partner,
I will wear monk's saffron robes!
I used to be a good-for-nothing,
but like Cuticura powder,
you rub me all over yourself,
and spread such sweet fragrance!
Hey girl, what tune are you singing?
What tune are you singing?
Sweetly slipping inside me, you dance in a trance...
Dance in a trance...
I abandoned my old friends,
I dropped out of school in a snap.
I keep staring at the street,
I keep watching the path, hoping you'll come.
All alone by myself,
I'm even writing songs!
All because of you,
girl, I have become impure with love!
My appetite has faded away,
My sleep has been pushed away.
You are the reason, girl,
Should I carry a Kavadi (devotional burden) for you?
Hey girl, what tune...
Female: Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...
Hey girl, what tune are you singing?
Female: Aaaa... aaaa... aaaa...
Male: Sweetly slipping inside me, you dance in a trance...
Female: Aaaa... aaaa...
You give me such sly glances,
You stir up mischief,
You feed me sweetness like music,
Female: Aaaa... aaaa...
Why are you putting me
up on a ladder... lifting me high?
Male: Hey girl, what tune...
Hey girl, what tune...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-infused romantic song 'Adiye Enna Raagam' from the movie Rummy depicts a young man playfully expressing his overwhelming affection and fascination for his beloved. He compares her presence to a divine tune and a spiritual trance that possesses his mind. He playfully complains about how love has completely disrupted his normal routine—causing him to neglect his studies, lose his appetite, abandon sleep, and constantly yearn for her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Sakkaraiya satham pola oottura

Compares feeding sweet words or feelings to feeding sugar in the line 'Sakkaraiya satham pola oottura'.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Thunaiyaa nee illena / Kattiduven kaavi

Exaggerating love sickness to the extent of wearing saffron robes (becoming a renunciant) if she doesn't join him.

Second Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

Ethukku nee porantha theriyala / Ethukku nee valantha puriyala

Repetition of the second consonant 'th' sound across consecutive lines ('Ethukku' / 'Ethukku').

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Trivia

The song opens with a famous quotation from legendary Tamil poet Subramania Bharati's poem 'Eththanai kodi inbam vaithai' ('How many millions of joys you have created, Our God!'), blending classical devotional poetry with modern rural romantic folk melodies composed by D. Imman.

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