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Ammadiyo Ayya Kadhaiya

From Kasi Yathirai · 1973

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
B. Sasirekha, Kovai Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kasi Yathirai
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
25 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ammadiyoo aiyaa kadhaiyaa sonnaa
Oorae sirikkumadi paavam muzhikkudhadi
Ammadiyoo chittappa kadhaiyaa sonnaa
Oorae sirikkumadi paavam muzhikkudhadi
Kaasi yaathirai annachi
Kaavi vaetti ennaachu
Kaasi yaathirai annachi
Kaavi vaetti ennaachu
Aasai ippo vandhaachu
Poojai ellam poyaachu
Aasai ippo vandhaachu
Poojai ellam poyaachu
Kottu pottu raathiri neram
Maapillai pola ponaaru ponaaru
Lotteryodu vandhaaru
Ammadiyoo chitthappa kadhaiyaa sonnaa
Oorae sirikkumadi paavam muzhikkudhadi
Ammadiyoo maamaa kadhaiyaa sonnaa
Oorae sirikkumadi paavam muzhikkudhadi
Kaasi yaathirai annachi
Kaavi vaetti ennaachu
Aasai ippo vandhaachu
Poojai ellam poyaachu
Illarathai veruthu inbam kaana sonna
Raama bhakthar kaadhal kondathaen gyaana thangame
Raama bhakthar kaadhal kondathaen
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Aalandhooru mandhiram seidhathindha thandhiram
Vayasu kooda maranthu ponadhae gnyaana thangamae
Vayasu kooda maranthu ponadhae
Ennachi ennachu bhrammachariyam ennachu
Vittachu thottachu beedavellam pottachu
Ammadiyoo aiyaa kadhaiya sonnaa
Oorae sirikkum padi paavam muzhikkuthadi
Ammadiyoo chitthappa kadhaiyaa sonnaa
Oorae sirikkumadi paavam muzhikkudhadi
Kaasi yaathirai chittappa
Kaavi vaetti enngappa
Pathara kaaranukku pottachu
Kaasi yaathirai annachi
Kaavi vaetti ennaachu
Kaasi yaathirai annachi
Kaavi vaetti ennaachu
Oh my goodness, if I tell this gentleman's story,
The whole town will laugh, girl; look at him blinking helplessly!
Oh my goodness, if I tell uncle's story,
The whole town will laugh, girl; look at him blinking helplessly!
Brother heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
What happened to your saffron dhoti?
Brother heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
What happened to your saffron dhoti?
Desire has taken over now,
And all the daily prayers are gone!
Desire has taken over now,
And all the daily prayers are gone!
Wearing a stylish coat in the middle of the night,
He stepped out strutting like a bridegroom,
And came right back as if he had won the lottery!
Oh my goodness, if I tell uncle's story,
The whole town will laugh, girl; look at him blinking helplessly!
Oh my goodness, if I tell uncle's story,
The whole town will laugh, girl; look at him blinking helplessly!
Brother heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
What happened to your saffron dhoti?
Desire has taken over now,
And all the daily prayers are gone!
He who shunned family life and preached finding inner bliss,
Why did this devotee of Rama fall in love, my precious darling?
Why did this devotee of Rama fall in love?
Male: It is just pure temptation!
A magical charm from Alandur played this trick,
He even forgot his own age, my precious darling!
He even forgot his own age!
What happened, what happened? What happened to your vow of celibacy?
Gave it up, reached for romance, and started chewing betel leaves in style!
Oh my goodness, if I tell this gentleman's story,
Making the whole town laugh, look at how helplessly he blinks!
Oh my goodness, if I tell uncle's story,
The whole town will laugh, girl; look at him blinking helplessly!
Uncle heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
Where did your saffron dhoti go, uncle?
Pawned away to the moneylender!
Brother heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
What happened to your saffron dhoti?
Brother heading on a pilgrimage to Kasi,
What happened to your saffron dhoti?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted and comical song from the 1973 Tamil film 'Kasi Yathirai' satirizes hypocrisy among elders who pretend to renounce worldly pleasures for spiritual ascetism. It humorously interrogates a man who claimed to go on a holy pilgrimage to Kasi clad in renunciate saffron attire, but ended up succumbing to romantic temptations, luxury suits, gambling via lottery tickets, and material desires.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Satire and Irony

“Kaasi yaathirai annachi / Kaavi vaetti ennaachu / Aasai ippo vandhaachu”

The song contrasts pious religious commitments (Kasi pilgrimage, celibacy, saffron clothes) with mundane worldly desires (lottery, courtship, vanity attire).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Aasai ippo vandhaachu / Poojai ellam poyaachu”

Rhyming line endings created through rhythmic Tamil suffixes.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Kaasi yaathirai annachi / Kaavi vaetti ennaachu”

Repeated refrain emphasizing the mock-concern over the main character's failed spiritual journey.

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Trivia

'Kasi Yathirai' (1973) is a classic Tamil comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring V. K. Ramasamy, Suruli Rajan, and Srikanth. The soundtrack composed by Shankar-Ganesh features playful lyricism by Vaali that perfectly captures the comedic situation of elders falling into earthly temptations.

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