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Lyrics & meaning

Ayyo Adi Aathe

From Kodiveeran · 2017

Lyricist
Mohan Raja
Singers
Vandana Srinivasan, Jagathish
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Kodiveeran
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
17 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ayyo adi aathae
En kannu kaathu mookkae
Kondu pora nee thaan
En manasa.. en manasa..
Yetti ninnu paathen
Nee enga vacha nethae
Kothi pora nee thaan
En vayasa.. en vayasa..
Yettam number polathaan
Suthi vandhu valaichaalae
Kattam katti en nenappa
Patha vachi poraanae
Ava kenda kaalu
Sunda vaikkum
En usurathaan
Ava sandai podum
Kannu rendum
En ulagandhaan
Ayyo adi aathae
En kannu kaathu mookkae
Kondu pora nee thaan
En manasa.. en manasa..
Ava segappu sembaruthi pola
Ava sirippu senggarumba pola
Ava pechu senthamizha pola
Inikkum.. inikkum..
Avan morappu sandiyara pola
Avan vanappu mammuthana pola
Avan nenappu nenjukkulla thenamum
Ilukkum.. ilukkum..
Kundoosi paarvakkaari
Kundu vaikkum pechukaari
Kuthukallaa nikka vaikkum
Kummiruttu machakkaari
Ava kenda kaalu
Sunda vaikkum
En usurathaan
Ava sandai podum
Kannu rendum
En ulagandhaan
Ayyo adi aathae
En kannu kaathu mookkae
Kondu pora nee thaan
En manasa.. en manasa..
Hmm..mmm…mmmm
Hmm..mmm…mmm…
Mmm….mmmm..mmmm….mmmmm
Mmm….mmmm..mmmm….mmmmm
Avan kooda jenmathukkum vaazhuven
Avan irundha eppadi naan saaguven
Avan sirikka enna venaa pannuven
Naandhaan.. naandhaan..
Ava kannil thoosi onnu vilundhaa
Athanaala ava kannu kasinja
Kaaththa naanum katti vachu midhippen
Nesandhaan.. nesandhaan..
Enakinnu porandhaan paaru
Enakkulla pugundhaan paaru
Nenappellaam kalandhaan paaru
Avan than en usurukku veru
Ava kenda kaalu
Sunda vaikkum
En usurathaan
Ava sandai podum
Kannu rendum
En ulagandhaan
Ayyo adi aathae
En kannu kaathu mookkae
Kondu pora nee thaan
En manasa.. en manasa..
Yetti ninnu paathen
Nee enga vacha nethae
Kothi pora nee thaan
En vayasa.. en vayasa..
Oh my goodness!
My eyes, ears, and nose—
You are the one taking away
My heart... my heart...
I stood from afar and watched,
Where did you set your trap yesterday?
You swoop down and snatch away
My youth... my youth...
Like driving the number eight track,
She circled around and cornered me.
Targeting and cornering me,
He sets my thoughts on fire and walks away.
Her shapely calves
Boil and simmer
My very life.
Her feisty, fighting
Pair of eyes
Are my whole world.
Oh my goodness!
My eyes, ears, and nose—
You are the one taking away
My heart... my heart...
She is bright red like a hibiscus,
Her smile is sweet like red sugarcane,
Her speech is like pure Tamil,
It is so sweet... so sweet...
His fierce stare is like a rogue's,
His handsome charm is like the god of love,
The thought of him inside my heart
Pulls me in every day... pulls me in...
The girl with a needle-sharp gaze,
The girl with explosive words,
Who stops me in my tracks like a stone pillar,
The girl with a pitch-black beauty mark!
Her shapely calves
Boil and simmer
My very life.
Her feisty, fighting
Pair of eyes
Are my whole world.
Oh my goodness!
My eyes, ears, and nose—
You are the one taking away
My heart... my heart...
Hmm... mmm... mmmm
Hmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm.... mmmm.. mmmm.... mmmmm
Mmm.... mmmm.. mmmm.... mmmmm
I will live with him for lifetimes,
As long as he is with me, how could I ever die?
To make him smile, I will do whatever it takes,
Yes, I will... yes, I will...
If a single speck of dust falls into her eye,
And makes her eyes tear up,
I will tie up the wind and stomp on it!
That is true love... true love...
Look, he was born just for me!
Look, he stepped right into my soul!
Look, he blended into all my thoughts!
He is the very root of my life.
Her shapely calves
Boil and simmer
My very life.
Her feisty, fighting
Pair of eyes
Are my whole world.
Oh my goodness!
My eyes, ears, and nose—
You are the one taking away
My heart... my heart...
I stood from afar and watched,
Where did you set your trap yesterday?
You swoop down and snatch away
My youth... my youth...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ayyo Adi Aathae from the movie Kodiveeran (2017) is an energetic rural Tamil romantic duet that celebrates deep, passionate love between two partners. The lovers trade playful compliments and affectionate declarations, using vibrant imagery drawn from rural life—comparing sweet smiles to red sugarcane, tender words to pure Tamil, and captivating charm to Cupid.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Ava segappu sembaruthi pola / Ava sirippu senggarumba pola

Compares her red beauty to hibiscus and sweet smile to red sugarcane using the direct comparative word 'pola'.

Alliteration (Monai)

Ava segappu sembaruthi pola / Ava sirippu senggarumba pola / Ava pechu senthamizha pola

Repetition of initial 'se-' and 's-' sounds across consecutive lines creates melodic rhythm.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Kaaththa naanum katti vachu midhippen

An exaggerated expression of protective love where the hero claims he would tie up and stomp the wind if dust enters her eyes.

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Trivia

Ayyo Adi Aathae features in the 2017 Tamil village action drama film Kodiveeran, directed by M. Muthaiah and starring M. Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan, with lyrics penned by Mohan Raj.

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