Dhaadikaara
From Sketch · 2017
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- S. S. Thaman, Sudha Ragunathan, Andrea Jeremiah
- Music director
- S. S. Thaman
- Details
- Sketch2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi… | Oh my... |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Unnai vittu sella matten | I will not leave you and go |
| Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen | I will lock you inside my heart |
| Ennai kollathae | Do not kill me with your love |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Mugam thedi mutham vaipen | I will seek your face and kiss it |
| Athil kodi artham thaipen | I will weave ten million meanings into it |
| Ennai mellathae | Do not consume me slowly |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida unnai vida | More than you, more than you |
| Unnodu naan nerungida parpen | I will try to get closer to you |
| Sollamalae ullae vandhu | Entering silently without speaking |
| Cellodu en unarvugal korpen | I will string my feelings into every cell |
| Male | |
| Unnodu naan kondadida | To celebrate along with you |
| Nooraayiram iruvagal serpen | I will gather a hundred thousand nights |
| Vaa en uyirae arugae vaaa | Come, my life, come near me |
| Male | |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi… | Oh my... |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Unnai vittu sella matten | I will not leave you and go |
| Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen | I will lock you inside my heart |
| Ennai kollathae | Do not kill me with your love |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Mugam thedi mutham vaipen | I will seek your face and kiss it |
| Athil kodi artham thaipen | I will weave ten million meanings into it |
| Ennai mellathae | Do not consume me slowly |
| Female | |
| Un siraginal naana | Am I under your wings? |
| En sinugalil neeya | Are you in my playful sulks? |
| Yaar udhadinil yaaro | Whose lips are on whose? |
| Naanae neeyae neeyae naanae | It is me as you, and you as me |
| Female | |
| Un kanavugal naana | Am I your dreams? |
| En thavuragal neeya | Are you my mistakes? |
| Yaar urasalil yaaro | Whose touch is against whose? |
| Naanae neeyae neeyae naanae | It is me as you, and you as me |
| Male | |
| Pani vilum malar vanam | A flower garden where dew falls |
| Anaithatumae anaithum marenthen | As you embraced me, I forgot everything |
| Yenadi yenadi yenadi yenadi | Why is it, why is it, why is it, why is it? |
| Malar vilum pani manam | A heart of dew where flowers fall |
| Athil nadhiyaai mithanthen magizhthen | Floating like a river in it, I rejoiced |
| Naanadi naanadi naanadi naanadi | It is me, it is me, it is me, it is me |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Unnai vittu sella matten | I will not leave you and go |
| Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen | I will lock you inside my heart |
| Ennai kollathae | Do not kill me with your love |
| Female | |
| Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara | Oh bearded man, oh bearded man |
| Mugam thedi mutham vaipen | I will seek your face and kiss it |
| Athil kodi artham thaipen | I will weave ten million meanings into it |
| Ennai mellathae | Do not consume me slowly |
| Male | |
| Unnai vida unnai vida | More than you, more than you |
| Unnodu naan nerungida parpen | I will try to get closer to you |
| Sollamalae ullae vandhu | Entering silently without speaking |
| Cellodu en unarvugal korpen | I will string my feelings into every cell |
| Male | |
| Unnodu naan kondadida | To celebrate along with you |
| Nooraayiram iruvagal serpen | I will gather a hundred thousand nights |
| Va en uyirae arugae vaaa | Come, my life, come near me |
| Male | |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi | Oh my, oh my, oh my |
| Adiyaathi… | Oh my... |
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my...
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா உன்னை
விட்டு செல்ல மாட்டேன்
உன்னை நெஞ்சில் பூட்டி
வைப்பேன் எனை கொல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will not leave you and go
I will lock you inside my heart
Do not kill me with your love
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா முகம் தேடி
முத்தம் வைப்பேன்
அதில் கோடி அர்த்தம்
தைப்பேன் எனை மெல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will seek your face and kiss it
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Do not consume me slowly
உன்னை விட
உன்னை விட உன்னோடு
நான் நெருங்கிட பார்ப்பேன்
சொல்லாமலே உள்ளே வந்து
செல்லோடு என் உணர்வுகள்
கோர்ப்பேன்
More than you, more than you
I will try to get closer to you
Entering silently without speaking
I will string my feelings into every cell
உன்னோடு நான்
கொண்டாடிட நூறாயிரம்
இரவுகள் சேர்ப்பேன் வா
என் உயிரே அருகே வா
To celebrate along with you
I will gather a hundred thousand nights
Come, my life, come near me
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my...
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா உன்னை
விட்டு செல்ல மாட்டேன்
உன்னை நெஞ்சில் பூட்டி
வைப்பேன் எனை கொல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will not leave you and go
I will lock you inside my heart
Do not kill me with your love
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா முகம் தேடி
முத்தம் வைப்பேன்
அதில் கோடி அர்த்தம்
தைப்பேன் எனை மெல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will seek your face and kiss it
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Do not consume me slowly
உன் சிறகினில்
நானா என் சிணுங்களில்
நீயா யார் உதட்டினில்
யாரோ நானே நீயே நீயே
நானே
Am I under your wings?
Are you in my playful sulks?
Whose lips are on whose?
It is me as you, and you as me
உன் கனவுகள்
நானா என் தவறுகள்
நீயா யார் உரசலில் யாரோ
நானே நீயே நீயே நானே
Am I your dreams?
Are you my mistakes?
Whose touch is against whose?
It is me as you, and you as me
பனி விழும் மலர்
வனம் அணைத்ததுமே
அனைத்தும் மறந்தேன்
ஏனடி ஏனடி ஏனடி ஏனடி
மலர் விழும் பனி மனம்
அதில் நதியாய் மிதந்தேன்
மகிழ்ந்தேன் நானடி
நானடி நானடி நானடி
A flower garden where dew falls
As you embraced me, I forgot everything
Why is it, why is it, why is it, why is it?
A heart of dew where flowers fall
Floating like a river in it, I rejoiced
It is me, it is me, it is me, it is me
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா உன்னை
விட்டு செல்ல மாட்டேன்
உன்னை நெஞ்சில் பூட்டி
வைப்பேன் எனை கொல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will not leave you and go
I will lock you inside my heart
Do not kill me with your love
தாடிக்காரா
தாடிக்காரா முகம் தேடி
முத்தம் வைப்பேன்
அதில் கோடி அர்த்தம்
தைப்பேன் எனை மெல்லாதே
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
I will seek your face and kiss it
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Do not consume me slowly
உன்னை விட
உன்னை விட உன்னோடு
நான் நெருங்கிட பார்ப்பேன்
சொல்லாமலே உள்ளே வந்து
செல்லோடு என் உணர்வுகள்
கோர்ப்பேன்
More than you, more than you
I will try to get closer to you
Entering silently without speaking
I will string my feelings into every cell
உன்னோடு நான்
கொண்டாடிட நூறாயிரம்
இரவுகள் சேர்ப்பேன் வா
என் உயிரே அருகே வா
To celebrate along with you
I will gather a hundred thousand nights
Come, my life, come near me
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
அடியாத்தி அடியாத்தி
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Oh my...
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi…
Oh my...
Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Unnai vittu sella matten
I will not leave you and go
Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen
I will lock you inside my heart
Ennai kollathae
Do not kill me with your love
Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Mugam thedi mutham vaipen
I will seek your face and kiss it
Athil kodi artham thaipen
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Ennai mellathae
Do not consume me slowly
Unnai vida unnai vida
More than you, more than you
Unnodu naan nerungida parpen
I will try to get closer to you
Sollamalae ullae vandhu
Entering silently without speaking
Cellodu en unarvugal korpen
I will string my feelings into every cell
Unnodu naan kondadida
To celebrate along with you
Nooraayiram iruvagal serpen
I will gather a hundred thousand nights
Vaa en uyirae arugae vaaa
Come, my life, come near me
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi…
Oh my...
Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Unnai vittu sella matten
I will not leave you and go
Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen
I will lock you inside my heart
Ennai kollathae
Do not kill me with your love
Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Mugam thedi mutham vaipen
I will seek your face and kiss it
Athil kodi artham thaipen
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Ennai mellathae
Do not consume me slowly
Un siraginal naana
Am I under your wings?
En sinugalil neeya
Are you in my playful sulks?
Yaar udhadinil yaaro
Whose lips are on whose?
Naanae neeyae neeyae naanae
It is me as you, and you as me
Un kanavugal naana
Am I your dreams?
En thavuragal neeya
Are you my mistakes?
Yaar urasalil yaaro
Whose touch is against whose?
Naanae neeyae neeyae naanae
It is me as you, and you as me
Pani vilum malar vanam
A flower garden where dew falls
Anaithatumae anaithum marenthen
As you embraced me, I forgot everything
Yenadi yenadi yenadi yenadi
Why is it, why is it, why is it, why is it?
Malar vilum pani manam
A heart of dew where flowers fall
Athil nadhiyaai mithanthen magizhthen
Floating like a river in it, I rejoiced
Naanadi naanadi naanadi naanadi
It is me, it is me, it is me, it is me
Dhaadikaara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Unnai vittu sella matten
I will not leave you and go
Unnai nenjil pooti vaipen
I will lock you inside my heart
Ennai kollathae
Do not kill me with your love
Dhaadikkara dhaadikaara
Oh bearded man, oh bearded man
Mugam thedi mutham vaipen
I will seek your face and kiss it
Athil kodi artham thaipen
I will weave ten million meanings into it
Ennai mellathae
Do not consume me slowly
Unnai vida unnai vida
More than you, more than you
Unnodu naan nerungida parpen
I will try to get closer to you
Sollamalae ullae vandhu
Entering silently without speaking
Cellodu en unarvugal korpen
I will string my feelings into every cell
Unnodu naan kondadida
To celebrate along with you
Nooraayiram iruvagal serpen
I will gather a hundred thousand nights
Va en uyirae arugae vaaa
Come, my life, come near me
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Adiyaathi…
Oh my...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Dhaadikaara (Adiyaathi) from the film Sketch is a passionate love song where the female protagonist expresses her deep adoration for her partner, affectionately calling him 'Dhaadikaara' (bearded man). She declares her devotion, asserting that she will lock him within her heart and never leave his side. Her intense attachment makes even a sweet kiss carry millions of unspoken meanings. The song beautifully captures the blur of identities when two people fall deeply in love—expressing how their souls, dreams, and presence merge into one another. Metaphorical imagery of dew-filled gardens, endless nights, and delicate embraces illustrates the romantic bliss and complete surrender to love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Adiyaathi adiyaathi adiyaathi”
The word 'Adiyaathi' is repeated multiple times continuously to emphasize intense excitement and emotional overwhelm.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Cellodu en unarvugal korpen”
Translates feelings into physical threads woven directly into every cell of the body.
Chiasmus / Identity Reversal
“Naanae neeyae neeyae naanae”
The order of pronouns is inverted to symbolize complete unity where two lovers lose their individual identity.
Sensory Imagery & Wordplay
“Pani vilum malar vanam / Malar vilum pani manam”
Plays on inverted images of falling dew on flowers and falling flowers on dew-like heart to depict emotional warmth.
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Trivia
This track from the 2017 movie 'Sketch' features music composed by S. Thaman with lyrics by Vivek. The term 'Dhaadikaara' affectionately refers to lead actor Vikram's rugged, bearded look in the movie.
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