- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Mano, Shoba Chandrasekar
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Suthanthira Nattin Adimaigal
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 20 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Ennai padaichcha saami
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaan
Adhu edhukkaaga
Female Chorus :Adhu edhukkaaga
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oru
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga
Male Chorus :Adhu adhukkaaga
Ennai padaichcha saami
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaan
Adhu edhukkaaga
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oru
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga….oohhoi….
Ambu vechcha kannirendil
Angae ingae paakkiriyae edhukkaaga
Ambu vechcha kannirendil
Angae ingae paakkiriyae edhukkaaga
Kombu renda munnae vachchu
Mutta mutta paakkiriyae adhukkaaga…
Kombu renda munnae vachchu
Mutta mutta paakkiriyae adhukkaaga….
Uchi mudhal padham varai
Ennennamo thediriyae edhukkaga
Uchi mudhal padham varai
Ennennamo thediriyae edhukkaga
Machchamulla pakkathilae
Muththamida venumadi adhukkaa
Machchamulla pakkathilae
Muththamida venumadi adhukkaa
Ennai padaichcha saami
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaan
Adhu edhukkaaga
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oru
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga….
Munthiyile paai virichchu
Anthiyilae kaaththiunthae edhukkaaga
Munthiyile paai virichchu
Anthiyilae kaaththiunthae edhukkaaga
Sonthamulla maaman unnai
Sokka vachchu paakkanumae adhukkaaa
Sonthamulla maaman unnai
Sokka vachchu paakkanumae adhukkaaa
Andaiyila naan neruna
Anji anji oduriyae edhukkaaa
Andaiyila naan neruna
Anji anji oduriyae edhukkaaa
Thottavudan oththukkittaa
Vekkaththukku velaiyillai adhukkaaga
Thottavudan oththukkittaa
Vekkaththukku velaiyillai adhukkaaga
Ennai padaikka saami
Avanthaanae unnai padaichchaan
Adhu edhukkaaga
Female Chorus :Adhu edhukkaaga
Male :Adi anthiyiruttil naalum oru
Thanthiyadikka venum adhu adhukkaaga
Male Chorus :Adhu adhukkaaga….
...
The God who created me,
didn't He create you as well?
Why did He do that?
Female Chorus: Why did He do that?
Male: In the evening darkness, every day,
to send a telegram of love—that's why!
Male Chorus: That's why!
The God who created me,
didn't He create you as well?
Why did He do that?
Male: In the evening darkness, every day,
to send a telegram of love—that's why... oho!
With your arrow-like eyes,
why do you look here and there?
With your arrow-like eyes,
why do you look here and there?
Putting your two horns forward,
you keep trying to bump against me—that's why...
Putting your two horns forward,
you keep trying to bump against me—that's why...
From head to toe,
why are you searching for all kinds of things?
From head to toe,
why are you searching for all kinds of things?
Right near that beauty mark of yours,
I want to plant a kiss, girl—that's why!
Right near that beauty mark of yours,
I want to plant a kiss, girl—that's why!
The God who created me,
didn't He create you as well?
Why did He do that?
Male: In the evening darkness, every day,
to send a telegram of love—that's why...
Spreading out your saree pallu like a mat,
why were you waiting at dusk?
Spreading out your saree pallu like a mat,
why were you waiting at dusk?
Your rightful man needs to
charm you and gaze upon you—that's why!
Your rightful man needs to
charm you and gaze upon you—that's why!
When I come close beside you,
why do you run away in fear?
When I come close beside you,
why do you run away in fear?
If I give in as soon as you touch me,
there'd be no place for shyness—that's why!
If I give in as soon as you touch me,
there'd be no place for shyness—that's why!
The God who created me,
didn't He create you as well?
Why did He do that?
Female Chorus: Why did He do that?
Male: In the evening darkness, every day,
to send a telegram of love—that's why!
Male Chorus: That's why...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, romantic folk song revolves around a call-and-response dynamic exploring the divine purpose behind human creation and romantic attraction. The male protagonist whimsically argues that God created both man and woman specifically so they could connect, flirt, and share intimacy during the dusk of evening.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Uvamai
“Ambu vechcha kannirendil”
Compares sharp, piercing eyes to arrows tipped with deadly precision.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Mutta mutta paakkiriyae / Anji anji oduriyae”
Doubling words like 'mutta' (butt/stare) and 'anji' (fear) emphasizes the playful actions of the lovers.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme / Refrain)
“Adhu edhukkaaga / Adhu adhukkaaga”
The rhythmic repetition of 'edhukkaaga' (why for) and 'adhukkaaga' (that is why) forms the central rhyming refrain of the song.
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Trivia
Written by famous lyricist and filmmaker Gangai Amaran for the 1988 movie 'Suthanthira Nattin Adimaigal'. The lyrics incorporate rural Tamil folk motifs and colloquial romantic teasing.
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