Eppadi Eppadi
From Indhu · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Indhu1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yeppadi yeppadi | How, oh how? |
| Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi | Chorus: How did she attain womanhood? |
| Male :Yeppadi yeppadi | Male: How, oh how? |
| Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi | Chorus: How did she attain womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama | Oh sweet potato uncle, |
| Samainjadhu ippadi | She matured like this! |
| Sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama | Oh sweet potato uncle, |
| Samainjadhu ippadi | She matured like this! |
| Female | |
| Munthaanaalu vaanam | The day before yesterday, the sky... |
| Maamooi thooral podum naeram | Dear uncle, when it was drizzling fine rain... |
| Ootha poova pola | Like a purple flower blooming, |
| Poothu ukkaanthanae ooram | I bloomed and sat aside on the corner. |
| Chorus | |
| Adhu yeppadi yeppadi | How, oh how did that happen? |
| Female :Haang | Female: Haang! |
| Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi | Chorus: How did she attain womanhood? |
| Female :Ahaa sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama | Female: Aha, sweet potato uncle, |
| Samainjadhu ippadi | She matured like this! |
| Male | |
| Santhaiyilae suthiriyae edhukku | Why are you wandering around the market? |
| Female :Neeyum jollu vittu | Female: So that you can drool, |
| Paarththidanum adhukkaga | And stare at me, that's why! |
| Male | |
| Sillaraiyai ketkurayae edhukku | Why are you asking for small change? |
| Female :Kadan sollivittu | Female: Saying you'll pay later on credit, |
| Poi viduvae adhukkaga | You might run away, that's why! |
| Male | |
| Yennaattama ezhaikellaam | For a poor man like me, |
| Rate-u romba jaasthithaan | The rate is way too high! |
| Female :Ahaan | Female: Aha! |
| Male | |
| Ellaaththaiyum inge vuttaa | If you spend everything here, |
| Soru thannee naasthi thaan | Food and water will be ruined/lost! |
| Female | |
| Ada vettiyaaga enna pechu | Hey, why talk uselessly? |
| Vilaivaasi yeri pochu | Prices of commodities have risen! |
| Naanumthanae vaazhanum | Don't I also have to live? |
| Female | |
| Pakkam vandha maamaa | Uncle, now that you've come close, |
| Idukku baeram pesalaama aaha haa.. | Can you bargain for this? Aha haa... |
| Paakkupaaya pottu | I will lay out a mat of betel leaf, |
| Padippaen bioscope pattu | And sing a bioscope song! |
| Chorus | |
| Yeppadi yeppadi | How, oh how? |
| Saminjadhu yeppadi | How did she attain womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Aahaahaa..appadi appadi | Aha haa... like that, like that! |
| Samainjadhu appadi | She matured like that! |
| Male | |
| Sapparam pol aaduriyae edhukku | Why are you swaying like a temple chariot? |
| Female :Nitham saami | Female: So that God possesses me, |
| Vandhu eridanum adhukkaaga | And descends upon me every single day, that's why! |
| Male :Thoppulaththaan kaatturayae edhukkuu | Male: Why are you showing off your navel? |
| Female :Maaman pamparamthaan | Female: So that uncle can spin, |
| Vittudanum adhukkaaga | His top right there, that's why! |
| Male | |
| Summaanaachum paakkumbodhu | Even when looking casually, |
| Sootta neeyum yethura | You build up the heat inside me! |
| Female :Haa aaa | Female: Haa aaa! |
| Male :Saaraayatha kannula vachu | Male: Keeping liquor in your eyes, |
| Aalu mela oothura | You pour it all over a man! |
| Female | |
| Ada kaanja maadu kambula thaan | Hey, like a hungry cow charging into a crop field, |
| Paanjadhu pol thembula dhaan | With full vigor and strength, |
| Neeyum maeiyaapaarkkura | You are trying to graze on me! |
| Moottath thukkum maamoi | Uncle who lifts heavy loads, |
| Male | |
| Hoi | Hoi! |
| Female | |
| Azhaghu maanathookkalaamaa | Can you lift my beautiful honor/body? |
| Hay maaman veeram enna | Hey, what is uncle's valor? |
| Atha thaan naanum paarkkalaamaa | Can I see that for myself? |
| Male :Haang haang | Male: Haang haang! |
| Female :Sanghadhi ellaam therinjum | Female: Even after knowing everything, |
| Yaen ya sodhappura ippadi | Why are you messing up like this? |
| Male :Aiyo aiyaiyyo | Male: Oh dear, my goodness! |
| Female | |
| Eppadi eppadi ahaa haa | How, oh how? Aha haa... |
| Chorus :Adhu appadi appadi .. | Chorus: Like that, like that! |
| Female :Haei eppadi eppadi | Female: Hey, how, oh how? |
| Chorus :Adhu appadi appadi .. | Chorus: Like that, like that! |
| Male :Appadi …haei | Male: Like that... haei! |
எப்படி எப்படி
குழு :
சமைஞ்சது எப்படி
எப்படி எப்படி சமைஞ்சது எப்படி
How, oh how?
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
Male: How, oh how?
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
சக்கரை வள்ளி கிழங்கு
மாமா சமைஞ்சது இப்படி
சக்கரை வள்ளி கிழங்கு
மாமா சமைஞ்சது இப்படி
Oh sweet potato uncle,
She matured like this!
Oh sweet potato uncle,
She matured like this!
முந்தா நாளு வானம்
மாமோய் தூறல் போடும் நேரம்
ஊதாப்பூவு போலப்
பூத்து உக்காந்தேனே ஓரம்
The day before yesterday, the sky...
Dear uncle, when it was drizzling fine rain...
Like a purple flower blooming,
I bloomed and sat aside on the corner.
அது எப்படி எப்படி
ஹேங்..
குழு :
சமைஞ்சது எப்படி
அஹா சக்கரை வள்ளி கிழங்கு
மாமா சமைஞ்சது இப்படி
How, oh how did that happen?
Female: Haang!
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
Female: Aha, sweet potato uncle,
She matured like this!
சந்தையிலே சுத்துறயே எதுக்கு
நீயும் ஜொல்லு விட்டு
பார்த்திடணும் அதுக்காக
Why are you wandering around the market?
Female: So that you can drool,
And stare at me, that's why!
சில்லறையை கேட்குறயே எதுக்கு
கடன் சொல்லிவிட்டு
போய்விடுவே அதுக்காக
Why are you asking for small change?
Female: Saying you'll pay later on credit,
You might run away, that's why!
என்னாட்டமா ஏழைக்கெல்லாம்
ரேட்டு ரொம்ப ஜாஸ்தி தான்
ஆஹான்
எல்லாத்தையும் இங்கே வுட்டா
சோறு தண்ணி நாஸ்தி தான்
For a poor man like me,
The rate is way too high!
Female: Aha!
அட வெட்டியாக என்ன பேச்சு
விலைவாசி ஏறிப் போச்சு
நானும் தானே வாழணும்
If you spend everything here,
Food and water will be ruined/lost!
பக்கம் வந்த மாமா
இதுக்கு பேரம் பேசலாமா அஹா ஹா..
பாக்கு பாய போட்டு
படிப்பேன் பயாஸ்கோப்பு பாட்டு
Hey, why talk uselessly?
Prices of commodities have risen!
Don't I also have to live?
எப்படி எப்படி
சமைஞ்சது எப்படி
அஹாஹா.. அப்படி அப்படி
சமைஞ்சது அப்படி
Uncle, now that you've come close,
Can you bargain for this? Aha haa...
I will lay out a mat of betel leaf,
And sing a bioscope song!
முனங்கல் :
..............................
How, oh how?
How did she attain womanhood?
சப்பரம் போல ஆடுறயே எதுக்கு
நித்தம் சாமி வந்து
ஏறிடணும் அதுக்காக
தொப்புளத்தான் காட்டுறயே எதுக்கு
மாமன் பம்பரம்தான்
விட்டுடணும் அதுக்காக
Aha haa... like that, like that!
She matured like that!
சும்மானாச்சும் பார்க்கும் போது
சூட்ட நீயும் ஏத்துற
ஆஆ
சராயத்த கண்ணுல வச்சு
ஆளு மேல ஊத்துற
Why are you swaying like a temple chariot?
Female: So that God possesses me,
And descends upon me every single day, that's why!
Male: Why are you showing off your navel?
Female: So that uncle can spin,
His top right there, that's why!
அட காய்ஞ்ச மாடு கம்புலதான்
பாய்ஞ்சது போல் தெம்புல தான்
நீயும் மேயப் பார்க்குற
Even when looking casually,
You build up the heat inside me!
Female: Haa aaa!
Male: Keeping liquor in your eyes,
You pour it all over a man!
மூட்ட தூக்கும் மாமோய்
ஹோய்..
அழகு மானத் தூக்கலாமா
ஹேய் மாமன் வீரம் என்ன
அதத்தான் நானும் பார்க்கலாமா
Hey, like a hungry cow charging into a crop field,
With full vigor and strength,
You are trying to graze on me!
Uncle who lifts heavy loads,
சங்கதி எல்லாம் தெரிஞ்சும்
நீயேன் சொதப்புற இப்படி
ஆங் ஆகங்
சங்கதி எல்லாம் தெரிஞ்சும்
நீயேன் சொதப்புற இப்படி
ஐய்யோ ஐய்யயோ
Hoi!
எப்படி எப்படி அஹா ஹா..
குழு :
அது அப்படி அப்படி..
ஹேய்..எப்படி எப்படி
குழு :
அது அப்படி அப்படி
அப்படி..ஹேய்....
Can you lift my beautiful honor/body?
Hey, what is uncle's valor?
Can I see that for myself?
Male: Haang haang!
Female: Even after knowing everything,
Why are you messing up like this?
Male: Oh dear, my goodness!
How, oh how? Aha haa...
Chorus: Like that, like that!
Female: Hey, how, oh how?
Chorus: Like that, like that!
Male: Like that... haei!
Yeppadi yeppadi
How, oh how?
Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
Male :Yeppadi yeppadi
Male: How, oh how?
Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
Sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama
Oh sweet potato uncle,
Samainjadhu ippadi
She matured like this!
Sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama
Oh sweet potato uncle,
Samainjadhu ippadi
She matured like this!
Munthaanaalu vaanam
The day before yesterday, the sky...
Maamooi thooral podum naeram
Dear uncle, when it was drizzling fine rain...
Ootha poova pola
Like a purple flower blooming,
Poothu ukkaanthanae ooram
I bloomed and sat aside on the corner.
Adhu yeppadi yeppadi
How, oh how did that happen?
Female :Haang
Female: Haang!
Chorus :Saminjadhu yeppadi
Chorus: How did she attain womanhood?
Female :Ahaa sakkaraivalli kizhanghu maama
Female: Aha, sweet potato uncle,
Samainjadhu ippadi
She matured like this!
Santhaiyilae suthiriyae edhukku
Why are you wandering around the market?
Female :Neeyum jollu vittu
Female: So that you can drool,
Paarththidanum adhukkaga
And stare at me, that's why!
Sillaraiyai ketkurayae edhukku
Why are you asking for small change?
Female :Kadan sollivittu
Female: Saying you'll pay later on credit,
Poi viduvae adhukkaga
You might run away, that's why!
Yennaattama ezhaikellaam
For a poor man like me,
Rate-u romba jaasthithaan
The rate is way too high!
Female :Ahaan
Female: Aha!
Ellaaththaiyum inge vuttaa
If you spend everything here,
Soru thannee naasthi thaan
Food and water will be ruined/lost!
Ada vettiyaaga enna pechu
Hey, why talk uselessly?
Vilaivaasi yeri pochu
Prices of commodities have risen!
Naanumthanae vaazhanum
Don't I also have to live?
Pakkam vandha maamaa
Uncle, now that you've come close,
Idukku baeram pesalaama aaha haa..
Can you bargain for this? Aha haa...
Paakkupaaya pottu
I will lay out a mat of betel leaf,
Padippaen bioscope pattu
And sing a bioscope song!
Yeppadi yeppadi
How, oh how?
Saminjadhu yeppadi
How did she attain womanhood?
Aahaahaa..appadi appadi
Aha haa... like that, like that!
Samainjadhu appadi
She matured like that!
Sapparam pol aaduriyae edhukku
Why are you swaying like a temple chariot?
Female :Nitham saami
Female: So that God possesses me,
Vandhu eridanum adhukkaaga
And descends upon me every single day, that's why!
Male :Thoppulaththaan kaatturayae edhukkuu
Male: Why are you showing off your navel?
Female :Maaman pamparamthaan
Female: So that uncle can spin,
Vittudanum adhukkaaga
His top right there, that's why!
Summaanaachum paakkumbodhu
Even when looking casually,
Sootta neeyum yethura
You build up the heat inside me!
Female :Haa aaa
Female: Haa aaa!
Male :Saaraayatha kannula vachu
Male: Keeping liquor in your eyes,
Aalu mela oothura
You pour it all over a man!
Ada kaanja maadu kambula thaan
Hey, like a hungry cow charging into a crop field,
Paanjadhu pol thembula dhaan
With full vigor and strength,
Neeyum maeiyaapaarkkura
You are trying to graze on me!
Moottath thukkum maamoi
Uncle who lifts heavy loads,
Hoi
Hoi!
Azhaghu maanathookkalaamaa
Can you lift my beautiful honor/body?
Hay maaman veeram enna
Hey, what is uncle's valor?
Atha thaan naanum paarkkalaamaa
Can I see that for myself?
Male :Haang haang
Male: Haang haang!
Female :Sanghadhi ellaam therinjum
Female: Even after knowing everything,
Yaen ya sodhappura ippadi
Why are you messing up like this?
Male :Aiyo aiyaiyyo
Male: Oh dear, my goodness!
Eppadi eppadi ahaa haa
How, oh how? Aha haa...
Chorus :Adhu appadi appadi ..
Chorus: Like that, like that!
Female :Haei eppadi eppadi
Female: Hey, how, oh how?
Chorus :Adhu appadi appadi ..
Chorus: Like that, like that!
Male :Appadi …haei
Male: Like that... haei!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yeppadi Yeppadi' from the movie Indhu (1994) is a energetic and playful folk-style duet composed by Deva, featuring lighthearted banter between the male and female leads. The lyrics, written by Vaali, employ playful village metaphors and double entendres describing puberty, attraction, market bargaining, and romantic teasing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Ootha poova pola”
Comparing the girl blooming into womanhood to a purple flower blooming ('Ootha poova pola poothu').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Saaraayatha kannula vachu”
Comparing intoxicating romantic eyes to liquor ('Saaraayatha kannula vachu').
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Santhaiyilae suthiriyae edhukku”
Second letter rhyming in consecutive lines ('Santhaiyilae' and 'Sillaraiyai').
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Trivia
'Indhu' marked Prabhu Deva's debut as a lead actor in Tamil cinema. The music album composed by Deva became a huge commercial success, establishing his signature 'Gana' and local folk genre tracks in the mid-1990s.
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