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Lyrics & meaning

Indha Devathaikku

From Kaadhale Nimmadhi · 1998

Lyricist
Arivumathi
Singers
Sangeetha, Chorus
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
29 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Intha devathaikku
Nalla thaedhi vanthaachu
Iva thaavanikku
Ippo leavu vittaachu
:Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
Intha devathaikku
Nalla thaedhi vanthaachu
Iva thaavanikku
Ippo leavu vittaachu
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
Intha devathaikku
Nalla thaedhi vanthaachu
Iva thaavanikku
Ippo leavu vittaachu
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
…………………….
Thaekkadikku pakkathila
Thaangaatha vetkathila
Chorus :Aaa akka aah akka
Thaekkadikku pakkathila
Thaangaatha vetkathila
Thean nilava paathuputtaa
Thulli odum manasukulla
Kombai ellaam eduthukkuvaala
Ava pudavaiya thaan maranthiduvaala
Maapillaiyai uduthikkuvaala
Adi manasukulla sirichukkuvaala
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
……………………….
Kanavukkula aajaraaga
Summon onnu anuppivittaan
Chorus :Aaa akka aah akka
Kanavukkula aajaraaga
Summon onnu anuppivittaan
Summonodu pona ponna
Sammadhikka vechuputtaan
Heartukkulla nottam vittendi
Iva nokkamellaam purinjikittendi
Solla solla kannam sevakkura
Adi mennu muzhungi thanni kudikkura
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
Intha devathaikku
Nalla thaedhi vanthaachu
Iva thaavanikku
Ippo leavu vittaachu
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
Intha devathaikku
Nalla thaedhi vanthaachu
Iva thaavanikku
Ippo leavu vittaachu
Aaa akka aah akka
Aarambamae padu super akka
For this angel
A good date has arrived
For her half-saree
Leave has been granted now
: Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
For this angel
A good date has arrived
For her half-saree
Leave has been granted now
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
For this angel
A good date has arrived
For her half-saree
Leave has been granted now
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
....................
Near Thekkady
In unbearable shyness
Chorus: Aaa sister, aah sister
Near Thekkady
In unbearable shyness
She saw the honeymoon moon
Inside the leaping heart
Will she take all of Cumbum?
Will she forget her saree itself?
Will she drape herself with the groom?
Oh, will she laugh inside her heart?
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
....................
To appear in her dreams
He sent a summons
Chorus: Aaa sister, aah sister
To appear in her dreams
He sent a summons
The girl who went with the summons
He made her give her consent
He spied into her heart, girl
He understood all her intentions, girl
As we talk, her cheeks blush red
Oh, she chews, swallows, and drinks water!
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
For this angel
A good date has arrived
For her half-saree
Leave has been granted now
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
For this angel
A good date has arrived
For her half-saree
Leave has been granted now
Aaa sister, aah sister
The beginning itself is super, sister!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful celebration song, 'Intha devathaikku', features female friends teasing a bride-to-be on her impending wedding and honeymoon. The lyrics symbolically express that the bride's days of wearing a girl's half-saree (thaavani) are ending as she transitions to wearing full sarees as a married woman.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Intha devathaikku / Iva thaavanikku

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Intha' / 'Iva' / 'Nalla' across stanza beginnings.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Iva thaavanikku / Ippo leavu vittaachu

Giving 'leave' to the half-saree serves as a creative metaphor representing her upcoming marriage and coming of age.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Maapillaiyai uduthikkuvaala

Exaggerating the bride's romantic fluster by describing her wearing the groom instead of a saree.

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Trivia

'Kaadhale Nimmadhi' (1998) is a Tamil romantic drama film directed by Indiran, featuring Suriya, Prashanth, and Jeevitha in lead roles, with music composed by Deva.

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