- Lyricist
- Thirupathooran
- Singer
- S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Aagaya Thamaraigal
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kettikkaari vaadi kettikkaari
Kettukkodi kadha kettukkodi
Thakka badhil sollalaennaa
Kattupattu odanumdi
Kettikkaarai saanthu pottukkaari
Kettikkaari vaadi kettikkaari
Kettukkodi kadha kettukkodi
…………………
Sela kattaatha pulla
Yaezhettu peththa pulla
Oororam thoppukkulla
Jodiyodu aadum pulla
Sela kattaatha pulla
Yaezhettu peththa pulla
Oororam thoppukkulla
Jodiyodu aadum pulla
Yaaru pulla adi chinnapulla
Nee sollu pulla
Adhu naanu illa
Chorus :Hahaah hahaah
Sela kattaatha pulla
Yaezhettu peththa pulla
Oororam thoppukkulla
Jodiyodu aadum pulla kelu pulla
Adhu chella pulla…..anil pulla
Pudhiru keththa badhila sollala
Pudichchi vachchu kottungadi
Kazhutha mela yaeththi vachchu
Karumpulli sempulli kuththungadi
Yaehae yaehae yaehae yaehae yae….
Kettikkaari vaadi kettikkaari
Kettukkodi kadha kettukkodi
Thakka badhil sollalaennaa
Kattupattu odanumdi
Kettikkaarai saanthu pottukkaari
Kettikkaari vaadi kettikkaari
Kettukkodi kadha kettukkodi
Mullu mullukkulla
Mukkulamum thanddukkulla
Velli madalukkulla venkala katti
Idha solli vilakkadi senbaga kutti
Engae innoru tharam sollu
Mullu mullukkulla
Mukkulamum thanddukkulla
Velli madalukkulla venkala katti
Idha solli vilakkadi senbaga kutti
Appanum soriyanadi aaththaa sadaichchiyadi
Pullainga ellaamae sakkarakkatti
Adi pottikku vanthavalae vallikkutti
Vidukadhaiyellaam pazhuththa pazham nee
Viduththathu thaanae palaapazham palaapazham
Adi aaththaadi sariyaa solliputtaadiyo
Female :Ippa en vidukathaikku badhil sollungadi
Kalyaanam aana ponnu karuththapulla
Ava kaiya pudichchaan oruththan purushanilla
Kalyaanam aana ponnu karuththapulla
Ava kaiya pudichchaan oruththan purushanilla
Sambanthapattaa avalum marukkala
Sangadappattaa veru vazhiyilla
Avan thottu pidichchaan
Ava vittu koduththaa
Pazhakkamaagi vanthavan
Ada vazhakkam pola thanthavan
Yaar avan yaar avan yaar avan….
Ada idhu theriyaathaakkum
Female :Kallapurushan
Female :Adachee…
Kadhaiya maaththi sollaathadi idikkaporaen
Antha karuththapulla kaiya thottavan
Valaiyalkaaran…..valaiyalkaaran
Pudhiru keththa badhila sollala
Pudichchi vachchu kottuvendi
Kazhutha mela yaeththi vachchu
Karumpulli sempulli kuththuvendi….haan…
Clever girl, come here, clever girl!
Listen closely, listen to this riddle!
If you don't give the right answer,
You must admit defeat and run away!
Smart girl wearing a sandalwood bindi!
Clever girl, come here, clever girl!
Listen closely, listen to this riddle!
...
A little one who wears no saree,
A mother of seven or eight babies,
Inside the grove at the village edge,
Dancing and playing with her mate!
A little one who wears no saree,
A mother of seven or eight babies,
Inside the grove at the village edge,
Dancing and playing with her mate!
Who is that little one, hey young girl?
Tell me, girl!
It certainly isn't me!
Chorus: Haha haha!
A little one who wears no saree,
A mother of seven or eight babies,
Inside the grove at the village edge,
Dancing with her mate, listen girl!
That sweet darling... is a little squirrel!
If you don't give the right answer to the riddle,
We'll catch you and rap your head!
We'll seat you on a donkey,
And mark your face with black and red dots!
Ey hey ey hey ey hey ey...
Clever girl, come here, clever girl!
Listen closely, listen to this riddle!
If you don't give the right answer,
You must admit defeat and run away!
Smart girl wearing a sandalwood bindi!
Clever girl, come here, clever girl!
Listen closely, listen to this riddle!
Thorns all over the outside,
Three ponds held inside the core,
A bronze seed inside silver petals—
Explain this riddle, little Shenbagam!
Go on, tell me once again!
Thorns all over the outside,
Three ponds held inside the core,
A bronze seed inside silver petals—
Explain this riddle, little Shenbagam!
The father is rough with prickles, the mother is tangled,
But all their children inside are as sweet as candy!
Hey little Valli, who came to challenge me!
I know your riddles inside out;
The answer you asked is a jackfruit, a jackfruit!
Oh my goodness, she answered it completely right!
Female: Now answer my riddle, girls!
A married girl, a lovely lass,
A man held her hand, but he wasn't her husband!
A married girl, a lovely lass,
A man held her hand, but he wasn't her husband!
When he took it, she didn't refuse;
Even if embarrassed, there was no other way!
He reached out and held her hand,
She gave in and let him,
Someone she knows very well,
Giving what he always gives as usual!
Who is he? Who is he? Who is he?
Oh, as if you don't know!
Female: Her secret lover!
Female: Chi, shame on you!
Don't twist the story, or I'll hit you!
The one who held that girl's hand...
Is the bangle seller... the bangle seller!
If you didn't give the right answer to the riddle,
I'll catch you and rap your head!
I'll seat you on a donkey,
And mark your face with black and red dots... haan!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful Tamil song consists of a playful riddle game ('Vidukadhai') exchanged between young village women. The lyrics feature catchy folk riddles about everyday objects and nature—such as a squirrel, a jackfruit, and a bangle seller putting bangles on a married woman's hand. The spirit of the song is lighthearted and competitive, with humorous penalties threatened for those who fail to guess the correct answers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kettikkaari vaadi kettikkaari / Kettukkodi kadha kettukkodi”
Repetition of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines, such as 'Kettikkaari' and 'Kettukkodi' ('tt' sound).
Monae (First-letter Alliteration)
“Mullu mullukkulla / Mukkulamum thanddukkulla”
Matching starting sounds in adjacent words or lines, such as 'Mullu' and 'Mukkulamum'.
Metaphor / Riddle Imagery (Uvamaani)
“Appanum soriyanadi aaththaa sadaichchiyadi / Pullainga ellaamae sakkarakkatti”
Using natural descriptive metaphors to pose riddles, describing a jackfruit tree ('rough father, matted mother, sweet children').
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Trivia
Featured in the 1985 film Aagaya Thamaraigal, this song is composed by Gangai Amaran and written by Thirupathooran as a playful village riddle song (vidukadhai) performed in a folk musical style.
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