- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Naresh Iyer, Swarnalatha, Sivachidambaram
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Sillunu Oru Kadhal
- Movie release year
- 2006
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ammi mithichachu
Arunthathiyaaa parthachuu..ye ye ye….
Pinni poo mudichu
Purusan kaiya korthachuu..uuu
Ettoru ettum padi thatungada mathatlaththa
Pasa mazhai panju vanthu thorkadikum kuthalaththa
Pasa mazhai panju vanthu thorkadikum kuthalaththa
Aele..aele..aele..aele…
Avalukkenna ambaa samuthura
Aiyar hotelu halwa maathiri
Thaalam poovena
Thazha thazhavena
Vanthaa vanthaa paaru
Avanukkenna aalvaa kurichi
Azhagu devaru aruvaa maathiri
Barumaa thekkana
Pazha pazhavena
Vanthaan vanthaan paaru
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho…….
Kothu vazha satham poda
Kummi adi oho oooo
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho
Thotta poovil vandu aada
Kummi adi oho
Adi raasaayi rosaayi
Raasaa mani
Namma raasaakku rani vanthitta..ah
Romba sokkaanathu
Intha sodinnu thaan
Antha aathaa thaan seithu putta
Ommul vaaraamathaan
Namma suthi podanum
Sudala maadanukku kada
Neenthu vudanum
Nalla pon aanaa naazh ithuthaan
Avalukkenna ambaa samuthura
Aiyar hotelu halwa maathiri
Thaalam poovena
Thazha thazhavena
Vanthaa vanthaa paaru
Avanukkenna aalvaa kurichi
Azhagu devaru aruvaa maathiri
Barumaa thekkana
Pazha pazhavena
Vanthaan vanthaan paaru
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho…….
Kothu vazha satham poda
Kummi adi oho oooo
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho
Thotta poovil vandu aada
Kummi adi oho
Aele..aele..aele..aele…
Uppu kandam nee vanthu seru
Inghu kaathirukken kambung kooluthaan
Bayee kada briyaaniya pola
Inghu pakkuvamaa venthu kedakku
Adi yaarum paarthaa
Kettu pogumthaanae
Intha nethili karuvaattu kozhambu
Machaan vethala paakkoda
Vanthu vaasalil nikkatta
Ini othi pottaa othukkaathu
Panju mutaai manasu
Adi othaiyil thoongaathu
Panju methaiyil thoongaathu
Antha naayar kada chaaya vida
Yerikichu sudu
Hey hey hey
Avalukkenna ambaa samuthura
Aiyar hotelu halwa maathiri
Thaalam poovena
Thazha thazhavena
Vanthaa vanthaa paaru
Avanukkenna aalvaa kurichi
Azhagu devaru aruvaa maathiri
Barumaa thekkana
Pazha pazhavena
Vanthaan vanthaan paaru
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho…….
Kothu vazha satham poda
Kummi adi oho oooo
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho
Thotta poovil vandu aada
Kummi adi oho
…………………………………….
Ahaaa…aaaaaa…aaaa…
Pallu kuthum kutchiyaala neenga
Vittaa nellu kuthum ketti kaaranga..
Patha mada paayaa pottu paaru
Paattanukum suran naan thaan
Vittaa pothum veliyai thaandum
Intha vellaattuku romba ethamthan
Kothura sevalum naanthaanae
Paayura kozhiyum neethaanae
Rendum mookkum mookkum
Mutti kittu mutham veikkaatho
Machan minjura soottodu
Rendum nenjodu nenjodu
Oru oosi noolae illaamathaan
Onna thaikkaatho
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho…….
Kothu vazha satham poda
Kummi adi oho oooo
Kummi adi…kummi adi
Kummi adi oho
Thotta poovil vandu aada
Kummi adi..kummi adi..
The bride stepped on the grinding stone,
And looked upon the Arundhati star... yeah yeah yeah...
With flowers woven into her braid,
She held her husband's hand... ooo!
Beat the drums to an eight-count rhythm, boys!
This shower of affection will rival the Courtallam waterfalls!
This shower of affection will rival the Courtallam waterfalls!
Heyley... heyley... heyley... heyley...
Look at her, sweet like halwa
From an Ambasamudram hotel!
Like a fragrant thazhampoo flower,
Soft, fresh, and glowing,
Look, she has arrived!
And look at him, sharp like a machete
Belonging to a handsome man of Alwarkurichi!
Standing tall and proud,
Striking and shiny,
Look, he has arrived!
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho...
As the bunch of plantains rustles with joy,
Clap your hands and dance, oho ooo...
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
As the bee dances over the flower in bloom,
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
Hey Raasaayi, Rosaayi,
Raasamani!
A queen has arrived for our king... ah!
It is such a delightful match,
This wonderful couple!
Mother Goddess herself made them for each other!
To keep any evil eye away,
We must perform a warding ritual!
And offer a sacrificial goat
To the guardian god Sudalai Madan!
This is truly a golden, auspicious day!
Look at her, sweet like halwa
From an Ambasamudram hotel!
Like a fragrant thazhampoo flower,
Soft, fresh, and glowing,
Look, she has arrived!
And look at him, sharp like a machete
Belonging to a handsome man of Alwarkurichi!
Standing tall and proud,
Striking and shiny,
Look, he has arrived!
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho...
As the bunch of plantains rustles with joy,
Clap your hands and dance, oho ooo...
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
As the bee dances over the flower in bloom,
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
Heyley... heyley... heyley... heyley...
Like salted dried meat, come join me,
I am waiting here like cooling millet porridge!
Simmering like the biryani at a roadside stall,
Everything is cooked to perfection here!
Hey, if anyone casts an envious look,
Won't it spoil,
This spicy dried-fish curry?
Darling, with betel leaves and nuts in hand,
Shall I stand waiting at your door?
Putting it off any longer won't suit
This soft cotton-candy heart of mine!
Girl, it won't sleep alone,
It won't sleep even on a soft cotton mattress!
Hotter than the strong tea from the local stall,
The heat of passion has flared up!
Hey hey hey!
Look at her, sweet like halwa
From an Ambasamudram hotel!
Like a fragrant thazhampoo flower,
Soft, fresh, and glowing,
Look, she has arrived!
And look at him, sharp like a machete
Belonging to a handsome man of Alwarkurichi!
Standing tall and proud,
Striking and shiny,
Look, he has arrived!
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho...
As the bunch of plantains rustles with joy,
Clap your hands and dance, oho ooo...
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
As the bee dances over the flower in bloom,
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
...
Aaha... aaha... aaa...
You think that with a mere toothpick,
You could pound raw paddy, you clever people!
Just spread a ten-fold woven sleeping mat and see,
I am a bolder hero than even your grandfather!
Given half a chance, she'll jump the fence,
This young nanny-goat is full of wild pride!
I am the rooster ready to peck,
And you are the hen darting about!
When our beaks meet face to face,
Won't they lock in a playful kiss?
Darling, with the overflowing warmth inside,
Won't our hearts, pressed together,
Without any needle and thread,
Be stitched together as one?
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho...
As the bunch of plantains rustles with joy,
Clap your hands and dance, oho ooo...
Clap hands and dance... clap your hands!
Clap your hands and dance, oho!
As the bee dances over the flower in bloom,
Clap your hands... clap your hands!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kummi Adi is a festive, highly energetic Tamil folk wedding song from the 2006 movie Sillunu Oru Kadhal, composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vaali. The song celebrates a traditional wedding through the folk art form of Kummi (a rhythmically synchronized hand-clapping dance). It begins by describing sacred Hindu marriage rituals such as 'Ammi Mithithal' (stepping on the grinding stone) and 'Arundhati Parthakhal' (viewing the Arundhati star), marking the official union of the bride and groom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Aiyar hotelu halwa maathiri”
Compares the bride's sweetness and grace to Ambasamudram halwa and screwpine flowers (Thaalam poo), and the groom's strength and shine to an Alwarkurichi sickle and Burmese teak wood.
Ethirukaai / Ethirppada (Contrast)
“Azhagu devaru aruvaa maathiri”
Contrasts the delicate beauty of the bride with the rugged, sharp masculine imagery of the groom.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ammi mithichachu / Arunthathiyaaa parthachuu”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Ammi' and 'Arunthathiyaaa', or 'Pinni' and 'Purusan'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Panju mutaai manasu”
Describes the heart metaphorically as soft cotton candy ('Panju mutaai manasu') that cannot rest in solitude.
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