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Lyrics & meaning

Padippum Kidippum

From Devi Sridevi · 1983

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam, S. N. Surendar
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Devi Sridevi
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
9 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala
Chorus :Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala
Oo….pala thaeter irukkuthu
Draivin hotel irukkuthu
Chorus :Vaanga vaanga saernthu povom
Vayasu ponna sight adippom
Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala
Kilukiluppaa padaiyeduppom
Kilialukku valai virippom
Kisukisunnu whistle adippom
Kedachchuthunnaa daavadippom
Paar intha rojaakkal
Aahaa naam ila rajaakkal
Collagethaan rompa bore aanathu
Teenage thaan rompa jore aanathu
Naam ellorum road oora
Romeyo-kkal aanaal enna
Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala
Haei haei haei…..haei haei haei…..haei haei haei
Manasu vachchaa maanavargal
Mudippathil mannavargal
Nenachchathellam nenachchapadi
Adaivathuthaan namathu vazhi
Nee idhai kondaadu
Aahaa thaen unnum vandaagu
Love pannudaa iru kannillaiyaa
Kadhal paattuthaan solla piriyamillaiyaa
Ada kavalai vendaam
Ilayaraja pottu vachcha paatrukku
Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala
Kavalaikalai
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Maranthiruppom
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Kuruvigal pol
Chorus :Haei haei
Female :Paranthiruppom
Chorus :Haei haei
Ice kattiyil
Chorus :Ohho hoi
Female :Midhanthiruppom
Chorus :Ohho hoi
Female :Malarkalilae
Chorus :Ohho hoi
Female :Malarnthiruppom
Chorus :Hoi
Paar intha vaattam
Thaen sinthum koottam
Sangeethamae oru santhoshamae
Pallaayiram idhan ullaasamae
Paattukkeththa thaalam pottu
Paada vendum ellorumae….
Oo….pala thaeter irukkuthu
Draivin hotel irukkuthu
Chorus :Vaanga vaanga saernthu povom
Vayasu ponna sight adippom
Padippum kidippum namakku edhukku puriyala
Padichcha pasanga kizhichchathenna theriyala….
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Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
Chorus: Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
Oh... there are so many movie theatres,
and there are drive-in restaurants!
Chorus: Come on, come on, let's go together!
Let's check out pretty young girls!
Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
We will set out with great excitement,
and spread our nets for the pretty girls!
We will blow teasing soft whistles,
and if we get a chance, we will flirt and romance!
Look at these blooming roses!
Aha, we are the young kings!
College has become totally boring,
but teenage life is full of fun and thrill!
If all of us roam the streets
and become Romeos, what is wrong with that?
Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
Hey hey hey... hey hey hey... hey hey hey!
If students set their minds to it,
they are masters at getting it done!
Achieving everything just as we dreamed—
that is our way!
Celebrate this life,
aha, become a bee tasting sweet honey!
Fall in love, buddy! Don't you have two eyes?
Don't you wish to sing a song of love?
Hey, don't you worry,
just vibe to the tune Ilaiyaraaja made!
Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
All our worries,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: We will forget them all!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Like little birds,
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: We will fly high!
Chorus: Hey hey!
On blocks of ice,
Chorus: Oho hoy!
Female: We will float gently!
Chorus: Oho hoy!
Female: Among the flowers,
Chorus: Oho hoy!
Female: We will bloom!
Chorus: Hoy!
Look at this youthful charm,
this lively crowd spilling sweet joy!
Music itself is pure happiness,
and boundless is the cheer it brings!
Clapping to the rhythm of the song,
everyone must sing along!
Oh... there are so many movie theatres,
and there are drive-in restaurants!
Chorus: Come on, come on, let's go together!
Let's check out pretty young girls!
Why do we even need studies and all that? I don't get it!
What great thing have educated guys achieved? I don't know!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic youth track captures the lighthearted, carefree attitude of college students who prefer enjoying their teenage years over stressing about academics. Expressing skepticism about formal education, the youths talk about driving around, going to theaters, hanging out at roadside spots, and flirting, viewing themselves as young kings and modern Romeos.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Rhyming Second Syllable)

Manasu vachchaa maanavargal / Mudippathil mannavargal

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow, such as 'Maanavargal' (students) and 'Mannavargal' (kings).

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kilukiluppaa padaiyeduppom / Kilialukku valai virippom

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ki' across consecutive lines for catchy cadence.

Simile (Upamanai)

Kuruvigal pol paranthiruppom

Comparing the lighthearted freedom of youth to flying birds ('Kuruvigal pol').

Self-Referential Metaphor

Ilayaraja pottu vachcha paatrukku

Referencing composer Ilaiyaraaja directly inside the lyrics as a cure for worries.

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Trivia

Written by Gangai Amaran, who is the younger brother of composer Ilaiyaraaja, the lyricist playfully sneaked a direct meta-reference to his brother in the song line 'Ilayaraja pottu vachcha paatrukku'.

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