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Lyrics & meaning

Sight Adipom Dhum Adipom

From April Maadhathil · 2002

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Silambarasan, Karthik
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
April Maadhathil
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
29 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sight adipom dum adipom
Thanniyathaan kalandhadipom
Books-ah mattum edukavae maatom
Naanga bus-sula thaan thongiduvom
Trainuleyum thothiduvom
Ticket-ah mattum edukavae mattom
Ponnu mugangalaiyae
Paakavae maatom
Aana mugam thavira
Mathatha parpom
Naanga account vechi
Dum adipomae
Adhula aaru peyru sernthizhupomae
{Dhinam dhinam
Aalayam selvadhu saalavum nandru
Angae azhagiya figuregal
Varumae endru} (2)
Hoi..
Sight adipom dum adipom
Thanniyathaan kalandhadipom
Books-ah mattum edukavae maatom
Naanga bus-sula thaan thongiduvom
Trainuleyum thothiduvom
Ticket-ah mattum edukavae mattom
Maatom…..
Nanganalluril oru aunty
Aval naalaru maadhamaai
Husbandai vendi
Kondu vanthaal oru scooty
Adha thallitu ponaanae
Third year paandi
Group study endru solli
Nanbanoda veetukulla
Neelappadam paakalainaa kannukazhaga
Kangalaal kaanbadhum poi
Kaadhaal ketpadhum poi
T shirt pengalaithaan nambividathae
Sila kalloori pengal thaan
Doordarshan polathaan
Ummendru povargal paar
Sila palli kooda pengal thaan
F tv polathaan
Aaal paadhi aaadayum paa paa paadhi
{Manasula thondrum ennam
Veliyae solluveer
Vayasula yaarum
Figarae yaavarum kezhleer}(2)
Kezhleer
Sight adipom dum adipom
Thanniyathaan kalandhadipom
Books-ah mattum edukavae maatom
Naanga bus-sula thaan thongiduvom
Trainuleyum thothiduvom
Ticket-ah mattum edukavae mattom
{Indha pada podhumaa
Innum konjam veynumaa} (2)
Oh ooo..oho..ooo.oho..ooooo
Oh ooo..oho..ooo.oho..ooooo
Oho Pattam pattam
Pattangalai vaangiyathum
Velai onnum kedaikaliya
Ladies college munnala
Oru std booth vai
A.C yil vaazhnthidum
Vc mela kobam vandha
Election kootathila
Lesa kaiya vai vai
Professor yaarachum
Practicalsil kaiya vacha
Avarukitta tution thaan vai..eih
Maasathil oru naal
Mass cutting seidhaal thaan
Kalloori vaazhvukku perumai mai
{Lifeboy irukkumidam
Aarokyam thaan
Nee oru playboy aagumidam
College thaan} (2)
Sight sight sight
Dum dum dum
Thanniyathaan kalandhadipom
Books-ah mattum edukavae maatom
Mattommm
Naanga bus-sula thaan thongiduvom
Trainuleyum thothiduvom
Ticket-ah mattum edukavae mattom
Matt tom tomm..
Ponnu mugangalaiyae
Paakavae maatom
Aana mugam thavira
Mathatha parpom
Naanga account vechi
Dum adipomae..yeah yeah yeah
Adhula aaru peyru sernthizhupomae..
{Lifeboy irukkumidam
Aarokyam thaan
Nee oru playboy aagumidam
College thaan} (4)
We'll check out girls, we'll smoke cigarettes,
we'll mix our drinks and booze away,
the one thing we'll never do is touch books!
We'll hang from the bus footboards,
we'll cling onto the trains,
but we will never ever buy a ticket!
A girl's face,
we'll never look at,
but except for her face,
we'll check out the rest!
We'll put it on credit
and smoke cigarettes,
and six of us will puff on just one!
{Every single day,
going to the temple is truly great,
only because pretty girls
will show up there!} (2)
Hoy...
We'll check out girls, we'll smoke cigarettes,
we'll mix our drinks and booze away,
the one thing we'll never do is touch books!
We'll hang from the bus footboards,
we'll cling onto the trains,
but we will never ever buy a ticket!
Never ever...
An auntie in Nanganallur,
after begging her husband
for four to six months,
bought herself a Scooty,
but riding off with it went
third-year Pandi!
In the name of group study,
inside a friend's house,
if you don't watch an adult film, is that any good for your eyes?
What the eyes see is a lie,
what the ears hear is a lie,
so never trust girls wearing T-shirts!
Some college girls
are just like Doordarshan (state TV),
look at them walking by with grumpy faces!
Some school girls
are just like Fashion TV,
half the person is bare and half in clothes!
{Speak out the thoughts
that arise in your mind!
At this young age, everyone
is looking for a girl, listen up, all of you!}(2)
Listen up!
We'll check out girls, we'll smoke cigarettes,
we'll mix our drinks and booze away,
the one thing we'll never do is touch books!
We'll hang from the bus footboards,
we'll cling onto the trains,
but we will never ever buy a ticket!
{Is this show enough,
or do you want some more?} (2)
Oh oh... oho... oh oh... oho... oh oh...
Oh oh... oho... oh oh... oho... oh oh...
Oho, degree upon degree,
even after getting all those degrees,
if you don't find a job,
right outside a women's college,
set up a telephone booth!
If you get angry at the VC (Vice-Chancellor)
who chills in his AC room,
during the election crowd,
slip in a punch or two!
If any professor
gives you trouble in practical exams,
just join his private tuition classes!
Mass-bunking class
at least once a month
is the true pride of college life!
{Wherever Lifebuoy is,
there is good health!
And the place where you become a playboy
is college alone!} (2)
Check 'em, check 'em, check 'em out,
Smoke, smoke, smoke,
We'll mix our drinks and booze away,
the one thing we'll never do is touch books!
Never ever!
We'll hang from the bus footboards,
we'll cling onto the trains,
but we will never ever buy a ticket!
Never, never!
A girl's face,
we'll never look at,
but except for her face,
we'll check out the rest!
We'll put it on credit
and smoke cigarettes, yeah yeah yeah,
and six of us will puff on just one!
{Wherever Lifebuoy is,
there is good health!
And the place where you become a playboy
is college alone!} (4)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Sight adipom dum adipom' from April Maadhathil is a youth college anthem celebrating the reckless, fun-filled, and rebellious lifestyle of male college students. The lyrics humorously recount classic hostel and campus tropes including bunking classes, traveling ticketless on buses and trains, checking out girls, smoking shared cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and making excuses to avoid studying. It captures the irreverent mindset of youth who prioritize fun and camaraderie over academic discipline. Through witty metaphors referencing media like Doordarshan and Fashion TV, and parodying popular ad slogans like Lifebuoy, the song portrays college as a place of transformation from innocent students to street-smart 'playboys'. It serves as an energetic slice-of-life celebration of 2000s Tamil college culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Sight adipom dum adipom / Thanniyathaan kalandhadipom

In 'Sight adipom' and 'Thanniyathaan', second consonants rhyme in Tamil folk rhythms.

Parody / Allusion

Lifeboy irukkumidam aarokyam thaan / Nee oru playboy aagumidam College thaan

Parodying the iconic health soap slogan 'Lifebuoy irukkumidam aarokyam thaan' to mock college life as a playground for playboys.

Simile (Upamai)

Sila kalloori pengal thaan Doordarshan polathaan... Sila palli kooda pengal thaan F tv polathaan

Comparing conservative college girls to quiet Doordarshan broadcast and school girls to stylish Fashion TV.

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Trivia

Music for 'April Maadhathil' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring hit youthful tracks. 'Sight adipom' became a popular campus anthem across Tamil Nadu engineering and arts colleges in the early 2000s.

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