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Lyrics & meaning

Vaadi Kitta Vaadi

From Idhu Enga Boomi · 1984

Lyricist
Thirupathooran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Idhu Enga Boomi1984

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Rasa konjam lesaaOh King (my love), gently...
Thottathu paarithu gramaththu rosaThe village rose seen in the garden.
Aalaana naalaa naan unna nenaichchenEver since I came of age, I have been thinking of you.
Thaalaatha thaagam raavellam muzhichchenWith unquenchable thirst, I stayed awake all night.
Poovaana thegaththil pudhu raagam padichchenIn my flower-like body, I learned a new tune.
Male
Vaadi kitta vaadiCome girl, come closer.
Un nenappula thudikkuthu naadiMy pulse beats in thoughts of you.
Aasaikku poosa naan poda vaaraenI am coming to perform rituals for desire.
Aanantha sogaththa naalellaam thaaraenI will grant blissful sorrow all day long.
Naan thottaa thaen mottumIf I touch it, even a honey bud...
Poovaagum paaraenWill bloom into a flower, just watch!
Female
RasaOh King...
Male :AahMale: Aah
Female :Konjam lesaaFemale: Lightly...
Male :Hae…Male: Hae...
Female :Thottathu paarithu gramaththu rosaFemale: The village rose seen in the garden.
Male
Ae….ae….ae….ae…Ae....ae....ae....ae...
Maaththi maaththi aattaththa nee pottukkoChange up your moves and dance away.
Saernthu pottukkoDance together.
Maaththi maaththi aattaththa nee pottukkoChange up your moves and dance away.
Saernthu pottukkoDance together.
Female
Poda sonnaa pottukkiraenIf you tell me to dance, I will.
Puriyalainna kettukkiraenIf I do not understand, I will ask.
Haan poda sonnaa pottukkiraenHaan, if you tell me to dance, I will.
Puriyalainna kettukkiraenIf I do not understand, I will ask.
Yaedhu venum adhu pola unakkaaga maaththuraenWhatever you need, I will change it for you like that.
Male
Vaadi kitta vaadiCome girl, come closer.
Un nenappula thudikkuthu naadiMy pulse beats in thoughts of you.
Female :Aalaana naalaa naan unna nenaichchenFemale: Ever since I came of age, I have been thinking of you.
Thaalaatha thaagam raavellam muzhichchenWith unquenchable thirst, I stayed awake all night.
Poovaana thegaththil pudhu raagam padichchenIn my flower-like body, I learned a new tune.
Male
Vaadi kitta vaadiCome girl, come closer.
Un nenappula thudikkuthuPulsating in thoughts of you...
Female
Haan…aa…aa….Haan...aa...aa....
Kettu kettu therunjukkiraenI will ask and learn.
Viththaiya aadum viththaiyaaIs playing tricks an art?
Kettu kettu therunjukkiraenI will ask and learn.
Viththaiya aadum viththaiyaaIs playing tricks an art?
Male
Pudhusulathaan siramamadiIt is difficult in the beginning, my girl.
Poga poga puriyumadiAs time goes on, you will understand, my girl.
Pudhusulathaan siramamadiIt is difficult in the beginning, my girl.
Poga poga puriyumadiAs time goes on, you will understand, my girl.
Poruppoda pazhagikittaaIf practiced with responsibility,
Ellaamae sulabamthaanEverything becomes easy.
Female
RasaOh King...
Male :AahMale: Aah
Female :Konjam lesaaFemale: Lightly...
Male :Hae…Male: Hae...
Female :Thottathu paarithu gramaththu rosaFemale: The village rose seen in the garden.
Male
Hae….ae…ae….ae…Hae....ae...ae....ae...
Ootti ootti kaatturaen paar vandiyaWatch me drive the cart!
Katta vandiyaThe bullock cart.
Ootti ootti kaatturaen paar vandiyaWatch me drive the cart!
Katta vandiyaThe bullock cart.
Female
Palla medu paaththukkangaWatch out for the low and high spots.
Paadhaiyila saeththukangaInclude them in the path.
Palla medu paaththukkangaWatch out for the low and high spots.
Paadhaiyila saeththukangaInclude them in the path.
Pudhu vandi idha neengaThis new vehicle, you...
Medhuvaaga oottungaDrive it slowly.
Male
Vaadi kitta vaadiCome girl, come closer.
Un nenappula thudikkuthu naadiMy pulse beats in thoughts of you.
Female :Aalaana naalaa naan unna nenaichchenFemale: Ever since I came of age, I have been thinking of you.
Thaalaatha thaagam raavellam muzhichchenWith unquenchable thirst, I stayed awake all night.
Poovaana thegaththil pudhu raagam padichchenIn my flower-like body, I learned a new tune.
Male
VaadiCome...
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :Kitta vaadiMale: Come closer
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :Un nenappula thudikkuthuMale: Pulsating in thoughts of you.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful folk duet from the film 'Idhu Enga Boomi' (1984) expresses romantic passion and longing between two lovers through rich rural allegories. The lyrics utilize rustic imagery such as garden roses, bullock cart driving, dance steps, and coming of age to portray mutual desire and romantic harmony.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Poovaana thegaththil pudhu raagam padichchen

Compares the woman's delicate body to a blooming flower ('Poovaana thegaththil').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Maaththi maaththi aattaththa nee pottukko

Repetition of words like 'Maaththi maaththi' and 'Ootti ootti' adds rhythmic tempo and poetic emphasis characteristic of folk music.

Iyaibu (Rhyming / End Rhyme)

Rasa konjam lesaa / Thottathu paarithu gramaththu rosa

Rhyming words at the end of adjacent lines such as 'vandi' and 'pandi' or 'lesaa' and 'rosa' create a melodious flow.

Double Entendre / Extended Metaphor

Pudhu vandi idha neenga Medhuvaaga oottunga

Driving a cart through rough terrain ('Palla medu paaththukkanga') serves as an extended metaphor for navigating intimacy and life together.

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Trivia

'Idhu Enga Boomi' (1984) features rustic folk-style lyrics penned by Thirupathooran, known for incorporating traditional village motifs, rhythmic folk refrains, and double entendres in 1980s Tamil cinema tracks.

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