Vaadi Samanja
From Gopurangal Saivathillai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Gopurangal Saivathillai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaadi… | Come, come, come, come girl... |
| Female | |
| Vaadi samanja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
| Chorus | |
| Vaadi samnja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
| Female | |
| Yeli vaalu pola | Like a rat's tail, |
| Adi yembudhadi mela | Oh, it climbs up high! |
| Chorus | |
| Yeli vaalu pola | Like a rat's tail, |
| Adi yembudhadi mela | Oh, it climbs up high! |
| Female | |
| Unna endha paiyan | Which boy will ever |
| Kattikkuvaandi | Marry you, girl? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaadi samanja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
| Female | |
| Seevi chidukkeduthu | Comb your hair and remove the tangles, |
| Nee singaaram pannikkadi | Adorn yourself prettily, girl! |
| Raani rathiyaattamaa | Like Queen Rathi herself, |
| Unna neeyae thaan ennikkadi | Consider yourself to be! |
| Chorus | |
| Seevi chidukkeduthu | Comb your hair and remove the tangles, |
| Nee singaaram pannikkadi | Adorn yourself prettily, girl! |
| Raani rathiyaattamaa | Like Queen Rathi herself, |
| Unna neeyae thaan ennikkadi | Consider yourself to be! |
| Female | |
| Eva thaan pethaalo | Who knows who gave birth |
| Indha odamba | To this body of yours, |
| Edhukkum aagaadha thennangarumba | Like a useless tender sugarcane stalk! |
| Tholla vizhundha | Fallen into trouble, |
| Chorus :Thondi onakku | Chorus: A belly for you, |
| Female :Kolla nenappu | Female: Immense desire, |
| Chorus :Yendi irukku | Chorus: Why do you have it? |
| Female | |
| Adiyae asadu… | Oh, you foolish girl... |
| Adiyae asadu | Oh, you foolish girl! |
| Kanda badi thitta poren | I am going to scold you as I please! |
| Chorus | |
| Vaadi samnja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
| Yeli vaalu pola | Like a rat's tail, |
| Adi yembudhadi mela | Oh, it climbs up high! |
| Unna endha paiyan | Which boy will ever |
| Kattikkuvaandi | Marry you, girl? |
| Female | |
| Vaanathulae pogudhu paar | Look up in the sky, it goes, |
| Machaan oottum aeroplane | The airplane flown by your suitor! |
| Female | |
| Maalaiyoda marukkozhundhae | Oh fragrant marjoram with a garland, |
| Unna megathilae thaedi poraan | He goes searching for you in the clouds! |
| Female | |
| Raasaa nenappula thaan | Thinking of your prince, |
| Nee raathiri paduthukkodi | Sleep at night, girl! |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kalyaanatha | A love marriage, |
| Nee kanavula muduchukkadi | Tie the knot in your dreams, girl! |
| Raasaa nenappula thaan | Thinking of your prince, |
| Nee raathiri paduthukkodi | Sleep at night, girl! |
| Kaadhal kalyaanatha | A love marriage, |
| Nee kanavula muduchukkadi | Tie the knot in your dreams, girl! |
| Chorus | |
| Uravum ooraarum suthi irukka | Surrounded by relatives and townspeople, |
| Varuvaan chappaani unna manakka | The lame man will come to marry you! |
| Female | |
| Enna theriyum | What do you know? |
| Chorus :Kaeni thavala | Chorus: You frog in a well! |
| Female :Endi onakku | Female: Why do you have, |
| Chorus :Thaali kavala | Chorus: Worry about the nuptial thread? |
| Female | |
| Adiyae asadu… | Oh, you foolish girl... |
| Adiyae asadu | Oh, you foolish girl! |
| Female | |
| Kanda badi thitta poren | I am going to scold you as I please! |
| Chorus | |
| Vaadi samnja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
| Yeli vaalu pola | Like a rat's tail, |
| Adi yembudhadi mela | Oh, it climbs up high! |
| Unna endha paiyan kattikkuvaandi | Which boy will ever marry you, girl? |
| Vaadi samnja pulla | Come girl, who has come of age, |
| Adi velanja karumbu kolla | Oh, you mature sugarcane field! |
வா வா வா வா வாடி
Come, come, come, come girl...
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
எலி வாலு போல
சடை எம்புதடி மேலே
Like a rat's tail,
Oh, it climbs up high!
எலி வாலு போல
சடை எம்புதடி மேலே
Like a rat's tail,
Oh, it climbs up high!
உன்ன எந்த பையன்
கட்டிக்குவான்டி
Which boy will ever
Marry you, girl?
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
சீவி சிடுக்கெடுத்து
குழு :
நீ சிங்காரம் பண்ணிக்கடி
ராணி ரதியாட்டமா
உன்ன நீயேதான் எண்ணிக்கடி
Comb your hair and remove the tangles,
Adorn yourself prettily, girl!
Like Queen Rathi herself,
Consider yourself to be!
எவதான் பெத்தாளோ
இந்த ஒடம்ப
எதுக்கும் ஆகாத தென்னங்குரும்ப
தோள்ள விழுந்த
குழு :
தோண்டி உனக்கு
கொள்ள நெனப்பு
குழு :
ஏன்டி உனக்கு
Comb your hair and remove the tangles,
Adorn yourself prettily, girl!
Like Queen Rathi herself,
Consider yourself to be!
அடியே அசடு
அடியே அசடு
கண்டபடி திட்டபோறேன்
Who knows who gave birth
To this body of yours,
Like a useless tender sugarcane stalk!
Fallen into trouble,
Chorus: A belly for you,
Female: Immense desire,
Chorus: Why do you have it?
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
எலி வாலு போல
சடை எம்புதடி மேலே
உன்ன எந்த பையன்
கட்டிக்குவான்டி
Oh, you foolish girl...
Oh, you foolish girl!
I am going to scold you as I please!
வானத்திலே போகுது பார்
மச்சான் வூட்டு ஏரோப்ளேன்
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Like a rat's tail,
Oh, it climbs up high!
Which boy will ever
Marry you, girl?
மாலையோட மரிக்கொழுந்தே
உன்ன மேகத்திலே தேடிப்போறான்
Look up in the sky, it goes,
The airplane flown by your suitor!
ராசா நெனப்புலதான்
நீ ராத்திரி படுத்துக்கடி
Oh fragrant marjoram with a garland,
He goes searching for you in the clouds!
காதல் கல்யாணத்த
நீ கனவுல முடிச்சுக்கடி
ராசா நெனப்புலதான்
நீ ராத்திரி படுத்துக்கடி
காதல் கல்யாணத்த
நீ கனவுல முடிச்சுக்கடி
Thinking of your prince,
Sleep at night, girl!
உறவும் ஊராரும் சுத்தி இருக்க
வருவான் சப்பாணி உன்ன மணக்க
A love marriage,
Tie the knot in your dreams, girl!
Thinking of your prince,
Sleep at night, girl!
A love marriage,
Tie the knot in your dreams, girl!
என்ன தெரியும்
குழு :
கேணி தவளை
ஏன்டி உனக்கு
குழு :
தாலி கவலை
Surrounded by relatives and townspeople,
The lame man will come to marry you!
அடியே அசடு
அடியே அசடு
What do you know?
Chorus: You frog in a well!
Female: Why do you have,
Chorus: Worry about the nuptial thread?
கண்டபடி திட்டபோறேன்
Oh, you foolish girl...
Oh, you foolish girl!
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
எலி வாலு போல
சடை எம்புதடி மேலே
உன்ன எந்த பையன்
கட்டிக்குவான்டி
வாடி சமஞ்ச புள்ள
அடி வெளஞ்ச கரும்புக் கொல்ல
I am going to scold you as I please!
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Like a rat's tail,
Oh, it climbs up high!
Which boy will ever marry you, girl?
Come girl, who has come of age,
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Vaa vaa vaa vaa vaadi…
Come, come, come, come girl...
Vaadi samanja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Vaadi samnja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Yeli vaalu pola
Like a rat's tail,
Adi yembudhadi mela
Oh, it climbs up high!
Yeli vaalu pola
Like a rat's tail,
Adi yembudhadi mela
Oh, it climbs up high!
Unna endha paiyan
Which boy will ever
Kattikkuvaandi
Marry you, girl?
Vaadi samanja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Seevi chidukkeduthu
Comb your hair and remove the tangles,
Nee singaaram pannikkadi
Adorn yourself prettily, girl!
Raani rathiyaattamaa
Like Queen Rathi herself,
Unna neeyae thaan ennikkadi
Consider yourself to be!
Seevi chidukkeduthu
Comb your hair and remove the tangles,
Nee singaaram pannikkadi
Adorn yourself prettily, girl!
Raani rathiyaattamaa
Like Queen Rathi herself,
Unna neeyae thaan ennikkadi
Consider yourself to be!
Eva thaan pethaalo
Who knows who gave birth
Indha odamba
To this body of yours,
Edhukkum aagaadha thennangarumba
Like a useless tender sugarcane stalk!
Tholla vizhundha
Fallen into trouble,
Chorus :Thondi onakku
Chorus: A belly for you,
Female :Kolla nenappu
Female: Immense desire,
Chorus :Yendi irukku
Chorus: Why do you have it?
Adiyae asadu…
Oh, you foolish girl...
Adiyae asadu
Oh, you foolish girl!
Kanda badi thitta poren
I am going to scold you as I please!
Vaadi samnja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Yeli vaalu pola
Like a rat's tail,
Adi yembudhadi mela
Oh, it climbs up high!
Unna endha paiyan
Which boy will ever
Kattikkuvaandi
Marry you, girl?
Vaanathulae pogudhu paar
Look up in the sky, it goes,
Machaan oottum aeroplane
The airplane flown by your suitor!
Maalaiyoda marukkozhundhae
Oh fragrant marjoram with a garland,
Unna megathilae thaedi poraan
He goes searching for you in the clouds!
Raasaa nenappula thaan
Thinking of your prince,
Nee raathiri paduthukkodi
Sleep at night, girl!
Kaadhal kalyaanatha
A love marriage,
Nee kanavula muduchukkadi
Tie the knot in your dreams, girl!
Raasaa nenappula thaan
Thinking of your prince,
Nee raathiri paduthukkodi
Sleep at night, girl!
Kaadhal kalyaanatha
A love marriage,
Nee kanavula muduchukkadi
Tie the knot in your dreams, girl!
Uravum ooraarum suthi irukka
Surrounded by relatives and townspeople,
Varuvaan chappaani unna manakka
The lame man will come to marry you!
Enna theriyum
What do you know?
Chorus :Kaeni thavala
Chorus: You frog in a well!
Female :Endi onakku
Female: Why do you have,
Chorus :Thaali kavala
Chorus: Worry about the nuptial thread?
Adiyae asadu…
Oh, you foolish girl...
Adiyae asadu
Oh, you foolish girl!
Kanda badi thitta poren
I am going to scold you as I please!
Vaadi samnja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Yeli vaalu pola
Like a rat's tail,
Adi yembudhadi mela
Oh, it climbs up high!
Unna endha paiyan kattikkuvaandi
Which boy will ever marry you, girl?
Vaadi samnja pulla
Come girl, who has come of age,
Adi velanja karumbu kolla
Oh, you mature sugarcane field!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful song features friends teasing a young woman who has recently attained puberty and begun dreaming about her future husband and romantic life. Using humorous folklore metaphors, her friends playfully mock her grand romantic expectations—telling her to dream of marrying a prince flying an airplane while teasingly suggesting only a simple town boy or a lame man will end up marrying her. The song playfully explores rural sisterhood and lighthearted banter surrounding youth, dreams, and traditional marriage expectations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamanam)
“Yeli vaalu pola”
Compares the girl's thin hair braid to a rat's tail ('Yeli vaalu pola') and compares her self-image to Goddess/Queen Rathi ('Raani rathiyaattamaa').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Adi velanja karumbu kolla”
Metaphorically compares the girl who came of age to a fully grown, mature sugarcane field ('velanja karumbu kolla').
Idiom / Metaphor
“Chorus :Kaeni thavala”
Uses the Tamil idiom 'Kaeni thavala' (frog in a well) to describe someone naive with limited experience of the world.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)
“Kaadhal kalyaanatha”
Initial letter alliteration with 'Kaadhal kalyaanatha' and 'Nee kanavula'.
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Trivia
This track features in the 1982 Tamil hit drama 'Gopurangal Saivathillai', directed by Manivannan. The film starred Mohan, Suhasini, and Radha. The song was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by the acclaimed lyricist Vaali, sung predominantly by Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja, and chorus.
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