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Vaadi Vaadi

From Kazhugu · 2012

Lyricist
Eknaath
Singers
Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Suvi, Anitha Karthikeyan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kazhugu
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
13 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadi vaadi vaasappakkam
Vaaikkaa thaandi odi nippom
Kaathu karuppu paakum munnae
Polaamaa …aaan….aaan….
Chee..miya miyaa aasa durai
Vaayil padiyum echil thoda
Raavum vandhaa ungal tholla
Thaangaliyae …aae…ae…..
Vara vara neeyum
Vambu panni poara
Pambu settu paayum thaan
Yenguthadii…
Chekku maada pola
Enna suththi vaaraa
Engappu meesaya paathaakka paathaakka
Paathaa kaalum thaallaadi
Thallaadi nadunadungum
Mavanae kelu
Kanna paathaalae paathaalae vedavedakkum
Hoi…kaalum thaallaadi
Thallaadi nadunadungum
Mavanae kelu
Kanna paathaalae paathaalae vedavedakkum
Kooda poovu vikkum pulla
Koovi vikka aalum illa
Kooda vandhaa enna thara solladi
Kooru katti vikkum machaan
Kooru kettu nirkkiriyae
Selaikkulla kodukkaruva paathukko
Yei thudikkudhu meesa
Thavikkiren pesa
Kaattupuli veeramae enkittathaan
Adhukkulla kaala
Naalum sonnaa pookkum
Aththa maga unna naan
Thottaakka thottaakka thotta
Kannil thannaalae thaanaavae
Thee pudikkum
Ivalai kelu…….
Nenjil nenappunthaan nenappunthaan
Koothedukkum
Adiyae kannil thannaalae thaanaavae
Thee pudikkum
Ivalai kelu…….
Nenjil nenappunthaan nenappunthaan
Koothedukkum
Mmm….mmmm….mmm….
Mmm…mmm…mm…mm..
{Thana thandhana thanana thandhana
Thana thandhana thanana thandha nana} (2)
Veecharuvaa mookkazhagi
Vettippechu pallazhagi
Nenjukkulla enakku idam irukkaa …aann
Azhukku trouser aalu neethaan
Uluthupona maavu neethaan
Nenjukkulla neeyum illa kirukkaa
Una naan paarthu
Uchandhalai verthu
Dhegathula sooduthaan anaichukkadi
Adadada poyaa
Jollu vidum vaayaa
Ennoda kobam neeyum paarthaalae
Paarthaalae paartha
Pachamaram kooda
Panjaagi erinchidumae
Makku machaan
Vanga kadal kooda
Vathithaan poyidumae
Pachamaram kooda
Panjaagi erinchidumae
Makku machaan
Vanga kadal kooda
Vathithaan poyidumae ……
Come on over by the doorway, girl,
Let's cross the canal and slip away,
Before any evil spirits catch sight of us,
Shall we go? Ah... ah...
Get lost, you greedy stray cat,
Drooling and trying to touch me,
Once night falls, your nagging trouble
Is just too much to take!
Day by day, you keep
Stirring up trouble and walking away,
And even the woven sleeping mat
Longs for you, girl...
Like an ox going round an oil press,
You keep circling around me.
If you so much as catch a glimpse of my father's mustache,
Your legs will stumble,
Totter, and shake with fear!
Listen to me, boy,
Just looking into his eyes will make you shiver!
Hey... your legs will stumble,
Totter, and shake with fear!
Listen to me, boy,
Just looking into his eyes will make you shiver!
Girl selling a basket of flowers,
With no one around to help you call out your sales,
Tell me, what will you give me if I come along?
Mister, you sell your goods in cheap heaps,
Yet you stand there totally out of your mind!
Watch out for the curved sickle tucked inside my saree!
Hey, my mustache is twitching with pride,
And I'm aching to talk to you,
The courage of a wild tiger is right here inside me!
If you just name the right time
And the day, passion will bloom!
My lovely cousin, if I so much as
Touch you, just touch you,
Sparks will catch fire in your eyes
All on their own!
Just ask her...
And in your heart, wild desires
Will dance a riot!
Girl, sparks will catch fire in your eyes
All on their own!
Just ask her...
And in your heart, wild desires
Will dance a riot!
Mmm... mmmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mm... mm...
{Thana thanthana thanana thanthana
Thana thanthana thanana thantha nana} (2)
You beauty with a nose sharp as a blade,
With lovely teeth and sharp, teasing banter,
Is there any room for me in your heart? Ah...
You're just a fellow in filthy shorts,
You're as useless as spoiled flour,
There's no place for you in my heart, you fool!
Looking at you,
I break into a sweat from head to toe,
So hug me and cool the heat in my body!
Oh please, just get lost,
You drooling fool!
If you ever see my fiery temper,
Just see it,
Even a fresh green tree
Will catch fire like cotton and burn to ashes!
You foolish mister,
Even the mighty ocean
Will completely dry up!
Even a fresh green tree
Will catch fire like cotton and burn to ashes!
You foolish mister,
Even the mighty ocean
Will completely dry up...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful, folk-style banter (Gana / Oppari-tinged duet) between a man trying to flirt with a woman and the woman cheekily spurning his advances. The male protagonist boasts about his bravery, manhood, and affection, attempting to convince her to join him and accept his romance. Meanwhile, the female protagonist mockingly dismisses him, highlighting his messy appearance, threatening him with her father's authority and her own sharp tongue and hidden weapon, warning him not to cross her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Vaadi vaadi vaasappakkam / Vaaikkaa thaandi odi nippom

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, common in Tamil folk poetry (e.g., 'Vaadi' and 'Vaaikkaa').

Hyperbole (Mikappatuthal)

Pachamaram kooda panjaagi erinchidumae / Vanga kadal kooda vathithaan poyidumae

Exaggerated imagery used by the female lead to express her intense anger.

Simile (Uvamai)

Chekku maada pola enna suththi vaaraa

Comparing the hero's aimless trailing to an oil-press bullock ('Chekku maadu').

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Trivia

'Vaadi Vaadi Vaasappakkam' from Kazhugu (2012) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by the famous folk-singing duo Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Anitha Kuppusamy, giving it an authentic rural Tamil folk texture.

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