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Vaadi Vaadi

From Kazhugu · 2012

Lyricist
Eknaath
Singers
Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Suvi, Anitha Karthikeyan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Kazhugu2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vaadi vaadi vaasappakkamCome, come near the entrance side
Vaaikkaa thaandi odi nippomLet us cross the canal and stand running
Kaathu karuppu paakum munnaeBefore the dark spirits catch us
Polaamaa …aaan….aaan….Shall we go?
Female
Chee..miya miyaa aasa duraiOh shoo, my lovely prince
Vaayil padiyum echil thodaWiping the drool that lands on your mouth
Raavum vandhaa ungal thollaWhen night falls, your nuisance
Thaangaliyae …aae…ae…..Is unbearable...
Male
Vara vara neeyumGradually you too
Vambu panni poaraAre picking fights and leaving
Pambu settu paayum thaanThe serpent mat
Yenguthadii…Is yearning!
Female
Chekku maada polaLike an oil-press bullock
Enna suththi vaaraaYou keep circling around me
Engappu meesaya paathaakka paathaakkaIf you look at my father's mustache
Paathaa kaalum thaallaadiSeeing it, your legs will stagger
Thallaadi nadunadungumStaggering and trembling all over
Mavanae keluListen up, fellow!
Kanna paathaalae paathaalae vedavedakkumJust looking at his eyes will make you shiver!
Female
Hoi…kaalum thaallaadiHey, legs will stagger
Thallaadi nadunadungumStaggering and trembling all over
Mavanae keluListen up, fellow!
Kanna paathaalae paathaalae vedavedakkumJust looking at his eyes will make you shiver!
Male
Kooda poovu vikkum pullaGirl selling a basket of flowers
Koovi vikka aalum illaThere is no one to call out and sell them
Kooda vandhaa enna thara solladiIf you come along, tell me what you will give me
Female
Kooru katti vikkum machaanOh cousin who sells things in portions
Kooru kettu nirkkiriyaeYou stand there having lost your senses
Selaikkulla kodukkaruva paathukkoWatch out, there is a curved sickle inside my saree!
Male
Yei thudikkudhu meesaHey, my mustache is twitching
Thavikkiren pesaI am struggling to speak
Kaattupuli veeramae enkittathaanThe bravery of a wild tiger is within me
Adhukkulla kaalaBefore that, time...
Naalum sonnaa pookkumIf four days pass, it will bloom
Aththa maga unna naanMy uncle's daughter, if I touch you...
Thottaakka thottaakka thottaIf I touch, touch, touch...
Kannil thannaalae thaanaavaeIn the eyes, automatically by itself
Thee pudikkumFire will catch!
Ivalai kelu…….Ask her...
Nenjil nenappunthaan nenappunthaanThe thoughts inside the heart
KoothedukkumWill dance wildly!
Male
Adiyae kannil thannaalae thaanaavaeHey girl, in the eyes, automatically by itself
Thee pudikkumFire will catch!
Ivalai kelu…….Ask her...
Nenjil nenappunthaan nenappunthaanThe thoughts inside the heart
KoothedukkumWill dance wildly!
Chorus
Mmm….mmmm….mmm….Mmm....mmmm....mmm....
Mmm…mmm…mm…mm..Mmm...mmm...mm...mm..
{Thana thandhana thanana thandhana{Thana thandhana thanana thandhana Thana thandhana thanana thandha nana} (2)
Thana thandhana thanana thandha nana} (2)Rhythm beats...
Male
Veecharuvaa mookkazhagiBeauty with a nose sharp as a sickle
Vettippechu pallazhagiBeauty with teeth that speak idle chatter
Nenjukkulla enakku idam irukkaa …aannIs there a space for me inside your heart?
Female
Azhukku trouser aalu neethaanYou are the guy with dirty trousers
Uluthupona maavu neethaanYou are like rotten flour
Nenjukkulla neeyum illa kirukkaaThere is no space for you in my heart, you fool!
Male
Una naan paarthuLooking at you
Uchandhalai verthuSweating at the top of my head
Dhegathula sooduthaan anaichukkadiEmbrace the heat in my body!
Female
Adadada poyaaOh my, go away!
Jollu vidum vaayaaYou drooling mouth!
Ennoda kobam neeyum paarthaalaeIf you ever see my anger...
Paarthaalae paarthaIf you see, see...
Pachamaram koodaEven a green tree
Panjaagi erinchidumaeWill burn down like cotton!
Makku machaanDumb cousin!
Vanga kadal koodaEven the Bay of Bengal
Vathithaan poyidumaeWill dry up completely!
Female
Pachamaram koodaEven a green tree
Panjaagi erinchidumaeWill burn down like cotton!
Makku machaanDumb cousin!
Vanga kadal koodaEven the Bay of Bengal
Vathithaan poyidumae ……Will dry up completely!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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