Vedakozhi
From Maanga · 2015
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Saindhavi, Naveen Madhav
- Music director
- Premgi Amaren
- Details
- Maanga2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adiyae yeh vedakozhi | Hey young hen, |
| Una thoda kooli | As wages to touch you, |
| Naan tharen thaali vaadi | I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl! |
| Adiyae kolrkaari | Hey stealer of hearts, |
| Ena edu vaari | Scoop me up completely, |
| Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi | I will give you a swing, come on girl! |
| Female | |
| Dhoorathil ninae | Standing from a distance, |
| Nee thoondila veesura | You cast your fishing rod. |
| Izhuthukittu ennennamo | Pulling me close, you are |
| Thittam podura | Making various plans. |
| Vingnani pola | Like a scientist, |
| Nee yethetho pesura | You talk about random things. |
| Vitha mela vitha katta | To build scheme upon scheme, |
| Thaedhi thedura | You search for an opportune date. |
| Male | |
| Adiyae yeh vedakozhi | Hey young hen, |
| Una thoda kooli | As wages to touch you, |
| Naan tharen thaali vaadi | I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl! |
| Adiyae kolrkaari | Hey stealer of hearts, |
| Ena edu vaari | Scoop me up completely, |
| Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi | I will give you a swing, come on girl! |
| Male | |
| Un idipporam | Beside your waist, |
| Madippoda ilai podadi | Lay down the leaf with a fold, girl! |
| Unna muzhusaga | To eat you up completely, |
| Naan thinna parimaaradi | Serve yourself to me, girl! |
| Female | |
| Nee nenjukkul | Inside my heart, |
| Rocketta yevaathada | Do not launch a rocket, man! |
| En aadaikkul | Underneath my clothes, |
| Amilatha thoovaathada | Do not sprinkle acid, man! |
| Male | |
| Un sevvaayil | In your red lips, |
| Naan vanthu kudiyerava | May I come and take residence? |
| Un garpathil uyir pookka | For life to bloom in your womb, |
| Vithai poda va | Shall I plant the seed? |
| Female | |
| En iravellaam | Throughout my nights, |
| Kanavaagi meyaathada | Do not graze around as a dream, man! |
| Nee thottaalae | If you just touch me, |
| Idi minnal oyaathada | Thunder and lightning won't stop, man! |
| Male | |
| Nee kannaala | Through your eyes, |
| Minsaaram paachaathadi | Do not pass electricity, girl! |
| Enna eeyatha pola | Like lead, |
| Nee kaachaathadi | Do not melt me, girl! |
| Female | |
| En vetkkatha | My shyness, |
| Kalavaada paakkaathada | Do not try to steal, man! |
| En pennmaikkul | Inside my womanhood, |
| Nee vanthu pookkaathada | Do not come and bloom, man! |
| Male | |
| Kaamam indri kaathal illa | There is no love without desire, |
| Unma naan solluven | I am speaking the truth. |
| Male | |
| Un dhaavani | In your half-saree, |
| Poovukkul thadumaatrama | Is it a hesitation within the flower? |
| Illai neutronum electronum | Or is it an exchange of positions |
| Ida maattrama | Between neutrons and electrons? |
| Female | |
| Oru muthathal | With a single kiss, |
| Rathathai soodettruvaa | Will she heat up the blood? |
| Illa munthaanai | Or by casting her saree drape like a net, |
| Vala veesi moodettruvaa | Will she raise the mood? |
| Male | |
| Adhamum yevalaai | Like Adam and Eve, |
| Naam maaralaam | We can transform. |
| Oru applil | With a single apple, |
| Kaamathil pasiyaaralaam | We can satisfy our hunger of desire. |
| Female | |
| Vaa porvaikkul | Come under the blanket, |
| Vervaikkul neeraadalaam | Let us bathe in sweat. |
| Vaa udalodu | Come, body against |
| Udal theya poraadalaam | Body, let us rub and fight. |
| Male | |
| En aanmaikku | For my masculinity, |
| Aathaaram neethaanadi | You alone are the foundation, girl! |
| Intha armstrongin | To this Armstrong, |
| Nilavaaga nee maaradi | Become the moon, girl! |
| Female | |
| Naan unai thaangum | As a flower that holds you, |
| Poovaaga malarvenadaa | I will bloom, man! |
| Un udalellaam | All over your body, |
| Kodi pola padarvenada | I will spread like a creeper, man! |
| Male | |
| Yeh kothu kothaai | Oh, in bunches, |
| Vithaigalai kathu naan thaarendi | I will protect and give you seeds, girl! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae yeh vedakozhi | Hey young hen, |
| Una thoda kooli | As wages to touch you, |
| Naan tharen thaali vaadi | I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl! |
| Adiyae kolrkaari | Hey stealer of hearts, |
| Ena edu vaari | Scoop me up completely, |
| Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi | I will give you a swing, come on girl! |
அடியே ஏ வெடகோழி
உன்ன தொட கூலி
நான் தரேன் தாலி வாடி
Hey young hen,
As wages to touch you,
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Hey stealer of hearts,
Scoop me up completely,
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
அடியே ஏ கொலைகாரி
என்ன எடு வாரி
நான் தரேன் தூரி வாடி வாடி
Standing from a distance,
You cast your fishing rod.
Pulling me close, you are
Making various plans.
Like a scientist,
You talk about random things.
To build scheme upon scheme,
You search for an opportune date.
தூரத்தில் நின்னேனே
நீ தூண்டில வீசுற
இழுத்துகிட்டு என்னென்னமோ
திட்டம் போடுற
விஞ்ஞானி போல நீ
ஏதேதோ பேசுற வித்த மேல
வித்த தேதி தேடுற
Hey young hen,
As wages to touch you,
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Hey stealer of hearts,
Scoop me up completely,
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
அடியே ஏ வெடகோழி
உன்ன தொட கூலி
நான் தரேன் தாலி வாடி
Beside your waist,
Lay down the leaf with a fold, girl!
To eat you up completely,
Serve yourself to me, girl!
அடியே ஏ கொலைகாரி
என்ன எடு வாரி
நான் தரேன் தூரி வாடி வாடி
Inside my heart,
Do not launch a rocket, man!
Underneath my clothes,
Do not sprinkle acid, man!
உன் இடுப்போரம்
மடிபோட இலை போடடி
உன்ன முழுசாக
நான் தின்ன பரிமாறடி
In your red lips,
May I come and take residence?
For life to bloom in your womb,
Shall I plant the seed?
நீ நெஞ்சுக்குள்
ராக்கெட்ட ஏவாதடா
என் ஆடைக்குள்
அமிலத்த தூவாதடா
Throughout my nights,
Do not graze around as a dream, man!
If you just touch me,
Thunder and lightning won't stop, man!
உன் செவ்வாயில்
நான் வந்து குடியேறவா
உன் கர்ப்பத்தில்
உயிர் பூக்க விதை போடவா
Through your eyes,
Do not pass electricity, girl!
Like lead,
Do not melt me, girl!
என் இரவெல்லாம்
கனவாகி மேயாதடா
நீ தொட்டாலே
இடி மின்னல் ஓயாதடா
My shyness,
Do not try to steal, man!
Inside my womanhood,
Do not come and bloom, man!
நீ கண்ணால
மின்சாரம் பாச்சாதடி
என்ன இயத்த போல
நீ காச்சாதடி
There is no love without desire,
I am speaking the truth.
என் வெட்கத்த
களவாட பாக்காதடா
என் பெண்மைக்குள்
நீ வந்து பூக்காதடா
In your half-saree,
Is it a hesitation within the flower?
Or is it an exchange of positions
Between neutrons and electrons?
காமம் இன்றி காதல் இல்ல
உண்மை நான் சொல்லுவேன்
With a single kiss,
Will she heat up the blood?
Or by casting her saree drape like a net,
Will she raise the mood?
உன் தாவணி பூவுக்குள்
தடும்மாற்றமா
இல்ல நியுட்ரானும் எலக்ட்ரானும்
இட மாற்றமா
Like Adam and Eve,
We can transform.
With a single apple,
We can satisfy our hunger of desire.
ஒரு முத்தத்தால்
ரத்தத்தை சூடேற்றவா
இல்ல முந்தானை
வலை வீசி மூடேற்றவா
Come under the blanket,
Let us bathe in sweat.
Come, body against
Body, let us rub and fight.
ஆ ஆதாமும் ஏவாளாய்
நாம் மாறாலாம்
ஒரு ஆப்பிளின் காமத்தில்
பசியாறலாம்
For my masculinity,
You alone are the foundation, girl!
To this Armstrong,
Become the moon, girl!
வா போர்வைக்குள்
வேர்வைக்குள் நீராடலாம்
வா உடலோடு உடல் தேய
போராடலாம்
As a flower that holds you,
I will bloom, man!
All over your body,
I will spread like a creeper, man!
என் ஆண்மைக்கு
ஆதாரம் நீதானடி
இந்த ஆம்ஸ்ட்ராங்கின்
நிலவாக நீ மாறடி
Oh, in bunches,
I will protect and give you seeds, girl!
நான் உன்னை தாங்கும்
பூவாக மலர்வேனடா
உன் உடலெல்லாம்
கொடிபோல படர்வேனடா
Hey young hen,
As wages to touch you,
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Hey stealer of hearts,
Scoop me up completely,
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
யெஹ் கொத்து கொத்தாய்
வித்தைகளை கத்து நான் தாரேண்டி
அடியே ஏ வெடகோழி
உன்ன தொட கூலி
நான் தரேன் தாலி வாடி
அடியே ஏ கொலைகாரி
என்ன எடு வாரி
நான் தரேன் தூரி வாடி வாடி
Adiyae yeh vedakozhi
Hey young hen,
Una thoda kooli
As wages to touch you,
Naan tharen thaali vaadi
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Adiyae kolrkaari
Hey stealer of hearts,
Ena edu vaari
Scoop me up completely,
Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
Dhoorathil ninae
Standing from a distance,
Nee thoondila veesura
You cast your fishing rod.
Izhuthukittu ennennamo
Pulling me close, you are
Thittam podura
Making various plans.
Vingnani pola
Like a scientist,
Nee yethetho pesura
You talk about random things.
Vitha mela vitha katta
To build scheme upon scheme,
Thaedhi thedura
You search for an opportune date.
Adiyae yeh vedakozhi
Hey young hen,
Una thoda kooli
As wages to touch you,
Naan tharen thaali vaadi
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Adiyae kolrkaari
Hey stealer of hearts,
Ena edu vaari
Scoop me up completely,
Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
Un idipporam
Beside your waist,
Madippoda ilai podadi
Lay down the leaf with a fold, girl!
Unna muzhusaga
To eat you up completely,
Naan thinna parimaaradi
Serve yourself to me, girl!
Nee nenjukkul
Inside my heart,
Rocketta yevaathada
Do not launch a rocket, man!
En aadaikkul
Underneath my clothes,
Amilatha thoovaathada
Do not sprinkle acid, man!
Un sevvaayil
In your red lips,
Naan vanthu kudiyerava
May I come and take residence?
Un garpathil uyir pookka
For life to bloom in your womb,
Vithai poda va
Shall I plant the seed?
En iravellaam
Throughout my nights,
Kanavaagi meyaathada
Do not graze around as a dream, man!
Nee thottaalae
If you just touch me,
Idi minnal oyaathada
Thunder and lightning won't stop, man!
Nee kannaala
Through your eyes,
Minsaaram paachaathadi
Do not pass electricity, girl!
Enna eeyatha pola
Like lead,
Nee kaachaathadi
Do not melt me, girl!
En vetkkatha
My shyness,
Kalavaada paakkaathada
Do not try to steal, man!
En pennmaikkul
Inside my womanhood,
Nee vanthu pookkaathada
Do not come and bloom, man!
Kaamam indri kaathal illa
There is no love without desire,
Unma naan solluven
I am speaking the truth.
Un dhaavani
In your half-saree,
Poovukkul thadumaatrama
Is it a hesitation within the flower?
Illai neutronum electronum
Or is it an exchange of positions
Ida maattrama
Between neutrons and electrons?
Oru muthathal
With a single kiss,
Rathathai soodettruvaa
Will she heat up the blood?
Illa munthaanai
Or by casting her saree drape like a net,
Vala veesi moodettruvaa
Will she raise the mood?
Adhamum yevalaai
Like Adam and Eve,
Naam maaralaam
We can transform.
Oru applil
With a single apple,
Kaamathil pasiyaaralaam
We can satisfy our hunger of desire.
Vaa porvaikkul
Come under the blanket,
Vervaikkul neeraadalaam
Let us bathe in sweat.
Vaa udalodu
Come, body against
Udal theya poraadalaam
Body, let us rub and fight.
En aanmaikku
For my masculinity,
Aathaaram neethaanadi
You alone are the foundation, girl!
Intha armstrongin
To this Armstrong,
Nilavaaga nee maaradi
Become the moon, girl!
Naan unai thaangum
As a flower that holds you,
Poovaaga malarvenadaa
I will bloom, man!
Un udalellaam
All over your body,
Kodi pola padarvenada
I will spread like a creeper, man!
Yeh kothu kothaai
Oh, in bunches,
Vithaigalai kathu naan thaarendi
I will protect and give you seeds, girl!
Adiyae yeh vedakozhi
Hey young hen,
Una thoda kooli
As wages to touch you,
Naan tharen thaali vaadi
I will give you the sacred thread, come on girl!
Adiyae kolrkaari
Hey stealer of hearts,
Ena edu vaari
Scoop me up completely,
Naan tharen thoori vaadi vaadi
I will give you a swing, come on girl!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Maanga' (2015) is a playful and highly sensual duet between two lovers expressing their deep physical attraction and romantic desire for one another. The male lead lures his lover with promises of marriage ('thaali') and intimate affection, comparing her beauty and coy tactics to scientific schemes and fishing hooks. The female lead responds with a mixture of teasing resistance and intense passion, warning him of the overwhelming spark his touch creates. Using bold scientific metaphors—ranging from rockets, acid, electricity, neutrons, and electrons, to Neil Armstrong and the moon—alongside biblical references to Adam, Eve, and the forbidden apple, the lyrics celebrate physical passion as an essential element of love, painting a vivid picture of mutual surrender and intimacy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Adiyae yeh vedakozhi / Una thoda kooli”
Matching second consonants across lines, e.g., 'vedakozhi' / 'kooli' / 'thaali' and 'vingnani' / 'vitha'.
Simile (Upamanai)
“Vingnani pola / Nee yethetho pesura”
Comparing the female lead's sharp intellect and scheming to a scientist ('Vingnani pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Intha armstrongin / Nilavaaga nee maaradi”
Comparing the male lover to astronaut Neil Armstrong and the female lover to his moon ('Nilavaaga nee maaradi').
Allusion
“Adhamum yevalaai / Naam maaralaam”
Reference to the biblical figures Adam and Eve and the forbidden apple to denote primordial desire.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Minsaaram paachaathadi / Nee kaachaathadi”
Rhyming ends of consecutive lines such as 'paachaathadi' and 'kaachaathadi'.
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Trivia
The song uniquely fuses traditional rural Tamil folk expressions (like 'vedakozhi', 'thoori', 'madippoda ilai') with modern scientific and atomic jargon (like 'neutron', 'electron', 'rocket', 'Armstrong'), characteristic of lyricist Snehan's eccentric erotic-folk style.
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