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Lyrics & meaning

Aeroplanil Yeri

From Garudan · 2024

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Mukesh, Chinna Ponnu, Sugandhi, Guru Ayyadurai
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Garudan
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
21 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yei enga da antha kottu kaaran
Adraaa
Aeroplanil yeri poi england la
Aaduna kootam
Americave asanthu poga
Potom nanga aatam than
Ada ullurula vila pogatha
Maatuku ennadi mavusu than
Adi pothum unga ambakellam
Intha ooruke theriyum unga bavusu
Yei meluru kaari
Ennatha keelaka pathutu irukava
Ivalugala samalika mudila thaa
Nee vanthu rendu kuthu kuthu
Pandi naadu paraparakum
Alagi naanum aadunaakaa
Ennai meeri enna iruku
Ambalainga unna paaka
Yendi elraiya kootrega
Maavatatha paada vanthu puttu
Mayiru pudi sandaya podreega
Mamma maavatatha
Patthi paadungadi
Aatha arukaani
Nee onnum paada venam
Vantha velaiya paaru
Aama appu
Ivaluga vaatuku kundaka mandaka paadi putta
Vivagaarama poidum aiya
Mutti alaga paaka aaaaaaaa
Katti erum kootam than aaaaaaan
Yen kaathu oram nananja mudike
Valanju neliyum sirusu ellam
Konjam kununju nimintha pothum
Kuppara kedakum perusu ellam
Thekku seema mulukka
En selvaaku iruku antha
Secret ah keeka koodathu
Female :Manthiri maarum paatha
Enthiripaaru
Antha manthiratha solla koodathau
Konja asantha aala mulungi
Eppam viduveenga niruthungadi….hae
Hey, where is that drummer guy?
Let it rip!
We are the troupe that flew on a plane
and danced all the way in England!
Leaving even America stunned,
we set the dance floor on fire!
For a cow that wouldn't sell in the local market,
why act like you're in such high demand?
Hey, enough of your boastful talk!
This whole town knows what you're really worth!
Hey, girl from Melur!
What are you looking down toward the east for?
I can't handle these women,
come drop a couple of solid beats!
The whole Pandiya region will be thrilled
if a beauty like me starts dancing!
What do you have over me,
for men to even look at you?
Hey girls, why are you stirring up a commotion?
Having come here to sing about the district,
you're pulling each other's hair and brawling!
Uncle, about the district...
...sing about it, girls!
Oh Mother Arukkani,
you don't need to sing a thing!
Just stick to the business you came for!
That's right, boss!
If these women go singing whatever nonsense they like,
it'll turn into a huge mess, sir!
Just to catch a glimpse of my pretty knees,
the crowd climbs all over one another!
For the damp lock of hair tucked by my ear,
all the young boys twist and squirm!
Even if I merely bend down and straighten up,
all the old men fall flat on their faces!
Across the entire southern territory,
I hold great influence, but...
you shouldn't ask for that secret!
Even ministers, if they catch sight of me,
will jump right to their feet!
I can't reveal that secret charm!
If anyone lets their guard down, you'll swallow them whole
and burp! Stop this now, girls... hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively, folk-infused banter and dance track set against the backdrop of rural southern Tamil Nadu (the Pandiya region). Folk artists boast about their international popularity, personal beauty, and local influence while trading comical insults and mocking each other's exaggerated claims. As their playful squabble threatens to derail the event, onlookers intervene to urge them to stop fighting and perform the district song properly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Pandi naadu paraparakum

Repetition of the initial sound 'Pa' in 'Pandi' and 'paraparakum' creates a rhythmic cadence suitable for folk music.

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Konjam kununju nimintha pothum

Repetition of the initial 'Ku' sound in 'Konjam' and 'kununju' enhances lyrical flow.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Aeroplanil yeri poi england la / Aaduna kootam / Americave asanthu poga

Playful exaggeration claiming that local village folk dancers traveled to England and mesmerized America with their dance.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Manthiri maarum paatha / Enthiripaaru

The second consonant 'n' is matched across 'Manthiri' and 'Enthiripaaru'.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2024 rural action drama 'Garudan' starring Soori and Sasikumar, this track composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja showcases authentic Madurai-style folk humor and competitive banter (Oppari/Karakattam performance tradition style) written by lyricist Snehan.

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