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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
Details
Garudan2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yei enga da antha kottu kaaranHey, where is that drummer?
AdraaaBeat it up!
Female
Aeroplanil yeri poi england laWe are the troupe that boarded an airplane and went to England...
Aaduna kootam...and performed our dance!
Americave asanthu pogaMaking even America stand in awe...
Potom nanga aatam than...we put on a grand dance show!
Female
Ada ullurula vila pogathaHey, why is there so much demand...
Maatuku ennadi mavusu than...for a cow that cannot even sell in its local village?
Male
Adi pothum unga ambakellamOh stop it with all your exaggerated talk!
Intha ooruke theriyum unga bavusuThe whole town knows your true status!
Male
Yei meluru kaariHey woman from Melur!
Ennatha keelaka pathutu irukavaWhat are you looking down towards the east for?
Ivalugala samalika mudila thaaMan, I cannot manage these women...
Nee vanthu rendu kuthu kuthuYou come and throw a couple of heavy punches!
Female
Pandi naadu paraparakumThe entire Pandiya region will buzz with excitement...
Alagi naanum aadunaakaa...if a beauty like me starts dancing!
Female
Ennai meeri enna irukuWhat else exists beyond me...
Ambalainga unna paaka...for men to look at you?
Female
Yendi elraiya kootregaWhy are you inviting trouble?
Maavatatha paada vanthu puttuHaving come here to sing about the district...
Mayiru pudi sandaya podreega...you are getting into petty hair-pulling fights!
Mamma maavatathaHey ladies, about the district...
Patthi paadungadi...sing properly!
Male
Aatha arukaaniMother Arukaani...
Nee onnum paada venamYou do not need to sing anything!
Vantha velaiya paaruJust mind the job you came for!
Male
Aama appuYes, brother!
Ivaluga vaatuku kundaka mandaka paadi puttaIf these women sing nonsensically as they please...
Vivagaarama poidum aiyaIt will turn into a big legal mess, sir!
Female
Mutti alaga paaka aaaaaaaaJust to admire the beauty of the knees...
Katti erum kootam than aaaaaaanAnts swarm all over in a crowd!
Female
Yen kaathu oram nananja mudikeFor the wet hair near my ears...
Valanju neliyum sirusu ellamAll the youngsters twist and bend!
Konjam kununju nimintha pothumJust a slight stoop and standing tall is enough...
Kuppara kedakum perusu ellamAll the elders will fall flat on their faces!
Female
Thekku seema mulukkaAcross the entire southern region...
En selvaaku iruku anthaI hold great influence and fame...
Secret ah keeka koodathuYou should not ask for that secret!
Female :Manthiri maarum paathaFemale: Even ministers, upon seeing her...
EnthiripaaruWill stand up in respect!
Antha manthiratha solla koodathauThat secret spell should not be revealed!
Male
Konja asantha aala mulungiIf we let our guard down, you swallow people whole...
Eppam viduveenga niruthungadi….hae...and belch; stop it already!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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