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 kaaran | Hey, where is that drummer? |
| Adraaa | Beat it up! |
| Female | |
| Aeroplanil yeri poi england la | We are the troupe that boarded an airplane and went to England... |
| Aaduna kootam | ...and performed our dance! |
| Americave asanthu poga | Making even America stand in awe... |
| Potom nanga aatam than | ...we put on a grand dance show! |
| Female | |
| Ada ullurula vila pogatha | Hey, 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 ambakellam | Oh stop it with all your exaggerated talk! |
| Intha ooruke theriyum unga bavusu | The whole town knows your true status! |
| Male | |
| Yei meluru kaari | Hey woman from Melur! |
| Ennatha keelaka pathutu irukava | What are you looking down towards the east for? |
| Ivalugala samalika mudila thaa | Man, I cannot manage these women... |
| Nee vanthu rendu kuthu kuthu | You come and throw a couple of heavy punches! |
| Female | |
| Pandi naadu paraparakum | The entire Pandiya region will buzz with excitement... |
| Alagi naanum aadunaakaa | ...if a beauty like me starts dancing! |
| Female | |
| Ennai meeri enna iruku | What else exists beyond me... |
| Ambalainga unna paaka | ...for men to look at you? |
| Female | |
| Yendi elraiya kootrega | Why are you inviting trouble? |
| Maavatatha paada vanthu puttu | Having come here to sing about the district... |
| Mayiru pudi sandaya podreega | ...you are getting into petty hair-pulling fights! |
| Mamma maavatatha | Hey ladies, about the district... |
| Patthi paadungadi | ...sing properly! |
| Male | |
| Aatha arukaani | Mother Arukaani... |
| Nee onnum paada venam | You do not need to sing anything! |
| Vantha velaiya paaru | Just mind the job you came for! |
| Male | |
| Aama appu | Yes, brother! |
| Ivaluga vaatuku kundaka mandaka paadi putta | If these women sing nonsensically as they please... |
| Vivagaarama poidum aiya | It will turn into a big legal mess, sir! |
| Female | |
| Mutti alaga paaka aaaaaaaa | Just to admire the beauty of the knees... |
| Katti erum kootam than aaaaaaan | Ants swarm all over in a crowd! |
| Female | |
| Yen kaathu oram nananja mudike | For the wet hair near my ears... |
| Valanju neliyum sirusu ellam | All the youngsters twist and bend! |
| Konjam kununju nimintha pothum | Just a slight stoop and standing tall is enough... |
| Kuppara kedakum perusu ellam | All the elders will fall flat on their faces! |
| Female | |
| Thekku seema mulukka | Across the entire southern region... |
| En selvaaku iruku antha | I hold great influence and fame... |
| Secret ah keeka koodathu | You should not ask for that secret! |
| Female :Manthiri maarum paatha | Female: Even ministers, upon seeing her... |
| Enthiripaaru | Will stand up in respect! |
| Antha manthiratha solla koodathau | That secret spell should not be revealed! |
| Male | |
| Konja asantha aala mulungi | If we let our guard down, you swallow people whole... |
| Eppam viduveenga niruthungadi….hae | ...and belch; stop it already! |
Hey, where is that drummer?
Beat it up!
We are the troupe that boarded an airplane and went to England...
...and performed our dance!
Making even America stand in awe...
...we put on a grand dance show!
Hey, why is there so much demand...
...for a cow that cannot even sell in its local village?
Oh stop it with all your exaggerated talk!
The whole town knows your true status!
Hey woman from Melur!
What are you looking down towards the east for?
Man, I cannot manage these women...
You come and throw a couple of heavy punches!
The entire Pandiya region will buzz with excitement...
...if a beauty like me starts dancing!
What else exists beyond me...
...for men to look at you?
Why are you inviting trouble?
Having come here to sing about the district...
...you are getting into petty hair-pulling fights!
Hey ladies, about the district...
...sing properly!
Mother Arukaani...
You do not need to sing anything!
Just mind the job you came for!
Yes, brother!
If these women sing nonsensically as they please...
It will turn into a big legal mess, sir!
Just to admire the beauty of the knees...
Ants swarm all over in a crowd!
For the wet hair near my ears...
All the youngsters twist and bend!
Just a slight stoop and standing tall is enough...
All the elders will fall flat on their faces!
Across the entire southern region...
I hold great influence and fame...
You should not ask for that secret!
Female: Even ministers, upon seeing her...
Will stand up in respect!
That secret spell should not be revealed!
If we let our guard down, you swallow people whole...
...and belch; stop it already!
Yei enga da antha kottu kaaran
Hey, where is that drummer?
Adraaa
Beat it up!
Aeroplanil yeri poi england la
We are the troupe that boarded an airplane and went to England...
Aaduna kootam
...and performed our dance!
Americave asanthu poga
Making even America stand in awe...
Potom nanga aatam than
...we put on a grand dance show!
Ada ullurula vila pogatha
Hey, why is there so much demand...
Maatuku ennadi mavusu than
...for a cow that cannot even sell in its local village?
Adi pothum unga ambakellam
Oh stop it with all your exaggerated talk!
Intha ooruke theriyum unga bavusu
The whole town knows your true status!
Yei meluru kaari
Hey woman from Melur!
Ennatha keelaka pathutu irukava
What are you looking down towards the east for?
Ivalugala samalika mudila thaa
Man, I cannot manage these women...
Nee vanthu rendu kuthu kuthu
You come and throw a couple of heavy punches!
Pandi naadu paraparakum
The entire Pandiya region will buzz with excitement...
Alagi naanum aadunaakaa
...if a beauty like me starts dancing!
Ennai meeri enna iruku
What else exists beyond me...
Ambalainga unna paaka
...for men to look at you?
Yendi elraiya kootrega
Why are you inviting trouble?
Maavatatha paada vanthu puttu
Having come here to sing about the district...
Mayiru pudi sandaya podreega
...you are getting into petty hair-pulling fights!
Mamma maavatatha
Hey ladies, about the district...
Patthi paadungadi
...sing properly!
Aatha arukaani
Mother Arukaani...
Nee onnum paada venam
You do not need to sing anything!
Vantha velaiya paaru
Just mind the job you came for!
Aama appu
Yes, brother!
Ivaluga vaatuku kundaka mandaka paadi putta
If these women sing nonsensically as they please...
Vivagaarama poidum aiya
It will turn into a big legal mess, sir!
Mutti alaga paaka aaaaaaaa
Just to admire the beauty of the knees...
Katti erum kootam than aaaaaaan
Ants swarm all over in a crowd!
Yen kaathu oram nananja mudike
For the wet hair near my ears...
Valanju neliyum sirusu ellam
All the youngsters twist and bend!
Konjam kununju nimintha pothum
Just a slight stoop and standing tall is enough...
Kuppara kedakum perusu ellam
All the elders will fall flat on their faces!
Thekku seema mulukka
Across the entire southern region...
En selvaaku iruku antha
I hold great influence and fame...
Secret ah keeka koodathu
You should not ask for that secret!
Female :Manthiri maarum paatha
Female: Even ministers, upon seeing her...
Enthiripaaru
Will stand up in respect!
Antha manthiratha solla koodathau
That secret spell should not be revealed!
Konja asantha aala mulungi
If 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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