Alwarpettai Aaluda
From Vasool Raja MBBS · 2004
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Vasool Raja MBBS2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aalvaarpettai aaludaa | Hey man from Alwarpet! |
| Arivuraiya keludaa | Listen to this piece of advice! |
| Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa | There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend. |
| Kaadhal poyin saathalaa | If love dies, do you die too? |
| Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa | Is there no other love to be found? |
| Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa | If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there! |
| Male | |
| Love pannudaa mavanae… | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa….mavanae | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa mavanae | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa.. | Fall in love... |
| Male | |
| Oru doctor ponnu no sonna | If a doctor girl says no, |
| Nurse-u ponna kaadhali | Fall in love with a nurse girl! |
| Katchi thaaval ingae | Switching sides here |
| Dharmamadaa ho.. ho.. | Is completely justified, oh yes! |
| Male | |
| Aalvaarpettai…aalvaarpettai | Alwarpet... Alwarpet... |
| Male | |
| Aalvaarpettai aaludaa | Hey man from Alwarpet! |
| Arivuraiya keludaa | Listen to this piece of advice! |
| Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa | There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend. |
| Male | |
| Pannandu vayasil manasil | At twelve years old, in the heart, |
| Pattaampoochi parakkumae | Butterflies start flying around. |
| Chorus :Love illae.. athan per love illae | Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love! |
| Kanna paathu pesa sollao | When asked to look into her eyes and talk, |
| Kazhuthukku keel paakkumae | He looks below her neck! |
| Chorus :Love illae.. athan per love illae | Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love! |
| Male | |
| Keeincha paayil kavunthu padukkum pothu | When lying face down on a torn mat, |
| Un kanavilae cleopatra vanthaa love illae | If Cleopatra appears in your dream, that isn't love. |
| Javuli kadai bommaiya paakkum pothu | When looking at a mannequin in a clothing shop, |
| Un puthikulla kavuli kathum athuvum love illae | If a lizard chirps in your mind, even that is not love. |
| Male | |
| Ithukku yen usura kudukkanum | Why give up your life for this? |
| Ethu niajam purinchu nadakkanum | Understand what is real and act accordingly. |
| Kaadhal onniyum kadavul illaiyadaa | Love is not some divine god, my friend. |
| Intha yelavu ellaam | All this mess and fuss |
| Harmone seiyum kalagam thaanadaa | Is merely a riot created by hormones! |
| Male | |
| Aalvaarpettai aaludaa | Hey man from Alwarpet! |
| Arivuraiya keludaa | Listen to this piece of advice! |
| Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa | There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend. |
| Kaadhal poyin saathalaa | If love dies, do you die too? |
| Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa | Is there no other love to be found? |
| Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa | If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there! |
| Chorus | |
| Podu…. | Hit it!... |
| Vaa narsammaa | Come on, nurse lady! |
| Aei …ayyo…. | Hey... oh my... |
| Male | |
| Paakkaponaa manushanukku | If you look at human life, |
| First-u tholvi kaadhalthaan | The very first failure is love. |
| Chorus :Nallathu anubavam ullathu | Chorus: That is good, it is a rich experience! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalukku perumaiyellaam | All the glory of love |
| First kaanum tholvithaan | Lies in experiencing that first failure. |
| Chorus :Sonnathu kavinjargal sonnathu | Chorus: That's what poets have said! |
| Male | |
| Daavu katti thothu ponavan ellaam | Everyone who tried to flirt and failed, |
| Kan moodittaa ottu poda aalae illaiyadaa | When they close their eyes, there's no one to even vote for them. |
| Onnu rendu escape aana pinnae | Once one or two fail and escape, |
| Un loveuthaan moonaam suthula | Your love, in the third round, |
| Muzhumai kaanumadaa | Will reach total fulfillment! |
| Male | |
| Aiyyayo ithukkaa azhuvura | Oh dear, is this what you are crying for? |
| Life-ula yendaa nazhuvura | Why are you slipping away from life, man? |
| Kaadhal oru kadalu maaridaa | Love is vast like an ocean, my friend. |
| Athai maranthuttu | Forgetting that, |
| Tumblerukkul neechal yenadaa | Why are you trying to swim inside a water glass? |
| Dae dae dae dae | Hey hey hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Aalvaarpettai aaludaa | Hey man from Alwarpet! |
| Vettiya pottu thandava | Wear your veshti and dance around! |
| Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa | There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend. |
| Kaadhal poyin saathalaa | If love dies, do you die too? |
| Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa | Is there no other love to be found? |
| Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa | If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there! |
| Male | |
| Love pannudaa mavanae… | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa….mavanae | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa mavanae | Fall in love, my son... |
| Love pannudaa.. | Fall in love... |
| Male | |
| Oru doctor ponnu no sonna | If a doctor girl says no, |
| Nurse-u ponna kaadhali | Fall in love with a nurse girl! |
| Katchi thaaval ingae | Switching sides here |
| Dharmamadaa ho.. ho.. | Is completely justified, oh yes! |
| Chorus | |
| Aalvaarpettai aaludaa | Hey man from Alwarpet! |
| Vettiya pottu thandava | Wear your veshti and dance around! |
| Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa | There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend. |
| Male :Love pannudaa….mavanae | Male: Fall in love, my son... |
| Chorus :Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa | Chorus: If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there! |
| Male :Love pannudaa….mavanae | Male: Fall in love, my son... |
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆளுடா அறிவுரைய
கேளுடா ஒரே காதல்
ஊரில் இல்லையடா
காதல் போயின் சாதலா
இன்னொரு காதல் இல்லையா
தாவணி போனால் சல்வார்
உள்ளதடா
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Listen to this piece of advice!
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
If love dies, do you die too?
Is there no other love to be found?
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love...
ஒரு டாக்டர் பொண்ணு
நோ சொன்னா நர்சு பொண்ண
காதலி கட்சி தாவல் இங்கே
தர்மமடா ஹோ ஹோ
If a doctor girl says no,
Fall in love with a nurse girl!
Switching sides here
Is completely justified, oh yes!
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
Alwarpet... Alwarpet...
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆளுடா அறிவுரைய
கேளுடா ஒரே காதல்
ஊரில் இல்லையடா
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Listen to this piece of advice!
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
பன்னென்டு வயசில்
மனசில் பட்டாம்பூச்சி
பறக்குமே
குழு :
லவ் இல்லே அதன்
பேர் லவ் இல்லே கண்ண
பாத்து பேச சொல்ல
கழுத்துக்கு கீழ் பாக்குமே
குழு :
லவ் இல்லே அதன்
பேர் லவ் இல்லே
At twelve years old, in the heart,
Butterflies start flying around.
Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love!
When asked to look into her eyes and talk,
He looks below her neck!
Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love!
கிழிஞ்ச பாயில்
கவுந்து படுக்கும்போது
உன் கனவிலே கிளியோபட்ரா
வந்தா லவ் இல்லே ஜவுளிக்
கடை பொம்மைய பாக்கும்
போது உன் புத்திக்குள்ள
கவுளி கத்தும் அதுவும்
லவ் இல்லே
When lying face down on a torn mat,
If Cleopatra appears in your dream, that isn't love.
When looking at a mannequin in a clothing shop,
If a lizard chirps in your mind, even that is not love.
இதுக்கு ஏன் உசிர
கொடுக்கணும் எது நிஜம்
புரிஞ்சி நடக்கணும் காதல்
ஒன்னியும் கடவுள்
இல்லையடா இந்த இழவு
எல்லாம் ஹார்மோன்
செய்யும் கலகம் தானடா
Why give up your life for this?
Understand what is real and act accordingly.
Love is not some divine god, my friend.
All this mess and fuss
Is merely a riot created by hormones!
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆளுடா அறிவுரைய
கேளுடா ஒரே காதல்
ஊரில் இல்லையடா
காதல் போயின் சாதலா
இன்னொரு காதல் இல்லையா
தாவணி போனால் சல்வார்
உள்ளதடா
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Listen to this piece of advice!
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
If love dies, do you die too?
Is there no other love to be found?
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
போடு வா
நர்சம்மா ஏய்
அய்யோ
Hit it!...
Come on, nurse lady!
Hey... oh my...
பாக்கபோனா
மனுஷனுக்கு பர்ஸ்ட்
தோல்வி காதல்தான்
குழு :
நல்லது அனுபவம்
உள்ளது
If you look at human life,
The very first failure is love.
Chorus: That is good, it is a rich experience!
காதலுக்கு பெருமை
யெல்லாம் பர்ஸ்டு காணும்
தோல்விதான்
குழு :
சொன்னது
கவிஞர்கள் சொன்னது
All the glory of love
Lies in experiencing that first failure.
Chorus: That's what poets have said!
டாவு கட்டி தோத்து
போனவன் எல்லாம் கண்
மூடிட்டா ஓட்டு போட ஆளே
இல்லையடா ஒன்னு ரெண்டு
எஸ்கேப் ஆன பின்னே உன்
லவ்வுதான் மூணாம் சுத்துல
முழுமை காணுமடா
Everyone who tried to flirt and failed,
When they close their eyes, there's no one to even vote for them.
Once one or two fail and escape,
Your love, in the third round,
Will reach total fulfillment!
அய்யயோ இதுக்கா
அழுவுற லைஃப்புல ஏன்டா
நழுவுற காதல் ஒரு கடலு
மாறிடா அதை மறந்துட்டு
டம்ளருக்குள் நீச்சல் ஏனடா
டே டே டே டே
Oh dear, is this what you are crying for?
Why are you slipping away from life, man?
Love is vast like an ocean, my friend.
Forgetting that,
Why are you trying to swim inside a water glass?
Hey hey hey hey!
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆளுடா வேட்டிய போட்டு
தாண்டவா ஒரே காதல்
ஊரில் இல்லையடா
காதல் போயின் சாதலா
இன்னொரு காதல் இல்லையா
தாவணி போனால் சல்வார்
உள்ளதடா
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Wear your veshti and dance around!
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
If love dies, do you die too?
Is there no other love to be found?
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே லவ் பண்ணுடா
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love, my son...
Fall in love...
ஒரு டாக்டர் பொண்ணு
நோ சொன்னா நர்சு பொண்ண
காதலி கட்சி தாவல் இங்கே
தர்மமடா ஹோ ஹோ
If a doctor girl says no,
Fall in love with a nurse girl!
Switching sides here
Is completely justified, oh yes!
ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை
ஆளுடா வேட்டிய போட்டு
தாண்டவா ஒரே காதல்
ஊரில் இல்லையடா
லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே
குழு :
தாவணி போனால்
சல்வார் உள்ளதடா
லவ் பண்ணுடா
மவனே
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Wear your veshti and dance around!
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Male: Fall in love, my son...
Chorus: If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
Male: Fall in love, my son...
Aalvaarpettai aaludaa
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Arivuraiya keludaa
Listen to this piece of advice!
Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Kaadhal poyin saathalaa
If love dies, do you die too?
Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa
Is there no other love to be found?
Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
Love pannudaa mavanae…
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa….mavanae
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa mavanae
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa..
Fall in love...
Oru doctor ponnu no sonna
If a doctor girl says no,
Nurse-u ponna kaadhali
Fall in love with a nurse girl!
Katchi thaaval ingae
Switching sides here
Dharmamadaa ho.. ho..
Is completely justified, oh yes!
Aalvaarpettai…aalvaarpettai
Alwarpet... Alwarpet...
Aalvaarpettai aaludaa
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Arivuraiya keludaa
Listen to this piece of advice!
Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Pannandu vayasil manasil
At twelve years old, in the heart,
Pattaampoochi parakkumae
Butterflies start flying around.
Chorus :Love illae.. athan per love illae
Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love!
Kanna paathu pesa sollao
When asked to look into her eyes and talk,
Kazhuthukku keel paakkumae
He looks below her neck!
Chorus :Love illae.. athan per love illae
Chorus: That's not love... that is not called love!
Keeincha paayil kavunthu padukkum pothu
When lying face down on a torn mat,
Un kanavilae cleopatra vanthaa love illae
If Cleopatra appears in your dream, that isn't love.
Javuli kadai bommaiya paakkum pothu
When looking at a mannequin in a clothing shop,
Un puthikulla kavuli kathum athuvum love illae
If a lizard chirps in your mind, even that is not love.
Ithukku yen usura kudukkanum
Why give up your life for this?
Ethu niajam purinchu nadakkanum
Understand what is real and act accordingly.
Kaadhal onniyum kadavul illaiyadaa
Love is not some divine god, my friend.
Intha yelavu ellaam
All this mess and fuss
Harmone seiyum kalagam thaanadaa
Is merely a riot created by hormones!
Aalvaarpettai aaludaa
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Arivuraiya keludaa
Listen to this piece of advice!
Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Kaadhal poyin saathalaa
If love dies, do you die too?
Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa
Is there no other love to be found?
Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
Podu….
Hit it!...
Vaa narsammaa
Come on, nurse lady!
Aei …ayyo….
Hey... oh my...
Paakkaponaa manushanukku
If you look at human life,
First-u tholvi kaadhalthaan
The very first failure is love.
Chorus :Nallathu anubavam ullathu
Chorus: That is good, it is a rich experience!
Kaadhalukku perumaiyellaam
All the glory of love
First kaanum tholvithaan
Lies in experiencing that first failure.
Chorus :Sonnathu kavinjargal sonnathu
Chorus: That's what poets have said!
Daavu katti thothu ponavan ellaam
Everyone who tried to flirt and failed,
Kan moodittaa ottu poda aalae illaiyadaa
When they close their eyes, there's no one to even vote for them.
Onnu rendu escape aana pinnae
Once one or two fail and escape,
Un loveuthaan moonaam suthula
Your love, in the third round,
Muzhumai kaanumadaa
Will reach total fulfillment!
Aiyyayo ithukkaa azhuvura
Oh dear, is this what you are crying for?
Life-ula yendaa nazhuvura
Why are you slipping away from life, man?
Kaadhal oru kadalu maaridaa
Love is vast like an ocean, my friend.
Athai maranthuttu
Forgetting that,
Tumblerukkul neechal yenadaa
Why are you trying to swim inside a water glass?
Dae dae dae dae
Hey hey hey hey!
Aalvaarpettai aaludaa
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Vettiya pottu thandava
Wear your veshti and dance around!
Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Kaadhal poyin saathalaa
If love dies, do you die too?
Innoru kaadhal illaiyaa
Is there no other love to be found?
Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa
If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
Love pannudaa mavanae…
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa….mavanae
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa mavanae
Fall in love, my son...
Love pannudaa..
Fall in love...
Oru doctor ponnu no sonna
If a doctor girl says no,
Nurse-u ponna kaadhali
Fall in love with a nurse girl!
Katchi thaaval ingae
Switching sides here
Dharmamadaa ho.. ho..
Is completely justified, oh yes!
Aalvaarpettai aaludaa
Hey man from Alwarpet!
Vettiya pottu thandava
Wear your veshti and dance around!
Orae kaadhal ooril illaiyadaa
There isn't just one single love in this world, my friend.
Male :Love pannudaa….mavanae
Male: Fall in love, my son...
Chorus :Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa
Chorus: If traditional attire goes away, modern attire is right there!
Male :Love pannudaa….mavanae
Male: Fall in love, my son...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Alwarpettai Aaluda' from 'Vasool Raja MBBS' is a upbeat, comedic, and lighthearted song offering pragmatic relationship advice to young men. Sung from the perspective of the protagonist, the lyrics demystify romantic obsession and heartbreak by presenting love not as a sacred or ultimate goal, but as a biological function driven by hormones. It encourages listeners not to despair over rejection or failure, humorously suggesting moving on from one partner to another ('If a doctor says no, love a nurse'). Through lively colloquialisms, Vairamuthu's lyrics poke fun at teenage infatuation, physical attraction, and grand poetic notions of 'dying for love'. The song urges young people to embrace failure as an essential life experience and comparison-wise warns against making a mountain out of a molehill ('swimming in a tumbler instead of an ocean'). Overall, it serves as a philosophical yet humorous anthem about moving forward in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme (Monorhyme / Second-letter rhyme - Etukai)
“Aalvaarpettai aaludaa / Arivuraiya keludaa”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic cadence (e.g., Aalvaarpettai / Arivuraiya).
Metaphor
“Kaadhal oru kadalu maaridaa... Tumblerukkul neechal yenadaa”
Compares love to an ocean and heartbreak to dramatically trying to swim in a tumbler (glass) of water.
Demystification / Scientific Personification
“Intha yelavu ellaam / Harmone seiyum kalagam thaanadaa”
Demystifies the romantic concept of love by reducing it down to a biological hormone surge rather than a divine force.
Synecdoche
“Thaavani ponaal salwaar ullathadaa”
Uses types of clothing (Thaavani and Salwaar) to represent different women or stages of traditional vs modern relationships.
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Although the context specifies 'Unknown', the music for Vasool Raja MBBS was composed by Bharathwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The iconic song was sung by Kamal Haasan himself along with Sunidhi Chauhan, and features the character 'Alwarpettai Aandavar', a popular real-life moniker for Kamal Haasan due to his roots in Alwarpet, Chennai.
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