America Endralum
From Santosh Subramaniam · 2008
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Santosh Subramaniam2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ye america endraalum | Whether it's America |
| Aandipatti endraalum | Or whether it's Aandipatti |
| Kaadhal senja kutham solla | If someone falls in love, to find fault with it |
| Oorae varuthuda hei | The whole town gathers, hey! |
| Male | |
| America endraalum | Whether it's America |
| Aandipatti endraalum | Or whether it's Aandipatti |
| Kaadhal senja kutham solla | If someone falls in love, to find fault with it |
| Oorae varuthuda | The whole town gathers! |
| Male | |
| One day cricket poyachu | One day cricket is gone |
| Twenty twenty vanthaachu | Twenty twenty has arrived |
| Aana kooda appa kootam | But still, the fathers' generation |
| Maaravillada | Has not changed, man! |
| Male | |
| Muruga muruga | Oh Muruga, Muruga |
| Oh my muruga | Oh my Muruga |
| Unnai pola rendu ponna | We ask for two wives like you |
| Naanga ketkkurom | We ask from you |
| Male | |
| Muruga muruga | Oh Muruga, Muruga |
| Oh my muruga | Oh my Muruga |
| Single ponna okay panna | Just to make a single girl say okay |
| Sethu pozhaikkirom…. | We struggle to survive... |
| Chorus | |
| Love makes life beautiful | Love makes life beautiful |
| Hei love makes life beautiful | Hey, love makes life beautiful |
| Male | |
| Hoi america endraalum | Hey, whether it's America |
| Aandipatti endraalum | Or whether it's Aandipatti |
| Kaadhal senja kutham solla | If someone falls in love, to find fault with it |
| Oorae varuthuda doi | The whole town gathers, hey! |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………. | (Music / Interlude) |
| Male | |
| Love has no caste or religion | Love has no caste or religion |
| Two hearts share a lot of passion | Two hearts share a lot of passion |
| Parents will never ever let than happen | Parents will never ever let that happen |
| But hei love makes life beautiful | But hey love makes life beautiful |
| Male | |
| Hei meesai aarambikkum pothu | Hey, when the mustache starts growing |
| Paasam yaavum puriyaathu | All affection seems incomprehensible to you |
| Kaadhal enbadhu onnum illada | Love is nothing, man |
| Vayasu seiyum mosam | It's just an error of youth |
| Male | |
| Ada vedanthaangalukku poyum | What is the point of going to Vedanthangal bird sanctuary |
| Kaagam paarthu enna laabam | Just to look at a crow? |
| Kaadhal ondru thaan | Love alone is |
| Ilamaikaalathil engaloda swasam | Our breath during our youthful days |
| Male | |
| Naanga vacha paasatha | Devaluing the affection |
| Kochai seivathu | That we showered on you |
| Pacha throgam thaanae | Is pure betrayal, isn't it? |
| Unga uchi thottu | From the crown of your head |
| Ada paadham varaiyil | All the way down to your feet |
| Enga thiyagam thaanae | Is it not our sacrifice? |
| Male | |
| Thandhai pillaiyin uravu etho | The bond between a father and child |
| Santhai tharagu illai | Is not a market broker's deal |
| Unga paasatha endrum engal | Your affection, our hearts |
| Nenjam maranthathilla | Have never ever forgotten |
| Chorus | |
| Love makes life beautiful | Love makes life beautiful |
| Hei love makes life beautiful | Hey, love makes life beautiful |
| Male | |
| Hei america endraalum | Hey, whether it's America |
| Aandipatti endraalum | Or whether it's Aandipatti |
| Kaadhal senja kutham solla | If someone falls in love, to find fault with it |
| Oorae varuthuda da da da da da | The whole town gathers, da da da da da |
| Female | |
| Hei stop the music | Hey, stop the music! |
| One two three four | One two three four |
| Female | |
| Hmmm.. aaaa | Hmmm.. aaaa |
| Ezhil muga raadha | Beautiful-faced Radha |
| Imaigalin oram | From the corner of her eyelashes |
| Kuzhal oodhum kannanai | Welcomes Kannan |
| Varaverkiraal | Who plays the flute |
| Karamalar yendha | Holding flower-like hands, |
| Kaarmega vannan | The cloud-complexioned Lord |
| Karaiyilaa kadal pola | Like a shoreless ocean |
| Alai paaigiraan | Surges like waves |
| Female | |
| Raadhaiyin thedal enna | What Radha seeks |
| Kannan maranthathillai | Kannan has not forgotten |
| Devaki baalanindri | Without Devaki's son |
| Raadhai kannil thookamillai | Radha has no sleep in her eyes |
| Raadhai kannil thookamillai | Radha has no sleep in her eyes |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………… | (Music / Interlude) |
| Male | |
| Hei kaasu thevapadum podhu | Hey, when you need money |
| Kaala chuthi varuveenga | You come hanging around our feet |
| Male :Kaadhal vanthathum pecha meeriyae | Male: Once love comes, defying our words |
| Kaala varuveenga | You come to trip our feet! |
| Male | |
| Adadada pallikaalamadhu veru | Oh dear, school days were different |
| Paruvakaalamithu veru | Youthful age is different |
| Enga pechaiyae manasu kekkala | Our heart doesn't listen to our own words |
| Enna seivom ponga | What can we do, go on! |
| Male | |
| Kattupaadu thaan illaapadagu | A boat without control or discipline |
| Karaiyai sernthidaathu | Will never reach the shore |
| Male :Katti pottu thaan | Male: If a boat is kept |
| Vechaa padagu | Tied up tightly |
| Kadala paarthidathu | It will never see the ocean |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal seigira pillai | A child who is falling in love |
| Kannukku appa theriyathu | Doesn't see their father in front of their eyes |
| Male :Maganai nesikkum appavukkithu | Male: To a father who loves his son, this |
| Thappa theriyathu | Doesn't look wrong |
| Chorus | |
| Love makes life beautiful | Love makes life beautiful |
| Hei love makes life beautiful | Hey love makes life beautiful |
| Pa paa paa pa pa paa | Pa paa paa pa pa paa |
| Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa | Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa |
| Pa paa paa pa pa paa | Pa paa paa pa pa paa |
| Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa | Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa |
யே அமெரிக்கா
என்றாலும் ஆண்டிபட்டி
என்றாலும் காதல் செஞ்சா
குத்தம் சொல்ல ஊரே
வருதுடா ஹேய்
Whether it's America
Or whether it's Aandipatti
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
The whole town gathers, hey!
அமெரிக்கா
என்றாலும் ஆண்டிபட்டி
என்றாலும் காதல் செஞ்சா
குத்தம் சொல்ல ஊரே
வருதுடா
Whether it's America
Or whether it's Aandipatti
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
The whole town gathers!
ஒன் டே கிரிக்கெட்
போயாச்சு ட்வென்டி ட்வென்டி
வந்தாச்சு ஆனா கூட அப்பா
கூட்டம் மாறவில்ல டா
One day cricket is gone
Twenty twenty has arrived
But still, the fathers' generation
Has not changed, man!
முருகா முருகா
ஓ மை முருகா உன்னை
போல ரெண்டு பொண்ணா
நாங்க கேட்குறோம்
Oh Muruga, Muruga
Oh my Muruga
We ask for two wives like you
We ask from you
முருகா முருகா
ஓ மை முருகா சிங்கிள்
பொண்ண ஓகே பண்ண
செத்து பொழைக்கிறோம்
Oh Muruga, Muruga
Oh my Muruga
Just to make a single girl say okay
We struggle to survive...
லவ் மேக்ஸ்
லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
ஹேய் லவ் மேக்ஸ்
லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
Love makes life beautiful
Hey, love makes life beautiful
ஹோய் அமெரிக்கா
என்றாலும் ஆண்டிபட்டி
என்றாலும் காதல் செஞ்சா
குத்தம் சொல்ல ஊரே
வருதுடா டோய்
Hey, whether it's America
Or whether it's Aandipatti
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
The whole town gathers, hey!
.....................................
(Music / Interlude)
லவ் ஹஸ் நோ
காஸ்ட் ஆர் ரிலிஜியன்
டூ ஹார்ட்ஸ் ஷேர் எ
லாட் ஆப் பேஷன் பேரன்ட்ஸ்
வில் நெவெர் எவர் லெட்
தன் ஹப்பன் பட் ஹேய்
லவ் மேக்ஸ் லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
Love has no caste or religion
Two hearts share a lot of passion
Parents will never ever let that happen
But hey love makes life beautiful
ஹேய் மீசை
ஆரம்பிக்கும் போது
பாசம் யாவும் புரியாது
காதல் என்பது ஒன்னும்
இல்லடா வயசு செய்யும்
மோசம்
Hey, when the mustache starts growing
All affection seems incomprehensible to you
Love is nothing, man
It's just an error of youth
அட வேடந்தாங்களுக்கு
போயும் காகம் பார்த்து என்ன
லாபம் காதல் ஒன்று தான்
இளமை காலத்தில்
எங்களோட சுவாசம்
What is the point of going to Vedanthangal bird sanctuary
Just to look at a crow?
Love alone is
Our breath during our youthful days
நாங்க வச்ச
பாசத்த கொச்சை
செய்வது பச்ச துரோகம்
தானே உங்க உச்சி தொட்டு
அட பாதம் வரையில் எங்க
தியாகம் தானே
Devaluing the affection
That we showered on you
Is pure betrayal, isn't it?
From the crown of your head
All the way down to your feet
Is it not our sacrifice?
தந்தை பிள்ளையின்
உறவு ஏதோ சந்தை தரகு
இல்லை உங்க பாசத்த
என்றும் எங்கள் நெஞ்சம்
மறந்ததில்ல
The bond between a father and child
Is not a market broker's deal
Your affection, our hearts
Have never ever forgotten
லவ் மேக்ஸ்
லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
ஹேய் லவ் மேக்ஸ்
லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
Love makes life beautiful
Hey, love makes life beautiful
ஹேய் அமெரிக்கா
என்றாலும் ஆண்டிபட்டி
என்றாலும் காதல் செஞ்சா
குத்தம் சொல்ல ஊரே
வருதுடா டா டா டா டா
டா
Hey, whether it's America
Or whether it's Aandipatti
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
The whole town gathers, da da da da da
ஹேய் ஸ்டாப்
தி மியூசிக் ஒன் டூ த்ரீ
போர்
Hey, stop the music!
One two three four
ஹ்ம்ம் ஆஆ எழில்
முக ராதா இமைகளின் ஓரம்
குழல் ஊதும் கண்ணனை
வரவேற்கிறாள் கர மலர்
ஏந்த கார்மேக வண்ணன்
கரையிலா கடல் போல
அலை பாய்கிறேன்
Hmmm.. aaaa
Beautiful-faced Radha
From the corner of her eyelashes
Welcomes Kannan
Who plays the flute
Holding flower-like hands,
The cloud-complexioned Lord
Like a shoreless ocean
Surges like waves
ராதையின் தேடல்
என்ன கண்ணன் மறந்ததில்லை
தேவகி பாலனின்றி ராதை
கண்ணில் தூக்கமில்லை
ராதை கண்ணில் தூக்கமில்லை
What Radha seeks
Kannan has not forgotten
Without Devaki's son
Radha has no sleep in her eyes
Radha has no sleep in her eyes
.............................
(Music / Interlude)
விஷ்லிங் :
....................
Hey, when you need money
You come hanging around our feet
Male: Once love comes, defying our words
You come to trip our feet!
ஹேய் காசு
தேவைப்படும் போது
கால சுத்தி வருவீங்க
ஆண் : காதல் வந்ததும்
பேச்ச மீறியே கால
வாருவீங்க
Oh dear, school days were different
Youthful age is different
Our heart doesn't listen to our own words
What can we do, go on!
அடடாடா பள்ளி
காலமது வேறு பருவ
காலமிது வேறு எங்க
பேச்சையே மனசு கேக்கல
என்ன செய்வோம் போங்க
A boat without control or discipline
Will never reach the shore
Male: If a boat is kept
Tied up tightly
It will never see the ocean
கட்டுப்பாடு தான்
இல்லா படகு கரையை
சேர்ந்திடாது
கட்டி போட்டு
தான் வெச்சா படகு கடல
பார்த்திடாது
A child who is falling in love
Doesn't see their father in front of their eyes
Male: To a father who loves his son, this
Doesn't look wrong
காதல் செய்கிற
பிள்ளை கண்ணுக்கு
அப்பா தெரியாது
மகனை நேசிக்கும்
அப்பாவிக்கிது தப்பா
தெரியாது
Love makes life beautiful
Hey love makes life beautiful
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
லவ் மேக்ஸ் லைப்
பியூட்டிபுல் ஹேய் லவ்
மேக்ஸ் லைப் பியூட்டிபுல்
..................................................
Ye america endraalum
Whether it's America
Aandipatti endraalum
Or whether it's Aandipatti
Kaadhal senja kutham solla
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
Oorae varuthuda hei
The whole town gathers, hey!
America endraalum
Whether it's America
Aandipatti endraalum
Or whether it's Aandipatti
Kaadhal senja kutham solla
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
Oorae varuthuda
The whole town gathers!
One day cricket poyachu
One day cricket is gone
Twenty twenty vanthaachu
Twenty twenty has arrived
Aana kooda appa kootam
But still, the fathers' generation
Maaravillada
Has not changed, man!
Muruga muruga
Oh Muruga, Muruga
Oh my muruga
Oh my Muruga
Unnai pola rendu ponna
We ask for two wives like you
Naanga ketkkurom
We ask from you
Muruga muruga
Oh Muruga, Muruga
Oh my muruga
Oh my Muruga
Single ponna okay panna
Just to make a single girl say okay
Sethu pozhaikkirom….
We struggle to survive...
Love makes life beautiful
Love makes life beautiful
Hei love makes life beautiful
Hey, love makes life beautiful
Hoi america endraalum
Hey, whether it's America
Aandipatti endraalum
Or whether it's Aandipatti
Kaadhal senja kutham solla
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
Oorae varuthuda doi
The whole town gathers, hey!
………………………………….
(Music / Interlude)
Love has no caste or religion
Love has no caste or religion
Two hearts share a lot of passion
Two hearts share a lot of passion
Parents will never ever let than happen
Parents will never ever let that happen
But hei love makes life beautiful
But hey love makes life beautiful
Hei meesai aarambikkum pothu
Hey, when the mustache starts growing
Paasam yaavum puriyaathu
All affection seems incomprehensible to you
Kaadhal enbadhu onnum illada
Love is nothing, man
Vayasu seiyum mosam
It's just an error of youth
Ada vedanthaangalukku poyum
What is the point of going to Vedanthangal bird sanctuary
Kaagam paarthu enna laabam
Just to look at a crow?
Kaadhal ondru thaan
Love alone is
Ilamaikaalathil engaloda swasam
Our breath during our youthful days
Naanga vacha paasatha
Devaluing the affection
Kochai seivathu
That we showered on you
Pacha throgam thaanae
Is pure betrayal, isn't it?
Unga uchi thottu
From the crown of your head
Ada paadham varaiyil
All the way down to your feet
Enga thiyagam thaanae
Is it not our sacrifice?
Thandhai pillaiyin uravu etho
The bond between a father and child
Santhai tharagu illai
Is not a market broker's deal
Unga paasatha endrum engal
Your affection, our hearts
Nenjam maranthathilla
Have never ever forgotten
Love makes life beautiful
Love makes life beautiful
Hei love makes life beautiful
Hey, love makes life beautiful
Hei america endraalum
Hey, whether it's America
Aandipatti endraalum
Or whether it's Aandipatti
Kaadhal senja kutham solla
If someone falls in love, to find fault with it
Oorae varuthuda da da da da da
The whole town gathers, da da da da da
Hei stop the music
Hey, stop the music!
One two three four
One two three four
Hmmm.. aaaa
Hmmm.. aaaa
Ezhil muga raadha
Beautiful-faced Radha
Imaigalin oram
From the corner of her eyelashes
Kuzhal oodhum kannanai
Welcomes Kannan
Varaverkiraal
Who plays the flute
Karamalar yendha
Holding flower-like hands,
Kaarmega vannan
The cloud-complexioned Lord
Karaiyilaa kadal pola
Like a shoreless ocean
Alai paaigiraan
Surges like waves
Raadhaiyin thedal enna
What Radha seeks
Kannan maranthathillai
Kannan has not forgotten
Devaki baalanindri
Without Devaki's son
Raadhai kannil thookamillai
Radha has no sleep in her eyes
Raadhai kannil thookamillai
Radha has no sleep in her eyes
……………………………………
(Music / Interlude)
Hei kaasu thevapadum podhu
Hey, when you need money
Kaala chuthi varuveenga
You come hanging around our feet
Male :Kaadhal vanthathum pecha meeriyae
Male: Once love comes, defying our words
Kaala varuveenga
You come to trip our feet!
Adadada pallikaalamadhu veru
Oh dear, school days were different
Paruvakaalamithu veru
Youthful age is different
Enga pechaiyae manasu kekkala
Our heart doesn't listen to our own words
Enna seivom ponga
What can we do, go on!
Kattupaadu thaan illaapadagu
A boat without control or discipline
Karaiyai sernthidaathu
Will never reach the shore
Male :Katti pottu thaan
Male: If a boat is kept
Vechaa padagu
Tied up tightly
Kadala paarthidathu
It will never see the ocean
Kaadhal seigira pillai
A child who is falling in love
Kannukku appa theriyathu
Doesn't see their father in front of their eyes
Male :Maganai nesikkum appavukkithu
Male: To a father who loves his son, this
Thappa theriyathu
Doesn't look wrong
Love makes life beautiful
Love makes life beautiful
Hei love makes life beautiful
Hey love makes life beautiful
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Pa paa paa pa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
Paba pap paa paa paa paa pa paa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
America Endraalum (Love Makes Life Beautiful) from the 2008 film Santosh Subramaniam is a lively musical debate between the younger generation and their fathers regarding love, freedom, and parental control. The youth argue that love transcends geography, social standing, and time, emphasizing that while the world has progressed, parental mindsets remain overly rigid. The elders counter by asserting that youthful love is impulsive and that parents dedicate their lives and sacrifices to guide their children safely. Intertwined with classical literary imagery comparing deep emotional devotion to Radha and Krishna, the song captures both sides of the generational divide with lightheartedness and emotional depth. Ultimately, the song highlights mutual respect—acknowledging the indispensable affection of parents while celebrating love as an essential force that enriches human life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kattupaadu thaan illaapadagu / Karaiyai sernthidaathu”
The song uses nautical metaphors to represent human life and discipline: the father compares an unguided youth to an unsteered boat that cannot reach the shore, while the youth counters that a tightly anchored boat will never experience the vast ocean.
Simile (Upamai)
“Karaiyilaa kadal pola alai paaigiraan”
Lord Krishna (Kaarmega vannan) and his restless emotions are compared to a boundless, wave-surging ocean without shores.
Ethukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“America endraalum / Aandipatti endraalum”
A traditional Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive lines rhymes, seen in 'America' and 'Aandipatti' (the second letter 'ri' and 'ndi' matching soft consonant sound structures across couplets).
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Trivia
Composed by Devi Sri Prasad for Santosh Subramaniam (a remake of the Telugu hit Bommarillu starring Jayam Ravi and Prakash Raj), this track serves as a thematic cornerstone for the film's core central conflict—a son striving for independence under an overprotective, well-meaning father.
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