- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Rojavai Killathe
- Movie release year
- 1993
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Arthamulla paattu vanthu rompa naallachchu
Ada aalukkoru vari sonnaa sariyaa pochchu
Mm appadiyaa sari ok ok
Haan arthamulla paattu vanthu rompa naalaachchu
Female :Ada aalukoru vari sonna sariya pochchu
Yaa yamma yamma yamma pallavi edhukku
Male :Yaa yamma yamma yamma pall vazhi edhukku
Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saaram irunthaal
Female :Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saranam edhukku
Aalukoru variya solli paattu paadu
Female :Yaar arthamulla vari sonnaalum thaalam podu
Mm aarambikkalaama rediyaa joot
Vaanavil patri enna ninaikkirai
Male :Mazhaiyil kaayum varnnaa cholai
Eppadidaa ok yaa
Female :Paravaayilla
Male :Adi vaanguva paadavaa nee sollu
Poovinam pattri enna ninaikkiraai
Female :Kodigal vandukku ezhuthiya olai
Male :Sabaash…
Aruvi enbathu malaiyin thaippaal
Female :Mm….iravu enbathu pagalin thaazhpaal
Yaa yamma yamma yamma pallavi edhukku
Female :Yaa yamma yamma yamma pall vazhi edhukku
Female :Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saaram irunthaal
All :Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saranam edhukku
Arthamulla paattu vanthu rompa naalaachchu
Female :Ada aalukoru vari sonna sariya pochchu
Nilaavai patri enna ninaikkiraai
Male :Velli veedhiyil Vellai theru
Paravaayillaiyaada
Female :Hmm thevalaam
Male :Nilaavai patri nee enna ninaikirai
Female :Aagaayaththin amutha saaru
Nilaavai patri nee enna ninaikkiraai
Male :Nainaa unnaththaan
Female :Yaezhaikku ettaatha sola soru
Male :Sabaash…
Yaa yamma yamma yamma pallavi edhukku
Female :Yaa yamma yamma yamma pall vazhi edhukku
Female :Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saaram irunthaal
All :Yaa yayyaa yayya yayya yayya saranam edhukku
Arthamulla paattu vanthu rompa naallachchu
Female :Ada aalukkoru vari sonnaa sariyaa pochchu
Female :Aalukoru variya solli paattu paadu
Yaar arthamulla vari sonnaalum thaalam podu
Adadaadaa…..
………………..
Saavu enbathu enna ninaikkiraai
Mmm come on…
Saavu enbath enna ninaikkiraai
Male :Uyirukkum udambukkum oppantha mudivu
Saavu enbath enna ninaikkiraai
Kanavugal illatha kadaisi niththirai
Saavu enbathu enna ninaikkiraai
Female :Naan ezhuthiya kavithaikku
Yaaro vanthu vaikkum muttrupulli
Aalukoru vari sonna sariyaa pochchu
Aalukoru variya solli paattu paadu
Yaar arthamulla vari sonnaalum thaalam podu
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It has been a long time since a song with real meaning came along.
Hey, if each of us contributes a line, it will all work out!
Mmm, is that so? Alright, okay, okay!
Haan, it has been a long time since a meaningful song came along!
Female: Hey, if each of us chips in a line, it will turn out just fine!
Ya emma emma emma, why do we even need a chorus?
Male: Ya emma emma emma, why suffer through a toothache?
Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, if the song has true substance,
Female: Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, why do we even need verses?
Let everyone say a line and sing the song!
Female: Whoever comes up with a meaningful line, clap to their beat!
Mmm, shall we start? Ready? Go!
What do you think of a rainbow?
Male: A garden of colors drying in the rain.
How was that, kid? Is it okay?
Female: Not bad.
Male: You're going to get hit! Sing, now you tell me!
What do you think of flowers?
Female: Letters written to millions of bees.
Male: Bravo!...
A waterfall is the mother's milk of the mountain.
Female: Mmm... and night is the latch that locks up the day.
Ya emma emma emma, why do we need a chorus?
Female: Ya emma emma emma, why suffer through a toothache?
Female: Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, if the song has true substance,
All: Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, why do we need verses?
It has been a long time since a song with real meaning came along.
Female: Hey, if each of us chips in a line, it will turn out just fine!
What do you think of the moon?
Male: A white street running along a silver avenue.
Isn't that pretty good, kid?
Female: Hmm, it's passable.
Male: What do you think of the moon?
Female: The sweet nectar of the skies.
What do you think of the moon?
Male: Hey buddy, I'm asking you!
Female: A bowl of grain far out of a poor person's reach.
Male: Bravo!...
Ya emma emma emma, why do we need a chorus?
Female: Ya emma emma emma, why suffer through a toothache?
Female: Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, if the song has true substance,
All: Ya yayya yayya yayya yayya, why do we need verses?
It has been a long time since a song with real meaning came along.
Female: Hey, if each of us contributes a line, it will all work out!
Female: Let everyone say a line and sing the song!
Whoever comes up with a meaningful line, clap to their beat!
Adadadaa...
...
What do you think death is?
Mmm, come on...
What do you think death is?
Male: The end of the contract between the body and the soul.
What do you think death is?
The final sleep without any dreams.
What do you think death is?
Female: To the poem I have been writing,
it is a period placed by someone else.
If each of us chips in a line, it will turn out just fine!
Let everyone say a line and sing the song!
Whoever comes up with a meaningful line, clap to their rhythm!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Arthamulla Paattu' is an engaging, playful musical banter structured around improvisational poetry. The singers invite everyone to collaborate line-by-line to build a song rich in meaning, playfully dismissing traditional song structures like pallavi and saranam in favor of pure poetic essence and creative fun.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor
“Mazhaiyil kaayum varnnaa cholai”
Comparing the rainbow to a colorful garden drying in the rain ('Mazhaiyil kaayum varnnaa cholai').
Metaphor & Personification
“Kodigal vandukku ezhuthiya olai”
Describing flowers as palm-leaf letters written by climbing vines to beetles ('Kodigal vandukku ezhuthiya olai').
Pun / Wordplay (Shlesha)
“Yaa yamma yamma yamma pall vazhi edhukku”
Playful pun on 'Pallavi' (opening verse) sound-alike with 'Pall vazhi' (toothache).
Did you know?
Trivia
This creative riddle-style song from the movie 'Rojavai Killathe' (1993) features music composed by Deva and lyricist Vairamuthu displaying his signature vivid metaphors in a conversational style.
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