- Lyricist
- V. B. Kaaviyan
- Singer
- Michael
- Music director
- Michael
- Movie name
- Avathara Vettai
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey aththiri puthiri
Uttaalakkadi thaarumaarudaa
Solla varum matteraala
Visilu parakkumdaa
Hey aththiri puthiri
Uttaalakkadi thaarumaarudaa
Solla varum matteraala
Visilu parakkumdaa
Uzhaichchavanlaam eppothume
Osanthu nippaandaa
Chorus :Hey
Male :Makkalaoda manasellaam
Nirainju iruppaandaa
Chorus :Hey
Male :Thuninjavanlaam eppothume
Jeichchiduvaandaa
Chorus :Hey
Male :Thayangunavan thalai kuninju
Odhungi nipaandaa
{Hey oyyaale oyyaale
Karuththu worth-thudaa
Life fulla follow pannunaa
Vettri unakkudaa} (2)
Hey alli tharum
Advise ellam
Altimate-tuthaan
Solli tharum brother unakku
Enga saulute-thaan
{Hey aththiri puthiri
Uttaalakkadi thaarumaarudaa
Solla varum matteraala
Visilu parakkumdaa} (2)
Hey katchi maarum
Aatchi maarum
Varumai maarathey
Yealaiyoda nilamai
Endrum maarathe
Hey vellai panam karuppu panam
Kuvinjirunthaalum
Varumai kottai india
Thaandi pogathey
Hey kozhi briyaanikkum
Chorus :Aama
Male :Quarter sarakkukkum
Chorus :Aama
Male :Aayiram rendaayiram
Alppa kaasukku vottu
Pottu un urimaiya
Viththu tholaigira
Viththu tholaigira hey
Viththu tholaigira hey
Appaale
Thanni varavillai
Chorus :Hei
Male :Current varavillai
Chorus :Hei
Male :Road worth illai
Chorus :Hei
Male :Arasiyal sariyillai
Chorus :Hei
Ada altikkira azhuthukira
Naattu nilavaram
Ellaam kalavaram
Maathth mun varanum
Chorus :Hei
Male :Youth ellorum
Chorus :Hei
Male :Maarum thannaala
Chorus :Hei
Male :Vaanga munnaala
Chorus :Hei
Male :Naadu nallarasaa
Chorus :Hei
Male :Maarum vallarasaa
Hey aththiri puthiri
Uttaalakkadi
Solla varum matteraala
Visilu parakkumdaa
Hei takkaru takkaru
Takkaru appaa takkaru
Hey solla varum
Matterellam taappu takkaru
Hoi podaa
Male :Innoru thavaa
Chorus :Thaarumaaru thaarumaaru
Aththiri puthiri thaarumaaru
Facebookkula youtubela moolgi pogaatha
Celphonela nerathai waste pannaatha
Tasmacla sarakku pottu aattam podathe
Bodhaiyil un life-pa naasthi pannatha
Hei vaadaa vaadaa thambi
Chorus :Aahaa
Male :Unnathaandaa nambi
Chorus :Aahaa
Male :Irukkuthu naadu
Chorus :Aahaa
Male :Athai nee naadu
Un route-ta maaththu
Naattu nilamaiya paaththu
Maaththittaa nalla rasam
Maaridum pazharasam
Sonaaru
Namma raasaa raasaa
Karma veerar kaamaraasaa
Hei
Male :Sonaaru
Chorus :Hei
Male :Namma raasaa raasaa
Chorus :Hei
Male :Karma veerar kaamaraasaa
Chorus :Hei
Thaarumaaru thaarumaaru
Aththiri puthiri thaarumaaru
Male :Hey aththiri puthiri
Hey uttaalakkadi thaarumaarudaa
{Hey aththiri puthiri
Uttaalakkadi thaarumaarudaa
Solla varum matteraala
Visilu parakkumdaa} (2)
Uzhaichchavanlaam eppothume
Osanthu nippaandaa
Makkalaoda manasellaam
Nirainju iruppaandaa
Thuninjavanlaam eppothume
Jeichchiduvaandaa
Thayangunavan thalai kuninju
Odhungi nipaandaa
{Hey oyyaale oyyaale
Karuththu worth-thudaa
Life fulla follow pannunaa
Vettri unakkudaa} (2)
Hey alli tharum
Advise ellam
Altimate-tuthaan
Solli tharum brother unakku
Enga saulute-thaan
Hey aththiri puthiri
Aththiri puthiri thaarumaaru thaarumaaru
Hey aththiri puthiri aththiri puthiri
Hey uttaalakkadi thaarumaarae
Hey, crazy and wild,
total trickery and completely out of control!
For the message we are about to share,
whistles will fly!
Hey, crazy and wild,
total trickery and completely out of control!
For the message we are about to share,
whistles will fly!
Everyone who works hard
will always stand tall!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: In the hearts of the people,
he will always live full of love!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Everyone who is bold and daring
will always win!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: But the one who hesitates will hang his head
and stand pushed aside!
{Hey oyyale oyyale,
this advice is truly valuable!
If you follow it your entire life,
victory will surely be yours!} (2)
Hey, all this freely given
advice
is truly top class!
To the brother who teaches this to us,
here is our salute!
{Hey, crazy and wild,
total trickery and completely out of control!
For the message we are about to share,
whistles will fly!} (2)
Hey, political parties will change,
governments will change,
yet poverty will not change!
The condition of the poor
will never ever change!
Hey, whether white money or black money
piles up in heaps,
India will never cross
above the poverty line!
Hey, for a pack of chicken biryani,
Chorus: Yeah!
Male: and for a quarter bottle of booze,
Chorus: Yeah!
Male: For a petty thousand or two thousand
rupees in cash, you cast your vote
and throw away your rights,
selling them off completely!
Selling them off, hey!
Selling them off, hey!
And afterwards...
No water comes from the tap!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: No electricity comes to your home!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: The roads are worthless!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Politics is completely corrupt!
Chorus: Hey!
Oh, you panic and cry,
the state of our nation
is total unrest!
To change this, you must step forward—
Chorus: Hey!
Male: all you youth!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Things will change naturally,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: so come to the forefront!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Into a well-governed nation,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: the country will turn into a superpower!
Hey, crazy and wild,
trickery all around!
For the message we are about to share,
whistles will fly!
Hey, awesome and fantastic,
so great, man, so great!
Hey, the message we are about to share
is totally top notch!
Hey, let's go!
Male: One more time!
Chorus: Wild and crazy, wild and crazy!
Crazy, wild, and out of control!
Don't get drowned in Facebook and YouTube!
Don't waste your precious time on cell phones!
Don't drink at TASMAC (state-run liquor shops) and create a ruckus!
Don't ruin your life in drunkenness!
Hey, come on, come on, younger brother!
Chorus: Aha!
Male: Counting on you,
Chorus: Aha!
Male: stands this country!
Chorus: Aha!
Male: So step up and serve it!
Change your ways,
looking at the state of this country!
If you change, life will taste good like rasam (spiced soup),
it will even turn as sweet as fruit juice!
He said so,
our king among kings,
the tireless leader Kamarajar!
Hey!
Male: He said so,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: our king among kings,
Chorus: Hey!
Male: the tireless leader Kamarajar!
Chorus: Hey!
Wild and crazy, wild and crazy!
Crazy, wild, and out of control!
Male: Hey, crazy and wild,
Male: Hey, total trickery and completely out of control!
{Hey, crazy and wild,
total trickery and completely out of control!
For the message we are about to share,
whistles will fly!} (2)
Everyone who works hard
will always stand tall!
In the hearts of the people,
he will always live full of love!
Everyone who is bold and daring
will always win!
But the one who hesitates will hang his head
and stand pushed aside!
{Hey oyyale oyyale,
this advice is truly valuable!
If you follow it your entire life,
victory will surely be yours!} (2)
Hey, all this freely given
advice
is truly top class!
To the brother who teaches this to us,
here is our salute!
Hey, crazy and wild,
crazy and wild, completely out of control!
Hey, crazy and wild, crazy and wild,
hey, total trickery and completely out of control!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song is an energetic socio-political youth anthem calling for social reform and civic awareness. It criticizes the common practice of selling votes for short-term gains like cash, biryani, or alcohol, highlighting how this leads to poor governance, basic infrastructure failures, and persistent poverty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Colloquial Refrain)
“Aththiri puthiri thaarumaaru thaarumaaru”
Use of catchy, repeated rhythmic slang words like 'Aththiri puthiri' and 'Thaarumaaru' to create rhythm and appeal to young listeners.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Uzhaichchavanlaam eppothume / Osanthu nippaandaa”
The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines ('zh' in Uzhaichchavanlaam and 'kk' in Makkalaoda, 'nu' in Thuninjavanlaam and 'ya' in Thayangunavan), giving structure to Tamil verses.
Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyming)
“Hey katchi maarum / Aatchi maarum”
Initial letters rhyme across phrases, such as 'Katchi' and 'Aatchi', highlighting contrasting political entities.
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Trivia
The lyric invokes 'Karma Veerar Kaamaraasaa', referring to K. Kamaraj, the revered former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu known for his selfless service, simplicity, and transformative educational policies in the state.
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