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Lyrics & meaning

Avarum Sethutaara

From Rocket Driver · 2024

Lyricist
Hirdesh Raj
Singers
Jassie Gift, Kaushik Krish
Music director
Kaushik Krish
Movie name
Rocket Driver
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
10 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manda odu kaadu enga area
Kaathu karuppu veesum oru maariyaa
Kadhaigal aayiram naalum vidukathaiya
Puriya puriya vaika vantha vinyaaniyaa
Pirappa mattum ethirpaakala
Enna mattum yen kandu nadungura
En porappaiye kelvi ketkka
Yaar sir neenga sollunga
Aiyo yemma yen patta peru da
Puridha yaarunu
Adei naan saavu daa
Aiyo neengala theriyaama pesiten
Indha oru vaati manichu vittudunga
Avarum sethutaara
Kadhaiya muduchuteera
Avarum sethutaara
Theerpa thanthutaara
Enakkulla ipo rara
Kizhiyuthu daaru daara
Adhu yen dhidhi thaara
Idhu yeppo yethupaara
Veetu vaadagai
Kudukka vazhi illai
Oyaadha varumaiyil
Oyaamal vaazhvom paar
Boomiye vaadagai
Yaarukum sondham illa
Kadamaiya seiya vazhivittu
Vedikkai paar
Avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Hey avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Avarum sethutaara
Aaandu aandu kaalam azhutha
Maandar varuvaara
Pogira usura pudichu
Bottle la adaipaara
Pathaayiram varudam kadantha
Empty paper thaana
Sila aandu vaazhum manidha
Paatu paadi aatam podra
Paatu paadi aatam podra
Paatu paadi aatam podra
Paatu paadi aatam podra
Sethutaara
Sethutaara
Sethutaara
Sethutaara
A forest of skulls is our area
Evil spirits and eerie winds blow all around
A thousand stories every day, are they riddles?
Are you a scientist here to make us understand?
You only looked forward to birth,
then why do you tremble at the sight of me?
To question my very birth,
who are you, sir? Tell me!
"Aiyo Amma!" is my nickname, man!
Do you understand who I am now?
Hey, I am Death, man!
Oh no, is it you? I spoke without knowing!
Please forgive me and let me off just this once!
Did he die too?
Did you end his story?
Did he die too?
Did he deliver the final verdict?
Inside me now, fear echoes like a ghostly tune,
tearing me into shreds!
Why does he offer thithi (funeral rituals)?
When will he accept this?
House rent,
there is no way to pay.
In endless poverty,
look at us keep on living!
Even the earth is just on rent,
it belongs to no one.
Make way for duty to be done,
and just watch the show!
Did he die too?
Did he die too?
Did he die too?
Hey, did he die too?
Did he die too?
Did he die too?
Did he die too?
Did he die too?
The people who wept for years and years,
will those humans ever return?
Catching a departing soul,
can anyone trap it in a bottle?
Even after ten thousand years pass,
is life just a blank piece of paper?
Humans who live for only a few years,
singing songs and dancing away!
Singing songs and dancing away!
Singing songs and dancing away!
Singing songs and dancing away!
Did he die?
Did he die?
Did he die?
Did he die?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a quirky, darkly comedic philosophical track from the film 'Rocket Driver'. It portrays an energetic and humorous conversation involving a mortal human and the personification of Death (Yama). Through playful dialogue and energetic beats, the protagonist questions existence, hardship, and the absurdity of worrying about material struggles like house rent when life itself on earth is merely borrowed time. The song emphasizes that human existence is temporary and fleeting compared to the vast timeline of the universe, concluding with the philosophical yet celebratory message that despite poverty, uncertainty, and inevitable death, one should sing, dance, and enjoy the show of life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Boomiye vaadagai

Describing earth as rented property ('Boomiye vaadagai') metaphorically highlights the impermanence of human life.

Personification

Adei naan saavu daa

Death is personified as a conversational entity speaking directly to the protagonist ('Adei naan saavu daa').

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Asoi)

Avarum sethutaara

Repetition of the phrase 'Avarum sethutaara' creates a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the universal inevitability of death.

Anaphora

Paatu paadi aatam podra

Repetition of 'Paatu paadi aatam podra' at the end of consecutive lines creates energetic musical reinforcement.

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Trivia

'Rocket Driver' (2024) features music composed by Kaushik Krish. The song stands out for bringing back veteran singer Jassie Gift, whose high-octane energetic vocal style perfectly complements the quirky, macabre-humor theme of chatting directly with Death.

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