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Lyrics & meaning

Ayyo Ayyo Theri Ponnuda

From En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom · 2017

Lyricist
Vijay Sagar
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Love Guru
Music director
Ishaan Dev
Details
En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vaanilai arivippu..Weather report..
Puyal echarikkaiCyclone warning
Vayadhu vandhaIn the adult
Kadalil uruvaagiyullaSea that has formed
KurainthapatchaA minimum
Kaadhal azhuthaLove pressure
Thaazhvu nilai kaaranamaaga..(Dialogue)Due to a low-pressure area..(Dialogue)
Male
Vaalibam mooga mootathudanYouth with a dense fog
KanapadukindrathuIs being seen
Idi minnaludan idhayaththilWith thunder and lightning in the heart
Balatha mazhai peiyumHeavy rain will fall
Adhiga vegathudan..At high speed..
Aasai kaatrum veesakkoodum(Dialogue)Winds of desire may blow(Dialogue)
Male
Manangal verodu saayum..Hearts will be uprooted..
Aangaangey oru silaHere and there, a few
Perusugalum kudaiyudanOld folks with umbrellas
Kooda varalaam..(Dialogue)Might accompany..(Dialogue)
Male
Idhanaal azhagigal yaarumTherefore, no beautiful girls
Theruvukkul sella vendamenaShould venture out onto the street
Echarikka padugirargal (Dialogue)So warns the announcement (Dialogue)
Male
{Hey aiyoo aiyoo{Hey oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Theri ponnu daaShe is a fierce girl, man
Ada aiyoo aiyooAda oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Sari pannu daa} (2)Make it right, man} (2)
Male
Ayyo ayyo paakkumbothaeOh my, oh my, just looking at her
Bayangaramaa thaakkuraaShe strikes terribly
Ayyo ayyo pasangalathanOh my, oh my, she makes the guys
Paithiyama aakkuraDriven completely crazy
Male
{Ayyo ayyo{Oh my oh my
Chorus :Iva azhagu ratchashiChorus :She is a beautiful demon
Male :Ada ayyo ayyoMale :Oh hey oh my oh my
Chorus :Ada asathura machi..} (2)Chorus :Hey, she stuns us, mate..} (2)
Male
Ival echiil thuppumWherever she spits her saliva
Idathil ellaamIn all those places
Moikkum lathcham erumbbuA hundred thousand ants swarm
Male
Ival vikkal thummalHer hiccup, her sneeze
Irummal koodaEven her cough
Sangeethathin virunthuIs a feast of musical notes
Chorus
Sa ri ga ma paSa ri ga ma pa
Pa pa ma ga saa..Pa pa ma ga saa..
Male
Ohhh.. ival kuppai kottumOhhh.. in the garbage bin where she dumps trash
Thottiiyilae kuviyumMillions of letters
Kodi letterPile up
Male
Ival natpai valarthuTo build a friendship with her
Kaadhal sollaAnd express love
Orae vazhi twitterTwitter is the only way
Male
Ival kaatru vaangaIf she goes to the seashore
Kadal karaikku ponaalTo catch some fresh breeze
Kadal seetramaeThe sea creates a storm
Male
Ival kadugu vaangaIf she goes to the market street
Kadai therukku sendraalJust to buy mustard seeds
Serum koottamaeA massive crowd gathers
Male
Otthukkaama kaadhal illaLove doesn't happen without agreement
Otthakaalil nikkirenI stand on one leg waiting for you
Etthana vaati love-ah solla vakkiraHow many times will you make me express my love?
Motta maadi vatthal polaLike papad drying on the terrace
Enna kaya vakkiraYou leave me to dry out
Mottu mela vanda pola unna moikirenLike a beetle on a flower bud, I swarm around you
Chorus
Ayyo ayyoOh my oh my
Male
Hey aiyoo aiyooHey oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Theri ponnu daaShe is a fierce girl, man
Ada aiyoo aiyooAda oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Sari pannu daaMake it right, man
Chorus
Yei.. yei.. yei..Yei.. yei.. yei..
Chorus
Picchakaran vesham pottuDisguised as a beggar
Jackson oda step-ah pottuDoing Michael Jackson's dance steps
Munna pinna dhinam unnaEvery day, back and forth
Naaya pola sutthuvenI wander around you like a dog
Chorus
Veratti verattiChasing and chasing
Unnai thorathi thorathiPursuing you again and again
Kaadhalikka marukkuraYou refuse to love me
Yendi kirukkiWhy, you crazy girl?
Chorus
Manasukulla adi unna vurukkiHey, melting you inside my heart
Enna neeyum vittu poraYou leave me stranded
Kazhuttha nerukkiStrangling my neck
Chorus
Un pinnaala sutthiFollowing behind you
En maanam pochudiI lost my self-respect
Enakku kedacha parisuThe only gift I received
Un seruppu dhaanadiWas your slipper, girl
Seruppu dhaanadi seruppu dhaanadiSlipper indeed, slipper indeed
Seruppu seruppu seruppaee..Slipper, slipper, slipper..
Male
Ival veedu irukkumOnly on the street where her house is
Theruvil mattumLocated
Rent-u ekka chakkamThe rent is insanely high
Ival yera vandhaaIf she gets in
Auto standilAt the auto stand
Vettu kutthu nadakkumFights and brawling break out
Male
Ahhh.. ival baddhiramaaiAhhh.. for her to travel safely
Sendru varaBack and forth
Bandobasthu irukkumSecurity forces are deployed
Ival payanam pogumIn the bus she travels in
Bussila thanVillage council panchayats happen
Panchayatthaa nadakkumPanchayats take place
Male
Ival scooty rotil panchuraagaWhen her scooty gets a puncture on the road
Pasangalukkae kondaattamIt is a celebration for the boys
Ival paatti vazhukkiIf her grandmother slips
Vizhundhu vittaalAnd falls down
Doctorukkum santhoshamEven the doctor is happy
Male
Sungavari kattaamalaeWithout paying customs duty
Thangatha thaan kadathuraaShe smuggles pure gold
Suda suda alva kindiCooking hot halwa
Namakku kodukkaraaShe serves it to us
Male
Sunda kanji bothayilaeIn the high of fermented rice liquor
Bramman ivala poadachittaanBrahma created her
Sorga loga sarakka edutthuTaking spirits from heavenly realms
Kannula karachittaanHe dissolved them in her eyes
Chorus
Ayyo ayyoOh my oh my
Male
Hey aiyoo aiyooHey oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Theri ponnu daaShe is a fierce girl, man
Ada aiyoo aiyooAda oh my oh my
Aiyoo aiyooOh my oh my
Sari pannu daaMake it right, man
Chorus
Hei hei hei hei heiHei hei hei hei hei
Hei hei hei hei ….Hei hei hei hei …

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a humorous and hyper-energetic Tamil kuthu track expressing a young man's crazy obsession with an unbelievably attractive local girl. Framing her allure like a weather bulletin cyclone warning, the lyrics exaggeratedly portray her effect on her surroundings—from skyrocketing real estate prices on her street to local boys fighting for her attention.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor & Weather Allegory

Kaadhal azhutha Thaazhvu nilai kaaranamaaga..

Compares romantic attraction and youth's frenzy to severe weather phenomena, low pressure, and storm warnings.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Ival echiil thuppum Idathil ellaam Moikkum lathcham erumbbu

Extremely exaggerated comedic description where even her spit attracts a hundred thousand ants and her cough sounds like musical notes.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Motta maadi vatthal pola Enna kaya vakkira

Compares the protagonist drying in waiting/longing to papad drying under the hot sun on a terrace.

Oxymoron / Paradoxical Epithet

Iva azhagu ratchashi

Refers to the girl as a 'beautiful demon' (Azhagu Ratchashi) combining contrasting traits of beauty and menace.

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Trivia

The track opens with a parody of Tamil Nadu All India Radio weather reports (Vaanilai Arivippu), which was a popular comedic intro technique in Tamil film music during the late 2010s to set up youth-centric folk-kuthu songs.

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