Baila Re Baila
From Little John · 2001
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singers
- Clinton Cerejo, K. S. Chithra, Gopi
- Music director
- Pravin Mani
- Details
- Little John2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oohhoohhh..hooohoooo..hooooohh.. | [Vocalizing] |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………………. | [Instrumental break] |
| Chorus | |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Male | |
| Poovukku poruntha naalu | Today is a day fitting for flowers, |
| Onnaa kanni marantha naalu | Or a day when a young girl forgot herself, |
| Vayasu pulla retta vaalu | A young girl with twin pigtails, |
| Vaalthuvathae english aalu | An English guy is wishing her! |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Male | |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Male | |
| Poovukku poruntha naalu | Today is a day fitting for flowers, |
| Onnaa kanni marantha naalu | Or a day when a young girl forgot herself, |
| Vayasu pulla retta vaalu | A young girl with twin pigtails, |
| Vaalthuvathae english aalu | An English guy is wishing her! |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Chorus | |
| Jinku jickan..jinku jickan | [Rhythmic beat vocables] |
| Jinku jickan…jinku jickan…jinku jickan | [Rhythmic beat vocables] |
| Male | |
| Alaagi poranthirukum baby-ae | Oh baby born so beautiful! |
| Unna alagulla petha amma valghavae yeah-yeah | Long live the mother who gave birth to your beauty, yeah-yeah! |
| Perugallam paartha nurse-ae valghavae | Long live the nurse who helped deliver you! |
| Nee piranthathum piraviyathaan valghavae | Long live the birth itself that brought you into existence! |
| Female | |
| Singaara vaalibanae-ae..ae..ae | Oh handsome young man... |
| Singaara vaalibanae | Oh handsome young man, |
| Theepetti suriyanae | You sun inside a matchbox, |
| Ennaena karpanai sonnaai | What imaginative things you said! |
| Englishku appanum neethaanae | You are the master of the English tongue itself! |
| Male | |
| Poovukku poruntha naalu | Today is a day fitting for flowers, |
| Onnaa kanni marantha naalu | Or a day when a young girl forgot herself, |
| Vayasu pulla retta vaalu | A young girl with twin pigtails, |
| Vaalthuvathae english aalu | An English guy is wishing her! |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Chorus | |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Female | |
| Sitaaru veenaiyellaam kekala | Sitars and veenas cannot be heard, |
| Oru sitterumbu paadum tamil kekudhae…aeeee…. | Only a little ant singing in Tamil can be heard... |
| Male | |
| Ulloorum koodi unna vaalthumae | The whole town gathers to celebrate and wish you, |
| Naanum ulloora irunthu unna vaalthuven | And I too wish you from the bottom of my heart. |
| Female | |
| Thenmaangu raagathila…aaaaaaa… | In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu)... |
| Thenmaangu raagathila | In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu), |
| English-u paaduriyae | You are singing in English! |
| Unnodu thola pola | Just like your fair complexion, |
| ullamum vella yenbenae | I would say your heart is pure and white too! |
| Male | |
| Poovukku poruntha naalu | Today is a day fitting for flowers, |
| Onnaa kanni marantha naalu | Or a day when a young girl forgot herself, |
| Vayasu pulla retta vaalu | A young girl with twin pigtails, |
| Vaalthuvathae english aalu | An English guy is wishing her! |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Male | |
| Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven | I will light colorful candles, |
| Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven | I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly. |
| Chorus | |
| {Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... |
| Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… ) (2) | Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... (Repeated twice) |
ஓஹோ....
ஹோஹோ.....
ஹோ
[Vocalizing]
......................
[Instrumental break]
பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
பூவுக்கு பொறந்த
நாளு ஒன்னா கன்னி மறந்த
நாளு வயசு புள்ள ரெட்ட
வாலு வாழ்த்துவதே இங்கிலீஷ்
ஆளு கலர் கலரா மெழுகுவர்த்தி
ஏத்துவேன் உன் காதுக்குள்ளே
ரகசியமா வாழ்த்துவேன்
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
A young girl with twin pigtails,
An English guy is wishing her!
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
கலர் கலரா
மெழுகுவர்த்தி ஏத்துவேன்
உன் காதுக்குள்ளே ரகசியமா
வாழ்த்துவேன்
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
பூவுக்கு பொறந்த
நாளு ஒன்னா கன்னி
மறந்த நாளு வயசு புள்ள
ரெட்ட வாலு வாழ்த்துவதே
இங்கிலீஷ் ஆளு கலர் கலரா
மெழுகுவர்த்தி ஏத்துவேன்
உன் காதுக்குள்ளே ரகசியமா
வாழ்த்துவேன்
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
A young girl with twin pigtails,
An English guy is wishing her!
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
ஜிங்கு ஜிக்கான்
ஜிங்கு ஜிக்கான் ஜிங்கு
ஜிக்கான் ஜிங்கு ஜிக்கான்
ஜிங்கு ஜிக்கான்
[Rhythmic beat vocables]
[Rhythmic beat vocables]
ஆளாகி பொறந்திருக்கும்
பேபியே உன்ன அழகுல பெத்த
அம்மா வாழ்கவே யே யே
பேறுகாலம் பார்த்த நர்சே
வாழ்கவே நீ பிறந்ததும்
பிறவியாதான் வாழ்கவே
Oh baby born so beautiful!
Long live the mother who gave birth to your beauty, yeah-yeah!
Long live the nurse who helped deliver you!
Long live the birth itself that brought you into existence!
சிங்கார வாலிபனே
.....சிங்கார வாலிபனே தீப்பெட்டி
சூரியனே என்னென்ன கற்பனை
சொன்னாய் இங்கிலீஷ்க்கு
அப்பனும் நீதானே
Oh handsome young man...
Oh handsome young man,
You sun inside a matchbox,
What imaginative things you said!
You are the master of the English tongue itself!
பூவுக்கு பொறந்த
நாளு ஒன்னா கன்னி மறந்த
நாளு வயசு புள்ள ரெட்ட வாலு
வாழ்த்துவதே இங்கிலீஷ் ஆளு
கலர் கலரா மெழுகுவர்த்தி
ஏத்துவேன் உன் காதுக்குள்ளே
ரகசியமா வாழ்த்துவேன்
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
A young girl with twin pigtails,
An English guy is wishing her!
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
சிட்டாறு வீணை
எல்லாம் கேக்கல ஒரு
சிட்டெறும்பு பாடும்
தமிழ் கேக்குதே
Sitars and veenas cannot be heard,
Only a little ant singing in Tamil can be heard...
உள்ளூரும் கூடி
உன்ன வாழ்த்துமே
நானும் உள்ளூர இருந்து
உன்ன வாழ்த்துவேன்
The whole town gathers to celebrate and wish you,
And I too wish you from the bottom of my heart.
தென்மாங்கு
ராகத்தில ....தென்மாங்கு
ராகத்தில இங்கிலிஷு
பாடுறியே உன்னோட
தோள போல உள்ளமும்
வெள்ளை என்பேனே
In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu)...
In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu),
You are singing in English!
Just like your fair complexion,
I would say your heart is pure and white too!
பூவுக்கு பொறந்த
நாளு ஒன்னா கன்னி மறந்த
நாளு வயசு புள்ள ரெட்ட வாலு
வாழ்த்துவதே இங்கிலீஷ் ஆளு
கலர் கலரா மெழுகுவர்த்தி
ஏத்துவேன் உன் காதுக்குள்ளே
ரகசியமா வாழ்த்துவேன்
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
A young girl with twin pigtails,
An English guy is wishing her!
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
கலர் கலரா
மெழுகுவர்த்தி ஏத்துவேன்
உன் காதுக்குள்ளே ரகசியமா
வாழ்த்துவேன்
I will light colorful candles,
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
{ பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே பைலாரே பைலா
பைலாரே } (2)
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... (Repeated twice)
Oohhoohhh..hooohoooo..hooooohh..
[Vocalizing]
………………………………………….
[Instrumental break]
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Poovukku poruntha naalu
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Onnaa kanni marantha naalu
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
Vayasu pulla retta vaalu
A young girl with twin pigtails,
Vaalthuvathae english aalu
An English guy is wishing her!
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
Poovukku poruntha naalu
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Onnaa kanni marantha naalu
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
Vayasu pulla retta vaalu
A young girl with twin pigtails,
Vaalthuvathae english aalu
An English guy is wishing her!
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
Jinku jickan..jinku jickan
[Rhythmic beat vocables]
Jinku jickan…jinku jickan…jinku jickan
[Rhythmic beat vocables]
Alaagi poranthirukum baby-ae
Oh baby born so beautiful!
Unna alagulla petha amma valghavae yeah-yeah
Long live the mother who gave birth to your beauty, yeah-yeah!
Perugallam paartha nurse-ae valghavae
Long live the nurse who helped deliver you!
Nee piranthathum piraviyathaan valghavae
Long live the birth itself that brought you into existence!
Singaara vaalibanae-ae..ae..ae
Oh handsome young man...
Singaara vaalibanae
Oh handsome young man,
Theepetti suriyanae
You sun inside a matchbox,
Ennaena karpanai sonnaai
What imaginative things you said!
Englishku appanum neethaanae
You are the master of the English tongue itself!
Poovukku poruntha naalu
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Onnaa kanni marantha naalu
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
Vayasu pulla retta vaalu
A young girl with twin pigtails,
Vaalthuvathae english aalu
An English guy is wishing her!
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Sitaaru veenaiyellaam kekala
Sitars and veenas cannot be heard,
Oru sitterumbu paadum tamil kekudhae…aeeee….
Only a little ant singing in Tamil can be heard...
Ulloorum koodi unna vaalthumae
The whole town gathers to celebrate and wish you,
Naanum ulloora irunthu unna vaalthuven
And I too wish you from the bottom of my heart.
Thenmaangu raagathila…aaaaaaa…
In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu)...
Thenmaangu raagathila
In the folk rhythm (thenmaangu),
English-u paaduriyae
You are singing in English!
Unnodu thola pola
Just like your fair complexion,
ullamum vella yenbenae
I would say your heart is pure and white too!
Poovukku poruntha naalu
Today is a day fitting for flowers,
Onnaa kanni marantha naalu
Or a day when a young girl forgot herself,
Vayasu pulla retta vaalu
A young girl with twin pigtails,
Vaalthuvathae english aalu
An English guy is wishing her!
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
Color color-aa meluguvarthi ethuven
I will light colorful candles,
Unn kaadhukullae ragasiyamaa vaalthuven
I will whisper my wishes into your ears secretly.
{Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae….aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee…
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee...
Bailaarae bailaa bailaarae…aeee… ) (2)
Bailaare bailaa bailaare... aeee... (Repeated twice)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lively birthday celebratory song from the movie 'Little John' blends playful banter and affection between the leads. The lyrics describe an English man wishing a young local girl on her special day, promising to light colorful candles and whisper intimate, loving wishes in her ear. In response, the heroine playfully teases his charm, creative compliments, and his attempts at integrating into local culture. The song celebrates cross-cultural affection, humorously contrasting traditional Tamil elements with western expressions. It praises not just the birthday girl, but also her mother, nurse, and her very birth, while playfully appreciating the hero's golden heart and unique fusion of styles.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Eshai)
“Poovukku poruntha naalu / Onnaa kanni marantha naalu / Vayasu pulla retta vaalu / Vaalthuvathae english aalu”
End-rhyming with words ending in 'naalu' and 'aalu' across consecutive lines (naalu/naalu/vaalu/aalu).
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Theepetti suriyanae”
Calling the hero a 'matchbox sun' (theepetti suriyanae), metaphorically describing his intense warmth contained in a small or unexpected package.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Englishku appanum neethaanae”
Exaggerating the heroine's praise by calling the male lead 'the father of English' for his poetic speech.
Pun / Color Imagery
“Unnodu thola pola ullamum vella yenbenae”
A play on the word 'vella' (white/fair), comparing the hero's fair skin (thola) to his pure heart (ullamum vella).
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Trivia
'Little John' (2001) was a trilingual fantasy comedy film released simultaneously in Tamil, Hindi, and English, starring American actor Bentley Mitchum alongside Jyothika. The soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu.
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