- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Kovil
- Movie release year
- 2003
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sakthi velu paattai podu
Thulli vandhu aattam podu
Romba hot-a adra beat
Ellaam serthu udra joot
Collage-kku povom cut adikka maattom
Vaathiyaara neeyae kelu muruga
Kovilukku varuvom sight adikka maattom
Ponnungala neeyae kelu muruga
Mayil yeri poi nee valliyathaan paartha
Cycle yeri thedi vandhom unnai thaanae naanga
Boomiyathaan suthi nee gnyaana pazham ketta
Padichu padichu kizhichu potta gnaana pazham
Naanga naanga
Collage-kku povom cut adikka maattom
Collage-kku povom cut adikka maattom
Vaathiyaara neeyae kelu muruga
Kovilukku varuvom sight adikka maattom
Ponnungala neeyae kelu muruga
Nenju padakku padakku pada…..
Yamma dhinusu dhinusu dhina
Dhinam jalak jalak jalaa
Yelae sal sal sal sal
Pusthaga moottai thookki dhaan
School-ula naanga alainchomae
Chorus :Otha note-ula ini paadam mudippom
Male :Pala murai leave letter-ula
Paattiya naanga konnomae
Chorus :Vidumuraiyae ini thevaiyillai
Uniform podum thollai illai
Sothu moottai thookka thevaiyillai
Adangokkaa ….ada makkaa……
Chorus :Uppu kadalai vaangi thinbom
Thappa kadalai poda maattom
Collage-kku povom cut adikka maattom
Vaathiyaara neeyae kelu muruga
Kovilukku varuvom sight adikka maattom
Ponnungala neeyae kelu muruga
Velu velu velu…
Adi dhool dhool dhool…..
Thannana thana thana thanthaa naa
Thannana thana thana thanthaa naa
Hei hailae hailae hailae hailae hailae hailae doo
Hei hailae hailae hailae hailae hailae hailae doo
Hoo aiii..hey hey
Hoo aiii..hey hey
Hoo aiii..
Hoo aiii..hahahahahaha….
Kaalai maadu karandhaalum
Kudhuraiyum muttai pottaalum
Chorus :Ketta peraiyae naanga edukka maattom
Male :Kanakku master kavuthaalum
Noothukku muttai pottaalum
Chorus :Kozhi nnu naanga thittavae maattom
Thamizh aiya vandhu paadam sonnaal
Ilakkanam naanga meeramaattom
Adangoiya
Chorus :Aiyo padakku padaku pada
Male :Adangaiya
Chorus :Emma dhinusu dhinusu dhinu
Male :Nagercoil jillaavula naanga romba nalla pillai
Collage-kku povom cut adikka maattom
Male :Vaathiyaara neeyae kelu muruga..haan haan
Kovilukku varuvom sight adikka maattom
Ponnungala neeyae kelu muruga
Mayil yeri poi nee valliyathaan paartha
Cycle yeri thedi vandhom unnai thaanae naanga
Boomiyathaan suthi nee gnyaana pazham ketta
Padichu padichu kizhichu potta gnaana pazham
Naanga naanga
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo hoo hoo hoo
Sakthivelu, play the song!
Jump right in and start dancing!
It is a fiery hot dance beat,
Let us all break free and dash together!
We will go to college and never bunk class!
You can ask our teacher yourself, Lord Muruga!
We will come to the temple and won't check out girls!
You can ask the girls yourself, Lord Muruga!
You rode on a peacock to go see Valli,
But we rode on bicycles just looking for you!
You circled the earth and asked for the fruit of wisdom,
But having studied hard and torn through books, the fruits of wisdom...
...are us, it is us!
We will go to college and never bunk class!
We will go to college and never bunk class!
You can ask our teacher yourself, Lord Muruga!
We will come to the temple and won't check out girls!
You can ask the girls yourself, Lord Muruga!
Heart goes thumping, thumping fast...
Oh my, in so many stylish ways...
Every single day with flair and shine,
Hey, keep moving, move along!
Carrying a heavy bundle of books,
We used to wander around in school!
Chorus: From now on, we will finish all our lessons in a single notebook!
Male: So many times in our leave letters,
We made up our grandma's death!
Chorus: We don't even need holidays anymore!
No more nuisance of wearing a uniform!
No need to carry lunch boxes around!
Holy smokes... oh man!
Chorus: We will buy and eat salted peanuts,
But we won't flirt with girls the wrong way!
We will go to college and never bunk class!
You can ask our teacher yourself, Lord Muruga!
We will come to the temple and won't check out girls!
You can ask the girls yourself, Lord Muruga!
Velu, Velu, Velu...
Rock on, rock on, rock on!
Thannana thana thana thanthaanaa
Thannana thana thana thanthaanaa
Hey haile haile haile haile haile haile doo
Hey haile haile haile haile haile haile doo
Hoo aiy... hey hey
Hoo aiy... hey hey
Hoo aiy...
Hoo aiy... ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Even if a bull can be milked,
And even if a horse lays an egg,
Chorus: We will never get a bad name!
Male: Even if the maths teacher fails us,
And gives us a zero out of a hundred,
Chorus: We will never curse him as a hen!
If the Tamil teacher comes and teaches a lesson,
We will never break the rules of grammar!
Holy cow!
Chorus: Oh my, heart goes thump, thump, thump!
Male: Oh boy!
Chorus: Oh my, so many different styles!
Male: In the whole district of Nagercoil, we are the best kids around!
We will go to college and never bunk class!
Male: You can ask our teacher yourself, Lord Muruga... haan haan!
We will come to the temple and won't check out girls!
You can ask the girls yourself, Lord Muruga!
You rode on a peacock to go see Valli,
But we rode on bicycles just looking for you!
You circled the earth and asked for the fruit of wisdom,
But having studied hard and mastered everything, the fruits of wisdom...
...are us, it is us!
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo
Hoo hooo hooo hoooo hoo hoo hoo
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic youth track 'College-kku Povom' from the 2004 movie 'Kovil' captures the celebratory transition of young men moving from strict school life to college life. The lyrics hilariously depict student tropes—such as making up excuses about grandmothers passing away to get school leave, complaining about heavy book bags and uniforms, and humorously invoking Lord Muruga to vouch for their good behavior to both teachers and girls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaalai maadu karandhaalum / Kudhuraiyum muttai pottaalum”
In 'Kaalai maadu' and 'Kudhuraiyum', the second letter 'da' creates a classic Tamil poetic second-letter rhyme.
Onomatopoeia
“Nenju padakku padakku pada…..”
'Padakku padakku' simulates the fast palpitation of the heart, adding rhythmic and emotional texture.
Alliteration / Anaphora
“Velu velu velu…”
Repetition of initial words and sounds like 'Velu' creates an energetic, chant-like folk rhythm.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although credited as unknown in some song listings, the music for Kovil was composed by Harris Jayaraj, starring Silambarasan (Simbu) and Sonia Agarwal. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar penned this energetic track highlighting youthful college banter.
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