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Lyrics & meaning

Dont Worry Be Happy

From Nimirndhu Nil · 2014

Lyricist
Gaana Bala
Singer
Gaana Bala
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Nimirndhu Nil
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
25 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vazhkka oru veri pidicha
Kazhudha machi
Male :Yendaa
Male :Munnadi pona kadikudhu
Pinnadi pona udhaikudhu cha..
Dont worry be happy…
Male :Idho vantaaruppa dolakku
Kozhi sandaikkellaam
Courtu-kuthaan ponaalum
Kolandha porandha pinnae
Konjam azhagu koranjaalum
Aadi maasam manaivi
Amma veetuku ponaalum
Adutha maasam unnaku
Panjaayatha vachaalum
Dont worry dont worry
Be happy
Dont worry dont worry be happy
Adagu vacha porulu
Yelathula ponaalum
Adhuku nee sariyillanu
Yelanamaa sonnaalum
Koratta vittadhuku
Divorce thaan ketaalum
Kozhambula uppu illanu
Purusan unna thittunaalum
Kissu adicha poonu
Vera paiyan kooda ponaalum
Pissu adicha unna pudichu
Petti case-u pottaalum
Pathaam class-u nallaa padichi
Faila thaanae aanaalum
Power star-u vandhu kooda
Current-u cut aanaalum
Dont worry dont worry
Be happy
Dont worry dont worry be happy
Veettoda maapulanu
Kevalamaa sonnaalum
Veppaati pecha ketu
Purusan unna adichaalum
Aathula pora thanniya
Yaarum mondu kudichaalum
Veetula moonu vela
Thandasoru thinnaalum
Onnumilla matter-uku
Ooru serndhu adichaalum
Chumma suthuna paavathuku
Thaali katta sonnaalum
Thaali kattum nerathula
Ponnu kaanaa ponaalum
Pension vaangura aunty unna
Tension-u thaan pannaalum
Dont worry dont worry
Be happy
Dont worry dont worry be happy
Kozhi sandaikkellaam
Courtu-kuthaan ponaalum
Kolandha porandha pinnae
Konjam azhagu koranjaalum
Aadi maasam manaivi
Amma veetuku ponaalum
Adutha maasam unnaku
Panjaayatha vachaalum
Dont worry dont worry
Be happy
Dont worry dont worry be happy
Life is like a mad,
raging donkey, buddy!
Male: Why, man?
Male: If you go in front of it, it bites!
If you go behind it, it kicks! Damn...
Don't worry, be happy...
Male: Here comes the dholak player!
Even if over a petty rooster fight,
you end up going to court,
Even if after having a baby,
you lose a bit of your charm,
Even if in the month of Aadi, your wife
goes away to her mother's house,
Even if the very next month,
they call a village council on you,
Don't worry, don't worry,
Be happy!
Don't worry, don't worry, be happy!
Even if the things you pawned
are sold off in an auction,
Even if they mock you,
saying you are good for nothing,
Even if just for your snoring,
she asks for a divorce,
Even if your husband scolds you
saying there is no salt in the curry,
Even if the girl you kissed
runs off with another guy,
Even if they catch you peeing in public
and file a petty case against you,
Even if you studied hard in tenth standard
and still failed the exam,
Even if Power Star himself shows up
and the power still gets cut,
Don't worry, don't worry,
Be happy!
Don't worry, don't worry, be happy!
Even if they look down on you
for living at your in-laws' house,
Even if your husband hits you,
listening to his mistress,
Even if the water flowing in the river
is scooped up and drunk by anyone,
Even if you sit at home for all three meals
and eat like a freeloading bum,
Even if for no reason at all,
the whole town gangs up to beat you,
Even if just for wandering around doing nothing,
they force you to tie the wedding knot,
Even if right when you are about to tie the knot,
the bride goes missing,
Even if a pension-drawing aunty
gives you severe tension,
Don't worry, don't worry,
Be happy!
Don't worry, don't worry, be happy!
Even if over a petty rooster fight,
you end up going to court,
Even if after having a baby,
you lose a bit of your charm,
Even if in the month of Aadi, your wife
goes away to her mother's house,
Even if the very next month,
they call a village council on you,
Don't worry, don't worry,
Be happy!
Don't worry, don't worry, be happy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track, titled 'Don't Worry Be Happy' from the movie Nimirndhu Nil (2014), is a quintessential Chennai Gaana song penned and sung by Gaana Bala with music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Written in a lighthearted, humorous, and philosophical style, the song uses everyday street humor and absurd social situations to preach resilience and maintaining a cheerful attitude despite life's unexpected hurdles.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Vazhkka oru veri pidicha Kazhudha machi

Compares life to a mad donkey that bites if approached from the front and kicks if approached from behind.

Ethukai (Second-letter rhyming in Tamil poetry)

Kissu adicha poonu Vera paiyan kooda ponaalum / Pissu adicha unna pudichu Petti case-u pottaalum

Rhyming of the second letter 'ssu' across consecutive lines (Kissu / Pissu).

Refrain / Chorus

Dont worry dont worry be happy

Repetition of the cheerful advice in English across all stanzas.

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Trivia

Written and rendered by popular Tamil folk-gaana singer Gaana Bala, the song features ironic pop-culture references typical of 2010s Tamil comedy tracks, including a humorously timed reference to actor 'Power Star' Srinivasan.

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