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Eppavume

From Bayama Irukku · 2017

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Judah Sandhy
Music director
Sathya
Movie name
Bayama Irukku
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
28 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Eppavumae venumada friend-u
Ellaathukkum venumada friend-u
Wife illaama vaazhndhavanum undu
Friend illaama day life-u endu
Aarellaam kadalilae
Serum serum allava
Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-u
Nee illai endrathum
Ada naanum illai allava
Heartukkul beatu friend-u
F R I E N D friend-u
Friendukkulla ellam ellam undu
F R I E N D friend-u
Friendukkulla ellam ellam undu…undu..
Vaada poda maaman machi
Vaarthai vedham aagum
Vaanga ponga sir madam
Sonna sogam aagum
Problem endru vandhaal
Unnai sondham thaangidaathu
Laabam nastam enni paatha
Endrum natpu serndhidathu
Malarinum melliya uravu
Maru jenmam thodargira kanavu
Adi thadi namamkkullae
Puthiyathillai
Sandaikku thadaiyumillai
Aval ival nammai endrum
Pirithathillai
Kaadhal natpai vida uyarndhathillai
F R I E N D friend-u
Friendukkulla ellam ellam undu.. undu..
{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)
AK 47 kooda
Pookkal aagi pogum
Merkkil kooda friendship aalae
Sunrise-um undaagum
Hockey bat-ai polae
Pirivai thookki adippomae
Jockey vaithu vaanam eri
Star-ai thoduvomae
Idaivelikkoru thadai vithippom
Tholaivilum aruginil iruppom
Nadai udai
Paavanai yaavilumae
Nanbanin saayalada
Padai balam ena
Thunai irundhaal
Pagaiyae thooram odumada
Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo
Eppavumae venumada friend-u
Ellaathukkum venumada friend-u
Wife illaama vaazhndhavanum undu
Friend illaama day life-u endu
Aarellaam kadalilae
Serum serum allava
Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-u
Nee illai endrathum
Ada naanum illai allava
Heartukkul beatu friend-u
{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)
You always need a friend, buddy!
For everything in life, you need a friend, buddy!
There are people who lived without a wife,
Without a friend, hey, life comes to an end!
All the rivers in the world
Flow and merge into the sea, don't they?
That six-letter ocean is a friend!
The moment you are not there,
Look, I wouldn't exist either, would I?
A friend is the beat inside the heart!
F-R-I-E-N-D, friend!
Inside a friend, everything is found!
F-R-I-E-N-D, friend!
Inside a friend, everything, everything is found... found!
Casually calling each other dude and bro,
Those words become sacred scripture!
Saying formal words like sir and madam
Only makes things gloomy!
When a problem strikes,
Your relatives won't support you.
If you calculate profit and loss,
Friendship will never be formed!
A bond softer than a flower,
A dream that continues into the next life!
Fistfights between us
Are nothing new,
And there is no ban on fighting!
No girl has ever
Torn us apart!
Romance is never greater than friendship!
F-R-I-E-N-D, friend!
Inside a friend, everything, everything is found... found!
{Oh oh oh oh oho...
Oho... oooho... ohooo} (2)
Even an AK-47
Will turn into flowers!
Even in the west, for friendship's sake,
A sunrise will surely happen!
Like hitting with a hockey stick,
We will smash separation away!
Using a jack to rise to the sky,
We will reach and touch the stars!
We will place a barrier on distance,
And stay close even when far apart!
In our walk, our dress,
And in every mannerism,
Lies the reflection of our friend, buddy!
Like the strength of an entire army,
If you stand as my support,
Enmity itself will run far away, buddy!
Oh oh oh oh oho...
Oho... oooho... ohooo
You always need a friend, buddy!
For everything in life, you need a friend, buddy!
There are people who lived without a wife,
Without a friend, hey, life comes to an end!
All the rivers in the world
Flow and merge into the sea, don't they?
That six-letter ocean is a friend!
The moment you are not there,
Look, I wouldn't exist either, would I?
A friend is the beat inside the heart!
{Oh oh oh oh oho...
Oho... oooho... ohooo} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic friendship anthem from 'Bayama Irukku' celebrates the unconditional bond and irreplaceable value of true friends. It highlights how friendship surpasses formal relationships, marital bonds, and even romantic love. The song emphasizes that true friends share everything, adopting each other's habits, standing together like an invincible army during tough times, and turning even negative situations into joyful experiences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-u

Comparing a friend to the beat of a heart ('Heartukkul beatu friend-u') and friendship to a six-letter ocean ('Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-u').

Hyperbole

Merkkil kooda friendship aalae Sunrise-um undaagum

Exaggerated imagery claiming friendship can make the sun rise in the west and turn AK-47 weapons into flowers.

Simile

Hockey bat-ai polae Pirivai thookki adippomae

Comparing the action of dismissing separation to hitting a ball away with a hockey bat.

Contrast / Antithesis

Vaada poda maaman machi / Vaanga ponga sir madam

Contrasting informal terms of affection ('Vaada poda') with formal respectful address ('Vaanga ponga sir madam') to show intimacy.

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Trivia

'Bayama Irukku' is a 2017 Tamil horror-comedy film starring Santhanam and Reshmi Menon. The lyrics by Viveka heavily blend casual Tanglish idioms to appeal to youthful audiences and celebrate male camaraderie.

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