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Lyrics & meaning

Eppavume

From Bayama Irukku · 2017

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Judah Sandhy
Music director
Sathya
Details
Bayama Irukku2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Eppavumae venumada friend-uA friend is needed always, my friend
Ellaathukkum venumada friend-uA friend is needed for everything, my friend
Wife illaama vaazhndhavanum unduThere are people who lived without a wife
Friend illaama day life-u enduBut without a friend, daily life comes to an end
Male
Aarellaam kadalilaeAll the rivers in the ocean
Serum serum allavaMerge together, don't they?
Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-uFriendship is like a six-letter ocean
Nee illai endrathumThe moment you are not there
Ada naanum illai allavaOh, I too do not exist, right?
Heartukkul beatu friend-uA friend is the beat inside the heart
Male
F R I E N D friend-uF R I E N D, friend
Friendukkulla ellam ellam unduEverything, everything is within a friend
F R I E N D friend-uF R I E N D, friend
Friendukkulla ellam ellam undu…undu..Everything, everything is within a friend... is there
Male
Vaada poda maaman machiCasual talk like 'Vaada Poda' and 'Maaman Machi'
Vaarthai vedham aagumThose words become sacred scriptures
Vaanga ponga sir madamFormal words like 'Vaanga Ponga' and 'Sir, Madam'
Sonna sogam aagumIf spoken, will turn into sorrow
Male
Problem endru vandhaalWhen a problem arises
Unnai sondham thaangidaathuRelatives will not stand by you
Laabam nastam enni paathaIf you calculate profit and loss
Endrum natpu serndhidathuFriendship will never bloom
Male
Malarinum melliya uravuA relationship softer than a flower
Maru jenmam thodargira kanavuA dream that continues into the next rebirth
Male
Adi thadi namamkkullaeBrawls and fights between us
PuthiyathillaiAre nothing new
Sandaikku thadaiyumillaiThere is no ban on fighting
Aval ival nammai endrumThis girl or that girl has never
PirithathillaiSeparated us
Kaadhal natpai vida uyarndhathillaiLove is never greater than friendship
Male
F R I E N D friend-uF R I E N D, friend
Friendukkulla ellam ellam undu.. undu..Everything, everything is within a friend... is there
{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)
Male
AK 47 koodaEven an AK-47
Pookkal aagi pogumWill turn into flowers
Merkkil kooda friendship aalaeEven in the west, through friendship
Sunrise-um undaagumA sunrise can happen
Male
Hockey bat-ai polaeLike hitting with a hockey bat
Pirivai thookki adippomaeWe will hit away separation
Jockey vaithu vaanam eriUsing a jockey to climb the sky
Star-ai thoduvomaeWe will touch the stars
Male
Idaivelikkoru thadai vithippomWe will impose a ban on distance
Tholaivilum aruginil iruppomEven at a distance, we will stay close
Male
Nadai udaiIn walk, dress
Paavanai yaavilumaeAnd in every mannerism
Nanbanin saayaladaIt is the reflection of the friend
Padai balam enaLike the strength of an army
Thunai irundhaalIf support is there
Pagaiyae thooram odumadaEnmity will run far away
Male
Oh oh oh oh ohooo….Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohooooOhooo..ooohooo…ohoooo
Male
Eppavumae venumada friend-uA friend is needed always, my friend
Ellaathukkum venumada friend-uA friend is needed for everything, my friend
Wife illaama vaazhndhavanum unduThere are people who lived without a wife
Friend illaama day life-u enduBut without a friend, daily life comes to an end
Male
Aarellaam kadalilaeAll the rivers in the ocean
Serum serum allavaMerge together, don't they?
Aarezhuthu kadal dhaan friend-uFriendship is like a six-letter ocean
Nee illai endrathumThe moment you are not there
Ada naanum illai allavaOh, I too do not exist, right?
Heartukkul beatu friend-uA friend is the beat inside the heart
Male
{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….{Oh oh oh oh ohooo….
Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)Ohooo..ooohooo…ohoooo} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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