- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Mukhesh, Karthikeyan, Girish
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Movie name
- Aaru
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 31 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty
Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella
Hoi … podu
Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella
Innaki time varutho
Athu maatum thaan unakku sondham
Nalaikku time varumo
Athu yaarukku thaan enna theriyum
Vanaamda vanaamda
Vanaam da vanaam da
Naalai nambi vaazha vanaam da …thambi
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty
Oh freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty
Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella
Ho ho ho..ho ..ho ho ho ho…
Ho ho ho..ho ..ho ho ho ho…
Ah aha..aaa…aaaa…
Chorus :Ho ho ho..ho ..ho ho ho ho…
Ho ho ho..ho ..ho ho ho ho…
Ho ho ho..ho ..ho ho oooo…ooo
Yeh londonukku laabam adikka nenachan
Avan kandam vittu kandam poga thudichan
Koyambedu roadu vandi melae erichaam
Thakaaliyaa nasungi puttaan
Yeh guindyila train onnu kilambi
Athu kodambakkam poganumda virumbi
Thandavaalam naduvula puttikichuna
Namma kuppathukku varumda thirumbi
Yeh ambi
Ennoril kadal pugundhaal
Nee peramburil kudusai podu
Yeh muttukaadu paalam odanjaa
Medavakkathil kudi yeru
Vanaamda vanaamda
Vanaam da vanaam da
Naalai nambi vaazha vanaam da …thambi
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty..yamma
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty..yappa
Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella
Yeh saroja akka
Enna sound udaama kira
Thora un vaaya
Kambathula kodi parakkum
Kuppathula kosu parakkum
Adichaaka anal parakkum
Therinjukoda bemaani
Hoi hoi…hoi hoi
Sarojakka sound utta
Suthi suthi round utta
Kootathula kallu parakkum
Purinjikoda somaari
Hoi hoi…hoi hoi
Bittu padam paaka ponan maari
Avan kooda pona ponnu peru mary
Edavela naduvula etcha thuppunaa
Aiyoo ethurula avan daddy
Yeh ranganathan theru romba pazhasu
Anga poova kaati vikkuraalae sarasu
Daav adikka vandhaanae oru perusu
Ada maatikitta romba rousu
Yeh anna nagar area vula
Yeh yaarukkuthan yaar sondham
Indha aandal kuppam area vula
Namma ellorukkum aaru sondham
Vanaamda vanaamda
Vanaam da vanaam da
Naalai nambi vaazha vanaam da …thambi
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty..yakka
Yeah freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Vaazhkaiku illai guarantee
Freeya vudu freeya vudu
Freeya vudu maamae
Un kanavukku illa warranty..
Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Female :Yeah onnu rendu moonunnu
Ennurathukulla
Male :Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella
Female :Un nethiyila otha rooba
Ottiruvaan mella…
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams!
Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
a one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead!
Hoy... hit it!
Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
a one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead!
The time you get today,
that alone belongs to you!
Will tomorrow ever come?
Who knows anything about it?
Don't, man, don't!
Don't, man, don't!
Don't live counting on tomorrow, little brother!
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams!
Oh, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams!
Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
a one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead!
Ho ho ho... ho... ho ho ho ho...
Ho ho ho... ho... ho ho ho ho...
Aa aha... aaa... aaaa...
Chorus: Ho ho ho... ho... ho ho ho ho...
Ho ho ho... ho... ho ho ho ho...
Ho ho ho... ho... ho ho ooo... ooo
Hey, he planned to make big profits in London,
he was eager to cross from continent to continent!
A truck ran over him on Koyambedu road,
and he got squashed like a tomato!
A train started out from Guindy,
wanting to go all the way to Kodambakkam!
But if the tracks snap in the middle,
it'll turn right back to our slum, man!
Hey, buddy!
If the sea floods into Ennore,
go put up a hut in Perambur!
Hey, if the Muttukadu bridge breaks down,
pack up and move into Medavakkam!
Don't, man, don't!
Don't, man, don't!
Don't live counting on tomorrow, little brother!
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams, oh dear!
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams, oh man!
Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
a one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead!
Hey, sister Saroja!
Why are you staying so quiet?
Open your mouth!
Flags flutter on poles,
mosquitoes fly in the slums!
If we strike, sparks will fly,
know that, you rascal!
Hoy hoy... hoy hoy!
If sister Saroja raises her voice,
and struts around making her rounds,
stones will fly in the crowd,
understand that, you lazy bum!
Hoy hoy... hoy hoy!
Maari went to watch an adult movie,
the girl who went with him was Mary!
During the intermission, when he spat out saliva,
oh no, standing right in front was his daddy!
Hey, Ranganathan Street is very old,
and Saras sells flowers showing off her wares!
An old man came trying to flirt with her,
oh, if he gets caught, what a huge fuss!
In the Anna Nagar area,
who really belongs to whom?
But in this Aandaal Kuppam area,
Aaru belongs to all of us!
Don't, man, don't!
Don't, man, don't!
Don't live counting on tomorrow, little brother!
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams, sister!
Hey, chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no guarantee for life!
Chill out, chill out!
Take it easy, buddy!
There is no warranty for your dreams!
Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
Female: Hey, before you can count
one, two, and three,
Male: A one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead!
Female: A one-rupee coin
they will gently stick on your forehead...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Freeya Vudu' is a energetic Chennai 'Gaana' street track from the movie Aaru (2005). The song presents a street-smart, carefree philosophy of living in the present moment ('Carpe Diem'). It reminds the listener that human life is fragile and unpredictable, offering no guarantee or warranty for tomorrow. Using vivid local Chennai geography (Guindy, Kodambakkam, Koyambedu, Ranganathan Street) and comical urban vignettes, the lyrics mock human vanity and long-term planning. The recurring imagery of placing a one-rupee coin on a deceased person's forehead serves as a stark yet humorous reminder of mortality, encouraging everyone to drop their worries and live freely.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Kambathula kodi parakkum / Kuppathula kosu parakkum / Adichaaka anal parakkum”
The deliberate repetition of the rhyming ending word 'parakkum' creates a rhythmic beat typical of Tamil Gaana music.
Cultural Metaphor / Imagery
“Un nethiyila otha rooba ottiruvaan mella”
Refers to the Tamil funeral custom of sticking a one-rupee coin on the forehead of a corpse, symbolizing death's sudden arrival.
Simile
“Thakaaliyaa nasungi puttaan”
Compares a person getting run over in traffic to being squashed flat like a tomato.
Pun / Double Entendre
“Indha aandal kuppam area vula / Namma ellorukkum aaru sondham”
Plays on the word 'Aaru' which means 'river' as well as the main protagonist's name 'Aaru' in the movie context.
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