Happy New Year
From Kavan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Arunraja Kamaraj
- Singers
- Hiphop Tamizha, T. Rajendar, Madonna Sebastian
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Details
- Kavan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Happy happy new year-u | Happy happy new year |
| Prachanai ellam over-u | All the problems are over |
| Ooyama velai senja | If you work non-stop without rest |
| Kilinjidum da drawer-u. | Your drawers will tear up, man! |
| Male | |
| Happy happy new year-u | Happy happy new year |
| Prachanai venam poyiru | No need for problems, go away |
| Yar enna sonna enna | No matter who says what |
| Ishtam pola nee iru | Live life just as you wish |
| Male | |
| {Hey..Happy… happy | {Hey.. Happy… happy |
| Happy…happy… | Happy… happy… |
| Male :Naa romba romba | Male: I am very very |
| Romba happy} (2) | Very happy} (x2) |
| Male | |
| Hei…adidaa | Hey… beat it! |
| Podu…. | Play the rhythm…. |
| Ippo paaru.. | Now look here.. |
| Male | |
| Rekkakka rekkara rekkara | Rekkakka rekkara rekkara |
| Rekkakka rekkara rekkara | Rekkakka rekkara rekkara |
| Rekkakka rekkara rekkara | Rekkakka rekkara rekkara |
| Rekkara rekkara rekkara raa | Rekkara rekkara rekkara raa |
| Male | |
| Kavalaiya marakkalam | Let us forget all worries |
| Rekkaiya virikkalam | Let us spread our wings |
| Paravaiya pola than | Just like a bird |
| Sky la parakkalam | Let us fly in the sky |
| Male | |
| Hey..Happy… happy | Hey.. Happy… happy |
| Happy…happy… | Happy… happy… |
| Male :Naa romba romba | Male: I am very very |
| Romba happy | Very happy |
| Male | |
| Palasa erikkalam | Let us burn down the old past |
| Pudhusa porakkalam | Let us be born anew |
| Moraikura alu kitta | To the person who glares at us |
| Ilichi kattalam | Let us flash a wide grin |
| Male | |
| Hey..Happy… happy | Hey.. Happy… happy |
| Happy…happy… | Happy… happy… |
| Male :Naa romba romba | Male: I am very very |
| Romba happy | Very happy |
| Male | |
| Vazhkai seiyum soolchi than | Life plays cunning games with us |
| Naamma illa poochi than | We are not helpless insects |
| Saguni aatam adi paapoma | Shall we play the game like Shakuni and see? |
| Male | |
| Varusham porakkumbothu than | Only when the new year dawns |
| Pudhusa marum neram than | Is it time to transform anew |
| Elasum podisum onnaa servooma | Shall the youth and youngsters gather together? |
| Chorus | |
| Ada attack u pandravarae | Hey, the one who attacks! |
| Attract pandravarae | The one who attracts! |
| Assault pandravarae | The one who acts effortlessly! |
| Nee thaanyaa | It's only you, sir! |
| Male | |
| Yenyaa | Why, sir? |
| Chorus | |
| Anbaalae vendravarae | The one who wins through love! |
| Panbalae nindravarae | The one who stands firm through virtues! |
| Yen naalum yengha thala | Forever our leader |
| Nee thaanyaa | It's only you, sir! |
| Male | |
| Podhum yaa.. | That's enough, sir.. |
| Male | |
| {Hey..Happy… happy | {Hey.. Happy… happy |
| Happy…happy… | Happy… happy… |
| Male :Naa romba romba | Male: I am very very |
| Romba happy} (2) | Very happy} (x2) |
| Male | |
| Happy happy new year-u | Happy happy new year |
| Prachanai ellam over-u | All the problems are over |
| Ooyama velai senja | If you work non-stop without rest |
| Kilinjidum da drawer-u. | Your drawers will tear up, man! |
| Male | |
| Happy happy new year-u | Happy happy new year |
| Prachanai venam poyiru | No need for problems, go away |
| Yar enna sonna enna | No matter who says what |
| Ishtam pola nee iru | Live life just as you wish |
| Male | |
| Yeah..Female :Are u ready | Yeah.. Female: Are you ready |
| Male :Get on the dance floor | Male: Get on the dance floor |
| Female | |
| One shot | One shot |
| Machan ippo party-ellam nadakutha | Friend, is the party happening now? |
| Two shots | Two shots |
| You dont know me | You don't know me |
| Now ellam ennakuthaan | Now everything belongs to me |
| Three shots | Three shots |
| Boys dancing all around me | Boys dancing all around me |
| I got four shots | I got four shots |
| Everybody gotta get it in…. | Everybody gotta get it in…. |
| Male | |
| Come on come on girls | Come on come on girls |
| Come on come on girls | Come on come on girls |
| Vaada vaada machii | Come on, come on buddy |
| Poduren paaru switch-u | See, I'm flipping the switch |
| Male | |
| Arivurai solla | How to offer advice |
| Theriyadhu enakku | I do not know |
| Male :Arakora moolai | Male: A half-baked brain |
| Kedaiyadhu unakku | You do not possess |
| Male | |
| Aasai podum dhinam | Desire daily makes |
| thappu kanakku | A wrong calculation |
| Male :Adha adakki anduputta | Male: If you master and subdue that |
| Vetri unakku | Victory is yours |
| Male | |
| Yedhu right-u yedhu wrong-u | What is right and what is wrong |
| Yosikkamalae | Without overthinking it |
| Un heart-u adhu beat-u | Your heart beat |
| Pogum nikkamalae | Will keep going without stopping |
| Male | |
| Dhinam work-u adhil tension | Daily work and its tension |
| Yena sikkamalae | Without getting trapped in it |
| Kavalaiya maranga da | Forget your worries, guys |
| Mazhalaiyaa irunghadaa | Stay innocent like children! |
| Chorus | |
| Ada attack u pandravarae | Hey, the one who attacks! |
| Attract pandravarae | The one who attracts! |
| Assault pandravarae | The one who acts effortlessly! |
| Nee thaanyaa | It's only you, sir! |
| Chorus | |
| Anbaalae vendravarae | The one who wins through love! |
| Panbalae nindravarae | The one who stands firm through virtues! |
| Yen naalum yengha thala | Forever our leader |
| Nee thaanyaa | It's only you, sir! |
| Male | |
| Happy new year-u ya | Happy New Year, sir! |
| Happy ra | Stay happy, man! |
| Avan avannuku yegirum bp-ya | Everyone's blood pressure is spiking up! |
| Female | |
| Podu.. podu.. podu | Play it.. play it.. play it! |
| Male | |
| {Varen paaru… | {Watch me coming… |
| Rekkara rekkara..}(4) | Rekkara rekkara..}(x4) |
| Male | |
| Vaada vaada machi | Come on come on buddy |
| Rekkara rekkara | Rekkara rekkara |
| Poduren paaru switchi | See, I'm flipping the switch |
| Rekkara rekkara | Rekkara rekkara |
| Male | |
| Happy new year ya.. | Happy new year, sir.. |
| Male | |
| Vaada.. vaada.. | Come on.. come on.. |
| Vaada.. vaada.. | Come on.. come on.. |
| Vaada.. | Come on.. |
| Male | |
| Rekkara rekkara raa.. | Rekkara rekkara raa.. |
| Really happy ya | Really happy, sir |
| Happy new year..ya | Happy new year.. sir |
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
நியூ இயரு பிரச்சினை
எல்லாம் ஓவரு ஓயாம
வேலை செஞ்சா
கிழிஞ்சிடும் டா ட்ராயரு
Happy happy new year
All the problems are over
If you work non-stop without rest
Your drawers will tear up, man!
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
நியூ இயரு பிரச்சினை
வேணாம் போயிரு யாா்
என்ன சொன்னா என்ன
இஷ்டம் போல நீ இரு
Happy happy new year
No need for problems, go away
No matter who says what
Live life just as you wish
{ ஹே ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி நா ரொம்ப
ரொம்ப ரொம்ப ஹேப்பி } (2)
{Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy… happy…
Male: I am very very
Very happy} (x2)
ஹேய் அடிடா
போடு இப்போ பாரு
Hey… beat it!
Play the rhythm….
Now look here..
ரக்கக்கா ரக்கர
ரக்கர ரக்கக்கா ரக்கர
ரக்கர ரக்கக்கா ரக்கர
ரக்கர ரக்கர ரக்கர ரக்கர ரா
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkara rekkara rekkara raa
கவலைய மறக்கலாம்
றெக்கைய விரிக்கலாம்
பறவையப் போலத்தான்
ஸ்கைல பறக்கலாம்
Let us forget all worries
Let us spread our wings
Just like a bird
Let us fly in the sky
ஹே ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி நா ரொம்ப
ரொம்ப ரொம்ப ஹேப்பி
Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy… happy…
Male: I am very very
Very happy
பழச எரிக்கலாம்
புதுசா பொறக்கலாம்
மொறைக்கிற ஆளுக்கிட்ட
இளிச்சி காட்டலாம்
Let us burn down the old past
Let us be born anew
To the person who glares at us
Let us flash a wide grin
ஹே ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி நா ரொம்ப
ரொம்ப ரொம்ப ஹேப்பி
Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy… happy…
Male: I am very very
Very happy
வாழ்க்கை
செய்யும் சூழ்ச்சிதான்
நாம இல்ல பூச்சிதான்
சகுனி ஆட்டம் ஆடிப்
பாப்போமா
Life plays cunning games with us
We are not helpless insects
Shall we play the game like Shakuni and see?
வருஷம்
பொறக்கும் போதுதான்
புதுசா மாறும் நேரந்தான்
எலசும் பொடிசும் ஒன்னா
சோ்வோமா
Only when the new year dawns
Is it time to transform anew
Shall the youth and youngsters gather together?
அட அட்டக்கு
பண்றவரே அட்ராக்ட்
பண்றவரே அசால்ட்
பண்றவரே நீதான்யா
Hey, the one who attacks!
The one who attracts!
The one who acts effortlessly!
It's only you, sir!
ஏன்யா
Why, sir?
அன்பால
வென்றவரே பண்பால
நின்றவரே எந்நாளும்
எங்கதல நீ தான்யா
The one who wins through love!
The one who stands firm through virtues!
Forever our leader
It's only you, sir!
போதும்யா
That's enough, sir..
{ ஹே ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
ஹேப்பி நா ரொம்ப
ரொம்ப ரொம்ப ஹேப்பி } (2)
{Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy… happy…
Male: I am very very
Very happy} (x2)
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
நியூ இயரு பிரச்சினை
எல்லாம் ஓவரு ஓயாம
வேலை செஞ்சா
கிழிஞ்சிடும் டா ட்ராயரு
Happy happy new year
All the problems are over
If you work non-stop without rest
Your drawers will tear up, man!
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி
நியூ இயரு பிரச்சினை
வேணாம் போயிரு யாா்
என்ன சொன்னா என்ன
இஷ்டம் போல நீ இரு
Happy happy new year
No need for problems, go away
No matter who says what
Live life just as you wish
யே
ஆா் யூ ரெடி
கெட் ஆன் த
டான்ஸ் ஃப்ளோா்
Yeah.. Female: Are you ready
Male: Get on the dance floor
ஒன் ஷாட் மச்சான்
இப்போ பார்ட்டி எல்லாம்
நடக்குதா டூ ஷாட்ஸ் யூ
டோன்ட் நோ மீ நௌ
எல்லாம் எனக்குதான்
பாய்ஸ் டான்சிங் ஆல்
அரௌண்ட் மீ ஐ காட்
ஃபோா் ஷாட்ஸ் எவ்ரிபடி
கோட்டா கெட் இட் இன்
One shot
Friend, is the party happening now?
Two shots
You don't know me
Now everything belongs to me
Three shots
Boys dancing all around me
I got four shots
Everybody gotta get it in….
கமான் கமான்
கேர்ல்ஸ் கமான் கமான்
கேர்ல்ஸ் வாடா வாடா
மச்சி போடுறேன் பாரு
ஸ்விட்ச்சு
Come on come on girls
Come on come on girls
Come on, come on buddy
See, I'm flipping the switch
அறிவுரை
சொல்ல தெரியாது
எனக்கு அரைகுறை
மூளை கிடையாது
உனக்கு
How to offer advice
I do not know
Male: A half-baked brain
You do not possess
ஆசை போடும்
தினம் தப்பு கணக்கு
அதை அடக்கி
ஆண்டுப்புட்டா
வெற்றி உனக்கு
Desire daily makes
A wrong calculation
Male: If you master and subdue that
Victory is yours
எது ரைட்டு
எது ராங்கு யோசிக்காமலே
உன் ஹார்ட்டு அது பீட்டு
போகும் நிக்காமலே
What is right and what is wrong
Without overthinking it
Your heart beat
Will keep going without stopping
தினம் ஒர்க்கு
அதில் டென்ஷன் என
சிக்காமலே கவலைய
மறங்கடா மழலையா
இருங்கடா
Daily work and its tension
Without getting trapped in it
Forget your worries, guys
Stay innocent like children!
அட அட்டக்கு
பண்றவரே அட்ராக்ட்
பண்றவரே அசால்ட்
பண்றவரே நீதான்யா
Hey, the one who attacks!
The one who attracts!
The one who acts effortlessly!
It's only you, sir!
அன்பால
வென்றவரே பண்பால
நின்றவரே எந்நாளும்
எங்கதல நீ தான்யா
The one who wins through love!
The one who stands firm through virtues!
Forever our leader
It's only you, sir!
ஹேப்பி நியூ
இயர் யா ஹேப்பி ரா
அவன் அவனுக்கு எகுறும்
பிபியா
Happy New Year, sir!
Stay happy, man!
Everyone's blood pressure is spiking up!
போடு
போடு போடு
Play it.. play it.. play it!
{ வாரேன் பாரு
ரக்கர ரக்கர } (4)
{Watch me coming…
Rekkara rekkara..}(x4)
வாடா
வாடா மச்சி ரக்கர
ரக்கர போடுறேன்
பாரு ஸ்விட்ச்சு
ரக்கர ரக்கர
Come on come on buddy
Rekkara rekkara
See, I'm flipping the switch
Rekkara rekkara
ஹேப்பி நியூ
இயர் யா
Happy new year, sir..
வாடா வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
ரெக்கர ரெக்கர ரா
ரியலி ஹேப்பியா
ஹேப்பி நியூ இயர்யா
Come on.. come on..
Come on.. come on..
Come on..
Rekkara rekkara raa..
Really happy, sir
Happy new year.. sir
Happy happy new year-u
Happy happy new year
Prachanai ellam over-u
All the problems are over
Ooyama velai senja
If you work non-stop without rest
Kilinjidum da drawer-u.
Your drawers will tear up, man!
Happy happy new year-u
Happy happy new year
Prachanai venam poyiru
No need for problems, go away
Yar enna sonna enna
No matter who says what
Ishtam pola nee iru
Live life just as you wish
{Hey..Happy… happy
{Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy…happy…
Happy… happy…
Male :Naa romba romba
Male: I am very very
Romba happy} (2)
Very happy} (x2)
Hei…adidaa
Hey… beat it!
Podu….
Play the rhythm….
Ippo paaru..
Now look here..
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkakka rekkara rekkara
Rekkara rekkara rekkara raa
Rekkara rekkara rekkara raa
Kavalaiya marakkalam
Let us forget all worries
Rekkaiya virikkalam
Let us spread our wings
Paravaiya pola than
Just like a bird
Sky la parakkalam
Let us fly in the sky
Hey..Happy… happy
Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy…happy…
Happy… happy…
Male :Naa romba romba
Male: I am very very
Romba happy
Very happy
Palasa erikkalam
Let us burn down the old past
Pudhusa porakkalam
Let us be born anew
Moraikura alu kitta
To the person who glares at us
Ilichi kattalam
Let us flash a wide grin
Hey..Happy… happy
Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy…happy…
Happy… happy…
Male :Naa romba romba
Male: I am very very
Romba happy
Very happy
Vazhkai seiyum soolchi than
Life plays cunning games with us
Naamma illa poochi than
We are not helpless insects
Saguni aatam adi paapoma
Shall we play the game like Shakuni and see?
Varusham porakkumbothu than
Only when the new year dawns
Pudhusa marum neram than
Is it time to transform anew
Elasum podisum onnaa servooma
Shall the youth and youngsters gather together?
Ada attack u pandravarae
Hey, the one who attacks!
Attract pandravarae
The one who attracts!
Assault pandravarae
The one who acts effortlessly!
Nee thaanyaa
It's only you, sir!
Yenyaa
Why, sir?
Anbaalae vendravarae
The one who wins through love!
Panbalae nindravarae
The one who stands firm through virtues!
Yen naalum yengha thala
Forever our leader
Nee thaanyaa
It's only you, sir!
Podhum yaa..
That's enough, sir..
{Hey..Happy… happy
{Hey.. Happy… happy
Happy…happy…
Happy… happy…
Male :Naa romba romba
Male: I am very very
Romba happy} (2)
Very happy} (x2)
Happy happy new year-u
Happy happy new year
Prachanai ellam over-u
All the problems are over
Ooyama velai senja
If you work non-stop without rest
Kilinjidum da drawer-u.
Your drawers will tear up, man!
Happy happy new year-u
Happy happy new year
Prachanai venam poyiru
No need for problems, go away
Yar enna sonna enna
No matter who says what
Ishtam pola nee iru
Live life just as you wish
Yeah..Female :Are u ready
Yeah.. Female: Are you ready
Male :Get on the dance floor
Male: Get on the dance floor
One shot
One shot
Machan ippo party-ellam nadakutha
Friend, is the party happening now?
Two shots
Two shots
You dont know me
You don't know me
Now ellam ennakuthaan
Now everything belongs to me
Three shots
Three shots
Boys dancing all around me
Boys dancing all around me
I got four shots
I got four shots
Everybody gotta get it in….
Everybody gotta get it in….
Come on come on girls
Come on come on girls
Come on come on girls
Come on come on girls
Vaada vaada machii
Come on, come on buddy
Poduren paaru switch-u
See, I'm flipping the switch
Arivurai solla
How to offer advice
Theriyadhu enakku
I do not know
Male :Arakora moolai
Male: A half-baked brain
Kedaiyadhu unakku
You do not possess
Aasai podum dhinam
Desire daily makes
thappu kanakku
A wrong calculation
Male :Adha adakki anduputta
Male: If you master and subdue that
Vetri unakku
Victory is yours
Yedhu right-u yedhu wrong-u
What is right and what is wrong
Yosikkamalae
Without overthinking it
Un heart-u adhu beat-u
Your heart beat
Pogum nikkamalae
Will keep going without stopping
Dhinam work-u adhil tension
Daily work and its tension
Yena sikkamalae
Without getting trapped in it
Kavalaiya maranga da
Forget your worries, guys
Mazhalaiyaa irunghadaa
Stay innocent like children!
Ada attack u pandravarae
Hey, the one who attacks!
Attract pandravarae
The one who attracts!
Assault pandravarae
The one who acts effortlessly!
Nee thaanyaa
It's only you, sir!
Anbaalae vendravarae
The one who wins through love!
Panbalae nindravarae
The one who stands firm through virtues!
Yen naalum yengha thala
Forever our leader
Nee thaanyaa
It's only you, sir!
Happy new year-u ya
Happy New Year, sir!
Happy ra
Stay happy, man!
Avan avannuku yegirum bp-ya
Everyone's blood pressure is spiking up!
Podu.. podu.. podu
Play it.. play it.. play it!
{Varen paaru…
{Watch me coming…
Rekkara rekkara..}(4)
Rekkara rekkara..}(x4)
Vaada vaada machi
Come on come on buddy
Rekkara rekkara
Rekkara rekkara
Poduren paaru switchi
See, I'm flipping the switch
Rekkara rekkara
Rekkara rekkara
Happy new year ya..
Happy new year, sir..
Vaada.. vaada..
Come on.. come on..
Vaada.. vaada..
Come on.. come on..
Vaada..
Come on..
Rekkara rekkara raa..
Rekkara rekkara raa..
Really happy ya
Really happy, sir
Happy new year..ya
Happy new year.. sir
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Happy Happy New Year' from the movie 'Kavan' is a high-octane celebratory track that fuses New Year party cheer with practical life advice and street philosophy. Set in a newsroom/media party context within the film, the song urges people to drop workplace burnout, let go of past grudges, stop overthinking morality, and live unapologetically on their own terms. It balances humor (slang terms like 'drawer-u' tearing) with motivational messaging about taking control of one's mind and staying innocent like a child amidst life's corporate rat race. Narratively, the song highlights the playful dynamic and mutual admiration between characters—incorporating veteran actor/director T. Rajendar's iconic energetic style alongside Vijay Sethupathi's swagger. By combining fast-paced hip-hop beats, colloquial Tamil rhyming patterns, and vibrant rhythm, the song serves as a reminder to take a break from life's stresses and welcome fresh beginnings with joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Anbaalae vendravarae / Panbalae nindravarae”
The second consonant sound 'n' (ன்) matches between 'Anbaalae' and 'Panbalae', creating an inner Tamil poetic rhythm.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Ada attack u pandravarae / Attract pandravarae”
Repetition of the initial 'A' / 'At' sound across consecutive lines ('Attack' and 'Attract').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Paravaiya pola than / Sky la parakkalam”
Compares living freely without worries to flying in the sky like a bird using the explicit comparative word 'pola'.
Metaphor / Idiom
“Ooyama velai senja / Kilinjidum da drawer-u”
Uses humorous Tamil street slang as a metaphor for extreme physical and mental fatigue resulting from relentless overworking.
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Trivia
Composed by Hip Hop Tamizha for the political thriller 'Kavan' (2017) directed by K. V. Anand, this song stands out for featuring legendary veteran actor/filmmaker T. Rajendar (TR) alongside Vijay Sethupathi. TR brought his trademark rhythmic, rhyming speech style to the vocals and screen, complemented by lyrics penned by Arunraja Kamaraj.
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