Hare Isthanbul Naattilae
From Vetri Mel Vetri · 1989
- Lyricist
- M. A. Ezhilan
- Singer
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Vijay Anand
- Details
- Vetri Mel Vetri1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haei…..aaa…..aaa…. | Haei... aaa... aaa... |
| Tharanaa nananaenaa…..aa….aaa…. | Tharanaa nananaenaa... aa... aaa... |
| Male | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Male | |
| Haei….harae isthaanpul naattilae | Hey... oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Male | |
| Ippa eldaamsh roadlae | Now on Eldams Road, |
| Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae | I am checking out people at night! |
| Chorus | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo | Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo |
| Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo | Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo |
| Male | |
| Harae kapool naattu sundhari | Oh beauty from the land of Kabul! |
| Nee vaalipa dhesathu munthiri | You are the cashew nut of the land of youth! |
| Male | |
| Ada anitha begam jiljil | Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling! |
| Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal hahaa haehae | When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal, haha haehae! |
| Ada anithaa begam jiljil | Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling! |
| Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal | When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal! |
| Nee paaddum azhago pulpul | You sing as beautifully as a nightingale! |
| Adhai kettu thudikkuthu thil thil | Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb! |
| Adhai kettu thudikkuthu en thil thil | Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb! |
| Male | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Male | |
| Nilaa pola maeni harae | Oh, a body glowing like the moon! |
| Chorus :Wow wow | Chorus: Wow wow |
| Male :Nee arabia rani | Male: You are the queen of Arabia! |
| Chorus :Wow….wow…. | Chorus: Wow... wow... |
| Male :Adi rani santhana soap-u | Male: Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap! |
| Un maeni rompa top-u | Your physique is top-notch! |
| Male | |
| Adi rani santhana soap-u | Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap! |
| Un maeni Rompa top-u | Your physique is top-notch! |
| Naan vudala dooppu nee thennamara thoppu | I am not bluffing, you are like a lush coconut grove! |
| Nee thennamara….thoppu… | You are like a coconut... grove... |
| Male | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Chorus :Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Chorus: Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Male | |
| Harae saiththaan ki pachchaa | Oh, child of the devil! |
| Chorus :Hahaah | Chorus: Hahaah |
| Male :Nimpal nampalki machchan | Male: He is my close friend! |
| Chorus :Harae kiyaa paath hai | Chorus: Oh, what a splendid thing! |
| Male | |
| Ada masthaan pottaan thittam | Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme! |
| Adhu noolaruntha pattam | It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string! |
| Haahaa hae hae | Haahaa hae hae |
| Ada masthaan pottaan thittam | Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme! |
| Adhu noolaruntha pattam | It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string! |
| Antha saiththaan ingae varattam | Let that devil come over here! |
| Avan maatta pora kattam | This is the trap he is going to fall into! |
| Avan maatta pora kattam | This is the trap he is going to fall into! |
| Male | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... |
| Ippa eldaamsh roadlae | Now on Eldams Road, |
| Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae | I am checking out people at night! |
| Male | |
| Harae isthaanpul naattilae | Oh, in the land of Istanbul! |
| Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. yaahoo yaahoo | I am getting high on bhang inside my house... yaahoo yaahoo |
| Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo | Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo |
ஹேய்...ஆஆ.....ஆஆ.....
தரனா நனனேனா....ஆ.....ஆஆ......
Haei... aaa... aaa...
Tharanaa nananaenaa... aa... aaa...
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே....
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
ஹேய்....ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே.....
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
Hey... oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
இப்ப எல்டாம்ஸு ரோட்டுலே
நிம்பள் சைட் அடிக்கிறான் நைட்டுலே
Now on Eldams Road,
I am checking out people at night!
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே..
யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ
யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
ஹரே காபூல் நாட்டு சுந்தரி
நீ வாலிப தேசத்து முந்திரி
Oh beauty from the land of Kabul!
You are the cashew nut of the land of youth!
அட அனிதா பேகம் ஜில்ஜில்
நிம்பள் நடந்து போனா ஜல்ஜல் ஹஹா ஹேஹே
அட அனிதா பேகம் ஜில்ஜில்
நிம்பள் நடந்து போனா ஜல்ஜல்
நீ பாடும் அழகோ புல்புல்
அதைக் கேட்டு துடிக்குது தில் தில்
அதைக் கேட்டு துடிக்குது என் தில் தில்
Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling!
When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal, haha haehae!
Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling!
When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal!
You sing as beautifully as a nightingale!
Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb!
Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb!
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
நிலா போல மேனி ஹரே
குழு :
வாவ் வாவ்
நீ அரேபியா ராணி...
குழு :
வாவ்...வாவ்..
அடி ராணி சந்தன சோப்பு
உன் மேனி ரொம்ப டாப்பு
Oh, a body glowing like the moon!
Chorus: Wow wow
Male: You are the queen of Arabia!
Chorus: Wow... wow...
Male: Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap!
Your physique is top-notch!
அடி ராணி சந்தன சோப்பு
உன் மேனி ரொம்ப டாப்பு
நான் வுடல டூப்பு நீ தென்னமர தோப்பு
நீ தென்னமர.....தோப்பு
Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap!
Your physique is top-notch!
I am not bluffing, you are like a lush coconut grove!
You are like a coconut... grove...
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
குழு :
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே நம்பள்
பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Chorus: Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
ஹரே சைத்தான் கி பச்சா..
குழு :
ஹஹாஹ்...
நிம்பள் நம்பள்கி மச்சான்....
குழு : ஹரே க்யா பாத் ஹை
Oh, child of the devil!
Chorus: Hahaah
Male: He is my close friend!
Chorus: Oh, what a splendid thing!
அட மஸ்தான் போட்டான் திட்டம்
அது நூலறுந்த பட்டம்
ஹாஹா ஹே ஹே
அட மஸ்தான் போட்டான் திட்டம்
அது நூலறுந்த பட்டம்
அந்த சைத்தான் இங்கே வர்ட்டம்
அவன் மாட்டப் போற கட்டம்
அவன் மாட்டப் போற கட்டம்
Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme!
It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string!
Haahaa hae hae
Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme!
It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string!
Let that devil come over here!
This is the trap he is going to fall into!
This is the trap he is going to fall into!
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே
இப்ப எல்டாம்ஸு ரோட்டுலே
நிம்பள் சைட் அடிக்கிறான் நைட்டுலே
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Now on Eldams Road,
I am checking out people at night!
ஹரே இஸ்தான்புல் நாட்டிலே
நம்பள் பங்கி அடிக்கிறான் வூட்டுலே..யாஹூ யாஹூ
யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ யாஹூ
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
I am getting high on bhang inside my house... yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Haei…..aaa…..aaa….
Haei... aaa... aaa...
Tharanaa nananaenaa…..aa….aaa….
Tharanaa nananaenaa... aa... aaa...
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Haei….harae isthaanpul naattilae
Hey... oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Ippa eldaamsh roadlae
Now on Eldams Road,
Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae
I am checking out people at night!
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Harae kapool naattu sundhari
Oh beauty from the land of Kabul!
Nee vaalipa dhesathu munthiri
You are the cashew nut of the land of youth!
Ada anitha begam jiljil
Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling!
Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal hahaa haehae
When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal, haha haehae!
Ada anithaa begam jiljil
Hey Anitha Begum, cool and thrilling!
Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal
When you walk past, your anklets chime jal-jal!
Nee paaddum azhago pulpul
You sing as beautifully as a nightingale!
Adhai kettu thudikkuthu thil thil
Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb!
Adhai kettu thudikkuthu en thil thil
Hearing that, my heart beats throb-throb!
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Nilaa pola maeni harae
Oh, a body glowing like the moon!
Chorus :Wow wow
Chorus: Wow wow
Male :Nee arabia rani
Male: You are the queen of Arabia!
Chorus :Wow….wow….
Chorus: Wow... wow...
Male :Adi rani santhana soap-u
Male: Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap!
Un maeni rompa top-u
Your physique is top-notch!
Adi rani santhana soap-u
Hey queen, smooth like sandalwood soap!
Un maeni Rompa top-u
Your physique is top-notch!
Naan vudala dooppu nee thennamara thoppu
I am not bluffing, you are like a lush coconut grove!
Nee thennamara….thoppu…
You are like a coconut... grove...
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Chorus :Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Chorus: Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Harae saiththaan ki pachchaa
Oh, child of the devil!
Chorus :Hahaah
Chorus: Hahaah
Male :Nimpal nampalki machchan
Male: He is my close friend!
Chorus :Harae kiyaa paath hai
Chorus: Oh, what a splendid thing!
Ada masthaan pottaan thittam
Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme!
Adhu noolaruntha pattam
It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string!
Haahaa hae hae
Haahaa hae hae
Ada masthaan pottaan thittam
Hey, Masthan made a grand scheme!
Adhu noolaruntha pattam
It turned out to be like a kite with a severed string!
Antha saiththaan ingae varattam
Let that devil come over here!
Avan maatta pora kattam
This is the trap he is going to fall into!
Avan maatta pora kattam
This is the trap he is going to fall into!
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
I am getting high on bhang inside my house...
Ippa eldaamsh roadlae
Now on Eldams Road,
Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae
I am checking out people at night!
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Oh, in the land of Istanbul!
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. yaahoo yaahoo
I am getting high on bhang inside my house... yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Vetri Mel Vetri' is a energetic, comic street track composed in classic Madras Bashai (Chennai slang) infused with playfully misapplied Urdu/Hindi loanwords. The narrator sings about his carefree, eccentric lifestyle—getting intoxicated at home while fantastically contrasting local locations like Eldams Road in Chennai with exotic foreign places like Istanbul, Kabul, and Arabia.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ippa eldaamsh roadlae / Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae”
The line endings 'roadlae' and 'nightlae' create a pleasing rhyming cadence typical of Madras slang songs.
Simile (Upamai)
“Nilaa pola maeni harae”
Compares the beauty and glow of the woman's body directly to the moon ('Nilaa pola').
Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)
“Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal”
'Jaljal' mimics the rhythmic sound of anklets jingling as she walks.
Metaphor
“Adhu noolaruntha pattam”
Describes a failed plan metaphorically as a 'kite with a severed string' (noolaruntha pattam).
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is sung by Gangai Amaran, who is renowned in Tamil cinema not only as a composer and lyricist but also for his unique vocal renditions of humor-filled Madras slang tracks. The lyrics by M. A. Ezhilan intentionally mix Chennai urban slang (e.g., 'nambal', 'nimpal', 'dooppu') with exotic geography (Istanbul, Kabul) to produce a lighthearted, eccentric comedic mood characteristic of late 1980s Tamil commercial cinema.
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