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Lyrics & meaning

Hare Isthanbul Naattilae

From Vetri Mel Vetri · 1989

Lyricist
M. A. Ezhilan
Singer
Gangai Amaran
Music director
Vijay Anand
Movie name
Vetri Mel Vetri
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
20 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei…..aaa…..aaa….
Tharanaa nananaenaa…..aa….aaa….
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Haei….harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Ippa eldaamsh roadlae
Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Harae kapool naattu sundhari
Nee vaalipa dhesathu munthiri
Ada anitha begam jiljil
Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal hahaa haehae
Ada anithaa begam jiljil
Nimpal nadanthu ponaa jaljal
Nee paaddum azhago pulpul
Adhai kettu thudikkuthu thil thil
Adhai kettu thudikkuthu en thil thil
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Nilaa pola maeni harae
Chorus :Wow wow
Male :Nee arabia rani
Chorus :Wow….wow….
Male :Adi rani santhana soap-u
Un maeni rompa top-u
Adi rani santhana soap-u
Un maeni Rompa top-u
Naan vudala dooppu nee thennamara thoppu
Nee thennamara….thoppu…
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Chorus :Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Harae saiththaan ki pachchaa
Chorus :Hahaah
Male :Nimpal nampalki machchan
Chorus :Harae kiyaa paath hai
Ada masthaan pottaan thittam
Adhu noolaruntha pattam
Haahaa hae hae
Ada masthaan pottaan thittam
Adhu noolaruntha pattam
Antha saiththaan ingae varattam
Avan maatta pora kattam
Avan maatta pora kattam
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae….
Ippa eldaamsh roadlae
Nimpal sight adikkiraan nightlae
Harae isthaanpul naattilae
Nambal bangi adikkiraan vootulae…. yaahoo yaahoo
Yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo yaahoo
Hey... Aah... Aah...
Tharana nananena... Ah... Aah...
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Hey... in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Now on Eldams Road,
You are checking out girls at night!
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo!
Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo!
Hey, gorgeous beauty of Kabul,
You are the rich cashew of this youthful land!
Hey Anita Begum, so cool and stylish,
When you walk, your anklets chime 'jal jal'! Ha ha, he he!
Hey Anita Begum, so cool and stylish,
When you walk, your anklets chime 'jal jal'!
Your song is as sweet as a nightingale,
Hearing it, my heart beats fast and wild!
Hearing it, my heart beats fast and wild!
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
With a glowing body like the moon, hey!
Chorus: Wow, wow!
Male: You are an Arabian queen!
Chorus: Wow... wow...
Male: Hey queen, fragrant like sandalwood soap,
Your beauty is truly top class!
Hey queen, fragrant like sandalwood soap,
Your beauty is truly top class!
I'm not bluffing, you are as lush as a coconut grove!
You are as lush as a coconut grove...
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Chorus: Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Hey, you little rascal!
Chorus: Ha ha ha!
Male: You are our dearest buddy!
Chorus: Hey, kya baat hai (splendid)!
Oh, Masthan drew up a plan,
But it snapped like a runaway kite!
Ha ha, he he!
Oh, Masthan drew up a plan,
But it snapped like a runaway kite!
Just let that rascal show up here,
He is definitely going to get trapped!
He is definitely going to get trapped!
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home...
Now on Eldams Road,
You are checking out girls at night!
Hey, in the land of Istanbul,
We are chilling and smoking at home... Yahoo! Yahoo!
Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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).

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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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