- Lyricist
- R. V. Udhaya Kumar
- Singers
- Not listed
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Movie name
- Subash
- Movie release year
- 1996
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ooo..ya ya ..ooo ya ya
Ooo..ya ya .. ya ya..} (2)
Haiyya reiaha reiaha reiya
Haiyya reiya re
Haiyya reiaha reiaha reiya
Haiyya reiya ree…
Dhoora desaththu dhevadha oruthi
Nerril vandhaalaa
Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola
Sirichi ninaalaaa
Iva naadu vittu
Naadu vantha hawaala
Nadu raathiryil
Oodi vantha hawaalaa
Ava kannu rendum
Vittadhenna savaalaa
Savaalaaaaa….hoi….
Dhoora desaththu dhevadha oruthi
Nerril vandhaalae
Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola
Sirichi ninaalaee
Iva naadu vittu
Naadu vantha hawaala
Nadu raathiryil
Oodi vantha hawaalaa
En kannu rendum
Vittadhenna savaalaa
Savaalaaaaa….
Hawaalaa…
Hei hei hei hei heheheiii
Hei hei hawaalaa
Hei hei hei hei heheheiii
Hei hei hawaalaa
Aadai pottu mudiya pinnum
Azhagu dhegam parvaiyil pattal
Athaan hawaala…hoii
Kanngal hawaala…
Ohh..kaadhal bank-in
Anumathi indri
Kanni neeyum idhayathai thotaal
Athaan hawaala…hoii
Kaadhal hawaala…
Thoondil podu
Nee hawaalaa..
Naan thangha meenuthaan
Hawaalaa…
Kurukku vazhiyila
Hawaalaa
Nee aala madakina
Hawaalaa
Mutham oru kutram illai
Hawaalaa..
Male :Thaali kattama muthamittaal
Hawaalaaaaa….
Female :Valibamae kaadhalukku
Savaalaaa…savaalaaaaa….
Haiyya reiaha reiaha reiya
Haiyya reiya re..ehh ..ehhh
Female :Haiyya reiaha reiaha reiyae
Reiya reiya reee…
Dhoora desaththu dhevadha oruthi
Nerril vandhaalaa
Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola
Sirichi ninaalaaa
{Ooo..ya ya ..ooo ya ya
Ooo..ya ya .. ya ya..} (2)
Iduppu theriya
Trouser pottu
Vayasu ponnu
Roatulla alanjaa
Athaan hawaalaa..oohhh
Maanam hawaalaa…
Vidiya vidiya
Kanavughal kandu
Kedaikum bothu
Thoongha mudinja
Athaan hawaalaa..hoii…
Aasai hawaalaaa…
Paruvam enbathae
Hawaalaa
Athu paduthum paadu thaan
Hawaalaa..
Konjum vairam naan
Hawaalaa
Nee kollai kondu poo
Hawaalaa..
Pethavangha pathu putta
Hawaalaa
Female :Ada akkam pakkam yarum illai
Hawaalaaaa….
Valibamae kaadhalukku
Savaalaaa…savaalaaa..ehhh…
Dhoora desaththu dhevadha oruthi
Nerril vandhaalae
Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola
Sirichi ninaalaee
Iva naadu vittu
Naadu vantha hawaala
Nadu raathiryil
Oodi vantha hawaalaa
Ava kannu rendum
Vittadhenna savaalaa
Savaalaaaaa….
{Ooo..ya ya ..ooo ya ya
Ooo..ya ya .. ya ya..} (2)
Hawaalaaaa..eii..eya
{Ooh... ya ya... ooh ya ya
Ooh... ya ya... ya ya...} (2)
Haiyya reiyaaha reiyaaha reiyya
Haiyya reiyya re
Haiyya reiyaaha reiyaaha reiyya
Haiyya reiyya ree...
Did an angel from a faraway land
arrive in person?
Like a crisp dollar bill being unrolled,
did she stand there smiling?
She crossed from country
to country like hawala (illicit money transfer)!
In the middle of the night,
she came rushing like hawala!
Did her two eyes
throw down a challenge?
A challenge... hey...!
An angel from a faraway land
came right in person!
Like a crisp dollar bill being unrolled,
she stood there smiling!
She crossed from country
to country like hawala!
In the middle of the night,
she came rushing like hawala!
Did my two eyes
throw down a challenge?
A challenge...
Hawala...
Hey hey hey hey hehehey
Hey hey hawala
Hey hey hey hey hehehey
Hey hey hawala
Dressed up in fine clothes and braiding her hair,
when her gorgeous figure catches your eye,
that is hawala... hey!
The eyes are hawala...
Oh... without permission
from the bank of love,
if you touch a heart, young girl,
that is hawala... hey!
Love is hawala...
Cast your fishing line,
you hawala...
I am a golden fish,
hawala...
If through shortcuts,
hawala,
you win someone over,
that is hawala!
A kiss is no crime,
hawala...
Male: If you kiss without tying the sacred thread (thali),
that is hawala...
Female: Is youth itself
a challenge to love... a challenge...?
Haiyya reiyaaha reiyaaha reiyya
Haiyya reiyya re.. eh.. ehhh
Female: Haiyya reiyaaha reiyaaha reiyya yae
Reiyya reiyya ree...
Did an angel from a faraway land
arrive in person?
Like a crisp dollar bill being unrolled,
did she stand there smiling?
{Ooh... ya ya... ooh ya ya
Ooh... ya ya... ya ya...} (2)
Showing off her waist,
dressed in shorts,
if a young girl
roams the streets,
that is hawala... ooh!
Modesty is hawala...
Dreaming all night long
until dawn breaks,
and whenever possible,
getting a chance to sleep,
that is hawala... hey...
Desire is hawala...
Youth itself
is hawala,
and the torment it brings
is hawala...
I am a sparkling diamond,
hawala!
Steal me away,
hawala...
If the parents catch us,
that is hawala!
Female: Hey, there is nobody around us,
hawala...
Youth itself is
a challenge to love... a challenge... ehhh...
An angel from a faraway land
came right in person!
Like a crisp dollar bill being unrolled,
she stood there smiling!
She crossed from country
to country like hawala!
In the middle of the night,
she came rushing like hawala!
Did her two eyes
throw down a challenge?
A challenge...
{Ooh... ya ya... ooh ya ya
Ooh... ya ya... ya ya...} (2)
Hawala... hey... ya...
Chorus
Chorus
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Chorus
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Chorus
Female
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, high-energy track uses financial slang—specifically 'Hawala' (unofficial money transfers) and references to foreign currency—as a extended metaphor for sneaky, unauthorized, and intoxicating romance. The male and female leads engage in a flirtatious dialogue, comparing spontaneous love, longing glances, and pre-marital intimacy to illegal currency transactions that bypass formal 'banking' procedures like marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Extended Metaphor
“Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola... Kaadhal bank-in anumathi indri”
The entire song compares romantic attraction, physical beauty, and unapproved affection to hawala (black-market money movement) bypassing the 'bank of love'.
Simile (Upamai)
“Dollar note-ah pirichadhu pola sirichi ninaalaaa”
Compares the girl's crisp, attractive smile to the crispness of fresh dollar bills using the comparative word 'pola'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Hawala / Savaala”
Frequent repetition and end-rhyming between 'Hawaala' (unauthorized deal) and 'Savaala' (challenge) across stanzas.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by lyricist R.V. Udhaya Kumar for the 1996 movie 'Subash', the song uniquely incorporates modern commercial/financial vocabulary ('Dollar note', 'Hawala', 'Bank') as a contemporary urban metaphor for romance in 90s Tamil cinema.
Keep listening
Songs with a similar feeling
Dailamo Dailamo2006
DishyumAttractionPlayful Romance
My Dear Loveru2025
Madha Gaja RajaAttractionPlayful Romance
Gundu Gundu2003
DhoolPlayful RomanceAttraction
Lappu Tappu1996
SelvaAttractionPlayful Romance
Un Mela Aasadhaan2010
Aayirathil Oruvan (2010)AttractionPlayful Romance
Ajukku Gumukku2020
Naan SirithalAttractionPlayful Romance
From the same album
More songs from Subash
View albumSpot an issue?
Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.