Heartile Battery
From Nanban · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Hemachandra, Mukesh
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Nanban2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Heartilae battery | {The battery in the heart |
| Charge-u thaan | Is fully charged now, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Thozhviya… tension-ah | Is it failure... or tension? |
| Sollidu | Just say to yourself, |
| All is well} (2) | All is well!} |
| Male | |
| Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum | Even if life gets too tight and tense, |
| Loose aaga nee maaru .. | You just become loose and relaxed.. |
| Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal | If you live upside down like a bat, |
| Boomi enghum thongum thottam | The whole world looks like a hanging garden! |
| Male | |
| Canteen vadayilae | In the canteen's medu vada, |
| Noolai kandaal | If you find a piece of thread, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Noolai kondu vaa | Bring that thread over, |
| Pattam viduvom … | Let's fly a kite with it… |
| Male | |
| Maasa kadaisiyil | At the end of the month, |
| Kingsum theerndhaal | If even Kings cigarettes run out, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Thundu beediyil | Over a shared stub of a beedi, |
| Natpai korpom.. | We will bond our friendship.. |
| Male | |
| Heartilae battery | The battery in the heart |
| Charge-u thaan | Is fully charged now, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Thozhviya… tension-ah | Is it failure... or tension? |
| Sollidu | Just say to yourself, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum | Even if life gets too tight and tense, |
| Loose aaga nee maaru .. | You just become loose and relaxed.. |
| Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal | If you live upside down like a bat, |
| Boomi enghum thongum thottam | The whole world looks like a hanging garden! |
| Male | |
| Canteen vadayilae | In the canteen's medu vada, |
| Noolai kandaal | If you find a piece of thread, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Noolai kondu vaa | Bring that thread over, |
| Pattam viduvom … | Let's fly a kite with it… |
| Male | |
| Maasa kadaisiyil | At the end of the month, |
| Kingsum theerndhaal | If even Kings cigarettes run out, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Thundu beediyil | Over a shared stub of a beedi, |
| Natpai korpom.. | We will bond our friendship.. |
| Male | |
| Yelae vella sokka | Hey guy in the white shirt, |
| Kaiyil enna book-ah | What is that book in your hand? |
| Educated cook ah | Are you an educated cook? |
| Scene podadhae | Don't put on a big show! |
| Male | |
| Yelae makka makka | Hey simple folk, |
| Maggaa adikumm maanga | You fool who blindly memorizes everything, |
| Oththa kaalu kokka | Like a one-legged heron, |
| Ne marka kothi nogaadhae.. | Don't peck around for marks and hurt yourself.. |
| Male | |
| Moochu muttum | Are all these suffocating lessons |
| Padam ellam soda goliya… | Just marbles inside a soda bottle…? |
| Ne load mela load yetha | If you keep loading load after load, |
| Moola lorry-ya… | Is your brain a lorry…? |
| Male | |
| Moolaiyathaan moota kattu | Pack up your brain, |
| Follow your | Follow your |
| Heart-u beat-u root-u uu… | Heart's beat and route… |
| Male | |
| Topper enbathaal | Just because someone is a topper, |
| Hero illai- | He isn't a hero— |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Topic maarinaal | If the topic changes, |
| Avanum zero … | He too becomes a zero… |
| Male | |
| Joker enbathaal | Just because someone is a joker, |
| Zero illai | He isn't a zero, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Seatu kattilae | In the deck of cards, |
| Neethaan hero ……….. | You are the hero! |
| Male | |
| Heartilae battery | The battery in the heart |
| Charge-u thaan | Is fully charged now, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Thozhviya… tension-ah | Is it failure... or tension? |
| Sollidu | Just say to yourself, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………. | … |
| Male | |
| Neeyum kooda bramma | You too are a Brahma (creator), |
| Table desk-ah dammaa.. | Beat the study table like a drum.. |
| Maathi kuthu gumma | Turn it into a celebration, |
| Tune podamma | Strike up a tune! |
| Male | |
| Students enna yamma | What is this, students, |
| Cell kulla sim-ah.. | Like a SIM card inside a mobile phone.. |
| Pooti vaikalaama | Should we remain locked up? |
| Naam escape aagi povoma | Shall we escape and go free? |
| Male | |
| Bathroom thaapal | If the bathroom latch |
| Illai endral | Does not work, |
| Paatu paadenda | Sing a song, my friend! |
| Oru TMS-ah… | Like a TMS (T. M. Soundararajan)… |
| Jesudaas-ah | Or a Jesudas, |
| Aavom vaayenda | Let's become singers, come on! |
| Male | |
| Moolaiyathaan mootta kattu | Pack up your brain, |
| Follow your | Follow your |
| Heart-u beat-u root-u uu… | Heart's beat and route… |
| Male | |
| Bathroom-u kul | Inside the bathroom, |
| Paambum vanthaal | Even if a snake enters, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Thervil vaangiya | Proudly display the 'eggs' (zeros) |
| Muttai neetu | You scored in exams! |
| Male | |
| Beeru adichuthaan | By drinking beer, |
| Thoppai pottaal | If you get a potbelly, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Neeyum aagalaam | You too can become |
| Police aetu…. | A police head constable…! |
| Male | |
| Heartilae battery | The battery in the heart |
| Charge-u thaan | Is fully charged now, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Thozhviya… tension-ah | Is it failure... or tension? |
| Sollidu | Just say to yourself, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Male | |
| Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum | Even if life gets too tight and tense, |
| Loose aaga nee maaru .. | You just become loose and relaxed.. |
| Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal | If you live upside down like a bat, |
| Boomi enghum thongum thottam | The whole world looks like a hanging garden! |
| Male | |
| {Canteen vadayilae | {In the canteen's medu vada, |
| Noolai kandaal | If you find a piece of thread, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Noolai kondu vaa | Bring that thread over, |
| Pattam viduvom … | Let's fly a kite with it… |
| Male | |
| Maasa kadaisiyil | At the end of the month, |
| Kingsum theerndhaal | If even Kings cigarettes run out, |
| All is well | All is well! |
| Thundu beediyil | Over a shared stub of a beedi, |
| Natpai korpom.. } (2) | We will bond our friendship..} |
{ ஹார்ட்டிலே
பேட்டரி சார்ஜு தான்
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
{The battery in the heart
Is fully charged now,
All is well!
தோல்வியா
டென்ஷனா சொல்லிடு
ஆல் இஸ் வெல் } (2)
Is it failure... or tension?
Just say to yourself,
All is well!}
டைட்டாக லைப்பே
ஆனாலும் லூஸ் ஆக நீ
மாறு வவ்வாலை போல
நீ வாழ்ந்தால் பூமி எங்கும்
தொங்கும் தோட்டம்
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
You just become loose and relaxed..
If you live upside down like a bat,
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
கேன்டீன் வடையிலே
நூலை கண்டால் ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் நூலை கொண்டு வா
பட்டம் விடுவோம்
In the canteen's medu vada,
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well!
Bring that thread over,
Let's fly a kite with it…
மாச கடைசியில்
கிங்சும் தீர்ந்தால் ஆல்
இஸ் வெல் துண்டு
பீடியில் நட்பை
கோர்போம்
At the end of the month,
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well!
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
We will bond our friendship..
ஹார்ட்டிலே
பேட்டரி சார்ஜு தான்
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
The battery in the heart
Is fully charged now,
All is well!
தோல்வியா
டென்ஷனா சொல்லிடு
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
Is it failure... or tension?
Just say to yourself,
All is well!
டைட்டாக லைப்பே
ஆனாலும் லூஸ் ஆக நீ
மாறு வவ்வாலை போல
நீ வாழ்ந்தால் பூமி எங்கும்
தொங்கும் தோட்டம்
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
You just become loose and relaxed..
If you live upside down like a bat,
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
கேன்டீன் வடையிலே
நூலை கண்டால் ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் நூலை கொண்டு வா
பட்டம் விடுவோம்
In the canteen's medu vada,
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well!
Bring that thread over,
Let's fly a kite with it…
மாச கடைசியில்
கிங்சும் தீர்ந்தால் ஆல்
இஸ் வெல் துண்டு
பீடியில் நட்பை
கோர்போம்
At the end of the month,
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well!
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
We will bond our friendship..
ஏலே வெள்ள
சோக்கா கையில் என்ன
புக்கா எடிகேட்டட் குக்கா
சீன் போடாதே
Hey guy in the white shirt,
What is that book in your hand?
Are you an educated cook?
Don't put on a big show!
ஏ
லே மக்கா
மக்கா மக்கா அடிக்கும்
மாங்கா ஒத்த காலு
கொக்க நீ மார்க்க
கொத்தி நோகாதே
Hey simple folk,
You fool who blindly memorizes everything,
Like a one-legged heron,
Don't peck around for marks and hurt yourself..
மூச்சு முட்டும்
பாடம் எல்லாம் சோடா
கோலியா நீ லோடு
மேல லோடு ஏத்த
மூளை லாாியா
Are all these suffocating lessons
Just marbles inside a soda bottle…?
If you keep loading load after load,
Is your brain a lorry…?
மூளைய தான்
மூட்ட கட்டு பாலோ
யுவர் ஹார்ட்டு பீட்டு
ரூட்டு
Pack up your brain,
Follow your
Heart's beat and route…
டாப்பர் என்பதால்
ஹீரோ இல்லை ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் டாப்பிக் மாறினால்
அவனும் ஜீரோ
Just because someone is a topper,
He isn't a hero—
All is well!
If the topic changes,
He too becomes a zero…
ஜோக்கர் என்பதால்
ஜீரோ இல்லை ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் சீட்டு கட்டிலே
நீதான் ஹீரோ
Just because someone is a joker,
He isn't a zero,
All is well!
In the deck of cards,
You are the hero!
ஹார்ட்டிலே
பேட்டரி சார்ஜு தான்
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
The battery in the heart
Is fully charged now,
All is well!
தோல்வியா
டென்ஷனா சொல்லிடு
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
Is it failure... or tension?
Just say to yourself,
All is well!
........................
…
நீயும் கூட
பிரம்மா டேபிள்
டெஸ்கா டம்மா
மாத்தி குத்து கும்மா
டியூன் போடம்மா
You too are a Brahma (creator),
Beat the study table like a drum..
Turn it into a celebration,
Strike up a tune!
ஸ்டுடன்ஸ்
என்ன யம்மா செல்
குள்ள சிம்மா பூட்டி
வைக்கலாமா நாம்
எஸ்கேப் ஆகி போவோமா
What is this, students,
Like a SIM card inside a mobile phone..
Should we remain locked up?
Shall we escape and go free?
பாத்ரூம் தாழ்ப்பாள்
இல்லை என்றால் பாட்டு
பாடேன்டா ஒரு டி.எம்.எஸா
ஜேசு தாசா ஆவோம்
வாயேன்டா
If the bathroom latch
Does not work,
Sing a song, my friend!
Like a TMS (T. M. Soundararajan)…
Or a Jesudas,
Let's become singers, come on!
மூளைய தான்
மூட்டைகட்டு பாலோ
யுவர் ஹார்ட்டு பீட்டு
ரூட்டு
Pack up your brain,
Follow your
Heart's beat and route…
ஆண்
: பாத்ரூம்குள் பாம்பு
வந்தால் ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
தேர்வில் வாங்கிய முட்டை
நீட்டு
Inside the bathroom,
Even if a snake enters,
All is well!
Proudly display the 'eggs' (zeros)
You scored in exams!
பீரு அடிச்சுதான்
தொப்பை போட்டால்
ஆல் இஸ் வெல் நீயும்
ஆகலாம் போலீஸ்
ஏட்டு
By drinking beer,
If you get a potbelly,
All is well!
You too can become
A police head constable…!
ஹார்ட்டிலே
பேட்டரி சார்ஜு தான்
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
The battery in the heart
Is fully charged now,
All is well!
தோல்வியா
டென்ஷனா சொல்லிடு
ஆல் இஸ் வெல்
Is it failure... or tension?
Just say to yourself,
All is well!
டைட்டாக லைப்பே
ஆனாலும் லூஸ் ஆக நீ
மாறு வவ்வாலை போல
நீ வாழ்ந்தால் பூமி எங்கும்
தொங்கும் தோட்டம்
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
You just become loose and relaxed..
If you live upside down like a bat,
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
{ கேன்டீன் வடையிலே
நூலை கண்டால் ஆல் இஸ்
வெல் நூலை கொண்டு வா
பட்டம் விடுவோம்
{In the canteen's medu vada,
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well!
Bring that thread over,
Let's fly a kite with it…
மாச கடைசியில்
கிங்சும் தீர்ந்தால் ஆல்
இஸ் வெல் துண்டு
பீடியில் நட்பை
கோர்போம் } (2)
At the end of the month,
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well!
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
We will bond our friendship..}
{Heartilae battery
{The battery in the heart
Charge-u thaan
Is fully charged now,
All is well
All is well!
Thozhviya… tension-ah
Is it failure... or tension?
Sollidu
Just say to yourself,
All is well} (2)
All is well!}
Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
Loose aaga nee maaru ..
You just become loose and relaxed..
Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal
If you live upside down like a bat,
Boomi enghum thongum thottam
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
Canteen vadayilae
In the canteen's medu vada,
Noolai kandaal
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well
All is well!
Noolai kondu vaa
Bring that thread over,
Pattam viduvom …
Let's fly a kite with it…
Maasa kadaisiyil
At the end of the month,
Kingsum theerndhaal
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well
All is well!
Thundu beediyil
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
Natpai korpom..
We will bond our friendship..
Heartilae battery
The battery in the heart
Charge-u thaan
Is fully charged now,
All is well
All is well!
Thozhviya… tension-ah
Is it failure... or tension?
Sollidu
Just say to yourself,
All is well
All is well!
Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
Loose aaga nee maaru ..
You just become loose and relaxed..
Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal
If you live upside down like a bat,
Boomi enghum thongum thottam
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
Canteen vadayilae
In the canteen's medu vada,
Noolai kandaal
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well
All is well!
Noolai kondu vaa
Bring that thread over,
Pattam viduvom …
Let's fly a kite with it…
Maasa kadaisiyil
At the end of the month,
Kingsum theerndhaal
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well
All is well!
Thundu beediyil
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
Natpai korpom..
We will bond our friendship..
Yelae vella sokka
Hey guy in the white shirt,
Kaiyil enna book-ah
What is that book in your hand?
Educated cook ah
Are you an educated cook?
Scene podadhae
Don't put on a big show!
Yelae makka makka
Hey simple folk,
Maggaa adikumm maanga
You fool who blindly memorizes everything,
Oththa kaalu kokka
Like a one-legged heron,
Ne marka kothi nogaadhae..
Don't peck around for marks and hurt yourself..
Moochu muttum
Are all these suffocating lessons
Padam ellam soda goliya…
Just marbles inside a soda bottle…?
Ne load mela load yetha
If you keep loading load after load,
Moola lorry-ya…
Is your brain a lorry…?
Moolaiyathaan moota kattu
Pack up your brain,
Follow your
Follow your
Heart-u beat-u root-u uu…
Heart's beat and route…
Topper enbathaal
Just because someone is a topper,
Hero illai-
He isn't a hero—
All is well
All is well!
Topic maarinaal
If the topic changes,
Avanum zero …
He too becomes a zero…
Joker enbathaal
Just because someone is a joker,
Zero illai
He isn't a zero,
All is well
All is well!
Seatu kattilae
In the deck of cards,
Neethaan hero ………..
You are the hero!
Heartilae battery
The battery in the heart
Charge-u thaan
Is fully charged now,
All is well
All is well!
Thozhviya… tension-ah
Is it failure... or tension?
Sollidu
Just say to yourself,
All is well
All is well!
……………………….
…
Neeyum kooda bramma
You too are a Brahma (creator),
Table desk-ah dammaa..
Beat the study table like a drum..
Maathi kuthu gumma
Turn it into a celebration,
Tune podamma
Strike up a tune!
Students enna yamma
What is this, students,
Cell kulla sim-ah..
Like a SIM card inside a mobile phone..
Pooti vaikalaama
Should we remain locked up?
Naam escape aagi povoma
Shall we escape and go free?
Bathroom thaapal
If the bathroom latch
Illai endral
Does not work,
Paatu paadenda
Sing a song, my friend!
Oru TMS-ah…
Like a TMS (T. M. Soundararajan)…
Jesudaas-ah
Or a Jesudas,
Aavom vaayenda
Let's become singers, come on!
Moolaiyathaan mootta kattu
Pack up your brain,
Follow your
Follow your
Heart-u beat-u root-u uu…
Heart's beat and route…
Bathroom-u kul
Inside the bathroom,
Paambum vanthaal
Even if a snake enters,
All is well
All is well!
Thervil vaangiya
Proudly display the 'eggs' (zeros)
Muttai neetu
You scored in exams!
Beeru adichuthaan
By drinking beer,
Thoppai pottaal
If you get a potbelly,
All is well
All is well!
Neeyum aagalaam
You too can become
Police aetu….
A police head constable…!
Heartilae battery
The battery in the heart
Charge-u thaan
Is fully charged now,
All is well
All is well!
Thozhviya… tension-ah
Is it failure... or tension?
Sollidu
Just say to yourself,
All is well
All is well!
Tight-aaga life-ae aanaalum
Even if life gets too tight and tense,
Loose aaga nee maaru ..
You just become loose and relaxed..
Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal
If you live upside down like a bat,
Boomi enghum thongum thottam
The whole world looks like a hanging garden!
{Canteen vadayilae
{In the canteen's medu vada,
Noolai kandaal
If you find a piece of thread,
All is well
All is well!
Noolai kondu vaa
Bring that thread over,
Pattam viduvom …
Let's fly a kite with it…
Maasa kadaisiyil
At the end of the month,
Kingsum theerndhaal
If even Kings cigarettes run out,
All is well
All is well!
Thundu beediyil
Over a shared stub of a beedi,
Natpai korpom.. } (2)
We will bond our friendship..}
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Heartilae Battery' (All Is Well) serves as a youthful anthem promoting optimism, resilience, and unconventional thinking in the face of academic pressure and life's strict demands. Adapted from the mega-hit 'All Izz Well' from 3 Idiots, the Tamil version captures college hostel culture, student anxieties, and the struggle against rote learning. It encourages youth to stay relaxed ('loose') rather than stressed ('tight'), view flaws creatively (making kites out of canteen vada threads), and listen to their heart over rigid academic expectations. Through playful Tanglish lyrics, Na. Muthu Kumar conveys that academic standing does not define a person's worth—a top scorer can fail outside textbook knowledge, while a free-spirited student can excel in real life. The emotional trajectory shifts from lighthearted banter about college life struggles to a high-energy call for self-liberation, reminding listeners that maintaining peace of mind is far more vital than conforming to societal standards.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Vavvaalai polae nee vaazhndhaal”
Compares living upside down like a bat to changing one's perspective on life so the world looks like a hanging garden.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Heartilae battery Charge-u thaan”
Metaphorically compares human spirit and optimism to a fully charged battery in the heart.
Ethugai (Rhyme of second letter)
“Topper enbathaal / Joker enbathaal”
The second letter/sound matches in 'Topper' and 'Joker', creating a rhythmic contrast between academic achievers and class jokers.
Rhetorical Question / Analogy
“Ne load mela load yetha Moola lorry-ya…”
Asks whether a student's brain is a truck/lorry to be overloaded continuously with academic pressure.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Yelae vella sokka / Kaiyil enna book-ah / Educated cook ah”
Lines end with the rhyming sounds 'sokka', 'book-ah', 'cook-ah', giving the stanza an energetic, rap-like rhythm.
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Trivia
This song is the Tamil adaptation of the popular anthem 'All Izz Well' from '3 Idiots'. In 'Nanban' (2012), directed by S. Shankar, the song was composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by Vijay, Javed Ali, and Sunidhi Chauhan/Hemachandra. Actor Vijay sang his own vocals for his character Panchavan Parivendan (Ranchhod Das in Hindi), adding authentic star power and playful energy to this collegiate hit.
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