Hey Vetri Velaa
From Padikathavan (2009 Film) · 2009
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Ranjith, Naveen Madhav
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Padikathavan (2009 Film)2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haro haro haro haro | Haro haro haro haro |
| Haro hara hara haro hara ho | Haro hara hara haro hara ho |
| Yae haro haro haro haro | Hey haro haro haro haro |
| Haro hara hara haro hara ho | Haro hara hara haro hara ho |
| Male | |
| Yae vetri vela | Hey spear of victory! |
| Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola | Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off! |
| Hae adi jora | Hey, clap loudly! |
| Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha | We must always win, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Palli koodam pogamalae | Without ever going to school, |
| First classil pass aana kootam idhu | This is a group that passed with first class! |
| Paadam keedam padikaamalae | Without studying any lessons or books, |
| Naan sollum anbaana paadam idhu | This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing! |
| Male | |
| Yeththi vittaa | If you give a boost, |
| Yeththi vitta | If you give a boost, |
| Yeralaam yeralaam munnaeralaam | We can climb higher and move forward! |
| Male | |
| Suththi suththi | Surrounding you, |
| Unna suththi | All around you, |
| Aatam thaan pottu thaan kondaatam thaan | We will dance and make it a grand celebration! |
| Male | |
| Yae vetri vela | Hey spear of victory! |
| Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola | Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off! |
| Yae adi jora | Hey, clap loudly! |
| Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha | We must always win, my friend! |
| Chorus | |
| Yae yae yae yae | Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Yae yae yae yae | Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Yae yae yae yae | Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Yae yae yae yae | Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Chorus | |
| Yammo yammoyama theedhi | Yammo yammoyama theedhi |
| Yammo yammoyama theedhi | Yammo yammoyama theedhi |
| Haan yammo haan yammo | Haan yammo haan yammo |
| Haan yammo yammo yammov | Haan yammo yammo yammov |
| Male | |
| En peru ooril padikathavan | In this town, my name is the uneducated one, |
| Aanalum poiya nadikaathavan | Yet I am someone who never acts fake or deceitful! |
| Aaraezhu degree mudikathavan | I haven't completed six or seven degrees, |
| Yaar kaala vaara thudikathavan | Yet I am not someone who yearns to trip up others' feet! |
| Male | |
| Puratchi thalaivaru | Revolutionary leader MGR, |
| Engaeda padichaaru | Where did he study? |
| Doctor pattam koduthaangappa | Yet they awarded him an honorary doctorate! |
| Male | |
| Ayya kalaignyaru | Respected Kalaignar (Karunanidhi), |
| Ezhuthaatha ezhuththa | Wrote scripts that no one else could write, |
| Endha college ponaarappa | Which college did he attend, my friend? |
| Male | |
| Naan padicha | This is the good lesson, |
| Nalla paadam thaan idhu idhu | The good lesson that I learned! |
| Male | |
| Yae vetri vela | Hey spear of victory! |
| Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola | Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off! |
| Yae adi jora | Hey, clap loudly! |
| Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha | We must always win, my friend! |
| Chorus | |
| Adha konda | Bring that here, |
| Ada idha konda | Ah, bring this here, |
| Oru quarterula andha mattera konda | Bring that issue into a quarter glass! |
| Oru meter vandha | If a meter (autorickshaw meter/speed) kicks in, |
| Ellar vaayum polakkumda | Everyone's jaw will drop in amazement! |
| Oru figure vandha | If a beautiful girl walks by, |
| Chumma theruvae kalakkumda | She turns heads and stirs up the entire street! |
| Chorus | |
| Andha kirukku | That craze, |
| Enakku irukku | I have that inside me! |
| Hae idhaan | Hey this is it, |
| Hae adhaan | Hey that is it, |
| Hae idhaan adhaan | Hey this is it, that is it, |
| Idhaan adhaan | This is it, that is it! |
| Male | |
| Tendulkar padichathu | Tendulkar studied only, |
| Paththavathu | Up to the tenth grade, |
| Aanalum adicha nooraaguthu | Yet every time he hits, it turns into a century! |
| Ambani college ponathilla | Ambani never went to college, |
| Aanaalum paeru vaanam pola | Yet his name shines vast as the sky! |
| Male | |
| Cycle kada thaan | Just a small cycle shop, |
| Vechaanga pasanga | Was owned by those young men (Wright brothers), |
| Flight kandu pudichaangappa | Yet they invented the airplane, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Thaana padichu | Studying all by himself, |
| Thani aala oruththan | A single person independently, |
| Train senju mudichaanappa | Designed and built the train, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Yae adi da | Hey, beat the drums, |
| Theru melam thaan | The street band drums, |
| Pee pee dum dum | Pee pee dum dum! |
| Male | |
| Yae vetri vela | Hey spear of victory! |
| Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola | Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off! |
| Hae adi jora | Hey, clap loudly! |
| Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha | We must always win, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Palli koodam pogamalae | Without ever going to school, |
| First classil pass aana kootam idhu | This is a group that passed with first class! |
| Paadam keedam padikaamalae | Without studying any lessons or books, |
| Naan sollum anbaana paadam idhu | This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing! |
| Male | |
| Yeththi vittaa | If you give a boost, |
| Yeththi vitta | If you give a boost, |
| Yeralaam yeralaam munnaeralaam | We can climb higher and move forward! |
| Male | |
| Suththi suththi | Surrounding you, |
| Unna suththi | All around you, |
| Aatam thaan pottu thaan kondaatam thaan | We will dance and make it a grand celebration! |
| Male | |
| Yae vetri vela | Hey spear of victory! |
| Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola | Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off! |
| Yae adi jora | Hey, clap loudly! |
| Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha | We must always win, my friend! |
ஹரோ ஹரோ
ஹரோ ஹரோ ஹரோ
ஹரா ஹரா ஹரோ
ஹரா ஹோ யே ஹரோ
ஹரோ ஹரோ ஹரோ
ஹரோ ஹரா ஹரா ஹரோ
ஹரா ஹோ
Haro haro haro haro
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
Hey haro haro haro haro
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
ஏ வெற்றிவேலா
நம்ம ஆட்டம் தான் எகுறுது
தூளா ஹே அடி ஜோரா நாம
எப்போதும் ஜெயிக்கணும்
தோழா
Hey spear of victory!
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hey, clap loudly!
We must always win, my friend!
பள்ளிக்கூடம் போகாமலே
ஃபா்ஸ்ட் க்ளாசில் பாஸான கூட்டம்
இது பாடம் கீடம் படிக்காமலே
நான் சொல்லும் அன்பான
பாடம் இது
Without ever going to school,
This is a group that passed with first class!
Without studying any lessons or books,
This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing!
ஏத்திவிட்டா
ஏத்திவிட்டா ஏறலாம்
ஏறலாம் முன்னேறலாம்
சுத்தி சுத்தி ஒன்ன சுத்தி
ஆட்டம் தான் போட்டுத்தான்
கொண்டாட்டம் தான்
If you give a boost,
If you give a boost,
We can climb higher and move forward!
ஏ வெற்றிவேலா
நம்ம ஆட்டம் தான் எகுறுது
தூளா ஹே அடி ஜோரா நாம
எப்போதும் ஜெயிக்கணும்
தோழா
Surrounding you,
All around you,
We will dance and make it a grand celebration!
யே யே யே யே
யே யே யே யே யே யே
யே யே யே யே யே யே
Hey spear of victory!
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hey, clap loudly!
We must always win, my friend!
எம்மோ எம்மோயமா
தீதீ எம்மோ எம்மோயமா
தீதீ ஹான் எம்மோ ஹான்
எம்மோ ஹான் எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
எம்பேரு ஊரில்
படிக்காதவன் ஆனாலும்
பொய்யா நடிக்காதவன்
ஆறேழு டிகிரி முடிக்காதவன்
யார் கால வார துடிக்காதவன்
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Haan yammo haan yammo
Haan yammo yammo yammov
புரட்சித்தலைவரு
எங்கடா படிச்சாரு டாக்டர்
பட்டம் கொடுத்தாங்கப்பா
ஐயா கலைஞரு எழுதாத
எழுத்தா எந்த காலேஜ்
போனாரப்பா
In this town, my name is the uneducated one,
Yet I am someone who never acts fake or deceitful!
I haven't completed six or seven degrees,
Yet I am not someone who yearns to trip up others' feet!
நான் படிச்ச நல்ல
பாடம்தான் இது இது
Revolutionary leader MGR,
Where did he study?
Yet they awarded him an honorary doctorate!
ஏ வெற்றிவேலா
நம்ம ஆட்டம் தான் எகுறுது
தூளா ஹே அடி ஜோரா நாம
எப்போதும் ஜெயிக்கணும்
தோழா
Respected Kalaignar (Karunanidhi),
Wrote scripts that no one else could write,
Which college did he attend, my friend?
அத கொண்டா
அட இத கொண்டா ஒரு
குவாட்டருல அந்த மேட்டர
கொண்டா ஒரு மீட்டரு வந்தா
எல்லார் வாயும் பொளக்கும் டா
ஒரு பிகர் வந்தா சும்மா தெருவே
கலக்கும் டா
This is the good lesson,
The good lesson that I learned!
அந்த கிறுக்கு எனக்கு இருக்கு
ஹே இதான் ஹே அதான் ஹே
இதான் அதான் இதான் அதான்
Hey spear of victory!
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hey, clap loudly!
We must always win, my friend!
டெண்டுல்கர் படிச்சது
பத்தாவது ஆனாலும் அடிச்சா
நூறாகுது அம்பானி காலேஜ்
போனதில்ல ஆனாலும் பேரு
வானம்போல
Bring that here,
Ah, bring this here,
Bring that issue into a quarter glass!
If a meter (autorickshaw meter/speed) kicks in,
Everyone's jaw will drop in amazement!
If a beautiful girl walks by,
She turns heads and stirs up the entire street!
சைக்கிள் கடைதான்
வச்சாங்க பசங்க ஃப்ளைட்
கண்டு புடிச்சாங்கப்பா தானா
படிச்சி தனியாளா ஒருத்தன்
ட்ரெய்ன் செஞ்சி முடிச்சானப்பா
ஏ அடிடா தெருமேளம் தான்
பிப்பீ டும் டும்
That craze,
I have that inside me!
Hey this is it,
Hey that is it,
Hey this is it, that is it,
This is it, that is it!
ஏ வெற்றிவேலா
நம்ம ஆட்டம் தான் எகுறுது
தூளா ஹே அடி ஜோரா நாம
எப்போதும் ஜெயிக்கணும்
தோழா
Tendulkar studied only,
Up to the tenth grade,
Yet every time he hits, it turns into a century!
Ambani never went to college,
Yet his name shines vast as the sky!
பள்ளிக்கூடம் போகாமலே
ஃபா்ஸ்ட் க்ளாசில் பாஸான கூட்டம்
இது பாடம் கீடம் படிக்காமலே
நான் சொல்லும் அன்பான
பாடம் இது
Just a small cycle shop,
Was owned by those young men (Wright brothers),
Yet they invented the airplane, my friend!
ஏத்திவிட்டா
ஏத்திவிட்டா ஏறலாம்
ஏறலாம் முன்னேறலாம்
சுத்தி சுத்தி ஒன்ன சுத்தி
ஆட்டம் தான் போட்டுத்தான்
கொண்டாட்டம் தான்
Studying all by himself,
A single person independently,
Designed and built the train, my friend!
ஏ வெற்றிவேலா
நம்ம ஆட்டம் தான் எகுறுது
தூளா ஹே அடி ஜோரா நாம
எப்போதும் ஜெயிக்கணும்
தோழா
Hey, beat the drums,
The street band drums,
Pee pee dum dum!
Hey spear of victory!
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hey, clap loudly!
We must always win, my friend!
Without ever going to school,
This is a group that passed with first class!
Without studying any lessons or books,
This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing!
If you give a boost,
If you give a boost,
We can climb higher and move forward!
Surrounding you,
All around you,
We will dance and make it a grand celebration!
Hey spear of victory!
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hey, clap loudly!
We must always win, my friend!
Haro haro haro haro
Haro haro haro haro
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
Yae haro haro haro haro
Hey haro haro haro haro
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
Haro hara hara haro hara ho
Yae vetri vela
Hey spear of victory!
Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hae adi jora
Hey, clap loudly!
Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha
We must always win, my friend!
Palli koodam pogamalae
Without ever going to school,
First classil pass aana kootam idhu
This is a group that passed with first class!
Paadam keedam padikaamalae
Without studying any lessons or books,
Naan sollum anbaana paadam idhu
This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing!
Yeththi vittaa
If you give a boost,
Yeththi vitta
If you give a boost,
Yeralaam yeralaam munnaeralaam
We can climb higher and move forward!
Suththi suththi
Surrounding you,
Unna suththi
All around you,
Aatam thaan pottu thaan kondaatam thaan
We will dance and make it a grand celebration!
Yae vetri vela
Hey spear of victory!
Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Yae adi jora
Hey, clap loudly!
Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha
We must always win, my friend!
Yae yae yae yae
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yae yae yae yae
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yae yae yae yae
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yae yae yae yae
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Yammo yammoyama theedhi
Haan yammo haan yammo
Haan yammo haan yammo
Haan yammo yammo yammov
Haan yammo yammo yammov
En peru ooril padikathavan
In this town, my name is the uneducated one,
Aanalum poiya nadikaathavan
Yet I am someone who never acts fake or deceitful!
Aaraezhu degree mudikathavan
I haven't completed six or seven degrees,
Yaar kaala vaara thudikathavan
Yet I am not someone who yearns to trip up others' feet!
Puratchi thalaivaru
Revolutionary leader MGR,
Engaeda padichaaru
Where did he study?
Doctor pattam koduthaangappa
Yet they awarded him an honorary doctorate!
Ayya kalaignyaru
Respected Kalaignar (Karunanidhi),
Ezhuthaatha ezhuththa
Wrote scripts that no one else could write,
Endha college ponaarappa
Which college did he attend, my friend?
Naan padicha
This is the good lesson,
Nalla paadam thaan idhu idhu
The good lesson that I learned!
Yae vetri vela
Hey spear of victory!
Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Yae adi jora
Hey, clap loudly!
Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha
We must always win, my friend!
Adha konda
Bring that here,
Ada idha konda
Ah, bring this here,
Oru quarterula andha mattera konda
Bring that issue into a quarter glass!
Oru meter vandha
If a meter (autorickshaw meter/speed) kicks in,
Ellar vaayum polakkumda
Everyone's jaw will drop in amazement!
Oru figure vandha
If a beautiful girl walks by,
Chumma theruvae kalakkumda
She turns heads and stirs up the entire street!
Andha kirukku
That craze,
Enakku irukku
I have that inside me!
Hae idhaan
Hey this is it,
Hae adhaan
Hey that is it,
Hae idhaan adhaan
Hey this is it, that is it,
Idhaan adhaan
This is it, that is it!
Tendulkar padichathu
Tendulkar studied only,
Paththavathu
Up to the tenth grade,
Aanalum adicha nooraaguthu
Yet every time he hits, it turns into a century!
Ambani college ponathilla
Ambani never went to college,
Aanaalum paeru vaanam pola
Yet his name shines vast as the sky!
Cycle kada thaan
Just a small cycle shop,
Vechaanga pasanga
Was owned by those young men (Wright brothers),
Flight kandu pudichaangappa
Yet they invented the airplane, my friend!
Thaana padichu
Studying all by himself,
Thani aala oruththan
A single person independently,
Train senju mudichaanappa
Designed and built the train, my friend!
Yae adi da
Hey, beat the drums,
Theru melam thaan
The street band drums,
Pee pee dum dum
Pee pee dum dum!
Yae vetri vela
Hey spear of victory!
Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Hae adi jora
Hey, clap loudly!
Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha
We must always win, my friend!
Palli koodam pogamalae
Without ever going to school,
First classil pass aana kootam idhu
This is a group that passed with first class!
Paadam keedam padikaamalae
Without studying any lessons or books,
Naan sollum anbaana paadam idhu
This is an affectionate lesson that I am sharing!
Yeththi vittaa
If you give a boost,
Yeththi vitta
If you give a boost,
Yeralaam yeralaam munnaeralaam
We can climb higher and move forward!
Suththi suththi
Surrounding you,
Unna suththi
All around you,
Aatam thaan pottu thaan kondaatam thaan
We will dance and make it a grand celebration!
Yae vetri vela
Hey spear of victory!
Namma aatam thaan eguruthu thoola
Our dance energy is soaring and blasting off!
Yae adi jora
Hey, clap loudly!
Naama eppodhum jeyikanum thozha
We must always win, my friend!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vetri Vela' (often referred to as 'Haro Haro') from the movie Padikathavan (2009) is a high-energy motivational street-dance anthem celebrating street-smart wisdom over formal academic degrees. The protagonist, who is uneducated in the formal sense ('Padikathavan'), asserts that true character, kindness, integrity, and hard work matter far more than academic qualifications. He emphasizes that he does not trip others up or act deceitfully despite not holding degrees. To prove his point, the song cites historic and contemporary icons who achieved legendary success without higher education or formal schooling—such as M. G. Ramachandran, M. Karunanidhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Dhirubhai Ambani, the Wright Brothers, and George Stephenson. Through vibrant rhythms, infectious energy, and local street slang, the song encourages listeners to stay confident, support one another, work hard, and celebrate life to the fullest regardless of their educational background.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“En peru ooril padikathavan / Aanalum poiya nadikaathavan”
The second letter 'd' (டி/தி sound) rhymes across consecutive lines ('padikathavan' and 'nadikaathavan').
Monai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Aaraezhu degree mudikathavan / Yaar kaala vaara thudikathavan”
Repetition of initial rhythm patterns across the two paired lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyming)
“En peru ooril padikathavan / Aanalum poiya nadikaathavan / Aaraezhu degree mudikathavan / Yaar kaala vaara thudikathavan”
All four lines end with the suffix '-athavan', creating a pleasing end-rhyme cadence.
Simile / Metaphor
“Aanaalum paeru vaanam pola”
Uses 'vaanam pola' (like the sky) to compare Ambani's widespread fame and height of success to the vast expanse of the sky.
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Trivia
The song 'Vetri Vela' is the energetic opening track of the 2009 Tamil action-comedy film *Padikathavan*, starring Dhanush and Tamannaah. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, with vocals provided by Tippu and lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay. The song's title pays homage to Rajinikanth's 1985 classic film *Padikkadavan*, echoing the theme of a hero who triumphs through street smarts, loyalty, and heart rather than formal education.
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