- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singer
- Tippu
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ajantha
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 18 Feb 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
Ahaa oorengum maedai yeri paadidalaam
Ahaa urchaaga thaalam pottu aadidalaam
Nee paadum paattellaam
Hittu
Nee podum mettellaam
Laddu
Ada edhilum edhilum nee
Firstu
Namma dheivam kodukkumae
Gifttu
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
Paattukkingae panjamaa
Pop song irukku irukku
Paasathukkor paattu thaan
M S V ah kaelu
Endrum inikka venumaa
Ilaiya raajaavai paadu
Innikku latest vendumaa
Yuvan shankara podu
Kaalangal ponaalum…
Kaalangal ponaalum
Nelachu nikkira paattundu
Thaanaanaa naanaanaa
Thaana naananaa naanaanaa
Ellaarum ellaamae
Paadi pozhaikkalaam vaazhvundu
Paattellaamae
Avangaludhu
Perellaamae
Nammaludhu
Paadum paattellaam
Hittu
Nee kaiyl vaangikko
Dhuttu
Yaethi vechukko
Soundu
Ada innum ethana
Roundu
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
Five star hotel paarykku
Pop song paadik kaattalaam
Sashtiyaptha poorthikku
Sangeedhatha neettalaam
Aa… aa… aa…
Pattanathula kalyaanam
Hindhiya thappaa paadalaam
Pattikkaattu saamikku
Folk song dhoolu kelappalaam
Haei haei haehaei hehhaei
Engengae ponaalum
Angae angae oru medai undu
Angae angae oru medai undu
Endrendrum oyaadha
Namakku namakku oru velai undu
Namakku namakku oru velai undu
Porakkum podhae
Ezhudhiyadhu
Irukkum podhae
Azhinjidumaa
Paadum paattellaam
Hittu
Nee kaiyl vaangikko
Dhuttu
Ada yaethi vechukko
Soundu
Ada innum ethana
Roundu
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
Ahaa oorengum medai yeri paadidalaam
Ahaa urchaaga thaalam pottu aadidalaam
Nee paadum paattellaam
Hittu
Nee podum mettellaam
Laddu
Ada edhilum edhilum nee
Firstu
Namma dheivam kodukkumae
Gifttu
Kaiyil oru key boardum
Kaadhil oru walk manum
Irundhaal naamum
Light music troop thodangidalaam
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
Aha, we can get up on stages all over town and sing!
Aha, we can dance along to an energetic beat!
Every song you sing
is a hit!
Every tune you make
is sweet as a laddu!
Ah, in anything and everything, you are
number one!
Our God will surely give us
a grand gift!
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
Is there any shortage of songs here?
There are pop songs, plenty of them!
For a song filled with deep affection,
listen to MSV (M. S. Viswanathan)!
Want music that stays forever sweet?
Sing the songs of Ilaiyaraaja!
Want today's trendy new sound?
Put on Yuvan Shankar Raja!
Even as eras pass by...
Even as eras pass by,
there are songs that live forever!
Thaanaanaa naanaanaa
Thaanaa naananaa naanaanaa
Everyone can sing them all
and make a living; there is a good life here!
All the original songs
belong to them,
but all the fame
will belong to us!
Every song we sing
is a hit!
Go ahead and take the cash
in your hand!
Turn up
the volume!
Ah, we have so many more
rounds to perform!
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
For a party at a five-star hotel,
we can show off singing pop songs!
For a sixtieth birthday celebration,
we can stretch our classical singing notes!
Aa... aa... aa...
For a grand wedding in the city,
we can sing lively Indian beats!
For a festival of the village deity,
we can rock the stage with folk songs!
Hey hey hey-hey heh-hey!
Wherever we go,
there is a stage waiting for us right there!
There is a stage waiting for us right there!
Never coming to an end,
there is work waiting just for us!
There is work waiting just for us!
What destiny wrote for us
the moment we were born,
while we are still living,
can it ever be erased?
Every song we sing
is a hit!
Go ahead and take the cash
in your hand!
Ah, turn up
the volume!
Ah, we have so many more
rounds to perform!
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
Aha, we can get up on stages all over town and sing!
Aha, we can dance along to an energetic beat!
Every song you sing
is a hit!
Every tune you make
is sweet as a laddu!
Ah, in anything and everything, you are
number one!
Our God will surely give us
a grand gift!
With a keyboard in hand
and a Walkman in our ears,
if we have these,
we can start our own light music troupe!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song captures the spirit and humor of aspiring musicians establishing a light music troupe. It lightheartedly lists the basic equipment needed to start a band—a keyboard and a Walkman—and highlights how music can bring joy, entertainment, and a steady livelihood across different social gatherings, from five-star hotels to rural temple festivals.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kaiyil oru key boardum / Kaadhil oru walk manum”
The second consonant 'ii' in 'Kaiyil' rhymes with 'Kaadhil' across consecutive lines.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Hittu / Laddu / Firstu / Gifttu”
English loanwords are used at the end of short phrases to create snappy rhyming punchlines (Hittu, Laddu, Firstu, Gifttu, Dhuttu, Soundu, Roundu).
Alliteration & Name Dropping
“M S V ah kaelu / Ilaiya raajaavai paadu / Yuvan shankara podu”
The lyricist creatively references three generations of iconic Tamil music composers (MSV, Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar) to represent different musical eras.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song paying homage to MSV, Ilaiyaraaja, and Yuvan Shankar Raja was actually composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja himself for the movie Ajantha (2012), which featured songs rendered in multiple South Indian languages.
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