- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rohini
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Vathiyar
- Movie release year
- 1995
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Apr 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaei……taxi taxi
Chae…..samayaththukku oru taxi kooda kedaikkaathae
Yaei……look aravindh….dont touch me
Taxi taxi…..
Kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
Solluvathai kelu
Female :Shutup dont talk to me
Yaei……taxi taxi taxi
En ponmanikku kobam vanthaa
Minnum pani poovu
Female :Evalaavathu yaemaanthava
Kaadhula poo vachchiruppaa
Ava kitta poe sollu
Sindhuthadi sindhuthadi muththu mazhai poovu
Female :Adadaa en kaviyarasar kambaa
Male :Un ponnudambil eeram pada vanthu vidum novu
Female :Aahaa…..aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa
Veen kobam yaen
Female :Jajaja jajaa…
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Female :Yae pappara pappaa
Male :I love you i love you
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
Solluvathai kelu
Female :Ketkka mudiyaathu
Poe tholaiyiriyaa haiyo
Male :En ponmanikku
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
Female :Adhae pazhaiya pallaviya
Thiruppi sollaathae poyaa
Etti etti sendru
Vettum paarvai kondu
Sittrilam poovum yaarai theduthu
Female :Aah……sittrilam poovu
Auto theduthu taxi theduthu
Innoru jodikku aala kooda thedum
Sol yaen ippadi yaen ammani naadagam
Female :Aamaa….naadagam….thirunaavukkarasi
Solla vanthuttaaru thirunaavukkarasar
Niththam niththam ennai suttri suttri vanthu
Vattamae potta mogam theernthathaa
Female :Aamaa….theenthu pochchu
Empty-a suththittu irukken
Haiyo poettu vareengalaa
Oh singaariyae ingaenadi aaththiram
Female :Aaththiramaa summaa iruyyaa
Vayiru paththikkittu eriyuthu fire engine
Nee illaamal naanaa en poongodi
Female :Aama aama aama aama aama
Male :Naan illamal neeyum ingaethadi
Female :Tho irukkenae nallaaththaanae irukken paaru
Poonthendralae en selvamae
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa
I love you i love you
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
Solluvathai kelu
Female :Stop it men
Kettu kettu pulichchu pochchupaa
Male :En ponmanikku
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
Female :Intha cinema dialogue ellaam solli
Enna bore adikkaathae poyaa
Veen kobam yaen
Female :Veveveve
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Female :Paavam my foot
I love you i love you
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
Solluvathai kelu
Female :Hello can you
Give me lift thankyou
Male :En ponmanikku
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
Suttum vizhi sudar endru oru poi kondu
Paadinaal aahaa oho engiraai
Female :Adhu bharathiyar paattuyaa
Avanavan tune-naththaan thiruduraannaa
Nee paataiyae thirudura
Poi paattil sonnaal
Kavi engiraai kannmani
Female :Ada paavi
Bharathiyar paataiyae poingiriyaa
Un mel aasai vaiththu
Naan or poiyai sonnaal
Seeridum thendral aagi pogiraai
Female :Yes….unakkaaga maiyyam konda inth puyal
Ippo karaiya kadanthuduchchu po
Mei paattil solven
Yattru kolvaai kannmani
Female :Nee poiyyilae piranthu
Poiyilae valanthavan
Un kitta yaethuyaa meiyi
Thaenai pondra kadhal vempaagumaa
Female :Haa kaadhalaavathu kaththirikkaa
Devi ennai sera veempaagumaa
Female :Dont follow me
Male :En nenjilae un manthiram
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa
I love you i love you
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
Solluvathai kelu
Female :Periya krishna paramaathmaa
Ivaru soldra geedhaiya ketkkanumaa
Male :En ponmanikku
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
Chumma iruiyya
Minnuvathellaam ponnalla therinjukko
Male :Veen kobam yaen
Female :Nee thirunthave maattae
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Female :So….thangalaiyaa
I love you i love you
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Hey... taxi, taxi!
Damn, you can never get a taxi when you need one!
Hey, look Aravind, don't touch me!
Taxi, taxi...
My darling, my dearest,
listen to what I say.
Shut up, don't talk to me!
Hey... taxi, taxi, taxi!
When my precious girl gets angry,
she is a glittering dewdrop flower.
Go find some gullible girl
who can be easily fooled,
and tell all this to her!
Pearly rain is pouring down like flowers!
Oh wow, look at my King of Poets, Kambar!
If your precious body gets drenched, you will fall sick!
Aha... as if the wolf is crying for the soaked sheep!
Why this useless anger?
Ja ja ja ja ja...
Why torment this poor man?
Hey, pa-ppara-ppa...
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go leaving me behind?
My darling, my dearest,
listen to what I say.
I won't listen!
Will you just get lost, oh god!
When my precious girl
gets angry, she is a glittering dewdrop flower.
Don't repeat the same old chorus
again and again, just go away!
Walking away step by step,
casting sharp darting glances,
whom is this tender little flower looking for?
Ah... this tender little flower
is looking for an auto, looking for a taxi,
and might even look for a new partner!
Tell me, my lady, why this drama?
Oh sure, drama... Queen of Eloquence!
Here comes the King of Eloquence to lecture me!
Circling around me day after day,
is your obsessive passion finally over?
Yes, it is totally over!
I am just roaming around empty now.
Oh driver, are you going towards Harbour?
Oh gorgeous girl, why so much fury here?
Fury? Just stay quiet, mister!
My stomach is burning with rage like a fire engine!
Can I even exist without you, my flowering vine?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
And where would you be without me?
Look, here I am, doing perfectly fine!
Gentle flower breeze, my treasure...
Raa pappapa rappa pappapa...
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go leaving me behind?
My darling, my dearest,
listen to what I say.
Stop it, man!
I am completely sick and tired of hearing this!
When my precious girl
gets angry, she is a glittering dewdrop flower.
Throwing all these movie dialogues at me,
don't bore me, just get lost!
Why this useless anger?
Veh veh veh veh...
Why torment this poor man?
"Pity", my foot!
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go leaving me behind?
My darling, my dearest,
listen to what I say.
Hello, can you
give me a lift? Thank you!
When my precious girl
gets angry, she is a glittering dewdrop flower.
If one makes up a lie saying "your eyes are blazing flames"
and sings it, you praise it saying "Aha, marvelous!"
That is Bharathiyar's poem, mister!
People usually steal only the tune,
but you are stealing the entire song!
If told inside a song, a lie
is called poetry, my darling.
You shameless fellow!
Are you calling Bharathiyar's poem a lie?
Out of my longing for you,
if I utter a harmless lie,
you flare up like a raging breeze!
Yes... this cyclone that gathered for you
has crossed the coast now, so get lost!
I will sing only the truth in my song,
please accept it, my darling.
You were born of lies
and brought up on lies!
Where could any truth come from you, mister?
Can love sweet as honey ever turn bitter as neem?
Ha! Love, my foot!
My goddess, is stubbornness keeping you from joining me?
Don't follow me!
Your sacred chant is in my heart!
Raa pappapa rappa paappa...
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go leaving me behind?
My darling, my dearest,
listen to what I say.
Oh, look at this great Lord Krishna,
am I supposed to listen to the Gita he preaches?
When my precious girl
gets angry, she is a glittering dewdrop flower.
Just shut up, mister!
Remember that all that glitters is not gold!
Why this useless anger?
You will never ever change!
Why torment this poor man?
Ugh... I can't take this anymore!
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go leaving me behind?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, high-energy duet from the 1995 film Chinna Vathiyar depicts a comedic road-side argument between the hero (played by Prabhu) and heroine. The heroine is stranded on the street desperately trying to catch a taxi or auto, while the hero incessantly tries to woo her back with poetic compliments, classical allusions, and declarations of love. She sarcastically refutes every romantic verse he throws at her, comparing his weeping to crocodile tears and his poetic embellishments to outright lies, even mocking his attempts at referencing literary icons like Bharathiyar and Kamban.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagai)
“Minnum pani poovu”
The male character metaphorically compares the female lead's anger to a glistening dew flower ('Minnum pani poovu').
Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)
“Aahaa…..aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa”
The female character uses the popular Tamil idiom 'Aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa' (a wolf crying because the sheep is getting wet) to accuse him of hypocritical empathy.
Literary Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Solla vanthuttaaru thirunaavukkarasar”
The song references famous Tamil literary figures such as Thirunaavukkarasar and Kamban ('Kaviyarasar Kambaa'), juxtaposing classical literary stature with modern conversational banter.
Alliterative Rhyme (Monai)
“Suttum vizhi sudar endru oru poi kondu”
Repetition of the initial letter 'S' in 'Suttum vizhi sudar endru' creates acoustic rhythm.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features vocal performance by actress Rohini alongside SPB, giving a theatrical radio-drama flair to the back-and-forth dialogue dynamics. Lyricist Vaali cleverly references Mahakavi Bharathiyar's iconic poem line 'Suttum Vizhi Sudar Thaan' and turns it into a playful debate about poetic hyperbole within modern romance.
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