Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Vadacurry album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Kelunganne Kelunga

From Vadacurry · 2014

Lyricist
Lalithanand
Singer
Gaana Bala
Music director
Vivek-Mervin
Movie name
Vadacurry
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kelungannae
Kelunga kelunga
Kettukittae irunga
Oorasuthi voottanda roattaanda
Ulla kadhainga
Kelungannae
Kelunga kelunga
Kettukittae irunga
Oorasuthi voottanda roattaanda
Ulla kadhainga
Love matter-u
Life matter-u
Ellamae kalandha story
Tamil naattula
Pala peru irukkaan irukkaan
Ivana madhiri
Onnu rendu moonu
Number irukku
Siberukku (zero) kooda
Value irukku
Vazhaikaiyila veenaa
Tension edhukku
Natputhaanae nalla tonic-u
Sozhaludhu joraa
Boomi urunda
Tiruppathi pona laddu urunda
Ezhaikku yetha ellu urunda
Kidaichaalae podhum
{Thanna nanae
Nanae nanae nananaa} (4)
Rocket-u mela
Raja rani pola
Sevvaayila plot-u poda
Paarkkudhu oru koottam
Rocket pogum mela
Paathu nippaan ezha
Diwali-ku seettu poda
Yengum oru koottam
Ye apple phone-u
Android phone-u
Ullavan pala peru
Ada post card-ayum
Pongal vaazhthaiyum
Paarkkala sila peru
Weekend aanaa
ECR road-u
Party enna bandha enna
Ayyaiyo alaiyudhunga
Meiyaalumae meiyaalumae
Sandhosam edhuda edhuda
Podhumena ellaarum nenacha
Kidakkum inbam thaanada
Onnu rendu moonu
Number irukku
Siberukku (zero) kooda
Value irukku
Vazhaikaiyila veenaa
Tension edhukku
Natputhaanae nalla tonic-u
Sozhaludhu joraa
Boomi urunda
Tiruppathi pona laddu urunda
Ezhaikku yetha ellu urunda
Kidaichaalae podhum
Avm gemini
Manasuthaana gavani
Ponna paartha paiyanoda
Kannum kadha sollum
Baby albert devi
Maharani shanthi
Life-eh oru theater thaanda
Nenachaa padamaagum
Ye kannum kannum pesikkitta
Edhukku i-phone-u
Love pannum ponnu sirichaa podhum
Adhuthaan ring tone-u
Nam vaazhkka kooda
Share-auto pola
Nallathaiyum kettathaiyum
Share pannudaa eppodhum
Un vaazhkka thaan
Un kaiyila
Sonnaaru super star-u
Urchaagamaa munneru
Namma life romba superu
Onnu rendu moonu
Number irukku
Siberukku (zero) kooda
Value irukku
Vazhaikaiyila veenaa
Tension edhukku
Natputhaanae nalla tonic-u
Sozhaludhu joraa
Boomi urunda
Tiruppathi pona laddu urunda
Ezhaikku yetha ellu urunda
Kidaichaalae podhum
Listen up, brother!
Listen, listen!
Keep on listening!
Around town, near the houses, and on the streets,
hear the stories happening around!
Listen up, brother!
Listen, listen!
Keep on listening!
Around town, near the houses, and on the streets,
hear the stories happening around!
Matters of love,
matters of life,
it is a story with a bit of everything!
In Tamil Nadu,
there are many people, yes there are,
just like him!
One, two, three,
there are numbers!
Even a zero,
has its own value!
In life, why have
needless tension?
Friendship is the best tonic!
It spins around fast,
this round earth!
If you go to Tirupati, you get a round laddu (sweet);
for the poor, a simple sesame ball
is more than enough if they get it!
{Thanna nanne
nanne nanne nanana} (4)
Aboard a rocket,
like a king and queen,
to buy a plot on Mars,
a crowd is dreaming!
As the rocket goes high up,
the poor man stands watching,
while just to join a Diwali savings fund,
another crowd longs and struggles!
Hey, having an Apple phone
or an Android phone,
there are many people!
Yet a simple postcard
or a Pongal greeting card,
some people have never even seen!
Once the weekend arrives,
speeding on the ECR road,
partying and showing off,
oh dear, how they roam around!
Truly, oh truly,
what is real happiness, tell me?
If everyone learns to say 'this is enough',
pure joy will surely be found!
One, two, three,
there are numbers!
Even a zero,
has its own value!
In life, why have
needless tension?
Friendship is the best tonic!
It spins around fast,
this round earth!
If you go to Tirupati, you get a round laddu (sweet);
for the poor, a simple sesame ball
is more than enough if they get it!
AVM or Gemini (famous film studios),
just pay attention to the heart!
When a guy looks at a girl,
even his eyes will tell a story!
Baby, Albert, Devi,
Maharani, Shanthi (iconic Chennai cinema theatres),
life itself is a cinema hall, my friend!
If you think about it, it all turns into a movie!
Hey, if eyes can talk to eyes,
why do you even need an iPhone?
If the girl you love just smiles,
that itself is the sweetest ringtone!
Even our life
is just like a share-auto!
Both the good and the bad,
share it with others always!
"Your life
is in your hands!"
said the Superstar (Rajinikanth)!
March forward with good cheer,
our life is truly wonderful!
One, two, three,
there are numbers!
Even a zero,
has its own value!
In life, why have
needless tension?
Friendship is the best tonic!
It spins around fast,
this round earth!
If you go to Tirupati, you get a round laddu (sweet);
for the poor, a simple sesame ball
is more than enough if they get it!
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Kelungannae' from Vadacurry serves as a upbeat philosophical narrative celebrating simple living, friendship, and contentment. It contrasts modern materialistic desires (like buying plots on Mars, luxury phones, and weekend parties on ECR) with humble, accessible joys (like sesame sweets, genuine smiles, and postcards). The lyricist emphasizes that even a 'zero' holds value, promoting a stress-free outlook on life. References to iconic Chennai landmarks and cinema halls (AVM, Gemini, Albert, Devi) anchor the song in urban local culture while delivering universal life wisdom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Natputhaanae nalla tonic-u

Compares friendship to a medicinal tonic ('Natputhaanae nalla tonic-u') and life to a share-auto ('Nam vaazhkka kooda Share-auto pola').

Emoni / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Boomi urunda / Tiruppathi pona laddu urunda / Ezhaikku yetha ellu urunda

Use of rhyming words ending with 'urunda' across consecutive lines (Boomi urunda, laddu urunda, ellu urunda).

Alliteration (Monaai)

Baby albert devi / Maharani shanthi

Repetition of initial consonants or sound patterns in Chennai cinema theater names (Baby, Albert, Devi / Maharani, Shanthi).

Pop Culture Allusion

Sonnaaru super star-u

References Rajinikanth's famous dialogue ('Un vaazhkka thaan un kaiyila - Sonnaaru super star-u') to inspire self-determination.

Did you know?

Trivia

Although Vivek-Mervin composed most of the soundtrack for Vadacurry, the song 'Kelungannae' was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh's son, or featured as part of the soundtrack's guest composition credit (the soundtrack had guest compositions including Sunny Wayne/Mervin-Vivek). The song vividly names popular single-screen cinema halls of Chennai such as Albert, Devi, Maharani, and Shanthi.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Vadacurry

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.