Life Eh Jolly Thaan
From Kutty · 2010
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Kutty2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey east-u west-u | Hey East and West |
| North-u south-u | North and South |
| Engum engal youth-u kooththu | Everywhere is our youth's celebration |
| Vaasththu paaththu vaazhathae | Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu (auspicious alignments) |
| Life-ae jolly thaan | Life is just jolly! |
| Male | |
| Hey hot-u cold-u | Hey hot and cold |
| Sweet-u salt-u | Sweet and salt |
| Ethuvenaalum paaru taste-u | Taste whatever comes your way |
| Thittam pottu vaazhathae | Don't live life by making strict plans |
| Life-ae jolly thaan | Life is just jolly! |
| Male | |
| Hey examination adikkadi tution | Frequent examinations and frequent tuition classes, |
| Illama pona jolly thaan | If they aren't there, life is jolly! |
| Thittaatha dad-u | A dad who doesn't scold, |
| Thithikkum jodi | A sweet partner, |
| Iruntha jolly thaan | If you have them, life is jolly! |
| Hey kaigala rekkaiya | Hey, turn your hands into wings, |
| Maaththu jolly thaan | Change them and life is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Kuzhanthaiyin baasha | The language of a child, |
| Purinja jolly thaan | If you understand it, life is jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Kudai irunthaalum | Even if you have an umbrella, |
| Nanainjaa jolly thaan | Getting drenched in the rain is jolly! |
| Jolly thaan | It is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Adikkadi manasa | Now and then, your heart, |
| Thorantha jolly thaan | Opening it up is jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Manasukku pudichchatha | Things that your heart loves, |
| Rasichcha jolly thaan…aaan…. | Relishing them is jolly! |
| Chorus | |
| If you keep smiling | If you keep smiling |
| You’ll be happy | You’ll be happy |
| If you don’t smile | If you don’t smile |
| You’ll get weepy | You’ll get weepy |
| Open your heart | Open your heart |
| And look at this world | And look at this world |
| Life-ae jolly thaan | Life is just jolly! |
| Male | |
| Arumbaaga meesa varumpothu | When a mustache begins to sprout, |
| Viraala mella thodumpothu | When you softly touch it with your fingers, |
| Manathodu thondrum santhosham | The happiness that springs in your heart, |
| Jolly thaan…. | It is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Milagaaya pola paesaama | Without speaking sharply like a chilly, |
| Methuvaaga anbaaga nee pesu | Speak gently and with love; |
| Kolagaaran kooda kozhanthaida | Even a murderer is a child inside, |
| Jolly thaan….aan…. | It is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Karatae kung-fu therigira pothum | Even when you know Karate and Kung-Fu, |
| Nanbanidam thoththa jolly thaan | Losing intentionally to a friend is jolly! |
| Alarm vaiththu vidiyalil ezhunthu | Setting an alarm to wake up at dawn, |
| Thoongu jolly thaan | Only to go back to sleep is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Hey thooralil jennalin oram jolly thaan | Hey, sitting by the window during a drizzle is jolly! |
| Yamanidam joke-u adichcha jolly thaan | Cracking a joke with Death (Yama) is jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Yeri malaiyil kulir kaainja jolly thaan | Warming yourself by a fire on a volcano mountain is jolly! |
| Jolly thaan | It is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Ilamaiya muzhusa rasichcha jolly thaan | Enjoying youth to its fullest is jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Muthumaiya manasula mathichcha jolly thaan | Respecting old age in your heart is jolly! |
| Jolly thaan | It is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Hey east-u west-u | Hey East and West |
| North-u south-u | North and South |
| Engum engal youth-u kooththu | Everywhere is our youth's celebration |
| Vaasththu paaththu vaazhathae | Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu |
| Life-ae jolly thaan | Life is just jolly! |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Pala nooru aandu munnaala | Many hundred years ago, |
| Un veedu theruvum unathilla | Your home and your street were not yours. |
| Purinthaalae vaazhvu eppothum | If you understand this, life always |
| Jolly thaan | Is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Pala nooru pera vendraalum | Even if you conquer hundreds of people, |
| Athu veeram endru aagaathu | That alone doesn't make it true heroism; |
| Manathaara manikkum veeram | Heroism that forgives whole-heartedly, |
| Jolly thaan | That is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Poraama kobam illaama vaazha | To live without jealousy and anger, |
| Unnaala mudinja jolly thaan | If you can achieve that, life is jolly! |
| Ellorum pola vaazhaama puthusa | Instead of living like everyone else, living uniquely, |
| Iruntha jolly thaan | If you do that, life is jolly! |
| Hey latchchiyam aagira | Hey, a dream that becomes an ambition, |
| Kanavu jolly thaan | Dreaming it is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Jeyikkira pothu azhugai jolly thaan | Tears shed at the moment of victory are jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Tholviya kandu sirichcha jolly thaan | Smiling in the face of failure is jolly! |
| Thaan thaan thaan jolly thaan | Indeed, indeed, indeed, life is jolly! |
| Male | |
| Aduthavan dhaagam | The thirst of the person next to you, |
| Purinja jolly thaan | If you understand it, life is jolly! |
| Ada jolly thaan | Ah, it is jolly! |
| Adikka vanthavana anaichcha jolly thaan | Embracing the one who came to hit you, |
| Jolly thaan | That is jolly! |
| Chorus | |
| Ho ho ho ho… | Ho ho ho ho… |
| Come on come on | Come on come on |
| Ho ho ho ho | Ho ho ho ho |
| Chorus | |
| If you keep smiling | If you keep smiling |
| You’ll be happy | You’ll be happy |
| If you don’t smile | If you don’t smile |
| You’ll get weepy | You’ll get weepy |
| Open your heart | Open your heart |
| And look at this world | And look at this world |
| Life-ae jolly thaan | Life is just jolly! |
ஹே ஈஸ்டு வெஸ்டு
நார்த்து சவுத்து எங்கும்
எங்கள் யூத்து கூத்து
வாஸ்து பாத்து வாழாதே
லைப்பே ஜாலிதான்
Hey East and West
North and South
Everywhere is our youth's celebration
Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu (auspicious alignments)
Life is just jolly!
ஹே ஹாட்டு
கோல்டு ஸ்வீட்டு
சால்டு எதுவேனாலும்
பாரு டேஸ்டு திட்டம்
போட்டு வாழாதே
லைப்பே ஜாலிதான்
Hey hot and cold
Sweet and salt
Taste whatever comes your way
Don't live life by making strict plans
Life is just jolly!
ஹே எக்சாமினேசன்
அடிக்கடி டியுசன் இல்லாம
போனா ஜாலிதான் திட்டாத
டாடி தித்திக்கும் ஜோடி
இருந்தா ஜாலிதான் ஹே
கைகள ரெக்கையா மாத்து
ஜாலிதான்
Frequent examinations and frequent tuition classes,
If they aren't there, life is jolly!
A dad who doesn't scold,
A sweet partner,
If you have them, life is jolly!
Hey, turn your hands into wings,
Change them and life is jolly!
குழந்தையின்
பாஷை புரிஞ்சா ஜாலி
தான் அட ஜாலிதான்
குடை இருந்தாலும்
நனைஞ்சா ஜாலிதான்
ஜாலிதான்
The language of a child,
If you understand it, life is jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Even if you have an umbrella,
Getting drenched in the rain is jolly!
It is jolly!
அடிக்கடி மனச
தொறந்தா ஜாலிதான்
அட ஜாலிதான் மனசுக்கு
புடிச்சத ரசிச்சா ஜாலி
தான் ஆன்
Now and then, your heart,
Opening it up is jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Things that your heart loves,
Relishing them is jolly!
இப் யூ கீப் ஸ்மைலிங்
யு வில் பி ஹேப்பி இப் யூ
டோன்ட் ஸ்மைல் யூ வில்
கெட் வீபி ஓபன் யுவர் ஹார்ட்
அண்ட் லுக் அட் திஸ் வேர்ல்ட்
லைப்பே ஜாலி தான்
If you keep smiling
You’ll be happy
If you don’t smile
You’ll get weepy
Open your heart
And look at this world
Life is just jolly!
அரும்பாக மீசை
வரும்போது விரலால
மெல்ல தொடும்போது
மனதோடு தோன்றும்
சந்தோசம் ஜாலிதான்
When a mustache begins to sprout,
When you softly touch it with your fingers,
The happiness that springs in your heart,
It is jolly!
மிளகாய போல
பேசாம மெதுவாக அன்பாக
நீ பேசு கொலைகாரன்கூட
கொழந்தைட ஜாலி
தான் ஆன்
Without speaking sharply like a chilly,
Speak gently and with love;
Even a murderer is a child inside,
It is jolly!
கராத்தே குங்-பு
தெரிகிறபோதும் நண்பனிடம்
தோத்தா ஜாலிதான் அலாரம்
வைத்து விடியலில் எழுந்து
தூங்கு ஜாலிதான்
Even when you know Karate and Kung-Fu,
Losing intentionally to a friend is jolly!
Setting an alarm to wake up at dawn,
Only to go back to sleep is jolly!
ஹே தூரலில்
ஜன்னலின் ஓரம் ஜாலி
தான் எமனிடம் ஜோக்கு
அடிச்சா ஜாலிதான் அட
ஜாலிதான் எரிமலையில்
குளிர் காஞ்சா ஜாலிதான்
ஜாலிதான்
Hey, sitting by the window during a drizzle is jolly!
Cracking a joke with Death (Yama) is jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Warming yourself by a fire on a volcano mountain is jolly!
It is jolly!
இளமைய முழுசா
ரசிச்சா ஜாலிதான் அட ஜாலி
தான் முதுமைய மனசுல
மதிச்சா ஜாலிதான் ஜாலிதான்
Enjoying youth to its fullest is jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Respecting old age in your heart is jolly!
It is jolly!
ஹே ஈஸ்டு வெஸ்டு
நார்த்து சவுத்து எங்கும்
எங்கள் யூத்து கூத்து
வாஸ்து பாத்து வாழாதே
லைப்பே ஜாலிதான்
Hey East and West
North and South
Everywhere is our youth's celebration
Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu
Life is just jolly!
......................
...
பல நூறு ஆண்டு
முன்னால உன் வீடும்
தெருவும் உனதில்ல
புரிந்தாலே வாழ்வு
எப்போதும் ஜாலிதான்
Many hundred years ago,
Your home and your street were not yours.
If you understand this, life always
Is jolly!
பல நூறு பேர
வென்றாலும் அது வீரம்
என்று ஆகாது மனதார
மன்னிக்கும் வீரம் ஜாலி
தான்
Even if you conquer hundreds of people,
That alone doesn't make it true heroism;
Heroism that forgives whole-heartedly,
That is jolly!
பொறாமை
கோபம் இல்லாம வாழ
உன்னால முடிஞ்சா ஜாலி
தான் எல்லோரும் போல
வாழாம புதுசா இருந்தா
ஜாலிதான் ஹே லட்சியம்
ஆகிற கனவு ஜாலிதான்
To live without jealousy and anger,
If you can achieve that, life is jolly!
Instead of living like everyone else, living uniquely,
If you do that, life is jolly!
Hey, a dream that becomes an ambition,
Dreaming it is jolly!
ஜெயிக்கிறபோது
அழுகை ஜாலிதான் அட
ஜாலிதான் தோல்விய
கண்டு சிரிச்சா ஜாலிதான்
தான் தான் தான் ஜாலிதான்
Tears shed at the moment of victory are jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Smiling in the face of failure is jolly!
Indeed, indeed, indeed, life is jolly!
அடுத்தவன்
தாகம் புரிஞ்சா
ஜாலிதான் அட
ஜாலிதான் அடிக்க
வந்தவன அணைச்சா
ஜாலிதான் ஜாலிதான்
The thirst of the person next to you,
If you understand it, life is jolly!
Ah, it is jolly!
Embracing the one who came to hit you,
That is jolly!
ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ கம் ஆன்
கம் ஆன் ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ
Ho ho ho ho…
Come on come on
Ho ho ho ho
இப் யூ கீப் ஸ்மைலிங்
யு வில் பி ஹேப்பி இப் யூ
டோன்ட் ஸ்மைல் யூ வில்
கெட் வீபி ஓபன் யுவர் ஹார்ட்
அண்ட் லுக் அட் திஸ் வேர்ல்ட்
லைப்பே ஜாலி தான்
If you keep smiling
You’ll be happy
If you don’t smile
You’ll get weepy
Open your heart
And look at this world
Life is just jolly!
Hey east-u west-u
Hey East and West
North-u south-u
North and South
Engum engal youth-u kooththu
Everywhere is our youth's celebration
Vaasththu paaththu vaazhathae
Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu (auspicious alignments)
Life-ae jolly thaan
Life is just jolly!
Hey hot-u cold-u
Hey hot and cold
Sweet-u salt-u
Sweet and salt
Ethuvenaalum paaru taste-u
Taste whatever comes your way
Thittam pottu vaazhathae
Don't live life by making strict plans
Life-ae jolly thaan
Life is just jolly!
Hey examination adikkadi tution
Frequent examinations and frequent tuition classes,
Illama pona jolly thaan
If they aren't there, life is jolly!
Thittaatha dad-u
A dad who doesn't scold,
Thithikkum jodi
A sweet partner,
Iruntha jolly thaan
If you have them, life is jolly!
Hey kaigala rekkaiya
Hey, turn your hands into wings,
Maaththu jolly thaan
Change them and life is jolly!
Kuzhanthaiyin baasha
The language of a child,
Purinja jolly thaan
If you understand it, life is jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Kudai irunthaalum
Even if you have an umbrella,
Nanainjaa jolly thaan
Getting drenched in the rain is jolly!
Jolly thaan
It is jolly!
Adikkadi manasa
Now and then, your heart,
Thorantha jolly thaan
Opening it up is jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Manasukku pudichchatha
Things that your heart loves,
Rasichcha jolly thaan…aaan….
Relishing them is jolly!
If you keep smiling
If you keep smiling
You’ll be happy
You’ll be happy
If you don’t smile
If you don’t smile
You’ll get weepy
You’ll get weepy
Open your heart
Open your heart
And look at this world
And look at this world
Life-ae jolly thaan
Life is just jolly!
Arumbaaga meesa varumpothu
When a mustache begins to sprout,
Viraala mella thodumpothu
When you softly touch it with your fingers,
Manathodu thondrum santhosham
The happiness that springs in your heart,
Jolly thaan….
It is jolly!
Milagaaya pola paesaama
Without speaking sharply like a chilly,
Methuvaaga anbaaga nee pesu
Speak gently and with love;
Kolagaaran kooda kozhanthaida
Even a murderer is a child inside,
Jolly thaan….aan….
It is jolly!
Karatae kung-fu therigira pothum
Even when you know Karate and Kung-Fu,
Nanbanidam thoththa jolly thaan
Losing intentionally to a friend is jolly!
Alarm vaiththu vidiyalil ezhunthu
Setting an alarm to wake up at dawn,
Thoongu jolly thaan
Only to go back to sleep is jolly!
Hey thooralil jennalin oram jolly thaan
Hey, sitting by the window during a drizzle is jolly!
Yamanidam joke-u adichcha jolly thaan
Cracking a joke with Death (Yama) is jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Yeri malaiyil kulir kaainja jolly thaan
Warming yourself by a fire on a volcano mountain is jolly!
Jolly thaan
It is jolly!
Ilamaiya muzhusa rasichcha jolly thaan
Enjoying youth to its fullest is jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Muthumaiya manasula mathichcha jolly thaan
Respecting old age in your heart is jolly!
Jolly thaan
It is jolly!
Hey east-u west-u
Hey East and West
North-u south-u
North and South
Engum engal youth-u kooththu
Everywhere is our youth's celebration
Vaasththu paaththu vaazhathae
Don't live life strictly checking Vaastu
Life-ae jolly thaan
Life is just jolly!
……………………….
...
Pala nooru aandu munnaala
Many hundred years ago,
Un veedu theruvum unathilla
Your home and your street were not yours.
Purinthaalae vaazhvu eppothum
If you understand this, life always
Jolly thaan
Is jolly!
Pala nooru pera vendraalum
Even if you conquer hundreds of people,
Athu veeram endru aagaathu
That alone doesn't make it true heroism;
Manathaara manikkum veeram
Heroism that forgives whole-heartedly,
Jolly thaan
That is jolly!
Poraama kobam illaama vaazha
To live without jealousy and anger,
Unnaala mudinja jolly thaan
If you can achieve that, life is jolly!
Ellorum pola vaazhaama puthusa
Instead of living like everyone else, living uniquely,
Iruntha jolly thaan
If you do that, life is jolly!
Hey latchchiyam aagira
Hey, a dream that becomes an ambition,
Kanavu jolly thaan
Dreaming it is jolly!
Jeyikkira pothu azhugai jolly thaan
Tears shed at the moment of victory are jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Tholviya kandu sirichcha jolly thaan
Smiling in the face of failure is jolly!
Thaan thaan thaan jolly thaan
Indeed, indeed, indeed, life is jolly!
Aduthavan dhaagam
The thirst of the person next to you,
Purinja jolly thaan
If you understand it, life is jolly!
Ada jolly thaan
Ah, it is jolly!
Adikka vanthavana anaichcha jolly thaan
Embracing the one who came to hit you,
Jolly thaan
That is jolly!
Ho ho ho ho…
Ho ho ho ho…
Come on come on
Come on come on
Ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho
If you keep smiling
If you keep smiling
You’ll be happy
You’ll be happy
If you don’t smile
If you don’t smile
You’ll get weepy
You’ll get weepy
Open your heart
Open your heart
And look at this world
And look at this world
Life-ae jolly thaan
Life is just jolly!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Life-ae Jolly Thaan is a high-energy, uplifting youth anthem from the 2010 film Kutty. The song celebrates a lighthearted, compassionate, and carefree philosophy of life. It encourages listeners not to overthink the future, follow rigid plans, or harbor negative feelings like jealousy and anger. Instead, it urges people to embrace simple pleasures, value friendship, show kindness even to enemies, and maintain a cheerful outlook regardless of life's ups and downs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Arumbaaga meesa varumpothu / Viraala mella thodumpothu”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Arumbaaga' and 'Viraala' (r-sound harmony), and 'Karatae' and 'Nanbanidam'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nanainjaa jolly thaan / Thorantha jolly thaan”
Frequent repetition of the refrain phrase 'jolly thaan' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, song-like cadence.
Antithesis / Oxymoron
“Karatae kung-fu therigira pothum / Nanbanidam thoththa jolly thaan”
Contrasting martial arts expertise with choosing to lose to a friend, emphasizing emotional warmth over competitive victory.
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Trivia
The film Kutty (2010), starring Dhanush and Shriya Saran, is the official Tamil remake of the 2004 Telugu blockbuster Arya. The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, who also composed the original Telugu score.
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