Lisaa Lisaa
From Lisaa · 2018
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Varun Parandhaman
- Music director
- Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Details
- Lisaa2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hoo oo hoowow ooh hoo | Hoo oo hoowow ooh hoo |
| Male | |
| Blackaana rosa | A black rose |
| Devil aana face-ah | A devilish face |
| Hell made pizza pizza | A hell-made pizza, pizza |
| Lisaa lisaa monalisaa | Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa |
| Male | |
| Helo helo helo helo dragula | Hello hello hello hello Dracula |
| Vila vila vila vila evil -ah | Villain villain villain villain evil one |
| Bella bella bella bella anabella | Bella bella bella bella Annabelle |
| Idhu ghostu villa | This is a ghost villa |
| Male | |
| Horror-ah horror-ah kaattadha | Don't show horror horror |
| Fever-ah fever-ah yethaadha | Don't raise my fever fever |
| Hyper tension aakaadha | Don't cause hypertension |
| Scary pannaadha | Don't make it scary |
| Male | |
| Bayam varudhae bayam varudhae | Fear is coming, fear is coming |
| Nenjam pada pada padagirathae | My heart is pounding pounding fast |
| Oru uruvam thodargirathae | A figure is following me |
| Kannil saavai kaattudhae | It shows death in its eyes |
| Male | |
| Nila nila oh nila nila | Nila nila oh Nila nila |
| Nee killing killing aala | You are a killing killing person |
| Ela ela oh ela ela | Ela ela oh Ela ela |
| Dying missed call ah | A dying missed call |
| Male | |
| Blackaana rosa | A black rose |
| Devil aana face-ah | A devilish face |
| Hell made pizza pizza | A hell-made pizza, pizza |
| Lisaa lisaa monalisaa | Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa |
| Male | |
| Naan urunden… | I rolled... |
| Urunden puranden miranden | I rolled, tossed, and was terrified |
| Naan olinjen | I hid... |
| Olinjae marainjae thirinjen | I hid, concealed myself, and wandered |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Laka laka-nnu sirikaatha | Don't laugh like 'Laka Laka' |
| Nee muzhiya muzhiya uruttaadha | Don't roll your eyeballs |
| Mora mora-nnu muraikaatha | Don't stare furiously |
| En vayathula puliya karaikaatha | Don't churn butterflies/fear in my stomach |
| Male | |
| Yeah yeah yeah yeah | Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Male | |
| Irukka illaiya theriyaadhu | No one knows if it exists or not |
| Karuppa vellaiya theriyaadhu | No one knows if it is black or white |
| Evanum paarthathu kedaiyaadhu | No one has ever seen it |
| Idhukku thaan ulagamae bayapaduthu | This is what the world is afraid of |
| Male | |
| Blackaana rosa | A black rose |
| Devil aana face-ah | A devilish face |
| Hell made pizza pizza | A hell-made pizza, pizza |
| Lisaa lisaa monalisaa | Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa |
| Male | |
| Helo helo helo helo dragula | Hello hello hello hello Dracula |
| Vila vila vila vila evil -ah | Villain villain villain villain evil one |
| Bella bella bella bella anabella | Bella bella bella bella Annabelle |
| Idhu ghostu villa(Overlapping) | This is a ghost villa (Overlapping) |
| Male | |
| Blackaana rosa | A black rose |
| Devil aana face-ah | A devilish face |
| Hell made pizza pizza | A hell-made pizza, pizza |
| Lisaa lisaa monalisaa | Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa |
| Male | |
| Thananaana thaana | Thananaana thaana |
| Thananaana naana thaana | Thananaana naana thaana |
| Thananaana thana naanan | Thananaana thana naanan |
| Male :Yeah yeah yeah yeah | Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| Male :Thananaana naana thaana | Male: Thananaana naana thaana |
| Thananaana thaana thaana nana…… | Thananaana thaana thaana nana... |
| Thananaana thana naanan | Thananaana thana naanan |
| Male :Yeah yeah yeah yeah | Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
ஹூ....ஹூ....ஓ...ஓ......ஓஒ....
ப்ளாக் ஆன ரோசா
டெவில் ஆன பேசா
ஹெல்மேடு பீசா பீசா
லிசா லிசா மோனலிசா
Hoo oo hoowow ooh hoo
ஹலோ ஹலோ ஹலோ ட்ராகுலா
விலா விலா விலா ஈவிலா
பெலா பெலா பெலா அனபெலா
இது ஹோஸ்ட்டு வில்லா
A black rose
A devilish face
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
ஹாரர்ர ஹாரர்ர காட்டாத
பீவர்ர பீவர்ர ஏத்தாத
ஹைபர் டென்ஷன் ஆக்காத
ஸ்கேரி பண்ணாத
Hello hello hello hello Dracula
Villain villain villain villain evil one
Bella bella bella bella Annabelle
This is a ghost villa
பயம் வருதே பயம் வருதே
நெஞ்சு பட படபடங்கிறதே
ஒரு உருவம் தொடர்கிறதே
கண்ணில் சாவை காட்டுதே
Don't show horror horror
Don't raise my fever fever
Don't cause hypertension
Don't make it scary
நிலா நிலா ஓ நிலா நிலா
நீ கில்லிங் கில்லிங் ஆளா
எலா எலா ஓ எலா எலா
டையிங் மிஸ்டுகாலா
Fear is coming, fear is coming
My heart is pounding pounding fast
A figure is following me
It shows death in its eyes
ப்ளாக் ஆன ரோசா
டெவில் ஆன பேசா
ஹெல்மேடு பீசா பீசா
லிசா லிசா மோனலிசா
Nila nila oh Nila nila
You are a killing killing person
Ela ela oh Ela ela
A dying missed call
நான் உருண்டேன் உருண்டேன்
புரண்டேன் மிரண்டேன்
நான் ஒழிஞ்சேன் ஒழிஞ்சே
மறைஞ்சே திரிஞ்சேன்
A black rose
A devilish face
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
................
I rolled...
I rolled, tossed, and was terrified
I hid...
I hid, concealed myself, and wandered
லக லகன்னு சிரிக்காத
நீ முழிய முழிய உருட்டாத
மொற மொறனு மொறைக்காத
என் வயித்துல புளிய
கரைக்காத
...
யஹ் யஹ் யஹ் யஹ்
Don't laugh like 'Laka Laka'
Don't roll your eyeballs
Don't stare furiously
Don't churn butterflies/fear in my stomach
இருக்கா இல்லையா தெரியாது
கருப்பா வெள்ளையா தெரியாது
எவனும் பார்த்ததே கிடையாது
இதுக்குத்தான் உலகமே பயப்படுது
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
ப்ளாக் ஆன ரோசா
டெவில் ஆன பேசா
ஹெல்மேடு பீசா பீசா
லிசா லிசா மோனலிசா
No one knows if it exists or not
No one knows if it is black or white
No one has ever seen it
This is what the world is afraid of
ஹலோ ஹலோ ஹலோ ட்ராகுலா
விலா விலா விலா ஈவிலா
பெலா பெலா பெலா அனபெலா
இது ஹோஸ்ட்டு வில்லா
A black rose
A devilish face
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
ப்ளாக் ஆன ரோசா
டெவில் ஆன பேசா
ஹெல்மேடு பீசா பீசா
லிசா லிசா மோனலிசா
Hello hello hello hello Dracula
Villain villain villain villain evil one
Bella bella bella bella Annabelle
This is a ghost villa (Overlapping)
{தனனான தானா தனனான தானா
தனனான தானா தனனான தானா
தனனான தானா தானா னானா....
A black rose
A devilish face
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
யஹ் யஹ் யஹ் யஹ்
யஹ் யஹ் யஹ் யஹ்} (2)
Thananaana thaana
Thananaana naana thaana
Thananaana thana naanan
Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male: Thananaana naana thaana
Thananaana thaana thaana nana...
Thananaana thana naanan
Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hoo oo hoowow ooh hoo
Hoo oo hoowow ooh hoo
Blackaana rosa
A black rose
Devil aana face-ah
A devilish face
Hell made pizza pizza
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa lisaa monalisaa
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
Helo helo helo helo dragula
Hello hello hello hello Dracula
Vila vila vila vila evil -ah
Villain villain villain villain evil one
Bella bella bella bella anabella
Bella bella bella bella Annabelle
Idhu ghostu villa
This is a ghost villa
Horror-ah horror-ah kaattadha
Don't show horror horror
Fever-ah fever-ah yethaadha
Don't raise my fever fever
Hyper tension aakaadha
Don't cause hypertension
Scary pannaadha
Don't make it scary
Bayam varudhae bayam varudhae
Fear is coming, fear is coming
Nenjam pada pada padagirathae
My heart is pounding pounding fast
Oru uruvam thodargirathae
A figure is following me
Kannil saavai kaattudhae
It shows death in its eyes
Nila nila oh nila nila
Nila nila oh Nila nila
Nee killing killing aala
You are a killing killing person
Ela ela oh ela ela
Ela ela oh Ela ela
Dying missed call ah
A dying missed call
Blackaana rosa
A black rose
Devil aana face-ah
A devilish face
Hell made pizza pizza
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa lisaa monalisaa
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
Naan urunden…
I rolled...
Urunden puranden miranden
I rolled, tossed, and was terrified
Naan olinjen
I hid...
Olinjae marainjae thirinjen
I hid, concealed myself, and wandered
……………………..
...
Laka laka-nnu sirikaatha
Don't laugh like 'Laka Laka'
Nee muzhiya muzhiya uruttaadha
Don't roll your eyeballs
Mora mora-nnu muraikaatha
Don't stare furiously
En vayathula puliya karaikaatha
Don't churn butterflies/fear in my stomach
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Irukka illaiya theriyaadhu
No one knows if it exists or not
Karuppa vellaiya theriyaadhu
No one knows if it is black or white
Evanum paarthathu kedaiyaadhu
No one has ever seen it
Idhukku thaan ulagamae bayapaduthu
This is what the world is afraid of
Blackaana rosa
A black rose
Devil aana face-ah
A devilish face
Hell made pizza pizza
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa lisaa monalisaa
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
Helo helo helo helo dragula
Hello hello hello hello Dracula
Vila vila vila vila evil -ah
Villain villain villain villain evil one
Bella bella bella bella anabella
Bella bella bella bella Annabelle
Idhu ghostu villa(Overlapping)
This is a ghost villa (Overlapping)
Blackaana rosa
A black rose
Devil aana face-ah
A devilish face
Hell made pizza pizza
A hell-made pizza, pizza
Lisaa lisaa monalisaa
Lisaa, Lisaa, Monalisaa
Thananaana thaana
Thananaana thaana
Thananaana naana thaana
Thananaana naana thaana
Thananaana thana naanan
Thananaana thana naanan
Male :Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male :Thananaana naana thaana
Male: Thananaana naana thaana
Thananaana thaana thaana nana……
Thananaana thaana thaana nana...
Thananaana thana naanan
Thananaana thana naanan
Male :Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male: Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This horror-themed title song from the movie Lisaa (2018) evokes a eerie and playful atmosphere centered around fear, ghosts, and supernatural encounters. The lyrics blend English horror references like Dracula, Annabelle, Monalisa, and pizza with comical Tamil expressions of sheer terror, describing a heart pounding in fear and fleeing from a mysterious ghostly presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monotony
“Blackaana rosa / Devil aana face-ah”
Use of repetitive terminal sounds (-a / -ah) creating a rhythmic, chanting effect suitable for a spooky song.
Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)
“Nenjam pada pada padagirathae”
Use of 'pada pada' to imitate the fast throbbing sound of a panicked heart.
Cultural Idiom / Metaphor
“En vayathula puliya karaikaatha”
'Vayathula puliya karaikaatha' literally translates to 'don't dissolve tamarind in my stomach', an idiom meaning 'don't cause me severe anxiety/terror'.
Cultural Allusion
“Laka laka-nnu sirikaatha”
Direct reference to 'Laka laka', the iconic maniacal laugh of the haunted spirit in classic South Indian horror cinema (Chandramukhi).
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Trivia
Lisaa (2018) is India's first 3D stereoscopic horror film featuring a female lead, starring Anjali. The music for the film was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi, with lyrics written by Mani Amuthavan.
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