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Lyrics & meaning

Love Endravan Nee Yaruda

From Vaalu · 2015

Lyricist
Silambarasan
Singer
Silambarasan
Music director
Thaman S
Details
Vaalu2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Love endravanThe fellow called Love,
Nee yaarudaWho on earth are you, man?
En munnadi vandhuCome in front of me,
Ninnu paarudaStand and face me!
Male
Hey Love endravanHey, the fellow called Love,
Nee yaarudaWho on earth are you, man?
En munnadi vandhuCome in front of me,
Ninnu paarudaStand and face me!
Male
Love endravanThe fellow called Love,
Nee yaarudaWho on earth are you, man?
Konjam munnadi vandhuCome a little forward,
Ninnu paarudaStand and face me!
Male
Unnathaan naanIt is you only,
Romba naala thedurenThat I have been searching for so long.
Machi unnathaanDude, it's you,
Naan paakanumnu thudikurenThat I am dying to see.
Male
Mavanae nee mattumSon, if only you,
En kayila maatunaaGet caught in my hands...
Mavanae nee mattumSon, if only you,
En kayila maatunaaGet caught in my hands...
Unna naalu vaarthaI need to ask you four harsh questions,
Naaku pudunga ketkanumThat will tear your tongue out.
Male
Unna kanda thundamaaThe moment I see you,
Vetti vetti podanumI should chop you into pieces.
Unna ulla thalliPush you inside prison,
Thooku thandana kodukanumAnd give you a death penalty by hanging.
Male
Unna nadu roadulaIn the middle of the road,
Petrol oothi koluthanumPour petrol on you and set you on fire.
Unna koluthanumSet you on fire,
Courtula yethanumProduce you in court,
Vetti saaikanumChop you down,
Naaku pudunga ketkanumAsk questions that bite your tongue off.
Male
MadhikaathavanaThe one who doesn't respect you,
Nee madhikka vaikuraYou make them respect you.
Unna madhikuraanu yenda neeyumWhy do you stamp down,
Pottu midhikuraThe one who actually respects you?
Male
NambaathavanukuTo the one who doesn't trust you,
Nee kai kodukuraYou lend a helping hand.
Unna nambinaavan kaiyya mattumWhy do you pull away your hand,
Yenda edukuraOnly from the one who trusted you?
Male
Nambiyaara irunthavanaThe one who was a villain (Nambiar),
Nee MGR-ah aakuraYou turn him into a hero (MGR).
Aana MGR-a yenda neeBut why do you turn,
Nambiyaaru aakuraAn MGR into a Nambiar?
Male
Koojaavaa irundhavanaThe one who held the jug (flatterer),
RaajavakuraYou make him a king.
Aana raajaava irundhavanaBut the one who was a king,
KoojaavaakuraYou turn him into a flatterer.
Male
Kettavanukku elaya virichiFor the bad guy, you lay out a leaf,
Virundha vaikuraAnd serve a grand feast.
Unmaiyaanavanuku yendaFor the truthful guy, why do you,
Olaya vaikuraWrite his death notice?
Male
Unna mattam nu ninaikuranThe one who thinks low of you,
Uyira kodukuraYou give him life.
Unna uyarva ninaikuraanThe one who holds you high,
Uyira yenda edukuraWhy do you take his life?
Chorus
Uyira yenda edukura..(4)Why do you take his life? (x4)
Male
Stop the musicStop the music!
Male :Why da kutty paiyaaMale: Why, little kid?
Male :Illa pasanga feelingMale: No, he always sings,
Pathiyae paaduraanaeAbout guys' feelings,
Naan vena ponnungaShould I sing,
Feeling pathi paadavaAbout girls' feelings instead?
Male :Appadiyae thondamelayeMale: Should I slap you,
Onnu podavaRight across your throat?
Ponnunga feeling pathiDoesn't he know,
Avanukaa theriyaadhuAbout girls' feelings?
Sharpu.. eduthu vidraa…Sharp... play the beat!
Male
Nilaambariya jessi aakuraYou make a Neelambari into a Jessie,
Aana jessi-yaBut why do you turn,
Nilaambari yenda aakuraA Jessie into a Neelambari?
Chorus
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda aakuraWhy do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Male
Oru local figuraA local girl,
Modern aakuraYou make her modern.
Aana modern figuraBut a modern girl,
Yenda local aakuraWhy do you turn her local?
Chorus
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda aakuraWhy do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Male
Pub-uku pora ponnaThe girl going to a pub,
Koyiluku aanupuraYou send her to a temple.
Aana koyiluku pora ponnaBut the girl going to a temple,
Pub-uku anupuraYou send her to a pub.
Male
Oru i-tatha neeyumAn item girl, you,
Pathini aakuraMake her a virtuous woman.
{Pathiniya yendaWhy do you turn a virtuous woman,
Item aakura} (2)Into an item girl? (x2)
Chorus
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Yenda aakuraWhy do you do this?
Yenda yenda aakuraWhy, why do you do this?
Male
Enna yelavuWhat a nuisance,
Love da idhuIs this love, man?
………...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic song addresses 'Love' as a personified entity, confronting it angrily for its paradoxical and unpredictable nature. The protagonist questions why love favors those who disrespect or mistrust it while destroying those who worship and stay loyal to it. Through vivid Pop-culture references (like MGR vs. Nambiar, and film characters Neelambari vs. Jessie), the lyrics highlight how love flips people's lives upside down in contradictory ways. In the second half, the song touches upon how love alters women's personalities—turning pious girls into club-goers, wild girls into traditional women, and vice versa. It serves as a humorous yet frustrated rant against the ironies and heartbreaks caused by romantic love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Love endravan nee yaaruda

Love is treated as a physical person ('Love endravan nee yaaruda', 'En munnadi vandhu ninnu paaruda') who can be confronted, fought, and questioned.

Contrast / Antimetabole

Nambiyaara irunthavana nee MGR-ah aakura

Contrasting iconic villain and hero archetypes of Tamil cinema (M.N. Nambiar vs. M.G. Ramachandran) to emphasize how love reverses fortunes.

Cultural Allusion

Nilaambariya jessi aakura / Aana jessi-ya Nilaambari yenda aakura

References contrasting female characters from iconic Tamil cinema: Neelambari (Padayappa - arrogant/vengeful) and Jessie (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa - gentle/loved).

Monorhyme / Ethukai (Edukai)

Kettavanukku elaya virichi / Unmaiyaanavanuku yenda

Second-letter rhyming in lines such as 'Kettavanukku' and 'Unmaiyaanavanuku', creating a rhythmic cadence in Tamil rap/gaana style.

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Trivia

The track from 'Vaalu' (2015), composed by S. Thaman, features actor Silambarasan (Simbu) himself as the lyricist and lead singer. The lyrics clever reference Gautham Vasudev Menon's 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa' (in which Simbu played the protagonist loving Jessie) and Rajinikanth's 'Padayappa' (featuring Neelambari).

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