Maaman Machaan
From Vallinam · 2014
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- Silambarasan, S. Thaman, Mukesh
- Music director
- S. Thaman
- Details
- Vallinam2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa… | Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa… |
| Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa… | Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa… |
| Male | |
| Iva midi potta figaru | She is a girl wearing a midi skirt |
| Naan middle classu loveru | I am a middle-class lover |
| Ada kanni ivala nenachi kudichi | Thinking about this young girl and drinking |
| Veengi pochu liveru | My liver has swollen up |
| Male | |
| Aa minnalaattam sirippaa | She smiles like lightning |
| Dhinam missed call koduppaa | She gives a missed call every day |
| Oru mili meter gaapu vittaa | If you leave even a millimeter gap |
| Vera frienda pudippaa | She will catch hold of another friend |
| Male | |
| Ae figera enni pasanga ellaam | Counting girls, all the guys |
| Dhandangalaa thiriya | Wander around like useless fools |
| Andha ponnu mattu examula | While that girl alone in exams |
| Centumgala edukka | Scores full hundreds (centums) |
| Hae hae america paiyan vandhaa | Hae hae, if an NRI boy from America comes |
| Flightla thaan parakkum | She flies away with him in a flight |
| Idhu ara meter dhaadi vittu | While this guy, growing half a meter beard |
| Platformla porukkum | Scavenges on the platform |
| Male | |
| Aambalainga manasu enna | Is a man's heart such a cheap, |
| Anaamathu porulaa | Unclaimed, ownerless object? |
| Adha ambulencil yaethi puttu | Loading it onto an ambulance |
| Nadakkuraanga thimiraa | They walk away arrogantly |
| Ae face book twitterla | Ae, on Facebook and Twitter |
| Pirichu maeyuraanga | They browse and tear things apart |
| Ada flyingh kissu kuduthu puttu | Ada, after giving a flying kiss |
| Friendsnnu piriyiraanga | They part ways saying 'we are just friends' |
| Ada ponnunga serndhaalae | Ada, whenever girls gather together |
| Pudikkumadaa kirukku | One goes crazy, my friend |
| Ippa namakkunnu ulaghathul | Now in this world for us |
| Enna thaan irukku… | What on earth is left for us? |
| Male | |
| Koothaadi kaathaadi | Like a dancing, fluttering kite |
| Polaadum indha naadodi | This nomad sways around |
| Paruvam thaan udaiyaadha | Youth is like an unbreakable |
| Kannaadi …eee…aathaadi | Mirror... oh my god! |
| Irubadhu vayasu thaan | Just twenty years of age |
| Idhayamae siragu thaan | The heart itself has wings |
| Imayamum thuchamaai thonudhae | Even the Himalayas seem insignificant |
| Marupadi oru murai ulagilae pirakkaiyil | If I am born again into this world |
| Ivargalum venumae kadavulae | I need these friends again, oh God! |
| Pettra thaayai pola thaan | Just like the mother who gave birth |
| Uttra tho tho thzhan kaa kaa kaappaanae | The close friend will protect and care for you |
| Male | |
| Maaman machaan friendshippae | Brotherhood and friendship with buddies |
| Manasa laesaa maatthumadaa | Will lighten up your heart, my friend |
| Maaman machaan friendshippae | Brotherhood and friendship with buddies |
| Manasa laesaa maatthumadaa | Will lighten up your heart, my friend |
| Maaman machaan friendshippae | Brotherhood and friendship with buddies |
| Malaiya thaandi uyarndhadhadaa | Has grown taller than a mountain |
| Male | |
| Koothaadi kaathaadi | Like a dancing, fluttering kite |
| Polaadum indha naadodi | This nomad sways around |
| Male | |
| What is friendship is all about | What friendship is all about |
| What is friendship is all about | What friendship is all about |
| That is friendship is all about | That is what friendship is all about |
| Male | |
| Ponaal pogattum podaa indha | Let what goes go, my friend |
| Boomiyil nilaiyaai vaazhvadhu yaaradaa | Who lives permanently on this earth? |
| Male | |
| Maaman machaan friendshippae | Brotherhood and friendship with buddies |
| Maaman machaan friendshippae | Brotherhood and friendship with buddies |
| Male | |
| Thaazhndhaal uravugal piriyum | When you fall, relatives will drift apart |
| Unnai thaangida endrum varuvadhu yaaradaa | Who comes to support you forever, my friend? |
| Kanavilum nanavilum pechilum moochilum | In dreams, in reality, in words, and in breath |
| Natpu thaan nambikkai kodukkudhae | Friendship alone gives us confidence |
| Karuvarai veru thaan vagupparai ondru thaan | Wombs may be different, but the classroom is one |
| Vidumurai illai nam anbilae | There is no vacation for our love |
| Dhooram neram kaalam thottrodum | Distance, time, and era will run away defeated |
| Odum odum dum dum dum | Running, running, dum dum dum |
| Thooya friendship mattum thaeyaadhae thaeyaadhae | Pure friendship alone will never fade away |
| Chorus | |
| Heyy heyy heyy heyy | Heyy heyy heyy heyy |
| Male | |
| Naam oru group ada mathadhellaam doopu | We are one group, everyone else is fake |
| Ada modha vandhaa evanukkumae | Ada, if anyone comes to pick a fight with us |
| Serndhu veppom aappu | We will together teach them a lesson |
| Hae nanbanoda thanga | Hae, to stay with a friend |
| Ada namakkum kooda thanga | Ada, even a sister of ours is okay |
| Namma nanbanoda aala kandaa | If we see our friend's lover |
| Annan aavom anga | We become an elder brother to her right there |
| Male | |
| Hae orae sattaiya uduthi | Hae, wearing the exact same shirt |
| Dhenam arumbu meesaiya thirutthi | Trimming our budding mustache every day |
| Ooru muzhukka valam varuvom | We roam around the whole town |
| Orae ponna thorathi | Chasing after the same girl |
| Hae rose thara ponaalum | Hae, even to go give a rose |
| Friends thona venum | We need friends to accompany us |
| Exam feesa katta ponaalum | Even to go pay the exam fees |
| Friends thona venum | We need friends to accompany us |
| Male | |
| Ammaa appaa uravu oru | The relationship with parents, after a certain age |
| Vayasukkapparam dhooram | Grows distant |
| Olivu maraivu illaa natpu | Friendship with no secrets or hiding |
| Onnaa thaanae serum | Always stays together naturally |
| Usura kooda kodukkum | It will even give its life |
| Ada odi vandhu anaikkum | Ada, it will run to embrace you |
| Ara nellikkaya pola | Like a gooseberry |
| Adhu nenachu paathaa inikkum | It tastes sweet when you think back on it |
| Male | |
| Natppu illaama vaazhuravan | The one who lives without friendship |
| Eppodhumae zero | Is always a zero |
| Ada magaa baaradha kadhaiyil kooda | Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata |
| Karnan namma hero | Karna is our real hero |
| Natppu illaama vaazhuravan | The one who lives without friendship |
| Eppodhumae zero | Is always a zero |
| Ada magaa baaradha kadhaiyil kooda | Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata |
| Karnan namma hero | Karna is our real hero |
| Male | |
| Sogham bayam irukkum | Sorrow and fear might exist |
| Oru dhosthu vandhaa parakkum | When a friend arrives, they fly away |
| Natppukkaaga putham pudhu | For the sake of friendship, a brand new |
| National anthem porakkum… | National anthem will be born... |
ஏலா ஏலாலா.......ஏலா ஏலாலா......
ஏலா ஏலாலா.......ஏலா ஏலாலா......
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
இவ மிடி போட்ட ஃபிகரு
நான் மிடில் கிலாஸு லவரு
அட கன்னி இவள நெனச்சி குடிச்சி
வீங்கிப் போச்சு லிவரு
She is a girl wearing a midi skirt
I am a middle-class lover
Thinking about this young girl and drinking
My liver has swollen up
ஆ மின்னலாட்டம் சிரிப்பா
தினம் மிஸ்டு காலு கொடுப்பா
ஒரு மில்லி மீட்டர் க்யாப்பு விட்டா
வேற ஃப்ரெண்ட புடிப்பா
She smiles like lightning
She gives a missed call every day
If you leave even a millimeter gap
She will catch hold of another friend
ஏ ஃபிகர எண்ணி பசங்க எல்லாம்
தண்டங்களா திரிய
அந்த பொண்ணு மட்டும் எக்ஸாம்ல
செண்டம்கள எடுக்க
ஹே ஹே அமெரிக்க பையன் வந்தா
ஃப்ளைட்லதான் பறக்கும்
இது அர மீட்டர் தாடி விட்டு
பிளாட் ஃபாம்ல பொறுக்கும்
Counting girls, all the guys
Wander around like useless fools
While that girl alone in exams
Scores full hundreds (centums)
Hae hae, if an NRI boy from America comes
She flies away with him in a flight
While this guy, growing half a meter beard
Scavenges on the platform
ஆண்
: ஆம்பளைங்க மனசு என்ன
அனாமத்து பொருளா
அத ஆம்புலன்சில் ஏத்திப்புட்டு
நடக்குறாங்க திமிரா
ஏ ஃபேஸ் புக்கு ட்விட்டருல
பிரிச்சு மேயுறாங்க
அட ஃப்ளையிங் கிஸ்ஸு குடுத்துப் புட்டு
ஃப்ரென்ஸுனு பிரியிறாங்க
அட பொண்ணுங்க சேந்தாலே
புடிக்குமடா கிறுக்கு
இப்ப நமக்குன்னு உலகத்தில்
என்னத்தான் இருக்கு...
Is a man's heart such a cheap,
Unclaimed, ownerless object?
Loading it onto an ambulance
They walk away arrogantly
Ae, on Facebook and Twitter
They browse and tear things apart
Ada, after giving a flying kiss
They part ways saying 'we are just friends'
Ada, whenever girls gather together
One goes crazy, my friend
Now in this world for us
What on earth is left for us?
கூத்தாடி காத்தாடி
போலாடும் இந்த நாடோடி
பருவம்தான் உடையாத
கண்ணாடி....ஈ.....ஆத்தாடி
இருபது வயசுதான்
இதயமே சிறகுதான்
இமயமும் துச்சமாய் தோணுதே
மறுபடி ஒரு முறை உலகிலே பிறக்கையில்
இவர்களும் வேணுமே கடவுளே
பெற்ற தாயை போலதான்
உற்ற தோ தோ தோழன் கா கா காப்பானே
Like a dancing, fluttering kite
This nomad sways around
Youth is like an unbreakable
Mirror... oh my god!
Just twenty years of age
The heart itself has wings
Even the Himalayas seem insignificant
If I am born again into this world
I need these friends again, oh God!
Just like the mother who gave birth
The close friend will protect and care for you
மாமன் மச்சான் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப்பே
மனச லேசா மாத்துமடா
மாமன் மச்சான் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப்பே
மனச லேசா மாத்துமடா
மாமன் மச்சான் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப்பே
மலைய தாண்டி உயர்ந்ததடா
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Will lighten up your heart, my friend
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Will lighten up your heart, my friend
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Has grown taller than a mountain
கூத்தாடி காத்தாடி
போலாடும் இந்த நாடோடி
Like a dancing, fluttering kite
This nomad sways around
வாட் இஸ் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப் இஸ் ஆல் அபௌட்
வாட் இஸ் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப் இஸ் ஆல் அபௌட்
தட் இஸ் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப் இஸ் ஆல் அபௌட்
What friendship is all about
What friendship is all about
That is what friendship is all about
போனால் போகட்டும் போடா இந்த
பூமியில் நிலையாய் வாழ்வது யாரடா
Let what goes go, my friend
Who lives permanently on this earth?
மாமன் மச்சான் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப்பே
மாமன் மச்சான் ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப்பே
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
தாழ்ந்தால் உறவுகள் பிரியும்
உன்னை தாங்கிட என்றும் வருவது யாரடா
கனவிலும் நனவிலும் பேச்சிலும் மூச்சிலும்
நட்பு தான் நம்பிக்கை கொடுக்குதே
கருவறை வேறுதான் வகுப்பறை ஒன்றுதான்
விடுமுறை இல்லை நம் அன்பிலே
தூரம் நேரம் காலம் தோற்றோடும்
ஓடும் ஓடும் டும் டும் டும்
தூய ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஷிப் மட்டும் தேயாதே தேயாதே
When you fall, relatives will drift apart
Who comes to support you forever, my friend?
In dreams, in reality, in words, and in breath
Friendship alone gives us confidence
Wombs may be different, but the classroom is one
There is no vacation for our love
Distance, time, and era will run away defeated
Running, running, dum dum dum
Pure friendship alone will never fade away
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
நாம் ஒரு குரூப்பு அட மத்ததெல்லாம் டூப்பு
அட மோத வந்தா எவனுக்குமே
சேந்து வெப்போம் ஆப்பு
ஹே நண்பனோட தங்க
அட நமக்கும் கூட தங்க
நம்ம நண்பனோட ஆள கண்டா
அண்ணன் ஆவோம் அங்க
We are one group, everyone else is fake
Ada, if anyone comes to pick a fight with us
We will together teach them a lesson
Hae, to stay with a friend
Ada, even a sister of ours is okay
If we see our friend's lover
We become an elder brother to her right there
ஹேய் ஒரே சட்டைய உடுத்தி
தெனம் அரும்பு மீசைய திருத்தி
ஊரு முழுக்க வலம் வருவோம்
ஒரே பொண்ண தொரத்தி
ஹே ரோஸு தரப் போனாலும்
ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஸு தொண வேணும்
எக்ஸாம் ஃபீஸ கட்டப் போனாலும்
ஃப்ரெண்ட்ஸு தொண வேணும்
Hae, wearing the exact same shirt
Trimming our budding mustache every day
We roam around the whole town
Chasing after the same girl
Hae, even to go give a rose
We need friends to accompany us
Even to go pay the exam fees
We need friends to accompany us
அம்மா அப்பா உறவு ஒரு
வயசுக்கப்பறம் தூரம்
ஒளிவு மறைவு இல்லா நட்பு
ஒண்ணாதானே சேரும்
உசுரக் கூட கொடுக்கும்
அட ஓடி வந்து அணைக்கும்
அர நெல்லிக்காயப் போல
அது நெனச்சு பாத்தா இனிக்கும்
The relationship with parents, after a certain age
Grows distant
Friendship with no secrets or hiding
Always stays together naturally
It will even give its life
Ada, it will run to embrace you
Like a gooseberry
It tastes sweet when you think back on it
நட்பு இல்லாம வாழுறவன்
எப்போதுமே ஸீரோ
அட மகா பாரத கதையில் கூட
கர்ணன் நம்ம ஹீரோ
நட்பு இல்லாம வாழுறவன்
எப்போதுமே ஸீரோ
அட மகா பாரத கதையில் கூட
கர்ணன் நம்ம ஹீரோ
The one who lives without friendship
Is always a zero
Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata
Karna is our real hero
The one who lives without friendship
Is always a zero
Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata
Karna is our real hero
சோகம் பயம் இருக்கும்
ஒரு தோஸ்து வந்தா பறக்கும்
நட்புக்காக புத்தம் புது
நேஷனல் அன்ந்தம் பொறக்கும்...
Sorrow and fear might exist
When a friend arrives, they fly away
For the sake of friendship, a brand new
National anthem will be born...
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
Yaelaa yaelaalaa… yaelaa yaelaalaa…
Iva midi potta figaru
She is a girl wearing a midi skirt
Naan middle classu loveru
I am a middle-class lover
Ada kanni ivala nenachi kudichi
Thinking about this young girl and drinking
Veengi pochu liveru
My liver has swollen up
Aa minnalaattam sirippaa
She smiles like lightning
Dhinam missed call koduppaa
She gives a missed call every day
Oru mili meter gaapu vittaa
If you leave even a millimeter gap
Vera frienda pudippaa
She will catch hold of another friend
Ae figera enni pasanga ellaam
Counting girls, all the guys
Dhandangalaa thiriya
Wander around like useless fools
Andha ponnu mattu examula
While that girl alone in exams
Centumgala edukka
Scores full hundreds (centums)
Hae hae america paiyan vandhaa
Hae hae, if an NRI boy from America comes
Flightla thaan parakkum
She flies away with him in a flight
Idhu ara meter dhaadi vittu
While this guy, growing half a meter beard
Platformla porukkum
Scavenges on the platform
Aambalainga manasu enna
Is a man's heart such a cheap,
Anaamathu porulaa
Unclaimed, ownerless object?
Adha ambulencil yaethi puttu
Loading it onto an ambulance
Nadakkuraanga thimiraa
They walk away arrogantly
Ae face book twitterla
Ae, on Facebook and Twitter
Pirichu maeyuraanga
They browse and tear things apart
Ada flyingh kissu kuduthu puttu
Ada, after giving a flying kiss
Friendsnnu piriyiraanga
They part ways saying 'we are just friends'
Ada ponnunga serndhaalae
Ada, whenever girls gather together
Pudikkumadaa kirukku
One goes crazy, my friend
Ippa namakkunnu ulaghathul
Now in this world for us
Enna thaan irukku…
What on earth is left for us?
Koothaadi kaathaadi
Like a dancing, fluttering kite
Polaadum indha naadodi
This nomad sways around
Paruvam thaan udaiyaadha
Youth is like an unbreakable
Kannaadi …eee…aathaadi
Mirror... oh my god!
Irubadhu vayasu thaan
Just twenty years of age
Idhayamae siragu thaan
The heart itself has wings
Imayamum thuchamaai thonudhae
Even the Himalayas seem insignificant
Marupadi oru murai ulagilae pirakkaiyil
If I am born again into this world
Ivargalum venumae kadavulae
I need these friends again, oh God!
Pettra thaayai pola thaan
Just like the mother who gave birth
Uttra tho tho thzhan kaa kaa kaappaanae
The close friend will protect and care for you
Maaman machaan friendshippae
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Manasa laesaa maatthumadaa
Will lighten up your heart, my friend
Maaman machaan friendshippae
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Manasa laesaa maatthumadaa
Will lighten up your heart, my friend
Maaman machaan friendshippae
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Malaiya thaandi uyarndhadhadaa
Has grown taller than a mountain
Koothaadi kaathaadi
Like a dancing, fluttering kite
Polaadum indha naadodi
This nomad sways around
What is friendship is all about
What friendship is all about
What is friendship is all about
What friendship is all about
That is friendship is all about
That is what friendship is all about
Ponaal pogattum podaa indha
Let what goes go, my friend
Boomiyil nilaiyaai vaazhvadhu yaaradaa
Who lives permanently on this earth?
Maaman machaan friendshippae
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Maaman machaan friendshippae
Brotherhood and friendship with buddies
Thaazhndhaal uravugal piriyum
When you fall, relatives will drift apart
Unnai thaangida endrum varuvadhu yaaradaa
Who comes to support you forever, my friend?
Kanavilum nanavilum pechilum moochilum
In dreams, in reality, in words, and in breath
Natpu thaan nambikkai kodukkudhae
Friendship alone gives us confidence
Karuvarai veru thaan vagupparai ondru thaan
Wombs may be different, but the classroom is one
Vidumurai illai nam anbilae
There is no vacation for our love
Dhooram neram kaalam thottrodum
Distance, time, and era will run away defeated
Odum odum dum dum dum
Running, running, dum dum dum
Thooya friendship mattum thaeyaadhae thaeyaadhae
Pure friendship alone will never fade away
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Heyy heyy heyy heyy
Naam oru group ada mathadhellaam doopu
We are one group, everyone else is fake
Ada modha vandhaa evanukkumae
Ada, if anyone comes to pick a fight with us
Serndhu veppom aappu
We will together teach them a lesson
Hae nanbanoda thanga
Hae, to stay with a friend
Ada namakkum kooda thanga
Ada, even a sister of ours is okay
Namma nanbanoda aala kandaa
If we see our friend's lover
Annan aavom anga
We become an elder brother to her right there
Hae orae sattaiya uduthi
Hae, wearing the exact same shirt
Dhenam arumbu meesaiya thirutthi
Trimming our budding mustache every day
Ooru muzhukka valam varuvom
We roam around the whole town
Orae ponna thorathi
Chasing after the same girl
Hae rose thara ponaalum
Hae, even to go give a rose
Friends thona venum
We need friends to accompany us
Exam feesa katta ponaalum
Even to go pay the exam fees
Friends thona venum
We need friends to accompany us
Ammaa appaa uravu oru
The relationship with parents, after a certain age
Vayasukkapparam dhooram
Grows distant
Olivu maraivu illaa natpu
Friendship with no secrets or hiding
Onnaa thaanae serum
Always stays together naturally
Usura kooda kodukkum
It will even give its life
Ada odi vandhu anaikkum
Ada, it will run to embrace you
Ara nellikkaya pola
Like a gooseberry
Adhu nenachu paathaa inikkum
It tastes sweet when you think back on it
Natppu illaama vaazhuravan
The one who lives without friendship
Eppodhumae zero
Is always a zero
Ada magaa baaradha kadhaiyil kooda
Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata
Karnan namma hero
Karna is our real hero
Natppu illaama vaazhuravan
The one who lives without friendship
Eppodhumae zero
Is always a zero
Ada magaa baaradha kadhaiyil kooda
Ada, even in the story of Mahabharata
Karnan namma hero
Karna is our real hero
Sogham bayam irukkum
Sorrow and fear might exist
Oru dhosthu vandhaa parakkum
When a friend arrives, they fly away
Natppukkaaga putham pudhu
For the sake of friendship, a brand new
National anthem porakkum…
National anthem will be born...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic youth anthem from the movie 'Vallinam' celebrates the irreplaceable bond of friendship ('Natpu') among young men. The song opens with humorous observations about college life, heartbreaks, social media dating culture, and the quirks of young love. It contrasts the fleeting nature of romance and family distance in adulthood with the enduring strength of camaraderie.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Aadhiedhugai & Iyaibu)
“Iva midi potta figaru / Naan middle classu loveru”
Multiple stanzas use matching end sounds like 'figaru', 'loveru', 'liveru' and 'uduthi', 'thirutthi', 'thorathi' to create a catchy, rhythmic folk-pop cadence.
Simile (Upama)
“Ara nellikkaya pola / Adhu nenachu paathaa inikkum”
Friendship is compared to a gooseberry ('ara nellikkaya'), which tastes sour/bitter at first but leaves a sweet lingering aftertaste when reflected upon.
Allusion
“Ada magaa baaradha kadhaiyil kooda / Karnan namma hero”
Refers to Karnan from the Indian epic Mahabharata as the ultimate hero due to his legendary loyalty in friendship with Duryodhana.
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Trivia
The track 'Maaman Machaan' (also known as the Friendship Song) from 'Vallinam' was composed by S. Thaman, featuring lyrics by Viveka. The film revolves around a basketball player and heavily emphasizes youth culture and sportsmanship, making this anthem a major hit among college audiences upon its release.
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