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Lyrics & meaning

Manja Colouru Kuruvi

From Dikkiloona · 2020

Lyricist
Saravedi Saran
Singer
Shyam Viswanathan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Dikkiloona2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ava manja colouru kuruviShe is a yellow-colored bird,
En manasa potta uruviWho snatched my heart away.
Maanja potta nooluThe glass-coated kite thread
Ippo arundhu pochu daHas now snapped, man!
Male
Ava kutralathu aruviShe is like the Courtallam waterfall,
Naan dhamma thoondu karuviWhile I am just a tiny little tool.
Pattampoochi paadhiyilaeThe butterfly, midway through its journey,
Parandhu pochu daHas flown away, man!
Male
Indha ponnungallamaeAll these girls
Romba mosamAre very bad.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Ava pesum pechellaamMale: All the talk she speaks
Veli vesamIs just a fake mask.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Indha kaadhal ellamaeMale: All of this love
Sila maasamLasts only a few months.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Ennai kola naasam senji puttaMale: She has utterly ruined and destroyed me,
Da da daDa da da.
Chorus
………………….[Instrumental Break]
Male
Aasai pattu ketta avaWith longing, she asked for
Aavinu milk-uAavin brand milk,
Ava veettu pakkam poyiI went near her house
Naan vangunen bulb-uAnd got fooled completely (got a bulb).
Azhaga paathu vizhunthenI fell in love looking at her beauty
Ava halwa pechulaAnd her sweet, deceptive talk.
Aandi aagi nikka vachaShe made me stand like a penniless beggar
Marina beach-laAt Marina Beach.
Male
Ennai suththa vuttaShe made me run around in circles
Oru gadigaramaLike the hands of a clock.
Naan kanneer vittenI shed tears
Kann vizhiyoramaFrom the corner of my eyes.
Ada idhukku melaOh, beyond this point,
Ini evalum venaI don't want any girl anymore.
Vena vena en kavala theeraNo, no! To soothe my sorrow,
Paduren gaanaI am singing this Gaana song.
Male
Indha ponnungallamaeAll these girls
Romba mosamAre very bad.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Ava pesum pechellaamMale: All the talk she speaks
Veli vesamIs just a fake mask.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Indha kaadhal ellamaeMale: All of this love
Sila maasamLasts only a few months.
Chorus :Ha haaChorus: Ha haa
Male :Ennai kola naasam senji puttaMale: She has utterly ruined and destroyed me,
Da da daDa da da.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a humorous, upbeat Gaana track expressing heartbreak and frustration after a romantic betrayal. The protagonist laments how he fell for a girl's beauty and sweet talk, only to end up financially broke and emotionally distraught. He compares his heartbreak to a snapped kite string and himself to a clock spinning helplessly in circles. Throughout the track, he warns others that modern love is fleeting and superficial, lasting only a few months. In typical Gaana fashion, he copes with his emotional pain by venting his grievances through music, deciding never to pursue love again.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Ava manja colouru kuruvi / En manasa potta uruvi / Ava kutralathu aruvi / Naan dhamma thoondu karuvi Siruruvi / Karuvi / Aruvi / Kuruvi / Uruvi rhyme seamlessly across lines to maintain the rhythmic flow of Chennai Gaana folk music.

Slang Rhyme (Modern Rhyming)

Aavinu milk-u / Naan vangunen bulb-u

Simile (Upamaan)

Ennai suththa vutta / Oru gadigarama

Metaphor

Ava kutralathu aruvi

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Trivia

This track highlights Chennai's local dialect (Madras Bashai) and culture, featuring references like 'Aavin milk', 'Marina Beach', and local colloquialisms like 'halwa pechu' (sweet talk/cheating) and 'bulb-u vaanguradhu' (getting rejected or tricked).

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