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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Ippo

From Doubles · 2000

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Doubles
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaaaa….aaaaa……hmmm…
Naan ippo oorai suttrum kaatru
Oru cycle tube-il
Naanagha maati kolla maten
Kalyanam panni kolla maten
En thozhin melae
Kallai naan kattikolla maten
Kalyanamae poi enbadhu
Poi vazhvin poiyaadaaa..
Kalyanathaal un vazhkaiyai
Thuimai seiyada
Naan ippo oorai suttrum kaatru
Oru cycle tube-il
Naanagha maati kolla maten
Kalyanam panni kolla maten
En thozhin melae
Kallai naan kattikolla maten
Ohh..ohh…
Pookal vendum enbathaal
Nee kaatrai vaanga venduma
Sittrinbam karuthi
Jenmam tholaivadha sol
Poovai katti kolvadhaal
Sittrinbam mattum ilaiyae
Per inbam kaatum
Pillai undadaa nil
Brahmatchaari
Suthanthiravaathi
Samsarathil ayulkaidhi
Naan enna chinna paiyana
Pen selaiyai thovaikindra
Washing machine aah
Kalyanamae ilaadhavan
Thanimaiyil theigiraan
Pon serthathum pen paarpavan
Valkaiyil jeikiran
Brahmatchaari vaazhkaiyil
Ada nitham nitham sunday thaan
Oru thaali thandhaal
Nitham sandai thaanae
Naavai suduvadhu enbathal
Nee pathiyam kolvathu
Vambu thaan
Ada sandai kuda
Anbin amsam thaanae
Pengal melae
Nambikkai undu
Kalyanathil
Nambikkai illai
Unarchikku udanpada daa
Kalyanam arivukku
Muran paada daa
Naan ippo oorai suttrum kaatru
Oru cycle tube-il
Naanagha maati kolla maten
Maten maten maten
Kalyanam panni kolla maten
En thozhin melae
Kallai naan kattikolla maten
Thollaiyai nee thallada
Nee thirumanam kollada
Nee yaar endru
Oor nambavae penmaiyai vellada
Yeah... Ah... Hmm...
Right now, I am the breeze wandering through town,
inside a bicycle tube,
I won't go and trap myself willingly!
I will not get married!
Upon my shoulders,
I will not tie a heavy stone!
Saying that marriage is a lie
is the biggest lie of an empty life, man!
Through marriage,
make your life pure and meaningful, friend!
Right now, I am the breeze wandering through town,
inside a bicycle tube,
I won't go and trap myself willingly!
I will not get married!
Upon my shoulders,
I will not tie a heavy stone!
Oh... oh...
Just because you desire flowers,
do you have to buy up the breeze?
For the sake of momentary pleasure,
should one waste an entire lifetime? Tell me!
By joining your life with a flower-like woman,
it is not merely momentary pleasure;
it brings supreme joy,
and a child to call your own—wait and think!
A bachelor
is a free man,
while family life makes him a prisoner for life!
Am I some little boy?
Or am I a washing machine
meant to wash a woman's sarees?
A man who never marries
wastes away in loneliness.
The one who earns wealth and finds a bride
triumphs in life.
In a bachelor's life,
hey, every single day is a Sunday!
If you tie a thaali (sacred marriage thread),
every day becomes a never-ending fight!
Just because hot food might burn your tongue,
starving yourself on a strict diet
is pure foolishness!
Hey, even little quarrels
are just another expression of love!
In women,
I do have faith.
In marriage,
I have no faith at all.
Give in to your natural feelings, man!
Is marriage really
in conflict with your intellect?
Right now, I am the breeze wandering through town,
inside a bicycle tube,
I won't go and trap myself willingly!
I won't, I won't, I won't!
I will not get married!
Upon my shoulders,
I will not tie a heavy stone!
Cast your worries aside,
and go ahead and get married, friend!
So the world truly knows who you are,
win over womanhood and make them believe!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Doubles (2000) depicts a humorous and energetic debate between two friends on the merits of staying single versus getting married. One character fiercely defends bachelorhood, viewing marriage as a trap that reduces a free-spirited individual to a life sentence of domestic chores and daily arguments. He compares his single life to roaming freely like the wind and enjoying every day as if it were Sunday. On the other hand, his friend counters by arguing that marriage brings true purpose, profound joy, emotional fulfillment, and the continuation of life through children. He dismisses minor marital spats as mere expressions of love. The song captures a lighthearted philosophical clash between absolute independence and domestic companionship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Naan ippo oorai suttrum kaatru / Oru cycle tube-il”

Compares the protagonist's free-spirited bachelor life to wind, and marriage to trapping that wind inside a bicycle inner tube.

Metaphor

“En thozhin melae / Kallai naan kattikolla maten”

Compares marital responsibilities to carrying a heavy stone on one's shoulder.

Humorous Hyperbole

“Pen selaiyai thovaikindra / Washing machine aah”

Exaggerates a husband's domestic duties by metaphorically asking if he is a washing machine meant to wash sarees.

Emonai (Second letter rhyming)

“Brahmatchaari / Suthanthiravaathi”

The second consonant sound 'th' repeats in Brahmatchaari and Suthanthiravaathi, creating rhythmic harmony.

Did you know?

Trivia

The track is from the 2000 Tamil movie 'Doubles' starring Prabhu Deva, Srikanth, and Meena. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, and lyricist Vaali penned the track capturing youth perspectives on modern relationships.

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