- Lyricist
- Anthony Dasan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Raghu Dixit
- Movie name
- Vallavanukkum Vallavan
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 25 Jul 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan nallavanukku nallavandaa
Kettavanukku kettavandaa
Mappu yethikitta uthamandaa
Vallavanukkum naan vallavandaa
Dei podra beatah
Engopuraanae machi
Kelu solrendaa
Engoppan mela sathiyamaa
Solrendaa
Yeh mappulathaan
Thappillaama solrendaa
Enakku ippozhuthum
Eppozhuthum yayamdaa
Yeh kudikaaran pechu
Athu vidinjaathaan pochunnu
Nenaikkiratha maathikkingadaa
Oothu saethu konjam oothu
Koothu katta porendaa
Kaattu kaattunuthann kaatti
Kettikaaran aadi vaarendaa
Ada yendaa
Enna kondu vantha
Etha nee kondu povadaa
Vaazhkkai konja kaalam thaanae
Vaazhum varai vaazhnthikkungadaa
Naa nana nana naaa…..
Naa nana nana naaa…..
Na na na nana nana naa naa naa
Rap paap paan rappaap paan
Rap paap paan rappaap paan
Rap paap paan papapapa paan
Yeh manushanukkingae
Suthanthiram poyi
Enthirama vaazhuromadaa
Yeh nerantharam illa
Vaazhkkai itha nambi
Pambaramaa suthuromadaa
Yeh porappula irunthu
Erakkura varaikkum
Moneyaa aagi pochudaa
Yeh adichukittu naama
Saagirathu ellaam
Athaiyae nenachuthaanadaa
Yeh panathaiyum
Katti aaluravandaa
Un ponathukku yaar varuvaar
Sanamdaa
Ada naam ellaam manusha
Enamthaan
Ada itha yen daa
Pala per maranthaan
Yeh kudikaaran pechu
Athu vidinjaathaan pochunnu
Nenaikkiratha maathikkingadaa
Oothu saethu konjam oothu
Koothu katta porendaa
Kaattu kaattunuthann kaatti
Kettikaaran aadi vaarendaa
Ada yendaa
Enna kondu vantha
Etha nee kondu povadaa
Vaazhkkai konja kaalam thaanae
Vaazhum varai vaazhnthikkungadaa
Yeh saami ennadaa saami
Avan aala kandaa kaami
Avana bothaiyila aada vaippen
Thola urichu oda vaippen
Yeh vettikittu saaguraan
Vaettu vechu kolluraan
Saami pera sollithaanadaa
Saami sangam vechuthaan
Dhegam kuthi kizhikkiraan
Paavam manushan udambu thaanadaa
Valiyavanthaan vaazhuraan
Eliyavanthaan saaguraan
Idaiyil saami enga pochudaa
Onnoda vaazhkkaithaan
Unkaiyila irukkudaa
Saamikitta vendi ennadaa
Ada thirunthungadaa
Kaalathaiyum purinju
Ippo manitha neyam thaanae
Romba perusu
Inga varandu poi
Thonda vathi kedakku
Itha sollathaanae
Yethi kitten sarakku
Yeh kudikaaran pechu
Athu vidinjaathaan pochunnu
Nenaikkiratha maathikkingadaa
Oothu saethu konjam oothu
Koothu katta porendaa
Kaattu kaattunuthann kaatti
Kettikaaran aadi vaarendaa
Ada yendaa
Enna kondu vantha
Etha nee kondu povadaa
Vaazhkkai konja kaalam thaanae
Vaazhum varai vaazhnthikkungadaa..hoi
I am good to the good, man!
And bad to the bad, man!
A good-hearted guy who has had a few drinks!
I am the master of all masters, man!
Hey, drop the beat!
My dear buddy,
listen, I am telling you!
I swear on my father,
I am telling you!
Hey, even while drunk,
I speak without any mistake, man!
For me, right now
and always, justice is what matters, man!
Hey, that 'a drunkard's words
are gone once morning comes,'
change that way of thinking, man!
Pour it, pour a little more!
I'm going to put on a grand show!
Giving it my absolute all,
this clever guy comes dancing!
Hey, tell me,
what did you bring into this world?
What will you take with you when you leave?
Life lasts only for a short time,
so live it fully as long as you're alive!
Na nana nana naa...
Na nana nana naa...
Na na na nana nana naa naa naa
Raap paap paan rappaap paan
Raap paap paan rappaap paan
Raap paap paan papapa paan
Hey, for human beings here,
freedom is lost,
and we are living like machines, man!
Hey, nothing here is permanent,
yet trusting this life,
we spin around like tops, man!
Hey, from the day we are born
until the day we die,
everything has become all about money, man!
Hey, us fighting each other
and dying,
is all because of obsessing over it, man!
Hey, hoarding money,
you try to rule over it!
But who will turn up for your funeral?
Only people, man!
Hey, all of us belong
to the human race!
Hey, why on earth
have so many people forgotten this?
Hey, that 'a drunkard's words
are gone once morning comes,'
change that way of thinking, man!
Pour it, pour a little more!
I'm going to put on a grand show!
Giving it my absolute all,
this clever guy comes dancing!
Hey, tell me,
what did you bring into this world?
What will you take with you when you leave?
Life lasts only for a short time,
so live it fully as long as you're alive!
Hey, what is God, man?
If you see him in person, show him to me!
I'll get him drunk and make him dance,
I'll skin him and make him run!
Hey, people hack each other and die,
they set off explosives and kill,
all invoking God's name, man!
Forming sects in God's name,
they pierce and tear bodies apart!
It's just a poor human body, after all!
The mighty one survives,
while the weak one dies,
where did God vanish in the middle of all this?
Your life
is right in your own hands, man!
What is the point of praying to God?
Hey, mend your ways!
Understand the changing times!
Right now, isn't humanity
the greatest thing of all?
Here my throat has gone dry
and is hurting bad,
and just to say all this,
I downed some booze!
Hey, that 'a drunkard's words
are gone once morning comes,'
change that way of thinking, man!
Pour it, pour a little more!
I'm going to put on a grand show!
Giving it my absolute all,
this clever guy comes dancing!
Hey, tell me,
what did you bring into this world?
What will you take with you when you leave?
Life lasts only for a short time,
so live it fully as long as you're alive... hoy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track is a high-energy, folk-fusion philosophical song delivered from the perspective of a drunkard who speaks unvarnished home truths to society. The speaker dismisses the common belief that a drunkard's words are meaningless, claiming that alcohol gives him the courage to voice harsh realities about modern existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vallavanukkum naan vallavandaa”
Repetition of the initial consonant 'v' sound across words for rhythmic emphasis.
Simile
“Pambaramaa suthuromadaa”
Comparing human existence to spinning tops ('pambaramaa') to emphasize chaotic, driven, and endless repetitive labor.
Rhetorical Question
“Enna kondu vantha Etha nee kondu povadaa”
A classic philosophical inquiry questioning the vanity of worldly possessions and mortality.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Valiyavanthaan vaazhuraan / Eliyavanthaan saaguraan”
Rhyming of the second letter 'li' in 'Valiyavanthaan' and 'Eliyavanthaan'.
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Trivia
Anthony Dasan wrote and sang this song using his signature blend of Tamil folk elements and contemporary urban beats, delivering deeply philosophical life lessons through informal, street-smart lyrics.
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