Nee Pona Theruvula
From Kadavul Irukaan kumaru · 2016
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, MC Vickey, Vishnupriya Ravi
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kadavul Irukaan kumaru2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee pona theruvula ellam | In all the streets where you walked |
| Naan vandhu ninanae | I came and stood |
| Aiyayyo rani pettaa | Oh dear, Ranipet's |
| Rani pola varran | Queen, she comes like a queen |
| Un moochu kaathu pattu | Touched by the warmth of your breath |
| Soodagi ponenae | I became heated up |
| Analum heart-u ippo | Even then, my heart now |
| Antarctica mela | Is atop Antarctica |
| Male | |
| Yarudhaandi unna pethu potta | Who gave birth to you, girl? |
| Un kanna kaati enna suttu pottaa | She shot me down showing her eyes |
| Nenjil vandhu oru kattu pottaa | And came and placed a bandage on my heart |
| Evan vandhaalum ninaalum | No matter who comes or stands |
| Gethaa naa varenn | I will come with full attitude |
| Male | |
| Nee pona theruvula ellam | In all the streets where you walked |
| Naan vandhu ninanae | I came and stood |
| Aiyayyo rani pettaa | Oh dear, Ranipet's |
| Rani pola varran | Queen, she comes like a queen |
| Un moochu kaathu pattu | Touched by the warmth of your breath |
| Soodagi ponenae | I became heated up |
| Analum heart-u ippo | Even then, my heart now |
| Antarctica mela | Is atop Antarctica |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………… | |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal puriyadha | Don't you understand my love? |
| Unakennai theriyadha | Don't you know me? |
| Envettu mezhugagi | Like a burning candle's wax |
| Idhayam eriyadhaa… | Isn't my heart melting away? |
| Male | |
| Oru kannu vaa sonna | One eye beckons me to come |
| Maru kannula po sonna | The other eye tells me to go |
| Poi sollum ponnunga thollai | The trouble with girls telling lies |
| Nattula koraiyadhaa | Does it ever lessen in this land? |
| Male | |
| Penne pennae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Nee enna soodhada | Are you gambling with my emotions? |
| Engae poi nanum thaan | Where can I possibly go |
| Vaadhadaa | To argue my case? |
| Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta | Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais |
| Vadaiyellam pochae | That I fried are gone in vain! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Engeyo naan ketta | Like a song I heard somewhere before |
| Paatai pol vandhayae | You came into my life |
| Udhattukul pennae neyum | Inside my lips, girl, you too |
| Otti kondayae | Got stuck like a melody |
| Male | |
| Mun jenmam mel ellam | In past lives and re-births |
| Nambikkai kidaiyathae | I had no belief |
| Love aala nee enna | But through love, you turned me |
| Ultta pannayae | Completely upside down |
| Male | |
| Enna solla | What can I say? |
| Eralam ponnunga | Countless other girls |
| Unnala thaan | Because of you |
| Brother nu sonnaga | Ended up calling me 'brother' |
| Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta | Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais |
| Vadaiyellam pochae..ae…. | That I fried are gone in vain! |
| Male | |
| Nee pona theruvula ellam | In all the streets where you walked |
| Naan vandhu ninanae | I came and stood |
| Aiyayyo rani pettaa | Oh dear, Ranipet's |
| Rani pola varran | Queen, she comes like a queen |
| Un moochu kaathu pattu | Touched by the warmth of your breath |
| Soodagi ponenae | I became heated up |
| Analum heart-u ippo | Even then, my heart now |
| Antarctica mela…. | Is atop Antarctica... |
நீ போன தெருவுல
எல்லாம் நான் வந்து நின்னேனே
அய்யயோ ராணி பேட்ட ராணி
போல வாரான் உன் மூச்சு காத்து
பட்டு சூடாகி போனேனே ஆனாலும்
ஹார்ட்டு இப்போ அண்டார்டிகா
மேல
In all the streets where you walked
I came and stood
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Queen, she comes like a queen
Touched by the warmth of your breath
I became heated up
Even then, my heart now
Is atop Antarctica
யாரு தான்டி உன்ன
பெத்து போட்டா உன் கண்ண
காட்டி என்ன சுட்டு போட்டா
நெஞ்சில் வந்து ஒரு கட்டு
போட்டா எவன் வந்தாலும்
நின்னாலும் கெத்தா நா
வாரேன்
Who gave birth to you, girl?
She shot me down showing her eyes
And came and placed a bandage on my heart
No matter who comes or stands
I will come with full attitude
நீ போன தெருவுல எல்லாம்
நான் வந்து நின்னேனே அய்யயோ
ராணி பேட்ட ராணி போல வாரான்
உன் மூச்சு காத்து பட்டு சூடாகி
போனேனே ஆனாலும் ஹார்ட்டு
இப்போ அண்டார்டிகா மேல
In all the streets where you walked
I came and stood
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Queen, she comes like a queen
Touched by the warmth of your breath
I became heated up
Even then, my heart now
Is atop Antarctica
...................................
என் காதல் புரியாதா
உனக்கென்னை தெரியாதா
என் வீட்டு மெழுகாகி இதயம்
எரியாதா
Don't you understand my love?
Don't you know me?
Like a burning candle's wax
Isn't my heart melting away?
ஒரு கண்ணு வா
சொன்ன மறு கண்ணுல போ
சொன்ன பொய் சொல்லும்
பொண்ணுங்க தொல்லை
நாட்டுல கொறையாதா
One eye beckons me to come
The other eye tells me to go
The trouble with girls telling lies
Does it ever lessen in this land?
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
நீ என்ன சூதாட எங்கே போய்
நானும் தான் வாதாட ஐயோ
ஐயோ நா சுட்ட வடை எல்லாம்
போச்சே
Oh girl, oh girl
Are you gambling with my emotions?
Where can I possibly go
To argue my case?
Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais
That I fried are gone in vain!
.....................................
எங்கேயோ நான்
கேட்ட பாட்டை போல்
வந்தாயே உதட்டுக்குள்
பெண்ணே நீயும் ஒட்டி
கொண்டாயே
Like a song I heard somewhere before
You came into my life
Inside my lips, girl, you too
Got stuck like a melody
முன் ஜென்மம் மேல்
எல்லாம் நம்பிக்கை கிடையாதே
லவ் ஆள நீ என்ன உல்டா
பண்ணாயே
In past lives and re-births
I had no belief
But through love, you turned me
Completely upside down
என்ன சொல்ல ஏராளம்
பொண்ணுங்க உன்னால தான்
பிரதர்னு சொன்னாங்க ஐயோ
ஐயோ நா சுட்ட வடை எல்லாம்
போச்சே
What can I say?
Countless other girls
Because of you
Ended up calling me 'brother'
Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais
That I fried are gone in vain!
நீ போன தெருவுல எல்லாம்
நான் வந்து நின்னேனே அய்யயோ
ராணி பேட்ட ராணி போல வாரான்
உன் மூச்சு காத்து பட்டு சூடாகி
போனேனே ஆனாலும் ஹார்ட்டு
இப்போ அண்டார்டிகா மேல
In all the streets where you walked
I came and stood
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Queen, she comes like a queen
Touched by the warmth of your breath
I became heated up
Even then, my heart now
Is atop Antarctica...
Nee pona theruvula ellam
In all the streets where you walked
Naan vandhu ninanae
I came and stood
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Rani pola varran
Queen, she comes like a queen
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Touched by the warmth of your breath
Soodagi ponenae
I became heated up
Analum heart-u ippo
Even then, my heart now
Antarctica mela
Is atop Antarctica
Yarudhaandi unna pethu potta
Who gave birth to you, girl?
Un kanna kaati enna suttu pottaa
She shot me down showing her eyes
Nenjil vandhu oru kattu pottaa
And came and placed a bandage on my heart
Evan vandhaalum ninaalum
No matter who comes or stands
Gethaa naa varenn
I will come with full attitude
Nee pona theruvula ellam
In all the streets where you walked
Naan vandhu ninanae
I came and stood
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Rani pola varran
Queen, she comes like a queen
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Touched by the warmth of your breath
Soodagi ponenae
I became heated up
Analum heart-u ippo
Even then, my heart now
Antarctica mela
Is atop Antarctica
……………………………
En kaadhal puriyadha
Don't you understand my love?
Unakennai theriyadha
Don't you know me?
Envettu mezhugagi
Like a burning candle's wax
Idhayam eriyadhaa…
Isn't my heart melting away?
Oru kannu vaa sonna
One eye beckons me to come
Maru kannula po sonna
The other eye tells me to go
Poi sollum ponnunga thollai
The trouble with girls telling lies
Nattula koraiyadhaa
Does it ever lessen in this land?
Penne pennae
Oh girl, oh girl
Nee enna soodhada
Are you gambling with my emotions?
Engae poi nanum thaan
Where can I possibly go
Vaadhadaa
To argue my case?
Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta
Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais
Vadaiyellam pochae
That I fried are gone in vain!
………………………..
Engeyo naan ketta
Like a song I heard somewhere before
Paatai pol vandhayae
You came into my life
Udhattukul pennae neyum
Inside my lips, girl, you too
Otti kondayae
Got stuck like a melody
Mun jenmam mel ellam
In past lives and re-births
Nambikkai kidaiyathae
I had no belief
Love aala nee enna
But through love, you turned me
Ultta pannayae
Completely upside down
Enna solla
What can I say?
Eralam ponnunga
Countless other girls
Unnala thaan
Because of you
Brother nu sonnaga
Ended up calling me 'brother'
Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta
Oh dear, oh dear, all the vadais
Vadaiyellam pochae..ae….
That I fried are gone in vain!
Nee pona theruvula ellam
In all the streets where you walked
Naan vandhu ninanae
I came and stood
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Oh dear, Ranipet's
Rani pola varran
Queen, she comes like a queen
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Touched by the warmth of your breath
Soodagi ponenae
I became heated up
Analum heart-u ippo
Even then, my heart now
Antarctica mela….
Is atop Antarctica...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful gaana-style romantic track expressively details the protagonist's comical despair and infatuation with his beloved. He wanders the streets she frequents, describing how her beauty and conflicting eye signals alternate between enticing him and pushing him away, leaving his heart both burning with passion and freezing like Antarctica. In a lighthearted self-pitying tone, he complains about how focusing on her made him get 'friend-zoned' (or brother-zoned) by all other women, humorously lamenting that all his plans and efforts ('the vadais he fried') have gone completely to waste.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Oxymoron
“Un moochu kaathu pattu / Soodagi ponenae / Analum heart-u ippo / Antarctica mela”
Contrasts the extreme heat caused by her breath with his heart feeling as cold as Antarctica to dramatically emphasize the emotional intensity.
Metaphor / Colloquial Idiom
“Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta / Vadaiyellam pochae”
Uses the popular Tamil idiom 'Naan sutta vadaiyellam pochae' (all the vadais I fried are lost) as a metaphor for plans failing or efforts going to waste.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yarudhaandi unna pethu potta / Un kanna kaati enna suttu pottaa / Nenjil vandhu oru kattu pottaa”
Features second-letter rhyming across lines ('pethu', 'suttu', 'kattu') standard in Tamil folk and gaana lyrics.
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Trivia
'Locality Boys' (often known by its hook 'Nee Pona Theruvula') is a popular energetic gaana track from the movie 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' (2016), composed and sung by G.V. Prakash Kumar alongside Grace Karunas. The track features humorous lyrics penned by Na. Muthu Kumar that blend street-smart Tamil slang with trendy English terms.
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