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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
Movie name
Kadavul Irukaan kumaru
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee pona theruvula ellam
Naan vandhu ninanae
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Rani pola varran
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Soodagi ponenae
Analum heart-u ippo
Antarctica mela
Yarudhaandi unna pethu potta
Un kanna kaati enna suttu pottaa
Nenjil vandhu oru kattu pottaa
Evan vandhaalum ninaalum
Gethaa naa varenn
Nee pona theruvula ellam
Naan vandhu ninanae
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Rani pola varran
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Soodagi ponenae
Analum heart-u ippo
Antarctica mela
……………………………
En kaadhal puriyadha
Unakennai theriyadha
Envettu mezhugagi
Idhayam eriyadhaa…
Oru kannu vaa sonna
Maru kannula po sonna
Poi sollum ponnunga thollai
Nattula koraiyadhaa
Penne pennae
Nee enna soodhada
Engae poi nanum thaan
Vaadhadaa
Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta
Vadaiyellam pochae
………………………..
Engeyo naan ketta
Paatai pol vandhayae
Udhattukul pennae neyum
Otti kondayae
Mun jenmam mel ellam
Nambikkai kidaiyathae
Love aala nee enna
Ultta pannayae
Enna solla
Eralam ponnunga
Unnala thaan
Brother nu sonnaga
Aiyyo aiyoo na sutta
Vadaiyellam pochae..ae….
Nee pona theruvula ellam
Naan vandhu ninanae
Aiyayyo rani pettaa
Rani pola varran
Un moochu kaathu pattu
Soodagi ponenae
Analum heart-u ippo
Antarctica mela….
On every street where you walked,
I came and stood.
Oh my, Ranipet's...
Queen is walking in like a queen!
Touched by the breath of your air,
I turned all hot and warm.
Even then, my heart right now...
Is up on Antarctica!
Who on earth gave birth to you?
She flashed her eyes and shot me down!
She came and tied a bandage on my heart.
No matter who comes or stands against me,
I will arrive with full style and pride!
On every street where you walked,
I came and stood.
Oh my, Ranipet's...
Queen is walking in like a queen!
Touched by the breath of your air,
I turned all hot and warm.
Even then, my heart right now...
Is up on Antarctica!
...
Don't you understand my love?
Don't you know me?
Like a candle's burning wax,
Isn't my heart melting away?
With one eye she said come,
With the other eye she said go!
The trouble of girls telling lies,
Does it ever lessen in this land?
Oh girl, my girl,
Why do you gamble with me?
Where can I go,
And plead my case?
Oh no, oh no, all the plans I cooked up...
Have completely gone down the drain!
...
Like a song I heard somewhere,
You came into my life.
Within my lips, girl, you too,
Got stuck like sweet lyrics!
In past lives and rebirths,
I never had any faith.
With your love, you,
Flipped me completely upside down!
What can I say?
Countless girls,
Just because of you,
Called me their brother!
Oh no, oh no, all the plans I cooked up...
Have completely gone down the drain!
On every street where you walked,
I came and stood.
Oh my, Ranipet's...
Queen is walking in like a queen!
Touched by the breath of your air,
I turned all hot and warm.
Even then, my heart right now...
Is up on Antarctica!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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