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No Money No Honey

From Vaanam · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Silambarasan, Srikanth Deva, Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Vaanam
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
25 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yamma…
Unakkum venum enakkum venum
Kattu katta kaasu venum
Dappu maalu thuttukku thanae
Daily namma thiriyuromae
Kattillukkum thottillukkum
Kaasu venum
Collegekum marriagekum
Kaasu venum
Kattaiyila pogum pothum
Kaasu venum
Kallaraiyil thungum pothum
Kaasu venum
{No money no money
No honey no honey da… } (2)
{No money no money
No honey no honey da… } (2)
……………………………………………..
Figure-ah thethidavum
Party vachidavum
Purse-u muluvathumaey
Kaasu venum
BP yeridicha
Tension kudidicha
Marunthu vangidavum
Kaasu venum
Panam thaaan….aaan..
Bhoolagam sutri vara petrollu
Ada kaasu thaanae engaiyum,
Ada eppavum remote-u control-u
Ithu kaiyula than
Eppavum sikkathae
Athu sikkinalum
Eppavum nikkathae
Ada kaasu illa aalu ellam
Verum dhoosu than ma…. mama…
{No money no money
No honey no honey ma… } (2)
{No money money money
No honey honey honey da } (2)
…………………………….
Aiyoo..
Panam panam panam
Athu illa yenna ponam
Hey panam panam panam
Athu illa yenna ponam
Hey panam panam panam
Athu illa yenna ponam
Hey panam panam panam
Athu illa yenna ponam
Kadavul padachathumae
Manishan padacha oru
Kutti sathan intha
Kaasu than da
Dhinamum elunthathumae
Theruvil adichukittu
Katti porala vaikkum
Kaasu than ma
Panam thaaaaaaan……..
Baathalam varaikkum paayum
Ada kaalam thorum kaasalaaa
Antha aagayam kuda saayum
Ada ambaani aanalum
Panam venum
Female :Nee ara ticket aanalum
Panam venum
Ithu enna life-uu
Kaiyaa kuthum
Kaaasu knife-uuu
No money…no money
Ah no money… no honey da…
Money money money
No Honey honey honey honey ma
Oh man...
You need it, and I need it,
We need bundles and bundles of cash!
For dough, cash, and bucks,
We run around every single day!
For the bed and for the cradle,
You need money.
For college and for marriage,
You need money.
Even when heading to the funeral pyre,
You need money.
Even when sleeping in the grave,
You need money.
No money, no money,
No honey, no honey, dude!
No money, no money,
No honey, no honey, dude!
...
To pick up a girl,
To throw a party,
And to fill your entire wallet,
You need money.
If your blood pressure shoots up,
If your tension rises,
To buy medicine,
You need money.
Money alone...
Is the fuel that makes the earth go round!
Hey, isn't cash everywhere,
Always the remote control?
In your hand,
It never gets caught,
And even if you catch it,
It never stays!
Anyone without money
Is just worthless dust, my friend!
No money, no money,
No honey, no honey, girl!
No money, money, money,
No honey, honey, honey, dude!
...
Oh no...
Money, money, money!
Without it, you are just a corpse!
Hey, money, money, money!
Without it, you are just a corpse!
Hey, money, money, money!
Without it, you are just a corpse!
Hey, money, money, money!
Without it, you are just a corpse!
Right after God created the world,
The little devil
That man created
Is this money, dude!
The moment we wake up every day,
What makes us fight on the streets
And brawl on the ground
Is this money, dude!
Money alone...
Will dive all the way to the underworld!
Across all time, because of cash,
Even the sky will bow down!
Even if you are Ambani,
You need money!
Even if you are a nobody,
You need money!
What kind of life is this?
It stabs your hand,
Money is a knife!
No money... no money,
Ah, no money... no honey, dude!
Money, money, money,
No honey, honey, honey, honey, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

No Money No Honey is a humorous, energetic, and satirical song from the movie Vaanam (2011) that explores society's absolute obsession with currency. Written by lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, the song highlights how financial capital governs every stage of human existence, from birth (cradle) to death (grave), dating, education, marriage, and medical emergencies. It lightheartedly argues that money acts as the remote control driving human actions and relationships.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second letter rhyme)

“Kattillukkum thottillukkum”

The second consonant sound 'tt' rhymes across 'Kattillukkum' and 'thottillukkum'.

Metaphor

“Bhoolagam sutri vara petrollu”

Money is metaphorically called the petrol required to revolve around the planet.

Direct Metaphor

“Kaaasu knife-uuu”

Money is explicitly compared to a sharp knife that wounds the hand holding it.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Panam panam panam / Athu illa yenna ponam”

The terminal words 'panam' (money) and 'ponam' (corpse) create a rhythmic end-rhyme scheme emphasizing social reality.

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Trivia

Vaanam (2011) is a multi-narrative drama directed by Krish, featuring music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics penned by Na. Muthu Kumar. The film stars Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka Shetty, and Prakash Raj.

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