Oh Balu
From 100% Kadhal · 2018
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singers
- Sudharshan Ashok, Suchith Suresan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- 100% Kadhal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Para para-nu | At an age full of restless energy, |
| Irukkura age-la | At this age we are in, |
| Padikanumnu | That we must study, |
| Evan kandupudichaan | Who on earth discovered it? |
| Love plus love | At a stage where we want |
| Pannugira stage-la | To do love plus love, |
| Chaos theory | Chaos theory, |
| Evan padikka vachaan | Who made us study that? |
| Chorus | |
| Oh god… | Oh god... |
| Naanga paranthida nenachom | We wished to fly, |
| Too bad… | Too bad... |
| Oru rekka illaiyae | We do not have wings! |
| Chorus | |
| Oh god… | Oh god... |
| Idhu rainbow vayasu | This is a colorful rainbow age, |
| Too bad… | Too bad... |
| Adha valachittiyae | You have bent and twisted it! |
| Chorus | |
| Ellaam seriya seivaanae | He will do everything perfectly, |
| Avan thaan balu oh balu… | That is Balu, oh Balu... |
| Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu | There is no one else like him, listen, |
| Nee kelu… | You listen... |
| Chorus | |
| Oscar adhathaan | We thought of winning |
| Vangaalanu nenachom | The Oscar award, |
| Rahman mundhi adha | But A. R. Rahman got ahead |
| Vangittaarungo | And won it first! |
| First rank adhaiyaachum | Thinking we could at least get |
| Vangaalanu padichaa | The first rank by studying, |
| Balu paiyan irukkiraan | This boy Balu is already sitting there, |
| Mudiyalango | We just cannot beat him! |
| Male | |
| Bathroom-il cinema | Instead of singing film songs |
| Paattukku thaan bathila | Inside the bathroom, |
| Formula-va paatta paadidadaa | Sing formulas like a song! |
| Syllabus-a ellaam | Treat the entire syllabus |
| Nee virumbi padikkum | Like a colorful film screen |
| Vannathirai puthagamaa padichidadaa | Book that you love to read! |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaa… | Ahaa... |
| Romba sariyaga sonnan | He said it so rightly, |
| Balu…oh oh hoo balu… | Balu... oh oh hoo Balu... |
| Oho…oo ada avan pol inga | Oho... who else here |
| Yaaru…ada yaaru | Is like him... ah who? |
| Chorus | |
| Ellaam seriya seivaanae | He will do everything perfectly, |
| Avan thaan balu oh balu… | That is Balu, oh Balu... |
| Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu | There is no one else like him, listen, |
| Nee kelu… | You listen... |
| Chorus | |
| Edison mattum | If only Thomas Edison |
| Porakkaama irundha | Had not been born, |
| Bulb-a kandu pudichiruppom | We would have invented the bulb ourselves! |
| Grahambel mattum illaama irundha | If Alexander Graham Bell hadn't been around, |
| Telephone adha uruvaakki iruppom | We would have created the telephone! |
| Male | |
| Telephone mattum | If people thought telephone alone |
| Podhuminnu irundha | Was enough, |
| Cellphone kaiyil vandhirukkuma | Would the cellphone have reached our hands? |
| Cycle-um bike-um life-innu irundha | If bicycle and bike were considered the peak of life, |
| Benz gethu kaattirukkuma | Would the Benz show off its swag? |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaa… | Ahaa... |
| Romba sariyaga sonnan | He said it so rightly, |
| Balu…oh oh hoo balu… | Balu... oh oh hoo Balu... |
| Oho…oo ada avan pol inga | Oho... who else here |
| Yaaru…ada yaaru | Is like him... ah who? |
| Chorus | |
| Ellaam seriya seivaanae | He will do everything perfectly, |
| Avan thaan balu oh balu… | That is Balu, oh Balu... |
| Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu | There is no one else like him, listen, |
| Nee kelu… | You listen... |
ஆண்கள் :
எக்ஸாம் என்பது
எக்ஸ் லவ்வர் போலடா
ஓ.....ஓ......ஓ ஓ.....
ஓ.....ஓ......ஓ ஓ.....
At an age full of restless energy,
At this age we are in,
That we must study,
Who on earth discovered it?
At a stage where we want
To do love plus love,
Chaos theory,
Who made us study that?
ஆண்கள் :
மெமரில வந்துதான்
டார்ச்சர் பண்ணும்டா
ஓ.....ஓ......ஓ ஓ.....
ஓ.....ஓ......ஓ ஓ.....
Oh god...
We wished to fly,
Too bad...
We do not have wings!
பற பறன்னு
இருக்குற ஏஜ்ல
படிக்கணுமுன்னு
எவன் கண்டுபிடுச்சான்
லவ் ப்ளஸ் லவ்
பண்ணுகிற ஸ்டேஜ்ல
Chaos தியரி
எவன் படிக்க வச்சான்
Oh god...
This is a colorful rainbow age,
Too bad...
You have bent and twisted it!
ஓ காட்.....
நாங்க பறந்திட நினைச்சோம்
டூ பேட்....
ஒரு ரெக்க இல்லையே
He will do everything perfectly,
That is Balu, oh Balu...
There is no one else like him, listen,
You listen...
ஓ காட்.....
இது ரெயின்போ வயசு
டூ பேட்....
அதை வளைசிட்டியே
We thought of winning
The Oscar award,
But A. R. Rahman got ahead
And won it first!
Thinking we could at least get
The first rank by studying,
This boy Balu is already sitting there,
We just cannot beat him!
எல்லாம் சரியா செய்வானே
அவன்தான் பாலு ஓ பாலு
அவன் போல யாருமே இல்ல கேளு
நீ கேளு
Instead of singing film songs
Inside the bathroom,
Sing formulas like a song!
Treat the entire syllabus
Like a colorful film screen
Book that you love to read!
ஆஸ்கர் அதத்தான்
வாங்கலானு நினைச்சோம்
ரஹ்மான் முந்தி அதை
வாங்கிட்டாருங்கோ
பர்ஸ்ட் ரேங்க் அதையாச்சும்
வாங்கலான்னு படிச்சா
பாலு பையன் இருக்கிறான்
முடியலைங்கோ
Ahaa...
He said it so rightly,
Balu... oh oh hoo Balu...
Oho... who else here
Is like him... ah who?
பாத்ரூமில் சினிமா
பாட்டுக்குதான் பதிலா
பார்முலாவ பாட்டா பாடிடடடா
சிலபஸ்ச எல்லாம்
நீ விரும்பி படிக்கும்
வண்ணத்திரை புத்தகமா படிச்சிடடடா
He will do everything perfectly,
That is Balu, oh Balu...
There is no one else like him, listen,
You listen...
ஆஹா......
ரொம்ப சரியா சொன்னான்
பாலு.... ஓ ஓ ஹோ பாலு.....
ஓஹோ....ஓ அட அவன் போல் இங்க
யாரு....அட யாரு
If only Thomas Edison
Had not been born,
We would have invented the bulb ourselves!
If Alexander Graham Bell hadn't been around,
We would have created the telephone!
எல்லாம் சரியா செய்வானே
அவன்தான் பாலு ஓ பாலு
அவன் போல யாருமே இல்ல கேளு
நீ கேளு
If people thought telephone alone
Was enough,
Would the cellphone have reached our hands?
If bicycle and bike were considered the peak of life,
Would the Benz show off its swag?
எடிசன் மட்டும்
பொறக்காம இருந்தா
பல்ப்ப கண்டு புடிச்சுருப்போம்
கிரஹாம்பெல் மட்டும் இல்லம் இருந்தா
டெலிபோன் அத உருவாக்கி இருப்போம்
Ahaa...
He said it so rightly,
Balu... oh oh hoo Balu...
Oho... who else here
Is like him... ah who?
டெலிபோன் மட்டும்
போதுமின்னு இருந்தா
செல்போன் கையில் வந்திருக்குமா
சைக்கிளும் பைக்கும் லைப்ன்னு இருந்தா
பென்ஸ் கெத்து காட்டிருக்குமா
He will do everything perfectly,
That is Balu, oh Balu...
There is no one else like him, listen,
You listen...
ஆஹா......
ரொம்ப சரியாக சொன்னான்
பாலு.... ஓ ஓ ஹோ பாலு.....
ஓஹோ....ஓ அட அவன் போல் இங்க
யாரு....அட யாரு
எல்லாம் சரியா செய்வானே
அவன்தான் பாலு ஓ பாலு
அவன் போல யாருமே இல்ல கேளு
நீ கேளு
Para para-nu
At an age full of restless energy,
Irukkura age-la
At this age we are in,
Padikanumnu
That we must study,
Evan kandupudichaan
Who on earth discovered it?
Love plus love
At a stage where we want
Pannugira stage-la
To do love plus love,
Chaos theory
Chaos theory,
Evan padikka vachaan
Who made us study that?
Oh god…
Oh god...
Naanga paranthida nenachom
We wished to fly,
Too bad…
Too bad...
Oru rekka illaiyae
We do not have wings!
Oh god…
Oh god...
Idhu rainbow vayasu
This is a colorful rainbow age,
Too bad…
Too bad...
Adha valachittiyae
You have bent and twisted it!
Ellaam seriya seivaanae
He will do everything perfectly,
Avan thaan balu oh balu…
That is Balu, oh Balu...
Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu
There is no one else like him, listen,
Nee kelu…
You listen...
Oscar adhathaan
We thought of winning
Vangaalanu nenachom
The Oscar award,
Rahman mundhi adha
But A. R. Rahman got ahead
Vangittaarungo
And won it first!
First rank adhaiyaachum
Thinking we could at least get
Vangaalanu padichaa
The first rank by studying,
Balu paiyan irukkiraan
This boy Balu is already sitting there,
Mudiyalango
We just cannot beat him!
Bathroom-il cinema
Instead of singing film songs
Paattukku thaan bathila
Inside the bathroom,
Formula-va paatta paadidadaa
Sing formulas like a song!
Syllabus-a ellaam
Treat the entire syllabus
Nee virumbi padikkum
Like a colorful film screen
Vannathirai puthagamaa padichidadaa
Book that you love to read!
Ahaa…
Ahaa...
Romba sariyaga sonnan
He said it so rightly,
Balu…oh oh hoo balu…
Balu... oh oh hoo Balu...
Oho…oo ada avan pol inga
Oho... who else here
Yaaru…ada yaaru
Is like him... ah who?
Ellaam seriya seivaanae
He will do everything perfectly,
Avan thaan balu oh balu…
That is Balu, oh Balu...
Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu
There is no one else like him, listen,
Nee kelu…
You listen...
Edison mattum
If only Thomas Edison
Porakkaama irundha
Had not been born,
Bulb-a kandu pudichiruppom
We would have invented the bulb ourselves!
Grahambel mattum illaama irundha
If Alexander Graham Bell hadn't been around,
Telephone adha uruvaakki iruppom
We would have created the telephone!
Telephone mattum
If people thought telephone alone
Podhuminnu irundha
Was enough,
Cellphone kaiyil vandhirukkuma
Would the cellphone have reached our hands?
Cycle-um bike-um life-innu irundha
If bicycle and bike were considered the peak of life,
Benz gethu kaattirukkuma
Would the Benz show off its swag?
Ahaa…
Ahaa...
Romba sariyaga sonnan
He said it so rightly,
Balu…oh oh hoo balu…
Balu... oh oh hoo Balu...
Oho…oo ada avan pol inga
Oho... who else here
Yaaru…ada yaaru
Is like him... ah who?
Ellaam seriya seivaanae
He will do everything perfectly,
Avan thaan balu oh balu…
That is Balu, oh Balu...
Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu
There is no one else like him, listen,
Nee kelu…
You listen...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This upbeat youth track captures the hilarious frustrations and academic pressures faced by college students. The lyrics contrast the natural desires of youth—romance, fun, and freedom—with demanding subjects like chaos theory. Amidst this, the character Balu shines as an effortless perfectionist who dominates academic ranks, inspiring equal parts awe and lighthearted jealousy among his peers. The song mixes youthful humor with clever arguments about human progress and learning, celebrating Balu's unique problem-solving perspective.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vannathirai puthagamaa padichidadaa”
Comparing standard textbooks to a colorful silver screen movie to make studying sound enjoyable.
Hyperbole / Irony
“Edison mattum Porakkaama irundha Bulb-a kandu pudichiruppom”
Exaggerated humorous claim that the students themselves would have invented the lightbulb had Edison not been born.
Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)
“Avan thaan balu oh balu... / Avan pola vera yaarumae illa kelu”
The usage of matching ending sounds ('balu' and 'kelu') creates a rhythmic end rhyme.
Did you know?
Trivia
100% Kadhal (2019) is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster 2011 Telugu film '100% Love'. GV Prakash Kumar played the lead role of Balu and also composed the film's musical score, portraying a top-ranking college student obsessed with perfection.
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