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Lyrics & meaning

Playboy Joke Sollaavitaal

From Uyirodu Uyiraga · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Harini, Chorus
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Uyirodu Uyiraga
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Playboy joke sollaavitaal
Friendship irundhu enna payan
Odum bus-il yeraavitaal
Jeans anindhu enna payan
Haa paththumani
Varaikkum thoongaavitaal
Sunday irundhum enna payan
Matinee show paarkaavittaal
College padithu enna payan
Playboy joke sollaavitaal
Friendship irundhu enna payan
Odum bus-il yeraavitaal
Jeans anindhu enna payan
…………………………
Principal padathai
Vaguppil pottu
Hitler meesai varaiyaavitaal
Gandhi mahaan
Sudhandhiram vaangi
Ada daa enna payan
Chorus :Nothing …
November maadham
Pozhiyum mazhayil
Nanaiyum varayil nanaiyaavitaal
Mannil naanum pennaai pirandhu
Adadaa enna payan
Chorus :Nothing…
Aan koottam mayangaavitaal
Azhagaal enna payan
Chorus :Nothing …
Female :Aagaayam adayaavitaal
Siragaal enna payan
Chorus :Nothing…
Oomai kusumbu illaamal
Uravu irundhu enna payan
Aadai meedhu sindhaamal
Ice cream enna payan
Nothing.. nothing nothing
Nothing …nothing nothing
Appa sattai podaavitaal
Magalaai pirandhu enna payan
Pattaampoochi pidikaavitaal
Paruvam irundhum enna payan
Dining table varuvadharkullae
Kitchen pugundhu thinnavittaal
Adaigal vadaigal dosaigal suttu
Adadaa enna payan
Chorus :Nothing
Second class season
Ticket vaangi
First class oru naal pogaavitaal
Rayilil yeri rayilil yeri
Adadaa enna payan
Kan adikka theriyaavitaal
Vizhiyaal enna payan
Kavi ezhudha theriyaavittaal
Kaadhalithenna payan
Appa purse edukkaamal
Magalaai irundhu enna payan
Udambil konjam thunivirunthaal
Adadaa enna payan
Nothing.. nothing nothing
Nothing… nothing nothing
Playboy joke sollaavitaal
Friendship irundhu enna payan
Odum bus-il yeraavitaal
Jeans anindhu enna payan
Haa paththumani
Varaikkum thoongaavitaal
Sunday irundhum enna payan
Matinee show paarkaavittaal
College padithu enna payan
If you don't crack a Playboy joke,
what is the point of having friendship?
If you don't board a moving bus,
what is the point of wearing jeans?
Ah, until ten o'clock
if you don't sleep,
what is the point of having a Sunday?
If you don't watch a matinee show,
what is the point of studying in college?
If you don't crack a Playboy joke,
what is the point of having friendship?
If you don't board a moving bus,
what is the point of wearing jeans?
………………………………………………
Taking the Principal's picture
in the classroom and
if you don't draw a Hitler mustache on it,
what was the point of Mahatma Gandhi
winning us freedom,
oh dear, what use was it?
Chorus: Nothing …
In the month of November,
in the pouring rain,
if you don't get drenched until you are soaked,
being born as a girl on this earth,
oh dear, what is the point?
Chorus: Nothing…
If men aren't captivated,
what is the point of beauty?
Chorus: Nothing …
Female: If you don't reach the sky,
what is the point of wings?
Chorus: Nothing…
Without quiet, playful mischief,
what is the point of a relationship?
Without spilling onto clothes,
what is the point of ice cream?
Nothing.. nothing nothing
Nothing …nothing nothing
If you don't wear dad's shirt,
what is the point of being born a daughter?
If you don't catch a butterfly,
what is the point of youth?
Before food comes to the dining table,
if you don't sneak into the kitchen and eat,
after making adais, vadais, and dosas,
oh dear, what is the point?
Chorus: Nothing
Having bought a second-class season
ticket,
if you don't travel first-class for at least one day
riding on the train, riding on the train,
oh dear, what is the point?
If you don't know how to wink,
what is the point of having eyes?
If you don't know how to write poetry,
what is the point of falling in love?
Without taking dad's wallet,
what is the point of being a daughter?
Unless you have a bit of daring in you,
oh dear, what is the point?
Nothing.. nothing nothing
Nothing… nothing nothing
If you don't crack a Playboy joke,
what is the point of having friendship?
If you don't board a moving bus,
what is the point of wearing jeans?
Ah, until ten o'clock
if you don't sleep,
what is the point of having a Sunday?
If you don't watch a matinee show,
what is the point of studying in college?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted and energetic track captures the youthful exuberance, harmless rebelliousness, and fun-loving spirit of college life. Through a series of playful conditional questions centered around 'what is the point if you don't do this,' the song celebrates quintessential teenage experiences—from winking, catching butterflies, and sneaking food from the kitchen, to wearing dad's oversized shirts and catching matinee shows.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Refrain (Anaphora)

Friendship irundhu enna payan

The repetitive query 'enna payan' (what is the use?) at the end of each stanza creates a rhythmic tempo while emphasizing youth's desire for carefree indulgence.

Ezhukai / Rhyme

Playboy joke sollaavitaal

Rhyming conditional forms like 'sollaavitaal' and 'yeraavitaal' establish poetic symmetry across the lines.

Visual Imagery

Hitler meesai varaiyaavitaal

Playful visual images of college mischief, such as drawing a mustache on a principal's photo, vividly paint youth culture.

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 1998 romantic drama 'Uyirodu Uyiraga' starring Prashanth and Richa Ahuja, the song features lyrics by Vairamuthu that heavily incorporate late-90s youth slang and Western loanwords like 'playboy joke,' 'jeans,' and 'matinee show'.

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