- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Karthik, Suraj Jagan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Neethaane En Ponvasantham
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jan 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pudikala maamu padikkara college
Theru theruvaga thorathuthu knowledge
Pudikala maamu padikkara college
Theru theruvaga thorathuthu knowledge
Aduthathu booksu alaruthu teenage
Sikiram namakku vanthidum oldage
Singakuttiya pudichu oru
Koondil adaipathu paavam
Vanthavarikum nee booksa
Ada edaiku poduda laabam
Naa tension aayiten bucketu bucketu
Tourukku edungadaa ticketu ticketu
Hey hey …hey hey hey
Hey hey hey…hey hey hey hey
Pudikala maamu padikkara college
Theru theruvaga thorathuthu knowledge
Aduthathu booksu alaruthu teenage..heyyyy
En vartha nee kettu
Vettu vettu kal vettu
Chorus :Ye ye… ye ye ye
Ye ye… ye ye ye
Engaiyum chill outu
Illayina get outu
Chorus :Ye ye… ye ye ye
Ye ye… ye ye ye
Girls namma classil illa
Endrapothum thappu illa
Chorus :Single aana boysukuthan
Workout aagum maapila
Na erunja ball ellam wicketu wicketu
Erangi kalakuda bucketu bucketu
Hey hey …hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey…
He hey hey …hey hey hey hey
Pudikala maamu padikkara college
Theru theruvaga thorathuthu knowledge
Aduthathu booksu alaruthu teenage..heyyyy
Odambu siragu mulaikattum
Nerambil kurumbu irukattum
Aduchu pudichu adichu adichu
Adikkum aatam aadivaasi pola irukattum
Ada veethi pathathae
Intha ooru pathathae
Namma erangi kalakathan
Intha ulagam pathathae
Collegu pathathae
Teenage pathathae
Namma paranthu thiriyathaan
Antha vaanam pathathae
Machi kadalu meenuku
Kodathil thanee pathathae
Chinna pasanga manasuku
Verum kanavu pathathae
Intha life-a neeyum
Anubavikka vayasu pathathae
Ada veethi pathathae
Intha ooru pathathae
Namma erangi kalakathan
Intha ulagam pathathae
Collegu pathathae
Teenage pathathae
Namma paranthu thiriyathaan
Antha vaanam pathathae
Thadaku thadaku raila pola
Varusham odumda
Nee paduthu paduthu ezhunthupaaru
Nimisham odumda
Thadaku thadaku thadaku thadaku
Thadaku thadaku
Edakku madakku illayina
Ilama ethukuda
Nee kuruka neduka madakalana
Odambu ethukuda
Padikara paadam pothathuda
Nerupulla erangi padidaa
Kanavil ethaiyum ottathada
Jeyikum edatha pudida
Namma dhesayila paathu
Suthi adikuthu kaathu
Hey uluki uluki muruki muruki
Melam adingada
Ada veethi pathathae
Intha ooru pathathae
Namma erangi kalakathan
Intha ulagam pathathae
Ada veethi pathathae
Intha ooru pathathae
Namma erangi kalakathan
Intha ulagam pathathae
Collegu pathathae
Teenage pathathae
Namma paranthu thiriyathaan
Antha vaanam pathathae
Collegu pathathae
Teenage pathathae
Namma paranthu thiriyathaan
Antha vaanam pathathae
I don't like going to college, bro!
Knowledge is chasing us down every street!
I don't like going to college, bro!
Knowledge is chasing us down every street!
Next comes the books, and our teenage screams!
Old age will catch up with us so soon!
Catching a young lion cub
And locking it in a cage is a sin!
Sell all those books you got
By the scrap weight, and pocket the profit!
I've got buckets and buckets of tension!
Go grab tickets for a trip, guys!
Hey hey... hey hey hey
Hey hey hey... hey hey hey hey
I don't like going to college, bro!
Knowledge is chasing us down every street!
Next comes the books, and our teenage screams... hey hey hey!
Listen to my words,
They're carved, carved in stone!
Chorus: Yeah yeah... yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah... yeah yeah yeah
Chill out wherever you are,
Or just get out!
Chorus: Yeah yeah... yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah... yeah yeah yeah
There are no girls in our class,
Even then, there's nothing wrong!
Chorus: Only for single guys,
Things really work out, my friend!
Every ball I bowled took a wicket, a wicket!
Jump in and rock out, buckets and buckets full!
Hey hey... hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey...
Hey hey hey... hey hey hey hey
I don't like going to college, bro!
Knowledge is chasing us down every street!
Next comes the books, and our teenage screams... hey hey hey!
Let wings sprout on our bodies!
Let mischief run through our veins!
Clashing and grabbing, beating and pounding,
Let our wild dance be like a tribal beat!
Hey, the streets are not enough!
This town is not enough!
For us to dive in and rock out,
This whole world is not enough!
College is not enough!
Being a teen is not enough!
For us to soar and roam free,
Even that sky is not enough!
Buddy, for a sea fish,
A pot of water is not enough!
For the hearts of young boys,
Just dreams are not enough!
To truly live and enjoy this life,
One lifetime is not enough!
Hey, the streets are not enough!
This town is not enough!
For us to dive in and rock out,
This whole world is not enough!
College is not enough!
Being a teen is not enough!
For us to soar and roam free,
Even that sky is not enough!
Like a train rattling along the tracks,
The years will race away!
You just lie down and wake up,
And the minutes will rush away!
Click-clack, click-clack, click-clack, click-clack,
Click-clack, click-clack!
If there is no mischief and rebellion,
What is youth even for?
If you don't flex and stretch it every way,
What is this body even for?
The lessons you study aren't enough!
Step into the fire and learn from life!
Don't just run things in your dreams!
Go grab the winning spot!
Looking towards our direction,
The wind is blowing all around!
Hey, shake it up and twist it out,
Beat the drums loud!
Hey, the streets are not enough!
This town is not enough!
For us to dive in and rock out,
This whole world is not enough!
Hey, the streets are not enough!
This town is not enough!
For us to dive in and rock out,
This whole world is not enough!
College is not enough!
Being a teen is not enough!
For us to soar and roam free,
Even that sky is not enough!
College is not enough!
Being a teen is not enough!
For us to soar and roam free,
Even that sky is not enough!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Pudikala Maamu is a high-energy collegiate youth anthem that celebrates the freedom, enthusiasm, and rebellious spirit of student life. The song humorously rejects the monotony of academic pressure, textbooks, and strict discipline, lightheartedly comparing young students to lion cubs trapped in cages. It urges youth to shed their stress, embrace spontaneity, and live their teenage years without regret.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Singakuttiya pudichu oru Koondil adaipathu paavam”
Comparing young vibrant students to caged lion cubs (Singakuttiya pudichu koondil adaipathu paavam).
Analogy
“Machi kadalu meenuku Kodathil thanee pathathae”
Comparing young minds constrained by small ambitions to ocean fish confined in a small water pot.
Hyperbole
“Namma erangi kalakathan Intha ulagam pathathae”
Exaggerating that even the whole world and the sky are not big enough to contain the energy and dreams of youth.
Onomatopoeia
“Thadaku thadaku raila pola Varusham odumda”
Using rhythmic sound words (Thadaku thadaku) to mimic the sound of a fast-moving train representing the rapid passage of youth.
Did you know?
Trivia
Pudikala Maamu is composed by legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for Gautham Vasudev Menon's romantic drama Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012). Written by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar and sung by Suraj Jagan, the song stands out as a unique contemporary rock-infused track in Ilaiyaraaja's discography.
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