- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Aslam Mustafa
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Love Birds
- Movie release year
- 1996
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Shanthi shanthi om shanthi orae
Shanthi shanthi om shanthi orae
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Oh shanthi om shanthi
Naan paadaatta
Santhosham en desam
Naan aadatta
Ammani ammani
Un panaththukkum unakkum
Tata tata
Oh shanthi om shanthi
Naan paadaatta
Santhosham en desam
Naan aadatta
Ammani ammani
Un panaththukkum unakkum
Tata tata
Samba samba ………..
Ga sa ri ri ………………
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
En isai kettaal
Nagakannum vizhikkum
En tamil kettaal
Thandavaalam thulirkkum
Iyarkkai azhaginil
Enakkoru mayakkam
Seyarkkai kolgalil
En pugazh manakkum
Makkalae makkalae
Neengal dhaan ninaiththaal
Edhuvum nadakkum
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Shanthi om shanthi
Shanthi om shanthi
Dikdiktharaa thiguthiguthai om shanthi om…(6)
Shanthi om shanthi
Shanthi om shanthi
Singaara kuyilgal
Sruthi solla vendum
Sangeetha kaattril
Jathi solla vendum
Vanna malargalin
Vaazhthukkal vendum
Vangaala kadalum
Kai thatta vendum
Vinmeengal amaikkaatho
Vennilaavil enkkoru rasigar mandram
Samba lamba am gonna make you scary
Big fat ruby lopez hard to carry
Is it ever gonna ever gonna feel so weiry
Street and not be stones and fairies
The fall line the bow and the pisces and the aries
In a gonna in a gonna in a gonna fiery
Caught up in the middle
Caught up in the meantime
Caught up in the middle of a nameless world
Had you stop! squeeze stop
Whole bunch crash town girl
You’ve got one big problem
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Samba samba oh lamba orae
Ga sa ri ri ga pa ga re
Oh shanthi om shanthi
Naan paadaatta
Santhosham en desam
Naan aadatta
Ammani ..haan
Ammani…haan
Un panaththukkum unakkum
Tata tata
Samba lamba am gonna make you scary
Big fat ruby lopez hard to carry
Is it ever gonna ever gonna feel so wary
Street and not be stones and fairies
The fall line the bow and the pisces and the aries
In a gonna in a gonna in a gonna fiery
Caught up in the middle
Caught up in the meantime
Caught up in the middle of a nameless world
Had you stop! Squeeze stop
Whole bunch crash town girl
You’ve got one big problem
Peace, peace, Om peace, oh...
Peace, peace, Om peace, oh...
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Oh peace, Om peace,
if I don't sing?
Joy in my land,
if I don't dance?
Hey lady, hey lady,
to your money and to you,
bye-bye, bye-bye!
Oh peace, Om peace,
if I don't sing?
Joy in my land,
if I don't dance?
Hey lady, hey lady,
to your money and to you,
bye-bye, bye-bye!
Samba, Samba...
Ga Sa Ri Ri...
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
If my music is heard,
even nail beds will awaken!
If my Tamil is heard,
railway tracks will sprout green leaves!
In the beauty of nature,
I get totally enchanted.
Across artificial satellites,
my fame will spread its fragrance!
People, oh my people,
if you make up your mind,
anything can happen!
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Peace, Om peace!
Peace, Om peace!
Thik thik thara thiku thiku thai, Om Shanthi Om...
Peace, Om peace!
Peace, Om peace!
Charming cuckoos
must hold the musical pitch,
in the musical breeze,
rhythm beats must ring out!
From colorful flowers,
greetings must flow,
and the Bay of Bengal
must clap its hands!
Won't the shining stars set up
a fan club for me on the moon?
Samba lamba, I'm gonna make you scary
Big fat ruby loafers hard to carry
Is it ever gonna, ever gonna feel so weary?
Street and not be stones and fairies
The fault line, the bow, and the Pisces and the Aries
In a gonna, in a gonna, in a gonna fiery
Caught up in the middle,
caught up in the meantime,
caught up in the middle of a nameless world!
Hey, you, stop! Squeeze, stop!
Hole punch crash down, girl!
You've got one big problem!
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Samba, Samba, oh Lamba, oh...
Ga Sa Ri Ri Ga Pa Ga Re
Oh peace, Om peace,
if I don't sing?
Joy in my land,
if I don't dance?
Hey lady... yeah!
Hey lady... yeah!
To your money and to you,
bye-bye, bye-bye!
Samba lamba, I'm gonna make you scary
Big fat ruby loafers hard to carry
Is it ever gonna, ever gonna feel so weary?
Street and not be stones and fairies
The fault line, the bow, and the Pisces and the Aries
In a gonna, in a gonna, in a gonna fiery
Caught up in the middle,
caught up in the meantime,
caught up in the middle of a nameless world!
Hey, you, stop! Squeeze, stop!
Hole punch crash down, girl!
You've got one big problem!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Shanthi Shanthi' from Love Birds is a celebratory, energetic track centered around joyous self-expression, music, and freedom from material desires. The singer rejects money and social status, declaring happiness as their true homeland and choosing to spread peace and joy through singing and dancing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“En tamil kettaal / Thandavaalam thulirkkum”
The second consonant 'na' matches across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic Tamil rhyme.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“En tamil kettaal / Thandavaalam thulirkkum”
Extravagant poetic exaggeration describing the power of music and language to make inanimate objects sprout or moon stars build fan clubs.
Monorhyme / Anaphora
“Shanthi shanthi om shanthi orae”
Repetition of identical lines and rhythmic refrains like 'Shanthi shanthi om shanthi' to build high energy.
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