- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Samantha Etlar
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- 12B
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Mar 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anna kitta dumm ketta
Princi kitta pottu ketta…Female :Woohaaahh
Dhinam dhinam dating poga
Dad kitta dhuttu ketta…Female :Wooohuuaahhh
Seriya thavara …ohoo
Naangal ketta
Seriya thavara…ahhaa
Innum keluu
{Ettu kattai mettu pottu
Ekku thappa aatam potta
Seriya thavara
Naangal pachchai
Pachcheiyaai kelvigal ketta
Seriya thavara} (2)
Ooohoo…
Internetil a-joke paarthal
Seriya thavara
Ahaa…
Aangal paarthal paravasam varudhae
Seriya thavara
Ahh mapillai therndheduthu
Sila naal vazhndhu
Thirumanam seidhaal
Seriya thavara …
Yeh ..yeh..yeh..yeh..yeh..yeh…yeah
Seriya thavara
Yeh..yeh ..yeh..yeh..yeh..yeh..yeh…yeah..
Pattaam poochigal meeting potaal
Seriya thavara
Naangal pachchai pachchaiyaai
Kelvigal kettaal
Seriya thavara
Internetil a-joke paarthal
Seriya …thavara
Aangal paarthal paravasam varuthae
Nana ..tara rara ………..
Sa pa ma ga
Sa sa pa ma ga ma ga ri sa
Sa pa ma ga
Sa sa pa ma ga ma pa ga ri sa
Ma ma ga ri sa
Ma pa ma ga ri sa (oo yeah)
Ma
Ma ga ri sa
Pa ma pa ga ri sa (oooo hoo)
Adi padi thaandi
Pudhu saalai thedungalen
Naam contest-u pogaadha
Beauty galaehh…heyy
Paaka kalyana chandhai
Sellum mandhaigalae
Neengal computer
Tension-ku maarungalen
Aan pillai peruvadhu
Penngal kadamai
Endra vidhi murai seri dhaana
Aan pillai mattumae
Aangal perattum
Naangal kettpathu pizhai dhaana
Milleniam pirandha pinnae
Melinangal udhavaadhu
That’s it!
Pennum pennum natpa irundhaal
Seriya thavara
Kaadhal ponaal innoru kaadhal
Seriya thavara
Ooohoo…
Internetil a-joke paarthal
Seriya…. thavaraaa…
Ahaa…
Aangal paarthal paravasam varudhae
Seriya thavara
Mapillai therndheduthu
Sila naal vazhndhu
Thirumanam seidhaal…
{Anna kitta dumm ketta… Nakku nakku…
Princi kitta pottu ketta…
Dhinam dhinam dating poga
Dad kitta dhuttu ketta…} (2)
Aama pennukku yen meesai illai illai
Andha hormone-gal surukka villai
Adhu dhaan thollai
Yeh yeh yehhhh
Naangal oosi pottum
Meesai vaaithaal thavarae illai
Andru oorukkul aan penn endru
Baetham illai
Aaradi koondhalai suththam seidhae
Neram kazhivadhu seri dhaana
Araiyadi koondhal arainodi poothum
Neram mitchamae pizhai dhaana
Pudhu yugam thiranthu vaika
Boomikku vanthenaa
Pattaam poochigal meeting potaal
Naangal pachchai pachchaiyaai
Kelvigal kettaal
Ooohoo…
Female :Internetil a-joke paarthal
Seriya thavaraaa…
Ahaa…
Aangal paarthal paravasam varudhae
Seriya thavara
Ohhh
Female :Mapillai therndheduthu
Sila naal vazhndhu
Thirumanam seidhaal…
Seriya thavara…seriya thavara..seriya thavara…
If I ask my brother for a smoke,
If I ask the principal for a bindi... (Woohoo)
To go out dating every single day,
If I ask my dad for cash... (Woohoo)
Is it right or wrong? Oho...
If we ask,
Is it right or wrong? Aha...
Ask some more!
Setting a tune on a high pitch,
And dancing wildly with no care,
Is it right or wrong?
If we ask
Bold and raw questions,
Is it right or wrong?
Oho...
If we read adult jokes on the internet,
Is it right or wrong?
Aha...
If a thrill runs through us when looking at guys,
Is it right or wrong?
Picking out a groom,
Living together for a while,
And only then getting married...
Is it right or wrong?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Is it right or wrong?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
If butterflies hold a meeting,
Is it right or wrong?
If we ask bold,
Blunt questions,
Is it right or wrong?
If we read adult jokes on the internet,
Is it right or wrong?
If looking at guys gives a rush of excitement,
Nana tara rara...
Sa pa ma ga
Sa sa pa ma ga ma ga ri sa
Sa pa ma ga
Sa sa pa ma ga ma pa ga ri sa
Ma ma ga ri sa
Ma pa ma ga ri sa (Ooh yeah)
Ma
Ma ga ri sa
Pa ma pa ga ri sa (Ooh ho)
Step across the doorstep,
And search for a new path!
We are beauties who never entered
Any pageant! Hey!
Look at the marriage market,
You herds walking into it!
Why don't you switch
To the stress of computers instead?
Giving birth to a baby boy
Being a woman's duty—
Is such a rule really right?
Let men themselves
Give birth to baby boys!
Is our question really wrong?
Now that the new millennium is born,
Being soft and meek won't work!
That's it!
If two women share a deep friendship,
Is it right or wrong?
If one love is gone, moving on to another—
Is it right or wrong?
Oho...
If we read adult jokes on the internet,
Is it right or wrong?
Aha...
If looking at guys brings a thrill,
Is it right or wrong?
Picking out a groom,
Living together for a while,
And only then marrying...
If I ask my brother for a smoke... knock knock...
If I ask the principal for a bindi...
To go out dating every single day,
If I ask my dad for cash...
Why don't women have mustaches?
Those hormones never kicked in,
That is the trouble!
Yeah yeah yeah
Even if we take shots
And grow a mustache, there's nothing wrong!
Then in our world, between man and woman,
There will be no difference!
Spending hours washing six feet of hair,
Is wasting time like that really right?
Short half-foot hair takes half a second,
Is saving time really a mistake?
Was I born into this world
To usher in a brand new era?
If butterflies hold a meeting,
If we ask bold,
Blunt questions...
Oho...
If we read adult jokes on the internet,
Is it right or wrong?
Aha...
If looking at guys brings a thrill,
Is it right or wrong?
Oh...
Picking out a groom,
Living together for a while,
And only then marrying...
Is it right or wrong? Is it right or wrong? Is it right or wrong?
Chorus
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Seriya Thavara' (or 'Love Pannu') from the film 12B is a bold, modern, youth-centric anthem composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Sung from the perspective of modern, liberated young women entering the new millennium, the song challenges deep-seated patriarchal norms, social taboos, double standards, and traditional expectations placed upon women in Indian society.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Monne / Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ettu kattai mettu pottu / Ekku thappa aatam potta”
Repetition of the second consonant character in adjacent or corresponding lines (e.g., 'Ettu' and 'Ekku').
Metaphor
“Pattaam poochigal meeting potaal”
'Pattaam poochigal' (butterflies) is used as a metaphor for young, vibrant modern women breaking free of societal cocoons.
Rhetorical Question
“Seriya thavara ... ohoo”
Repeated use of 'Seriya thavara' (Is it right or wrong?) as a refrain to challenge conventional morals and invoke critical thought.
Did you know?
Trivia
12B marked the debut of music composer Harris Jayaraj in Tamil cinema as a lead composer (alongside Minnale, which released earlier in the same year). This song features dynamic vocal performances by Andrea Jeremiah, Timmy, Vasundhara Das, and Simhi, serving as a landmark pop-fusion track that resonated strongly with early-2000s youth culture.
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