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Lyrics & meaning

Saturday Sunday Holiday

From King · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Clinton
Music director
Dhina
Details
King2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Uweve uwe uweve uwe…Uweve uwe uweve uwe…
Uweve uwe uweve uwe…Uweve uwe uweve uwe…
Oh oh…Oh oh…
Uweve uwe uweve uwe…Uweve uwe uweve uwe…
Uweve uwe uweve uwe…Uweve uwe uweve uwe…
Oh..oh…Oh..oh…
Male
Saturday sunday holidaySaturday Sunday is a holiday
Weekend-il ullam thullum jolly dayA jolly day when the heart leaps during the weekend
College computers closing dayThe day college computers close
Kondaada yendrendrum bogi dayEvery day is a Bhogi day to celebrate
Male
Ulagin meedhu yeri rekkai virippomWe will climb above the world and spread our wings
Iravil nilavin meedhu vannam adipomAt night, we will paint color onto the moon
Ulagin meedhu yeri rekkai virippomWe will climb above the world and spread our wings
Iravil nilavin meedhu vannam adipomAt night, we will paint color onto the moon
Chorus
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Yeah yeah yeah…Yeah yeah yeah…
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Ohooo..ooo..ohooo…Ohooo..ooo..ohooo…
…………………………………....
Male
Julia roberts film yendraalIf it is a Julia Roberts movie
Thookkam marappomWe will forget our sleep
Janet jackson music-ullaeInside Janet Jackson's music
MoozhgikidappomWe will stay immersed
Male
Bill Gates-ai neril kanduMeeting Bill Gates in person
Currency ketpomWe will ask for currency
Titanic kappal seiydhuBuilding a Titanic ship
Valam varuvomWe will sail around
Male
Yaarukkum sumaiyaaiAs a burden to anyone
Vendaam vendaamNo need, no need
Yeppodhum thuyaramAlways sorrow
Vendam vendamNo need, no need
Chorus
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sing it with me nowSing it with me now
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Male
Oh saturday sunday holidayOh Saturday Sunday is a holiday
Weekend-il ullam thullum jolly dayA jolly day when the heart leaps during the weekend
Female
Come on nowCome on now
Come on nowCome on now
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoiHoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male : Appadi poduMale: That's the way!
Male
Rocket-il yeriBoarding a rocket
Rainbow-il landing aavomWe will land on a rainbow
Milky ways melae thinanthorumAbove the Milky Way every day
Thulli kudhippomWe will leap and jump
Male
Full moon-il cottage pottuSetting up a cottage on the full moon
KudiyirppomWe will reside there
Yengengo innum innumEverywhere, more and more
Sutri thirivomWe will wander around
Male
Voilence-um magics-umViolence and dark magic
Vendaam vendaamNo need, no need
Ego-vum tension-umEgo and tension
Vendaam vendaamNo need, no need
Chorus
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Male
Saturday sunday holidaySaturday Sunday is a holiday
Holiday…Holiday…
Weekend-il ullam thullum jolly dayA jolly day when the heart leaps during the weekend
Ohooo..oooOhooo..ooo
College computers closing dayThe day college computers close
Closing day…Closing day…
Kondaada yendrendrum bogi dayEvery day is a Bhogi day to celebrate
Bogi day…Bhogi day…
Male
Ulagin meedhu yeri rekkai virippomWe will climb above the world and spread our wings
Iravil nilavin meedhu vannam adipomAt night, we will paint color onto the moon
Ulagin meedhu yeri rekkai virippomWe will climb above the world and spread our wings
Iravil nilavin meedhu vannam adipomAt night, we will paint color onto the moon
Chorus
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
I want to hear you say oh!I want to hear you say oh!
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Sha le le ..sha le leSha le le ..sha le le
Sha le le sha le leSha le le sha le le
Ooh oho…Ooh oho…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Saturday Sunday Holiday is an energetic, youth-oriented track that celebrates the joy, freedom, and uninhibited imagination of college life during the weekend. The song portrays young adults longing to break free from academic routines, embracing surreal fantasies such as flying above the world, building cottages on the moon, and landing rockets on rainbows.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole & Surreal Imagery

Rocket-il yeri Rainbow-il landing aavom

Extravagant imagery used to depict youthful imagination and carefree joy.

Cultural Allusion

Julia roberts film yendraal... Janet jackson music-ullae

References to popular global figures and icons (Julia Roberts, Janet Jackson, Bill Gates) reflecting the contemporary youth aspirations of the early 2000s.

Metaphor

Kondaada yendrendrum bogi day

Comparing the celebratory weekend to 'Bhogi day', the festival associated with burning old things and making a fresh start.

Epistrophe / Repetition

Ego-vum tension-um Vendaam vendaam

Repetition of 'vendaam vendaam' to strongly emphasize rejecting negative emotions like sorrow, tension, and ego.

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Trivia

The music for the movie 'King' (2002) starring Vikram and Sneha was composed by Dhina. This high-octane youth anthem prominently captured early-2000s tech and pop-culture buzzwords, written by veteran lyricist Vairamuthu.

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