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Lyrics & meaning

Shut Up Pannunga

From Balloon · 2017

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singers
Arunraja Kamaraj, Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Balloon2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ponna..paatha..When you see a girl..
Udanae..yenda..Immediately why..
Indha.. kaadhal..This love..
Venda.. vendaa..Don't want it, don't want it..
Kaadhal vendaa..Don't want love..
Kadhal vendaa..Don't want love..
Sonna kelu da..Listen to what I say, man..
Sonna kelu da..Listen to what I say, man..
Male
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Male
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Neenga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up shut upShut up shut up
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Nennga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannunga…Please shut up...
Fish off…Piss off... (Fish off)
Male
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Neenga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up shut upShut up shut up
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Nennga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannunga…Please shut up...
Male
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Male
Ponna..paatha..When you see a girl..
Udanae..yenda..Immediately why..
Indha.. kaadhal..This love..
Vendaa.. vendaa..Don't want it, don't want it..
Male
Kaadhalikka poravangaThose who are going to love
Kandukkama pogalaingaDon't just ignore us and leave
Dhaavanikku thevathaingaGoddesses in traditional half-sarees
Yekaminnum maralaingaThe longing hasn't changed yet
Male
Thaalikatti kootipongaTie the sacred thread and take her away
Thaangiduvom nenjulangaWe will carry you in our hearts
Therukulla saamipolaLike a deity inside the street
Ullavachi suthuvongaWe will carry you deep inside and cherish you
Male
Acham madam naanam ellamFear, modesty, and shyness,
Achadichi thanthavangaYou were given those printed qualities
Micham meedhi kovathayumEven the remaining leftover anger,
Pachakuthi konjipongaTattoo it on us and pamper us
Male
Athanaiyum kaadhalungaAll of that is love
Apadiyae vaazhuvongaWe will live just like that
Akkapora maarumpothuWhen it turns into chaos,
Vaaya konjam moodipongaJust close your mouth a little bit
Chorus
Sonna sonna kelu daListen to what I say
Suthi muthi paarudaLook around you, man
Kastangalai thedi neeSearching for troubles, you
Kaathirukka yenadaWhy are you waiting, man?
Chorus
Kanna kuthikittuPoking your own eyes
Thaadi vachikathan poradaYou are just going to grow a beard, man
Kaadhal kannamoochiLove is hide-and-seek
Kaala vaarividum poradaIt will trip you up, man
Male
Fish off…Piss off...
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Neenga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up pannungaPlease shut up
Shut up shut upShut up shut up
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Shut up your mouthShut up your mouth
Nennga neengaYou people, you people
Shut up pannunga…Please shut up...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Shut Up Your Mouth' from 'Balloon' is a playful, high-energy track featuring a humorous dialogue between male and female perspectives on love and relationships. One side warns against falling in love at first sight, pointing out how love brings unnecessary troubles, heartbreak, and despair (growing a beard, poking one's own eyes). The opposing voice defends romance, urging partners to love unconditionally, cherish each other like deities, and simply keep quiet ('shut up') when arguments or chaos arise.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Anaphora / Epizeuxis)

Shut up your mouth / Shut up pannunga

Repeated emphasis on key phrase 'Shut up your mouth' and 'Shut up pannunga' to create a catchy, rhythmic chorus.

Euphemism / Pun

Fish off…

The phrase 'Fish off' is used as a humorous phonetic censors/euphemism for the slang phrase 'Piss off' or 'Fuck off'.

Monorhyme / Second-letter Rhyme (Edukku)

Kandukkama pogalainga / Dhaavanikku thevathainga

The second letters 'd' match in 'Kandukkama' and 'Dhaavanikku', following Tamil poetic sound matching traditions.

Metaphor

Kaadhal kannamoochi / Kaala vaarividum porada

Comparing love to a game of hide-and-seek that trips one up.

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Trivia

Although the prompt leaves Music and Singers unknown, this hit song from the 2017 horror-comedy 'Balloon' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and performed by Anirudh Ravichander along with lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj. It gained immense popularity for its quirky Tanglish lyrics and infectious beat.

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