- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Paalakadu Sriram, Malathi
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Movie name
- Maayavi
- Movie release year
- 2005
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ethirkaalam nallarukkom
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ethirkaalam nallarukkom
Oru vaarththai sonnaalum
Naan unmaiya solven da
Maharaasan pallavanthaan
Mala yera sonnavanthaan
Kadal oram katti vechcha
Sirppaththa paarenda
Ingu nallavan yaarumilla
Naan pallavan pera pulla
Intha oora potta thottathukku
Kaavalkaaran naanthaanda
Aana aavanaavae ariyaathaiya
Hoi aanaa naalu baasha theriyum pooya
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ada ethirkaalam nallarukkom..haun..haun….
Ara yeah yeah
Pallavanin pera solla
Sirpangala senju vechchaan
Unnudaiya pera solla
Enna senje nee..
Manja vaikol aala senju vechcha
Kannu kutti nee
Ara yeah yeah
Kadarkara oraththula
Kalangkara velakkuthaan
Oththa kannaal vazhiya kaatti
Koundi nikkuthae
Unakku rendu kannum irunthum kooda
Paarva nallaallae
Intha vellakkaaran
Engalukku sonthakaaran
Ingu vellaiyana veliyera
Sollavae solavae sollavae maatenda
Aana aavanaavae ariyaathaiya
Male :Adi
Aanaa naalu baasha theriyum pooya
Male :Podu
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ada ethirkaalam nallarukkom..haun..haun….
Ara yeah yeah
Paarankallu ullukullae
Koozhankallu ponnu naanu
Bambarammaa suththi suththi
Aattam poduven
Aah kanadichcha ottu moththam
Koottam sereven
Ara yeah yeah
Arjunaru villukaaren
Aanjaneyar dillukaaren
Kambi pola meesa vechcha
Kattabommanda
Enakku amma appa ellaam
Intha kallu bomma thaan
Intha paarai enna
Bhoomi thaayin garbam thaanae
Intha garbaththukkullae
Ethanaiyo
Sirpaththa sirpaththa sirpaththa paaren da
Aaannaa aavanaavae ariyaathaiya
Hoi aanaa naalu baasha theriyum pooya
Ho..hoii
Aana aavanaavae ariyaathaiya
Aanaanaalu baasha theriyum pooya
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ethirkaalam nallarukkom
Hey thamizh naattil ellorukkum
Ethirkaalam nallarukkom
Oru vaarththai sonnaalum
Naan unmaiya solven da
Maharaasan pallavanthaan
Mala yera sonnavanthaan
Kadal oram katti vechcha
Sirppaththa paarenda
Ingu nallavan yaarumilla
Naan pallavan pera pulla
Intha oora potta thottathukku
Kaavalkaaran naanthaanda
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
the future will be bright!
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
the future will be bright!
Even if I say just a single word,
I will speak only the truth, man!
The great king Pallavan
is the one who told us to climb this hill!
Carved right beside the sea shore,
just look at all the sculptures, man!
Nobody here is a saint,
but I am Pallavan's own grandson!
For this whole town turned into a garden,
I am the proud watchman, man!
You don't even know the basic alphabet, mister!
Hey, but I speak four languages, get lost, mister!
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
look, the future will be bright... haun... haun...
Ara ye ye!
To make the Pallava name live on,
he crafted all these sculptures!
To make your own name known,
what have you ever done?
You are just like a dummy calf
stuffed with yellow straw!
Ara ye ye!
Right along the seashore,
the lighthouse stands tall;
guiding the way with its single eye,
it stands bowing toward the sea!
Yet even with two good eyes,
your vision is utterly useless!
These white foreign tourists
are like our very own family!
Asking a foreigner to leave here?
I will never, ever, ever say such a thing, man!
You don't even know the basic alphabet, mister!
Male: Listen to her!
Hey, but I speak four languages, get lost, mister!
Male: Hit it!
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
look, the future will be bright... haun... haun...
Ara ye ye!
Among all these giant boulders,
I am a cute, smooth pebble girl!
Spinning round and round like a top,
I will dance away!
Ah, with just a single wink of my eye,
I can draw a whole crowd!
Ara ye ye!
Arjuna is the master archer,
Anjaneya (Lord Hanuman) is the fearless hero,
and with a wire-stiff moustache,
stands the brave Kattabomman!
To me, my mother, father, and entire world
are these stone statues alone!
What is this great rock after all?
Isn't it the womb of Mother Earth?
And deep inside this womb,
countless wonders lie...
Just look at the sculptures, sculptures, sculptures, man!
You don't even know the basic alphabet, mister!
Hey, but I speak four languages, get lost, mister!
Ho.. hoy!
You don't even know the basic alphabet, mister!
Hey, but I speak four languages, get lost, mister!
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
the future will be bright!
Hey, for everyone in Tamil Nadu,
the future will be bright!
Even if I say just a single word,
I will speak only the truth, man!
The great king Pallavan
is the one who told us to climb this hill!
Carved right beside the sea shore,
just look at all the sculptures, man!
Nobody here is a saint,
but I am Pallavan's own grandson!
For this whole town turned into a garden,
I am the proud watchman, man!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song from the 2005 movie 'Maayavi' is set against the scenic backdrop of Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram). It serves as a playful duel and street performance between the leads. The male protagonist proudly claims heritage to the ancient Pallava kingdom, viewing himself as the guardian of the town's legendary stone heritage and sculptures. He boasts of his multi-lingual tour-guiding street smarts despite lacking formal education.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Maharaasan pallavanthaan / Mala yera sonnavanthaan”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Ma' in adjacent lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Intha paarai enna / Bhoomi thaayin garbam thaanae”
Comparing the massive rock structure directly to the womb of Mother Earth.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Kambi pola meesa vechcha”
Comparing his mustache to a thin wire ('kambi pola').
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