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Theradi Veethiyil

From Run · 2004

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Manikka Vinayagam, Karthik, Timmy
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Run
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
19 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Seida seida seida ho seida seida seida ho
Seida seida seida ho eeyaayiyo } (2)
{ Seida seida seida yo ho } (2)
Seida seida seida yo ho eeyaayiyo
{ Seida seida seida yo ho } (2)
Seida seida seida yo ho eeyaayiyo wow
Theradi veedhiyil devathai vantha
Thiruvilaanu therinjuko
Tea kada maraivil dammu adichaa
Therinjavan varaanu therinjuko
Ayanaara thaan aadu kumbita
Saivam aaitaaru therinjuko
Iyeru ponnu meen vaanga vanthaa
Love marriagenu therinjuko
Innumum solren therinjuko
Dhakshana koduthu therinjuko
{ Vadaa machan vayasuku vanthuta
Meesai molachu munnuku vanthuta .. } (2)
Theradi veedhiyil devathai vantha
Thiruvilaanu therinjuko
Tea kada maraivil dammu adichaa
Therinjavan varaanu therinjuko
Koyilukulla kaadhala sollu
Serupu irukaathu therinjuko oh yeah
Partya ponna loveu panna
Ettu podanum therinjuko oh yeah
Carrier illaatha cyclethaandaa
Kaadhaluku yethathu therinjuko
Kaadhalum kooda kaathaadi polae
Noolu vidanum therinjuko
Innumum solren therinjuko
Dhakshana koduthu therinjuko
{ Vadaa machan vayasuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa
Meesai molachu munnuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa } (2)
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Kaarama pesi kobamaa paartha
Aandhra ponnu therinjuko oh yeah
Kaveri polae vara maruthaa
Karnatakanu therinjuko oh yeah
Thaaraalama keralanu therinjuko
Kaluvura meenula nazhuvura meenu
Namooru ponnu therinjuko
Innumum solren therinjuko
Dhakshana koduthu therinjuko
Vadaa machan vaada machan
Vayasuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa
Meesai molachu munnuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa
Vaada machan vayasuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa
Meesai molachu munnuku vanthuta vaa vaa vaa vaa
{ Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, oh! Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, oh!
Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, oh! Eeyayiyo } (x2)
{ Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, yo ho! } (x2)
Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, yo ho! Eeyayiyo
{ Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, yo ho! } (x2)
Do it, man! Do it, man! Do it, man, yo ho! Eeyayiyo, wow!
If an angel walks down the temple car street,
know that it's festival time!
If someone smokes hidden behind the tea stall,
know that someone he knows is coming by!
If a goat bows down to Ayyanar (guardian deity),
know that he has turned vegetarian!
If an Iyer (vegetarian) girl comes to buy fish,
know that she has had a love marriage!
I have more to tell you, so listen up!
Pay your offering and find out!
{ Come on, brother, he has come of age!
He grew a mustache and made it big! } (x2)
If an angel walks down the temple car street,
know that it's festival time!
If someone smokes hidden behind the tea stall,
know that someone he knows is coming by!
If you confess your love inside a temple,
know that your slippers will be gone, oh yeah!
If you fall for a rich, flashy girl,
know that you have to run endless circles, oh yeah!
A bicycle without a back carrier
is the best ride for love, know this!
Love is just like flying a kite,
know that you have to play the string!
I have more to tell you, so listen up!
Pay your offering and find out!
{ Come on, brother, he has come of age, come on, come on!
He grew a mustache and made it big, come on, come on! } (x2)
...
If she speaks fiery words and glares with anger,
know that she's a girl from Andhra, oh yeah!
If she refuses to come like the Cauvery river,
know that she's from Karnataka, oh yeah!
If she is very generous, know that she's from Kerala!
Like a slippery fish escaping while being washed,
know that's a girl from our hometown!
I have more to tell you, so listen up!
Pay your offering and find out!
Come on, brother! Come on, brother!
He has come of age, come on, come on!
He grew a mustache and made it big, come on, come on!
Come on, brother, he has come of age, come on, come on!
He grew a mustache and made it big, come on, come on!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This celebratory track, written by Na. Muthukumar for the blockbuster film Run (2002), is a lively youth anthem filled with witty observations about life, romance, and regional stereotypes. The lyricist humorously lists various cause-and-effect scenarios of youth culture—such as hiding behind tea stalls to smoke, proposing in temples, or riding double on bicycles without carriers to force closeness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kaadhalum kooda kaathaadi polae

Compares love to a kite ('Kaadhalum kooda kaathaadi polae'), emphasizing the need to let go of the string carefully to manage a relationship.

Metaphor & Imagery

Kaveri polae vara maruthaa Karnatakanu therinjuko

Uses the Kaveri river disputes metaphorically to depict a headstrong girl from Karnataka refusing to compromise.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Theradi veedhiyil devathai vantha / Thiruvilaanu therinjuko

Rhyming of the second consonant 'ra' in Theradi and Thiruvilaanu.

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Trivia

Although the provided context misattributes the movie details, 'Theradi Veedhiyil' is an iconic hit from the 2002 movie 'Run', composed by Vidyasagar and sung by Tippu, Karthik, and Pop Shalini. The song was a major chartbuster that popularized campus street humor in early 2000s Tamil cinema.

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