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Lyrics & meaning

Ulle Vaa

From Chennai 600028 · 2007

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Yogi B, DJ Funky Sathiya, SILVEstar
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Chennai 600028
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
6 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
World cuppa jeikka porom
Kai kodukka ulla vaa
Veedu thorum sachin aaven
Kalakka neeyum ulla vaa
Idhu six lakh iruvaththi ettu
Visaalakshi thottam
Arai puram groundula adida jootu
Royapuram rockers readyda machchi
Orampo odipo shotsoda modhikko
Machchakannu maami onnu
Midi potta kanni ponnu
Oneday match koodathaan miss pannala
World cupkkulla thaagam ingu
Dikkikkulla vegam
Appa ennavo solla pona
Dhagam marakala
Jaiyichiduvaangannu nambikkai
Engaloda thumbikkai
Adikkadi sandai ippo namagedhukku
Cricket pandhai adikkum nerathula
Adithadi edhukku
Veen vambu vendaam machi oodu veettuku
T.V yil testmatch telecastu endraalae
Oor motham veri yeri utkaarum… munnalae
Pettaiyila shewag dhoni porappaan
Ada spin ball potta veluppaan
Andha chapal pol aalu
Vandhu coaching thanthu thoolu
Roadula ethiriya adikkalaam ulla vaa
Groundula neeyum naan mothalaam ulla vaa
Araikurai orathula kelambura vayasu
Akkampakkam suthi pakkam onnum illa pazhasu
Kamba neeyum nattu paaru vatta kaiyil F.M paaru
Vandhu vandhu adippen paaru idhu pudhusu
Veettuku veettuku veettuku veetu vasappadi
Nadakkum naduroadukku match adhupadi
Spanser kaasu wickettu
Vanga porom tickettu
Therikka therikka adippen paaru adhu sari
Nadanthathai maranthiru ninaichathai mudichidu
Enga teamu sharks veena modhatha
Sollurathai seivom seiyurathai solvom
Idhu enga ariya ulla varaatha….
Chennai six lekh twenty eight
We are going to win the World Cup
Come on in to join hands!
I will become a Sachin in every home
Come on in to rock the game!
This is six lakh twenty-eight (postal code Chennai 600028)
Visalakshi Thottam
Run like the wind across the RA Puram ground!
Royapuram Rockers are ready, buddy!
Step aside, run away, or clash with the Sharks!
An auntie with fish-shaped eyes
A young girl dressed in a skirt
Has not missed even a single One-Day match
The thirst for the World Cup is right here
With speed pulsing in every direction
Whatever Dad tries to say
This passion never fades away
The belief that we will win
Is our true pillar of strength
Why do we need fights all the time now?
When it is time to hit the cricket ball,
Why get into street brawls?
No need for useless trouble, buddy, run home!
Whenever a Test match is broadcast on TV,
The entire town gets crazily hooked and sits in front of it...
A Sehwag or Dhoni is born right in our hood
Oh, bowl a spin ball and he will smash it out of the park!
If a guy like Greg Chappell
Comes and gives us coaching, it will be epic!
We can beat our rivals on the street, come on in!
You and I can battle on the ground, come on in!
This is the restless age bursting at the seams
All around our neighbourhood, nothing feels old anymore
Plant the wickets and see, check the FM radio on your wrist
Watch me smash shot after shot, this is brand new!
Right at the doorstep of every home,
A match breaks out right in the middle of the street
With sponsor money riding on every wicket,
We are going to buy our match tickets
Watch me hit the ball till it flies apart, that is right!
Forget the past, accomplish what you set out to do
Our team is the Sharks, do not mess with us in vain
We do what we say, and we say what we do
This is our turf, do not step inside...
Chennai 600028
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song celebrates gully cricket culture, youthful enthusiasm, and local neighborhood rivalries in Chennai, specifically around the Chennai 600028 area. It illustrates how cricket unites people across all age groups and backgrounds, turning narrow streets and small grounds into arenas of grand ambition where street players dream of becoming heroes like Sachin, Dhoni, and Sehwag.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antimetabole / Chiasmus

“Sollurathai seivom seiyurathai solvom”

Inversion of repeated words across clauses for rhythmic emphasis.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Jaiyichiduvaangannu nambikkai / Engaloda thumbikkai”

Matching opening sounds in paired lines.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

“Veedu thorum sachin aaven”

Comparing everyday local kids aspiring to play cricket to legendary player Sachin Tendulkar.

Simile

“Andha chapal pol aalu”

Comparing a thin person's appearance to a slipper ('chapal pol aalu').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Venkat Prabhu's debut sports comedy-drama 'Chennai 600028' (2007), the lyrics were written by legendary lyricist Vaali, who seamlessly incorporated modern Madras Tamil street slang, English terms, and local cricketing jargon.

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