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Lyrics & meaning

Vaada Bin Lada

From Mankatha · 2011

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Krish, Suchitra
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Mankatha2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vaada bin laadaCome on Bin Laden
Oliyaadhae acchodaDon't hide out of fear
Ennai twin tower endru thodudaTouch me as if I am the Twin Towers
Japan-in hykoovaAre you Japan's Haiku?
Russia-vin vodhkaavaAre you Russia's Vodka?
Nee ennul enna kandupididaFind out what is inside me!
Female
Noolaadai nikaatha idupuA waist that bare clothes cannot cover
Oh o ohOh o oh
Nee thaanae en thothaana uduppuAren't you my loose-fitting outfit?
Oh o ohOh o oh
Enna thodamalae summa soodethuraWithout touching me, you heat me up
Naana naana vandhu modhuren …..I myself am coming to clash with you...
Female
Vaada bin laadaCome on Bin Laden
Oliyaadhae acchodaDon't hide out of fear
Ennai twin tower endru thodudaTouch me as if I am the Twin Towers
Japan-in hykoovaAre you Japan's Haiku?
Russia-vin vodhkaavaAre you Russia's Vodka?
Nee ennul enna kandupididaFind out what is inside me!
Female
Mathu kadaivadhu thayiraa thaanA churning rod churns curd
Maiyal kadaivdhu uyriyathaan endruBut infatuation churns life itself
Adhu edho adhu edho ennai vaattuthaeSomething like that torments me inside
Male
Pandri kaichal mathiriLike swine flu
Paruva kaaichal thaanadiThis is youth fever, my dear
Udhadu uthadam odambu mothamum ketkumLips, mouth, and the whole body are asking for it
Female
Paduka kuthuthu raathiriThe bed pricks at night
Purandu kathuthu poongiliThe little bird tosses and screams
Nilavu suttathum narambil pattathu theeporiAs the moon scorched, a spark hit the nerves
Male
Othungi ninnathu kaalathaanTime stood aside
Urasi vandhathu karava thaanBut affection came brushing past
Manasum kettathu mayangi vittathuThe mind was spoiled and swooned away
Emma emma enna summa summaOh my, oh my, why simply
Ninna thaaakuvaStand and attack me like that?
Male
Criket enbathu fixingthaanCricket is all about match-fixing
Kaadhal enbathu mixingthaan inguLove is all about mixing here
Bet mela bet katti dhinam aadalamPlacing bet upon bet, we can play every day
Female
Pandha kandathum catch-u thaanCatching the ball as soon as it's seen
Pidichi jeipa match-u thaanCatching it to win the match
Vidiya mattilum veluthi kattuva battingBatting and hitting hard till dawn
Male
Ennaku vachathu pitch-u thaanThe pitch was set for me
Unnaku vaikanum ichu thaanA kiss must be placed on you
Ilamaiku verum 20 over-u podhumaIs 20 overs enough for youth?
Female
Adichu aadura dhoni thaanLike Dhoni who plays aggressively
Athukku yengra meni thaanMy body yearns for that
Viragam enbathum naragam enbathumYearning and hell are
Onnu onnu chinna ponnu ponnu unna kooduthaeOne and the same, this young girl unites with you
Male
Onna ononnah naan sonna summa sonnaWhat I said one by one, I said just like that
Athu seivadhu un duti-yadiTo fulfill it is your duty, my man
Ai emma emmemmma… summa nee summaOh my, oh my... just you simply
Un istam pola lootiyadi..Have fun as per your wish, my man..
Female
Noolaadai nikaatha idupuA waist that bare clothes cannot cover
Oh o ohOh o oh
Nee thaanae en thothaana uduppuAren't you my loose-fitting outfit?
Oh o ohOh o oh
Enna thodamalae summa soodethuraWithout touching me, you heat me up
Naana naana vandhu modhuren …..I myself am coming to clash with you...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Vaada Bin Laada is a trendy, high-energy seduction song from the film Mankatha (2011), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and written by veteran lyricist Vaali. Sung by Suchitra and Krish, the song captures a bold, playful conversation centered around intense youthfulness, desire, and romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ennai twin tower endru thoduda

Compares the protagonist's body/presence to the Twin Towers waiting to be targeted.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Pandri kaichal mathiri / Paruva kaaichal thaanadi

Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across consecutive lines.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Criket enbathu fixingthaan / Kaadhal enbathu mixingthaan ingu

Rhyming of second letters and words 'fixingthaan' and 'mixingthaan'.

Pop-Culture Allusion

Adichu aadura dhoni thaan

Uses MS Dhoni's aggressive batting style as an allusion to passionate romance.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali when he was in his late 70s, the song became famous for its witty, highly contemporary pop-culture references including Bin Laden, Twin Towers, T20 Cricket, match-fixing, swine flu, and MS Dhoni.

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