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Vannarapettayila

From Maaveeran 2023 Film · 2023

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Sivakarthikeyan, Aditi Shankar
Music director
Bharath Sankar
Movie name
Maaveeran 2023 Film
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hummingg…hoo
Vannaarapettayila
Oru vavvaalu aengiduchaam
Pollaadha kaadhal vara
Adhu lovebird-ah maariduchaam
Hummingg…
Vannaarapettayila
Oru vavvaalu aengiduchaam
Pollaadha kaadhal vara
Adhu lovebird-ah maariduchaam
Karunkallelaam
Kannaadi voodaachaam
Veral pattaalae
Ice cream-um soodaachaam
Cell-elaam violent
Mode aachaam
Jagame jolly aachaam
Vannaarapettayula
Oru vavvaalu aengiduchaam
Kokki potu izhukaama
Sarinjaanae lesa
Konjam ava sirichaale
Karanjaan sarvesa
Paakaama avalum ponaale
Power-um cut aachaam
Oru nodi dhaan paathaa
Kodi minsaaram usurula undaachaam
Yaarodum edhuvum pesaama
Thalayae rendaachaam
Andha kadhaya ketaa
Oosi pattaasum
Adhiradi gundaachaam
Kaathaadi kooda
Kai meeri pochaam
Aeroplane aaga yengi yengi
Mela parakudhu
Kannaala paatezhudhi
Ava themmaangu paadavachaa
Illaadha kaadhal vara
Kola kuthaattam poda vachaa
Hummingg…
Humming... Hoo
In Vannarapettai,
a bat was longing.
When crazy love struck,
it turned into a lovebird!
Humming...
In Vannarapettai,
a bat was longing.
When crazy love struck,
it turned into a lovebird!
Even solid black stones
turned into glass houses.
Just at the touch of a finger,
even ice cream grew warm!
Every single cell
switched to violent mode!
The whole world turned into pure fun!
In Vannarapettai,
a bat was longing.
Without her even hooking him in,
he easily slipped and fell.
If she smiles just a little,
he melts away, oh Lord!
If she walks by without looking,
his power gets cut off!
If she looks for just a second,
ten million volts of electricity surge through his soul!
Without speaking a word to anyone,
his head was splitting in two.
Hearing that story,
even a tiny needle cracker
exploded like a massive bomb!
Even a simple kite
flew out of control,
longing to become an airplane,
flying way up high!
Writing a song with her eyes,
she made him sing a sweet folk tune.
Bringing to life a love that never was,
she made him break into a wild dance!
Humming...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vannarapettayila is a playful, upbeat romantic song from the movie Maaveeran. It describes the surreal and ecstatic feelings of a young man falling in love in North Chennai (Washermanpet). The lyrics use humorous local slang and hyperbole to convey how love dramatically alters his world—turning a gloomy nocturnal 'bat' into a cheerful 'lovebird', making ice cream hot, and making simple kites dream of becoming airplanes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Oru vavvaalu aengiduchaam / Pollaadha kaadhal vara / Adhu lovebird-ah maariduchaam”

Comparing a lonely/gloomy person to a nocturnal 'vavvaalu' (bat) who transforms into a cheerful 'lovebird' upon falling in love.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Karunkallelaam Kannaadi voodaachaam / Veral pattaalae Ice cream-um soodaachaam”

Extreme exaggeration describing ice cream turning hot upon a touch and hard black stones turning into glass houses to express the intensity of feeling love.

Personification / Hyperbole

“Kaathaadi kooda Kai meeri pochaam / Aeroplane aaga yengi yengi Mela parakudhu”

Describing a simple paper kite longing and striving to become an airplane and flying out of control.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Vannaarapettayila / Oru vavvaalu aengiduchaam”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'Va' in Vannaarapettayila and Vavvaalu.

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Trivia

This song was sung by lead actor Sivakarthikeyan alongside co-star Aditi Shankar, making it a popular duet sung directly by the movie's main lead pair. It features catchphrases and localized Madras slang from Washermanpet (Vannarapet), a famous neighborhood in North Chennai.

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