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Lyrics & meaning

Venam Baby

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Asal Kolaar
Singer
ofRo
Music director
ofRo
Details
Album Songs 20232023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Avan venam babyYou don't need him, baby
Venam baby unakkuHe is not suitable for you, baby
Avan kandukaadhadhu therlayaaCan't your eyes see
Un kannukkuThat he completely ignores you?
Male
Avan innerathukkuBy this time
Innoruthiki poduvaandi kanakkuHe would be making moves on another girl
Nee feel pannuve nu sollalaI am not telling you this to make you feel bad
Idhellaa unakkuAll this is advice for you
Male
Nee paathutu solluThink about it and let me know
En Numberu unkitta IrukkuYou already have my phone number
Chorus
Avan venam venam venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him, don't need him, don't need him
Avan venam venam venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him, don't need him, don't need him
Male
Mount road traffic leIn the middle of Mount Road traffic
Ava olari thallunadha thavaraApart from blabbering nonsense
Onnu yosikalaShe didn't think about anything
Ava enna nesikkilaShe never truly loved me
Chorus :HaiyiyoChorus: Oh dear!
Male
Naa onnu kochikalaI didn't get offended or angry
Oru important matter kuFor a very important topic
Avala hotel kooptenI invited her to a restaurant
Ava sonna pasikkilaShe said she wasn't hungry
Chorus :HaiyiyoChorus: Oh dear!
Male
Palam naluvi kaava laLike a fruit slipping and falling
Ulundha kadhayaaStraight into a drain canal
Avan gaaji verikkuDon't become the 11th victim
Aagidaadhe 11 aavadhu baliyaaTo his lustful craze
Avan orey saavilaWith a single key of his
Chorus :Avan orey saavilaChorus: With his single key
Male
Thorakka paakuraanHe tries to unlock
Pootungala nariyaaMultiple different locks
Nee hate pannalum paravaalaEven if you hate me for saying this, it's fine
ParavaalaIt's fine
Paravaale nu solluven akkarayaaI will still tell you out of genuine concern
Male
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Venam baby venam baby unakkuHe is not suitable for you, baby
Avan madhikaadhadhu therlayaaCan't your eyes see
Un kannukkuThat he doesn't respect you?
Male
Avan innerathukkuBy this time
Innoruthiki poduvaandi kanakkuHe would be making moves on another girl
Nee feel pannuve nu sollalaI am not telling you this to make you feel bad
Idhellaa unakkuAll this is advice for you
Male
Nee paathutu solluThink about it and let me know
En Numberu unkittaYou already have my phone number
Ha IrukkuHa, you have it
Chorus
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Venam venamDon't need him, don't need him
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Venam venamDon't need him, don't need him
Chorus
Thana nana naaThana nana naa
Thana nana naaThana nana naa
Thana nana naa na naaaThana nana naa na naaa
Thaa nana NaThaa nana Na
Thaa nana naThaa nana na
Thananana naa na naThananana naa na na
Chorus
Thana nana naaThana nana naa
Thana nana naaThana nana naa
Thana nana naa na naaaThana nana naa na naaa
Thaa nana NaThaa nana Na
Thaa nana naThaa nana na
Thananana naa na naThananana naa na na
Chorus
Venam baby enam babyDon't need him baby, don't need him baby
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Venam baby enam babyDon't need him baby, don't need him baby
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Chorus
Venam baby enam babyDon't need him baby, don't need him baby
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him
Venam baby enam babyDon't need him baby, don't need him baby
Avan venam venamYou don't need him, don't need him

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Avan Venam Baby' is a contemporary, catchy independent Tamil track produced by ofRo and written/performed alongside Asal Kolaar. The song delivers a direct warning to a girl regarding her toxic or unfaithful partner. Using urban Chennai slang (Gaana/street hip-hop blend), the narrator tries to open her eyes to how little her boyfriend respects or values her, pointing out his playboy tendencies and suggesting that she deserves far better.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Repetition (Anaphora)

Avan venam venam venam venam

The phrase 'Avan venam' (You don't need him) is repeatedly emphasized throughout the chorus to strongly drive home the warning.

Metaphor

Avan orey saavila thorakka paakuraan pootungala nariyaa

Comparing the guy trying to charm multiple women to using a single key trying to unlock many different locks ('Avan orey saavila thorakka paakuraan pootungala nariyaa').

Imagery & Local Allusion

Mount road traffic le

Referencing the intense 'Mount road traffic' to evoke a chaotic, real-life relatable scene in Chennai.

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Trivia

Asal Kolaar and ofRo are prominent figures in the modern Indie Tamil Music scene, celebrated for fusing traditional Gaana aesthetics with modern Hip-Hop/R&B beats.

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