- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Billa (1980 Film)
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaaa….
Bangu adichendi… paan beeda pottendi
Ahaa…aaa…
Single doulbe aachu sivapellaam velupaachu
Takkar adikkudhadi…topula pogudhadi
Nikirenaa parakkirenaa
Ethuvumae puriyala di
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Yezhulagam unnaala
Aadudhadi thanaala
Indhaneram paathu enna izhukuriyae kannaala..
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Yezhulagam unnaala
Aadudhadi thanaala
Indhaneram paathu enna izhukuriyae kannaala..
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Adi.. pattukkotta pakkathulae kottapaakku vikiravan..
Pattanathil vandhadhumae coatum suitum pottukittan
Pattukkotta pakkathulae kottapaakku vikiravan..
Pattanathil vandhadhumae coatum suitum pottukittan
Buthi kettu pottukittaan..mattunadhu mattikittan
Poradhukku vazhiya solla saamiyathaan kettukittan
Haan poradhukku vazhiya solla saamiyathaan kettukittan
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Andhariyae sundhariyae andharanga kaadhaliyae
Aarukaal punnagayil aala konjam maathuriyae
Andhariyae sundhariyae andharanga kaadhaliyae
Aarukaal punnagayil aala konjam maathuriyae
Indhiranin oorvasiyae.. en thotta malligaiyae..
Eppodhu paathaalum kaipidiyil nikkiriyae…
Haan eppodhu paathaalum kaipidiyil nikkiriyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…
Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi
Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi
Haaan
Chorus :Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Takkaruna takkarudhaan.. top takkaru takkarudhan…
Aaah...
I took a hit of bhang, girl... and chewed on a sweet paan!
Aaha... aah...
Everything single became double, and red turned to white!
It's hitting me with full force... I'm flying so high!
Am I standing or am I flying?
I can't understand a single thing, girl!
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
Because of you, all seven worlds
Are spinning around on their own!
Catching me at this moment, you reel me in with your eyes...
...
Because of you, all seven worlds
Are spinning around on their own!
Catching me at this moment, you reel me in with your eyes...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
Listen, the guy who used to sell areca nuts near Pattukkottai...
Came to the city and dressed up in a coat and suit!
The guy who used to sell areca nuts near Pattukkottai...
Came to the city and dressed up in a coat and suit!
He lost his head and put it on, and now he is completely trapped!
He is begging God to show him a way out!
Yeah, he is begging God to show him a way out!
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
Oh mystical beauty, gorgeous girl, my secret sweetheart!
With just a subtle smile, you transform me completely!
Oh mystical beauty, gorgeous girl, my secret sweetheart!
With just a subtle smile, you transform me completely!
You are Indra's Urvashi... the jasmine I have touched...
Whenever I look, you remain right in my hold...
Yeah, whenever I look, you remain right in my hold...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
Oh my uncle's daughter, my lovely Rathi, my sweet sugar parrot...
I chewed a betel leaf, girl, and my energy is rising!
As the energy rises, my senses begin to wander!
Yeah!
Chorus: It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
It's fantastic, truly fantastic... totally first-rate and fantastic!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This iconic track from 'Billa' (1980) portrays the euphoric, lighthearted state of the protagonist after consuming bhang and chewing betel leaf (paan). Filled with playful local slang, energetic rhythms, and colorful humor, the character describes his dizzying excitement, how his world spins, and how he is enchanted by his sweetheart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vethalaya pottendi sakthi konjam yerudhadi / Sakthi konjam yerayilae buthi konjam maarudhadi”
Repetition of the second letter consonant sound creates rhythmic flow across consecutive lines.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Andhariyae sundhariyae andharanga kaadhaliyae”
Matching end sounds across phrases enhancing musicality.
Metaphor
“Adi maama maga rathiyae en seeni sakkara kiliyae…”
Comparing the love interest to Rathi (goddess of love) and a 'sweet sugar parrot'.
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Trivia
This song is the Tamil counterpart to 'Khaike Paan Banaraswala' from the 1978 Hindi hit 'Don'. Billa (1980), starring Rajinikanth, was the official Tamil remake that cemented Rajinikanth's status as a top superstar in Tamil cinema. The song was sung by T.M. Soundararajan and composed by M.S. Viswanathan.
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