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Lyrics & meaning

Vetri Kidaikkum

From Amma Pillai · 1990

Lyricist
Poovai Senguttavan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aaa…..aa…..aaa…..aa…..Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ooo……oo…..ooo……oo…..Oh... oh... oh... oh...
Female
Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkumVictory will be attained, bravery will be born,
Suttri irukkum achcham parakkumThe fear surrounding you will fly away.
Kannaa intha madhuvae sugamae tharumaeOh my beloved, this liquor alone brings pleasure!
Female
Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkumVictory will be attained, bravery will be born,
Suttri irukkum achcham parakkumThe fear surrounding you will fly away.
Kannaa intha madhuvae sugamae tharumaeOh my beloved, this liquor alone brings pleasure!
Female
Ullaasam thedidum ullamFor the heart seeking joy and entertainment,
Ondraaga koodidum illamThis is the home where all gather together.
Ullaasam thedidum ullamFor the heart seeking joy and entertainment,
Ondraaga koodidum illamThis is the home where all gather together.
Female
Veettilae manam nonthavanThe one whose heart is broken at home,
Veroru suam kaanbavanThe one who finds a different kind of joy here,
Thedi varum bhoomi idhuThis is the land that they come searching for.
Thunbangal theerththu vaikkum baanam idhuThis is the potion that eradicates all sorrows.
Sorkkam thanai kaanbatharkkaeJust to experience heaven on earth,
Munnorgal thottruviththa koyil idhuThis is the temple established by our ancestors!
Female
Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkumVictory will be attained, bravery will be born,
Suttri irukkum achcham parakkumThe fear surrounding you will fly away.
Kannaa intha madhuvae sugamae tharumaeOh my beloved, this liquor alone brings pleasure!
Female
Munnaal naam paarththathum illaiWe have never met each other before,
Anbodu pesiyathillaiWe have never spoken with love before.
Munnaal naam paarththathum illaiWe have never met each other before,
Anbodu pesiyathillaiWe have never spoken with love before.
Female
Sontham pol oru naadagamA drama of pretending to be kin,
Intha naal naam kaangiromIs what we are witnessing on this day.
Poli mariyaathaiyilae ipbhoomiIn fake politeness and superficial courtesy, this world
Bodhai kondu thulluthaiyyaaIs leaping in high intoxication, oh sir!
Nesam miga kondathu polPretending to hold immense affection,
Poiyaana veshamittu vaazuthaiyyaaPeople live wearing false masks, oh sir!
Female
Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkumVictory will be attained, bravery will be born,
Suttri irukkum achcham parakkumThe fear surrounding you will fly away.
Kannaa intha madhuvae sugamae tharumaeOh my beloved, this liquor alone brings pleasure!
Laalaa lalalaa…..laalaa lalalaa…..Laalaa lalalaa…..laalaa lalalaa…..
Laala lala lala laal laalaa laa….Laala lala lala laal laalaa laa….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is an upbeat dance number centered on the theme of escape through liquor and the hypocrisy of human society. It portrays a bar or gathering spot as a sanctuary where people with heartbroken or stressed lives gather to forget their troubles, hyperbolically comparing the place to a temple created by ancestors to offer relief.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Vettri kidaikkum veeram pirakkum / Suttri irukkum achcham parakkum

Matching end sounds in adjacent lines, such as 'pirakkum' and 'parakkum'.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Vettri kidaikkum / Suttri irukkum

The second consonant sound matches between adjacent lines ('tt' in Vettri and Suttri).

Metaphor

Munnorgal thottruviththa koyil idhu

Comparing a bar/tavern to a holy temple created by ancestors to experience heaven.

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Trivia

'Amma Pillai' (1990) is a Tamil film starring Ramarajan and Seetha. The soundtrack for the film was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics authored by Poovai Senguttavan.

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