Virru Virru
From Rekka · 2016
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Jithin Raj
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Rekka2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Virru virru virru virru | Fast, fast, fast, fast |
| Girru girru girru girru | Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy |
| Chorus | |
| Summa | Just like that |
| Male :Virru virru virru virru | Male: Fast, fast, fast, fast |
| Chorus :Summa | Chorus: Just like that |
| Male :Girru girru girru girru | Male: Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy |
| Male | |
| Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum | A sweet sugar bun sold in the market |
| Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae | And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome |
| Asanjaa dhoolae | If she sways, it is awesome |
| Oththa adiyila kollura kannum | Eyes that kill with a single glance |
| Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum | Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart |
| Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu | Be brave and live your life |
| Male | |
| Mella sirippadhum | Her gentle smiling |
| Kanna sulippadhum | Her winking of the eyes |
| Maathudhae route-a | Changes the entire direction |
| Solla thudippadhum | The eagerness to express love |
| Sokki kidappadhum | Lying down completely mesmerized |
| Yethudhae sootta | Raises the heat inside |
| Pattukottayum kanna dhaasanum | Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan |
| Sonnadhu kaadhala thaan | Have spoken only about the glory of love |
| Chorus | |
| {Summa virru virru virru | Just like that, fast, fast, fast |
| Virrunu kaadhal sei | Fall in love with swift speed |
| Summa girru girru | Just like that, dizzy, dizzy |
| Girru girru girrunu keranga vai} (2) | Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated) |
| Male | |
| Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum | A sweet sugar bun sold in the market |
| Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae | And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome |
| Asanjaa dhoolae | If she sways, it is awesome |
| Oththa adiyila kollura kannum | Eyes that kill with a single glance |
| Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum | Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart |
| Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu..hey | Be brave and live your life.. hey |
| Chorus | |
| Summa virru virru virru virru | Just like that, fast, fast, fast, fast |
| Summa girru girru girru girru | Just like that, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy |
| Male | |
| Ubbuna aalum thannaala | Even a heavy person automatically |
| Olliyaa povaan loveaala | Becomes slim because of love |
| Anbuu oru oonjalu | Love is a gentle swing |
| Aasai tharum angelu | An angel who brings endless desire |
| Male | |
| Tukkeraa pesum thannaala | Speaks out loudly and boldly on its own |
| Kottumae thooral unmela | A refreshing shower of rain will fall upon you |
| Loveu oru audio | Love is like a sweet audio track |
| Kelu neeyum romeo | Listen to it, you modern Romeo |
| Male | |
| Koni saakkum kottaiyaa | Even a humble gunny sack |
| Maari pogum loveula | Transforms into a grand fortress in love |
| Raja raja cholana | Like the emperor Raja Raja Chola |
| Neeyum aava mannula | You will become famous on this land |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal ennum kaveriyil | In the flowing river of love called Kaveri |
| Neeradu neeradu | Take a bath and refresh yourself |
| Adha vella neeyum | To conquer and win over it |
| Niththam niththam | Every single day |
| Poraadu poraadu poraadu | Fight, fight, fight! |
| Chorus | |
| Summa virru virru virru | Just like that, fast, fast, fast |
| Virrunu kaadhal sei | Fall in love with swift speed |
| Summa girru girru | Just like that, dizzy, dizzy |
| Girru girru girrunu keranga vai | Make them swoon with dizziness |
| Male | |
| Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum | A sweet sugar bun sold in the market |
| Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae | And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome |
| Asanjaa dhoolae | If she sways, it is awesome |
| Chorus :Dhoolae | Chorus: Awesome |
| Male :Oththa adiyila kollura kannum | Male: Eyes that kill with a single glance |
| Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum | Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart |
| Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu.. | Be brave and live your life.. |
| Chorus :Thuninju vazhuu | Chorus: Be brave and live your life |
| Male | |
| Mella sirippadhum | Her gentle smiling |
| Kanna sulippadhum | Her winking of the eyes |
| Maathudhae route-a | Changes the entire direction |
| Solla thudippadhum | The eagerness to express love |
| Sokki kidappadhum | Lying down completely mesmerized |
| Yethudhae sootta | Raises the heat inside |
| Pattukottayum kanna dhaasanum | Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan |
| Sonnadhu kaadhala thaan | Have spoken only about the glory of love |
| Chorus | |
| {Summa virru virru virru | Just like that, fast, fast, fast |
| Virrunu kaadhal sei | Fall in love with swift speed |
| Summa girru girru | Just like that, dizzy, dizzy |
| Girru girru girrunu keranga vai} (2) | Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated) |
விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு
கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு
Fast, fast, fast, fast
Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
சும்மா
விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு
குழு :
சும்மா
கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு
Just like that
Male: Fast, fast, fast, fast
Chorus: Just like that
Male: Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
சந்தக்கடையில சக்கர பண்ணும்
சாமி செலையென நிக்கிற பொண்ணும்
தூளே அசஞ்சா தூளேய்
ஒத்த அடியில கொல்லுறக் கண்ணும்
உள்ளவரை உன்ன நெஞ்சில என்னும்
வாழு துணிஞ்சி வாழு
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
If she sways, it is awesome
Eyes that kill with a single glance
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Be brave and live your life
மெல்ல சிரிப்பதும்
கண்ண சுழிப்பதும்
மாத்துதே ரூட்ட
சொல்லத்துடிப்பதும்
சொக்கிக்கிடப்பதும்
ஏத்துதே சூட்டை
பட்டுக்கோட்டையும் கண்ணதாசனும்
சொன்னது காதலத்தான்
Her gentle smiling
Her winking of the eyes
Changes the entire direction
The eagerness to express love
Lying down completely mesmerized
Raises the heat inside
Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan
Have spoken only about the glory of love
{சும்மா விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு
விர்ர்ர்ரு காதல் செய்
சும்மா கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு
கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ருனு கெரங்க வெய்} (2)
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Fall in love with swift speed
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated)
உப்புன ஆளும் தன்னால
ஒல்லியா போவான் லவ்வால
அன்பு ஒரு ஊஞ்சலு
ஆசை தரும் ஏஞ்சலு
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
If she sways, it is awesome
Eyes that kill with a single glance
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Be brave and live your life.. hey
டக்கரா பேசும் கண்ணால
கொட்டுமே தூரல் உன் மேல
லவ்வு ஒரு ஆடியோ
கேளு நீயும் ரோமியோ
Just like that, fast, fast, fast, fast
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
கோணி சாக்கும் கோட்டையா
மாறிப்போகும் லவ்வுல
ராஜ ராஜ சோழனா
நீயும் ஆவ மண்ணுல
Even a heavy person automatically
Becomes slim because of love
Love is a gentle swing
An angel who brings endless desire
காதல் என்னும் காவேரியில்
நீராடு நீராடு
அதவெல்ல நீயும் நித்தம் நித்தம்
போராடு போராடு போராடு
Speaks out loudly and boldly on its own
A refreshing shower of rain will fall upon you
Love is like a sweet audio track
Listen to it, you modern Romeo
சும்மா விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு
விர்ர்ர்ரு காதல் செய்
சும்மா கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு
கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ருனு கெரங்க வெய்
Even a humble gunny sack
Transforms into a grand fortress in love
Like the emperor Raja Raja Chola
You will become famous on this land
சந்தக்கடையில சக்கர பண்ணும்
சாமி செலையென நிக்கிற பொண்ணும்
தூளே அசஞ்சா தூளேய்
குழு :
தூளேய்
ஒத்த அடியில கொல்லுறக் கண்ணும்
உள்ளவரை உன்ன நெஞ்சில என்னும்
வாழு துணிஞ்சி வாழு
குழு :
துணிஞ்சி வாழு
In the flowing river of love called Kaveri
Take a bath and refresh yourself
To conquer and win over it
Every single day
Fight, fight, fight!
{சும்மா விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு விர்ர்ர்ரு
விர்ர்ர்ரு காதல் செய்
சும்மா கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு
கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ரு கிர்ர்ர்ருனு கெரங்க வெய்} (2)
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Fall in love with swift speed
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Make them swoon with dizziness
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
If she sways, it is awesome
Chorus: Awesome
Male: Eyes that kill with a single glance
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Be brave and live your life..
Chorus: Be brave and live your life
Her gentle smiling
Her winking of the eyes
Changes the entire direction
The eagerness to express love
Lying down completely mesmerized
Raises the heat inside
Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan
Have spoken only about the glory of love
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Fall in love with swift speed
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated)
Virru virru virru virru
Fast, fast, fast, fast
Girru girru girru girru
Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
Summa
Just like that
Male :Virru virru virru virru
Male: Fast, fast, fast, fast
Chorus :Summa
Chorus: Just like that
Male :Girru girru girru girru
Male: Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
Asanjaa dhoolae
If she sways, it is awesome
Oththa adiyila kollura kannum
Eyes that kill with a single glance
Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu
Be brave and live your life
Mella sirippadhum
Her gentle smiling
Kanna sulippadhum
Her winking of the eyes
Maathudhae route-a
Changes the entire direction
Solla thudippadhum
The eagerness to express love
Sokki kidappadhum
Lying down completely mesmerized
Yethudhae sootta
Raises the heat inside
Pattukottayum kanna dhaasanum
Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan
Sonnadhu kaadhala thaan
Have spoken only about the glory of love
{Summa virru virru virru
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Virrunu kaadhal sei
Fall in love with swift speed
Summa girru girru
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Girru girru girrunu keranga vai} (2)
Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated)
Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
Asanjaa dhoolae
If she sways, it is awesome
Oththa adiyila kollura kannum
Eyes that kill with a single glance
Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu..hey
Be brave and live your life.. hey
Summa virru virru virru virru
Just like that, fast, fast, fast, fast
Summa girru girru girru girru
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, dizzy
Ubbuna aalum thannaala
Even a heavy person automatically
Olliyaa povaan loveaala
Becomes slim because of love
Anbuu oru oonjalu
Love is a gentle swing
Aasai tharum angelu
An angel who brings endless desire
Tukkeraa pesum thannaala
Speaks out loudly and boldly on its own
Kottumae thooral unmela
A refreshing shower of rain will fall upon you
Loveu oru audio
Love is like a sweet audio track
Kelu neeyum romeo
Listen to it, you modern Romeo
Koni saakkum kottaiyaa
Even a humble gunny sack
Maari pogum loveula
Transforms into a grand fortress in love
Raja raja cholana
Like the emperor Raja Raja Chola
Neeyum aava mannula
You will become famous on this land
Kaadhal ennum kaveriyil
In the flowing river of love called Kaveri
Neeradu neeradu
Take a bath and refresh yourself
Adha vella neeyum
To conquer and win over it
Niththam niththam
Every single day
Poraadu poraadu poraadu
Fight, fight, fight!
Summa virru virru virru
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Virrunu kaadhal sei
Fall in love with swift speed
Summa girru girru
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Girru girru girrunu keranga vai
Make them swoon with dizziness
Sandha kadayila sakkara bannum
A sweet sugar bun sold in the market
Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae
And a girl standing like a sculpted goddess idol are awesome
Asanjaa dhoolae
If she sways, it is awesome
Chorus :Dhoolae
Chorus: Awesome
Male :Oththa adiyila kollura kannum
Male: Eyes that kill with a single glance
Ulla vara unna nenjula ennum
Welcoming you inside and counting you in her heart
Vazhuu thuninju vazhuu..
Be brave and live your life..
Chorus :Thuninju vazhuu
Chorus: Be brave and live your life
Mella sirippadhum
Her gentle smiling
Kanna sulippadhum
Her winking of the eyes
Maathudhae route-a
Changes the entire direction
Solla thudippadhum
The eagerness to express love
Sokki kidappadhum
Lying down completely mesmerized
Yethudhae sootta
Raises the heat inside
Pattukottayum kanna dhaasanum
Great legends Pattukkottai and Kannadasan
Sonnadhu kaadhala thaan
Have spoken only about the glory of love
{Summa virru virru virru
Just like that, fast, fast, fast
Virrunu kaadhal sei
Fall in love with swift speed
Summa girru girru
Just like that, dizzy, dizzy
Girru girru girrunu keranga vai} (2)
Make them swoon with dizziness (Repeated)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Virru Virru' from the movie Rekka (2016) is a lively, high-spirited folk-pop track celebrating the thrill and exhilarating rush of falling in love. Using local rural metaphors and humorous street colloquialisms, the song depicts how love completely transforms a person—making them feel light-headed, energetic, and bold enough to conquer any challenge. It invokes legendary Tamil poets Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram and Kannadasan to highlight how love has been celebrated as an eternal human experience across generations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)
“Virru virru virru virru”
Use of repetitive sound words 'Virru virru' and 'Girru girru' to express swift movement and giddy dizziness caused by love.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Saami selaiyena nikkura ponnum dhoolae”
Comparing the striking elegance of the girl to a temple deity idol ('Saami selai').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kaadhal ennum kaveriyil”
Directly metaphorizing love to the holy, life-giving river Kaveri ('Kaadhal ennum kaveriyil').
Rhyme & Rhythm (Emonai / Ethukai)
“Mella sirippadhum / Kanna sulippadhum”
Rhyming structure with 'Mella sirippadhum' and 'Kanna sulippadhum' enhancing the lyrical flow.
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman for the 2016 action-masala film Rekka starring Vijay Sethupathi and Lakshmi Menon, the song features energetic vocals paired with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. The track captures the protagonist's exuberant street-style expression of romantic joy.
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