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Lyrics & meaning

Yappavum Naanthaanda

From Sathyavan · 1994

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, Sundar Rajan, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Sathyavan1994

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Ennaalum sandhosham engaeyum sangeethamHappiness every day, music everywhere!
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Ennaalum sandhosham engaeyum sangeethamHappiness every day, music everywhere!
Mullum malaraagum kallum kaniyaagumThorns turn into flowers, stones turn into fruits,
Ellaam namma kairaasi thaanIt is all because of my lucky touch!
Male
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Ennaalum sandhosham engaeyum sangeethamHappiness every day, music everywhere!
Male
Chinna thambi uthama raasaaChinna Thambi, Uthama Raasa,
Thaevar magan ezhai jaadhiThevar Magan, Ezhai Jaadhi,
Male
Mani kuyil ponnumani vaedanMani Kuyil, Ponnumani, Vaedan,
Male
Ejamaan kattalai ullae veliyaeEjamaan, Kattalai, Ullae Veliyae,
Idhayam singaara vaelanIdhayam, Singaara Vaelan...
Male
Yaarukku ennenna thaevaiWhatever anyone desires,
Male
Manam pola padam irukkuThere are movies according to your wish,
Male
Maraivaana idam irukkuThere is a secluded place too,
Male
Idhu pola engae unduWhere else can you find a place like this?
Male
Vara vaenum ingae indruYou must come here today!
Male
Yaeraalam cassetteNumerous cassettes are here,
Male : Vaangi po nee kaettuMale: Buy them and go listen!
Male
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Male :AnnaeMale: Brother!
Male :Ennaalum sandhoshamMale: Happiness every day,
Male :AmaangannaeMale: Yes, brother!
Male :Engaeyum sangeethamMale: Music everywhere!
Male
Baakkiyam engae pala naal aachaeWhere is Bakkiyam? It has been many days,
Udambu thurumbaagi pochaeThe body has become thin like a straw,
Iniyum thaangaadhu moochaeBreath cannot take it anymore!
Male
Poruthaa nadakkumIf you wait, it will happen,
Oru naal kidaikkumOne day you will get it!
Potten sariyaana plannuI have made a proper plan,
Maattum adhuvaaga maanuThe deer will get trapped on its own!
Female
Kadan vaangi naalaachudhuIt has been days since borrowing the money,
Ippa maasam ezhaachudhuNow seven months have passed!
Ennaachu namma vattiWhat happened to our interest?
Podaadhae naama kattiDo not shout at us!
Male
Adiyaathi merattaadhaeOh my, do not threaten me!
Tharuvaen naa vaerattaadhaeI will give it back, do not chase me!
Male
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Ennaalum sandhosham engaeyum sangeethamHappiness every day, music everywhere!
Mullum malaraagum kallum kaniyaagumThorns turn into flowers, stones turn into fruits,
Ellaam namma kairaasi thaanIt is all because of my lucky touch!
Male
Eppavum naan thaan daa ingoru raajaaI am always the king here!
Ennaalum sandhosham engaeyum sangeethamHappiness every day, music everywhere!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic song portrays a lively and carefree protagonist, likely a local video cassette parlor owner or music vendor, who boasts about his good luck and joyful outlook on life. He claims that everything he touches turns into success and that his space is always filled with happiness and music. To attract customers, he creatively reels off a list of popular 1990s Tamil blockbuster movie titles available at his shop.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metonymy / Intertextuality

Chinna thambi uthama raasaa / Thaevar magan ezhai jaadhi...

Lyricist Vaali weaves actual Tamil movie titles from the early 1990s into the verse to evoke the setting of a audio/video cassette store.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Mullum malaraagum kallum kaniyaagum

Repetition of initial consonants 'Mu' and 'Ma' and rhythmic internal structure creates a melodious poetic flow.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Potten sariyaana plannu / Maattum adhuvaaga maanu

End-rhyming words 'plannu' and 'maanu' add a playful, colloquial comedic rhythm to the song.

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Trivia

Lyricist Vaali ingeniously listed over 12 hit Tamil movies from 1991 to 1993 (including Chinna Thambi, Thevar Magan, Ejamaan, and Singaara Vaelan) in a single stanza to reflect the pop culture and cassette rental culture of the early 1990s.

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