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Lyrics & meaning

Yelelo

From Naan Sigappu Manithan · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Chorus, Megha
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Naan Sigappu Manithan
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saaree gasaare
Saaree gasaare
Oh saaree gasaare
Gamagareee
Yelelo methappu vanthuruchae
Engengo parakka vechuruchae
Kadhava thoranthukittu
Kaathu adikuthudaa
Manasu parakuthu daa dooi
Vizhunthaalum ezhunthaalum
Marupadiyum vizhunthaalum
Adada vizhunthathilum
Laabam onnu kidaikuthae
Ninnaalum nadanthaalum
Neraapoi kavunthaalum
Adada athistam vanthu
Kathava thatti azhaikuthae
Thoongum bommaikuthaan
Saavi yaaru koduthathu
Thoda kaiyaneeti
Kaala aatti nadakatu
Nigazhkalam ethirkaalam
Nalamaaga inimaarum
Engo methakurenae
Enna pudingadaa
Saaree gasaare
Saaree gasaare
Oh saaree gasaare
Gamagareee
……………………………
Nathaiya pol irunthen
Pattunu surundukkuven
Nachunnu ezhunthu ippo
Nadakka thonuthadaa
Kappala naan irunthen
Aaduna kavunthukuven
Puyala thaandi ippo
Neentha thonuthadaa
Puncture ah kedantha panthu
Sixeru adikuthudaa
Sukkuran thisai enakku
Salam vekkuthadaa
Chandhiran enna velai
Suryan enna velai
Mothama vaanguren kettukkoda
Saaree gasaare
Saaree gasaare
Oh saaree gasaare
Gamagareee
Yelelo methappu vanthuruchae
Engengo parakka vechuruchae
……………………………
Mazhaiya mazhai adichu
Methuvaa kela virichu
Thoongu moonju maram
Poothu kulunkuthae
Parantha kizhiyumunnu
Paranil kedantha pattam
Maanja pottu ippo
Parakka thodanguthae
Vethaiya pothaivathellam
Marama ezhunthidathaan
Ithuthan vazhkaiyada
Machi mannaru
Pujiyaam aanalum
Pakkathilae kodukizhi
Athukku mathipu koodumada
Aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..aaa….
Saaree gasaare
Saaree gasaare
Oh saaree gasaare
Gamagareee
Yelelo methappu vanthuruchae
Engengo parakka vechuruchae
Sa ri ga sa re
Sa ri ga sa re
Oh sa ri ga sa re
Ga ma ga ree...
Aelelo, a sparkler has ignited!
It has made me fly all over the place!
Flurbing open the doors,
the wind is blowing strong, man!
My heart is flying high, hey!
Whether I fall or rise,
even if I fall down again,
oh look, even in falling,
there is something gained!
Whether I stand or walk,
or go straight and fall flat,
oh look, good luck has arrived,
knocking on my door and calling out!
For this sleeping doll,
who gave a wind-up key?
Reaching out its hands,
swinging its legs, let it walk!
The present and the future
will turn out wonderful from now on!
I am floating somewhere in the air,
somebody catch me, friends!
Sa ri ga sa re
Sa ri ga sa re
Oh sa ri ga sa re
Ga ma ga ree...
...
I used to be like a snail,
curling up in a snap.
Now I have sprung up with energy,
and I feel like striding out, man!
I used to be like a ship,
capsizing if it rocked.
Now, braving past the storm,
I feel like swimming across, man!
A ball that lay flat and punctured
is hitting a sixer now!
The lucky star of fortune
is saluting me, man!
What is the moon worth?
What is the sun worth?
I will buy them all in bulk, go ask!
Sa ri ga sa re
Sa ri ga sa re
Oh sa ri ga sa re
Ga ma ga ree...
Aelelo, a sparkler has ignited!
It has made me fly all over the place!
...
As heavy rain poured down
and gently spread across the ground,
the sleepy rain tree
is blooming and swaying with joy!
Fearing it would tear if it flew,
the kite that lay forgotten in the attic,
now coated with sharp thread,
is beginning to take flight!
Burying a seed in the ground
is only so it rises as a tree!
This is what life is about,
my dear buddy Mannaru!
Even if it is just a zero,
draw a stroke beside it,
and its value will multiply!
Aahaa... aahaa... aahaa... aahaa...
Sa ri ga sa re
Sa ri ga sa re
Oh sa ri ga sa re
Ga ma ga ree...
Aelelo, a sparkler has ignited!
It has made me fly all over the place!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Yelelo Methappu' (also known as 'Aatagadharaa' in Telugu dubbing context) from 'Naan Sigappu Manithan' is an uplifting and upbeat track celebrating newfound optimism, victory over self-doubt, and personal transformation. The protagonist, who suffers from narcolepsy in the film, expresses a surge of energy and luck, breaking free from his former passive state—symbolized as a snail or a sleeping doll—and embracing a vibrant, unstoppable outlook on life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Nathaiya pol irunthen / Pattunu surundukkuven”

Compares the protagonist's past timid behavior to a snail curling up into its shell.

Metaphor

“Thoongum bommaikuthaan / Saavi yaaru koduthathu”

Metaphorically describes the protagonist as a key-wound toy that has suddenly gained energy to walk.

Hyperbole

“Chandhiran enna velai / Suryan enna velai / Mothama vaanguren kettukkoda”

An exaggeration where the protagonist boasts about buying the sun and moon together.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Vizhunthaalum ezhunthaalum / Marupadiyum vizhunthaalum”

Internal and initial rhyming patterns commonly used in Tamil poetry (e.g., 'Vizhunthaalum' / 'Marupadiyum vizhunthaalum').

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Trivia

Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) stars Vishal and Lakshmi Menon and was directed by Thiru. The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics written by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.

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