Aao Ji Aao
From Oh Manapenne · 2021
- Lyricist
- Mohan Rajan
- Singer
- Gana Bala
- Music director
- Vishal Chandrasekhar
- Details
- Oh Manapenne2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh my god | Oh my god |
| Thappu kanakka pottutom | We made a wrong calculation |
| Vaazhkai gaali aachu da | Life has been ruined, my friend |
| Male | |
| Life very sad | Life is very sad |
| Oru gundu sattikulla | Inside a round pot |
| Adichom paaru nondi da | Look, we played hopscotch and ended up limping |
| Male | |
| Enna solla current-u la thaan | What to say, into live electricity |
| Kaiya vechom | We put our hand |
| Bulbu mela bulbu thaanae vangiputtom | We kept getting continuous failures (getting bulbs) |
| Ada plug-um kedaikkala | Ah, we didn't find a plug |
| Chutch-um kedaikkala | We didn't find a switch either |
| Chargeu pona oru battery aagittom | We became a battery whose charge is drained |
| Male | |
| Aao ji aao | Come on, oh come on |
| Pazhaiya dabbatta vasama sikkittom | We got trapped inside an old beat-up box |
| Aiyyaiyo aiyoo | Oh no, oh no |
| Pousu paapatta puncture aagitom | Our status and style got punctured |
| Headache theeradho | Will this headache ever end? |
| Edhuvum puriyama ingae ninnutom | Standing here without understanding anything |
| Aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo | Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no |
| Male | |
| Da da da da da | Da da da da da |
| Da da da da da da da dada da | Da da da da da da da dada da |
| Da da da da da | Da da da da da |
| Da da da da da da da dada da | Da da da da da da da dada da |
| Da da da da da da da da da da | Da da da da da da da da da da |
| Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da | Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da |
| Male | |
| Vaazhkai kooti pona map-u la | On the map that life guided us along |
| Naanum poiten da maapula | I went along too, my friend |
| Dabbu thedi odum life-u la | In this life running after money |
| Vera vazhi illa aiyo aiyo | There is no other way, oh no, oh no |
| Male | |
| Otta satti kulla | Inside a leaky pot |
| Oothi vecha water-u | The water that was poured in |
| Ice-u katti aana thappikkum paaru | Look, if it turns into ice, it can escape |
| Enga building-u strong-u da | Our building is strong, man |
| Basement-u weak-u da | But the basement is weak, man |
| Mothathula naanga aanom bake-u da | In total, we became completely foolish/baked |
| Male | |
| Aao ji aao | Come on, oh come on |
| Pazhaiya dabbatta vasama sikkittom | We got trapped inside an old beat-up box |
| Aiyyaiyo aiyoo | Oh no, oh no |
| Pousu paapatta puncture aagitom | Our status and style got punctured |
| Headache theeradho | Will this headache ever end? |
| Edhuvum puriyama ingae ninnutom | Standing here without understanding anything |
| Aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo | Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no |
| Male | |
| Da da da da da | Da da da da da |
| Da da da da da da da dada da | Da da da da da da da dada da |
| Da da da da da | Da da da da da |
| Da da da da da da da dada da | Da da da da da da da dada da |
| Da da da da da da da da da da | Da da da da da da da da da da |
| Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da | Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da |
ஓ மை காட்
தப்பு கணக்க போட்டுட்டோம்
வாழ்க்கை காலி ஆச்சு டா
Oh my god
We made a wrong calculation
Life has been ruined, my friend
லைஃப் வெரி ஸேட்
ஒரு குண்டு சட்டிகுள்ள
அடிச்சோம் பாரு நொண்டி டா
Life is very sad
Inside a round pot
Look, we played hopscotch and ended up limping
என்ன சொல்ல
கரண்டுல தான் கைய வெச்சோம்
பல்பு மேல பல்பு தானே
வாங்கிப்புட்டோம்
அட ப்ளக்கும் கெடைக்கல
கிளட்ச்சும் கெடைக்கல
சார்ஜு போன ஒரு பேட்டரி ஆகிட்டோம்
What to say, into live electricity
We put our hand
We kept getting continuous failures (getting bulbs)
Ah, we didn't find a plug
We didn't find a switch either
We became a battery whose charge is drained
ஆவோ ஜி ஆ
பழைய டப்பாட்ட வசமா மாட்டிகிட்டோம்
அய்யய்யோ ஐயோ
பவுசு பாப்பா கிட்ட
பண்சர் ஆகிட்டோம்
ஹெட் ஏக் தீராதோ
எதுவும் புரியாம இங்கே நின்னுட்டோம்
அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ
Come on, oh come on
We got trapped inside an old beat-up box
Oh no, oh no
Our status and style got punctured
Will this headache ever end?
Standing here without understanding anything
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
...........................
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
வாழ்க்கை கூட்டி போன மேப்புல
நானும் போய்ட்டேன் டா மாப்ள
டப்பு தேடி ஓடும் லைப்புல
வேற வழி இல்ல ஐயோ ஐயோ
On the map that life guided us along
I went along too, my friend
In this life running after money
There is no other way, oh no, oh no
ஓட்ட சட்டிக்குள்ள ஊத்தி வெச்ச வாட்டரு
ஐஸ் கட்டி ஆனா தப்பிக்கும் பாரு
எங்க பில்டிங் ஸ்டராங்கு
பேஸ் மென்ட் வீக் டா
மொத்தத்துல நாங்க ஆனோம் பேகு டா
Inside a leaky pot
The water that was poured in
Look, if it turns into ice, it can escape
Our building is strong, man
But the basement is weak, man
In total, we became completely foolish/baked
ஆவோ ஜி ஆ
பழைய டப்பாட்ட வசமா மாட்டிகிட்டோம்
அய்யய்யோ ஐயோ
பவுசு பாப்பா கிட்ட
பண்சர் ஆகிட்டோம்
ஹெட் ஏக் தீராதோ
எதுவும் புரியாம இங்கே நின்னுட்டோம்
அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ அய்யய்யோ
Come on, oh come on
We got trapped inside an old beat-up box
Oh no, oh no
Our status and style got punctured
Will this headache ever end?
Standing here without understanding anything
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
...........................
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
Oh my god
Oh my god
Thappu kanakka pottutom
We made a wrong calculation
Vaazhkai gaali aachu da
Life has been ruined, my friend
Life very sad
Life is very sad
Oru gundu sattikulla
Inside a round pot
Adichom paaru nondi da
Look, we played hopscotch and ended up limping
Enna solla current-u la thaan
What to say, into live electricity
Kaiya vechom
We put our hand
Bulbu mela bulbu thaanae vangiputtom
We kept getting continuous failures (getting bulbs)
Ada plug-um kedaikkala
Ah, we didn't find a plug
Chutch-um kedaikkala
We didn't find a switch either
Chargeu pona oru battery aagittom
We became a battery whose charge is drained
Aao ji aao
Come on, oh come on
Pazhaiya dabbatta vasama sikkittom
We got trapped inside an old beat-up box
Aiyyaiyo aiyoo
Oh no, oh no
Pousu paapatta puncture aagitom
Our status and style got punctured
Headache theeradho
Will this headache ever end?
Edhuvum puriyama ingae ninnutom
Standing here without understanding anything
Aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
Vaazhkai kooti pona map-u la
On the map that life guided us along
Naanum poiten da maapula
I went along too, my friend
Dabbu thedi odum life-u la
In this life running after money
Vera vazhi illa aiyo aiyo
There is no other way, oh no, oh no
Otta satti kulla
Inside a leaky pot
Oothi vecha water-u
The water that was poured in
Ice-u katti aana thappikkum paaru
Look, if it turns into ice, it can escape
Enga building-u strong-u da
Our building is strong, man
Basement-u weak-u da
But the basement is weak, man
Mothathula naanga aanom bake-u da
In total, we became completely foolish/baked
Aao ji aao
Come on, oh come on
Pazhaiya dabbatta vasama sikkittom
We got trapped inside an old beat-up box
Aiyyaiyo aiyoo
Oh no, oh no
Pousu paapatta puncture aagitom
Our status and style got punctured
Headache theeradho
Will this headache ever end?
Edhuvum puriyama ingae ninnutom
Standing here without understanding anything
Aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo aiyyaiyo
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da dada da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
Da da dad d da dad dada daddad da
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aao Ji Aao' from the 2021 film 'Oh Manapenne!' is a humorously self-deprecating gaana track that captures the frustration of encountering continuous failures in life. The protagonist laments over wrong life choices, comparing their situation to putting a hand into live electricity, running out of battery, or getting stuck in a leaky vessel. Through energetic Chennai slang and witty metaphors, the lyrics express the chaotic struggle of young adults trying to make money and navigate life's map, only to realize that despite outward confidence ('building strong'), their foundation ('basement weak') lacks stability.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Chargeu pona oru battery aagittom”
Compares extreme physical and mental exhaustion to a fully drained battery.
Slang Idiom / Metaphor
“Bulbu mela bulbu thaanae vangiputtom”
Uses the colloquial Tamil slang 'buying a bulb' to represent facing repeated failures or embarrassment.
Juxtaposition / Irony
“Enga building-u strong-u da / Basement-u weak-u da”
Contrasts strong external appearance with weak foundational strength for comedic effect, referencing a famous Tamil pop culture dialogue.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pazhaiya dabbatta vasama sikkittom / Pousu paapatta puncture aagitom”
Rhyming rhythmic words ('dabbatta' / 'paapatta') common in local Chennai Gaana lyric writing.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track featured in 'Oh Manapenne!' (remake of the Telugu hit 'Pelli Choopulu') incorporates the legendary Vadivelu comedy catchphrase 'Building strong-u, basement-u weak-u', weaving famous Tamil pop-culture humor directly into Gana Bala's energetic delivery.
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