Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Achcham Ennai Nerungathu

From Thunive Thunai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Thunive Thunai
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hei little guy what do you meet
Ha hahahaa….aa…aa…aa….
Hello big boy
How are you today…..yae….aa..aa…
Acham ennai nerungaathu
Yaarai kandum mayangaathu
I will meet your challange
Sattam enthan udalodu
Dharmam enthan karaththodu
I will see your talent
Challange
Male :I will also challange
Male :Challange
Male :I will also challange
Your days are counted
My steps are meserttu
You are wanted take it granded
Acham ennai nerungaathu
Yaarai kandum mayangaathu
I will meet your challange
Sitham endrum kalangaathu
Ratham kaana thayangaathu
I will see your challange
Pidiththaal oru pidi iruppaai
Ennidam unakkaa iththanai irumaappaadaa
I dint see that
I tring forign wiskey
Your challange is very risky
Ninaiththaal neerilum nadapaen
Saettrilum mithappen ennidam mudiyaathadaa
Aadugal vengai alla
Male :Naanlgal moongilgal alla
Male :Aadugal vengai alla
Male :Naanlgal moongilgal alla
Kalvargal police alla
Male :Jack-ai vaippen
Male :Queen-ai vaippen
Male :King-ai vaippen
Male :Horse-ai vaippen
Acham ennai nerungaathu
Yaarai kandum mayangaathu
I will meet your challange
Sattam enthan udalodu
Dharmam enthan karaththodu
I will see your talent
Unakkul ragasiyam irukku
Tholgalin kodukku naan athai arupenadaa
Unakkaa ennidam vazhakku
Poli un kanakku indrudan mudippenadaa
Chakkaram enthan kaiyil
Male :Ha vandiyae enthan kaiyil
Male :Chakkaram enthan kaiyil
Male :Vandiyae enthan kaiyil
Paathaiyae enthan kaiyil
Male :Ha aanmai undu
Male :Selai alla
Male :Veeran thaanaa
Male :Kozhai alla
Acham ennai nerungaathu
Yaarai kandum mayangaathu
I will meet your challange
Sattam enthan udalodu
Dharmam enthan karaththodu
I will see your talent
Mudinthaal kappalai nadaththu
Tharaiyinil niruththu naan athai pidippenadaa
Ha stop the nonsense
The age of my experience
Is the age of your father aa…aa…aa…
Naan siriththaal padaikalum nadungum
Puligalum padhungum nee oru elithaanadaa
Antha naal illai thambi
Male :Agilamae ennai nambi
Male :Antha naal illai thambi
Male :Agilamae ennai nambi
Male :Ennanum jailil kambi
Kaththi ingae
Male :Puththi ingae
Male :Sakthi ingae
Male :Dhesa bakthi ingae….
Acham ennai nerungaathu
Yaarai kandum mayangaathu
I will meet your challange
Sattam enthan udalodu
Dharmam enthan karaththodu
I will see your talent
Hey little guy, what do you mean?
Ha hahaha... ah... ah... ah...
Hello big boy!
How are you today... yeah... ah... ah...
Fear will never come near me
I will never back down before anyone
I will meet your challenge
The law runs through my body
Justice is in my hands
I will see your talent
Challenge!
Male: I will also challenge
Male: Challenge!
Male: I will also challenge
Your days are numbered
My steps are measured
You are wanted, take it for granted
Fear will never come near me
I will never back down before anyone
I will meet your challenge
My mind will never waver
I will not hesitate at the sight of blood
I will see your challenge
If I grab you, you won't even fill a fist
Do you dare show such arrogance to me?
I didn't see that
I drink foreign whisky
Your challenge is very risky
If I choose, I can walk on water
I can float on mud—you can't beat me!
Goats are not leopards
Male: Reeds are not bamboos
Male: Goats are not leopards
Male: Reeds are not bamboos
Thieves are not the police
Male: I will play the Jack
Male: I will play the Queen
Male: I will play the King
Male: I will play the Knight
Fear will never come near me
I will never back down before anyone
I will meet your challenge
The law runs through my body
Justice is in my hands
I will see your talent
You have a secret hidden within
A sting in your shoulders—I will cut it off!
Do you dare dispute with me?
Your fake account ends today!
The wheel is in my hand
Male: Ha, the vehicle itself is in my hands!
Male: The wheel is in my hand
Male: The vehicle itself is in my hands!
The path itself is in my hands
Male: Ha, I have true courage
Male: I am not wearing a saree
Male: Are you truly a warrior?
Male: I am no coward!
Fear will never come near me
I will never back down before anyone
I will meet your challenge
The law runs through my body
Justice is in my hands
I will see your talent
Steer a ship if you can
Bring it ashore, and I will capture it!
Ha, stop the nonsense!
The years of my experience
Equal the age of your father, ah... ah... ah...
When I roar with laughter, armies tremble
Even tigers hide—you are merely a mouse!
Those days are gone, brother
Male: The whole world depends on me
Male: Those days are gone, brother
Male: The whole world depends on me
Male: You will have to count bars in prison
Here is the blade
Male: Here is the brain
Male: Here is the strength
Male: Here is patriotism!
Fear will never come near me
I will never back down before anyone
I will meet your challenge
The law runs through my body
Justice is in my hands
I will see your talent
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This dueling dialogue song from the 1976 movie 'Thunive Thunai' features a high-stakes verbal face-off between two rivals asserting their physical power, strategic intelligence, and moral righteousness. Set against an upbeat Western-influenced rhythm composed by M. S. Viswanathan, the track blends Tamil heroics with Tanglish colloquialisms to showcase intense bravado.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (First-letter Alliteration)

Sattam enthan udalodu / Dharmam enthan karaththodu

Matching initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Sattam' and 'Dharmam' or 'Sitham' and 'Ratham'.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Acham ennai nerungaathu / Sattam enthan udalodu

The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines ('Acham' / 'Sattam' or 'Sitham' / 'Ratham').

Metaphor & Imagery

Puligalum padhungum nee oru elithaanadaa

Comparing opponents to prey and beasts ('Aadugal vengai alla', 'nee oru elithaanadaa') to diminish the enemy's stature.

Code-Switching (Tanglish)

I will meet your challange

Blending English challenge phrases directly with Tamil philosophical lyricism for dramatic modern impact.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Thunive Thunai' (1976), starring Jaishankar, featured an energetic background score by M. S. Viswanathan. The playful yet fierce banter between T. M. Soundararajan and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam highlights Kannadasan's rare usage of mixed English-Tamil lyrics designed for hero-villain confrontations during the mid-70s action genre boom.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Thunive Thunai

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.