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Lyrics & meaning

Come Na Come

From Soodhu Kavvum · 2013

Lyricist
Ganesh Kumar B
Singer
Ganesh Kumar B
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Movie name
Soodhu Kavvum
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thambi thambi..
Thambi Thambi
Thambi Thambi..
Thambi Thambi
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Vaazhkai ennum vattathula
Edhuvum mela nirpathilla
Odum dhinasari ootathula
Unmainu paatha edhuvum illa
Meiyum poiyum jodi illai
Jodi serndha thappum illa
Yaarum unmaiya solvathilla
Solliya pala per indru illa
Thambi Thambi..
Thambi Thambi
Thambi Thambi..
Thambi
Vela illa velaiyila
Moolai podum thittam idhu
Unmai urangum nerathula
Soodhu kavvum neram idhu
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Oota ulla kaathadi..
Mela pogadhu
Luck vandhu unna..
Veetula thedathu
Paatu paadum koottam
Thotha edukum oottam
Venum vaazha naatam
Podu dhinusa thittam
Address vandha machanuku
Aapu vaikka poren
Anga oru vela thedi
Settle aaga poren
Aatha.. solli vaiyi..
Un pillaiye en kuda anupi vai
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Avanuku vela senju naanga rendu perum
Onna manna thalaiyila soap seepu ellam pottu
Apudi epudi powder katti
Apdi adichu tie katti
Sernthu kaalaiyila velaikku povom
Aatha varattuma
Thambi thambi..
Thambi Thambi
Thambi Thambi..
Thambi Thambi
Vaazhkai ennum vattathula
Edhuvum mela nirpathilla
Odum dhinasari ootathula
Unmainu paatha edhuvum illa
Meiyum poiyum jodi illa
Jodi serndha thappum illa
No job illatti
No work thambi
Udane vela onnu thedikittu
Ange inge parandhu
Odu odu odu
Come na come..
Come naati go
Come na come..
Come naati go
Brother, brother...
Brother, brother
Brother, brother...
Brother, brother
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
In this circle called life
Nothing stays on top forever
In the daily rat race
If you look closely, nothing is real
Truth and lies are not a pair
Yet there is no harm if they team up
Nobody speaks the truth
Many who did are no longer around today
Brother, brother...
Brother, brother
Brother, brother...
Brother
When you are out of work
This is the scheme your brain cooks up
When the truth is fast asleep
This is the hour deceit takes over
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
A kite full of holes...
Will never fly high
Good luck will never...
Come knocking at your door
The crowd cheering you on
Will run away if you lose
You need the drive to survive
So hatch a brand new plan
For that pal whose address I found
I am going to set a trap
Find a job over there
And get properly settled
Mother... talk some sense into him...
Send your son along with me
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
Working for him, the two of us
Side by side, soaping up and combing our hair
Dabbing powder nicely all over
Dressing sharp and putting on a tie
We will head out to work together every morning
Mother, can I take my leave now?
Brother, brother...
Brother, brother
Brother, brother...
Brother, brother
In this circle called life
Nothing stays on top forever
In the daily rat race
If you look closely, nothing is real
Truth and lies are not a pair
Yet there is no harm if they team up
No job, or else
No work, brother
Go hunt for a job right away
Flying here and there
Run, run, run!
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
"Come" means come...
"Come", not "go"
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song encapsulates the street-smart, pragmatic philosophy of unemployed youth navigating the modern world. It highlights how life is a fluid, ever-changing circle where morality becomes blurred when survival is at stake. Combining dark humor with realistic cynicism, the lyrics suggest that waiting for luck is futile and that one must improvise unique plans—even blending truth with falsehood—to get ahead.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Vaazhkai ennum vattathula

Compares life to a continuous circle ('vattam') where positions constantly shift and nobody stays on top forever.

Antithesis / Oxymoron

Unmai urangum nerathula / Soodhu kavvum neram idhu

Juxtaposes the ideal state of sleeping truth with the opportunistic state of deceit engulfing the moment.

Tanglish Wordplay & Colloquial Rhyme

Come na come.. / Come naati go

Fuses English vocabulary with Tamil conditional grammar suffixes ('na' for if, 'naati' for if not) to create a rhythmic, catchy refrain.

Metaphor

Oota ulla kaathadi.. / Mela pogadhu

Compares an ill-prepared or flawed person to a damaged kite ('oota ulla kaathadi') that cannot rise high.

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Trivia

Soodhu Kavvum (2013) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy became a benchmark dark comedy in Tamil cinema. The song features quirky Tanglish lyrics written and sung by Ganesh Kumar B, perfectly matching Santhosh Narayanan's eccentric musical arrangement.

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