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Lyrics & meaning

Daddy Song

From Veetla Vishesham · 2022

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Girish, RJ Balaji, Benny Dayal
Music director
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Details
Veetla Vishesham2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Thirumba vanganum paal dappaWe have to buy a milk bottle again!
One more pappa coming aapaa….aa….One more baby is coming, oh father!
Male
Jhony jhony yes pappaJohny Johny, yes papa!
Puthusa ippo oru pappaA brand new baby now, papa!
Eating mangaa no pappaEating raw mango? No papa!
Oore sirikithu appappaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Male
Jhony jhony yes pappaJohny Johny, yes papa!
Puthusa ippo oru pappaA brand new baby now, papa!
Eating mangaa no pappaEating raw mango? No papa!
Oore sirikithu appappaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Male
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Oore sirikithu appappaaThe whole town is laughing, oh dear!
Thirumba vanganum paal dappaWe have to buy a milk bottle again!
One more pappa coming aapaa….One more baby is coming, oh father!
Pappa pappa pappa paBaby baby baby pa!
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Nee vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Kapil dev-u kaiyil bat-uLike the bat in Kapil Dev's hand,
Thirumba sixer adikidhuA sixer is being hit again!
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Nee vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Good-u name aachu meme-uOur good name has turned into a meme!
Romba shame aaguthuIt has become so shameful!
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Engal daddy semma kediOur daddy is quite a sly trickster!
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Engal daddy semma kediOur daddy is quite a sly trickster!
Male
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Male
Nee vanthu kadai thiranthaaWhen you opened a shop,
Ada avamanam ribbon vettuthuDisgrace cut the opening ribbon!
EMI method-la thaanJust like paying in EMIs,
Dhinam insulta katta solludhuIt demands a daily installment of insults!
Male
Oru month-u body-kullaInside the body for a month,
Kokkoma vaasicha kolam ithuThis rhythm played like a folk song!
Diy adikkum daddy-kullaInside a daddy who dyes his hair,
Duet-tu song sencha magic ithuThis magic was created by a duet song!
TTR ippo maattunaaru…..The TTR is caught now...
Male
Kaasi-ku kaasi-kuTo Kashi, to Kashi,
Kaasi-ku vaangina ticketThe ticket bought for Kashi,
Goa-ku use aachuGot used to go to Goa instead!
Bathroom-il paadiya paattuThe song sung inside the bathroom,
Oorellaam hit aachuHas become a hit all over the town!
Male
System thaan maarudhappaThe system is changing, oh man!
Kashtam thaan yaerudhappaThe trouble is rising, oh man!
Ishtam pol life onnu adikkudhappaLife is striking us as it pleases, oh man!
Thovaikkudhappa velukkudhappaWashing and thrashing us thoroughly, oh man!
Male
Yappaa….Oh goodness!
Male
Drumtick potta soup-uThe soup made with drumsticks,
Athu vechathu unakku aappuTurned out to be a trap for you!
Maintain pannala gap-uYou did not maintain a gap,
Ippo diaper vanganum maappuNow go buy diapers, dear brother-in-law!
Male
Ada minsaaraam kattaathaAh, without paying the power bill,
Samsaaram pakkathilBeside your wife,
Yaenthaan poniyoWhy on earth did you go?
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Engal daddy semma kediOur daddy is quite a sly trickster!
Male
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Vaaraai engal daddyHere comes our daddy!
Oho engal daddyOh, our daddy!
Engal daddy semma kediOur daddy is quite a sly trickster!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a humorous and satirical track from the movie 'Veetla Vishesham' (a remake of Badhaai Ho), where adult sons react to the unexpected late-age pregnancy of their middle-aged parents. The lyrics humorously express the sons' embarrassment, mocking their father for creating a public spectacle and turning the family into the talk of the town and a subject for social media memes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyme (Monorhyme)

Thirumba vanganum paal dappa

The usage of repeating end-words and rhyming words like 'appappaa', 'dappa', and 'pappa' creates a playful nursery-rhyme rhythm.

Nursery Rhyme Parody

Jhony jhony yes pappa / Puthusa ippo oru pappa

Subverting the well-known nursery rhyme 'Johny Johny Yes Papa' to fit late-stage pregnancy craving (eating mangaa).

Simile / Metaphor

Kapil dev-u kaiyil bat-u / Thirumba sixer adikidhu

Comparing the father's late virility/fatherhood to cricket legend Kapil Dev hitting a sixer unexpectedly.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Drumtick potta soup-u / Athu vechathu unakku aappu

Matching end sounds in lines like 'soup-u', 'aappu', 'gap-u', and 'maappu'.

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Trivia

'Veetla Vishesham' is the official Tamil remake of the 2018 Hindi blockbuster 'Badhaai Ho'. The song playfully adapts nursery rhymes and modern internet culture references like 'memes' and 'EMI' to highlight the comical awkwardness of late-life parenthood.

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