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Dei Maganey (Reprise)

From Paranthu Po · 2025

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Movie name
Paranthu Po
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dei magane en anbu magane
Naan kovapatta purinjikko
Puriyatti mannichikko
Naa solla poradhellam
Unakku puriyumaannu theriyala
Aanaalum ennaala sollaama irukka mudiyala
Un padippukaaga kadan vaangi
Un sirippa paaka kadan vaangi
Un aasaiya paadhi theekkama
En vovvoru naalum norungudhudaa
Pichai edukkura pillainga paartha
Oru acham en nenjai adaikkudhudaa
Unna appadi paarthiduvenaannu nenachale
Uyir norungudhudaa
Dei magane en anbu magane
Naan kovapatta purinjikko
Puriyattiyum mannichikko
Love you daa xoxo
Love you daa xoxo
Xoxo ooo xo xo
Nee pizza ketkkum bodhellam
Unna vetta thaan da thonum
Nee burger thinnum bodhellaam
Unna kutta thaan daa thonum
Unna adikkavum mudiyala
Enakku nadikkavum theriyala
Un korean patta pola
Enakku edhuvume puriyala
Five star hotel ah pakkaadha
Thanga mudiyuma kekkadha
Innoru kanava nee sonna
En ulagam odanju pogumadaa
Dei magane dei magane
Love you daa xoxo
Love you daa xoxo
Love you daa xoxo
Love you daa xoxo
Palli pogura pillainga paartha
Oru kelvi
En thondaya adaikkudhadaa
Adaikkudhadaa adaikkudhadaa adaikkudhadaa
Nalla palliyil serthirukkaen naa
Nenaichaale manam kalangudhadaa
Kalangudhadaa kalangudhadaa kalangudhadaa
Un padippukaaga kadan vaangi
Un sirippa paaka kadan vaangi
Un aasaiya paadhi theekkama
En vovvoru naalum norungudhudaa
Vovvoru naalu mudiyum bothum
Innum konjam valikkudhudaa
Engu ponaalum bayam thurathi
En idhayatha rend kilikkudhadaa
Dei magane en anbu magane
Naan kovapatta purinjikko
Puriyattiyum mannichikko
Love you daa xoxo
Xoxo ooo
Dei magane en anbu magane
Naan kovapatta purinjikko
Puriyattiyum mannichikko
Love you daa xoxo
Love you daa xoxo
Xoxo ooo xo xo
Hey my son, my beloved son
If I get angry, try to understand me
If you don't understand, please forgive me
Everything I am about to say
I don't know if you will understand
Yet, I cannot keep from saying it
Taking loans for your education
Borrowing money just to see you smile
Unable to fulfill even half your wishes
Every day of mine shatters, my son
Whenever I see children begging on the streets
A deep fear chokes my chest, my son
Just the thought of ever seeing you like that
Shatters my very soul, my son
Hey my son, my beloved son
If I get angry, try to understand me
Even if you don't understand, please forgive me
Love you, son, XOXO
Love you, son, XOXO
XOXO Ooh XOXO
Every time you ask for a pizza
I feel like scolding you to pieces, son
Every time you eat a burger
I feel like knocking you on the head, son
I cannot bring myself to hit you
And I don't know how to pretend
Just like your Korean songs
I do not understand a single thing
Do not gaze at five-star hotels
Do not ask if we can stay there
If you share another dream like that
My whole world will break apart, my son
Hey my son, hey my son
Love you, son, XOXO
Love you, son, XOXO
Love you, son, XOXO
Love you, son, XOXO
Whenever I see children going to school
A question
Chokes up my throat, my son
It chokes me, it chokes me, it chokes me
Did I really put you in a good school?
Just thinking about it troubles my heart, my son
It troubles me, it troubles me, it troubles me
Taking loans for your education
Borrowing money just to see you smile
Unable to fulfill even half your wishes
Every day of mine shatters, my son
Whenever each day comes to an end
It hurts a little bit more, my son
Wherever I go, fear chases me
And tears my heart in two, my son
Hey my son, my beloved son
If I get angry, try to understand me
Even if you don't understand, please forgive me
Love you, son, XOXO
XOXO Ooh
Hey my son, my beloved son
If I get angry, try to understand me
Even if you don't understand, please forgive me
Love you, son, XOXO
Love you, son, XOXO
XOXO Ooh XOXO
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song portrays the heart of a lower-middle-class father communicating with his young son. He expresses the constant pressure of debts incurred to afford good schooling and lifestyle demands for his child, contrasting his financial hardship with the child's modern preferences like pizza, burgers, and Korean music. Through his frustration and fear for his son's future, the father reiterates his profound, unconditional love and asks for forgiveness whenever he loses his temper.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)

Un padippukaaga kadan vaangi / Un sirippa paaka kadan vaangi

The second letters 'd' match in 'Padippukaaga' and 'Sirippa', creating auditory harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En ulagam odanju pogumadaa

Comparing the father's emotional state to a physical object shattering into pieces.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Oru acham en nenjai adaikkudhudaa / Uyir norungudhudaa

Multiple lines end with the suffix 'dhudaa' (adaikkudhudaa, norungudhudaa), emphasizing the ongoing pain.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Madhan Karky, the song cleverly blends traditional familial emotions with contemporary youth slang and culture, such as 'Korean patta' (K-pop/K-dramas) and 'XOXO'.

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