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Lyrics & meaning

Dei Maganey (Reprise)

From Paranthu Po · 2025

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Details
Paranthu Po2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
Dei magane en anbu maganeHey son, my beloved son
Naan kovapatta purinjikkoUnderstand when I get angry
Puriyatti mannichikkoEven if you do not understand, forgive me
Naa solla poradhellamAll that I am about to say
Unakku puriyumaannu theriyalaI do not know if you will understand
Aanaalum ennaala sollaama irukka mudiyalaYet, I cannot refrain from telling you
Male
Un padippukaaga kadan vaangiTaking loans for your education
Un sirippa paaka kadan vaangiTaking loans just to see you smile
Un aasaiya paadhi theekkamaWithout fulfilling even half of your wishes
En vovvoru naalum norungudhudaaMy every single day crumbles, my boy
Male
Pichai edukkura pillainga paarthaWhen I see children begging on the streets
Oru acham en nenjai adaikkudhudaaA sense of fear chokes my heart, my boy
Unna appadi paarthiduvenaannu nenachaleJust thinking if I might ever see you like that
Uyir norungudhudaaMy very soul shatters, my boy
Male
Dei magane en anbu maganeHey son, my beloved son
Naan kovapatta purinjikkoUnderstand when I get angry
Puriyattiyum mannichikkoEven if you do not understand, forgive me
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Xoxo ooo xo xoXoxo ooo xo xo
Male
Nee pizza ketkkum bodhellamWhenever you ask for a pizza
Unna vetta thaan da thonumI feel like chopping you down, my boy
Nee burger thinnum bodhellaamWhenever you eat a burger
Unna kutta thaan daa thonumI feel like knocking your head, my boy
Male
Unna adikkavum mudiyalaI cannot bring myself to beat you
Enakku nadikkavum theriyalaNor do I know how to pretend
Un korean patta polaJust like your Korean songs
Enakku edhuvume puriyalaI do not understand a single thing
Male
Five star hotel ah pakkaadhaDo not look at five-star hotels
Thanga mudiyuma kekkadhaDo not ask if we can stay there
Innoru kanava nee sonnaIf you share another such dream
En ulagam odanju pogumadaaMy world will shatter into pieces, my boy
Male
Dei magane dei maganeHey son, hey son
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Male
Palli pogura pillainga paarthaWhen I see children going to school
Oru kelviA question
En thondaya adaikkudhadaaChokes my throat, my boy
Adaikkudhadaa adaikkudhadaa adaikkudhadaaChokes it, chokes it, chokes it
Nalla palliyil serthirukkaen naaHave I put you in a good school?
Nenaichaale manam kalangudhadaaJust thinking about it makes my heart tremble, my boy
Kalangudhadaa kalangudhadaa kalangudhadaaTremble, tremble, tremble
Male
Un padippukaaga kadan vaangiTaking loans for your education
Un sirippa paaka kadan vaangiTaking loans just to see you smile
Un aasaiya paadhi theekkamaWithout fulfilling even half of your wishes
En vovvoru naalum norungudhudaaMy every single day crumbles, my boy
Vovvoru naalu mudiyum bothumAs each day comes to an end
Innum konjam valikkudhudaaIt hurts a little bit more, my boy
Engu ponaalum bayam thurathiWherever I go, fear chases me
En idhayatha rend kilikkudhadaaAnd tears my heart into two, my boy
Male
Dei magane en anbu maganeHey son, my beloved son
Naan kovapatta purinjikkoUnderstand when I get angry
Puriyattiyum mannichikkoEven if you do not understand, forgive me
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Xoxo oooXoxo ooo
Male
Dei magane en anbu maganeHey son, my beloved son
Naan kovapatta purinjikkoUnderstand when I get angry
Puriyattiyum mannichikkoEven if you do not understand, forgive me
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Love you daa xoxoLove you my boy, xoxo
Xoxo ooo xo xoXoxo ooo xo xo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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