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Lyrics & meaning

Edhukku Machan

From Mapla Singam · 2016

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Aalap Raju, Velmurugan
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Mapla Singam
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
25 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ethukku machan kaadhalu
Venaam venaam moodhalu
Kaavu vaangum kaadhal mela
Kollaatha nee aavalu
Ethukku machan kaadhalu
Venaam venaam moodhalu
Kaavu vaangum kaadhal mela
Kollaatha nee aavalu
Enakku venum kaadhalu
Athula illa moodhalu
Kaalam thorum kaikodukkum
Kannithaanae angelu
Sonna kekka marukkura
Summa summa sirikkira
Kanna pinaa aasaiyaala
Kaanaa poga ninaikkura
Unga pechu pudikkala
Summa naanum nadikkala
Kaadhal enum kottaiya naan
Innum katti mudikkala
Ethukku machan kaadhalu
Venaam venaam moodhalu
Kaavu vaangum kaadhal mela
Kollaatha nee aavalu
Pozhuthum ponna suthi
Thirinja unna pathi
Ulagam enna sollum
Venaam machan venaamda
Pothuva ponna pathi
Thavara sollum buthi
Irukku ungakitta
Vaaya moodi poyenda
Mannaathi mannan ellaam
Mannaa ponaan ponnaalae
Machan nee ponna nambi pogaathae
Ammava vittu putta
Onnum illa mann mela
Summa nee over scenum podaathae
Pennai naadaathae
Pinbu vaadaathae
Endru sitharum solli vaithaar
Pennai neengaathae
Pinbu yengaathae
Kannadasan sonnaarae
Pennaalae roattil nee
Nikka pora pinnaalae
Enakku venum kaadhalu
Athula illa moodhalu
Kaalam thorum kaikodukkum
Kannithaanae angelu
Thana nananaa thana naa
Thana naa thannaa naa
Thana nananaa thana naa
Thana naa thannaa naa
Thana nana naanaa
Thana nana naanaa
Thanna naa naa thannaa naa naa
Thanna naa naa nananananaa
Muthalil kan asaippa
Mudivil kai asaippa
Ithuthaan kaadhal ingae
Venaam machan venaamda
Azhaga kai koduppa
Azhutha kann thodaippa
Avalaal naanum ingae
Super man-a aavenda
Lailavaal majnu ingae
Patta paadu pothaatha
Machan nee kaadhal sanga oothaathae
Lailaakal illai endraal
Intha bhommi suthaathae
Poiyaa nee pesi nikka koodaathae
Palla kaattaathae
Bulbu vaangaathae
Endru solluren kelu machaanae
Anbu oyaathae
Kutham aagaathae
Solli kaadhal seivenae
Pennaalae roattil nee
Nikka pora pinnaalae
Why do you need love, buddy?
No need, no need for trouble!
On love that destroys lives,
don't you keep any craving.
Why do you need love, buddy?
No need, no need for trouble!
On love that destroys lives,
don't you keep any craving.
I want love!
There is no trouble in it!
Through every phase of life she will lend a hand,
a girl is truly an angel!
When I warn you, you refuse to listen,
you just keep smiling playfully.
Driven by wild desires,
you are eager to lose yourself completely.
I don't like what you say,
and I am not just putting on an act.
This fortress called love,
I haven't finished building it yet.
Why do you need love, buddy?
No need, no need for trouble!
On love that destroys lives,
don't you keep any craving.
Chasing after a girl all day,
when you wander around like that,
what will the world say about you?
Don't do it, buddy, just don't!
In general, to speak ill of women
is the kind of mindset you have;
that is just the way you are.
Shut your mouth and walk away, man!
Even the greatest of kings
were ruined into dust because of women!
Buddy, don't trust a girl and go that way!
If you leave mothers aside,
there is nothing on this earth.
Don't just overreact and make a scene!
"Do not pursue a woman,
and do not wither in sorrow later,"
so the Siddhar (mystic sage) taught us!
"Never leave a woman,
and do not yearn in longing later,"
so the poet Kannadasan said!
Because of a woman, out on the street
you are going to end up stranded later!
I want love!
There is no trouble in it!
Through every phase of life she will lend a hand,
a girl is truly an angel!
Dhana nananaa dhana naa
Dhana naa thannaa naa
Dhana nananaa dhana naa
Dhana naa thannaa naa
Dhana nana naanaa
Dhana nana naanaa
Thannaa naa naa thannaa naa naa
Thannaa naa naa nananananaa
First she will bat her eyes at you,
and in the end she will wave goodbye!
That is what love is like here;
don't do it, buddy, just don't!
She will hold my hand with affection,
and wipe my eyes when I cry.
Because of her, right here,
I will turn into Superman, man!
For Laila's sake, wasn't the suffering
that Majnu went through enough?
Buddy, don't blow the trumpet of love!
If there were no Lailas in this world,
this earth wouldn't even spin!
Get lost, man, don't stand here arguing!
Don't grin like a fool,
don't end up getting humiliated!
That is what I am saying, buddy, listen!
Love will never fade,
it will never be a crime,
and I will proudly fall in love!
Because of a woman, out on the street
you are going to end up stranded later!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a playful and spirited argument between two friends with contrasting views on love and women. One friend takes a cynical perspective, warning that romantic love leads to destruction, heartbreak, and public embarrassment, citing famous tragic tales like Majnu and Laila as cautionary examples. On the other hand, the optimistic friend vigorously defends romance, viewing love as an inspiring force that provides lifelong support and lifts one up to feel like a superhero.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monorhyme / Second-letter Rhyme (Edukai)

Pennai naadaathae / Pinbu vaadaathae

In Tamil poetry, Edukai is the agreement of the second letter across consecutive lines, seen here with 'da' in 'Pennai naadaathae' / 'Pinbu vaadaathae'.

Antithesis / Contrast

Endru sitharum solli vaithaar / Kannadasan sonnaarae

Juxtaposing opposing viewpoints by quoting ancient Sidhars warning against women alongside poet Kannadasan advocating love.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Mannaathi mannan ellaam / Mannaa ponaan ponnaalae

Repetition of the 'M' sound across words in the same line for rhythmic beat.

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Trivia

Mapla Singam (2016) is a Tamil romantic comedy film starring Vimal and Anjali, with music composed by N. R. Raghunanthan and lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. This track playfully references legendary Tamil lyrist Kannadasan as an authority on love.

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