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Eedaa Eedaa

From Naan Ee · 2012

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Ranjith
Music director
M. M. Keeravani
Movie name
Naan Ee
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Naani en peru
Naan kutti ee thaan paaru
Anugundu podum vandu naanu
Thodangiduchu poru} (2)
{Ee daa ee daa ee daa
Kannu rendil theedaa
Naragam undhan veedaa
Maathiduven vaa daa}(2)
Pori enna seyyum,
Kaattukkulla vittaa?
Ottumotham sutterichu
Saambalaakkidadhaa?
Isn’t the universe an atom
Before the big bang?
Eennu enna paathaan
Enna poochiyila sethaan
Anga thaana avan thothaan
Naan moochukkulla nachu paaycha
Vandhirukkum saathaan
{Ee daa ee daa ee daa
Kannu rendil theedaa
Naragam undhan veedaa
Maathiduven vaa daa}(2)
Naan udanadiyaa senju mudikka
Pathu vishayam kidakkudhu
Todo… todo… todo todo…
One unna kollanum
Two unna kollanum
Three unna kollanum
Four unna kollanum
Five unna kollanum
Six unna kollanum
Seven unna kollanum
Eight unna kollanum
Nine unna kollanum
Ten unna kadhara kadhara
Padhara padhara
Sidhara sidhara sidhara sidhara vetti vetti vetti kollanum
Rekka rekka rekka
Rekka rendin raagam kekkudhaa?
Un seviyoram marana olam
Etti paakkudhaa?
Eeyoda kaalu kooda
Eetti pola maarum
Unaa konnu theetha pinnadhaan
En kolaveriyum theerum
Sethu pozhachu emana paathu
Sirichavan naani
Neyyu mela moykka
Eeyaa naanu? illa
Un nenjil mulla thaikka
Peyaa vandha tholla
Un ellaikkulla unna kolla avadharicha villan
{Ee daa ee daa ee daa
Kannu rendil theedaa
Naragam undhan veedaa
Maathiduven vaa daa}(2)
Nani is my name,
Look, I am just a tiny fly!
I'm a bug that drops an atom bomb,
The war has begun!
I'm a fly, man! A fly! A fly!
There is fire in both my eyes, man!
Your home into hell,
I will turn it—bring it on, man!
What will a single spark do,
when let loose in a forest?
Won't it burn down everything
and reduce it to ashes?
Isn't the universe just my playground,
even before the Big Bang?
He looked at me as just a fly,
and wrote me off as a mere bug.
That is right where he lost!
To pump poison into your breath,
I am the devil who has arrived!
I'm a fly, man! A fly! A fly!
There is fire in both my eyes, man!
Your home into hell,
I will turn it—bring it on, man!
For me to finish right away,
there are ten things on my list.
To-do... to-do... to-do, to-do...
One, I've got to kill you!
Two, I've got to kill you!
Three, I've got to kill you!
Four, I've got to kill you!
Five, I've got to kill you!
Six, I've got to kill you!
Seven, I've got to kill you!
Eight, I've got to kill you!
Nine, I've got to kill you!
Ten, making you scream and wail,
tremble and panic,
chop, chop, chop and shred you to pieces to kill you!
Wings, wings, wings—
can you hear the rhythm of my two wings?
Right beside your ear, the cry of death,
is it creeping in?
Even the leg of a fly
will turn into a spear!
Only after I kill you and finish you off,
will my deadly rage be satisfied!
Dying, coming back to life, and looking at Yama (the god of death),
Nani is the one who laughed!
To simply swarm over some ghee,
am I that kind of fly? No!
To drive a thorn into your chest,
I am the trouble that came like a demon!
Right inside your territory, the villain born to kill you!
I'm a fly, man! A fly! A fly!
There is fire in both my eyes, man!
Your home into hell,
I will turn it—bring it on, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic battle song from 'Naan Ee' serves as a warning from the protagonist Naani, who has been murdered and reincarnated as a housefly to exact revenge on his killer. Despite his minuscule size, Naani asserts his deadly determination, comparing himself to a forest spark, an atom before the Big Bang, and a vengeful spirit reincarnated to ruin the antagonist's life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole / Metaphor

“Anugundu podum vandu naanu”

Comparing a tiny housefly's power to an atomic bomb and a small leg to a sharp spear emphasizes his vengeance.

Anaphora / Repetition

“One unna kollanum ... Nine unna kollanum”

Repetition of the phrase 'unna kollanum' (want to kill you) through a numbered list emphasizes the fly's obsessive singular purpose.

Emonai (Second letter / Initial rhyming)

“Eennu enna paathaan / Enna poochiyila sethaan”

Tamil poetic rhyming and alliteration scheme across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

'Naan Ee' is the Tamil dubbed version of S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action blockbuster 'Eega'. Composed by M. M. Keeravani with Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky, the song cleverly incorporates a comedic yet intense 10-step 'To-Do list' in English and Tamil.

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