En Pondaati Ooruku Poita
From Nenjam Marappathillai (2021 Film) · 2021
- Lyricist
- Selvaraghavan
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, S. J. Suryah
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Nenjam Marappathillai (2021 Film)2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| Male | |
| Kannu theriyudhu | My eyes can see clearly now |
| Kaadhu kekkudhu | My ears can hear now |
| Ulagam puriyudhu | I understand the world now |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| Male | |
| Kannu theriyudhu | My eyes can see clearly now |
| Kaadhu kekkudhu | My ears can hear now |
| Ulagam puriyudhu | I understand the world now |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| Male | |
| Tyre puncture aagumo | Will the tire get punctured? |
| ID car-ah marandhuttana | Did I forget my ID card? |
| Boarding card-ah tholachittana | Did I lose my boarding pass? |
| Flight delayed or canceled | Is the flight delayed or canceled? |
| Male | |
| Pondati oorukku poitanu | Thinking that my wife has gone to her hometown |
| Gummalama | Should I celebrate? |
| Vettukku poi naan calling bell adicha | When I go home and ring the doorbell |
| Moodevi kadhava thorappalo… | Will that nuisance open the door? |
| Lo lo lo lo lo lo……lololololo……… | Lo lo lo lo lo lo... lololololo... |
| Male | |
| Dialogue…. | [Dialogue] |
| Hi baby you reached | Hi baby, you reached? |
| All well.. love you too.. bye | All well.. love you too.. bye |
| Male | |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| Male | |
| Kannu theriyudhu | My eyes can see clearly now |
| Kaadhu kekkudhu | My ears can hear now |
| Ulagam puriyudhu | I understand the world now |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
| Male | |
| Kannu theriyudhu | My eyes can see clearly now |
| Kaadhu kekkudhu | My ears can hear now |
| Ulagam puriyudhu | I understand the world now |
| En pondati oorukku poita | My wife has gone to her hometown |
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
My wife has gone to her hometown
My wife has gone to her hometown
My wife has gone to her hometown
My wife has gone to her hometown
கண்ணு தெரியுது
காது கேக்குது
உலகம் புரியுது
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
My eyes can see clearly now
My ears can hear now
I understand the world now
My wife has gone to her hometown
கண்ணு தெரியுது
காது கேக்குது
உலகம் புரியுது
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
My eyes can see clearly now
My ears can hear now
I understand the world now
My wife has gone to her hometown
டயர்பஞ்சர் ஆகுமோ
ஐடி கார்டு மறந்துட்டான்னா
போர்டிங் கார்டு தொலச்சிட்டான்னா
ப்ளைட்டு டிலேட் ஆர் கேன்சல்
Will the tire get punctured?
Did I forget my ID card?
Did I lose my boarding pass?
Is the flight delayed or canceled?
பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போயிட்டான்னு
கும்மாலமா
வீட்டுக்கு போயி நான் காலிங் பெல் அடிச்சா
மூதேவி கதவ தொரப்பாளோ
லோ லோ லோ லோ லோ லோ ....... லோலோலோலோலோ .....
Thinking that my wife has gone to her hometown
Should I celebrate?
When I go home and ring the doorbell
Will that nuisance open the door?
Lo lo lo lo lo lo... lololololo...
டயலாக் ....
ஹாய் பேபி யூ ரீச்ட்?
ஆல் வெல்.. லவ் யு டூ.. பை..
[Dialogue]
Hi baby, you reached?
All well.. love you too.. bye
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போயிட்டா
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போயிட்டா
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போயிட்டா
My wife has gone to her hometown
My wife has gone to her hometown
My wife has gone to her hometown
கண்ணு தெரியுது
காது கேக்குது
உலகம் புரியுது
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
My eyes can see clearly now
My ears can hear now
I understand the world now
My wife has gone to her hometown
கண்ணு தெரியுது
காது கேக்குது
உலகம் புரியுது
என் பொண்டாட்டி ஊருக்கு போய்ட்டா
My eyes can see clearly now
My ears can hear now
I understand the world now
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Kannu theriyudhu
My eyes can see clearly now
Kaadhu kekkudhu
My ears can hear now
Ulagam puriyudhu
I understand the world now
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Kannu theriyudhu
My eyes can see clearly now
Kaadhu kekkudhu
My ears can hear now
Ulagam puriyudhu
I understand the world now
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Tyre puncture aagumo
Will the tire get punctured?
ID car-ah marandhuttana
Did I forget my ID card?
Boarding card-ah tholachittana
Did I lose my boarding pass?
Flight delayed or canceled
Is the flight delayed or canceled?
Pondati oorukku poitanu
Thinking that my wife has gone to her hometown
Gummalama
Should I celebrate?
Vettukku poi naan calling bell adicha
When I go home and ring the doorbell
Moodevi kadhava thorappalo…
Will that nuisance open the door?
Lo lo lo lo lo lo……lololololo………
Lo lo lo lo lo lo... lololololo...
Dialogue….
[Dialogue]
Hi baby you reached
Hi baby, you reached?
All well.. love you too.. bye
All well.. love you too.. bye
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Kannu theriyudhu
My eyes can see clearly now
Kaadhu kekkudhu
My ears can hear now
Ulagam puriyudhu
I understand the world now
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Kannu theriyudhu
My eyes can see clearly now
Kaadhu kekkudhu
My ears can hear now
Ulagam puriyudhu
I understand the world now
En pondati oorukku poita
My wife has gone to her hometown
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This quirky and humorous track captures the protagonist's eccentric reaction to his wife temporarily leaving town. He humorously exaggerates his newfound sense of freedom, claiming that his vision, hearing, and understanding of the world have suddenly returned in her absence. However, his excitement is constantly checked by paranoid thoughts that a flight delay or travel hiccup might unexpectedly bring her right back.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition
“En pondati oorukku poita”
The refrain 'En pondati oorukku poita' is repeated throughout the song to heavily emphasize the main character's core obsession and excitement over his temporary freedom.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kannu theriyudhu / Kaadhu kekkudhu / Ulagam puriyudhu”
The lines end with identical rhythmic verbal endings ('theriyudhu', 'kekkudhu', 'puriyudhu') creating a playful rhyming flow.
Hyperbole
“Kannu theriyudhu / Kaadhu kekkudhu / Ulagam puriyudhu”
The character dramatically exaggerates that his basic physical senses (seeing and hearing) only function properly when his wife is away.
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Trivia
The line 'En pondati oorukku poita' is a classic pop-culture trope in Tamil comedy, frequently referenced in pop culture and meme humor to depict a married man's brief taste of bachelorhood.
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