Enda Ippadi
From Kootathil Oruthan · 2017
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Emcee Gonzales
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Kootathil Oruthan2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Odura nariyila | Among the running foxes |
| Oru nari kulla nari | One fox is a cunning jackal |
| Kullanari vandila | In the jackal's cart |
| Oru pakkam pincha tyre | One side has a burst tire |
| Pincha tyre otti ottum | Patching up the burst tire and driving on |
| Thinasari manushan | An ordinary everyday man |
| Bulidup panna onnumillai | Has nothing fancy to flex about |
| Kootathila oruthan | Just one person in the crowd |
| Male | |
| Naan thaan nadakuran | I am the one walking |
| Yethuvum nadakala | Yet nothing good is happening |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Pallu irunthum pakoda kidaikala | Having teeth, yet can't get any pakoda |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Facebook-il-um friendship illa | No friendship even on Facebook |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Maggu adichium mandala yerala | Even after mugging up, it doesn't enter the head |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Male | |
| Rekka irundhum parakalayae | Having wings, yet couldn't fly |
| Kathavum irundhum thurakaliyae | Having a door, yet it didn't open |
| Kitta irundhum kidaikalaiyae | Being so close, yet didn't get it |
| Nallathu nadakalaiyae | Nothing good ever happened |
| Male | |
| Nool illa kaathadi | A kite without a string |
| Vesham illa koothadi | A street performer without a costume |
| Enthan vaazhvil idhu pola | In my life, just like this |
| Sambavam pala kodi | There are crores of such incidents |
| Male | |
| {Yenda ippadi | {Why is it like this? |
| Enakku yenda ippadi | Why is it like this for me? |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Enakku yenda ippadi} (2) | Why is it like this for me?} (x2) |
| Chorus | |
| Ara kora vayasula | At an immature age |
| Pudichathu kedaikala | Didn't get what I liked |
| Kedachathu pudichalaum | Even if I liked what I got |
| Athukenna pidikala | Why didn't it like me back? |
| Velichathila dhinam dhinam | In the light, day after day |
| Mutti pottu padichalum | Even if I studied on my knees |
| Padichatha maranthidum | Everything studied gets forgotten |
| Exam-la varum joram | A fever comes during the exam |
| Chorus | |
| Adi thadi sandai-la | In street brawls and fights |
| Adikadi mandai-la | Frequently on the head |
| Adipattu midhipattu | Getting beaten and kicked |
| Avasara sikichaiyila | Ending up in emergency care |
| Busumilla kaasumilla | No bus and no money |
| Class pona missumilla | When going to class, the teacher isn't there |
| Theenjipona car-u mela | On top of a worn-out car |
| Thaaru mara vilasira | Hitting wildly |
| Thariketta marakatta | A stray piece of wooden block |
| Odanjitta karikatta | A broken piece of charcoal |
| Rusiayana rasathukku | For a delicious rasam |
| Naanjipona palakotta | A dried-up jackfruit seed |
| Facebooku twitter-la | On Facebook and Twitter |
| Like share pottu pottu | Hitting likes and shares |
| Ivanaiyum ungala | Consider him too |
| Oruthana sethukonga | As one among yourselves |
| Chorus | |
| One more time | One more time! |
| Male | |
| Kulla illa komali | A joker without a cap |
| Atha vittu kodukkum yemali | A fool who easily surrenders |
| Athirshtam enakku ethirali | Good luck is my enemy |
| Naan thotha porali | I am a defeated warrior |
| Male | |
| Irubathi naalu mani neram | All twenty-four hours a day |
| Enakku illa nalla neram | I have no good time |
| Ithukku enna parigaram | What is the remedy for this? |
| Naan mulluadaintha kedikaram | I am a clock jammed with thorns |
| Male | |
| Thappu seiyala | Didn't do anything wrong |
| Thandanai kedaikuthu | Yet receiving punishment |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Kadavul vanangiyum | Even after worshipping God |
| Kaariyam nadakala | Nothing gets accomplished |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Male | |
| {Yenda ippadi | {Why is it like this? |
| Enakku yenda ippadi | Why is it like this for me? |
| Yenda Ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Enakku Yenda Ippadi} (2) | Why is it like this for me?} (x2) |
| Chorus | |
| Aalamara uchiyila | At the top of the banyan tree |
| Kosu onnu kadikuthu | A mosquito bites |
| Nochikuppam ditchu-kulla | Inside the ditch at Nochikuppam |
| Kerchief katti paadikinu | Tying a kerchief and singing away |
| Poradi santhaila | In the crowded marketplace |
| Kunthikittu kunthikinu | Squatting down repeatedly |
| Parala mandrathila | In the Parliament |
| Panchi mittai vaangi thinnu | Buying and eating cotton candy |
| Ikkuli pikalli | Topsy-turvy situation |
| Jungle-la sundeli | A tiny mouse in the jungle |
| Chorus | |
| Pasiyila padutha | Lying down in hunger |
| Panjathil thakkali | Tomatoes during a famine |
| Road-la pora onana | Taking a garden lizard crawling on the road |
| Lungikkulla uttuputtu | And putting it inside one's lungi |
| Vannathiraiyila vanthu | Coming onto the silver screen |
| Voluntary vazhipari | Voluntary highway robbery |
| Male | |
| Vayiru nirayuthu | The stomach gets filled |
| Vaazhkai niraiyilla | But life feels unfulfilled |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Ettu thisaiyilum | In all eight directions |
| Vazhiyae theriliyae | No path is visible |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Uthadu irundhum | Despite having lips |
| Sirikka mudiyala | Unable to smile |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Mutti mothiyum | Even after trying hard and bumping around |
| Onnum nadakala | Nothing happened |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Male | |
| Rekka irundhum parakalayae | Having wings, yet couldn't fly |
| Kathavum irundhum thurakaliyae | Having a door, yet it didn't open |
| Kitta irundhum kidaikalaiyae | Being so close, yet didn't get it |
| Nallathu nadakalaiyae | Nothing good ever happened |
| Male | |
| Nool illa kaathadi | A kite without a string |
| Vesham illa koothadi | A street performer without a costume |
| Enthan vaazhvil idhu pola | In my life, just like this |
| Sambavam pala kodi | There are crores of such incidents |
| Male | |
| {Yenda ippadi | {Why is it like this? |
| Enakku yenda ippadi | Why is it like this for me? |
| Yenda ippadi | Why is it like this? |
| Enakku yenda ippadi} (2) | Why is it like this for me?} (x2) |
ஓடுற நரியில
ஒரு நரி குள்ள நரி
குள்ளநரி வண்டில
ஒரு பக்கம் பிஞ்ச
டயர் பிஞ்ச டயர்
ஒட்டி ஓட்டும் தினசரி
மனுஷன் பில்ட்அப்
பண்ண ஒன்னுமில்லை
கூட்டத்தில ஒருத்தன்
Among the running foxes
One fox is a cunning jackal
In the jackal's cart
One side has a burst tire
Patching up the burst tire and driving on
An ordinary everyday man
Has nothing fancy to flex about
Just one person in the crowd
நான் தான்
நடக்குறன் எதுவும்
நடக்கல ஏன்டா இப்படி
பல்லு இருந்தும் பக்கோடா
கிடைக்கல ஏன்டா இப்படி
பேஸ்புக்கிலும் ஃப்ரண்ட்ஷிப்
இல்ல ஏன்டா இப்படி மக்கு
அடிச்சியும் மண்டல ஏறல
ஏன்டா இப்படி
I am the one walking
Yet nothing good is happening
Why is it like this?
Having teeth, yet can't get any pakoda
Why is it like this?
No friendship even on Facebook
Why is it like this?
Even after mugging up, it doesn't enter the head
Why is it like this?
ரெக்கை இருந்தும்
பறக்கலையே கதவும்
இருந்தும் துறக்கலையே
கிட்ட இருந்தும் கிடைக்கலையே
நல்லது நடக்கலையே
Having wings, yet couldn't fly
Having a door, yet it didn't open
Being so close, yet didn't get it
Nothing good ever happened
நூல் இல்லா
காத்தாடி வேஷம்
இல்லா கூத்தாடி
எந்தன் வாழ்வில்
இது போல சம்பவம்
பல கோடி
A kite without a string
A street performer without a costume
In my life, just like this
There are crores of such incidents
{ ஏன்டா இப்படி
எனக்கு ஏன்டா இப்படி
ஏன்டா இப்படி எனக்கு
ஏன்டா இப்படி } (2)
{Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?
Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
அர குற வயசுல
புடிச்சது கிடைக்கல
கெடச்சது புடிச்சாலும்
அதுக்கென்ன பிடிக்கல
வெளிச்சத்திலே தினம்
தினம் முட்டி போட்டு
படிச்சாலும் படிச்சத
மறந்திடும் எக்ஸாம்ல
வரும் ஜுரம்
At an immature age
Didn't get what I liked
Even if I liked what I got
Why didn't it like me back?
In the light, day after day
Even if I studied on my knees
Everything studied gets forgotten
A fever comes during the exam
அடி தடி சண்டைல
அடிக்கடி மண்டைல
அடிபட்டு மிதிபட்டு
அவசர சிகிச்சையில
பஸ்சும் இல்ல காசும்
இல்ல கிளாஸ் போனா
மிஸ்ஸும் இல்ல தீஞ்சி
போன காரு மேல தாறு
மாறா விளாசிர தறிகெட்ட
மரகட்ட ஒடஞ்சிட்ட கரிக்கட்ட
ருசியான ரசத்துக்கு நாஞ்சிபோன
பலாக்கொட்ட பேஸ்புக்கு ட்விட்டர்ல
லைக் ஷேர் போட்டு போட்டு
இவனையும் உங்கள்ள ஒருத்தனா
சேத்துக்கோங்க
In street brawls and fights
Frequently on the head
Getting beaten and kicked
Ending up in emergency care
No bus and no money
When going to class, the teacher isn't there
On top of a worn-out car
Hitting wildly
A stray piece of wooden block
A broken piece of charcoal
For a delicious rasam
A dried-up jackfruit seed
On Facebook and Twitter
Hitting likes and shares
Consider him too
As one among yourselves
ஒன் மோர் டைம்
One more time!
குல்லா இல்லா
கோமாளி அத விட்டு
கொடுக்கும் ஏமாளி
அதிர்ஷ்டம் எனக்கு
எதிராளி நான் தோத்தா
போராளி
A joker without a cap
A fool who easily surrenders
Good luck is my enemy
I am a defeated warrior
இருபத்தி நாலு
மணி நேரம் எனக்கு இல்ல
நல்ல நேரம் இதுக்கு என்ன
பரிகாரம் நான் முள்ளுடைந்த
கடிகாரம்
All twenty-four hours a day
I have no good time
What is the remedy for this?
I am a clock jammed with thorns
தப்பு செய்யல
தண்டனை கிடைக்குது
ஏன்டா இப்படி கடவுள்
வணங்கியும் காரியம்
நடக்கல ஏன்டா இப்படி
Didn't do anything wrong
Yet receiving punishment
Why is it like this?
Even after worshipping God
Nothing gets accomplished
Why is it like this?
{ ஏன்டா இப்படி
எனக்கு ஏன்டா இப்படி
ஏன்டா இப்படி எனக்கு
ஏன்டா இப்படி } (2)
{Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?
Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
ஆலமர உச்சியில
கொசு ஒன்னு கடிக்குது
நொச்சிக்குப்பம் டிச்சுகுள்ள
கா்சிஃப் கட்டி பாடிக்கின்னு
போராடி சந்தைல குந்திகிட்டு
குந்திகினு பரல மன்றத்திலே
பஞ்சி முட்டாய் வாங்கி தின்னு
இக்குளி பிக்காளி ஜங்கள்ல
சுண்டெலி
At the top of the banyan tree
A mosquito bites
Inside the ditch at Nochikuppam
Tying a kerchief and singing away
In the crowded marketplace
Squatting down repeatedly
In the Parliament
Buying and eating cotton candy
Topsy-turvy situation
A tiny mouse in the jungle
பசியில படுத்தா
பஞ்சத்தில் தக்காளி
ரோட்ல போற ஓணான
லுங்கிகுள்ள உட்டுபுட்டு
வண்ணத்திரையில வந்து
வாலென்டெரி வழிபறி
Lying down in hunger
Tomatoes during a famine
Taking a garden lizard crawling on the road
And putting it inside one's lungi
Coming onto the silver screen
Voluntary highway robbery
வயிறு நிறையுது
வாழ்க்கை நிறையல ஏன்டா
இப்படி எட்டு திசையிலும்
வழியே தெரிலியே ஏன்டா
இப்படி உதடு இருந்தும் சிரிக்க
முடியல ஏன்டா இப்படி முட்டி
மோதியும் ஒன்னும் நடக்கல
ஏன்டா இப்படி
The stomach gets filled
But life feels unfulfilled
Why is it like this?
In all eight directions
No path is visible
Why is it like this?
Despite having lips
Unable to smile
Why is it like this?
Even after trying hard and bumping around
Nothing happened
Why is it like this?
ரெக்கை இருந்தும்
பறக்கலையே கதவும்
இருந்தும் துறக்கலையே
கிட்ட இருந்தும் கிடைக்கலையே
நல்லது நடக்கலையே
Having wings, yet couldn't fly
Having a door, yet it didn't open
Being so close, yet didn't get it
Nothing good ever happened
நூல் இல்லா
காத்தாடி வேஷம்
இல்லா கூத்தாடி
எந்தன் வாழ்வில்
இது போல சம்பவம்
பல கோடி
A kite without a string
A street performer without a costume
In my life, just like this
There are crores of such incidents
{ ஏன்டா இப்படி
எனக்கு ஏன்டா இப்படி
ஏன்டா இப்படி எனக்கு
ஏன்டா இப்படி } (2)
{Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?
Why is it like this?
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
Odura nariyila
Among the running foxes
Oru nari kulla nari
One fox is a cunning jackal
Kullanari vandila
In the jackal's cart
Oru pakkam pincha tyre
One side has a burst tire
Pincha tyre otti ottum
Patching up the burst tire and driving on
Thinasari manushan
An ordinary everyday man
Bulidup panna onnumillai
Has nothing fancy to flex about
Kootathila oruthan
Just one person in the crowd
Naan thaan nadakuran
I am the one walking
Yethuvum nadakala
Yet nothing good is happening
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Pallu irunthum pakoda kidaikala
Having teeth, yet can't get any pakoda
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Facebook-il-um friendship illa
No friendship even on Facebook
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Maggu adichium mandala yerala
Even after mugging up, it doesn't enter the head
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Rekka irundhum parakalayae
Having wings, yet couldn't fly
Kathavum irundhum thurakaliyae
Having a door, yet it didn't open
Kitta irundhum kidaikalaiyae
Being so close, yet didn't get it
Nallathu nadakalaiyae
Nothing good ever happened
Nool illa kaathadi
A kite without a string
Vesham illa koothadi
A street performer without a costume
Enthan vaazhvil idhu pola
In my life, just like this
Sambavam pala kodi
There are crores of such incidents
{Yenda ippadi
{Why is it like this?
Enakku yenda ippadi
Why is it like this for me?
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Enakku yenda ippadi} (2)
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
Ara kora vayasula
At an immature age
Pudichathu kedaikala
Didn't get what I liked
Kedachathu pudichalaum
Even if I liked what I got
Athukenna pidikala
Why didn't it like me back?
Velichathila dhinam dhinam
In the light, day after day
Mutti pottu padichalum
Even if I studied on my knees
Padichatha maranthidum
Everything studied gets forgotten
Exam-la varum joram
A fever comes during the exam
Adi thadi sandai-la
In street brawls and fights
Adikadi mandai-la
Frequently on the head
Adipattu midhipattu
Getting beaten and kicked
Avasara sikichaiyila
Ending up in emergency care
Busumilla kaasumilla
No bus and no money
Class pona missumilla
When going to class, the teacher isn't there
Theenjipona car-u mela
On top of a worn-out car
Thaaru mara vilasira
Hitting wildly
Thariketta marakatta
A stray piece of wooden block
Odanjitta karikatta
A broken piece of charcoal
Rusiayana rasathukku
For a delicious rasam
Naanjipona palakotta
A dried-up jackfruit seed
Facebooku twitter-la
On Facebook and Twitter
Like share pottu pottu
Hitting likes and shares
Ivanaiyum ungala
Consider him too
Oruthana sethukonga
As one among yourselves
One more time
One more time!
Kulla illa komali
A joker without a cap
Atha vittu kodukkum yemali
A fool who easily surrenders
Athirshtam enakku ethirali
Good luck is my enemy
Naan thotha porali
I am a defeated warrior
Irubathi naalu mani neram
All twenty-four hours a day
Enakku illa nalla neram
I have no good time
Ithukku enna parigaram
What is the remedy for this?
Naan mulluadaintha kedikaram
I am a clock jammed with thorns
Thappu seiyala
Didn't do anything wrong
Thandanai kedaikuthu
Yet receiving punishment
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Kadavul vanangiyum
Even after worshipping God
Kaariyam nadakala
Nothing gets accomplished
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
{Yenda ippadi
{Why is it like this?
Enakku yenda ippadi
Why is it like this for me?
Yenda Ippadi
Why is it like this?
Enakku Yenda Ippadi} (2)
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
Aalamara uchiyila
At the top of the banyan tree
Kosu onnu kadikuthu
A mosquito bites
Nochikuppam ditchu-kulla
Inside the ditch at Nochikuppam
Kerchief katti paadikinu
Tying a kerchief and singing away
Poradi santhaila
In the crowded marketplace
Kunthikittu kunthikinu
Squatting down repeatedly
Parala mandrathila
In the Parliament
Panchi mittai vaangi thinnu
Buying and eating cotton candy
Ikkuli pikalli
Topsy-turvy situation
Jungle-la sundeli
A tiny mouse in the jungle
Pasiyila padutha
Lying down in hunger
Panjathil thakkali
Tomatoes during a famine
Road-la pora onana
Taking a garden lizard crawling on the road
Lungikkulla uttuputtu
And putting it inside one's lungi
Vannathiraiyila vanthu
Coming onto the silver screen
Voluntary vazhipari
Voluntary highway robbery
Vayiru nirayuthu
The stomach gets filled
Vaazhkai niraiyilla
But life feels unfulfilled
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Ettu thisaiyilum
In all eight directions
Vazhiyae theriliyae
No path is visible
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Uthadu irundhum
Despite having lips
Sirikka mudiyala
Unable to smile
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Mutti mothiyum
Even after trying hard and bumping around
Onnum nadakala
Nothing happened
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Rekka irundhum parakalayae
Having wings, yet couldn't fly
Kathavum irundhum thurakaliyae
Having a door, yet it didn't open
Kitta irundhum kidaikalaiyae
Being so close, yet didn't get it
Nallathu nadakalaiyae
Nothing good ever happened
Nool illa kaathadi
A kite without a string
Vesham illa koothadi
A street performer without a costume
Enthan vaazhvil idhu pola
In my life, just like this
Sambavam pala kodi
There are crores of such incidents
{Yenda ippadi
{Why is it like this?
Enakku yenda ippadi
Why is it like this for me?
Yenda ippadi
Why is it like this?
Enakku yenda ippadi} (2)
Why is it like this for me?} (x2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yenda Ippadi' is a comical, self-deprecating anthem about an average, invisible guy—the ultimate 'middle-bencher' or 'one in the crowd'—who feels perpetually plagued by bad luck. Through relatable everyday misadventures like failing exams despite studying, ending up in emergency rooms from random brawls, lacking friends on social media, and encountering endless ironic failures, the protagonist hilariously questions his continuous string of misfortunes with the recurring phrase 'Yenda Ippadi?' ('Why is it like this?'). Despite the underlying frustration with his luck, the song maintains a humorous, lighthearted, and resilient tone. Blending Chennai folk/Gaana style phrasing with modern pop culture, lyricist Kabilan portrays an underdog who takes life's minor catastrophes with a pinch of salt, urging society to embrace him as 'one of their own'.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Rekka irundhum parakalayae / Kathavum irundhum thurakaliyae / Kitta irundhum kidaikalaiyae / Nallathu nadakalaiyae”
The lines end with rhyming sound patterns ('parakalayae', 'thurakaliyae', 'kidaikalaiyae', 'nadakalaiyae'), adding rhythmic flow to the complaint.
Metaphor
“Nool illa kaathadi / Vesham illa koothadi”
The protagonist compares himself to a kite without a controlling thread and a street performer without a mask/costume, highlighting his lack of control and direction.
Metaphor
“Naan mulluadaintha kedikaram”
Compares himself to a clock stuck with thorns, representing a life where time itself feels painful and non-functional.
Proverb / Idiom
“Pallu irunthum pakoda kidaikala”
A colloquial Tamil idiom meaning having the capacity/teeth to enjoy something, but lacking the opportunity or resources to get it.
Idiom
“Road-la pora onana / Lungikkulla uttuputtu”
A popular Tamil idiom ('Onaanai eduthu madiyil/lungiyil vittukondadhu pola') referring to unnecessarily inviting trouble upon oneself.
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Trivia
The song 'Yenda Ippadi' features in the 2017 Tamil film 'Kootathil Oruthan', composed by Nivas K. Prasanna and sung with distinctive quirkiness by singer-composer Santhosh Narayanan. The movie revolves around the life of an average, unnoticeable middle-bencher played by Ashok Selvan. Lyricist Kabilan used local Chennai slang mixed with modern social media terms like Facebook, Twitter, likes, and shares to capture the contemporary youth's existential frustration in a humorous Gana style.
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