Enda Mapla
From Cuckoo · 2014
- Lyricist
- Gaana Bala
- Singer
- Gaana Bala
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Cuckoo2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………… | |
| Male | |
| Enda mapla ethukku engura | Why are you yearning, my friend? |
| Chorus :Erudaa neyum top ula | Chorus: Get to the top yourself! |
| Male :Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura | Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth! |
| Chorus :Poonthupoda chinna gappula | Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap! |
| Male | |
| Sun pona nightu thanada | Once the sun sets, it is night, man! |
| Antha moonu vantha lightu ethukuda | Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man? |
| Azhudhu ninna ne waste-u da..Chorus :La la laa | If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa |
| Vanthu pogum vazhka | Life comes and goes, |
| Oru time pass da | It is just a pastime, man! |
| Male | |
| Enda mapla ethukku engura | Why are you yearning, my friend? |
| Erudaa neyum top ula | Climb to the top yourself! |
| Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura | Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth! |
| Poonthupoda chinna gappula | Squeeze yourself through the small gap! |
| Male | |
| Don’t worry be happy | Don't worry, be happy! |
| Take it easy come baby | Take it easy, come baby! |
| Dont worry be happy….apadiyaa | Don't worry, be happy... Is that so? |
| Take it easy come baby…poyen ma… | Take it easy, come baby... Go away, girl... |
| Male | |
| Kannula kaanatha currency note thaan | Currency notes you haven't seen with your eyes, |
| Kaiyila ennuvondaa | Will be counted in your hands! |
| Kavithaiyae ezhuthama kaadhala nerula | Without writing poetry, love in person, |
| Vaayila solluvonda | Say it directly with your mouth, man! |
| Male | |
| Neththi mela naathu nattu | Planting saplings on the forehead, |
| Saamithan padacharuda | God created us like that, man! |
| Nethu mazhaiyila molacha kaalan ne | You are a mushroom that sprouted in yesterday's rain, |
| Kaathaducha saanjupuduva da dai | If the wind blows, you will fall over, hey man! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………… | Hey lapwing bird, go away... |
| Aei aakaatti podipaaa… | Ah... hey... go away, girl! |
| Aa…dai..pomaa | |
| Male | |
| Oh my god oh oh my god | Oh my god, oh oh my god |
| I don’t care you don’t care | I don't care, you don't care |
| Oh my god oh oh my god | Oh my god, oh oh my god |
| I don’t care you don’t care | I don't care, you don't care |
| Male | |
| Namitha nayantara engala ezhupura | Namitha and Nayanthara wake us up, |
| Cellphone ringtone daa..Chorus :La la la laa | As a cellphone ringtone, man! Chorus: La la la laa |
| Thamanna samantha mogatha paakatha | Without even seeing Tamannaah or Samantha's faces, |
| Naanga avanga periya fan da..Chorus :La la laa | We are huge fans of theirs, man! Chorus: La la la laa |
| Male | |
| Na paathathulla un oruthiyathan | Out of everyone I have seen, only you, |
| Azhagi enben nalla azhagi enben | I will call a beauty, a true beauty! |
| Unn selaiyila na veedukatta | I want to build a house inside your saree, |
| Athula rendu perumthan senthu vasika | So both of us can live together in it! |
| Male | |
| Appudi podu ipadi podu | Put it like that, put it like this, |
| Asakki podu kannalae | Shake it up with your eyes! |
| Padichu paathen paperathan | I read the newspaper, |
| Kasakkipodu pinnala | Crumple it and throw it behind! |
| Male | |
| Enda mapla ethukku engura | Why are you yearning, my friend? |
| Chorus :Erudaa neyum top ula | Chorus: Get to the top yourself! |
| Male :Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura | Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth! |
| Chorus :Poonthupoda chinna gappula | Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap! |
| Male | |
| Sun pona nightu thanada | Once the sun sets, it is night, man! |
| Antha moonu vantha lightu ethukuda | Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man? |
| Azhudhu ninna ne waste-u da..Chorus :La la laa | If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa |
| Vanthu pogum vazhka | Life comes and goes, |
| Oru time pass da | It is just a pastime, man! |
.............................
ஏன்டா மாப்ள
எதுக்கு ஏங்குற
குழு :
ஏறுடா நீயும்
டாப் புல
தோடா சுத்துற
பூமி மேல நிக்குற
குழு :
பூந்து போடா
சின்ன கேப்புல
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Chorus: Get to the top yourself!
Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
சன் போனா நைட்டு
தானடா அந்த மூனு வந்தா
லைட்டு எதுக்குடா அழுது
நின்னா நீ வேஸ்ட்டு டா
குழு :
ல ல லா வந்து போகும்
வாழ்க்க ஒரு டைம் பாஸ் டா
Once the sun sets, it is night, man!
Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man?
If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa
Life comes and goes,
It is just a pastime, man!
ஏன்டா மாப்ள
எதுக்கு ஏங்குற ஏறுடா
நீயும் டாப் புல தோடா
சுத்துற பூமி மேல நிக்குற
பூந்து போடா சின்ன கேப்புல
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Climb to the top yourself!
Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
டோன்ட் வொர்ரி பி
ஹேப்பி டேக் இட் ஈசி கம்
பேபி டோன்ட் வொர்ரி பி
ஹேப்பி அப்படியா டேக்
இட் ஈசி கம் பேபி போயேன்
மா
Don't worry, be happy!
Take it easy, come baby!
Don't worry, be happy... Is that so?
Take it easy, come baby... Go away, girl...
கண்ணுல காணாத
கரன்சி நோட் தான் கையில
எண்ணுவோண்டா கவிதையே
எழுதாம காதல நேருல வாயில
சொல்லுவோண்டா
Currency notes you haven't seen with your eyes,
Will be counted in your hands!
Without writing poetry, love in person,
Say it directly with your mouth, man!
நெத்தி மேல நாத்து
நட்டு சாமி தான் படைச்சாரு
டா நேத்து மழையில மொளச்ச
காளான் நீ காத்தடுச்சா சாஞ்சு
புடுவ டா டேய்
Planting saplings on the forehead,
God created us like that, man!
You are a mushroom that sprouted in yesterday's rain,
If the wind blows, you will fall over, hey man!
ஆண் & குழு :
ஏன்டா மாப்ள
எதுக்கு ஏங்குற ஏறுடா நீயும்
டாப் புல தோடா சுத்துற பூமி
மேல நிக்குற
பூந்து போடா
சின்ன கேப்புல
Hey lapwing bird, go away...
Ah... hey... go away, girl!
........................................
ஏய் ஆக்காட்டி போடிப்பா
ஆ டேய் போமா
Oh my god, oh oh my god
I don't care, you don't care
Oh my god, oh oh my god
I don't care, you don't care
ஓ மை காட் ஓ
ஓ மை காட் ஐ டோன்ட்
கேர் யூ டோன்ட் கேர் ஓ
மை காட் ஓ ஓ மை காட்
ஐ டோன்ட் கேர் யூ டோன்ட்
கேர்
Namitha and Nayanthara wake us up,
As a cellphone ringtone, man! Chorus: La la la laa
Without even seeing Tamannaah or Samantha's faces,
We are huge fans of theirs, man! Chorus: La la la laa
நமிதா நயன்தாரா
எங்கள எழுப்புறா செல்
போன் ரிங்க்டோன் டா
குழு :
ல ல ல லா
தமன்னா சமந்தா
மொகத்த பாக்காத நாங்க
அவங்க பெரிய பேன் டா
குழு :
ல ல லா
Out of everyone I have seen, only you,
I will call a beauty, a true beauty!
I want to build a house inside your saree,
So both of us can live together in it!
நா பாத்ததுள்ள உன்
ஒருத்திய தான் அழகி என்பேன்
நல்ல அழகி என்பேன் உன்
சேலையில நான் வீடு கட்ட
அதுல ரெண்டு பேரும் தான்
சேந்து வசிக்க
Put it like that, put it like this,
Shake it up with your eyes!
I read the newspaper,
Crumple it and throw it behind!
அப்புடி போடு இப்படி
போடு அசக்கி போடு கண்ணாலே
படிச்சு பாத்தேன் பேப்பர தான்
கசக்கி போடு பின்னால
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Chorus: Get to the top yourself!
Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
ஏன்டா மாப்ள
எதுக்கு ஏங்குற
குழு :
ஏறுடா நீயும்
டாப் புல
தோடா சுத்துற
பூமி மேல நிக்குற
குழு :
பூந்து போடா
சின்ன கேப்புல
Once the sun sets, it is night, man!
Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man?
If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa
Life comes and goes,
It is just a pastime, man!
சன் போனா நைட்டு
தானடா அந்த மூனு வந்தா
லைட்டு எதுக்குடா அழுது
நின்னா நீ வேஸ்ட்டு டா
குழு :
ல ல லா வந்து போகும்
வாழ்க்க ஒரு டைம் பாஸ் டா
ஆண் & குழு :
ஏன்டா மாப்ள
எதுக்கு ஏங்குற ஏறுடா நீயும்
டாப் புல தோடா சுத்துற பூமி
மேல நிக்குற பூந்து போடா
சின்ன கேப்புல
…………………
Enda mapla ethukku engura
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Chorus :Erudaa neyum top ula
Chorus: Get to the top yourself!
Male :Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura
Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Chorus :Poonthupoda chinna gappula
Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
Sun pona nightu thanada
Once the sun sets, it is night, man!
Antha moonu vantha lightu ethukuda
Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man?
Azhudhu ninna ne waste-u da..Chorus :La la laa
If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa
Vanthu pogum vazhka
Life comes and goes,
Oru time pass da
It is just a pastime, man!
Enda mapla ethukku engura
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Erudaa neyum top ula
Climb to the top yourself!
Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura
Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Poonthupoda chinna gappula
Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
Don’t worry be happy
Don't worry, be happy!
Take it easy come baby
Take it easy, come baby!
Dont worry be happy….apadiyaa
Don't worry, be happy... Is that so?
Take it easy come baby…poyen ma…
Take it easy, come baby... Go away, girl...
Kannula kaanatha currency note thaan
Currency notes you haven't seen with your eyes,
Kaiyila ennuvondaa
Will be counted in your hands!
Kavithaiyae ezhuthama kaadhala nerula
Without writing poetry, love in person,
Vaayila solluvonda
Say it directly with your mouth, man!
Neththi mela naathu nattu
Planting saplings on the forehead,
Saamithan padacharuda
God created us like that, man!
Nethu mazhaiyila molacha kaalan ne
You are a mushroom that sprouted in yesterday's rain,
Kaathaducha saanjupuduva da dai
If the wind blows, you will fall over, hey man!
………………………………
Hey lapwing bird, go away...
Aei aakaatti podipaaa…
Ah... hey... go away, girl!
Aa…dai..pomaa
Oh my god oh oh my god
Oh my god, oh oh my god
I don’t care you don’t care
I don't care, you don't care
Oh my god oh oh my god
Oh my god, oh oh my god
I don’t care you don’t care
I don't care, you don't care
Namitha nayantara engala ezhupura
Namitha and Nayanthara wake us up,
Cellphone ringtone daa..Chorus :La la la laa
As a cellphone ringtone, man! Chorus: La la la laa
Thamanna samantha mogatha paakatha
Without even seeing Tamannaah or Samantha's faces,
Naanga avanga periya fan da..Chorus :La la laa
We are huge fans of theirs, man! Chorus: La la la laa
Na paathathulla un oruthiyathan
Out of everyone I have seen, only you,
Azhagi enben nalla azhagi enben
I will call a beauty, a true beauty!
Unn selaiyila na veedukatta
I want to build a house inside your saree,
Athula rendu perumthan senthu vasika
So both of us can live together in it!
Appudi podu ipadi podu
Put it like that, put it like this,
Asakki podu kannalae
Shake it up with your eyes!
Padichu paathen paperathan
I read the newspaper,
Kasakkipodu pinnala
Crumple it and throw it behind!
Enda mapla ethukku engura
Why are you yearning, my friend?
Chorus :Erudaa neyum top ula
Chorus: Get to the top yourself!
Male :Dhoda suthura bhoomi mela nikkura
Male: Look, you are standing on the spinning Earth!
Chorus :Poonthupoda chinna gappula
Chorus: Squeeze yourself through the small gap!
Sun pona nightu thanada
Once the sun sets, it is night, man!
Antha moonu vantha lightu ethukuda
Once the moon appears, why do you need extra light, man?
Azhudhu ninna ne waste-u da..Chorus :La la laa
If you stand crying, you are a waste, man! Chorus: La la laa
Vanthu pogum vazhka
Life comes and goes,
Oru time pass da
It is just a pastime, man!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Enda Mapla' is a lively, upbeat Gaana song from the movie Cuckoo (2014) that offers a carefree philosophy on life. Written and sung by Gaana Bala with music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the song urges listeners not to waste time worrying or grieving over life's troubles. Using casual street slang, colloquial humor, and references to contemporary pop culture, it portrays life as a fleeting pastime ('time pass') where one should seize every opportunity, no matter how small.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nethu mazhaiyila molacha kaalan ne”
Compares an overly fragile or inexperienced person to a mushroom that just sprouted in yesterday's rain and can easily be blown away by a gust of wind.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Neththi mela naathu nattu / Nethu mazhaiyila molacha kaalan ne”
The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) is repeated across the starting words 'Neththi' and 'Nethu'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Don’t worry be happy / Take it easy come baby”
The lines end with rhyming English words ('happy' / 'baby'), creating a catchy rhythmic cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song 'Enda Mapla' features in the romantic drama 'Cuckoo' (2014), directed by Raju Murugan. The movie's music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, and this particular track was written and performed by Gaana Bala, who brought his trademark Chennai Gaana aesthetic to the album. The lyrics lightheartedly reference popular South Indian actresses like Namitha, Nayanthara, Tamannaah, and Samantha as ringtones and celebrity crushes, adding a grounded, street-smart flavor to the song.
Keep listening
More from Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo