Enga Area Engaludhu
From Kuppathu Raja · 2018
- Lyricist
- Logan
- Singer
- Santosh Hariharan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kuppathu Raja2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Alaatillaa nerathula | When no one was around, |
| Enna vanthu adichitta | You came and hit me. |
| Enakkoru neram varum | My time will come, |
| Appo unnai senjiduven | Then I will deal with you. |
| Oola uthaar aaluyinna | Did you think of me |
| Enna neeyum nenachitta | As just a big bluffer? |
| Karakka murukka noola pottu | Casting a line firmly and tightly, |
| Unnai naanum valichitten | I pulled you right in. |
| Male | |
| Athara pathara vudura kuthura | Scaring, thrashing, punching, striking! |
| Chorus :Naanga | Us! |
| Male :Adakki madakki sethura viduvom | We will suppress, subdue, and smash them. |
| Chorus :Ponga | Get lost! |
| Female :Ayyaiyo aarambichuttaanungadaa | Oh dear, they have started again! |
| Male | |
| Santhula ponthula veetula rottula | In lanes, alleys, houses, and roads, |
| Thara local rappu songu | This ultra-local rap song plays. |
| Angaiyum engeyum engaeyum podu | Play it here, there, and everywhere, |
| Thara local rappu songu | This ultra-local rap song. |
| Adichittu ponavan nattukinnaa | The one who hit and left stood frozen, |
| Thara local rappu songu | This ultra-local rap song. |
| Kooda irunthavan pichikinna | The friend who was along ran off, |
| Male | |
| Thoongura singatha | Don't poke and wake |
| Thatti thaan eluppatha | A sleeping lion! |
| Chorus :Naangalaam maasu | We are total mass! |
| Male :Yaara nee irunthaalum | Whoever you may be, |
| Evana nee irunthaalum | Whichever guy you are, |
| Chorus :Naanga thaan bossu | We are the boss! |
| Male | |
| Chennaikku naanga thaan | We are Chennai's |
| Chella pulla | Darling children. |
| Engala asachikka aalae illa | There is no one who can shake us. |
| Unnaala mudinjakka modhi paaru | Clash with us if you can! |
| Naangalaam ennaikkum thaaru maaru | We are always mind-blowing! |
| Male | |
| Vaangura vaangula | With the thrashing you get, |
| Thaangura thaangula | And the blows you take, |
| Eduthu vitta ellam kaali munnaadi | Everything in front gets cleared out! |
| Male | |
| Yei ungaludhu ungaludhu thaan | Hey, yours is yours, |
| Engaludhu endaludhu thaan | And ours is ours! |
| Aaga moththam totalla | All in all, totally, |
| Male | |
| Enga area engaludhu | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area ungaludhu | Your area is yours! |
| Enga area engaludhu | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area ungaludhu | Your area is yours! |
| Enga area engaludhu | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area ungaludhu | Your area is yours! |
| Enga area engaludhu | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area ungaludhu..yei | Your area is yours.. hey! |
| Male | |
| Saathura saathula | With the beating given, |
| Oora vittu oduva | You'll run out of town. |
| Kaatura kaatula | With the style shown, |
| Saavukuthu aaduva | You'll dance the death dance. |
| Thookura thookula | With the lifts thrown, |
| Thuni mani theduva | You'll look for clothes. |
| Thaakura thaakula | With the attacks dealt, |
| Marana paata paaduva | You'll sing the final song. |
| Male | |
| Jagu jigu jigunnu | Glittering bright and shiny, |
| Adikkithu pakkunu | Beating suddenly in the heart, |
| Tholukkula kuththuna | If stabbed in the skin, |
| Oonthuduva pattunu | It slips in instantly. |
| Kaiyi kaalu otharum | Hands and legs will tremble, |
| Sevul rendum sethurum | Both cheeks will be shattered. |
| Kaithaa maatula onnu thattuna | If struck properly on target, |
| Sowkarpettai sethurum | Sowcarpet itself will shatter. |
| Male | |
| Naangalaam nekku maatuna ookku | We are like a hook cleverly placed, |
| Nammalam yaarunu solli nee kaattu | Show us who you really are! |
| Seenula thotthu thottinaa saakku | If you try to steal the scene, it's over, |
| Thappana vaartaiyil peraluthu naakku | Tongues twist with bad words. |
| Engarunthu enga vanthu araajagam pannuringa | Where did you come from to create chaos here? |
| Thanga edam thanthathukku | Just because we gave you a place to stay, |
| Sattam neenga pesuringa | You preach rules to us? |
| Sattam neenga pesuringa | You preach rules to us? |
| Sattam neenga pesuringa | You preach rules to us? |
| Sattam neenga | You preach rules... |
| Male | |
| Yei paav pajji | Hey, Pav Bhaji, |
| Paani poori engaludhu | And Pani Puri belong to us! |
| Yei tea bajji biscuit engaludhu | Hey, tea, bajji, and biscuit belong to us! |
| Male | |
| Kaanaa kaaliyae | Mighty invincible local ruler! |
| Kaanaa kaaliyae | Mighty invincible local ruler! |
| Kaanaa kaaliyae | Mighty invincible local ruler! |
| Male | |
| Yei kaasu panam | Hey, even if money and wealth |
| Vantha kooda | Come our way, |
| Naanga ellaam maara maattom | We will never change. |
| Kooda irunthae kuliparichi | We won't backstab those beside us, |
| Kaala thaanae vaara mattom | Nor trip them up. |
| Male | |
| Yei gettappoda vanthavenlaam | Everyone who came with an attitude |
| Pattavathan pottukinnaan | Wore a sacred mark of humility. |
| Thanga edam naanga thaantha | We gave them shelter, |
| Sonthamaathan aakkikinaan | And they claimed it as their own. |
| Male | |
| Ezhainga naangallam paavam da | We poor people are innocent, man, |
| Kilinja thuniyoda velaikku povom da | We go to work in torn clothes, man. |
| Naayodum kosuvodum thoonguvom | We sleep with dogs and mosquitoes, |
| Naanga oru velai sothukku yenguvom | We yearn for a single square meal. |
| Olai veettula vaazhnthaalum | Even if we live in thatched huts, |
| Naangalam ennaikkum | We will always be |
| Kuppathu raja thaan da | The kings of the slum! |
| Male | |
| Yei vaada machan kedaa kattu | Hey, come on friend, slaughter the goat, |
| Opponenttu ooram kattu | Side-line the opponent. |
| Rocket thaanda vaaya vutta | He is a rocket; if you open your mouth, |
| Kaindikundaa jaavaa settu | The Java engine set gets jammed. |
| Male | |
| Mela vidu | Let it fly high! |
| Aiyyayaa | Oh dear! |
| Keela vidu | Let it down! |
| Ithaan thaag | This is the spot! |
| Perala vidu | Let it go wild! |
| Aiyyayoo | Oh my god! |
| Merala vudu | Make them awe! |
| Yei all areayaavum | Hey, in every area, |
| Rocket maama thaan | It's Rocket Uncle! |
| Male | |
| : Enga area hamaaraa | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area thumaaraa | Your area is yours, |
| Unga area thumaaraa | Your area is yours, |
| Enga area hamaaraa | Our area is ours, |
| Male | |
| Enga area ours | Our area is ours, |
| Unga area yours | Your area is yours, |
| Unga area yours | Your area is yours, |
| Enga area ours | Our area is ours, |
| Male | |
| Hamaaraa hamaaraa | Ours, ours, |
| Hamaaraa hamaaraa | Ours, ours, |
| Thumaaraa thumaaraa | Yours, yours, |
| Thumaaraa thumaaraa | Yours, yours, |
| Thumaaraa thumaaraa | Yours, yours, |
| Thumaaraa thumaaraa | Yours, yours, |
| Hamaaraa hamaaraa | Ours, ours, |
| Hamaaraa hamaaraa | Ours, ours. |
அலாட்டில்லா
நேரத்துல என்ன வந்து
அடிச்சிட்ட எனக்கொரு
நேரம் வரும் அப்போ
உன்னை செஞ்சிடுவேன்
ஊல உதார் ஆளுயின்னா
என்ன நீயும் நெனச்சிட்ட
கருக்கா முறுக்கா நூல
போட்டு உன்னை நானும்
வலிச்சிட்டேன்
When no one was around,
You came and hit me.
My time will come,
Then I will deal with you.
Did you think of me
As just a big bluffer?
Casting a line firmly and tightly,
I pulled you right in.
அதர பதற
வுடுற குதுற
குழு :
நாங்க
அடக்கி மடக்கி
செதற விடுவோம்
குழு :
போங்க
அய்யய்யோ
ஆரம்பிச்சுட்டாங்கடா
Scaring, thrashing, punching, striking!
Us!
We will suppress, subdue, and smash them.
Get lost!
Oh dear, they have started again!
சந்துல பொந்துல
வீட்டுல ரோட்டுல தர
லோக்கல் ரப்பு சாங்கு
அங்கயும் எங்கேயும்
எங்கேயும் போடு தர
லோக்கல் ரப்பு சாங்கு
அடிச்சிட்டு போனவன்
நட்டுக்கினா தர லோக்கல்
ரப்பு சாங்கு கூட இருந்தவன்
பிச்சிக்கின்னா
In lanes, alleys, houses, and roads,
This ultra-local rap song plays.
Play it here, there, and everywhere,
This ultra-local rap song.
The one who hit and left stood frozen,
This ultra-local rap song.
The friend who was along ran off,
தூங்குற சிங்கத்த
தட்டி தான் எழுப்பாத
குழு :
நாங்கலாம் மாஸு
யாரா நீ இருந்தாலும்
எவனா நீ இருந்தாலும்
குழு :
நாங்க தான் பாஸு
Don't poke and wake
A sleeping lion!
We are total mass!
Whoever you may be,
Whichever guy you are,
We are the boss!
சென்னைக்கு நாங்க
தான் செல்ல புள்ள எங்கள
அசச்சிக்க ஆளே இல்ல
உன்னால முடிஞ்சாக்கா
மோதி பாரு நாங்கலாம்
என்னைக்கும் தாறு மாறு
We are Chennai's
Darling children.
There is no one who can shake us.
Clash with us if you can!
We are always mind-blowing!
வாங்குற வாங்குல
தாங்குற தாங்குல எடுத்து
விட்டா எல்லாம் காலி
முன்னாடி
With the thrashing you get,
And the blows you take,
Everything in front gets cleared out!
ஏய் உங்களுது
உங்களுது தான் எங்களுது
எங்களுது தான் ஆக
மொத்தம் டோட்டலா
Hey, yours is yours,
And ours is ours!
All in all, totally,
எங்க ஏரியா எங்களுது
உங்க ஏரியா உங்களுது எங்க
ஏரியா எங்களுது உங்க ஏரியா
உங்களுது எங்க ஏரியா
எங்களுது உங்க ஏரியா
உங்களுது எங்க ஏரியா
எங்களுது உங்க ஏரியா
உங்களுது ஏய்
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours!
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours.. hey!
விஷ்லிங் :
.............................
With the beating given,
You'll run out of town.
With the style shown,
You'll dance the death dance.
With the lifts thrown,
You'll look for clothes.
With the attacks dealt,
You'll sing the final song.
சாத்துற சாத்துல
ஊர விட்டு ஓடுவ காட்டுற
காட்டுல சாவு குத்து ஆடுவ
தூக்குற தூக்குல துணி மணி
தேடுவ தாக்குற தாக்குல
மரண பாட்ட பாடுவ
Glittering bright and shiny,
Beating suddenly in the heart,
If stabbed in the skin,
It slips in instantly.
Hands and legs will tremble,
Both cheeks will be shattered.
If struck properly on target,
Sowcarpet itself will shatter.
ஜகு ஜிகு ஜிகுன்னு
அடிக்குது பக்குன்னு
தோளுக்குள்ள குத்துனா
ஊந்துடுவ பட்டுன்னு கையி
காலு உதறும் செவுள்
ரெண்டும் செதுரும் கைதா
மாட்டுல ஒன்னு தட்டுனா
சௌகார்பேட்டை செதறும்
We are like a hook cleverly placed,
Show us who you really are!
If you try to steal the scene, it's over,
Tongues twist with bad words.
Where did you come from to create chaos here?
Just because we gave you a place to stay,
You preach rules to us?
You preach rules to us?
You preach rules to us?
You preach rules...
நாங்கெல்லாம்
நேக்கு மாட்டுன ஊக்கு
நம்மலாம் யாருன்னு
சொல்லி நீ காட்டு சீனுல
தோத்து தொட்டினா சாக்கு
தப்பான வார்த்தையில்
பிரளுது நாக்கு எங்கருந்து
எங்க வந்து அராஜகம்
பண்ணுறிங்க தங்க இடம்
தந்ததுக்கு சட்டம் நீங்க
பேசுறிங்க சட்டம் நீங்க
பேசுறிங்க சட்டம் நீங்க
பேசுறிங்க சட்டம் நீங்க
Hey, Pav Bhaji,
And Pani Puri belong to us!
Hey, tea, bajji, and biscuit belong to us!
ஏய் பாவ் பஜ்ஜி
பாணி பூரி எங்களுது
ஏய் டீ பஜ்ஜி பிஸ்கட்
எங்களுது
Mighty invincible local ruler!
Mighty invincible local ruler!
Mighty invincible local ruler!
காணா காலியே
காணா காலியே காணா
காலியே
Hey, even if money and wealth
Come our way,
We will never change.
We won't backstab those beside us,
Nor trip them up.
ஏய் காசு பணம்
வந்தா கூட நாங்க எல்லாம்
மாற மாட்டோம் கூட இருந்தே
குழி பறிச்சி கால தானே வார
மாட்டோம்
Everyone who came with an attitude
Wore a sacred mark of humility.
We gave them shelter,
And they claimed it as their own.
ஏய் கெட்டப்போட
வந்தவன்லாம் பட்டாவதான்
போட்டுக்கின்னான் தங்க இடம்
நாங்க தந்தா சொந்தமா தான்
ஆக்கிகின்னான்
We poor people are innocent, man,
We go to work in torn clothes, man.
We sleep with dogs and mosquitoes,
We yearn for a single square meal.
Even if we live in thatched huts,
We will always be
The kings of the slum!
ஏழைங்க நாங்கலாம்
பாவம் டா கிழிஞ்ச துணியோட
வேலைக்கு போவோம் டா
நாயோடும் கொசுவோடும்
தூங்குவோம் நாங்க ஒரு
வேலை சோத்துக்கு ஏங்குவோம்
ஓலை வீட்டுல வாழ்ந்தாலும்
நாங்கலாம் என்னைக்கும்
குப்பத்து ராஜா தான் டா
Hey, come on friend, slaughter the goat,
Side-line the opponent.
He is a rocket; if you open your mouth,
The Java engine set gets jammed.
ஏய் வாடா மச்சான்
கடா கட்டு ஆப்பநென்ட்ட
ஓரம் கட்டு ராக்கெட் தான்டா
வாய வுட்டா கைண்ட்டி
கிட்டா ஜாவா சேட்டு
Let it fly high!
Oh dear!
Let it down!
This is the spot!
Let it go wild!
Oh my god!
Make them awe!
Hey, in every area,
It's Rocket Uncle!
மேல விடு ஐய்யய
கீழ விடு இதான் தா பிரள
விடு ஐயயோ மிரள விடு
ஏய் ஆல் ஏரியாவும்
ராக்கெட் மாமா தான்
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours,
Your area is yours,
Our area is ours,
எங்க ஏரியா
ஹமாரா உங்க ஏரியா
துமாரா உங்க ஏரியா
துமாரா எங்க ஏரியா
ஹமாரா
Our area is ours,
Your area is yours,
Your area is yours,
Our area is ours,
எங்க ஏரியா
அவர்ஸ் உங்க ஏரியா
யுவர்ஸ் உங்க ஏரியா
யுவர்ஸ் எங்க ஏரியா
அவர்ஸ்
Ours, ours,
Ours, ours,
Yours, yours,
Yours, yours,
Yours, yours,
Yours, yours,
Ours, ours,
Ours, ours.
ஹமாரா ஹமாரா
ஹமாரா ஹமாரா துமாரா
துமாரா துமாரா துமாரா
துமாரா துமாரா துமாரா
துமாரா ஹமாரா ஹமாரா
ஹமாரா ஹமாரா
Alaatillaa nerathula
When no one was around,
Enna vanthu adichitta
You came and hit me.
Enakkoru neram varum
My time will come,
Appo unnai senjiduven
Then I will deal with you.
Oola uthaar aaluyinna
Did you think of me
Enna neeyum nenachitta
As just a big bluffer?
Karakka murukka noola pottu
Casting a line firmly and tightly,
Unnai naanum valichitten
I pulled you right in.
Athara pathara vudura kuthura
Scaring, thrashing, punching, striking!
Chorus :Naanga
Us!
Male :Adakki madakki sethura viduvom
We will suppress, subdue, and smash them.
Chorus :Ponga
Get lost!
Female :Ayyaiyo aarambichuttaanungadaa
Oh dear, they have started again!
Santhula ponthula veetula rottula
In lanes, alleys, houses, and roads,
Thara local rappu songu
This ultra-local rap song plays.
Angaiyum engeyum engaeyum podu
Play it here, there, and everywhere,
Thara local rappu songu
This ultra-local rap song.
Adichittu ponavan nattukinnaa
The one who hit and left stood frozen,
Thara local rappu songu
This ultra-local rap song.
Kooda irunthavan pichikinna
The friend who was along ran off,
Thoongura singatha
Don't poke and wake
Thatti thaan eluppatha
A sleeping lion!
Chorus :Naangalaam maasu
We are total mass!
Male :Yaara nee irunthaalum
Whoever you may be,
Evana nee irunthaalum
Whichever guy you are,
Chorus :Naanga thaan bossu
We are the boss!
Chennaikku naanga thaan
We are Chennai's
Chella pulla
Darling children.
Engala asachikka aalae illa
There is no one who can shake us.
Unnaala mudinjakka modhi paaru
Clash with us if you can!
Naangalaam ennaikkum thaaru maaru
We are always mind-blowing!
Vaangura vaangula
With the thrashing you get,
Thaangura thaangula
And the blows you take,
Eduthu vitta ellam kaali munnaadi
Everything in front gets cleared out!
Yei ungaludhu ungaludhu thaan
Hey, yours is yours,
Engaludhu endaludhu thaan
And ours is ours!
Aaga moththam totalla
All in all, totally,
Enga area engaludhu
Our area is ours,
Unga area ungaludhu
Your area is yours!
Enga area engaludhu
Our area is ours,
Unga area ungaludhu
Your area is yours!
Enga area engaludhu
Our area is ours,
Unga area ungaludhu
Your area is yours!
Enga area engaludhu
Our area is ours,
Unga area ungaludhu..yei
Your area is yours.. hey!
Saathura saathula
With the beating given,
Oora vittu oduva
You'll run out of town.
Kaatura kaatula
With the style shown,
Saavukuthu aaduva
You'll dance the death dance.
Thookura thookula
With the lifts thrown,
Thuni mani theduva
You'll look for clothes.
Thaakura thaakula
With the attacks dealt,
Marana paata paaduva
You'll sing the final song.
Jagu jigu jigunnu
Glittering bright and shiny,
Adikkithu pakkunu
Beating suddenly in the heart,
Tholukkula kuththuna
If stabbed in the skin,
Oonthuduva pattunu
It slips in instantly.
Kaiyi kaalu otharum
Hands and legs will tremble,
Sevul rendum sethurum
Both cheeks will be shattered.
Kaithaa maatula onnu thattuna
If struck properly on target,
Sowkarpettai sethurum
Sowcarpet itself will shatter.
Naangalaam nekku maatuna ookku
We are like a hook cleverly placed,
Nammalam yaarunu solli nee kaattu
Show us who you really are!
Seenula thotthu thottinaa saakku
If you try to steal the scene, it's over,
Thappana vaartaiyil peraluthu naakku
Tongues twist with bad words.
Engarunthu enga vanthu araajagam pannuringa
Where did you come from to create chaos here?
Thanga edam thanthathukku
Just because we gave you a place to stay,
Sattam neenga pesuringa
You preach rules to us?
Sattam neenga pesuringa
You preach rules to us?
Sattam neenga pesuringa
You preach rules to us?
Sattam neenga
You preach rules...
Yei paav pajji
Hey, Pav Bhaji,
Paani poori engaludhu
And Pani Puri belong to us!
Yei tea bajji biscuit engaludhu
Hey, tea, bajji, and biscuit belong to us!
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Mighty invincible local ruler!
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Mighty invincible local ruler!
Kaanaa kaaliyae
Mighty invincible local ruler!
Yei kaasu panam
Hey, even if money and wealth
Vantha kooda
Come our way,
Naanga ellaam maara maattom
We will never change.
Kooda irunthae kuliparichi
We won't backstab those beside us,
Kaala thaanae vaara mattom
Nor trip them up.
Yei gettappoda vanthavenlaam
Everyone who came with an attitude
Pattavathan pottukinnaan
Wore a sacred mark of humility.
Thanga edam naanga thaantha
We gave them shelter,
Sonthamaathan aakkikinaan
And they claimed it as their own.
Ezhainga naangallam paavam da
We poor people are innocent, man,
Kilinja thuniyoda velaikku povom da
We go to work in torn clothes, man.
Naayodum kosuvodum thoonguvom
We sleep with dogs and mosquitoes,
Naanga oru velai sothukku yenguvom
We yearn for a single square meal.
Olai veettula vaazhnthaalum
Even if we live in thatched huts,
Naangalam ennaikkum
We will always be
Kuppathu raja thaan da
The kings of the slum!
Yei vaada machan kedaa kattu
Hey, come on friend, slaughter the goat,
Opponenttu ooram kattu
Side-line the opponent.
Rocket thaanda vaaya vutta
He is a rocket; if you open your mouth,
Kaindikundaa jaavaa settu
The Java engine set gets jammed.
Mela vidu
Let it fly high!
Aiyyayaa
Oh dear!
Keela vidu
Let it down!
Ithaan thaag
This is the spot!
Perala vidu
Let it go wild!
Aiyyayoo
Oh my god!
Merala vudu
Make them awe!
Yei all areayaavum
Hey, in every area,
Rocket maama thaan
It's Rocket Uncle!
: Enga area hamaaraa
Our area is ours,
Unga area thumaaraa
Your area is yours,
Unga area thumaaraa
Your area is yours,
Enga area hamaaraa
Our area is ours,
Enga area ours
Our area is ours,
Unga area yours
Your area is yours,
Unga area yours
Your area is yours,
Enga area ours
Our area is ours,
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Ours, ours,
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Ours, ours,
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Yours, yours,
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Yours, yours,
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Yours, yours,
Thumaaraa thumaaraa
Yours, yours,
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Ours, ours,
Hamaaraa hamaaraa
Ours, ours.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic local rap track captures the raw street culture, territorial pride, and resilient attitude of North Chennai slum youth. Through colloquial Tamil slang, Gana rhythms, and punchy street humor, the song celebrates local identity while serving a warning to outsiders and rivals who attempt to undermine or rule over them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Saathura saathula / Kaatura kaatula / Thookura thookula”
The second consonant 'th' (த்) is repeated across consecutive lines to create rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Thoongura singatha Thatti thaan eluppatha”
Comparing the protagonist to a 'sleeping lion' that shouldn't be provoked.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Enga area hamaaraa / Unga area thumaaraa”
End-rhyming words 'hamaaraa' and 'thumaaraa' create catchiness and emphasis on territorial ownership.
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Trivia
Kuppathu Raja (2019) features G. V. Prakash Kumar as the lead actor and composer, with dance choreographer Baba Bhaskar making his directorial debut. The lyrics reflect authentic North Chennai street slangs.
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