- Lyricist
- Arunraja Kamaraj
- Singers
- Nivas K. Prasanna, Arunraja Kamaraj
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Movie name
- Thaai Kizhavi
- Movie release year
- 2026
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Jan 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enga vachi podhachitta
Engalukku marachitta
Ayyo podhachitta
Mulusa valichitta
Potta pulla mulichitta
Kattu chotha avuthutta
Pottavatha arachitta
Mulichitta arachitta ye hey hey
Pappapapabappe pappapapabappe pappapapababappe
Pappapapabappe
Pappapapabappe pappapapabappe pappapapababappe
Pappapapabappe
Magumaana pavunu thaayi
Paralonga suthavutta
Pavunellam padhukki vechi
Pala vaara raava vutta
Vattiki vattivittu
Vaguthathaan valathukutta
Nattaathil nikkavuttu
Kirukosa aakiputta
Pottalama irukudha
Boodham kitta sirikidha
Haiyo irukudha
Vakkanaiya sirikudha
Saanikulla kedakkuma
Kenikulla kidaikuma
Odavuttu moraikkuma
Kedaikuma moraikkuma
Mah mah mah mah mah
Nokkatha nenache
Thookatha tholache
Saththatha korache
Moththatha marache
Thangatha nenache
Dhukatha tholache
Yekkatha vedhache
Merka thee adicha
Pull oothu pakkathula
Podhachalum yenga aatha
Vaarathil oththa naalu
Poonalum inga aanda
Kangani aattam suththi
Alanjalo veedu veeda
Colour uh than kudichi kittu
Thirunjalo kaadu meda
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo sivasambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo sivasambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo sivasambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo
Sambo sivasambo sivasambo sambo sivasambo
Maname maname maname
Maname maname maname
Maname maname maname
Maname maname maname
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Pappapapabappe
Where did she hide and bury it?
She concealed it from us!
Oh no, she buried it!
She swept it all clean away!
The old woman has opened her eyes!
She unpacked the tied-up food bundle!
She ground up the dried chilies!
She woke up and ground it all, hey hey!
Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-ba-bae
Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae
Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-ba-bae
Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae
That granny with all the sovereign gold,
she gave everyone the slip and left for the other world!
Stashing away every piece of gold,
she kept it all locked up tight.
Lending money for interest upon interest,
she only fattened her own belly.
Leaving us stranded midstream in the lurch,
she went completely out of her mind!
Is it packed inside a bundle?
Is a guardian ghost laughing beside it?
Oh no, is it really there?
Is it smirking slyly at us?
Is it buried in the cow dung?
Can it be found down in the well?
Will it chase us down and glare?
Will we find it, or will it only glare?
Mah mah mah mah mah
Thinking only of that goal,
I lost all my sleep.
I lowered my voice to a whisper,
and kept it completely hidden.
Dreaming of all that gold,
I forgot all my sorrows.
She sowed a restless longing in us,
as twilight burned red in the western sky.
Near the grassy spring,
even though our granny was buried there,
one day every week,
though gone, she still reigns supreme here!
Prowling around like an overseer,
wandering from house to house,
sipping on colored soda drinks,
roaming across the woods and hills.
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo, Shiva Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo, Shiva Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo, Shiva Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo!
Shambo Shiva Shambo, Shiva Shambo, Shambo, Shiva Shambo!
Oh my restless mind, oh mind, oh mind!
Oh my restless mind, oh mind, oh mind!
Oh my restless mind, oh mind, oh mind!
Oh my restless mind, oh mind, oh mind!
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Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-bae paap-pa-baa-ba-ba-bae
Paap-pa-baa-ba-bae
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lively folk song portrays a humorous and spirited narrative centered around a matriarchal figure who has hidden away her gold and wealth, leaving her family members in a state of frantic search and amusement. Through sharp rural dialect and rhythmic imagery, the speakers detail how she accumulated fortune, stashed it away in secret spots, and drove everyone around her to exasperation. Even after her passing, her lingering presence and formidable legacy dominate the village landscape, blending lighthearted grief, greed, and fond remembrance in a high-energy musical celebration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Enga vachi podhachitta / Engalukku marachitta”
The second letter sound 'nga' aligns in 'Enga' and 'Engalukku', anchoring the rural folk rhythm.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Nokkatha nenache / Thookatha tholache / Saththatha korache / Moththatha marache”
The rhyming terminal words 'nenache', 'tholache', 'korache', and 'marache' create a syncopated, playful cadence.
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