Engadi Porantha
From Vanakkam Chennai · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Andrea Jeremiah
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Vanakkam Chennai2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| {Ei engadi porantha | {Hey, where were you born, girl? |
| Engadi valantha | Where did you grow up, girl? |
| Engadi engadi.. | Where girl, where girl... |
| Ei eppadi porantha | Hey, how were you born? |
| Eppadi valantha | How did you grow up? |
| Eppadi eppadi..} (2 ) | How, how...} (2) |
| Female | |
| Monday nee mundam | Monday you are a blockhead |
| Male :Tuesday nee thendam | Male: Tuesday you are a waste |
| Female :Wednesday thedi | Female: Wednesday searching |
| Male :Vantha kandam | Male: Danger came upon us |
| Female :Thursday nee mokaa | Female: Thursday you are useless |
| Male :Friday nee bokka | Male: Friday you are toothless |
| Female :Saturday sandai | Female: Saturday fight |
| Male :Pottu theerkka | Male: To settle by fighting |
| Female | |
| Street dog nee thaan | You are a street dog |
| Male :Periya kallan naan thaan | Male: I am a master thief |
| Female :Keerippulla nee thaan | Female: You are a mongoose |
| Male :Snake naan thaan | Male: I am a snake |
| Female :Akthar nee thaan | Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar |
| Male :Sachin naan thaan | Male: I am Sachin |
| Female :Antony nee thaan | Female: You are Mark Antony |
| Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4) | Male: I am Baasha..(4) |
| Male | |
| Ei engadi…ee…. | Hey, where girl...ee.... |
| Ei engadi…ee…. | Hey, where girl...ee.... |
| Ma ma manik | Ma-ma-Manik |
| Baasha baasha baasha | Baasha Baasha Baasha |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Ei engadi…ee.. | Hey, where girl...ee.. |
| Aiyyo engadi engadi | Oh my, where girl, where girl |
| Engadi engadi | Where girl, where girl |
| Ei engadi…ee.. | Hey, where girl...ee.. |
| Aiyyo engadi engadi | Oh my, where girl, where girl |
| Engadi engadi | Where girl, where girl |
| Male | |
| Unna pathaalae bp yerum.. | Just looking at you raises my blood pressure.. |
| En happy life sadaa marum | My happy life constantly turns bad |
| Nee osama naa | If you are Osama |
| Naan obama dee | I am Obama, girl |
| Ada unn death enn kaila dee.. | Hey, your death is in my hands, girl.. |
| Female | |
| Unn face-ah na | If I just see |
| Paathaa pothum | Your face, that's enough |
| Enn bad time start aagum | My bad time will start |
| Munna varaathae daa | Don't come in front of me, man |
| Munji kattaathae daa | Don't show your face, man |
| En kovatha thoondaathae daa.. | Don't provoke my anger, man.. |
| Male | |
| Va maa va.. | Come on girl, come.. |
| Vaaya konjam moodu | Shut your mouth a little |
| Free advice veetta vittu odu | Here is free advice: run away from home |
| Female | |
| Vada vaa | Come on boy, come |
| Gramathu aadu | You village goat |
| Bali agaama oora vittu odu.. | Run away from town before getting sacrificed.. |
| Male | |
| {Ei engadi porantha | {Hey, where were you born, girl? |
| Engadi valantha | Where did you grow up, girl? |
| Engadi engadi.. | Where girl, where girl... |
| Ei eppadi porantha | Hey, how were you born? |
| Eppadi valantha | How did you grow up? |
| Eppadi eppadi..} (2 ) | How, how...} (2) |
| Female | |
| Monday nee mundam | Monday you are a blockhead |
| Male :Tuesday nee thendam | Male: Tuesday you are a waste |
| Female :Wednesday thedi | Female: Wednesday searching |
| Male :Vantha kandam | Male: Danger came upon us |
| Female :Thursday nee mokaa | Female: Thursday you are useless |
| Male :Friday nee bokka | Male: Friday you are toothless |
| Female :Saturday sandai | Female: Saturday fight |
| Male :Pottu theerkka | Male: To settle by fighting |
| Female | |
| Street dog nee thaan | You are a street dog |
| Male :Periya kallan naan thaan | Male: I am a master thief |
| Female :Keerippulla nee thaan | Female: You are a mongoose |
| Male :Snake naan thaan | Male: I am a snake |
| Female :Akthar nee thaan | Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar |
| Male :Sachin naan thaan | Male: I am Sachin |
| Female :Antony nee thaan | Female: You are Mark Antony |
| Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4) | Male: I am Baasha..(4) |
| Ei engadi…ee…. | Hey, where girl...ee.... |
| Baasha naan thaan..(4) | I am Baasha..(4) |
| Ei engadi…ee…. | Hey, where girl...ee.... |
| Male | |
| Ei engadi…ee.. | Hey, where girl...ee.. |
| Aiyyo engadi engadi | Oh my, where girl, where girl |
| Engadi engadi | Where girl, where girl |
| Ei engadi…ee.. | Hey, where girl...ee.. |
| Aiyyo engadi engadi | Oh my, where girl, where girl |
| Engadi engadi | Where girl, where girl |
மற்றும் ஆண்ட்ரியா ஜெரமையா
..........................
{Hey, where were you born, girl?
Where did you grow up, girl?
Where girl, where girl...
Hey, how were you born?
How did you grow up?
How, how...} (2)
{ஏய் எங்கடி பொறந்த
எங்கடி வளந்த
எங்கடி எங்கடி...
ஏய் எப்படி பொறந்த
எப்படி வளந்த
எப்படி எப்படி...} (2)
Monday you are a blockhead
Male: Tuesday you are a waste
Female: Wednesday searching
Male: Danger came upon us
Female: Thursday you are useless
Male: Friday you are toothless
Female: Saturday fight
Male: To settle by fighting
மண்டே நீ முண்டம்
டூயூஸ்டே நீ தண்டம்
வெனஸ்டே தேடி
வந்த கண்டம்
தர்ஸ்டே நீ மொக்க
ப்ரைடே நீ பொக்க
ஸாடர்டே சண்டை
போட்டு தீர்க்க
You are a street dog
Male: I am a master thief
Female: You are a mongoose
Male: I am a snake
Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male: I am Sachin
Female: You are Mark Antony
Male: I am Baasha..(4)
ஸ்ட்ரீட் டாகு நீ தான்
பெரிய கல்லு நான் தான்
கீரிப்புள்ள நீ தான்
ஸ்நேக் நான் தான்
அக்தர் நீ தான்
சச்சின் நான் தான்
ஆண்டனி நீ தான்
பாட்ஷா நான் தான்.... (4)
Hey, where girl...ee....
Hey, where girl...ee....
Ma-ma-Manik
Baasha Baasha Baasha
பாட்ஷா நான் தான்.... (4)
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
ஐயோ எங்கடி எங்கடி
எங்கடி எங்கடி
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
ஐயோ எங்கடி எங்கடி
எங்கடி எங்கடி
Hey, where girl...ee..
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Where girl, where girl
Hey, where girl...ee..
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Where girl, where girl
உன்னை பார்த்தாலே பிபி ஏறும்...
என் ஹேப்பி லைப் சாடா மாறும்
நீ ஒசாமானா நான்
நான் ஒபாமா டி
அட உன் டெத்து என் கையிலடி...
Just looking at you raises my blood pressure..
My happy life constantly turns bad
If you are Osama
I am Obama, girl
Hey, your death is in my hands, girl..
உன் பேஷ நான்
பார்த்தா போதும்
என் பேட் டைம்மு ஸ்டார்ட் ஆகும்
முன்ன வராத டா
மூஞ்சி காட்டாத டா
என் கோவத்த தூண்டாத டா....
If I just see
Your face, that's enough
My bad time will start
Don't come in front of me, man
Don't show your face, man
Don't provoke my anger, man..
வா மா வா...
வாய கொஞ்சம் மூடு
ப்ரி அட்வைஸ் வீட்ட விட்டு ஓடு
Come on girl, come..
Shut your mouth a little
Here is free advice: run away from home
வாடா வா
கிராமத்து ஆடு
பலி ஆகாம ஊர விட்டு ஓடு...
Come on boy, come
You village goat
Run away from town before getting sacrificed..
{ஏய் எங்கடி பொறந்த
எங்கடி வளந்த எ
எங்கடி எங்கடி...
ஏய் எப்படி பொறந்த
எப்படி வளந்த
எப்படி எப்படி...} (2)
{Hey, where were you born, girl?
Where did you grow up, girl?
Where girl, where girl...
Hey, how were you born?
How did you grow up?
How, how...} (2)
மண்டே நீ முண்டம்
டூயூஸ்டே நீ தண்டம்
வெனஸ்டே தேடி
வந்த கண்டம்
தர்ஸ்டே நீ மொக்க
ப்ரைடே நீ பொக்க
ஸாடர்டே சண்டை
போட்டு தீர்க்க
Monday you are a blockhead
Male: Tuesday you are a waste
Female: Wednesday searching
Male: Danger came upon us
Female: Thursday you are useless
Male: Friday you are toothless
Female: Saturday fight
Male: To settle by fighting
ஸ்ட்ரீட் டாகு நீ தான்
பெரிய கல்லு நான் தான்
கீரிப்புள்ள நீ தான்
ஸ்நேக் நான் தான்
அக்தர் நீ தான்
சச்சின் நான் தான்
ஆண்டனி நீ தான்
பாட்ஷா நான் தான்.... (4)
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
பாட்ஷா நான் தான்.... (4)
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
You are a street dog
Male: I am a master thief
Female: You are a mongoose
Male: I am a snake
Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male: I am Sachin
Female: You are Mark Antony
Male: I am Baasha..(4)
Hey, where girl...ee....
I am Baasha..(4)
Hey, where girl...ee....
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
ஐயோ எங்கடி எங்கடி
எங்கடி எங்கடி
ஏய் எங்கடி...ஈ...
ஐயோ எங்கடி எங்கடி
எங்கடி எங்கடி
Hey, where girl...ee..
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Where girl, where girl
Hey, where girl...ee..
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Where girl, where girl
………………………….
{Ei engadi porantha
{Hey, where were you born, girl?
Engadi valantha
Where did you grow up, girl?
Engadi engadi..
Where girl, where girl...
Ei eppadi porantha
Hey, how were you born?
Eppadi valantha
How did you grow up?
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )
How, how...} (2)
Monday nee mundam
Monday you are a blockhead
Male :Tuesday nee thendam
Male: Tuesday you are a waste
Female :Wednesday thedi
Female: Wednesday searching
Male :Vantha kandam
Male: Danger came upon us
Female :Thursday nee mokaa
Female: Thursday you are useless
Male :Friday nee bokka
Male: Friday you are toothless
Female :Saturday sandai
Female: Saturday fight
Male :Pottu theerkka
Male: To settle by fighting
Street dog nee thaan
You are a street dog
Male :Periya kallan naan thaan
Male: I am a master thief
Female :Keerippulla nee thaan
Female: You are a mongoose
Male :Snake naan thaan
Male: I am a snake
Female :Akthar nee thaan
Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male :Sachin naan thaan
Male: I am Sachin
Female :Antony nee thaan
Female: You are Mark Antony
Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4)
Male: I am Baasha..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Hey, where girl...ee....
Ei engadi…ee….
Hey, where girl...ee....
Ma ma manik
Ma-ma-Manik
Baasha baasha baasha
Baasha Baasha Baasha
…………………………..
Ei engadi…ee..
Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadi
Where girl, where girl
Ei engadi…ee..
Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadi
Where girl, where girl
Unna pathaalae bp yerum..
Just looking at you raises my blood pressure..
En happy life sadaa marum
My happy life constantly turns bad
Nee osama naa
If you are Osama
Naan obama dee
I am Obama, girl
Ada unn death enn kaila dee..
Hey, your death is in my hands, girl..
Unn face-ah na
If I just see
Paathaa pothum
Your face, that's enough
Enn bad time start aagum
My bad time will start
Munna varaathae daa
Don't come in front of me, man
Munji kattaathae daa
Don't show your face, man
En kovatha thoondaathae daa..
Don't provoke my anger, man..
Va maa va..
Come on girl, come..
Vaaya konjam moodu
Shut your mouth a little
Free advice veetta vittu odu
Here is free advice: run away from home
Vada vaa
Come on boy, come
Gramathu aadu
You village goat
Bali agaama oora vittu odu..
Run away from town before getting sacrificed..
{Ei engadi porantha
{Hey, where were you born, girl?
Engadi valantha
Where did you grow up, girl?
Engadi engadi..
Where girl, where girl...
Ei eppadi porantha
Hey, how were you born?
Eppadi valantha
How did you grow up?
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )
How, how...} (2)
Monday nee mundam
Monday you are a blockhead
Male :Tuesday nee thendam
Male: Tuesday you are a waste
Female :Wednesday thedi
Female: Wednesday searching
Male :Vantha kandam
Male: Danger came upon us
Female :Thursday nee mokaa
Female: Thursday you are useless
Male :Friday nee bokka
Male: Friday you are toothless
Female :Saturday sandai
Female: Saturday fight
Male :Pottu theerkka
Male: To settle by fighting
Street dog nee thaan
You are a street dog
Male :Periya kallan naan thaan
Male: I am a master thief
Female :Keerippulla nee thaan
Female: You are a mongoose
Male :Snake naan thaan
Male: I am a snake
Female :Akthar nee thaan
Female: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male :Sachin naan thaan
Male: I am Sachin
Female :Antony nee thaan
Female: You are Mark Antony
Male :Baasha naan thaan..(4)
Male: I am Baasha..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Hey, where girl...ee....
Baasha naan thaan..(4)
I am Baasha..(4)
Ei engadi…ee….
Hey, where girl...ee....
Ei engadi…ee..
Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadi
Where girl, where girl
Ei engadi…ee..
Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadi
Oh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadi
Where girl, where girl
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Engadi Porantha' is a high-energy, humorous duet from the movie Vanakkam Chennai (2013) that captures a comical rivalry between two room-mates forced to live together due to a housing fraud. The lead characters exchange creative insults, modern urban slang, and pop-culture comparisons to vent their frustration at each other's presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Monday nee mundam / Tuesday nee thendam”
Use of matching end sounds ('mundam', 'thendam', 'kandam') across lines describing the days of the week to create a catchy, rhythmic cadence.
Allusion / Cultural Metaphor
“Nee osama naa / Naan obama dee”
Referencing famous real-world rivals (Osama bin Laden vs. Barack Obama, Shoaib Akhtar vs. Sachin Tendulkar) as metaphors for their fierce irreconcilable conflict.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Munna varaathae daa / Munji kattaathae daa”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Mu' across consecutive lines to add emphasis and poetic structure to the dialogue.
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Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the song context prompt, the soundtrack for Vanakkam Chennai was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and this energetic track was sung by Anirudh alongside Andrea Jeremiah. Written by Vignesh Shivan, the song makes iconic pop-culture references to Superstar Rajinikanth's classic movie Baasha (Manik / Baasha vs. Antony).
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