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Lyrics & meaning

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
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Male
{Ei engadi porantha{Hey, where were you born, girl?
Engadi valanthaWhere did you grow up, girl?
Engadi engadi..Where girl, where girl...
Ei eppadi poranthaHey, how were you born?
Eppadi valanthaHow did you grow up?
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )How, how...} (2)
Female
Monday nee mundamMonday you are a blockhead
Male :Tuesday nee thendamMale: Tuesday you are a waste
Female :Wednesday thediFemale: Wednesday searching
Male :Vantha kandamMale: Danger came upon us
Female :Thursday nee mokaaFemale: Thursday you are useless
Male :Friday nee bokkaMale: Friday you are toothless
Female :Saturday sandaiFemale: Saturday fight
Male :Pottu theerkkaMale: To settle by fighting
Female
Street dog nee thaanYou are a street dog
Male :Periya kallan naan thaanMale: I am a master thief
Female :Keerippulla nee thaanFemale: You are a mongoose
Male :Snake naan thaanMale: I am a snake
Female :Akthar nee thaanFemale: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male :Sachin naan thaanMale: I am Sachin
Female :Antony nee thaanFemale: 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 manikMa-ma-Manik
Baasha baasha baashaBaasha Baasha Baasha
Chorus
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Male
Ei engadi…ee..Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadiOh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadiWhere girl, where girl
Ei engadi…ee..Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadiOh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadiWhere girl, where girl
Male
Unna pathaalae bp yerum..Just looking at you raises my blood pressure..
En happy life sadaa marumMy happy life constantly turns bad
Nee osama naaIf you are Osama
Naan obama deeI am Obama, girl
Ada unn death enn kaila dee..Hey, your death is in my hands, girl..
Female
Unn face-ah naIf I just see
Paathaa pothumYour face, that's enough
Enn bad time start aagumMy bad time will start
Munna varaathae daaDon't come in front of me, man
Munji kattaathae daaDon'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 mooduShut your mouth a little
Free advice veetta vittu oduHere is free advice: run away from home
Female
Vada vaaCome on boy, come
Gramathu aaduYou 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 valanthaWhere did you grow up, girl?
Engadi engadi..Where girl, where girl...
Ei eppadi poranthaHey, how were you born?
Eppadi valanthaHow did you grow up?
Eppadi eppadi..} (2 )How, how...} (2)
Female
Monday nee mundamMonday you are a blockhead
Male :Tuesday nee thendamMale: Tuesday you are a waste
Female :Wednesday thediFemale: Wednesday searching
Male :Vantha kandamMale: Danger came upon us
Female :Thursday nee mokaaFemale: Thursday you are useless
Male :Friday nee bokkaMale: Friday you are toothless
Female :Saturday sandaiFemale: Saturday fight
Male :Pottu theerkkaMale: To settle by fighting
Female
Street dog nee thaanYou are a street dog
Male :Periya kallan naan thaanMale: I am a master thief
Female :Keerippulla nee thaanFemale: You are a mongoose
Male :Snake naan thaanMale: I am a snake
Female :Akthar nee thaanFemale: You are Shoaib Akhtar
Male :Sachin naan thaanMale: I am Sachin
Female :Antony nee thaanFemale: 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 engadiOh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadiWhere girl, where girl
Ei engadi…ee..Hey, where girl...ee..
Aiyyo engadi engadiOh my, where girl, where girl
Engadi engadiWhere 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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