English Kaaran Thanni
From Poo Poova Poothirukku · 1987
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, T. Rajendar
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Poo Poova Poothirukku1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Nee pottu paaru machchi | Try drinking it, buddy! |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Nee pottu paaru machchi | Try drinking it, buddy! |
| Male | |
| Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu | As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising! |
| Male :Aamaam | Male: Yes! |
| Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu | Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed! |
| Male :Machchaan | Male: Buddy! |
| Male :Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu | Male: As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising! |
| Male: Appadiyaa | Male: Is that so? |
| Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu | Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed! |
| Male | |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Male :Haan | Male: Yeah! |
| Male :Naan adichchu paarthen machchi | Male: I tried drinking it, buddy! |
| Male :Aiyayaiyyo | Male: Oh no! |
| Male :English-kaaran thanni | Male: Englishman's liquor, |
| Naan adichchu paarthen machchi | I tried drinking it, buddy! |
| Male | |
| Haei thanniya nampiththaan meenae irukkuthu | Hey, the fish lives only by trusting water, |
| Nambala nambiththaan thanniyae irukkuthu | And water exists only trusting us to drink it! |
| Male | |
| Inbaththaiyum thunbaththaiyum | Joy and sorrow, |
| Aandavanthaan kalakkuraan | God alone mixes them together! |
| Male :Aamaam | Male: Yes! |
| Male :Piraanthiyaiyum sodaavaiyum | Male: Brandy and soda, |
| Manushanthan kalakkuraan | Man alone mixes them together! |
| Male | |
| Haehae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen | Ha ha, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink, |
| Male :Amaa…. | Male: Yes... |
| Male :Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen | Male: I am floating upside down! |
| Male :Hae hae… | Male: Ha ha... |
| Male | |
| Hae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen | Hey, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink, |
| Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen | I am floating upside down! |
| Male | |
| Kaiya kaanondaa kaiya kaanondaa | I can't find my hands, man, I can't find my hands! |
| Tholanju pochchudaa machchi | It's lost, buddy! |
| Male | |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Naan adichchu paarthen machchaan | I tried drinking it, buddy! |
| Male | |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Naama adichchu paarththom machchi | We tried drinking it, buddy! |
| Male | |
| Wiskey-yila ice-ah pottaa kick-kumthaan yaerum | If you put ice in whiskey, the kick increases! |
| Hae pondattikku ice-ah vachchaa manasum kulirum | Hey, if you butter up your wife, her heart cools down! |
| Male | |
| Ponnungala peththavnathaan | Only the one who begets daughters, |
| Ponnungala peththavnathaan | Only the one who begets daughters, |
| Punniyavaan aavaan | Will become a virtuous person! |
| Kanna pola valarththida kashtamae illathaan | It is no trouble at all to raise them like one's own eye, |
| Male | |
| Varathatsanai keppanga | They will ask for dowry, |
| Male :Aamaam | Male: Yes! |
| Male :Adhu piratchanai maattippom | Male: That's a problem, we will get trapped! |
| Male :Aama | Male: Yes! |
| Male | |
| Varathatsanai keppanga | They will ask for dowry, |
| Adhu piratchanai maattippom | That's a problem, we will get trapped! |
| Vasathi irukkudaa vasathi irukkudaa | Do we have the wealth, man? Do we have the wealth? |
| Podaa po… | Go away, go... |
| Male :Machchaan | Male: Buddy! |
| Male | |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Nee pottu paaru machchi machchi | Try drinking it, buddy, buddy! |
| English-kaaran thanni | Englishman's liquor, |
| Nee pottu paaru machchi | Try drinking it, buddy! |
| Male | |
| Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu | As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising! |
| Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu | Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed! |
| Male :Machchaan | Male: Buddy! |
| Male :Poda poda kick-ku koranju pochchu | Male: As time passes, the kick has reduced! |
| Male :Aamaa | Male: Yes! |
| Male :Ada paada paada kick-ku yaeri pochchu | Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the kick has increased! |
| Male | |
| Haan….english-kaaran thanni | Yeah... Englishman's liquor, |
| Naan adichchu paarthen machchi….. | I tried drinking it, buddy... |
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நீ போட்டு பாரு மச்சி
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நீ போட்டு பாரு மச்சி
Englishman's liquor,
Try drinking it, buddy!
Englishman's liquor,
Try drinking it, buddy!
போடப் போடப் போதை ஏறிப் போச்சு
ஆமாம்
அட பாடப் பாட ராகம் மாறிப் போச்சு
மச்சான்
போடப் போடப் போதை ஏறிப் போச்சு
அப்படியா
அட பாடப் பாட ராகம் மாறிப் போச்சு
As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Male: Yes!
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male: Buddy!
Male: As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Male: Is that so?
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
ஹான்
நான் அடிச்சு பார்த்தேன் மச்சி
அய்யய்யோ
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நான் அடிச்சு பார்த்தேன் மச்சி
Englishman's liquor,
Male: Yeah!
Male: I tried drinking it, buddy!
Male: Oh no!
Male: Englishman's liquor,
I tried drinking it, buddy!
ஹேய் தண்ணிய நம்பித்தான் மீனே இருக்குது
நம்பள நம்பித்தான் தண்ணியே இருக்குது
Hey, the fish lives only by trusting water,
And water exists only trusting us to drink it!
இன்பத்தையும் துன்பத்தையும்
ஆண்டவன்தான் கலக்குறான்
ஆமாம்
பிராந்தியையும் சோடாவையும்
மனுஷன்தான் கலக்குறான்
Joy and sorrow,
God alone mixes them together!
Male: Yes!
Male: Brandy and soda,
Man alone mixes them together!
ஹேஹே தத்துவமா உதுக்குறேன்..
ஆமா...
தலைக்கீழா மிதக்கிறேன்...
ஹே ஹே...
Ha ha, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink,
Male: Yes...
Male: I am floating upside down!
Male: Ha ha...
ஹே தத்துவமா உதுக்குறேன்..
தலைக்கீழா மிதக்கிறேன்...
Hey, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink,
I am floating upside down!
கைய காணோன்டா கைய காணோன்டா
தொலஞ்சு போச்சுடா மச்சி...
I can't find my hands, man, I can't find my hands!
It's lost, buddy!
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நான் அடிச்சு பார்த்தேன் மச்சான்
Englishman's liquor,
I tried drinking it, buddy!
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நாம அடிச்சு பார்த்தோம் மச்சி
Englishman's liquor,
We tried drinking it, buddy!
விஸ்கியில ஐஸப் போட்டா கிக்கும்தான் ஏறும்
ஹே பொண்டாட்டிக்கு ஐஸ வச்சா மனசும் குளிரும்
If you put ice in whiskey, the kick increases!
Hey, if you butter up your wife, her heart cools down!
பொண்ணுங்கள பெத்தவன்தான்
பொண்ணுங்கள பெத்தவன்தான்
புண்ணியவான் ஆவான்
கண்ண போல வளர்த்திட கஷ்டமே இல்லதான்
Only the one who begets daughters,
Only the one who begets daughters,
Will become a virtuous person!
It is no trouble at all to raise them like one's own eye,
வரதட்சணை கேப்பாங்க
ஆமாம்...
அது பிரச்சனை மாட்டிப்போம்..
ஆமா
They will ask for dowry,
Male: Yes!
Male: That's a problem, we will get trapped!
Male: Yes!
வரதட்சணை கேப்பாங்க
அது பிரச்சனை மாட்டிப்போம்...
வசதி இருக்குடா வசதி இருக்குடா
போடா போ....
மச்சான்....
They will ask for dowry,
That's a problem, we will get trapped!
Do we have the wealth, man? Do we have the wealth?
Go away, go...
Male: Buddy!
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நீ போட்டு பாரு மச்சி மச்சி
இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நீ போட்டு பாரு மச்சி
Englishman's liquor,
Try drinking it, buddy, buddy!
Englishman's liquor,
Try drinking it, buddy!
போடப் போடப் போதை ஏறிப் போச்சு
அட பாடப் பாட ராகம் மாறிப் போச்சு
மச்சான்
போடப் போடப் கிக்கு கொறஞ்சு போச்சு....
ஆமா...
அட பாடப் பாட கிக்கு ஏறிப் போச்சு...
As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male: Buddy!
Male: As time passes, the kick has reduced!
Male: Yes!
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the kick has increased!
ஹான்... இங்கிலீஷ்காரன் தண்ணி
நான் அடிச்சு பாத்தேன் மச்சி.....
Yeah... Englishman's liquor,
I tried drinking it, buddy...
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Nee pottu paaru machchi
Try drinking it, buddy!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Nee pottu paaru machchi
Try drinking it, buddy!
Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Male :Aamaam
Male: Yes!
Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male :Machchaan
Male: Buddy!
Male :Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
Male: As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Male: Appadiyaa
Male: Is that so?
Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Male :Haan
Male: Yeah!
Male :Naan adichchu paarthen machchi
Male: I tried drinking it, buddy!
Male :Aiyayaiyyo
Male: Oh no!
Male :English-kaaran thanni
Male: Englishman's liquor,
Naan adichchu paarthen machchi
I tried drinking it, buddy!
Haei thanniya nampiththaan meenae irukkuthu
Hey, the fish lives only by trusting water,
Nambala nambiththaan thanniyae irukkuthu
And water exists only trusting us to drink it!
Inbaththaiyum thunbaththaiyum
Joy and sorrow,
Aandavanthaan kalakkuraan
God alone mixes them together!
Male :Aamaam
Male: Yes!
Male :Piraanthiyaiyum sodaavaiyum
Male: Brandy and soda,
Manushanthan kalakkuraan
Man alone mixes them together!
Haehae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen
Ha ha, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink,
Male :Amaa….
Male: Yes...
Male :Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen
Male: I am floating upside down!
Male :Hae hae…
Male: Ha ha...
Hae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen
Hey, I spill philosophy like pouring a drink,
Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen
I am floating upside down!
Kaiya kaanondaa kaiya kaanondaa
I can't find my hands, man, I can't find my hands!
Tholanju pochchudaa machchi
It's lost, buddy!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Naan adichchu paarthen machchaan
I tried drinking it, buddy!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Naama adichchu paarththom machchi
We tried drinking it, buddy!
Wiskey-yila ice-ah pottaa kick-kumthaan yaerum
If you put ice in whiskey, the kick increases!
Hae pondattikku ice-ah vachchaa manasum kulirum
Hey, if you butter up your wife, her heart cools down!
Ponnungala peththavnathaan
Only the one who begets daughters,
Ponnungala peththavnathaan
Only the one who begets daughters,
Punniyavaan aavaan
Will become a virtuous person!
Kanna pola valarththida kashtamae illathaan
It is no trouble at all to raise them like one's own eye,
Varathatsanai keppanga
They will ask for dowry,
Male :Aamaam
Male: Yes!
Male :Adhu piratchanai maattippom
Male: That's a problem, we will get trapped!
Male :Aama
Male: Yes!
Varathatsanai keppanga
They will ask for dowry,
Adhu piratchanai maattippom
That's a problem, we will get trapped!
Vasathi irukkudaa vasathi irukkudaa
Do we have the wealth, man? Do we have the wealth?
Podaa po…
Go away, go...
Male :Machchaan
Male: Buddy!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Nee pottu paaru machchi machchi
Try drinking it, buddy, buddy!
English-kaaran thanni
Englishman's liquor,
Nee pottu paaru machchi
Try drinking it, buddy!
Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
As time passes, the intoxication keeps rising!
Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
Ah, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male :Machchaan
Male: Buddy!
Male :Poda poda kick-ku koranju pochchu
Male: As time passes, the kick has reduced!
Male :Aamaa
Male: Yes!
Male :Ada paada paada kick-ku yaeri pochchu
Male: Ah, as I sing and sing, the kick has increased!
Haan….english-kaaran thanni
Yeah... Englishman's liquor,
Naan adichchu paarthen machchi…..
I tried drinking it, buddy...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a humorous and philosophical drunkard duet where two friends share drinks and reflect on life. Using alcohol as a playful metaphor, they blend lighthearted banter with sharp social observations. They compare God mixing joy and sorrow in human life to man mixing brandy and soda in a glass.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu / Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu”
Both lines end with the rhyming phrase 'pochchu', creating a rhythmic cadence standard in folk and casual song structures.
Pun / Double Entendre
“Wiskey-yila ice-ah pottaa kick-kumthaan yaerum / Hae pondattikku ice-ah vachchaa manasum kulirum”
Plays on the word 'ice'—literally putting ice in whiskey versus the colloquial Tamil slang 'ice vaipadhai' (buttering up or flattering one's wife).
Muran (Antithesis)
“Inbaththaiyum thunbaththaiyum”
Pairs contrasting emotions—'Inbam' (Joy) and 'Thunbam' (Sorrow)—to highlight the dual nature of life experiences.
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Trivia
Written by T. Rajendar, known for his signature rhyming lyricism, rapid wordplay, and unique philosophical commentary woven into everyday colloquial Tamil.
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