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English Kaaran Thanni

From Poo Poova Poothirukku · 1987

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, T. Rajendar
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Poo Poova Poothirukku
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
22 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
English-kaaran thanni
Nee pottu paaru machchi
English-kaaran thanni
Nee pottu paaru machchi
Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
Male :Aamaam
Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
Male :Machchaan
Male :Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
Male: Appadiyaa
Male :Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
English-kaaran thanni
Male :Haan
Male :Naan adichchu paarthen machchi
Male :Aiyayaiyyo
Male :English-kaaran thanni
Naan adichchu paarthen machchi
Haei thanniya nampiththaan meenae irukkuthu
Nambala nambiththaan thanniyae irukkuthu
Inbaththaiyum thunbaththaiyum
Aandavanthaan kalakkuraan
Male :Aamaam
Male :Piraanthiyaiyum sodaavaiyum
Manushanthan kalakkuraan
Haehae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen
Male :Amaa….
Male :Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen
Male :Hae hae…
Hae thaththuvamaa uthukuraen
Thalaikeezhaa mithakkiraen
Kaiya kaanondaa kaiya kaanondaa
Tholanju pochchudaa machchi
English-kaaran thanni
Naan adichchu paarthen machchaan
English-kaaran thanni
Naama adichchu paarththom machchi
Wiskey-yila ice-ah pottaa kick-kumthaan yaerum
Hae pondattikku ice-ah vachchaa manasum kulirum
Ponnungala peththavnathaan
Ponnungala peththavnathaan
Punniyavaan aavaan
Kanna pola valarththida kashtamae illathaan
Varathatsanai keppanga
Male :Aamaam
Male :Adhu piratchanai maattippom
Male :Aama
Varathatsanai keppanga
Adhu piratchanai maattippom
Vasathi irukkudaa vasathi irukkudaa
Podaa po…
Male :Machchaan
English-kaaran thanni
Nee pottu paaru machchi machchi
English-kaaran thanni
Nee pottu paaru machchi
Poda poda bodhai yaeri pochchu
Ada paada paada raagam maari pochchu
Male :Machchaan
Male :Poda poda kick-ku koranju pochchu
Male :Aamaa
Male :Ada paada paada kick-ku yaeri pochchu
Haan….english-kaaran thanni
Naan adichchu paarthen machchi…..
The Englishman's liquor...
Try drinking it, buddy!
The Englishman's liquor...
Try drinking it, buddy!
As I drink and drink, the high keeps rising!
Male: Yes!
Male: Hey, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male: Buddy!
Male: As I drink and drink, the high keeps rising!
Male: Is that so?
Male: Hey, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
The Englishman's liquor...
Male: Yeah!
Male: I gave it a shot, buddy!
Male: Oh no!
Male: The Englishman's liquor...
I gave it a shot, buddy!
Hey, fish survive by trusting in water,
But liquor survives only by trusting in us!
Both joy and sorrow...
It is God who mixes them!
Male: Yes!
Male: But brandy and soda...
It is man who mixes them!
Hehe, I'm spouting pure philosophy!
Male: Yeah...
Male: I'm floating upside down!
Male: Hey hey...
Hey, I'm spouting pure philosophy,
And floating upside down!
I can't find my hand, man, I can't find my hand!
It's completely lost, buddy!
The Englishman's liquor...
I gave it a shot, buddy!
The Englishman's liquor...
We gave it a shot, buddy!
If you put ice in whisky, the kick really hits!
Hey, if you butter up your wife, her heart cools down!
The man who is blessed with daughters...
The man who is blessed with daughters...
He is a truly virtuous soul!
Raising them like the apple of your eye is no trouble at all!
They will demand dowry,
Male: Yes!
Male: That's trouble, we'll get stuck!
Male: Yeah!
They will demand dowry,
That's trouble, we'll get stuck!
We have the wealth, man, we have the means!
Get lost, go on...
Male: Buddy!
The Englishman's liquor...
Try drinking it, buddy, buddy!
The Englishman's liquor...
Try drinking it, buddy!
As I drink and drink, the high keeps rising!
Hey, as I sing and sing, the tune has changed!
Male: Buddy!
Male: As I drank and drank, the kick faded away!
Male: Yeah!
Male: Hey, as I sang and sang, the kick shot right up!
Haan... the Englishman's liquor...
I gave it a shot, buddy...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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