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Ennada Life Idhu

From Oh My Kadavule · 2019

Lyricist
Ko Sesha
Singer
Santhosh Narayanan
Music director
Leon James
Movie name
Oh My Kadavule
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
1 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alarm kaadhukkulla
Ooonu sangu oodha
Thallaadi bed-ah vittu
Mabbaaga ezhundhu poga
Toilet kulla kooda
To do list mind-il oda
Mokka poduthae
Indha vaazhkaiyae
Naasthaava thattil pottu
Fast-aaga kottikkittu
Bike oda sandai pottu
Kick start-ah panni vittu
One way-il wrong-ah poondhu
O word-il thittu vaangi
Mokka poduthae
Indha vaazhkaiyae
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Oh stuck aagi nikkudhu
Oh stuck aagi nikkudhu
Oh ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Vidivu kaalam porakka thaan
Break the cycle-u
Cabin kulla boss-u
Kooptu vachi senji
Kevla padithi naalum
Cool-ah sirikkirom
Increment-ah ketta
Next year undu
HR solla kettu
Suththi alaiyarom
Healthu gone-u gone-u
BMI-um kenja
Wealth enga maamu
EMI-ah minja
9 to 6 lifeu
Nachchu pannum wifeu
Rendum onnu dhaan
Oosi pona bunnu naan
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Ennadaa life idhu
Oh stuck aagi nikkudhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Oh ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Vidivu kaalam porakka thaan
Break the cycle-u
Neruppu maadhiri
Velai seivom kumaaru
Thyagam thaan unnai uyarthum
(Dialogue)
Enna enna enna enna..
Ennadaa life idhu
Indha vethu job ini seiya
Vaalu aattum dog-u naan illa
Rosham yerum neram
Phone-ah paathaa
Female :Your salary has been credited
Ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Ennadaa life idhu
Oh stuck aagi nikkudhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Oh ennadaa life idhu
Ennadaa life idhu
Aa…aa..oh ohhh
Vidivu kaalam porakka thaan
Break the cycle-u
The alarm blares right into my ears
Blasting like a funeral conch
Stumbling out of bed
Walking groggily in a daze
Even inside the toilet
The to-do list runs through my mind
It is such a complete drag
This whole life of mine
Dumping breakfast onto a plate
Gulping it down in a hurry
Wrestling with the bike
Kickstarting it to life
Going the wrong way down a one-way street
Getting cussed out with foul words
It is such a complete drag
This whole life of mine
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
Oh, it is totally stuck
Oh, it is totally stuck
Oh, what kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
For a better day to dawn
Break the cycle!
Inside the cabin, the boss
Calls me in and tears into me
Humiliating me day after day
And we just smile coolly through it
When we ask for an increment
"You will get it next year"
Hearing the HR say that
We keep running around in circles
Health is gone, completely gone
Even the BMI is begging for mercy
Where is the wealth, buddy
To outgrow the EMI?
A nine-to-six job
A nagging wife
Both are just the same
And I am like a stale, spoiled bun
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
What kind of life is this, man?
Oh, it is totally stuck
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
Oh, what kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
For a better day to dawn
Break the cycle!
Like a blazing fire
Let us work hard, Kumar-u!
Sacrifice alone will elevate you!
(Dialogue)
What, what, what, what...
What kind of life is this, man?
To keep doing this useless job
I am not a dog to wag my tail
Just as my pride and anger flare up
I look at my phone, and—
Female voice: Your salary has been credited
What kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
What kind of life is this, man?
Oh, it is totally stuck
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
Oh, what kind of life is this, man?
What kind of life is this, man?
Aa... aa.. oh ohhh
For a better day to dawn
Break the cycle!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ennada Life Idhu' from 'Oh My Kadavule' captures the humorous yet frustrating daily rat race experienced by an average corporate employee. From annoying morning alarms, rushed breakfasts, and traffic hassles to demanding bosses, unfulfilled salary promises, health problems, and endless EMIs, the lyrics paint a vivid, relatable picture of modern working-class struggles.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

Oosi pona bunnu naan

Compares the protagonist's exhausted state to a stale, spoiled bun.

Metaphor

Ooonu sangu oodha

Metaphorically compares the sound of a loud morning alarm clock to the blare of a death/funeral conch shell.

Metaphor

Vaalu aattum dog-u naan illa

Compares an overly subservient corporate employee to a tail-wagging dog.

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

Healthu gone-u gone-u / BMI-um kenja / Wealth enga maamu / EMI-ah minja

Internal and end-rhyming patterns between words like health, wealth, kenja, and minja across successive lines.

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