Ennada Pandi
From Valmiki · 2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| {Mudichavukki mollamaari | Pickpocket and scoundrel, |
| Mosam pogum poyappidhu | This deceitful life will end in ruin! |
| Katti vecha kallara kooda | Even a constructed tomb |
| Unna kandu sirikkudhu} (2) | Laughs at you! (2) |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| Oyachu setha kaasat thaan | The money saved through hard labor, |
| Osai illaama uruvuna..uruvuna | You quietly snatched away... snatched away! |
| Adutha vayithil adichittu | Depriving others of their meal, |
| On vayitha kazhuvuna…kazhuvuna | You fed your own stomach... fed yourself! |
| Male | |
| Appanum irundhirundhaa | If your father had been around, |
| Nalla vazhi poyiruppa | You would have walked the good path. |
| Eppadiyo aayi ippa | Somehow, now, |
| Thappu vazhi poyittiyae | You have gone down the wrong path! |
| Male | |
| Unnaala ethanaiyo | Because of you, so many people's |
| Manaserinju ponadhadaa | Hearts have burned in pain! |
| Innaalil athanaiyum | Will all those sins today |
| Summaa unna vittidumaa | Just let you go freely? |
| Senja thavara ellaam ippo | All the mistakes made, |
| Thirumbi poyi yaarum | There is no news in this world of anyone |
| Sari senjuputtu thiruthi vandha | Going back and fixing them, |
| Saedhi olagil illa | To return completely reformed! |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| Nimmadhiyaa vaazha thaan | Just to live peacefully, |
| Ellaarumae ozhaikkiraan..ozhaikkiraan | Everyone works hard... works hard! |
| Neenda naalu nilaikka thaan | To last for a long time, |
| Ner vazhiyil sekkuraan..sekkuraan | They earn through righteous means... righteousness! |
| Male | |
| Irundhaalum dhukkam varum | Yet sorrow arrives, |
| Ellaaraiyum suthi suthi | Circling around everyone. |
| Nammaala maaridumaa nallavanukkae | Can we change fate? Even for good people, |
| Indha gadhi | This is the plight! |
| Male | |
| Unnoda sangadhi thaan | Look at all your misdeeds, |
| Onnaa rendaa ennippudu | Are they just one or two? Count them! |
| Unnaiyae unakku thaan | Do you even like |
| Pudichirukkaa sollippudu | Your own self? Tell me! |
| Innum irukku vayasu | You still have youth on your side, |
| Ada ippavaachum thirundhu | Hey, reform at least now! |
| Ippa vittupputtaa kettuduvae | If you miss this chance now, you will be ruined, |
| Kutti chuvara kelu | Ask a ruined wall! |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
| Ethanaiyo panni | Having done so many things, |
| Innaatha nee kanda | What did you really gain? |
| Male | |
| {Mudichavukki mollamaari | Pickpocket and scoundrel, |
| Mosam pogum poyappidhu | This deceitful life will end in ruin! |
| Katti vecha kallara kooda | Even a constructed tomb |
| Unna kandu sirikkudhu} (2) | Laughs at you! (2) |
| Male | |
| Ennadaa paandi | Hey Paandi, what's up? |
| Innaa panna pora | What are you going to do? |
{என்னடா பாண்டி
இன்னா பண்ணப் போற
எத்தனையோ பண்ணி
இன்னாத்த நீ கண்ட} (3)
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
முடிச்சவுக்கி மொள்ளமாரி
மோசம் போகும் பொயப்பிது
கட்டி வெச்ச கல்லறை கூட
உன்ன கண்டு சிரிக்குது
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
முடிச்சவுக்கி மொள்ளமாரி
மோசம் போகும் பொயப்பிது
கட்டி வெச்ச கல்லறை கூட
உன்ன கண்டு சிரிக்குது
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
என்னடா பாண்டி
இன்னா பண்ணப் போற
எத்தனையோ பண்ணி
இன்னாத்த நீ கண்ட
Pickpocket and scoundrel,
This deceitful life will end in ruin!
Even a constructed tomb
Laughs at you! (2)
ஒயச்சு சேத்த காசத்தான்
ஓசை இல்லாம உருவுன
அடுத்த வயித்தில் அடிச்சிட்டு
ஓன் வயித்த கழுவுன
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
அப்பனும் இருந்திருந்தா
நல்ல வழி போயிருப்பே
எப்படியோ ஆயி இப்ப
தப்பு வழி போயிட்டியே
The money saved through hard labor,
You quietly snatched away... snatched away!
Depriving others of their meal,
You fed your own stomach... fed yourself!
உன்னால எத்தனையோ
மனசெரிஞ்சு போனதடா
இந்நாளில் அத்தனையும்
சும்மா உன்ன விட்டிடுமா
If your father had been around,
You would have walked the good path.
Somehow, now,
You have gone down the wrong path!
செஞ்ச தவற எல்லாம்
இப்போ திரும்பிப் போயி யாரும்
சரி செஞ்சுபுட்டு திருத்தி வந்த
சேதி ஒலகில் இல்ல
Because of you, so many people's
Hearts have burned in pain!
Will all those sins today
Just let you go freely?
All the mistakes made,
There is no news in this world of anyone
Going back and fixing them,
To return completely reformed!
என்னடா பாண்டி
இன்னா பண்ணப் போற
எத்தனையோ பண்ணி
இன்னாத்த நீ கண்ட
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
நிம்மதியா வாழத்தான்
எல்லாருமே ஒழைக்கிறான்
ஆ நீண்ட நாளு நிலைக்கத்தான்
நேர் வழியில் சேக்குறான்
இருந்தாலும் துக்கம் வரும்
எல்லாரையும் சுத்தி சுத்தி
நம்மால மாறிடுமா
நல்லவனுக்கே இந்த கதி
Just to live peacefully,
Everyone works hard... works hard!
To last for a long time,
They earn through righteous means... righteousness!
உன்னோட சங்கதிதான்
ஒண்ணா ரெண்டா எண்ணிப் புடு
உன்னையே உனக்குதான்
புடிச்சிருக்கா சொல்லிப் புடு
இன்னும் இருக்கு வயசு
அட இப்பவாச்சும் திருந்து
இப்ப விட்டுப் புட்டா கெட்டுடுவே
குட்டிச் சுவரக் கேளு
Yet sorrow arrives,
Circling around everyone.
Can we change fate? Even for good people,
This is the plight!
{என்னடா பாண்டி
இன்னா பண்ணப் போற
எத்தனையோ பண்ணி
இன்னாத்த நீ கண்ட} {2)
Look at all your misdeeds,
Are they just one or two? Count them!
Do you even like
Your own self? Tell me!
You still have youth on your side,
Hey, reform at least now!
If you miss this chance now, you will be ruined,
Ask a ruined wall!
முடிச்சவுக்கி மொள்ளமாரி
மோசம் போகும் பொயப்பிது
கட்டி வெச்ச கல்லறை கூட
உன்ன கண்டு சிரிக்குது
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
முடிச்சவுக்கி மொள்ளமாரி
மோசம் போகும் பொயப்பிது
கட்டி வெச்ச கல்லறை கூட
உன்ன கண்டு சிரிக்குது
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Having done so many things,
What did you really gain?
என்னடா பாண்டி
இன்னா பண்ணப் போற
Pickpocket and scoundrel,
This deceitful life will end in ruin!
Even a constructed tomb
Laughs at you! (2)
Hey Paandi, what's up?
What are you going to do?
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
{Mudichavukki mollamaari
Pickpocket and scoundrel,
Mosam pogum poyappidhu
This deceitful life will end in ruin!
Katti vecha kallara kooda
Even a constructed tomb
Unna kandu sirikkudhu} (2)
Laughs at you! (2)
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
Oyachu setha kaasat thaan
The money saved through hard labor,
Osai illaama uruvuna..uruvuna
You quietly snatched away... snatched away!
Adutha vayithil adichittu
Depriving others of their meal,
On vayitha kazhuvuna…kazhuvuna
You fed your own stomach... fed yourself!
Appanum irundhirundhaa
If your father had been around,
Nalla vazhi poyiruppa
You would have walked the good path.
Eppadiyo aayi ippa
Somehow, now,
Thappu vazhi poyittiyae
You have gone down the wrong path!
Unnaala ethanaiyo
Because of you, so many people's
Manaserinju ponadhadaa
Hearts have burned in pain!
Innaalil athanaiyum
Will all those sins today
Summaa unna vittidumaa
Just let you go freely?
Senja thavara ellaam ippo
All the mistakes made,
Thirumbi poyi yaarum
There is no news in this world of anyone
Sari senjuputtu thiruthi vandha
Going back and fixing them,
Saedhi olagil illa
To return completely reformed!
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
Nimmadhiyaa vaazha thaan
Just to live peacefully,
Ellaarumae ozhaikkiraan..ozhaikkiraan
Everyone works hard... works hard!
Neenda naalu nilaikka thaan
To last for a long time,
Ner vazhiyil sekkuraan..sekkuraan
They earn through righteous means... righteousness!
Irundhaalum dhukkam varum
Yet sorrow arrives,
Ellaaraiyum suthi suthi
Circling around everyone.
Nammaala maaridumaa nallavanukkae
Can we change fate? Even for good people,
Indha gadhi
This is the plight!
Unnoda sangadhi thaan
Look at all your misdeeds,
Onnaa rendaa ennippudu
Are they just one or two? Count them!
Unnaiyae unakku thaan
Do you even like
Pudichirukkaa sollippudu
Your own self? Tell me!
Innum irukku vayasu
You still have youth on your side,
Ada ippavaachum thirundhu
Hey, reform at least now!
Ippa vittupputtaa kettuduvae
If you miss this chance now, you will be ruined,
Kutti chuvara kelu
Ask a ruined wall!
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Ethanaiyo panni
Having done so many things,
Innaatha nee kanda
What did you really gain?
{Mudichavukki mollamaari
Pickpocket and scoundrel,
Mosam pogum poyappidhu
This deceitful life will end in ruin!
Katti vecha kallara kooda
Even a constructed tomb
Unna kandu sirikkudhu} (2)
Laughs at you! (2)
Ennadaa paandi
Hey Paandi, what's up?
Innaa panna pora
What are you going to do?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ennadaa Paandi' from the 2009 movie Valmiki serves as a philosophical reflection and moral questioning directed at the protagonist, Paandi, who lives a life of petty crime and deception. Written in Chennai's colloquial street slang (Madras Baashai), the lyrics address the vanity and ultimate futility of stealing from hard-working people and causing distress to others. The song questions the protagonist's life choices, urging him to reflect on his past mistakes before it is too late. It emphasizes that while time cannot be reversed to undo past sins, there is still an opportunity for personal redemption if he chooses to reform his ways immediately.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Katti vecha kallara kooda unna kandu sirikkudhu”
Attributing human emotions (laughing) to a tomb stone to highlight the absurdity and futility of the protagonist's misdeeds.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mudichavukki / Mosam”
The second consonant 'da/sa' sound pattern creates rhythmic flow between lines in Tamil poetic tradition.
Madras Baashai (Dialect / Idiom)
“Innaa panna pora”
Use of Chennai local street slang ('Innaa' for 'Enna') to grounds the song in authentic local characterization.
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Trivia
The movie 'Valmiki' (2009) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by legendary lyricist Vaali. The song uses Chennai's local dialect (Madras Baashai) to realistically portray the world of the protagonist, who is a petty thief.
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