Ennada Vazhka
From Dawood · 2025
- Lyricist
- Arun Bharathi
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Rakesh Ambigapathy
- Details
- Dawood2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Life-eh game-uh | Life is a game |
| No more dream-uh | No more dreams |
| Vaazhka full-ah | Life is full of |
| Traffic jam-uh | Traffic jams |
| Male | |
| Venaam maamu | No way, buddy |
| Aanen meme-uh | I have become a meme |
| Neeyae sollu | You tell me |
| Naan yaar team-uh | Whose team am I on? |
| Male | |
| Bulb-uh irundhum | Even though there is a bulb |
| Iruttil irukken | I am living in darkness |
| Ac irundhum | Even though there is an AC |
| Veyilil kedakken | I lie in the scorching heat |
| Male | |
| Ye dhinamum naandhaan | Hey, every single day |
| Sethu polachen | I die and come back alive |
| Thambhi durai naan | I, Thambi Durai |
| Smile-ah tholachen | Have lost my smile |
| Ennada vaazhka idhu | What kind of life is this? |
| Male | |
| Life-eh game-uh | Life is a game |
| No more dream-uh | No more dreams |
| Vaazhka full-ah | Life is full of |
| Traffic jam-uh | Traffic jams |
| Male | |
| Venaam maamu | No way, buddy |
| Aanen meme-uh | I have become a meme |
| Neeyae sollu | You tell me |
| Naan yaar team-uh | Whose team am I on? |
| Male | |
| Ennada vaazhka | What kind of life is this? |
| Enakkonum puriyala | I don't understand anything |
| Engengoo poguthae | It goes all over the place |
| Vazhi yedhum theriyala | I don't see any path forward |
| Male | |
| Thenga odaikkuren | I break coconuts in prayer |
| Soodam koluthuren | I burn camphor |
| Irundhum saami thaan | Even then, God himself |
| Thirumbhi thaan paakkala | Does not turn back to look at me |
| Male | |
| Kaaka pudikkiren | I flatter others |
| Naekka nadikkiren | I act cleverly and slyly |
| Irundhum evanumae | Even then, nobody |
| Enna thaan madhikala | Respects me at all |
| Male | |
| Pudhu route-uh naan pottu | Whenever I forge a new route |
| Angu pona oru gate-uh | There is a gate blocking me there |
| En thalaiyil left handil | On my head, with His left hand |
| Andha kadavul kai naattu | God puts his thumb impression |
| Male | |
| Pudhu route-uh naan pottu | Whenever I forge a new route |
| Angu pona oru gate-uh | There is a gate blocking me there |
| En thalaiyil left handil | On my head, with His left hand |
| Andha kadavul kai naattu | God puts his thumb impression |
| Male | |
| Theliva manam kolambudhae | The mind gets confused despite being clear |
| Dhinamum gadhi kalangudhae | Daily my state gets shaken up |
| Dhinusaa adhu polambudhae | It laments in strange ways |
| Ennada vaazhka | What kind of life is this? |
| Male | |
| Ennada vaazhka | What kind of life is this? |
| Enakkonum puriyala | I don't understand anything |
| Engengoo poguthae | It goes all over the place |
| Vazhi yedhum theriyala | I don't see any path forward |
| Male | |
| Life-eh game-uh | Life is a game |
| No more dream-uh | No more dreams |
| Vaazhka full-ah | Life is full of |
| Traffic jam-uh | Traffic jams |
| Male | |
| Venaam maamu | No way, buddy |
| Aanen meme-uh | I have become a meme |
| Neeyae sollu | You tell me |
| Naan yaar team-uh | Whose team am I on? |
விசில் :
………………………
Life is a game
No more dreams
Life is full of
Traffic jams
லைஃப்பே கேம்மு
நோ மோர் ட்ரீம்மு
வாழ்க ஃபுல்லா
டிராப்பிக் ஜாம்மு
No way, buddy
I have become a meme
You tell me
Whose team am I on?
வேணாம் மாமு
ஆனேன் மீம்மு
நீயே சொல்லு
நான் யார் டீம்மு
Even though there is a bulb
I am living in darkness
Even though there is an AC
I lie in the scorching heat
பல்ப்பு இருந்தும்
இருட்டில் இருக்கேன்
ஏசி இருந்தும்
வெயிலில் கெடக்கேன்
Hey, every single day
I die and come back alive
I, Thambi Durai
Have lost my smile
What kind of life is this?
யே தினமும் நான்தான்
செத்து பொழச்சென்
தம்பி துரை நான்
ஸ்மைல்ல தொலைச்சேன்
என்னடா வாழ்க இது
Life is a game
No more dreams
Life is full of
Traffic jams
லைஃப்பே கேம்மு
நோ மோர் ட்ரீம்மு
வாழ்க ஃபுல்லா
டிராப்பிக் ஜாம்மு
No way, buddy
I have become a meme
You tell me
Whose team am I on?
வேணாம் மாமு
ஆனேன் மீம்மு
நீயே சொல்லு
நான் யார் டீம்மு
What kind of life is this?
I don't understand anything
It goes all over the place
I don't see any path forward
விசில் :
………………………
I break coconuts in prayer
I burn camphor
Even then, God himself
Does not turn back to look at me
ஹம்மிங் :
…………………….
I flatter others
I act cleverly and slyly
Even then, nobody
Respects me at all
என்னடா வாழ்க
எனக்கொண்ணும் புரியல
எங்கெங்கோ போகுதே
வழி ஏதும் தெரியல
Whenever I forge a new route
There is a gate blocking me there
On my head, with His left hand
God puts his thumb impression
என்னடா வாழ்க
எனக்கொண்ணும் புரியல
எங்கெங்கோ போகுதே
வழி ஏதும் தெரியல
Whenever I forge a new route
There is a gate blocking me there
On my head, with His left hand
God puts his thumb impression
தேங்க ஒடைக்குறேன்
சூடம் கொளுத்துறேன்
இருந்தும் சாமி தான்
திரும்பி தான் பாக்கல
The mind gets confused despite being clear
Daily my state gets shaken up
It laments in strange ways
What kind of life is this?
காக்கா புடிக்கிறேன்
நேக்கா நடிக்கிறேன்
இருந்தும் எவனுமே
என்னதான் மதிக்கல
What kind of life is this?
I don't understand anything
It goes all over the place
I don't see any path forward
புது ரூட்டு நான் போட்டு
அங்க போன ஒரு ஹேட்டு
என் தலையில லெப்ட் ஹேண்டில்
அந்த கடவுள் கை நாட்டு
Life is a game
No more dreams
Life is full of
Traffic jams
புது ரூட்டு நான் போட்டு
அங்க போன ஒரு ஹேட்டு
என் தலையில லெப்ட் ஹேண்டில்
அந்த கடவுள் கை நாட்டு
No way, buddy
I have become a meme
You tell me
Whose team am I on?
தெளிவா மனம் கொலம்புதே
தினமும் கதி கலங்குதே
தினுசா அது பொலம்புதே
என்னடா வாழ்க
என்னடா வாழ்க
எனக்கொண்ணும் புரியல
எங்கெங்கோ போகுதே
வழி ஏதும் தெரியல
லைஃப்பே கேம்மு
நோ மோர் ட்ரீம்மு
வாழ்க ஃபுல்லா
டிராப்பிக் ஜாம்மு
வேணாம் மாமு
ஆனேன் மீம்மு
நீயே சொல்லு
நான் யார் டீம்மு
விசில் :
………………………
Life-eh game-uh
Life is a game
No more dream-uh
No more dreams
Vaazhka full-ah
Life is full of
Traffic jam-uh
Traffic jams
Venaam maamu
No way, buddy
Aanen meme-uh
I have become a meme
Neeyae sollu
You tell me
Naan yaar team-uh
Whose team am I on?
Bulb-uh irundhum
Even though there is a bulb
Iruttil irukken
I am living in darkness
Ac irundhum
Even though there is an AC
Veyilil kedakken
I lie in the scorching heat
Ye dhinamum naandhaan
Hey, every single day
Sethu polachen
I die and come back alive
Thambhi durai naan
I, Thambi Durai
Smile-ah tholachen
Have lost my smile
Ennada vaazhka idhu
What kind of life is this?
Life-eh game-uh
Life is a game
No more dream-uh
No more dreams
Vaazhka full-ah
Life is full of
Traffic jam-uh
Traffic jams
Venaam maamu
No way, buddy
Aanen meme-uh
I have become a meme
Neeyae sollu
You tell me
Naan yaar team-uh
Whose team am I on?
Ennada vaazhka
What kind of life is this?
Enakkonum puriyala
I don't understand anything
Engengoo poguthae
It goes all over the place
Vazhi yedhum theriyala
I don't see any path forward
Thenga odaikkuren
I break coconuts in prayer
Soodam koluthuren
I burn camphor
Irundhum saami thaan
Even then, God himself
Thirumbhi thaan paakkala
Does not turn back to look at me
Kaaka pudikkiren
I flatter others
Naekka nadikkiren
I act cleverly and slyly
Irundhum evanumae
Even then, nobody
Enna thaan madhikala
Respects me at all
Pudhu route-uh naan pottu
Whenever I forge a new route
Angu pona oru gate-uh
There is a gate blocking me there
En thalaiyil left handil
On my head, with His left hand
Andha kadavul kai naattu
God puts his thumb impression
Pudhu route-uh naan pottu
Whenever I forge a new route
Angu pona oru gate-uh
There is a gate blocking me there
En thalaiyil left handil
On my head, with His left hand
Andha kadavul kai naattu
God puts his thumb impression
Theliva manam kolambudhae
The mind gets confused despite being clear
Dhinamum gadhi kalangudhae
Daily my state gets shaken up
Dhinusaa adhu polambudhae
It laments in strange ways
Ennada vaazhka
What kind of life is this?
Ennada vaazhka
What kind of life is this?
Enakkonum puriyala
I don't understand anything
Engengoo poguthae
It goes all over the place
Vazhi yedhum theriyala
I don't see any path forward
Life-eh game-uh
Life is a game
No more dream-uh
No more dreams
Vaazhka full-ah
Life is full of
Traffic jam-uh
Traffic jams
Venaam maamu
No way, buddy
Aanen meme-uh
I have become a meme
Neeyae sollu
You tell me
Naan yaar team-uh
Whose team am I on?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic Tanglish song captures the frustration, existential confusion, and bad luck of a modern individual struggling to make sense of life. Using contemporary internet slang and urban metaphors like 'traffic jam', 'meme', and 'thumbprint of God', the protagonist laments how every effort to move forward ends in a dead-end or roadblock. Despite performing religious rituals and trying to flatter society, nothing seems to work out in his favor. The thematic core is humorous despair, highlighting how life feels like a game rigged against the protagonist. Sung with high energy by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the track blends self-deprecating satire with catchy rhythm, making light of daily existential struggles in modern urban life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vaazhka full-ah / Traffic jam-uh”
Compares life's obstacles and stagnation directly to an unending urban traffic jam.
Ethugai (Rhyming Second Letter)
“Bulb-uh irundhum / Ac irundhum”
The second consonant sound ('l' / 'c') creates a rhythmic repetition across lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Life-eh game-uh / Traffic jam-uh / Aanen meme-uh”
The ending sounds of the lines rhyme with 'uh' and 'm-uh' suffixes characteristic of Tanglish pop style.
Irony / Oxymoron
“Theliva manam kolambudhae”
Expresses the paradox of a clear mind getting inexplicably confused.
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Trivia
The track features vocals by composer-actor G. V. Prakash Kumar, who is well known for delivering high-energy, relatable urban anthems in Tamil cinema. The song leverages contemporary youth slang like 'meme' and 'traffic jam' composed by Rakesh Ambigapathy with lyrics by Arun Bharathi.
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