Ennanga Goundaru
From Thilagam · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, Chandrabose
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Thilagam1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ennanga gounder-ru | What is this, Gounder sir? |
| En kitta surrender | Surrender to me! |
| Aayidunga maattikittaeenga | Just do it, you have been caught! |
| Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga | You played all kinds of wild antics. |
| Sillarai irukkanum | You should keep spare change saved, |
| Selava koraikkanum | You must reduce expenses, |
| Sikkanaththa paakka venunga | You need to practice frugality, |
| Pondaatti soldratha kekka venunga | You must listen to what your wife says! |
| Female | |
| Pattathum therinjuthaa | Did you realize after experiencing it? |
| Haang pattathum therinjuthaa | Yes, did you realize after experiencing it? |
| Suttathum purinjuthaa | Did you understand after getting burned? |
| Vaanguvathum vetti podumae | Borrowing will cut you down, |
| Kattaatti vatti innum kutti podumae | If you do not pay, the interest will breed even more interest! |
| Male | |
| Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae | Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me? |
| Mandaiyellaam moolai enakku | My entire head is filled with brains! |
| Advice pannugira velai edhukku | Why do you bother giving me advice? |
| Yaettunnu nenaikkirae | You think you are a head constable, |
| SI pol madakkurae | You interrogate me like a Sub-Inspector! |
| Yaettu illa veettukkulla naan | I am no constable inside the house, |
| Nippaenaa nee kizhichcha kottukkulla naan | Will I stand inside the boundary line you draw? |
| Male | |
| Unnidam gounder-ru yaei….kuruvammaa | To you, Gounder... hey Kuruvamma! |
| Unnidam gounder-ru Aavaanaa surrender-ru | Will Gounder ever surrender to you? |
| Vettai sutri eettikkaaranthan | Even if a hunter with a spear circles around, |
| Ninnaalum maattidaatha kettikkaaran naan | I am a clever man who will not get caught! |
| Female | |
| Ennanga gounder-ru | What is this, Gounder sir? |
| En kitta surrender | Surrender to me! |
| Aayidunga maattikittaeenga | Just do it, you have been caught! |
| Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga | You played all kinds of wild antics. |
| Female | |
| Sonnaa kelunga aadambaramthaanga | Listen to what I say, extravagant living, |
| Ennaalum veetta kedukkum | Will always ruin the household, |
| Kadan vanthaalae vaatti edukkum | Once debt enters, it will torture you! |
| Male :Haei summaa nee poththikko | Hey, just shut your mouth! |
| Puthi solla venaam | No need to give me lectures, |
| Namnaadu enna pannuthu | What is our country doing? |
| Kadan annaadam vaangi thalluthu | It borrows debt every single day! |
| Female | |
| Ippa ennachu paarunga…aa….aa… | Look at what has happened now... ah... ah... |
| Male :Ippa ennachu | What happened now? |
| Female :Ippa ennachu paarunga…naattu nadappu | Look at what happened now... the country's condition! |
| Namma paththu roopaa nottukkippo | For our ten-rupee note now, |
| Oththa roobaa madhippu | The real value is just one rupee! |
| Male | |
| Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae | Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me? |
| Mandaiyellaam moolai enakku | My entire head is filled with brains! |
| Advice pannugira velai edhukku….oo…. | Why do you bother giving me advice?... oo... |
| Female | |
| Ennanga gounder-ru | What is this, Gounder sir? |
| En kitta surrender | Surrender to me! |
| Aayidunga maattikittaeenga | Just do it, you have been caught! |
| Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga | You played all kinds of wild antics. |
| Female | |
| Pakkaththu veettaithaan paaththuputtu neega | Just looking at the neighbor's house, you... |
| Kiththaappa katturathu enna | Why do you show off arrogantly? |
| Kambi maththaapaa maariyathenna ada | How did your pride fizzle out like a burnt firework? |
| Male :Antha aalu neiyilae | That guy over there in ghee... |
| Ponga vachchu thinnuraan | Cooks sweet pongal and eats it! |
| Kandaalae romba erichchal adi | It is so irritating to see that, woman! |
| Ingae naan enna koraichchal] | What am I lacking here? |
| Male | |
| Ada annaachchi vanakkam | Hey Annachi, greetings! |
| Aaa…..aa…..aa….aa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Ada annaachchi vanakkam ulla varavaa | Hey Annachi, greetings! May I come inside? |
| Unga rendu peru sandaiyila | In the fight between you two, |
| Naanum pangu peravaa | Shall I also take a share? |
| Male | |
| Ennanga gounder-ru | What is this, Gounder sir? |
| Yaenunga surrender-ru | Why should you surrender? |
| Vaazhnthidunga ennappadithaan | Live life according to your own desires! |
| Annaachchi vaarththaiyellaam neththiyadithaan | Annachi's words are a direct hit on the target! |
| Goundarae | Oh Gounder! |
| Male | |
| Yaettunnu nenaikkiraa | She thinks she is a head constable, |
| SI pol madakkuraa | She corners you like an SI! |
| Yaettu illa veettukkulla naan | I am no constable inside the house, |
| Nippaenaa nee kizhichcha kottukkulla naan | Will I stand within the line you draw? |
| Female | |
| Pattathum therinjuthaa | Did you realize after experiencing it? |
| Haang pattathum therinjuthaa | Yes, did you realize after experiencing it? |
| Suttathum purinjuthaa | Did you understand after getting burned? |
| Male :Veettai sutru eettikkaaranthaan | Even if a spear-bearer circles the house, |
| Annaachchi maattikkaatha | Annachi is someone who will not get caught, |
| Kettikkaararthaan annae…. | He is a clever man, brother... |
| Male | |
| Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae | Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me? |
| Mandaiyellam moolai enakku | My entire head is filled with brains! |
| Advice pannugira velai edhukku | Why do you bother giving me advice? |
என்னங்க கவுண்டரு
என் கிட்ட சரண்டரு
ஆயிடுங்க மாட்டிக்கிட்டீங்க
ஆடாத ஆட்டமெல்லாம் ஆடிப் புட்டீங்க
சில்லைறை இருக்கணும்
செலவ கொறைக்கணும்
சிக்கனத்த பாக்க வேணுங்க
பொண்டாட்டி சொல்லுறத கேக்க வேணுங்க
What is this, Gounder sir?
Surrender to me!
Just do it, you have been caught!
You played all kinds of wild antics.
You should keep spare change saved,
You must reduce expenses,
You need to practice frugality,
You must listen to what your wife says!
பட்டதும் தெரிஞ்சுதா
ஹாங் பட்டதும் தெரிஞ்சுதா
சுட்டதும் புரிஞ்சுதா
வாங்குவதும் வட்டிப் போடுமே
கட்டாட்டி வட்டி இன்னும் குட்டிப் போடுமே
Did you realize after experiencing it?
Yes, did you realize after experiencing it?
Did you understand after getting burned?
Borrowing will cut you down,
If you do not pay, the interest will breed even more interest!
என்னடி அளக்குறே என்ன நீ கலக்குறே
மண்டையெல்லாம் மூளை எனக்கு
அட்வைஸ் பண்ணுகிற வேலை எதுக்கு
ஏட்டுன்னு நெனைக்கிறே
எஸ் ஐ போல் மடக்குறே
ஏட்டு இல்ல வீட்டுக்குள்ள நான்
நிப்பேனா நீ கிழிச்ச கோட்டுக்குள்ள நான்
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
My entire head is filled with brains!
Why do you bother giving me advice?
You think you are a head constable,
You interrogate me like a Sub-Inspector!
I am no constable inside the house,
Will I stand inside the boundary line you draw?
உன்னிடம் கவுண்டரு ஏய்...குருவம்மா
உன்னிடம் கவுண்டரு ஆவானா சரண்டரு
வீட்டைச் சுற்றி ஈட்டிக்காரன்தான்
நின்னாலும் மாட்டிடாத கெட்டிக்காரன் நான்
To you, Gounder... hey Kuruvamma!
Will Gounder ever surrender to you?
Even if a hunter with a spear circles around,
I am a clever man who will not get caught!
என்னங்க கவுண்டரு
என் கிட்ட சரண்டரு
ஆயிடுங்க மாட்டிக்கிட்டீங்க
ஆடாத ஆட்டமெல்லாம் ஆடிப் புட்டீங்க
What is this, Gounder sir?
Surrender to me!
Just do it, you have been caught!
You played all kinds of wild antics.
சொன்னா கேளுங்க ஆடம்பரம் தாங்க
எந்நாளும் வீட்டக் கெடுக்கும்
கடன் வந்தாலே வாட்டி எடுக்கும்
ஹேய் சும்மா நீ பொத்திக்கோ
புத்தி சொல்ல வேணாம்
நம்நாடு என்ன பண்ணுது
கடன் அன்னாடம் வாங்கித் தள்ளுது
Listen to what I say, extravagant living,
Will always ruin the household,
Once debt enters, it will torture you!
Hey, just shut your mouth!
No need to give me lectures,
What is our country doing?
It borrows debt every single day!
இப்ப என்னாச்சு பாருங்க....ஆ.....ஆ.....
இப்ப என்னாச்சு
இப்ப என்னாச்சு பாருங்க....நாட்டு நடப்பு
நம்ம பத்து ரூபா நோட்டுக்கிப்போ
ஒத்த ரூபா மதிப்பு
Look at what has happened now... ah... ah...
What happened now?
Look at what happened now... the country's condition!
For our ten-rupee note now,
The real value is just one rupee!
என்னடி அளக்குறே என்ன நீ கலக்குறே
மண்டையெல்லாம் மூளை எனக்கு
அட்வைஸ் பண்ணுகிற வேலை எதுக்கு....ஊ.....
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
My entire head is filled with brains!
Why do you bother giving me advice?... oo...
என்னங்க கவுண்டரு
என் கிட்ட சரண்டரு
ஆயிடுங்க மாட்டிக்கிட்டீங்க
ஆடாத ஆட்டமெல்லாம் ஆடிப் புட்டீங்க
What is this, Gounder sir?
Surrender to me!
Just do it, you have been caught!
You played all kinds of wild antics.
பக்கத்து வீட்டைத்தான் பாத்துப்புட்டு நீங்க
கித்தாப்ப காட்டுறது என்ன
கம்பி மத்தாப்பா மாறியதென்ன அட
அந்த ஆளு நெய்யிலே
பொங்க வச்சு தின்னுறான்
கண்டாலே ரொம்ப எரிச்சல் அடி
இங்கே நான் என்ன கொறச்சல்
Just looking at the neighbor's house, you...
Why do you show off arrogantly?
How did your pride fizzle out like a burnt firework?
That guy over there in ghee...
Cooks sweet pongal and eats it!
It is so irritating to see that, woman!
What am I lacking here?
அட அண்ணாச்சி வணக்கம்......
ஆஆ.......ஆ......ஆ....ஆ....
அட அண்ணாச்சி வணக்கம் உள்ள வரவா
உங்க ரெண்டு பேரு சண்டையில
நானும் பங்கு பெறவா
Hey Annachi, greetings!
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Hey Annachi, greetings! May I come inside?
In the fight between you two,
Shall I also take a share?
என்னங்க கவுண்டரு
ஏனுங்க சரண்டரு
வாழ்ந்திடுங்க எண்ணப்படிதான்
அண்ணாச்சி வார்த்தையெல்லாம் நெத்தியடிதான்
கவுண்டரே
What is this, Gounder sir?
Why should you surrender?
Live life according to your own desires!
Annachi's words are a direct hit on the target!
Oh Gounder!
ஏட்டுன்னு நெனைக்கிறா
எஸ்.ஐ போல் மடக்குறா
ஏட்டு இல்ல வீட்டுக்குள்ள நான்
நிப்பேனா இவ கிழிச்ச கோட்டுக்குள்ள நான்
She thinks she is a head constable,
She corners you like an SI!
I am no constable inside the house,
Will I stand within the line you draw?
பட்டதும் தெரிஞ்சுடும்....
ஹாங் பட்டதும் தெரிஞ்சுடும் சுட்டதும் புரிஞ்சுடும்
வீட்டைச் சுற்றி ஈட்டிக்காரன்தான்
அண்ணாச்சி மாட்டிக்காத
கெட்டிக்காரர்தான் அண்ணே...
Did you realize after experiencing it?
Yes, did you realize after experiencing it?
Did you understand after getting burned?
Even if a spear-bearer circles the house,
Annachi is someone who will not get caught,
He is a clever man, brother...
என்னடி அளக்குறே என்ன நீ கலக்குறே
மண்டையெல்லாம் மூளை எனக்கு
அட்வைஸ் பண்ணுகிற வேலை எதுக்கு
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
My entire head is filled with brains!
Why do you bother giving me advice?
Ennanga gounder-ru
What is this, Gounder sir?
En kitta surrender
Surrender to me!
Aayidunga maattikittaeenga
Just do it, you have been caught!
Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga
You played all kinds of wild antics.
Sillarai irukkanum
You should keep spare change saved,
Selava koraikkanum
You must reduce expenses,
Sikkanaththa paakka venunga
You need to practice frugality,
Pondaatti soldratha kekka venunga
You must listen to what your wife says!
Pattathum therinjuthaa
Did you realize after experiencing it?
Haang pattathum therinjuthaa
Yes, did you realize after experiencing it?
Suttathum purinjuthaa
Did you understand after getting burned?
Vaanguvathum vetti podumae
Borrowing will cut you down,
Kattaatti vatti innum kutti podumae
If you do not pay, the interest will breed even more interest!
Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
Mandaiyellaam moolai enakku
My entire head is filled with brains!
Advice pannugira velai edhukku
Why do you bother giving me advice?
Yaettunnu nenaikkirae
You think you are a head constable,
SI pol madakkurae
You interrogate me like a Sub-Inspector!
Yaettu illa veettukkulla naan
I am no constable inside the house,
Nippaenaa nee kizhichcha kottukkulla naan
Will I stand inside the boundary line you draw?
Unnidam gounder-ru yaei….kuruvammaa
To you, Gounder... hey Kuruvamma!
Unnidam gounder-ru Aavaanaa surrender-ru
Will Gounder ever surrender to you?
Vettai sutri eettikkaaranthan
Even if a hunter with a spear circles around,
Ninnaalum maattidaatha kettikkaaran naan
I am a clever man who will not get caught!
Ennanga gounder-ru
What is this, Gounder sir?
En kitta surrender
Surrender to me!
Aayidunga maattikittaeenga
Just do it, you have been caught!
Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga
You played all kinds of wild antics.
Sonnaa kelunga aadambaramthaanga
Listen to what I say, extravagant living,
Ennaalum veetta kedukkum
Will always ruin the household,
Kadan vanthaalae vaatti edukkum
Once debt enters, it will torture you!
Male :Haei summaa nee poththikko
Hey, just shut your mouth!
Puthi solla venaam
No need to give me lectures,
Namnaadu enna pannuthu
What is our country doing?
Kadan annaadam vaangi thalluthu
It borrows debt every single day!
Ippa ennachu paarunga…aa….aa…
Look at what has happened now... ah... ah...
Male :Ippa ennachu
What happened now?
Female :Ippa ennachu paarunga…naattu nadappu
Look at what happened now... the country's condition!
Namma paththu roopaa nottukkippo
For our ten-rupee note now,
Oththa roobaa madhippu
The real value is just one rupee!
Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
Mandaiyellaam moolai enakku
My entire head is filled with brains!
Advice pannugira velai edhukku….oo….
Why do you bother giving me advice?... oo...
Ennanga gounder-ru
What is this, Gounder sir?
En kitta surrender
Surrender to me!
Aayidunga maattikittaeenga
Just do it, you have been caught!
Aadaatha attamellam aadiputteenga
You played all kinds of wild antics.
Pakkaththu veettaithaan paaththuputtu neega
Just looking at the neighbor's house, you...
Kiththaappa katturathu enna
Why do you show off arrogantly?
Kambi maththaapaa maariyathenna ada
How did your pride fizzle out like a burnt firework?
Male :Antha aalu neiyilae
That guy over there in ghee...
Ponga vachchu thinnuraan
Cooks sweet pongal and eats it!
Kandaalae romba erichchal adi
It is so irritating to see that, woman!
Ingae naan enna koraichchal]
What am I lacking here?
Ada annaachchi vanakkam
Hey Annachi, greetings!
Aaa…..aa…..aa….aa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ada annaachchi vanakkam ulla varavaa
Hey Annachi, greetings! May I come inside?
Unga rendu peru sandaiyila
In the fight between you two,
Naanum pangu peravaa
Shall I also take a share?
Ennanga gounder-ru
What is this, Gounder sir?
Yaenunga surrender-ru
Why should you surrender?
Vaazhnthidunga ennappadithaan
Live life according to your own desires!
Annaachchi vaarththaiyellaam neththiyadithaan
Annachi's words are a direct hit on the target!
Goundarae
Oh Gounder!
Yaettunnu nenaikkiraa
She thinks she is a head constable,
SI pol madakkuraa
She corners you like an SI!
Yaettu illa veettukkulla naan
I am no constable inside the house,
Nippaenaa nee kizhichcha kottukkulla naan
Will I stand within the line you draw?
Pattathum therinjuthaa
Did you realize after experiencing it?
Haang pattathum therinjuthaa
Yes, did you realize after experiencing it?
Suttathum purinjuthaa
Did you understand after getting burned?
Male :Veettai sutru eettikkaaranthaan
Even if a spear-bearer circles the house,
Annaachchi maattikkaatha
Annachi is someone who will not get caught,
Kettikkaararthaan annae….
He is a clever man, brother...
Ennadi alakkurae enna nee kalakkurae
Why are you measuring me up, why are you confusing me?
Mandaiyellam moolai enakku
My entire head is filled with brains!
Advice pannugira velai edhukku
Why do you bother giving me advice?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, conversational duet from the film 'Thilagam' (1992) centers on a humorous marital argument between a husband ('Gounder') and his wife, with an elder neighbor ('Annachi') stepping in. The wife reprimands her husband for his financial recklessness, vanity, and extravagant spending habits. She urges him to practice domestic frugality, save money, and listen to her advice, comparing domestic debt to national economic inflation. The husband defensively counters her warnings, boasting about his intelligence and refusing to be micro-managed like a criminal caught by a police officer. Penned by Vaali, the song masterfully blends social commentary on financial discipline with folk humor and colloquial Tamil dialect, illustrating domestic dynamics through witty banter and everyday cultural references.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme) & Loanword Rhyming
“Ennanga gounder-ru / En kitta surrender”
Matching second consonants across lines combined with English loanwords ('Gounder' rhyming with 'Surrender').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kambi maththaapaa maariyathenna ada”
Compares someone's inflated ego fizzling out to a spent sparkler cracker ('Kambi maththaapu').
Hyperbole (Ushaiyokthi)
“Mandaiyellaam moolai enakku”
Exaggerates intellectual pride by claiming the entire head is made of brain.
Metaphor / Idiom
“Nippaenaa nee kizhichcha kottukkulla naan”
'Kizhichcha kottukkulla' (standing within the drawn line) is a Tamil idiom representing strict obedience and boundaries.
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Written by legendary lyricist Vaali, this song highlights his signature flair for weaving modern English loanwords (such as 'Surrender', 'Advice', 'SI', 'Note') effortlessly into classic Tamil folk rhythm patterns to generate comic relief.
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