- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Dhina
- Movie name
- Pori
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 2 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Ye eppadi ellaam iruntha
Podiyan ippadi aagi ponaanae
Chorus :Ponaanae ponaanae} (2)
Kadavul engalai kaakanum
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Kanna thuranthu paarkanum
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Koyilu vanthu kumbida maatom
Aanaal melae thookanum
Latchiyam illai yappa
Katchiyum illai yappa
Aanaa enga kodi
Utchchathilae eranumappa
Thannanaa thanaa nannaa naa
Thannanaa thanaa nannaa naa
Thannanaa thanaa nannaa naa
Thannanaa thanaa nannaa nannaa nannaa naa
{Ye eppadi ellaam iruntha
Podiyan ippadi aagi ponaanae
Chorus :Ponaanae ponaanae} (2)
Jujuju juju juju
Jujuju juju juju
Jujuju juju juju
Jujuju juju juju
Hey thanakku mattum
Pasikudhunnu ninaikiravan pachondhi
Chorus :Pachondhi pachondi
Aduthavanga vayathukaaga
Uzhaikanumda kaiyenthi
Chorus :Kaiyenthi kaiyenthi
Edhukku unakku kavalai
Adha kozhuthu koondoda
Marainji kidakkum porulai
Edu jananga poopoda
Hoi
Male :Pedalum illayappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Sakkaram illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Aanaa bhoomi mattum
Suthi kondae irukudhapaa
Hoi
Male :Mazhaiyum illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Veyilum illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Aana kannukulla
Vaanavillum theiryudhapaa
{Ye eppadi ellaam iruntha
Podiyan ippadi aagi ponaanae
Chorus :Ponaanae ponaanae} (2)
Ye varavu irunthaa
Selavu irrukum varuthapada koodaadhu
Chorus :Koodaadhu koodaadhu
Ye varathupattu kidapadhaala
Vidivu vanthu seraadhu
Chorus :Seraadhu seraadhu
Uzhaikka marantha payala
Intha ulagam nambaadhu
Parakka therinja kuruvi
Oru kilaiyil thangaadhu
Hoi
Male :Kattilum illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Meththaiyum illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Aanaal kanavu mattum
Colour colouraa suthuthupaaa
Hoi
Male :Kannadaasan illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Kambanum illaiyappa
Chorus :Hoi
Male :Aana kavidhai mattum
Pothukittu kottudhappaa
{Ye eppadi ellaam iruntha
Podiyan ippadi aagi ponaanae
Chorus :Ponaanae ponaanae} (2)
Kadavul engalai kaakanum
Kanna thuranthu paarkanum
Koyilu vanthu kumbida maatom
Aanaal melae thookanum
Latchiyam illai yappa
Katchiyum illai yappa
Aanaa enga kodi
Utchchathilae eranumppa
Than nan na nana
Yappa
Than nan na nana
Yappa
Than nan na nana nana
Nana nana nana yappa
Johnny johnny yes papa
Eating sugar no papa
Telling lies no papa
Haha haha haa
Haha haha haa
Haha haha haa
Male :Yappaaaaaa…
Hey, look how great he used to be,
this lad has ended up like this!
Chorus: Ended up like this, ended up like this!
God must protect us,
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: He must open His eyes and look at us!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: We won't come to the temple to pray,
but He must lift us up!
We have no big ambitions, man!
We belong to no political party, man!
Yet our flag
must reach the very top, man!
Thannana thana nanna naa
Thannana thana nanna naa
Thannana thana nanna naa
Thannana thana nanna nanna nanna naa
Hey, look how great he used to be,
this lad has ended up like this!
Chorus: Ended up like this, ended up like this!
Joo joo joo joo joo joo
Joo joo joo joo joo joo
Joo joo joo joo joo joo
Joo joo joo joo joo joo
Hey, anyone who thinks
only of his own hunger is a chameleon!
Chorus: A chameleon, a chameleon!
To fill the bellies of others,
you must work hard with open hands, man!
Chorus: With open hands, with open hands!
Why do you even worry?
Burn down all your worries completely!
Bring out the hidden worth within you,
and people will shower you with flowers!
Hoy!
Male: There are no pedals, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: There are no wheels, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: Yet the earth still
keeps on spinning, man!
Hoy!
Male: There is no rain, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: There is no sunshine, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: Yet right inside our eyes,
a rainbow is visible, man!
Hey, look how great he used to be,
this lad has ended up like this!
Chorus: Ended up like this, ended up like this!
Hey, if there is an income,
there will be expenses, you shouldn't fret!
Chorus: You shouldn't fret, you shouldn't!
Hey, just by moping in sadness,
a new dawn will never arrive!
Chorus: It won't arrive, it won't arrive!
A lad who neglects hard work,
this world will never trust!
A bird that knows how to fly
will never settle on just one branch!
Hoy!
Male: There is no cot, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: There is no mattress, man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: But our dreams keep spinning
in vivid colors, man!
Hoy!
Male: We don't have Kannadasan (legendary Tamil lyricist), man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: We don't have Kamban (classical Tamil epic poet), man!
Chorus: Hoy!
Male: Yet poetry still
comes bursting and pouring out, man!
Hey, look how great he used to be,
this lad has ended up like this!
Chorus: Ended up like this, ended up like this!
God must protect us,
He must open His eyes and look at us!
We won't come to the temple to pray,
but He must lift us up!
We have no big ambitions, man!
We belong to no political party, man!
Yet our flag
must reach the very top, man!
Than nan na nana
Oh man!
Than nan na nana
Oh man!
Than nan na nana nana
Nana nana nana, oh man!
Johny Johny, Yes Papa
Eating sugar? No Papa
Telling lies? No Papa
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Male: Oh maaaan...!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a carefree, motivational street-style anthem about resilience, optimistic living, and ambition despite lacking material resources. The lyrics express the viewpoint of ordinary, working-class youth who may not be overly religious, educated, or politically aligned, yet hold grand aspirations to rise high in life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Latchiyam illai yappa / Katchiyum illai yappa”
The second letters of both lines ('tchi') rhyme, creating traditional Tamil rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Hey thanakku mattum pasikudhunnu ninaikiravan pachondhi”
A self-centered person is directly compared to a chameleon (pachondhi).
Contrast / Muran
“Kattilum illaiyappa... Aanaal kanavu mattum colour colouraa suthuthupaaa”
Contrasts the harsh reality of having no bed with the colorful richness of one's dreams.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song 'Eppadi Ellaam Iruntha' from the 2007 Tamil movie 'Pori' stars Jiiva and Pooja. The film's music was composed by Dhina, and the lyrics were penned by Yugabharathi. The track playfully incorporates popular nursery rhymes like 'Johnny Johnny Yes Papa' to emphasize a quirky, carefree attitude.
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