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Lyrics & meaning

Evada Unna Petha

From Thamizh Padam 2.0 · 2018

Lyricist
C. S. Amudhan
Singer
Ranina Reddy
Music director
N. Kannan
Details
Thamizh Padam 2.02018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Evada evada unna petha pethaWho gave birth to you?
Kaiyila kedacha ava setha sethaIf she gets caught in hand, she is dead!
Evada evada unna petha pethaWho gave birth to you?
Kaiyila kedacha ava setha sethaIf she gets caught in hand, she is dead!
Female
Adraa avanaBeat him up!
Odhada avanaKick him!
Vetraa avanaCut him down!
Thevaiyae illaNot required at all!
Female
Adraa avanaBeat him up!
Odhada avanaKick him!
Vetraa avanaCut him down!
Thevaiyae illaNot required at all!
Female
Evada evada unna petha pethaWho gave birth to you?
Chorus :Petha pethaChorus: Birth to you!
Female :Kaiyila kedacha ava setha sethaFemale: If she gets caught in hand, she is dead!
Hoi veliya vaada….Hey, come outside!
Female
Kai selavukku naanga venumYou need us for pocket money,
Kiss adichida naanga venumYou need us to steal a kiss,
Girlfriend irukkunu getha suthaTo show off stylishly having a girlfriend,
Chorus :Ungalukku naanga venumChorus: You need us!
Chorus
Enna sundaykku love pandraWhy do you love me on Sunday?
Enna mondaykku love pandraWhy do you love me on Monday?
Enna tuesdaykku love pandraWhy do you love me on Tuesday?
Enna fridaykku love pandraWhy do you love me on Friday?
Female
Naan unkkuda irukkum bodhaeEven while I am standing right next to you,
En friend-ah route vidra naayaeYou dog, flirting with my friend!
Karuppu culture-nu enkittayaeRight in front of me, about black culture,
Nee lecture adikkiriyaeYou preach lectures to me?
Saniyanae….You nuisance!
Female
Adakki aala nenaikkumThinking you can dominate and rule us,
Donkey neengaYou are donkeys!
Un solla kettu aadaTo dance according to your tune,
Chorus :Monke-ah naangaChorus: Are we monkeys?
Female :Bull shitFemale: Bullshit!
Female
Adraa avanaBeat him up!
Odhada avanaKick him!
Vetraa avanaCut him down!
Thevaiyae illaNot required at all!
Female
Adraa avanaBeat him up!
Odhada avanaKick him!
Vetraa avanaCut him down!
Thevaiyae illaNot required at all!
Female
Evada evada unna petha pethaWho gave birth to you?
Kaiyila kedacha ava setha…aaa…..If she gets caught in hand, she is dead...
Female
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Female
Dummu thanni adichuBy smoking and drinking alcohol,
Nee naasamaathaan povaYou will surely go to ruin!
Unnai naanum thiruthi thiruthiTrying to reform you again and again,
En life-eh tholaikkanumaShould I lose my life?
Chorus
Enna kondaikku love pandraWhy do you love my hair bun?
Enna mandaikku love pandraWhy do you love my head?
Enna sandaikku love pandraWhy do you love for arguments?
Enna thondaikku love pandraWhy do you love till the throat?
Female
Love failure-nu solliCrying love failure,
Acidu adikkira neengaYou throw acid on girls!
Engakitta yenda kolaveri paththiWhy do you shamelessly speak to us
Manamkettu pesuringaAbout your rage and fury?
Female
Nee enna vittu ponaIf you walk away from me,
Loss enakillaIt is no loss for me!
Un mokka moonjikkellamFor your dull face,
Ooril ponna illaAren't there other girls in town?
PodaangaGet lost, man!
Female
Adraa avanaBeat him up!
Odhada avanaKick him!
Vetraa avanaCut him down!
Thevaiyae illaNot required at all!
Female
Nalla irudaStay well, man!
Nalla irudaStay well, man!
Engae irundhalumWherever you are,
Nee nalla irudaYou stay well, man!
Samarpanam…Dedicated...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a satirical flip on Tamil cinema's popular 'soup song' (male-heartbreak/female-bashing) trope. Sung from an empowered female perspective with extreme exaggeration, it confronts toxic male behavior in relationships, highlighting issues like financial dependence, infidelity, hypocritical lectures on culture, and violent reactions to rejection like acid attacks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Parody / Satire

Evada evada unna petha petha

Subverts classic Tamil breakup tracks (such as 'Evandi Unna Pethan') by reversing the gender roles and mocking male clichés.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

Petha petha / Setha setha

Words are repeated consecutively for emphasis and rhythmic drive.

Metaphor / Zoomorphism

Donkey neenga / Monke-ah naanga

Compares controlling men to 'donkeys' and rejects being treated like performing 'monkeys'.

Monorhyme / Parallelism

Enna sundaykku love pandra / Enna mondaykku love pandra

Uses repetitive grammatical phrasing with days of the week to emphasize meaningless relationship patterns.

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Trivia

The track serves as a direct spoof of male-centric grief/rage anthems in Tamil cinema like Simbu's 'Evandi Unna Pethan' and Dhanush's 'Why This Kolaveri Di'. Lyricist-director C. S. Amudhan specifically crafted it to parody toxic romance tropes prevalent in modern Kollywood.

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