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Govindha Govindha

From Engaeyum Eppothum · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Vijay Prakash, Ranina Reddy
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Engaeyum Eppothum
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
4 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………….
Govinda…govinda
Chennaiyila pudhu ponnu
Sirikkira morakkira
Aayiraththil iva onnu
Ethukku vanthaalo
Imsa thanthaalo
Govinda…govinda
Chennaiyila pudhu ponnu
Sirikkira morakkira
Aayiraththil iva onnu
Daddy mummy
Enna peru
Ivalukku vechaanga
Ada enna ketta
Kodachchalunnu
Pera veppenga
………………………….
Konjam kooda
Nambikka illa
Kooda vanthu
Ottikittaa tholla
Kazhatti vidavum manasae illa
Enna kodumaiyadaa
Kaanju pona
Mulagaa ulla
Kotti kidakkum
Vedhaiyapola
Kaaramaaga vedichaa ulla
Paava nelamayada
Aagaayam melae thaan
Azhagaana megangal
Annaanthu paarkka neramindri
Povathu engaeyoo
Veiyilodu mazhaiyum thaan
Ondru sernthu vanthathu pol
Intha konja nera payanam sendru
Mudivathu engaeyoo
Adadada daddy mummy
Enna peru
Ivanukku vechaanga
(suththamda)
Enna enna enna ketta
Sumathaanginnu
Pera veppenga
………………………….
Kappal vaanga vanthiruppaalo
Chappal vaanga vanthiruppaalo
Usura vaanga vanthiruppaalo
Onnum puriyalayae
Trailer pola mudinthiduvaalo
Train-a pola neendiduvaalo
Eppa ivana iva viduvaalo
Onnum theriyalayae
Appaavi polaththaan
Thappaaga nenachenae
Ainooru kelvi kettu kettu
Aala kolraalae
Iva iva vantha pothu
Vantha kobam
Ippo illaiyada
Iva serthu vaitha sandhegangal
Male :Do not do some times times
Sagarisa sa sa sa ri ga ma ni
Sagarisa sa sa sa ri ga ma ni
Govinda
Govinda…govinda
Chennaiyila pudhu ponnu
Sirikkira morakkira
Aayiraththil iva onnu
Ohooo oooo ohoooo
Govinda
Naa nana naa naa nana naa naa
Nana nana naaa
Govinda…
...
Govinda... Govinda!
A new girl in Chennai,
One moment she smiles, next she glares,
She is one in a thousand!
Why did she come here?
Did she come to torture me?
Govinda... Govinda!
A new girl in Chennai,
One moment she smiles, next she glares,
She is one in a thousand!
Her daddy and mummy,
What name did they
Give to this girl?
Well, if you ask me,
"Pain in the neck"
Is the name I'd give her!
...
Not even a little bit
Does she trust anyone;
Tagging right along with me,
This trouble has stuck to me!
Yet I don't have the heart to leave her,
What a terrible dilemma, man!
Like the seeds lying inside
A dried-up chili pepper,
Scattered and sharp,
Bursting with heat,
She erupted with burning fury inside!
What a pitiful state I'm in!
High up in the sky,
The beautiful clouds,
With no time for anyone to look up at them,
Where are they drifting off to?
Like the sunshine and the rain
Arriving together at once,
Where will this short journey
Finally come to an end?
Oh my, what name
Did his daddy and mummy
Give to this guy?
(Hopeless!)
If, if, if you ask me,
"Luggage bearer"
Is the name I'd give him!
...
Did she come to buy a ship?
Did she come to buy slippers?
Or did she come to take my life?
I can't understand anything!
Will she finish quickly like a movie trailer?
Or will she stretch long like a train?
When will she finally leave this guy alone?
I don't know a thing!
Thinking she was so innocent,
I completely misjudged her;
Asking five hundred questions,
She is driving me crazy!
The anger that rose in me
When she first arrived,
Is no longer there now, man!
All the doubts she had gathered...
Male: Do not do sometimes, times...
Sa Sa Ri Sa, Sa Sa Sa Ri Ga Ma Ni
Sa Sa Ri Sa, Sa Sa Sa Ri Ga Ma Ni
Govinda!
Govinda... Govinda!
A new girl in Chennai,
One moment she smiles, next she glares,
She is one in a thousand!
Oh-whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-ho-oh
Govinda!
Na nana na na nana na na
Nana nana naa
Govinda...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Govinda Govinda' from 'Engaeyum Eppothum' (2011) is a lively, humorous track that captures the initial friction and comedic misunderstanding between two strangers traveling together on a bus journey. The hero lightheartedly laments the heroine's overly assertive, inquisitive, and unpredictable behavior, comparing her sharp attitude to popping dried chili seeds while wondering what kind of trouble he has gotten himself into.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Kappal vaanga vanthiruppaalo / Chappal vaanga vanthiruppaalo / Usura vaanga vanthiruppaalo

Repetition of the identical suffix '-vaanga vanthiruppaalo' across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic end-rhyme structure.

Simile (Upamai)

Kaanju pona mulagaa ulla kotti kidakkum vedhaiyapola

Compares the girl's sudden burst of temper to dried chili seeds exploding with heat.

Muran (Antithesis)

Veiyilodu mazhaiyum thaan ondru sernthu vanthathu pol

Juxtaposes contrasting elements—sunshine (veiyil) and rain (mazhai)—to depict the paradoxical nature of their journey and relationship.

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Trivia

This track was composed by C. Sathya, marking his debut as a film score composer in Tamil cinema. Sung by Ranina Reddy and C. Sathya with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, the song accompanies the memorable, quirky road-trip sequence between Jai and Anjali in the film, which went on to become a major critical and commercial hit.

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