Hey Penne
From 123 · 2002
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Madhangi, Unni Menon
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- 1232002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey pennae | Hey girl |
| Enn kannai imaikaamal | Without blinking my eyes, |
| Unai paarthiruppenae…ha ha.. | I will keep staring at you... ha ha.. |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Male | |
| Hey chanchanakka jikka | Hey chanchanakka jikka (rhythmic folk chant) |
| Naan jollu vidum kokka | Am I a crane drooling over you? |
| Nee sirikkum poosanikka | You are like a smiling pumpkin, |
| En kannai parikkum azhaga | A beauty that dazzles my eyes! |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Female | |
| Hey chanchanakka jikka | Hey chanchanakka jikka |
| Un kannil kundu irruka | Is there a bomb in your eyes? |
| Nee kanna adichaa ka | If you wink your eye, |
| En ullam sidharum thaenga | My heart shatters like a broken coconut! |
| Male | |
| Un madipu idai suraka | Your waist folds like a gourd, |
| Adhil sarukatuma shoka | Shall I slide down it in style? |
| Unnai anaika vendum oruka | I want to embrace you once, |
| Andha machcham enaku irukka | Do I have the lucky mole on me for that? |
| Male | |
| Irukaa ….irukaa | Is it there... is it there? |
| Chorus :Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Chorus: Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Female | |
| Aasai….dosai… | Desire... dosa... |
| appalam …vadai… | Appalam... vadai... |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Male | |
| Hey unakku yetha jodi | Hey, the perfect match for you |
| Indha suriyan thaan vaadi | Is this sun right here, come on girl! |
| Andha vatta nila vetti | By cutting up that round moon, |
| Naan podatuma metti | Shall I place a toe-ring on your foot? |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Female | |
| Nee paarkum paarvai aathi | Oh my, the look you give me, |
| Adhu pattalathan kaththi | It is like a blade freshly sharpened on an anvil! |
| Un kannu rendum kuththi | With both your eyes stabbing me, |
| Ada mayangi poochu buththi | Oh, my intellect has swooned! |
| Male | |
| Orr ulaga azhagi potti | In a world beauty pageant, |
| Onn oruthi azhagil kaati | Showcasing just your singular beauty, |
| Nee oorakanna vetti | When you strike with a side-glance, |
| Ada parandhu pochu vetti | Oh, my waist-cloth (veshti) flew away! |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaaa..aahaaaa… | Ahaaa..aahaaaa… |
| Ahaaaa….. | Ahaaaa….. |
ஹே பெண்ணே
என் கண்ணை இமைக்காமல்
உன்னை பார்த்திருப்பேனே
ஹா ஹா
Hey girl
Without blinking my eyes,
I will keep staring at you... ha ha..
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
ஹே சஞ்சனக்க
ஜிக்கா நான் ஜொள்ளு
விடும் கொக்கா நீ சிரிக்கும்
பூசணிக்கா என் கண்ணை
பறிக்கும் அழகா
Hey chanchanakka jikka (rhythmic folk chant)
Am I a crane drooling over you?
You are like a smiling pumpkin,
A beauty that dazzles my eyes!
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
ஹே சஞ்சனக்க
ஜிக்கா உன் கண்ணில்
குண்டு இருக்கா நீ கண்ண
அடிச்சாக்க என் உள்ளம்
சிதறும் தேங்கா
Hey chanchanakka jikka
Is there a bomb in your eyes?
If you wink your eye,
My heart shatters like a broken coconut!
உன் மடிப்பு
இடை சுரக்கா அதில்
சறுக்கட்டுமா ஷோக்கா
உன்னை அணைக்க
வேண்டும் ஒருக்கா அந்த
மச்சம் எனக்கு இருக்கா
Your waist folds like a gourd,
Shall I slide down it in style?
I want to embrace you once,
Do I have the lucky mole on me for that?
இருக்கா
இருக்கா
குழு :
ஆஹா
ஆஹா
Is it there... is it there?
Chorus: Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
ஆசை தோசை
அப்பளம் வடை
Desire... dosa...
Appalam... vadai...
ஆஹா
ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
ஹே உனக்கு
ஏத்த ஜோடி இந்த சூரியன்
தான் வாடி அந்த வட்ட நிலா
வெட்டி நான் போடட்டுமா
மெட்டி
Hey, the perfect match for you
Is this sun right here, come on girl!
By cutting up that round moon,
Shall I place a toe-ring on your foot?
ஆஹா
ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
நீ பார்க்கும்
பார்வை ஆத்தி அது
பட்டாளத்தான் கத்தி
உன் கண்ணு ரெண்டும்
குத்தி அட மயங்கி
போச்சு புத்தி
Oh my, the look you give me,
It is like a blade freshly sharpened on an anvil!
With both your eyes stabbing me,
Oh, my intellect has swooned!
ஊர் உலக
அழகி போட்டி உன்
ஒருத்தி அழகில் காட்டி
நீ ஓரக்கண்ண வெட்டி
அட பறந்து போச்சு வெட்டி
In a world beauty pageant,
Showcasing just your singular beauty,
When you strike with a side-glance,
Oh, my waist-cloth (veshti) flew away!
ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaaa…..
Hey pennae
Hey girl
Enn kannai imaikaamal
Without blinking my eyes,
Unai paarthiruppenae…ha ha..
I will keep staring at you... ha ha..
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Hey chanchanakka jikka
Hey chanchanakka jikka (rhythmic folk chant)
Naan jollu vidum kokka
Am I a crane drooling over you?
Nee sirikkum poosanikka
You are like a smiling pumpkin,
En kannai parikkum azhaga
A beauty that dazzles my eyes!
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Hey chanchanakka jikka
Hey chanchanakka jikka
Un kannil kundu irruka
Is there a bomb in your eyes?
Nee kanna adichaa ka
If you wink your eye,
En ullam sidharum thaenga
My heart shatters like a broken coconut!
Un madipu idai suraka
Your waist folds like a gourd,
Adhil sarukatuma shoka
Shall I slide down it in style?
Unnai anaika vendum oruka
I want to embrace you once,
Andha machcham enaku irukka
Do I have the lucky mole on me for that?
Irukaa ….irukaa
Is it there... is it there?
Chorus :Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Chorus: Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Aasai….dosai…
Desire... dosa...
appalam …vadai…
Appalam... vadai...
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Hey unakku yetha jodi
Hey, the perfect match for you
Indha suriyan thaan vaadi
Is this sun right here, come on girl!
Andha vatta nila vetti
By cutting up that round moon,
Naan podatuma metti
Shall I place a toe-ring on your foot?
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Nee paarkum paarvai aathi
Oh my, the look you give me,
Adhu pattalathan kaththi
It is like a blade freshly sharpened on an anvil!
Un kannu rendum kuththi
With both your eyes stabbing me,
Ada mayangi poochu buththi
Oh, my intellect has swooned!
Orr ulaga azhagi potti
In a world beauty pageant,
Onn oruthi azhagil kaati
Showcasing just your singular beauty,
Nee oorakanna vetti
When you strike with a side-glance,
Ada parandhu pochu vetti
Oh, my waist-cloth (veshti) flew away!
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaa..aahaaaa…
Ahaaaa…..
Ahaaaa…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, energetic song from the film '123' (2002) depicts a lover exuberantly expressing his intense flirtatious attraction towards his beloved. Using colorful Tamil slang, humorous metaphors, and nursery-rhyme rhythm patterns ('Aasai Dosa Appalam Vadai'), the protagonist describes how her beauty and sharp side-glances completely overwhelm his senses and knock him off his feet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Hey chanchanakka jikka / Naan jollu vidum kokka / Nee sirikkum poosanikka”
The line endings ('jikka', 'kokka', 'poosanikka') share identical rhyming suffixes to create a catchy, folk-style rhythmic cadence.
Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)
“Nee oorakanna vetti / Ada parandhu pochu vetti”
An intentional exaggeration stating that her subtle side-glance was so powerful it literally blew away his veshti (garment).
Metaphor / Metonymy
“En ullam sidharum thaenga”
Compares his heart shattering from excitement to a coconut smashing onto the ground.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Adhu pattalathan kaththi”
Compares the sharpness of the heroine's gaze to a knife fresh off an anvil blade-smith.
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Trivia
The movie '123' (2002) is a multi-starrer comedy film featuring real-life brothers and renowned choreographers Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, and Nagendra Prasad acting together. The music for the film was composed by 'Gaana' specialist Deva.
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