- Lyricist
- Gaana Edwin
- Singer
- Thenisai Thendral Deva
- Music director
- Bobo Sasii
- Movie name
- Hostel
- Movie release year
- 2021
- Lyrics added on
- 7 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naa thana nana naaa
Thana nana naaa
Thana nana naaa
Aaa….aaa….hoo oo ooo
Watchaa maela watchaa vuttu
Soja maela soja kaatti
Andharadhaan iruppom
Nanga king daa
Engallukku ullasathukku
Vilasamae ithaan daa
Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal
Athiri puthiri ajaal kujaal
Kottanguchi pola room size daa
Engalukku eppovumae
Orae thattula rice daa
Hey ullaayaaa vaazhndhiduvom
Kallaayaa kalakkiduvom
Majavaa irundhiduvom
Engalukkullaa
Jaalikku vaeli illa
Poliyaa nadichadhilla
Dabaikkum jigidinga ellaam
Thaevaiyae illa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Watchaa maela watchaa vuttu
Soja maela soja kaattuvom
Rathirinaa iruttula
Mezhuguvarthi lightla
Kumbalaadhan koodikinnu
Samathuvatha kaattuvom
One and only bottle lu
Vittukuvom battle lu
Nenachadhaellaam kedaikka
Ithu natchathira hotel lu
Gaana paattu
Inga ennaikkumae panjamilla
Ketta podhum
Kavalai parandhirumdaa
Koottu vaazhkkai
Inga undhu illa endhu illa
Maathi maathi
Thuniya maathikkuvomdaa
Watchaa maela
Male :Watchaa maela
Male :Aiyooooo soja mela
Male :Soja mela
Watchaa maela watchaa vuttu
Soja maela soja kaatti
Andharadhaan iruppom
Nanga king daa
Engallukku ullasathukku
Vilasamae ithaan daa
Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal
Athiri puthiri ajaal kujaal
Kottanguchi pola room size daa
Engalukku eppovumae
Orae thattula rice daa
Hey ullaayaaa vaazhndhiduvom
Kallaayaa kalakkiduvom
Majavaa irundhiduvom
Engalukkullaa
Jaalikku vaeli illa
Poliyaa nadichadhilla
Dabaikkum jigidinga ellaam
Thaevaiyae illa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Thaa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Na thaana nana naa...
Thana nana naa...
Thana nana naa...
Aah... aah... hoo oh oh...
Flexing watch after watch,
Showing off style after style,
Floating high up in the air,
We are kings, bro!
For our endless fun,
This is the exact address, bro!
Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal,
Wild, rocking, crazy and fun!
The room is tiny like a coconut shell, bro,
But for all of us,
Rice is always shared from a single plate, bro!
Hey, we live from the heart,
We rock out together as a gang,
We live having the best time,
All among ourselves!
There is no boundary for our fun,
We never act fake or pretend,
Tricking people and showing off,
We don't need any of that at all!
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Flexing watch after watch,
We will show off style after style!
When darkness falls at night,
Under the light of a candle,
Gathering together in a crowd,
We show what true equality is!
With just one and only bottle,
We fight our little battle!
To get whatever you ask for,
Is this a five-star hotel?
Gaana folk songs,
Are never in short supply here!
Just listen to them,
And all your worries will fly away, bro!
In this shared hostel life,
Nothing is yours, nothing is mine!
Exchanging back and forth,
We even share our clothes, bro!
Watch after watch...
Male: Watch after watch...
Male: Oh style after style...
Male: Style after style...
Flexing watch after watch,
Showing off style after style,
Floating high up in the air,
We are kings, bro!
For our endless fun,
This is the exact address, bro!
Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal,
Wild, rocking, crazy and fun!
The room is tiny like a coconut shell, bro,
But for all of us,
Rice is always shared from a single plate, bro!
Hey, we live from the heart,
We rock out together as a gang,
We live having the best time,
All among ourselves!
There is no boundary for our fun,
We never act fake or pretend,
Tricking people and showing off,
We don't need any of that at all!
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
Taa na
Than nanaana na thaa nananana
Thaa nanaana nananaa
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Chorus
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic Gaana track captures the carefree, joyous, and egalitarian spirit of hostel life among young men. Despite living in cramped conditions likened to a coconut shell, the students celebrate their unbreakable bond of brotherhood, sharing meals from a single plate, swapping clothes, and standing as equals under any circumstance. Their hostel room becomes their star hotel, where pretense and social divisions are shed in favor of pure, unfiltered fun and music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile
“Kottanguchi pola room size daa”
Compares the tiny size of the hostel room to a coconut shell ('Kottanguchi pola room size daa').
Rhyme / Rhythm Slang
“Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal”
Uses rhythmic Tamil Gaana colloquial rhyming pairs ('Amukku dumukku amaal dumaal / Athiri puthiri ajaal kujaal') to build excitement and express chaotic joy.
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Trivia
Sung by the legendary 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva, known for pioneering and popularizing the Gaana genre in Tamil cinema during the 1990s.
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