Inky Pinky
From Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma · 2017
- Lyricist
- Jeyachandra Hashmi
- Music director
- Dharan
- Details
- Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Inky pinky ponky | Inky pinky ponky |
| Manasu oru monkey | The mind is a monkey |
| Monkey drive | Monkey drive |
| Buthi dive | Intellect dives |
| Inky pinky ponky | Inky pinky ponky |
| Female | |
| Inky ponky | Inky ponky |
| Manasu monkey | Mind is a monkey |
| Ponnu oruthi | A girl |
| Nenja norukki | Crushing the heart |
| Male | |
| Hayyaiyo | Oh my goodness! |
| Nadanthu varuvaa | She comes walking |
| Ulaga beauty ellam | Surpassing all |
| Kadandhu varuvaa | World beauties |
| Male | |
| Pada pada pattasa | Like a cracker bursting |
| Koluthi varuvaa | Lighting up as she comes |
| Adadada assaultu | Ah, casually |
| Panni varuvaa…va va va va | Rocking as she arrives... come come come |
| Female | |
| {Hormone horn adikkum | Hormones honk like a horn |
| Veri yeri warning kodukum | Rage rises giving a warning |
| Dhinandhorum morning muzhikkum | Waking up every morning |
| Kanda kanavula | In random dreams |
| Manda kalangidum | The mind gets confused |
| Anjala nenjula konjala minjala} (2) | Coaxing and shining in the heart |
| Female | |
| Inky pinky ponky | Inky pinky ponky |
| Male :Horn adikkum | Male: Horn honks |
| Female :Manasu oru monkey | Female: The mind is a monkey |
| Male :Warning kodukum | Male: Gives a warning |
| Female | |
| Monkey drive | Monkey drive |
| Male :Morning muzhikkum | Male: Wakes up in the morning |
| Female :Buthi dive | Female: Intellect dives |
| Male :Manda kalangidum | Male: Mind gets confused |
| Adichu norukum | Crushing and smashing |
| Kaadhal therikkum… | Love sparks fly... |
| Female :Nenja norukki… | Female: Crushing the heart... |
| Chorus | |
| Kan moodi adichaen | I shot with eyes closed |
| Adhu goal-u aachu daa | And it turned into a goal, man! |
| Out aagi ponaen | I got out |
| Adhu no-ball aachu daa | But it turned out to be a no-ball, man! |
| Chorus | |
| Climate-u maari | The weather changed |
| Sun-u moon-u aachu daa.. | The sun turned into the moon, man! |
| Allu vuttu poyi | Panicked completely |
| Semma scene-u aachu Daa | It became a fantastic scene, man! |
| Chorus | |
| Hey.. hey. | Hey.. hey. |
| Hey.. podu | Hey.. play it! |
| Hey.. podu.. | Hey.. play it.. |
| Podu podu podu podu | Play it, play it, play it, play it! |
இங்கி பிங்கி
பாங்கி மனசு ஒரு மங்கி
மங்கி டிரைவ் புத்தி டைவ்
இங்கி பிங்கி பாங்கி
Inky pinky ponky
The mind is a monkey
Monkey drive
Intellect dives
Inky pinky ponky
இங்கி பாங்கி
மனசு மங்கி பொண்ணு
ஒருத்தி நெஞ்ச
நொறுக்கி
Inky ponky
Mind is a monkey
A girl
Crushing the heart
ஹையையோ
நடந்து வருவா உலக
பியூட்டி எல்லாம்
கடந்து வருவா
Oh my goodness!
She comes walking
Surpassing all
World beauties
பட பட பட்டாசா
கொளுத்தி வருவா
அடடடா அசால்ட்டு
பண்ணி வருவா வா
வா வா வா
Like a cracker bursting
Lighting up as she comes
Ah, casually
Rocking as she arrives... come come come
{ ஹார்மோன் ஹார்ன்
அடிக்கும் வெறி ஏறி வார்னிங்
கொடுக்கும் தினந்தோறும்
மார்னிங் முழிக்கும் கண்ட
கனவுல மண்ட கலங்கிடும்
அஞ்சல நெஞ்சுல கொஞ்சல
மிஞ்சல } (2)
Hormones honk like a horn
Rage rises giving a warning
Waking up every morning
In random dreams
The mind gets confused
Coaxing and shining in the heart
இங்கி பிங்கி பாங்கி
ஹார்ன் அடிக்கும்
மனசு ஒரு மங்கி
வார்னிங் கொடுக்கும்
Inky pinky ponky
Male: Horn honks
Female: The mind is a monkey
Male: Gives a warning
மங்கி டிரைவ்
மார்னிங் முழிக்கும்
புத்தி டைவ்
மண்ட கலங்கிடும்
அடிச்சு நொறுக்கும்
காதல் தெறிக்கும்
நெஞ்ச நொறுக்கி
Monkey drive
Male: Wakes up in the morning
Female: Intellect dives
Male: Mind gets confused
Crushing and smashing
Love sparks fly...
Female: Crushing the heart...
கண் மூடி அடிச்சேன்
அது கோலு ஆச்சு டா அவுட்
ஆகி போனேன் அது நோ
பால் ஆச்சு டா
I shot with eyes closed
And it turned into a goal, man!
I got out
But it turned out to be a no-ball, man!
கிளைமேட்டு
மாறி சன்னு மூன்னு
ஆச்சு டா அள்ளு வுட்டு
போயி செம்ம சீனு
ஆச்சு டா
The weather changed
The sun turned into the moon, man!
Panicked completely
It became a fantastic scene, man!
ஹே ஹே ஹே
போடு ஹே போடு போடு
போடு போடு போடு
Hey.. hey.
Hey.. play it!
Hey.. play it..
Play it, play it, play it, play it!
Inky pinky ponky
Inky pinky ponky
Manasu oru monkey
The mind is a monkey
Monkey drive
Monkey drive
Buthi dive
Intellect dives
Inky pinky ponky
Inky pinky ponky
Inky ponky
Inky ponky
Manasu monkey
Mind is a monkey
Ponnu oruthi
A girl
Nenja norukki
Crushing the heart
Hayyaiyo
Oh my goodness!
Nadanthu varuvaa
She comes walking
Ulaga beauty ellam
Surpassing all
Kadandhu varuvaa
World beauties
Pada pada pattasa
Like a cracker bursting
Koluthi varuvaa
Lighting up as she comes
Adadada assaultu
Ah, casually
Panni varuvaa…va va va va
Rocking as she arrives... come come come
{Hormone horn adikkum
Hormones honk like a horn
Veri yeri warning kodukum
Rage rises giving a warning
Dhinandhorum morning muzhikkum
Waking up every morning
Kanda kanavula
In random dreams
Manda kalangidum
The mind gets confused
Anjala nenjula konjala minjala} (2)
Coaxing and shining in the heart
Inky pinky ponky
Inky pinky ponky
Male :Horn adikkum
Male: Horn honks
Female :Manasu oru monkey
Female: The mind is a monkey
Male :Warning kodukum
Male: Gives a warning
Monkey drive
Monkey drive
Male :Morning muzhikkum
Male: Wakes up in the morning
Female :Buthi dive
Female: Intellect dives
Male :Manda kalangidum
Male: Mind gets confused
Adichu norukum
Crushing and smashing
Kaadhal therikkum…
Love sparks fly...
Female :Nenja norukki…
Female: Crushing the heart...
Kan moodi adichaen
I shot with eyes closed
Adhu goal-u aachu daa
And it turned into a goal, man!
Out aagi ponaen
I got out
Adhu no-ball aachu daa
But it turned out to be a no-ball, man!
Climate-u maari
The weather changed
Sun-u moon-u aachu daa..
The sun turned into the moon, man!
Allu vuttu poyi
Panicked completely
Semma scene-u aachu Daa
It became a fantastic scene, man!
Hey.. hey.
Hey.. hey.
Hey.. podu
Hey.. play it!
Hey.. podu..
Hey.. play it..
Podu podu podu podu
Play it, play it, play it, play it!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This upbeat song captures the chaotic, playful, and unpredictable nature of youthful love and attraction. The lyrics use nursery rhymes ('Inky pinky ponky'), sports metaphors (goals, no-balls), and casual slang to describe how a girl's entrance completely disrupts a young man's mind, turning his world upside down and making his heart race uncontrollably.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Iyaibu)
“Adhu goal-u aachu daa / Adhu no-ball aachu daa”
Repeated end-rhyme with 'aachu daa' emphasizing enthusiasm and casual conversational flow.
Metaphor
“Manasu oru monkey”
Comparing the restless human mind to a monkey that constantly shifts focus.
Alliterative Rhyme (Edukku)
“Hormone horn adikkum / Veri yeri warning kodukum”
Rhyming second letters in adjacent Tamil lines ('Hormone', 'Veri', 'Dhinandhorum' rhythm).
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Trivia
'Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma' (2018) is a Tamil comedy film starring Kavin. The song uses playful nursery rhyme phrases blended with contemporary youth slang to create a lighthearted rhythm.
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