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Lyrics & meaning

Inna Mylu

From Lift · 2021

Lyricist
Nishanth
Singers
Sivakarthikeyan, Poovaiyar, Kamala Kannan, Rajesh
Music director
Britto Michael
Movie name
Lift
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
23 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thayavu seithu kadhavai mudavum
Athavadhu english-la sollanum ..na
Please close the door…door…door…door
Inna mylu ….yaara paathu
Scene-a podu …off aavadhae
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Inga vandhu orasikina
Yaaru kaila vechikina
Bangama matniya
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Inga vandhu orasikina
Yaara paathu morchikina
Inga vandhu olinjikina
Inna mylu
Hey ….hey…
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Inga vandhu orasikina
Yaara paathu morchikina
Inga vandhu olinjikina
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Inga vandhu orasikina
Yaara paathu morchikina
Inga vandhu olinjikina
Please close the door!!!…(2)
Dei moodra dei!!!
Neeyum avanum friendumba
Road-u- la paathakka time illenba
Miss you poduva status-la
Ketta off late idhu thaan trend-umba
Padhi vazhka phonukkulla
Meedhi vazhkai loanukulla
Nee podra scene over-ah illa
Nee vangi pottathellam emi-la
Inna mayilae.. emi-la
Inna mayilae …emi-la
Inna mayilae… emi-la
Car emi… phone emi
Veedu emi …
Jetti kooda endhilla
Aana onnuda velaiyuna gunnuda
Suthi nooru ponnuda
Maman mela kannuda
Aayiram friends online-la
Odhavinu koopta oruthanum-la
Koottunu varta naan pullingala
Maasu kaatlama friendship-la
Heyyy…..eyyy
Vaa vaa vaa sonu perla vidu!!!
Gili gili gili gujili gujili gili gili gili
Gili gili gili gujili gujili gili gili gili
Gili gili gili gujili gujili gili gili gili gujili gujuli
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Adinga vaaya moodra en vaanaram
Nee romba gunjaka goonuzhum
Nyayama pesanumba yaaranalum
Dei neeyellam nattama -na daara keenjurum
Neeyellam nattama -na daara keenjurum
Neeyellam nattama -na daara keenjurum
Hei neram ketta nerathula like-a pottu
Nee number mattum vangu machi noolavittu
Ava nambitana paathikatti thalikattu
Neeye apula yeri ukkandhukko aasaipattu
Hei pakkathootu panjayathu orangkattu
Nee ottukekka nikkathada vetkamkettu
Polambadha panjagatha kattikittu
Ippo maattikitta sethula thaan kaalavittu
……………………..
Maman machan rendu perum pechuna puyalu
Vaaya vechu vadai suttu ootuvanuva rail-u
Thamizhumnnu pechedutha parakkudhu analu
Ungokka petha pulla rendum tamil-ah fail-u
Inna mylu
Tamil-la fail-u
Inna mylu
Ada tamil-liyae fail-an pa
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Annan pakkam orasikina
Yaara paathu morchikina
Inga vandhu olinjikina
Inna mayilae sirichikuna
Annan pakkam orasikina
Yaara paathu morchikina
Inga vandhu olinjikina
Inna mayilae…vera level baa…
Please close the door.
That is, if you have to say it in English...
Please close the door... door... door... door!
What's up, peacock? Looking at whom...
Put on a show, don't switch off!
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she come over here and brush against you?
Who is keeping whom under their thumb?
Did you get totally trapped?
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she come over here and brush against you?
Whom did she glare at?
Did she come over here and hide?
What's up, peacock?
Hey... hey...
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she come over here and brush against you?
Whom did she glare at?
Did she come over here and hide?
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she come over here and brush against you?
Whom did she glare at?
Did she come over here and hide?
Please close the door! Please close the door!
Hey, shut it, man!
He says you and he are friends,
See him on the street, and he says he has no time.
He puts 'Miss you' on his status,
If you ask, he says, 'Lately, this is the trend!'
Half of life is spent inside the phone,
The rest of life is trapped in loans.
Isn't the show you put on way too much?
Everything you bought and wore is on EMI!
What's up, peacock? On EMI!
What's up, peacock? On EMI!
What's up, peacock? On EMI!
Car on EMI... phone on EMI...
House on EMI...
Even my underwear isn't mine!
But here's the thing, bro—if I play, it hits the mark!
A hundred girls around me, man!
All eyes are on this dude!
A thousand friends online,
Call for help, and not a single soul shows up!
Shall I bring along my boys?
Shall we show some real swag in friendship?
Hey... ey!
Come, come, come, leave it to Sonu!
Kili kili kili, kujili kujili, kili kili kili!
Kili kili kili, kujili kujili, kili kili kili!
Kili kili kili, kujili kujili, kili kili kili, kujili kujili!
Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Hey, shut your mouth, you monkey!
You shrink and cower like a little chick!
Whoever it is, they should speak with fairness!
Hey, if someone like you is the judge, the village mat will tear to shreds!
If someone like you is the judge, the village mat will tear to shreds!
If someone like you is the judge, the village mat will tear to shreds!
Hey, dropping likes at odd hours of the night,
Just get her phone number, buddy, by casting your line!
If she believes you, settle down and tie the knot!
Walk right into trouble yourself with all your eager wishes!
Hey, brush aside the neighbor's petty drama!
Don't stand there eavesdropping without any shame!
Don't whine, clinging to your misery!
Now you're stuck after stepping right into the mud!
...
When uncle and brother-in-law talk, it's a storm!
Spinning wild stories from thin air, they run whole trainloads of bluff!
When the topic turns to Tamil, sparks fly like fire!
Yet both sons your mother bore failed in Tamil!
What's up, peacock?
Failed in Tamil!
What's up, peacock?
Oh man, he failed in Tamil itself!
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she brush past this big brother?
Whom did she glare at?
Did she come over here and hide?
What's up, peacock? Did she smile at you?
Did she brush past this big brother?
Whom did she glare at?
Did she come over here and hide?
What's up, peacock? This is on another level, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Inna Mylu is a energetic Chennai gaana-pop track from the film Lift (2021). Sung by actor Sivakarthikeyan alongside Poovaiyar, Kamala Kannan, and Rajesh, the song humorously critiques contemporary social trends, modern lifestyle struggles, EMI debt traps, superficial online friendships, and hypocritical behaviors using local North Chennai slang (Gaana vernacular). The track serves as a playful banter between friends while satirizing how modern youth pretend to live lavishly on credit and social media while failing in basic real-life situations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Padhi vazhka phonukkulla / Meedhi vazhkai loanukulla

In 'Padhi vazhka phonukkulla / Meedhi vazhkai loanukulla', the second letters 'dhi' and 'dhi' match, creating a classical Tamil edhugai rhyme structure.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Inna mayilae sirichikuna / Inga vandhu orasikina / Yaara paathu morchikina / Inga vandhu olinjikina

Lines ending with repeating phonemes like 'sirichikuna', 'orasikina', 'morchikina', 'olinjikina' produce a fast-paced rhythmic internal end rhyme characteristic of Gaana songs.

Metaphor / Hyperbole

Maman machan rendu perum pechuna puyalu / Vaaya vechu vadai suttu ootuvanuva rail-u

Phrases like 'Vaaya vechu vadai suttu' (frying vadais with words) and 'pechuna puyalu' (speech like a storm) use hyperbolic metaphorical colloquialisms to indicate empty boasting.

Onomatopoeia

Gili gili gili gujili gujili gili gili gili

Use of nonsense vocalic rhythmic sounds like 'Gili gili gujili' and 'Durrrrrr' adds vocal percussion typical of folk and street performances.

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Trivia

'Inna Mylu' became a viral hit upon release, driven by Sivakarthikeyan's lively rendition and young internet viral star Poovaiyar's energetic vocals. The song features heavy usage of 'Madras Bhashai' (Chennai local dialect), where 'Inna' means 'What' and 'Mayilu' (peacock) is used as a slang term of endearment or humorous confrontation.

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