- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Chinna Pasanga Naanga
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Onnae onnu edhir paarthu
Odi vandha maamanukku…
Onnum kettu rendum kettu
Moonu naalu anjum kettu
Ada aarum kettu ezhum kettu
Ettum kettu onbadhaa kedachudhappaa durrr…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
Pondugala paathaa buthi kedalaamaa
Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa
Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku
Kovanatha…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
Endha ponnum edhukka vandhaa
Kanni vekka paakkuriyae
Manmadhan pol nenachu nee thaan
Collora thaan thookkuriyae
Sinnanchirusaa paathu paathu
Jollu vittu alaiyiriyae
Poovu vedicha saedhi therinjaa
Daavadikka kelamburiyae
Pollaadhu machaan indha nenappu
Sellaadhu ingae unga kozhuppu
Suttaakka theriyum satti neruppu
Pattaa thaan theriyum unga pozhappu
Ippdhae route ah nee
Maathanum maathanum maathidaanum
Illaatti veembula
Maattida maattida maattidanum
Haa ithodu podhumaa innum venumaa
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Kovanatha…
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom ahaa
Chinna pasanga naangalellaam
Seer thirutthakkaaranga thaan
Mandram vachu oora kaakka
Vandhirukkum sooranga thaan
Onna pola minoraalae
Ooru kettu pogumappaa
Kannagi pol irukkum pennum
Maadhaviyaa aagumappaa
Unnaattam aala kandu pudippom
Ukkaathi vechu bend eduppom
Vandaattam neeyum vattamadichu
Kondaattam pottaa kaala odippom
Vaalaatta enninaa
Vettuvom vettuvom vettiduvom
Saetaigal panninaa
Kuttuvom kuttuvom kuttiduvom
Haa machaan un maanam thaan
Kappal yaeridum
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa yayaiyaa
Kovanatha…
Haa.. kovanatha irukki kattu
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom aahaa
Pondugala paathaa
Buthi kedalaamaa
Sendugala poosi suthi varalaamaa
Engalukku thaeva dandanakku dandanakku
Kovanatha… ahaa ahaahaa
Kovanatha irukki kattu
Machaan kooda ninnu paattu padippom
Poo manatha nenachukittu
Vandha kuttugala pottu udaippom
Aa ahaa ahaa haa
Expecting just one single thing,
for the fellow who came running...
losing one, losing two,
losing three, four, and five,
hey, losing six, and losing seven,
losing eight, and what he got as the ninth is a total bust! Thrrr...
Tighten up your loincloth,
let us stand beside our buddy and sing a song!
Thinking of a flower's sweet scent,
let us burst all his secrets wide open!
Should your mind lose control just seeing women?
Should you spray on perfume and wander around?
All we need is that beat, dandanaku dandanaku!
Tighten up...
Tighten up your loincloth,
let us stand beside our buddy and sing a song!
Thinking of a flower's sweet scent,
let us burst all the secrets wide open!
Whenever any girl comes your way,
you try to set a trap for her!
Thinking of yourself as the god of love,
you pop your collar up!
Staring endlessly at young girls,
you wander around drooling!
The moment you hear a girl has grown up,
you set off trying to flirt with her!
This way of thinking is terrible, buddy!
Your arrogance will not work around here!
You only feel the fire once the pot burns you!
Only when trouble hits will you realize your foolish life!
Right now, your path
you must change, change, completely change!
Otherwise, in your stubborn pride,
you will get trapped, trapped, totally trapped!
Ha! Is this enough, or do you want more?
Aiya aiya aiya yaiyaiya!
Tighten up...
Tighten up your loincloth,
let us stand beside our buddy and sing a song!
Thinking of a flower's sweet scent,
let us burst all the secrets wide open, aha!
All of us young boys
are true reformers here!
Setting up a club to protect the village,
we are the champions who have arrived!
Because of spoiled playboys like you,
the whole town will go to ruin, man!
Even a girl pure like Kannagi
will end up turned into a dancer like Madhavi!
We will track down fellows like you,
sit you down, and straighten you out!
If you buzz around like a beetle
and make merry, we will break your legs!
If you even think of wagging your tail,
we will chop, chop, chop it right off!
If you get up to naughty tricks,
we will knock, knock, knock you on the head!
Ha, buddy, all your honor
will sail far away and sink!
Aiya aiya aiya yaiyaiya!
Tighten up...
Ha... Tighten up your loincloth,
let us stand beside our buddy and sing a song!
Thinking of a flower's sweet scent,
let us burst all the secrets wide open, aha!
Just seeing women,
should your mind lose control?
Should you spray on perfume and wander around?
All we need is that beat, dandanaku dandanaku!
Tighten up... aha ahaha!
Tighten up your loincloth,
let us stand beside our buddy and sing a song!
Thinking of a flower's sweet scent,
let us burst all the secrets wide open!
Ah aha aha ha!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Chinna Pasanga Naanga is an energetic Tamil folk song where local village youth proclaim themselves as moral guardians and social reformers. They deliver a stern, rhythmic warning to reckless flirts and local playboys who corrupt the atmosphere and disrespect young women in the village.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukku (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pollaadhu machaan indha nenappu / Sellaadhu ingae unga kozhuppu”
Harmonious second-letter agreement across consecutive lines (l/tt) creates rhythmic folk cadence.
Cultural Allusion
“Kannagi pol irukkum pennum / Maadhaviyaa aagumappaa”
References Kannagi and Madhavi from the epic Silappatikaram to contrast chastity and social downfall caused by irresponsible men.
Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodar)
“Vettuvom vettuvom vettiduvom / Kuttuvom kuttuvom kuttiduvom”
Repetition of action verbs creates urgency, rhythm, and threat.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is from the 1992 Tamil film 'Chinna Pasanga Naanga', directed by Raj Kapoor, featuring music composed by Deva with lyricist Gangai Amaran penning the upbeat folk track.
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