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Mobila Mobila

From Rendu · 2006

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
D. Imman, Maya
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Rendu
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
24 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Mobileah mobileahMale :Mobileah
Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol } (2)
Nenjukullae ketkudhae
Nam kaadhal ringtone-ai
Hey kaadhukullae pesudhae
Un pechu voice mail-ai
En kutti idhayam thavikum
En pinju viralum thudikum
Un numberuku phone pannavae
Phone panna subscriber cannot be
Reached at the moment
Mobileah mobileahMale :Mobileah
Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol
Mobileah mobileah mobileah
Oo ho ho ho naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol
Nee thaaimozhi pesidum pothu
Andha aangilam thembuthu paaru
Ayyayo enaku pavama iruku
Nee ennidam pesidum pothu
Motha pen inam yenguthu paaru
Ayyayo enaku bayama iruku
Unthan maarapa neraakum velai matum
Enaku ippo kidaikuma
Poda paaluku poonaiya kaaval vaika
Ennakenna paithiyama
Enthan azhagu un vizhi unnum ice cream-a
Mobileah mobileahFemale :…………………….
Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol
Mobileah mobileahMale :Mobileah
Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol
…………………………………
Mel oonjalil aadidum pothu
Indha uzhagamae aadidum paaru
Ayyayo ennaku khusiyaai iruku
Neeyum mosamaai paarthidum pothu
Endhan aadaikum koosuthu paaru
Ayyayo enaku bothaiyaai iruku
Unnai paakaatha naalellam naalae illai
Ennudaiya calender-il
Neeyum theendaatha baagangal uyirodu illai
Ennudaiya thegathilae
Intha udal un viral meetum keyboard-a
Mobileah mobileahMale :Mobileah
Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol
Nenjukullae ketkudhae
Nam kaadhal ringtone-ai
En kaadhukullae pesudhae
Un pechu voice mail-ai
En kutti idhayam thavikum
En pinju viralum thudikum
Un numberuku phone pannavae
Mobile ah ha ha ha aa
Oh mobile, mobile! Male: Mobile...
Am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
Inside my heart, I hear
the ringtone of our love.
Hey, inside my ears whispers
the voicemail of your voice.
My little heart aches,
my tender fingers twitch,
longing to dial your number.
When I call: "The subscriber cannot be...
...reached at the moment."
Oh mobile, mobile! Male: Mobile...
Am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
Mobile, mobile, mobile!
Ooh ho ho ho, am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
When you speak in your mother tongue,
look, English itself starts to weep!
Oh dear, I feel so bad for it!
When you talk with me,
look, all of womankind aches with jealousy!
Oh dear, it actually scares me!
Just the job of straightening your sari drape,
can I get that job right now?
Get lost! To set a cat to guard the milk,
am I that crazy?
Is my beauty an ice cream for your eyes to devour?
Mobile, mobile! Female: ...
Am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
Oh mobile, mobile! Male: Mobile...
Am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
...
When swinging high up on the swing,
look, the whole world sways along!
Oh wow, I feel so cheerful and thrilled!
When you look at me with such wicked desire,
look, even my clothes feel shy and shiver!
Oh my, I feel completely intoxicated!
Any day I do not see you is no day at all
on my calendar.
The parts you have not touched are not alive
in this body of mine.
Is this body a keyboard for your fingers to play?
Oh mobile, mobile! Male: Mobile...
Am I your postpaid or prepaid? Tell me, tell me!
Inside my heart, I hear
the ringtone of our love.
Inside my ears whispers
the voicemail of your voice.
My little heart aches,
my tender fingers twitch,
longing to dial your number.
Mobile... ah ha ha ha ah!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Mobileah Mobileah' from the movie Rendu (2006) is a playful, upbeat romantic duet that uses early-2000s cellular technology metaphors to describe modern romance. The lovers compare their connection to postpaid and prepaid plans, their heartbeat and voice to ringtones and voicemails, and physical touch to typing on a keyboard. Through lively banter, the male protagonist expresses intense admiration and teasing affection, while the female protagonist responds with witty pushbacks and coy expressions of love. The song captures the pop-culture transition into the mobile era with lighthearted lyrics composed by Pa. Vijay.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

“Naan unthan postpaidah prepaidah sol sol”

Compares romantic connection and physical responses to cellular technology (postpaid, prepaid, ringtone, voice mail, keyboard).

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

“Nee thaaimozhi pesidum pothu / Andha aangilam thembuthu paaru”

Exaggerates the effect of speaking native language making the English language weep in envy.

Monai (மோனை - Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“En kutti idhayam thavikum / En pinju viralum thudikum”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words/lines (e.g., 'Kutti' / 'Pinju').

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Trivia

The song is composed by D. Imman for the 2006 comedy-action film 'Rendu', directed by Sundar C. The film starred R. Madhavan and featured Anushka Shetty making her official Tamil film debut.

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