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Lyrics & meaning

Nenji Kizhinji Pochu

From Sagaa · 2017

Lyricist
Shabir
Singers
Harihara Sudhan, Shabir, Sathya Prakash
Music director
Shabir
Movie name
Sagaa
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
22 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey…hey…
Hey…oorukulla naan veenagittenae
Jailukulla naan aalagittenae
Aasai vanthaalae
Akkuvera aanivera
Aala sethachidum therinjikkada
Naan fuse aagitten
Rendu piece aagitten
Ippa moolaikku keezha
Konjam loosaagitten
Nenji kizhinji pochu
Ada ellaam thelinji pochu
Meesai molaikkum munnae
Inga gnyanam porandhu pochu
Dei maamae…
Mamamamamamama…ma…ma
Mamamamamamamama
Mamamamamamama…ma…ma
Mamamamama…mmaa…mmaa
Dei maamae… hei hei hei
Maga maga manga
Manasu konjam nondha
Aatam podu nanba
Theva illa vetti bandha
Vithaiyellaam kathen
Chinna vayasula naan ketten
Ippa kathathellaam vitten
Inga evanum illai budhdhan
Adadaa mandelavum
Gandhiyum kathukitta
Paadamellam jailukulla thaan
Vida vaa innum rendu
Thathuvangal kathukkada
Dhaadiyilla socrates
Naan thaana da
Hey oththu oththu
Konjam ooram thallu
Ithu engaloda reelu
Nee podathae scene-u
Kuthu kuthu
Ithu jailu kuthu
Kettukada enga paatukku
Nee aattam podu..hey…
Nenji kizhinji pochu
Ada ellaam thelinji pochu
Meesai molaikkum munnae
Inga gnyanam porandhu pochu
Oooooo…
Kanavu kalanjathae
Ippo nenavum tholanjathae
Kaal pona pokkil naanum poren
Engada vazhi
Ithu ennada vidhi
Intha usurukku natpu thaan
Thaai mozhi
Hei hei hei puuurrrr
Hei hei hei hei
Thotta kora vitta
Vitta kora thotta
Manasu aagiduma setta
Illae paayumada jet-ah
Ikkaraiyum thotten
Akkaraiyum thotten
Sollu ekkara thaan pachai poda
Athanaiyum sothai
Adadaa othumaya ninna
Namma jaichidalam
Vaada machan nambikayai vei
Thodu da uchatha nee
Ulagamellam paakatumae
Sathiyam nee sonnathellam sei
Hey oththu oththu
Konjam ooram thallu
Ithu engaloda reelu
Nee podathae scene-u
Kuthu kuthu
Ithu jailu kuthu
Kettukada enga paatukku
Nee aattam podu..hey…
Hey…oorukulla
Naan veenagittenae
Jailukulla naan aalagittenae
Aasai vanthaalae
Akkuvera aanivera
Aala sethachidum therinjikkada
Naan fuse aagitten
Rendu piece aagitten
Ippa moolaikku keezha
Konjam loosaagitten
Nenji kizhinji pochu
Ada ellam thelinji pochu
Meesai molaikkum munnae
Inga gnyanam porandhu pochu
Hey... hey...
Hey, I was ruined out in town,
But inside prison, I grew into a man!
When desire creeps in,
Root and branch, completely,
It tears a person apart, understand that!
My fuse has blown out,
I'm broken into two pieces,
And now, below the brain,
I've gone a little crazy!
My heart was torn apart,
Ah, everything has become clear!
Even before growing a mustache,
Wisdom was born right here!
Hey buddy...
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma... ma... ma
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma... ma... ma
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma... mma... mma
Hey buddy... hey hey hey!
Maga maga manga!
If your heart hurts a bit,
Just dance, my friend!
No need for useless show-off!
I learned all the tricks,
I went astray when I was young,
Now I've given up everything I learned,
No one here is a Buddha!
Ah, even Mandela,
And Gandhi too,
Learned all their lessons only in prison!
Shall I drop a couple more?
Learn some philosophy, man!
A Socrates without a beard—
Isn't that who I am?
Hey, step aside, step aside,
Push to the side a bit!
This is our movie,
Don't you try to make a scene!
Dance to the beat, dance to it,
This is the prison folk dance!
Listen up to our song,
And dance along... hey!
My heart was torn apart,
Ah, everything has become clear!
Even before growing a mustache,
Wisdom was born right here!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh...
My dreams got shattered,
Now my thoughts are lost too.
I just walk wherever my feet take me,
Where is the way, man?
What kind of fate is this?
For this soul of mine,
Friendship is the only mother tongue!
Hey hey hey brrrr!
Hey hey hey hey!
Leaving what was half-done,
Picking up what was left behind,
Will the mind ever settle down,
Or will it zoom like a jet?
I touched this shore,
I touched the other shore too,
Tell me, which patch of land is green?
Everything turns out to be rotten!
Ah, if we stand united,
We can surely win!
Come on, brother, have faith!
Touch the highest peak,
Let the whole world watch!
Keep your word and do what you promised!
Hey, step aside, step aside,
Push to the side a bit!
This is our movie,
Don't you try to make a scene!
Dance to the beat, dance to it,
This is the prison folk dance!
Listen up to our song,
And dance along... hey!
Hey, out in town,
I was completely ruined,
But inside prison, I grew into a man!
When desire creeps in,
Root and branch, completely,
It tears a person apart, understand that!
My fuse has blown out,
I'm broken into two pieces,
And now, below the brain,
I've gone a little crazy!
My heart was torn apart,
Ah, everything has become clear!
Even before growing a mustache,
Wisdom was born right here!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song, 'Dhaadiyilla Socrates' / 'Jailu Kuthu' from the movie Sagaa (2017) written and composed by Shabir, expresses the street-smart enlightenment of young juvenile prisoners. It captures how hardship, incarceration, and life's harsh realities mature young men long before their age, granting them ultimate wisdom (gnyanam) before they even grow a mustache. The track uses high-energy street kuthu rhythms mixed with slang to convey themes of resilience, brotherhood (natpu), surviving adversity, and discarding pretenses to embrace life's raw truth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Alliteration)

Meesai molaikkum munnae

Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'm' sound in 'Meesai molaikkum munnae' creating a rhythmic flow.

Etukai (Rhyming)

Ikkaraiyum thotten / Akkaraiyum thotten

Second-letter rhyming pattern seen in 'Ikkaraiyum thotten' and 'Akkaraiyum thotten'.

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Dhaadiyilla socrates

Comparing a youth coming of age in prison to a beard-less Socrates ('Dhaadiyilla socrates').

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Trivia

Composed and written by Singaporean-Tamil artist Shabir, the album Sagaa gained widespread acclaim for its indie-urban fusion style, particularly popularizing tracks like 'Yaayum' alongside energetic juvenile-theme kuthu tracks.

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