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Oru Munnooru Nanooru

From Ponnukku Sethi Vanthachu · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Ponnukku Sethi Vanthachu
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
2 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Oru munnoru naanooru thaan
Ullae ponakka thagaraaru thaan
Thillataangu taangu
Nee thiruppi pottu vaangu
Thaalam thappi pona adhu romba romba raangu
Kudichaa kushi thaan kummalamthaan
Oru munnoru naanooru thaan
Ullae ponakka thagaraaru thaan
Thillataangu taangu
Nee thiruppi pottu vaangu
Thaalam thappi pona adhu romba romba raangu
Kudichaa kushi thaan kummalamthaan
Pathaatti oothikidaa
Oru ful bottleil yethikkada
Uchilae soodu varum
Unakku oohoonnu moodu varum
Aandaalu potta kada
Ada angae thaan kera vada
Pudhusaathaan suttu vechaa
Koduppa kai melae thuttu vachaa
Naanum neeyum thaanda
Ada indha naatu mannar
Podum thanni thaanda
Namma iravu nera dinner
Adidaa thanni kondaattam thaan
Oru munnoru naanooru thaan
Ullae ponakka thagaraaru thaan
Thillataangu taangu
Nee thiruppi pottu vaangu
Thaalam thappi pona adhu romba romba raangu
Kudichaa kushi thaan kummalamthaan
Eppodhum rathiri thaan ingu
Ennoda raajiyam thaan
Police pudikiratha
Pudichu lathiyila adikkirathaa
Neendhaadha kuttaiyilae
Ada en thaagam pattiyilae
Thaagangal maarupadum
Adhu pola thaneerum verupadam
Thannila thaan daa
Naan thathuvatha sonnen
Kuthu mathippa
Oru puthagam pol ninnen
Idhu thaan thambhi gnyaanasthaanam
Oru munnoru naanooru thaan
Ullae ponakka thagaraaru thaan
Thillataangu taangu
Nee thiruppi pottu vaangu
Thaalam thappi pona adhu romba romba raangu
Kudichaa kushi thaan kummalamthaan
...
Just three or four hundred,
Once it goes inside, it's total chaos!
Thilladangu dangu,
Turn it upside down and knock it back!
If you miss the beat, that's very, very wrong!
If you drink, it's sheer joy and celebration!
Just three or four hundred,
Once it goes inside, it's total chaos!
Thilladangu dangu,
Turn it upside down and knock it back!
If you miss the beat, that's very, very wrong!
If you drink, it's sheer joy and celebration!
If it isn't enough, pour some more,
Knock back a full bottle!
The heat will rush to your head,
And you will get right into the mood!
Andal has opened a food stall,
Ah, that's where you get spinach vadai (crispy fritters)!
She made them fresh and hot,
She will hand them over if you place money in her palm!
You and I, my friend,
We are the kings of this land!
The drink that we gulp down
Is our dinner for the night!
Pour a drink, it's a celebration!
Just three or four hundred,
Once it goes inside, it's total chaos!
Thilladangu dangu,
Turn it upside down and knock it back!
If you miss the beat, that's very, very wrong!
If you drink, it's sheer joy and celebration!
It is always nighttime here,
And this is my kingdom!
Will the police catch us?
Catch us and beat us with their batons?
In a pond never swum in,
Ah, my thirst has its own endless list!
Thirsts differ from person to person,
And just like that, the drinks differ too!
Through liquor, my friend,
I shared deep philosophy!
Taking life as it comes,
I stood open like a book!
This, little brother, is the true baptism!
Just three or four hundred,
Once it goes inside, it's total chaos!
Thilladangu dangu,
Turn it upside down and knock it back!
If you miss the beat, that's very, very wrong!
If you drink, it's sheer joy and celebration!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-energy, lighthearted Tamil folk/tavern song ('Thanni Pattu') that captures the jovial, carefree spirit of drinking with friends. The narrator whimsically reflects on how alcohol transforms ordinary working-class men into 'kings' of their own nocturnal realm, bringing warmth, high spirits, and a sense of liberation from daily troubles and police fears.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Oru munnoru naanooru thaan / Ullae ponakka thagaraaru thaan”

The lines end with the rhyming suffix 'thaan', creating a rhythmic cadence typical of Tamil folk songs.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kudichaa kushi thaan kummalamthaan”

Repetition of the initial 'Ku' sound in 'Kudichaa', 'kushi', and 'kummalamthaan'.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Oru puthagam pol ninnen”

The speaker compares himself standing transparently and offering drunken wisdom to an open book ('puthagam pol').

Metaphor (Urudham)

“Idhu thaan thambhi gnyaanasthaanam”

The tavern/drinking spot is metaphorically referred to as a place of spiritual enlightenment ('gnyaanasthaanam').

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Trivia

Lyricist Vaali was legendary for writing high-spirited folk and tavern tracks that seamlessly blended local Madras/rural slang, observational humor, and disguised philosophical thoughts. Songs like this served as popular entertainer tracks in 90s Tamil cinema, portraying bonding and casual banter among working-class characters.

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