Oru Porambokku
From Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga · 2013
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Silambarasan, Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Machaan nalaikku new year | Mate, tomorrow is New Year's Day! |
| Inniyoda intha kudiya vidrom da | Starting today, we are quitting this drinking habit, man! |
| Sathiyam da …sathiyam da (Dialogue) | I swear on everything... I swear! (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Oru porambokku mudhal mudhalaa | A worthless rascal, for the very first time, |
| Sarakadikka kathuthandhaan | Taught me how to drink alcohol. |
| Avana naanum paathuputta | If I ever lay eyes on him again, |
| Suttuduven da | I'll shoot him down, man! |
| Male | |
| Ada ethanaiyo new year-il | Ah, over so many past New Years, |
| Ennennavo vittirukom | We have given up so many habits. |
| Innaiyoda saraka naama | Starting today, booze... |
| Vittuduvom da | We will give it up for good, man! |
| Male | |
| Ye quarteruku no | Hey, no to a quarter bottle! |
| Beerukuthaan no | No to beer! |
| Sathiyama no | I swear, no! |
| Innaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Thala valiku no | No to headaches! |
| Olaralukku no | No to drunken slurring! |
| Vomittuku no | No to vomiting! |
| Innaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Pala sarakka adichirukom | We have chugged down so many varieties of booze, |
| Budhi kettuthaan alanjirukom | Losing our senses, we wandered aimlessly. |
| Vaa nanbaa…. | Come on, my friend... |
| Male | |
| Brandykuthaan no | No to Brandy! |
| Whiskly kuthaan no | No to Whiskey! |
| Jinnukuthaan no | No to Gin! |
| Innaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Partykuthaan no | No to parties! |
| Bodhaikuthaan no | No to getting intoxicated! |
| Purijikiten no | I have finally realized, no! |
| Innaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| First-u love-u thothavudan | The moment first love fails, |
| Beer-adikka thonum | You feel like chugging down beer. |
| Appadithaan machi idhil | That is exactly how, mate, into this trap... |
| Maatikitten naaum | I got stuck as well. |
| Male | |
| Oru peggu ulla ponavudan | The moment one peg goes inside, |
| Phone adikka thonum | You feel like calling people on the phone. |
| Enna sonna enna kettan | What I said, what I heard... |
| Marandhuduven naalum | I forget everything every single day. |
| Male | |
| Sandhosathukaaga | For the sake of celebration, |
| Saraku adichom da | We drank booze, man. |
| Ada dhookam vandhaa kooda | Ah, even when we couldn't get sleep, |
| Saraku adichom da | We drank booze, man. |
| Vaa nanbaa….. | Come on, my friend... |
| Male | |
| Hey large-ku thaan no | Hey, no to a large! |
| Smallu-ku thaan no | No to a small! |
| Cutting-ku no | No to a cutting! |
| Inaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Foreign-kum no | No to foreign liquor! |
| Local-kum no | No to local liquor! |
| Holiday-kum no | No on holidays! |
| Poda poda kudi no | Get lost, get lost, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Ezhu ettu half boil-u | Seven or eight half-boiled eggs, |
| Ulla thalli kudichom | We gobbled down while drinking. |
| Athanaiyum serthu vacha | If you put all of them together, |
| Kozhi panna irukum | It would equal an entire chicken farm! |
| Male | |
| Un sister-oda kalyanathil | At your sister's wedding, |
| Friendsa serthu kudichom | We gathered as friends and drank. |
| Appanoda soththai ellaam | All of our fathers' hard-earned wealth, |
| Appadithaan alichom | That is how we squandered it away. |
| Male | |
| Bachelor life-a | Just to live up the bachelor life, |
| Enjoy panna thaan | To enjoy ourselves, |
| Indha naathathukulla naama | Into this reeking habit, we... |
| Vilundhom da | Fell right down, man. |
| Vaa nanbaa….. | Come on, my friend... |
| Male | |
| Avan ketpaan no | That guy might offer, say no! |
| Ivan ketpaan no | This guy might offer, say no! |
| Mayangaadha no | Don't give in to temptation, say no! |
| Inaiyoda kudi no | Starting today, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Veruppu varum no | Disgust will arise, say no! |
| Virakthi varum no | Frustration will creep in, say no! |
| Varundhaadha no | Don't feel sorrow, say no! |
| Sethaalum kudi no | Even if you die, no drinking! |
| Male | |
| Oru porambokku mudhal mudhalaa | A worthless rascal, for the very first time, |
| Sarakadikka kathuthandhaan | Taught me how to drink alcohol. |
| Avana naanum paathuputta | If I ever lay eyes on him again, |
| Suttuduven da | I'll shoot him down, man! |
| Male | |
| Ada ethanaiyo new year-il | Ah, over so many past New Years, |
| Ennennavo vittirukom | We have given up so many habits. |
| Innaiyoda saraka naama | Starting today, booze... |
| Vittuduvom da | We will give it up for good, man! |
| Male | |
| Maapla-kadaisiya | Mate... one last time... |
| Oru half solluvoma … | Shall we order a half bottle? |
| Male | |
| No… | No... |
| Oru full-ae solluvom | Let's order a full bottle instead! |
| Male | |
| Ah …idhuthaanda naptukazhagu | Ah... now that is the true beauty of friendship! |
மச்சான் நாளைக்கு
நியுயர் இன்னியோட இந்த
குடிய விட்றோம் டா
சத்தியம் டா சத்தியம் டா
Mate, tomorrow is New Year's Day!
Starting today, we are quitting this drinking habit, man!
I swear on everything... I swear! (Dialogue)
ஒரு பொறம்போக்கு
முதல் முதலா சரக்கடிக்க
கத்து தந்தான் அவன நானும்
பாத்துபுட்டா சுட்டுடுவேன் டா
A worthless rascal, for the very first time,
Taught me how to drink alcohol.
If I ever lay eyes on him again,
I'll shoot him down, man!
அட எத்தனையோ
நியூயரில் என்னென்னவோ
விட்டிருக்கோம் இன்னயோட
சரக்க நாம விட்டுடுவோம் டா
Ah, over so many past New Years,
We have given up so many habits.
Starting today, booze...
We will give it up for good, man!
யே குவாட்டருக்கு
நோ பீருக்குதான் நோ
சத்தியமா நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
Hey, no to a quarter bottle!
No to beer!
I swear, no!
Starting today, no drinking!
தலவலிக்கு நோ
உளறலுக்கு நோ
வாமிட்டுக்கு நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
No to headaches!
No to drunken slurring!
No to vomiting!
Starting today, no drinking!
பல சரக்க
அடிச்சிருக்கோம் புத்தி
கெட்டு தான்
அலைஞ்சிருக்கோம்
வா நண்பா
We have chugged down so many varieties of booze,
Losing our senses, we wandered aimlessly.
Come on, my friend...
ப்ராண்டிக்கு தான்
நோ விஸ்கிக்கு தான் நோ
ஜின்னுக்கு தான் நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
No to Brandy!
No to Whiskey!
No to Gin!
Starting today, no drinking!
பார்டிக்கு தான் நோ
போதைக்கு தான் நோ
புரிஜிகிட்டேன் நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
No to parties!
No to getting intoxicated!
I have finally realized, no!
Starting today, no drinking!
ப்ர்ஸ்ட்டு லவ்வு
தோத்தவுடன் பீா் அடிக்க
தோணும் அப்படிதான்
மச்சி இதில் மாட்டிகிட்டேன்
நானும்
The moment first love fails,
You feel like chugging down beer.
That is exactly how, mate, into this trap...
I got stuck as well.
ஒரு பெக்கு உள்ள
போனவுடன் போன் அடிக்க
தோணும் என்ன சொன்ன
என்ன கேட்டான்
மறந்துடுவேன் நாளும்
The moment one peg goes inside,
You feel like calling people on the phone.
What I said, what I heard...
I forget everything every single day.
சந்தோஷத்துக்காக
சரக்கடிச்சோம் டா அட
துாக்கம் வந்தா கூட
சரக்கடிச்சோம் டா
வா நண்பா
For the sake of celebration,
We drank booze, man.
Ah, even when we couldn't get sleep,
We drank booze, man.
Come on, my friend...
ஹே லார்ஜ்க்கு தான்
நோ ஸ்மால்க்கு தான் நோ
கட்டிங்குக்கு நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
Hey, no to a large!
No to a small!
No to a cutting!
Starting today, no drinking!
பாரிங்க்கும் நோ
லோக்கலுக்கும் நோ
ஹாலிடேக்கும் நோ
போடா போடா குடி
நோ
No to foreign liquor!
No to local liquor!
No on holidays!
Get lost, get lost, no drinking!
ஏழு எட்டு ஹாஃவ்
பாய்லு உள்ள தள்ளி
குடிச்சோம் அத்தனையும்
சோ்த்து வெச்சா கோழி
பண்ண இருக்கும்
Seven or eight half-boiled eggs,
We gobbled down while drinking.
If you put all of them together,
It would equal an entire chicken farm!
உன் சிஸ்டரோட
கல்யாணத்தில் பிரண்ட்ஸ
சோ்த்து குடிச்சோம் அப்பனோட
சொத்தை எல்லாம் அப்படித்தான்
அழிச்சோம்
At your sister's wedding,
We gathered as friends and drank.
All of our fathers' hard-earned wealth,
That is how we squandered it away.
பேச்சுலர் ஃலைப்ப
என்ஜாய் பண்ணத்தான்
இந்த நாத்தத்துக்குள்ள
நாம விழுந்தோம் டா
வா நண்பா
Just to live up the bachelor life,
To enjoy ourselves,
Into this reeking habit, we...
Fell right down, man.
Come on, my friend...
அவன் கேப்பான்
நோ இவன் கேப்பான்
நோ மயங்காத நோ
இன்னயோட குடி நோ
That guy might offer, say no!
This guy might offer, say no!
Don't give in to temptation, say no!
Starting today, no drinking!
வெறுப்பு வரும்
நோ விரக்தி வரும் நோ
வருந்தாத நோ செத்தாலும்
குடி நோ
Disgust will arise, say no!
Frustration will creep in, say no!
Don't feel sorrow, say no!
Even if you die, no drinking!
ஒரு பொறம்போக்கு
முதல் முதலா சரக்கடிக்க
கத்து தந்தான் அவன நானும்
பாத்துபுட்டா சுட்டுடுவேன் டா
A worthless rascal, for the very first time,
Taught me how to drink alcohol.
If I ever lay eyes on him again,
I'll shoot him down, man!
அட எத்தனையோ
நியூயரில் என்னென்னவோ
விட்டிருக்கோம் இன்னயோட
சரக்க நாம விட்டுடுவோம் டா
Ah, over so many past New Years,
We have given up so many habits.
Starting today, booze...
We will give it up for good, man!
மாப்புள்ள கடைசியா
ஒரு ஹாவ் சொல்லுவோமா
நோ ஒரு புல்லே சொல்லுவோம்
ஆ இது தான்டா நட்புக்கழகு
Mate... one last time...
Shall we order a half bottle?
No...
Let's order a full bottle instead!
Ah... now that is the true beauty of friendship!
Machaan nalaikku new year
Mate, tomorrow is New Year's Day!
Inniyoda intha kudiya vidrom da
Starting today, we are quitting this drinking habit, man!
Sathiyam da …sathiyam da (Dialogue)
I swear on everything... I swear! (Dialogue)
Oru porambokku mudhal mudhalaa
A worthless rascal, for the very first time,
Sarakadikka kathuthandhaan
Taught me how to drink alcohol.
Avana naanum paathuputta
If I ever lay eyes on him again,
Suttuduven da
I'll shoot him down, man!
Ada ethanaiyo new year-il
Ah, over so many past New Years,
Ennennavo vittirukom
We have given up so many habits.
Innaiyoda saraka naama
Starting today, booze...
Vittuduvom da
We will give it up for good, man!
Ye quarteruku no
Hey, no to a quarter bottle!
Beerukuthaan no
No to beer!
Sathiyama no
I swear, no!
Innaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
Thala valiku no
No to headaches!
Olaralukku no
No to drunken slurring!
Vomittuku no
No to vomiting!
Innaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
Pala sarakka adichirukom
We have chugged down so many varieties of booze,
Budhi kettuthaan alanjirukom
Losing our senses, we wandered aimlessly.
Vaa nanbaa….
Come on, my friend...
Brandykuthaan no
No to Brandy!
Whiskly kuthaan no
No to Whiskey!
Jinnukuthaan no
No to Gin!
Innaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
Partykuthaan no
No to parties!
Bodhaikuthaan no
No to getting intoxicated!
Purijikiten no
I have finally realized, no!
Innaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
First-u love-u thothavudan
The moment first love fails,
Beer-adikka thonum
You feel like chugging down beer.
Appadithaan machi idhil
That is exactly how, mate, into this trap...
Maatikitten naaum
I got stuck as well.
Oru peggu ulla ponavudan
The moment one peg goes inside,
Phone adikka thonum
You feel like calling people on the phone.
Enna sonna enna kettan
What I said, what I heard...
Marandhuduven naalum
I forget everything every single day.
Sandhosathukaaga
For the sake of celebration,
Saraku adichom da
We drank booze, man.
Ada dhookam vandhaa kooda
Ah, even when we couldn't get sleep,
Saraku adichom da
We drank booze, man.
Vaa nanbaa…..
Come on, my friend...
Hey large-ku thaan no
Hey, no to a large!
Smallu-ku thaan no
No to a small!
Cutting-ku no
No to a cutting!
Inaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
Foreign-kum no
No to foreign liquor!
Local-kum no
No to local liquor!
Holiday-kum no
No on holidays!
Poda poda kudi no
Get lost, get lost, no drinking!
Ezhu ettu half boil-u
Seven or eight half-boiled eggs,
Ulla thalli kudichom
We gobbled down while drinking.
Athanaiyum serthu vacha
If you put all of them together,
Kozhi panna irukum
It would equal an entire chicken farm!
Un sister-oda kalyanathil
At your sister's wedding,
Friendsa serthu kudichom
We gathered as friends and drank.
Appanoda soththai ellaam
All of our fathers' hard-earned wealth,
Appadithaan alichom
That is how we squandered it away.
Bachelor life-a
Just to live up the bachelor life,
Enjoy panna thaan
To enjoy ourselves,
Indha naathathukulla naama
Into this reeking habit, we...
Vilundhom da
Fell right down, man.
Vaa nanbaa…..
Come on, my friend...
Avan ketpaan no
That guy might offer, say no!
Ivan ketpaan no
This guy might offer, say no!
Mayangaadha no
Don't give in to temptation, say no!
Inaiyoda kudi no
Starting today, no drinking!
Veruppu varum no
Disgust will arise, say no!
Virakthi varum no
Frustration will creep in, say no!
Varundhaadha no
Don't feel sorrow, say no!
Sethaalum kudi no
Even if you die, no drinking!
Oru porambokku mudhal mudhalaa
A worthless rascal, for the very first time,
Sarakadikka kathuthandhaan
Taught me how to drink alcohol.
Avana naanum paathuputta
If I ever lay eyes on him again,
Suttuduven da
I'll shoot him down, man!
Ada ethanaiyo new year-il
Ah, over so many past New Years,
Ennennavo vittirukom
We have given up so many habits.
Innaiyoda saraka naama
Starting today, booze...
Vittuduvom da
We will give it up for good, man!
Maapla-kadaisiya
Mate... one last time...
Oru half solluvoma …
Shall we order a half bottle?
No…
No...
Oru full-ae solluvom
Let's order a full bottle instead!
Ah …idhuthaanda naptukazhagu
Ah... now that is the true beauty of friendship!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Porambokku' (often referred to as 'Machaan Nalaikku New Year') from Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga is a comedic, lighthearted anti-drinking anthem framed around a classic New Year's resolution. Two young friends dramatically swear off alcohol, recounting the ridiculous ways drinking has ruined their lives—from embarrassing drunken phone calls after heartbreak to wasting their fathers' hard-earned money and suffering severe hangovers. Written in colloquial Tamil urban slang (Tanglish), the lyricist captures the relatable peer pressures and excuses young men use to indulge in alcohol. Despite their dramatic oaths, detailed lists of liquors to avoid, and pledges to start fresh on New Year's Day, the song ends on an ironic, humorous twist. In true comedic fashion, as soon as the pledge is finished, the friends instantly abandon their resolution and decide to order a full bottle instead, celebrating their hypocrisy as the ultimate mark of male friendship. It highlights the fleeting nature of drunken resolutions with self-deprecating humor and infectious energy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming Refrain / Repetition)
“Ye quarteruku no / Beerukuthaan no / Sathiyama no / Innaiyoda kudi no”
The rhythmic repetition of the English word 'no' at the end of consecutive short lines forms an energetic Iyaipu rhyme scheme emphasizing their initial determination to quit.
Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Avan ketpaan no / Ivan ketpaan no”
The second letter 'va' (in Avan and Ivan) matches, creating a classic Tamil poetic rhythm in a colloquial setting.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Ezhu ettu half boil-u ulla thalli kudichom / Athanaiyum serthu vacha kozhi panna irukum”
The lyricist exaggerates the amount of side-dish eggs consumed while drinking, claiming that if gathered together, they would constitute an entire poultry farm.
Irony
“Oru half solluvoma … No… Oru full-ae solluvom / Ah …idhuthaanda naptukazhagu”
After spending the entire song vowing never to touch alcohol again, the characters immediately reverse their decision and order a full bottle, creating a humorous ironic climax.
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Trivia
Although the song context lists the music composer and singers as unknown, this popular track from 'Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga' (2013) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja himself alongside Vijay Prakash, with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar. The film starred Sivakarthikeyan and Vimal in lead roles, and this track became a viral hit played widely during New Year celebrations across Tamil Nadu due to its comical take on alcohol resolutions.
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