Poochandi
From Maasu Engira Masilamani · 2015
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Pooja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Maasu Engira Masilamani2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| You know | You know |
| There is a spooky world out there | There is a spooky world out there |
| It is very scary…hahaha | It is very scary…hahaha |
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Catchu pudichu avan jeichandi | He caught it, held it, and won |
| Male | |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Catchu pudichu avan jeichandi | He caught it, held it, and won |
| Pechu pechu perum pechandi | Talk, talk, grand talker he is |
| Pera vaanga ivan mechandi | He is praised for earning a big name |
| Male | |
| Pakkam iruppaandi | He will be right beside you |
| Nadu kadal thaandi | Crossing the middle of the ocean |
| Angirukkum porulaiyum | Even the things present there |
| Atha vittu navuthittu varuvaan paandi | He will shift them from there and return |
| Male | |
| Avan nalla kedi | He is a clever rascal |
| Enna venum eduthukka | Take whatever you need |
| Ippa inga kondu vanthu | Bringing it right here now |
| Tharuvaandi | He will give it to you |
| Male | |
| Onnila palavati | In not just one, but many ways |
| Adikiran padu looti | He creates huge loot and mischief |
| Kannula dagul kaatti | Deceiving right before the eyes |
| Kadhai adikira | Spinning stories |
| Kadhai mudikira badavaanee | Finishing the story, the wicked fellow |
| Male | |
| Unakuthan theriyatti | Even if you do not know |
| Onnumae puriyatti | Even if nothing is understood |
| Kanakkuthaan pala kootti | Adding up many calculations |
| Kanna katti vittu | Blindfolding everyone |
| Enni eduppathu ivan thaandi | It is he who counts and takes it away |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Oru kannukku potta | I put a patch over one eye |
| Adhu sariyaachu | And that became fine |
| En kadhaikkum athuvum | For my story too, that |
| Oru thunaiyaachu | Became a great support |
| Adhu eduthu kodukkuthu | It picks and hands over items |
| Thaduthu mudikkuthu | It blocks and finishes the job |
| Potti nirayalaachu | The chest got filled up |
| Male | |
| Ada irukku illaiyinnu ninaikatha | Hey, do not think whether it exists or not |
| Un ninaippa eppozhuthum kuraikatha | Never lessen your focus/thoughts |
| Athu maranju kidakkuthu | It lies hidden away |
| Enakku theriyuthu | I can see/know it |
| Adhaiyum maranthidatha | Do not forget that either |
| Male | |
| Ithu varavu illa selavu | This is an expense, not income |
| Idha kutti kutti konji kuzhavu | Cuddle and pamper this closely |
| Idhu pazhasu putham pudhusu | This is old yet brand new |
| Dhinam poothu kulungum parisu | A gift that blooms and blossoms daily |
| Male | |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Mayaandi ….. | Magician/illusionist... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Melogamo boologamo | Is it the upper world or the earthly world? |
| Engengo pogiren | Where all am I going? |
| Male :Mun jenmamo en jenmamo | Male: Is it a past life or my current life? |
| Yen endru parkiren | I wonder why it is so |
| Female | |
| Yenangalal idhayangalaal | By thoughts and by hearts |
| Endrum ondraginom | We became one forever |
| Male :Vanangalal vaasangalaal | Male: Through skies and through fragrances |
| Female | |
| Maaruthalai paarthaaya | Did you see the transformation? |
| Male :Verulagam thondri ponathae | Male: Another world appeared and vanished |
| Male & Female : | Male & Female: |
| Naalai maranthu velai maranthu | Forgetting tomorrow, forgetting time/work |
| Maayamaai aanathae …….. | It became magical... |
| Male | |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Poruthu paathu ponna pudichaandi | Waiting patiently, he caught the girl |
| Kaathu kaathu avan irunthaandi | He waited and waited |
| Ippa kaiyil lucku vara jeichaandi | Now that luck came to his hand, he won |
| Male | |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Boochu boochu boo boochandi | Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman |
| Mayaandi ….. | Magician/illusionist... |
யூ நோ தேர் இஸ்
எ ஸ்பூக்கி வேர்ல்ட்
அவுட் தேர் இட் இஸ்
வெரி ஸ்காி ஹாஹாஹா
You know
There is a spooky world out there
It is very scary…hahaha
.....................................
பூச்சு பூச்சு பூ
பூச்சான்டி கேச்சு புடிச்சு
அவன் ஜெயிச்சான்டி
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
He caught it, held it, and won
பூச்சு பூச்சு பூ
பூச்சான்டி கேச்சு புடிச்சு
அவன் ஜெயிச்சான்டி
பேச்சு பேச்சு பெரும்
பேச்சான்டி பேர வாங்க
இவன் மேச்சான்டி
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
He caught it, held it, and won
Talk, talk, grand talker he is
He is praised for earning a big name
பக்கம் இருப்பான்டி
நடு கடல் தாண்டி அங்கிருக்கும்
பொருளையும் அத விட்டு
நவுத்திட்டு வருவான் பாண்டி
He will be right beside you
Crossing the middle of the ocean
Even the things present there
He will shift them from there and return
அவன் நல்ல கேடி
என்ன வேணும் எடுத்துக்க
இப்ப இங்க கொண்டு வந்து
தருவான்டி
He is a clever rascal
Take whatever you need
Bringing it right here now
He will give it to you
ஒன்னில பலவாட்டி
அடிக்கிறான் படு லூட்டி
கண்ணுல டகுல் காட்டி
கதை அடிக்கிற கதை
முடிக்கிற படவானே
In not just one, but many ways
He creates huge loot and mischief
Deceiving right before the eyes
Spinning stories
Finishing the story, the wicked fellow
உனக்குதான்
தெரியாட்டி ஒன்னுமே
புரியாட்டி கணக்குத்தான்
பல கூட்டி கண்ணக் கட்டி
விட்டு எண்ணி எடுப்பது
இவன் தாண்டி
Even if you do not know
Even if nothing is understood
Adding up many calculations
Blindfolding everyone
It is he who counts and takes it away
.....................................
ஒரு கணக்கு போட்டா
அது சரியாச்சு என் கதைக்கும்
அதுவும் ஒரு துணையாச்சு
அது எடுத்து கொடுக்குது
தடுத்து முடிக்குது போட்டி
நிறையலாச்சு
I put a patch over one eye
And that became fine
For my story too, that
Became a great support
It picks and hands over items
It blocks and finishes the job
The chest got filled up
அட இருக்கு
இல்லையின்னு நினைக்காத
உன் நினைப்ப எப்பொழுதும்
குறைக்காத அது மறஞ்சு
கெடக்குது எனக்கு தெரியது
அதையும் மறந்திடாத
Hey, do not think whether it exists or not
Never lessen your focus/thoughts
It lies hidden away
I can see/know it
Do not forget that either
இது வரவு இல்ல
செலவு இத கூட்டி கூட்டி
கொஞ்சி குலவு இது பழசு
புத்தம் புதுசு தினம் பூத்து
குலுங்கும் பரிசு
This is an expense, not income
Cuddle and pamper this closely
This is old yet brand new
A gift that blooms and blossoms daily
பூச்சு பூச்சு பூ
பூச்சான்டி பூச்சு பூச்சு
பூ பூச்சான்டி பூச்சு பூச்சு
பூ பூச்சான்டி மாயாண்டி
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Magician/illusionist...
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மேலோகமோ பூலோகமோ
எங்கெங்கோ போகிறேன்
முன் ஜென்மமோ
என் ஜென்மமோ
ஏன் என்று பார்க்கிறேன்
Is it the upper world or the earthly world?
Where all am I going?
Male: Is it a past life or my current life?
I wonder why it is so
எண்ணங்களால்
இதயங்களால் என்றும்
ஒன்றாகினோம்
வண்ணங்களால்
வாசங்களால்
By thoughts and by hearts
We became one forever
Male: Through skies and through fragrances
மாறுதலைப்
பார்த்தாயா
வேறுலகம்
தோன்றிப் போனதே
ஆண் & பெண் :
நாளை
மறந்து வேலை மறந்து
மாயமாய் ஆனதே
Did you see the transformation?
Male: Another world appeared and vanished
Male & Female:
Forgetting tomorrow, forgetting time/work
It became magical...
பூச்சு பூச்சு பூ
பூச்சான்டி பொருத்து
பாத்து பொண்ண
புடிச்சான்டி காத்து
காத்து அவன் இருந்தான்டி
இப்ப கையில் லக்கு வர
ஜெயிச்சான்டி
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Waiting patiently, he caught the girl
He waited and waited
Now that luck came to his hand, he won
பூச்சு பூச்சு பூ
பூச்சான்டி பூச்சு பூச்சு
பூ பூச்சான்டி பூச்சு
பூச்சு பூ பூச்சான்டி
மாயாண்டி
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Magician/illusionist...
You know
You know
There is a spooky world out there
There is a spooky world out there
It is very scary…hahaha
It is very scary…hahaha
…………………..
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Catchu pudichu avan jeichandi
He caught it, held it, and won
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Catchu pudichu avan jeichandi
He caught it, held it, and won
Pechu pechu perum pechandi
Talk, talk, grand talker he is
Pera vaanga ivan mechandi
He is praised for earning a big name
Pakkam iruppaandi
He will be right beside you
Nadu kadal thaandi
Crossing the middle of the ocean
Angirukkum porulaiyum
Even the things present there
Atha vittu navuthittu varuvaan paandi
He will shift them from there and return
Avan nalla kedi
He is a clever rascal
Enna venum eduthukka
Take whatever you need
Ippa inga kondu vanthu
Bringing it right here now
Tharuvaandi
He will give it to you
Onnila palavati
In not just one, but many ways
Adikiran padu looti
He creates huge loot and mischief
Kannula dagul kaatti
Deceiving right before the eyes
Kadhai adikira
Spinning stories
Kadhai mudikira badavaanee
Finishing the story, the wicked fellow
Unakuthan theriyatti
Even if you do not know
Onnumae puriyatti
Even if nothing is understood
Kanakkuthaan pala kootti
Adding up many calculations
Kanna katti vittu
Blindfolding everyone
Enni eduppathu ivan thaandi
It is he who counts and takes it away
………………………….
Oru kannukku potta
I put a patch over one eye
Adhu sariyaachu
And that became fine
En kadhaikkum athuvum
For my story too, that
Oru thunaiyaachu
Became a great support
Adhu eduthu kodukkuthu
It picks and hands over items
Thaduthu mudikkuthu
It blocks and finishes the job
Potti nirayalaachu
The chest got filled up
Ada irukku illaiyinnu ninaikatha
Hey, do not think whether it exists or not
Un ninaippa eppozhuthum kuraikatha
Never lessen your focus/thoughts
Athu maranju kidakkuthu
It lies hidden away
Enakku theriyuthu
I can see/know it
Adhaiyum maranthidatha
Do not forget that either
Ithu varavu illa selavu
This is an expense, not income
Idha kutti kutti konji kuzhavu
Cuddle and pamper this closely
Idhu pazhasu putham pudhusu
This is old yet brand new
Dhinam poothu kulungum parisu
A gift that blooms and blossoms daily
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Mayaandi …..
Magician/illusionist...
…………………………….
Melogamo boologamo
Is it the upper world or the earthly world?
Engengo pogiren
Where all am I going?
Male :Mun jenmamo en jenmamo
Male: Is it a past life or my current life?
Yen endru parkiren
I wonder why it is so
Yenangalal idhayangalaal
By thoughts and by hearts
Endrum ondraginom
We became one forever
Male :Vanangalal vaasangalaal
Male: Through skies and through fragrances
Maaruthalai paarthaaya
Did you see the transformation?
Male :Verulagam thondri ponathae
Male: Another world appeared and vanished
Male & Female :
Male & Female:
Naalai maranthu velai maranthu
Forgetting tomorrow, forgetting time/work
Maayamaai aanathae ……..
It became magical...
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Poruthu paathu ponna pudichaandi
Waiting patiently, he caught the girl
Kaathu kaathu avan irunthaandi
He waited and waited
Ippa kaiyil lucku vara jeichaandi
Now that luck came to his hand, he won
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Boochu boochu boo boochandi
Bogeyman, bogeyman, boo bogeyman
Mayaandi …..
Magician/illusionist...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Boochandi' (often referred to as 'Sathura Adi 35000') from the movie 'Maasu Engira Masilamani' encapsulates the playful, supernatural, and rogue nature of the protagonist who gains the ability to interact with ghosts and see supernatural elements after an accident. The lyricist Gangai Amaran uses energetic slang and rhythm to convey how the hero uses his newfound, spooky ghost-seeing ability to pull off grand heists, trick people, win his love, and overcome obstacles. The overall tone balances eerie themes with upbeat comedy and victory.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Boochu boochu boo boochandi / Catchu pudichu avan jeichandi”
The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines, creating a bouncy musical rhythm.
Anaaphora / Repetition
“Boochu boochu boo boochandi”
Repetition of words like 'Boochu boochu' builds suspense and playful spookiness.
Antithesis / Oxymoron
“Idhu pazhasu putham pudhusu”
Contrasting terms used together to highlight dual reality ('old' vs 'brand new', 'income' vs 'expense').
Did you know?
Trivia
Although credited as unknown in the prompt, 'Maasu Engira Masilamani' (2015) features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, directed by Venkat Prabhu, starring Suriya and Nayanthara. The track mixes horror-comedy elements characteristic of Venkat Prabhu's filmmaking style.
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