Ranga Ranga
From Ivan Veramathiri · 2013
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Rita
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Ivan Veramathiri2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yenda yenda yenda ranga | Why, oh why, oh why, Ranga? |
| Enga enga pona ranga | Where, oh where did you go, Ranga? |
| Tension yeri kathurenda | My tension is rising and I am shouting, man! |
| Bus standil standaa nikkurenda | I am standing firm like a pillar at the bus stand! |
| Female | |
| Enga mummy ya | My mother... |
| Avan thitta vachitaan | He made her scold me! |
| Enga engayo | Everywhere and anywhere, |
| Ena sutha vachitaan | He made me wander around! |
| Kadupu yethi yethi | Irritating me more and more, |
| Yethi vittutaan…aaannnn…. | He worked up my frustration... ahhhh! |
| Female | |
| Ai ranga… ranga ranga.. | Hey Ranga... Ranga, Ranga.. |
| Chorus :{Hey ranga ranga ranga . | Chorus: Hey Ranga, Ranga, Ranga |
| Ah ringa ringa ringa .. } (2) | Ah, Ringa, Ringa, Ringa.. (x2) |
| …………………………………………. | [Instrumental Interlude] |
| Female | |
| En nerama | Is it my bad time? |
| En ketta nerama | Is it my wretched fortune? |
| Pala boys-a pinna | Is it the curse of making many boys |
| Sutha vacha saabama | Follow behind me in the past? |
| Enna mattumaa | Is it just me, |
| Ekka chakkamaa | In huge trouble? |
| Ada innum yaara alaya vacha | Oh, who else did he make wander around |
| Romba paavamaa | So pitifully? |
| Female | |
| Venumnae enna | Did he intentionally |
| Sikka vachitaanaa | Trap me like this? |
| Ingae thaan engo | Right here somewhere, |
| Olinjirukuraana | Is he hiding? |
| Female | |
| Pillaiyaaru pillaiyaaru | Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha, |
| En kannil kaattu | Show him to my eyes! |
| Avan yaaru yaaru | Who is he, who is he? |
| Suthi suthiyae | Wandering round and round, |
| Nadu roatil nikkuren | I am standing in the middle of the road! |
| Enga enga | Where, oh where, |
| Theda theda | As I search and search, |
| Kootathoda kulambi nikkuren | I stand confused amidst the crowd! |
| Female | |
| Yendaa yendaa | Why, oh why? |
| Gethu thaanda | Showing off attitude, man! |
| Chorus :Ringa ringa oh oh | Chorus: Ringa ringa oh oh |
| Ranga ranga oh oh oh | Ranga ranga oh oh oh |
| Ringa ringa oh oh | Ringa ringa oh oh |
| Ranga ranga oh oh oh | Ranga ranga oh oh oh |
| Hei hei hei oh (3) | Hei hei hei oh (x3) |
| Female | |
| Naan veg-u da | I am a vegetarian, man! |
| Non-veg-u illa da | Not a non-vegetarian, man! |
| Adha naala ketta varthaiyaala | That is why with bad words |
| Thitta villada | I didn't curse him, man! |
| Female | |
| Nalla vela da | Good thing, man, |
| En mummy veg-u da | My mummy is a vegetarian, man! |
| Illana inneram | Otherwise by this time, |
| Meenu bajji da | He would have been made into fish fritters, man! |
| Female | |
| Veyililil naanum | In the scorching heat, I too |
| Kanjen karuvaadaa | Dried up like dried fish! |
| Un moonjikellaam | For that face of his, |
| Meenu oru kedaa | Is a fish even deserving? |
| Female | |
| Valathu paarka | Did he buy a dog to raise, |
| Vaangi naayaa | Or buy a dog... |
| Vaasthu paarka | To check Vastu, |
| Vaangi naayaa | Did he buy a dog? |
| Vandhadhaala thaan | Only because it came, |
| Idhu vandhadhaala thaan | Only because this came, |
| Vazhkaiyellaam maaripochu | My whole life changed! |
| En pozhappu naari pochu da | My life has turned rotten, man! |
| Hmm..mmm..mmm | Hmm..mmm..mmm |
| Haan..haann…nnnn | Haan..haann…nnnn |
| Female | |
| Ranga ranga … | Ranga ranga … |
| Ranga ranga … | Ranga ranga … |
| Ringa ringa … | Ringa ringa … |
| Ringa ringa … | Ringa ringa … |
| Chorus | |
| {Ranga ranga … | {Ranga ranga … |
| Ranga ranga … | Ranga ranga … |
| Hei hei hei | Hei hei hei |
| Ah..ringa ringa … | Ah..ringa ringa … |
| Ringa ringa … | Ringa ringa … |
| Hei hei hei} (2) | Hei hei hei} (2) |
ஏன்டா ஏன்டா
ஏன்டா ரங்கா எங்க எங்க
போன ரங்கா டென்சன்
ஏறி கத்துறேன்டா பஸ்
ஸடாண்டில் ஸ்டாண்டா
நிக்குறேன்டா
Why, oh why, oh why, Ranga?
Where, oh where did you go, Ranga?
My tension is rising and I am shouting, man!
I am standing firm like a pillar at the bus stand!
எங்க மம்மிய
அவன் திட்ட வச்சிட்டான்
எங்க எங்கயோ என்ன
சுத்த வச்சிட்டான் கடுப்பு
ஏத்தி ஏத்தி ஏத்தி விட்டுட்டான்
My mother...
He made her scold me!
Everywhere and anywhere,
He made me wander around!
Irritating me more and more,
He worked up my frustration... ahhhh!
ஏய் ரங்கா
ரங்கா ரங்கா
குழு :
{ ஹே ரங்கா ரங்கா
ரங்கா ஆ ரிங்கா ரிங்கா
ரிங்கா } (2)
Hey Ranga... Ranga, Ranga..
Chorus: Hey Ranga, Ranga, Ranga
Ah, Ringa, Ringa, Ringa.. (x2)
[Instrumental Interlude]
என் நேரமா
என் கெட்ட நேரமா
பல பாய்ஸ்ச பின்ன
சுத்த வச்ச சாபமா
என்ன மட்டுமா எக்க
சக்கமா அட இன்னும்
யார அலைய வச்ச
ரொம்ப பாவமா
Is it my bad time?
Is it my wretched fortune?
Is it the curse of making many boys
Follow behind me in the past?
Is it just me,
In huge trouble?
Oh, who else did he make wander around
So pitifully?
வேணும்னே
என்ன சிக்க வச்சிட்டானா
இங்கேதான் எங்கோ
ஒளிஞ்சிருக்கானா
Did he intentionally
Trap me like this?
Right here somewhere,
Is he hiding?
பிள்ளையாரு
பிள்ளையாரு என்
கண்ணில் காட்டு அவன்
யாரு யாரு சுத்தி சுத்தியே
நடு ரோட்டில் நிக்குறேன்
எங்க எங்க தேட தேட
கூட்டத்தோட குழம்பி
நிக்குறேன்
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Show him to my eyes!
Who is he, who is he?
Wandering round and round,
I am standing in the middle of the road!
Where, oh where,
As I search and search,
I stand confused amidst the crowd!
ஏன்டா ஏன்டா
கெத்து தான்டா
குழு :
ரிங்கா ரிங்கா
ஓ ஓ ரங்கா ரங்கா ஓ
ஓ ஓ ரிங்கா ரிங்கா
ஓ ஓ ரங்கா ரங்கா ஓ
ஓ ஓ ஹே ஹே ஹே ஓ (3)
Why, oh why?
Showing off attitude, man!
Chorus: Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Hei hei hei oh (x3)
நான் வெஜ்டா
நான்வெஜ் இல்லடா
அதனால கெட்ட
வார்த்தையால
திட்டவில்லடா
I am a vegetarian, man!
Not a non-vegetarian, man!
That is why with bad words
I didn't curse him, man!
நல்ல வேளைடா
என் மம்மி வெஜ்’டா
இல்லனா இந்நேரம்
மீனு பஜ்ஜிடா
Good thing, man,
My mummy is a vegetarian, man!
Otherwise by this time,
He would have been made into fish fritters, man!
வெயிலில் நானும்
காஞ்சேன் கருவாடா உன்
மூஞ்சிக்கெல்லாம் மீனு
ஒரு கேடா
In the scorching heat, I too
Dried up like dried fish!
For that face of his,
Is a fish even deserving?
வளத்து பாா்க்க
வாங்கினாயா வாஸ்து
பாா்க்க வாங்கினாயா
வந்ததால தான் இது
வந்ததால தான்
வாழ்க்கையெல்லாம்
மாறிப் போச்சு என் பொழப்பு
நாறிப் போச்சுடா ஹ்ம்ம்
ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹான் ஹான்
Did he buy a dog to raise,
Or buy a dog...
To check Vastu,
Did he buy a dog?
Only because it came,
Only because this came,
My whole life changed!
My life has turned rotten, man!
Hmm..mmm..mmm
Haan..haann…nnnn
ரங்கா ரங்கா
ரங்கா ரங்கா ரிங்கா
ரிங்கா ரிங்கா ரிங்கா
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
{ ரங்கா ரங்கா
ரங்கா ரங்கா ஹே
ஹே ஹே ஆ ரிங்கா
ரிங்கா ரிங்கா ரிங்கா
ஹே ஹே ஹே } (2)
{Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Hei hei hei
Ah..ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Hei hei hei} (2)
Yenda yenda yenda ranga
Why, oh why, oh why, Ranga?
Enga enga pona ranga
Where, oh where did you go, Ranga?
Tension yeri kathurenda
My tension is rising and I am shouting, man!
Bus standil standaa nikkurenda
I am standing firm like a pillar at the bus stand!
Enga mummy ya
My mother...
Avan thitta vachitaan
He made her scold me!
Enga engayo
Everywhere and anywhere,
Ena sutha vachitaan
He made me wander around!
Kadupu yethi yethi
Irritating me more and more,
Yethi vittutaan…aaannnn….
He worked up my frustration... ahhhh!
Ai ranga… ranga ranga..
Hey Ranga... Ranga, Ranga..
Chorus :{Hey ranga ranga ranga .
Chorus: Hey Ranga, Ranga, Ranga
Ah ringa ringa ringa .. } (2)
Ah, Ringa, Ringa, Ringa.. (x2)
………………………………………….
[Instrumental Interlude]
En nerama
Is it my bad time?
En ketta nerama
Is it my wretched fortune?
Pala boys-a pinna
Is it the curse of making many boys
Sutha vacha saabama
Follow behind me in the past?
Enna mattumaa
Is it just me,
Ekka chakkamaa
In huge trouble?
Ada innum yaara alaya vacha
Oh, who else did he make wander around
Romba paavamaa
So pitifully?
Venumnae enna
Did he intentionally
Sikka vachitaanaa
Trap me like this?
Ingae thaan engo
Right here somewhere,
Olinjirukuraana
Is he hiding?
Pillaiyaaru pillaiyaaru
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
En kannil kaattu
Show him to my eyes!
Avan yaaru yaaru
Who is he, who is he?
Suthi suthiyae
Wandering round and round,
Nadu roatil nikkuren
I am standing in the middle of the road!
Enga enga
Where, oh where,
Theda theda
As I search and search,
Kootathoda kulambi nikkuren
I stand confused amidst the crowd!
Yendaa yendaa
Why, oh why?
Gethu thaanda
Showing off attitude, man!
Chorus :Ringa ringa oh oh
Chorus: Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Ringa ringa oh oh
Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Hei hei hei oh (3)
Hei hei hei oh (x3)
Naan veg-u da
I am a vegetarian, man!
Non-veg-u illa da
Not a non-vegetarian, man!
Adha naala ketta varthaiyaala
That is why with bad words
Thitta villada
I didn't curse him, man!
Nalla vela da
Good thing, man,
En mummy veg-u da
My mummy is a vegetarian, man!
Illana inneram
Otherwise by this time,
Meenu bajji da
He would have been made into fish fritters, man!
Veyililil naanum
In the scorching heat, I too
Kanjen karuvaadaa
Dried up like dried fish!
Un moonjikellaam
For that face of his,
Meenu oru kedaa
Is a fish even deserving?
Valathu paarka
Did he buy a dog to raise,
Vaangi naayaa
Or buy a dog...
Vaasthu paarka
To check Vastu,
Vaangi naayaa
Did he buy a dog?
Vandhadhaala thaan
Only because it came,
Idhu vandhadhaala thaan
Only because this came,
Vazhkaiyellaam maaripochu
My whole life changed!
En pozhappu naari pochu da
My life has turned rotten, man!
Hmm..mmm..mmm
Hmm..mmm..mmm
Haan..haann…nnnn
Haan..haann…nnnn
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
{Ranga ranga …
{Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Hei hei hei
Hei hei hei
Ah..ringa ringa …
Ah..ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Hei hei hei} (2)
Hei hei hei} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Yenda Yenda Yenda Ranga' from Ivan Veramathiri is a lighthearted and upbeat frustration track sung from the heroine's perspective. She expresses her extreme irritation toward a mysterious guy named 'Ranga' who keeps making her run around town, getting her into trouble with her mother, and leaving her stranded in public bus stands. She hilariously blames her current misery on Karma for having made so many boys chase her in the past. Throughout the song, she humorously remarks on her vegetarian background, stating that if she were non-vegetarian, she would have cursed him into fish fritters. The energetic track captures the playful angst and confusion of searching for someone amidst urban chaos while invoking Lord Ganesha for help.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Initial Rhyme)
“En nerama / En ketta nerama”
Repetition of matching initial consonants/vowels across adjacent lines, such as 'En nerama' and 'En ketta nerama' or 'Valathu paarka' and 'Vaasthu paarka'.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Suthi suthiyae / Nadu roatil nikkuren”
Matching second letters in consecutive lines, seen in 'Suthi suthiyae' and 'Kootathoda' or 'Naan' and 'Adha'.
Metaphor & Hyperbole
“Veyililil naanum / Kanjen karuvaadaa”
Humorous exaggeration comparing oneself to dried fish ('Kanjen karuvaadaa') in the heat and threatening to turn the antagonist into fish fritters ('Meenu bajji').
Refrain / Onomatopoeia
“Hey ranga ranga ranga / Ah ringa ringa ringa”
Catchy rhythmic play on words using alliterative names 'Ranga' and 'Ringa' to build musical tempo and chorus hooks.
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Trivia
'Ivan Veramathiri' (2013) is a Tamil action-thriller written and directed by M. Saravanan, starring Vikram Prabhu and Surabhi. The soundtrack for the film was composed by C. Sathya. 'Yenda Yenda Yenda Ranga' stands out as a catchy, comical solo sung by Surmukhi Raman, featuring quirky lyrics by Mani Amuthavan that mix everyday slang with playful vegetarian humor.
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