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Lyrics & meaning

Ranga Ranga

From Ivan Veramathiri · 2013

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singer
Rita
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Ivan Veramathiri
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
25 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yenda yenda yenda ranga
Enga enga pona ranga
Tension yeri kathurenda
Bus standil standaa nikkurenda
Enga mummy ya
Avan thitta vachitaan
Enga engayo
Ena sutha vachitaan
Kadupu yethi yethi
Yethi vittutaan…aaannnn….
Ai ranga… ranga ranga..
Chorus :{Hey ranga ranga ranga .
Ah ringa ringa ringa .. } (2)
………………………………………….
En nerama
En ketta nerama
Pala boys-a pinna
Sutha vacha saabama
Enna mattumaa
Ekka chakkamaa
Ada innum yaara alaya vacha
Romba paavamaa
Venumnae enna
Sikka vachitaanaa
Ingae thaan engo
Olinjirukuraana
Pillaiyaaru pillaiyaaru
En kannil kaattu
Avan yaaru yaaru
Suthi suthiyae
Nadu roatil nikkuren
Enga enga
Theda theda
Kootathoda kulambi nikkuren
Yendaa yendaa
Gethu thaanda
Chorus :Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Ringa ringa oh oh
Ranga ranga oh oh oh
Hei hei hei oh (3)
Naan veg-u da
Non-veg-u illa da
Adha naala ketta varthaiyaala
Thitta villada
Nalla vela da
En mummy veg-u da
Illana inneram
Meenu bajji da
Veyililil naanum
Kanjen karuvaadaa
Un moonjikellaam
Meenu oru kedaa
Valathu paarka
Vaangi naayaa
Vaasthu paarka
Vaangi naayaa
Vandhadhaala thaan
Idhu vandhadhaala thaan
Vazhkaiyellaam maaripochu
En pozhappu naari pochu da
Hmm..mmm..mmm
Haan..haann…nnnn
Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
{Ranga ranga …
Ranga ranga …
Hei hei hei
Ah..ringa ringa …
Ringa ringa …
Hei hei hei} (2)
Why, oh why, why, Ranga?
Where, oh where did you go, Ranga?
My tension is rising and I'm yelling!
I'm standing stuck at the bus stand!
My mom...
he made her scold me!
To all sorts of places,
he made me wander around!
Getting me more and more annoyed,
he has driven me totally crazy... ah-haan-nnanna...
Hey Ranga... Ranga Ranga...
Chorus: {Hey Ranga Ranga Ranga...
Ah Ringa Ringa Ringa...} (2)
...
Is it my bad fate?
Is it my terrible time?
For making so many boys
chase after me, is this my curse?
Is it only me,
or so many others
has he made wander around too?
What a pity!
Did he deliberately
get me trapped?
Somewhere right around here,
is he hiding?
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
show him to my eyes!
Who on earth is he?
Wandering round and round,
I'm standing in the middle of the road!
Where, oh where?
As I search and search,
I'm standing confused in the crowd!
Why, oh why?
He is showing so much attitude!
Chorus: Ringa Ringa Oh Oh
Ranga Ranga Oh Oh Oh
Ringa Ringa Oh Oh
Ranga Ranga Oh Oh Oh
Hey hey hey oh (3)
Non-veg words!
No, I don't use non-veg words!
That is why with dirty language,
I didn't curse you!
Lucky for you,
my mom is a vegetarian!
Otherwise, by now,
you would be a fish fry!
Out in this harsh sun,
I have dried up like dry fish!
For a face like yours,
did you really need a fish?
To raise it as a pet,
did you buy it, you dog?
Or to check Vaastu,
did you buy it, you dog?
Only because you arrived,
only because of this,
my whole life has changed!
My life has become a complete mess!
Hmm.. mmm.. mmm
Haan.. haan... nnanna
Ranga Ranga...
Ranga Ranga...
Ringa Ringa...
Ringa Ringa...
{Ranga Ranga...
Ranga Ranga...
Hey hey hey
Ah.. Ringa Ringa...
Ringa Ringa...
Hey hey hey} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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