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Rendu Manga

From Guru (2007 Film) · 2007

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
Guru (2007 Film)2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Rendu manga doiTwo mangoes, hey
Rendu manga doiTwo mangoes, hey
Ada oththa kallu laOh, with a single stone
Ada oththa kallu retta mangaOh, with a single stone, two mangoes
Ada oththa kallu laOh, with a single stone
Oththa kallu la rendu mangaWith a single stone, two mangoes
Chorus
Ahhh…yela yela yela yelaAhhh... yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yelaYela yela yela yela
Male
Jodi jodi jodi dhaanEverything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaanEverything comes in twos
Aanum ponnum vaanu mannuMan and woman, sky and earth
Eduvum jodi dhaanEverything is a pair
Podu guru ….Play it, Guru...
Chorus :Yamoo yaaChorus: Yamoo yaa
Male :Podu guruMale: Play it, Guru
Chorus :Yamoo yaaChorus: Yamoo yaa
Paavam ennayaaWhat sin did I commit, sir?
Male
Onnu onnu onnellamEverything that was one by one
Rettaiyaachu naIf it all turned into twins
Thaali kattum pettaiyumAnd the wife whom I tied the knot with
Rettaiyaachu naIf she too has twins
Paarthu guru paarthu guruLook here Guru, look here Guru
Badhil sollaiyaaWon't you give me an answer?
Male
Paadhathil periya sangiliA heavy chain on my feet
Rendu seraadhoWon't two of them bind together?
Kairenda velangu renduHandcuffs on both hands
KattividaadhoWon't they tie me up?
Male
Oththa nenju thaangumoCan a single heart endure this?
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Male
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Oththaiyamma rettai pillaiyaamaaA single mother with twin babies
Male
Jodi jodi jodi dhaanEverything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaanEverything comes in twos
Aanum ponnum vaanu mannuMan and woman, sky and earth
Eduvum jodi dhaanEverything is a pair
Podu guru ….Play it, Guru...
Podu guruPlay it, Guru
Paavam ennayaaWhat sin did I commit, sir?
Male
OhhhoooooOhhhooooo
Paappaiyaa vanakkamGreetings, Paappaiyaa
Nazar bhai salaamSalaam, Nazar Bhai
Hey seethamma ram ramHey Seethamma, Ram Ram
Un pera marandhutenaeOh, I forgot your name!
Arae arae arae araeeArae arae arae araee
Male
Nila mattum utchiyilWhat if two moons sprouted
Rendu mulaichittaaRight at the peak of the sky?
Pagalukkonnu raavukkonnuSetting aside one for the day and one for the night
OdhikivechikittaKept reserved for use
Current cut naIf there is a power outage
Oththa nilava yethikuvenI will light up one moon
Male
Ooru paarthu ketkumaeThe town will look and ask
Yevan senchadhu doiWho did this, hey?
Bodhai yera medhai aagiGetting drunk turned me into a genius
Budhi vandhurichu guruWisdom has dawned on me, Guru
Male
Jodi jodi jodi dhaanEverything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaanEverything comes in twos
Thaali kattum pettaiyumAnd the wife whom I tied the knot with
Rettaiyaachu naIf she too becomes double
Paarthu guruLook here Guru
Badhil sollayaaWon't you give an answer?
Chorus :Yammoo yaaChorus: Yamoo yaa
Chorus
Yela yela yela yelaYela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yelaYela yela yela yela
Yela yelo yela yeloYela yelo yela yelo
Chorus
Kannu renduTwo eyes
Poothu kedukkaBlooming and waiting
Kathurikka mulaichaEggplant sprouted
KathurikkaEggplant
Chorus
Hey pulla petha odambaeHey woman who gave birth,
Poothu nikkum arumbaeLike a bud in full bloom,
Veyil pattu vaadividaadhaeDo not wither in the heat
Chorus
Mothathil rettai naanOverall I have given birth to twins
Peththu irukenI have given birth
Kaattu odamba vechu irukenI have a wild, strong body
Innum rendu pethuka porenI am going to give birth to two more
Female
{Hey chinna kirukuHey, little madness
MuthirichaeHas ripened fully
Kannu kaitha aththirichaeEyes and hands have gotten hyper
Thanni thottiyil sikkikichaeTrapped inside the water tank
Chorus :Polambinkirichae} (2)Chorus: It is blabbering around
Female
Un butti vaasam niruthikoStop the smell of your liquor bottle
Budhi konjam thiruthikkoCorrect your mind a bit
Pillai peththa appanaAs the father of newborn children
Kuththukalla pola nillu adadadaStand strong like a pillar, ahaha
Chorus :Ivanga sollaradha keluChorus: Listen to what they are saying
Male
Moonu pakkam kadalu thanniWater from the sea on three sides
Mutti nikkudhuComes up to touch us
Bhoomi kooda thannipottuEven the Earth seems drunk on liquor
Thalaiya suththudhuAnd her head is spinning around
Male
Ponnumaiyalae ponnumaiyaleGolden peacock girl, golden peacock girl
Ponnuu maiyaleeeGolden peacock girl
Oththa nenju thaangumoCan a single heart endure this?
Thaangumo thaangumoEndure it, endure it
Male
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmoYemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo laeYemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Rendu Manga Doi' from the film Guru (2007) is a joyous, humorous celebratory track where the protagonist reacts to learning that his wife has given birth to twin daughters. Intoxicated with happiness and liquor, he playfully ponders how everything in nature comes in pairs—man and woman, earth and sky—and lightheartedly worries about the double responsibility that comes with having two children at once. The townspeople and friends join in the celebration, teasing him about his newfound fatherhood and advising him to sober up and stand strong like a pillar for his growing family.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Idiom / Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Ada oththa kallu retta manga

The phrase 'Oththa kallu la rendu manga' (two mangoes with one stone) is a Tamil idiom used metaphorically here to describe fathering twins in one go.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Nila mattum utchiyil Rendu mulaichittaa

The protagonist hyperbolically imagines two moons sprouting in the sky—one reserved for daytime and one for nighttime—to light up the town during power outages.

Rhyme / Monai and Edhugai

Jodi jodi jodi dhaan Edhuvum rendu dhaan

The line repeats rhythmically paired words like 'Jodi jodi' and 'rendu dhaan' to emphasize the concept of pairs.

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Trivia

In Mani Ratnam's 2007 biographical drama 'Guru', composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu, this song captures the ecstatic moment when Gurukant Desai (played by Abhishek Bachchan) learns that his wife Sujata (played by Aishwarya Rai) has delivered twin girls.

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