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 doi | Two mangoes, hey |
| Rendu manga doi | Two mangoes, hey |
| Ada oththa kallu la | Oh, with a single stone |
| Ada oththa kallu retta manga | Oh, with a single stone, two mangoes |
| Ada oththa kallu la | Oh, with a single stone |
| Oththa kallu la rendu manga | With a single stone, two mangoes |
| Chorus | |
| Ahhh…yela yela yela yela | Ahhh... yela yela yela yela |
| Yela yela yela yela | Yela yela yela yela |
| Male | |
| Jodi jodi jodi dhaan | Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair |
| Edhuvum rendu dhaan | Everything comes in twos |
| Aanum ponnum vaanu mannu | Man and woman, sky and earth |
| Eduvum jodi dhaan | Everything is a pair |
| Podu guru …. | Play it, Guru... |
| Chorus :Yamoo yaa | Chorus: Yamoo yaa |
| Male :Podu guru | Male: Play it, Guru |
| Chorus :Yamoo yaa | Chorus: Yamoo yaa |
| Paavam ennayaa | What sin did I commit, sir? |
| Male | |
| Onnu onnu onnellam | Everything that was one by one |
| Rettaiyaachu na | If it all turned into twins |
| Thaali kattum pettaiyum | And the wife whom I tied the knot with |
| Rettaiyaachu na | If she too has twins |
| Paarthu guru paarthu guru | Look here Guru, look here Guru |
| Badhil sollaiyaa | Won't you give me an answer? |
| Male | |
| Paadhathil periya sangili | A heavy chain on my feet |
| Rendu seraadho | Won't two of them bind together? |
| Kairenda velangu rendu | Handcuffs on both hands |
| Kattividaadho | Won't they tie me up? |
| Male | |
| Oththa nenju thaangumo | Can a single heart endure this? |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Male | |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Oththaiyamma rettai pillaiyaamaa | A single mother with twin babies |
| Male | |
| Jodi jodi jodi dhaan | Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair |
| Edhuvum rendu dhaan | Everything comes in twos |
| Aanum ponnum vaanu mannu | Man and woman, sky and earth |
| Eduvum jodi dhaan | Everything is a pair |
| Podu guru …. | Play it, Guru... |
| Podu guru | Play it, Guru |
| Paavam ennayaa | What sin did I commit, sir? |
| Male | |
| Ohhhooooo | Ohhhooooo |
| Paappaiyaa vanakkam | Greetings, Paappaiyaa |
| Nazar bhai salaam | Salaam, Nazar Bhai |
| Hey seethamma ram ram | Hey Seethamma, Ram Ram |
| Un pera marandhutenae | Oh, I forgot your name! |
| Arae arae arae araee | Arae arae arae araee |
| Male | |
| Nila mattum utchiyil | What if two moons sprouted |
| Rendu mulaichittaa | Right at the peak of the sky? |
| Pagalukkonnu raavukkonnu | Setting aside one for the day and one for the night |
| Odhikivechikitta | Kept reserved for use |
| Current cut na | If there is a power outage |
| Oththa nilava yethikuven | I will light up one moon |
| Male | |
| Ooru paarthu ketkumae | The town will look and ask |
| Yevan senchadhu doi | Who did this, hey? |
| Bodhai yera medhai aagi | Getting drunk turned me into a genius |
| Budhi vandhurichu guru | Wisdom has dawned on me, Guru |
| Male | |
| Jodi jodi jodi dhaan | Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair |
| Edhuvum rendu dhaan | Everything comes in twos |
| Thaali kattum pettaiyum | And the wife whom I tied the knot with |
| Rettaiyaachu na | If she too becomes double |
| Paarthu guru | Look here Guru |
| Badhil sollayaa | Won't you give an answer? |
| Chorus :Yammoo yaa | Chorus: Yamoo yaa |
| Chorus | |
| Yela yela yela yela | Yela yela yela yela |
| Yela yela yela yela | Yela yela yela yela |
| Yela yelo yela yelo | Yela yelo yela yelo |
| Chorus | |
| Kannu rendu | Two eyes |
| Poothu kedukka | Blooming and waiting |
| Kathurikka mulaicha | Eggplant sprouted |
| Kathurikka | Eggplant |
| Chorus | |
| Hey pulla petha odambae | Hey woman who gave birth, |
| Poothu nikkum arumbae | Like a bud in full bloom, |
| Veyil pattu vaadividaadhae | Do not wither in the heat |
| Chorus | |
| Mothathil rettai naan | Overall I have given birth to twins |
| Peththu iruken | I have given birth |
| Kaattu odamba vechu iruken | I have a wild, strong body |
| Innum rendu pethuka poren | I am going to give birth to two more |
| Female | |
| {Hey chinna kiruku | Hey, little madness |
| Muthirichae | Has ripened fully |
| Kannu kaitha aththirichae | Eyes and hands have gotten hyper |
| Thanni thottiyil sikkikichae | Trapped inside the water tank |
| Chorus :Polambinkirichae} (2) | Chorus: It is blabbering around |
| Female | |
| Un butti vaasam niruthiko | Stop the smell of your liquor bottle |
| Budhi konjam thiruthikko | Correct your mind a bit |
| Pillai peththa appana | As the father of newborn children |
| Kuththukalla pola nillu adadada | Stand strong like a pillar, ahaha |
| Chorus :Ivanga sollaradha kelu | Chorus: Listen to what they are saying |
| Male | |
| Moonu pakkam kadalu thanni | Water from the sea on three sides |
| Mutti nikkudhu | Comes up to touch us |
| Bhoomi kooda thannipottu | Even the Earth seems drunk on liquor |
| Thalaiya suththudhu | And her head is spinning around |
| Male | |
| Ponnumaiyalae ponnumaiyale | Golden peacock girl, golden peacock girl |
| Ponnuu maiyaleee | Golden peacock girl |
| Oththa nenju thaangumo | Can a single heart endure this? |
| Thaangumo thaangumo | Endure it, endure it |
| Male | |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo | Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
| Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae | Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae |
ரெண்டு மாங்கா
டோய் ரெண்டு மாங்கா
டோய் அட ஒத்த கல்லுல
அட ஒத்த கல்லு ரெட்ட
மாங்கா அட ஒத்த கல்லுல
ஒத்த கல்லுல ரெண்டு
மாங்கா
Two mangoes, hey
Two mangoes, hey
Oh, with a single stone
Oh, with a single stone, two mangoes
Oh, with a single stone
With a single stone, two mangoes
..............................
Ahhh... yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
ஜோடி ஜோடி ஜோடி
தான் எதுவும் ரெண்டு தான்
ஆணும் பொண்ணும் வானு
மண்ணு எதுவும் ஜோடி தான்
போடு குரு
குழு :
யமோ யா
போடு குரு
குழு :
யமோ யா பாவம்
என்னயா
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Everything comes in twos
Man and woman, sky and earth
Everything is a pair
Play it, Guru...
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
Male: Play it, Guru
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
What sin did I commit, sir?
ஒன்னு ஒன்னு
ஒன்னெல்லாம் ரெட்டையாச்சு
னா தாலி கட்டும் பெட்டையும்
ரெட்டையாச்சு னா பார்த்து குரு
பார்த்து குரு பதில் சொல்லையா
Everything that was one by one
If it all turned into twins
And the wife whom I tied the knot with
If she too has twins
Look here Guru, look here Guru
Won't you give me an answer?
பாதத்தில் பெரிய
சங்கிலி ரெண்டு சேராதோ
கை ரெண்ட விலங்கு
ரெண்டு கட்டி விடாதோ
A heavy chain on my feet
Won't two of them bind together?
Handcuffs on both hands
Won't they tie me up?
ஒத்த நெஞ்சு
தாங்குமோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
எம்மோ எம்மோ எம்மோ
லே எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
Can a single heart endure this?
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ லே எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
ஒத்தையம்மா ரெட்டை
பிள்ளையாமா
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
A single mother with twin babies
ஜோடி ஜோடி
ஜோடி தான் எதுவும்
ரெண்டு தான் ஆணும்
பொண்ணும் வானு
மண்ணு எதுவும் ஜோடி
தான் போடு குரு போடு
குரு பாவம் என்னயா
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Everything comes in twos
Man and woman, sky and earth
Everything is a pair
Play it, Guru...
Play it, Guru
What sin did I commit, sir?
ஓஹோ பாப்பையா
வணக்கம் நாசர் பாய் சலாம்
ஹே சீதாம்மா ராம் ராம் உன்
பேர மறந்துட்டேனே அரே
அரே அரே அரே
Ohhhooooo
Greetings, Paappaiyaa
Salaam, Nazar Bhai
Hey Seethamma, Ram Ram
Oh, I forgot your name!
Arae arae arae araee
நிலா மட்டும்
உச்சியில் ரெண்டு
முளைச்சிட்டா
பகலுக்கொன்னு
ராவுக்கொன்னு ஒதிக்கி
வெச்சி கிட்டா கரண்ட்
கட் னா ஒத்த நிலாவ
ஏத்திக்குவேன்
What if two moons sprouted
Right at the peak of the sky?
Setting aside one for the day and one for the night
Kept reserved for use
If there is a power outage
I will light up one moon
ஊரு பார்த்து
கேட்குமே எவன் செஞ்சது
டோய் போதை ஏற மேதை
ஆகி புத்தி வந்துருச்சி குரு
The town will look and ask
Who did this, hey?
Getting drunk turned me into a genius
Wisdom has dawned on me, Guru
ஜோடி ஜோடி ஜோடி
தான் எதுவும் ரெண்டு தான்
தாலி கட்டும் பெட்டையும்
ரெட்டையாச்சுனா பார்த்து
குரு பதில் சொல்லையா
குழு :
யம்மோ யா
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Everything comes in twos
And the wife whom I tied the knot with
If she too becomes double
Look here Guru
Won't you give an answer?
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
.............................
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yelo yela yelo
..............................
Two eyes
Blooming and waiting
Eggplant sprouted
Eggplant
ஹே புள்ள பெத்த
உடம்பே பூத்து நிக்கும்
அரும்பே வெயில் பட்டு
வாடி விடாதே
Hey woman who gave birth,
Like a bud in full bloom,
Do not wither in the heat
மொத்தத்தில் ரெட்டை
நான் பெத்து இருக்கேன் கட்டு
உடம்ப வெச்சு இருக்கேன்
இன்னும் ரெண்டு பெத்துக்க
போறேன்
Overall I have given birth to twins
I have given birth
I have a wild, strong body
I am going to give birth to two more
{ ஹே சின்ன கிறுக்கு
முத்திருச்சே கண்ணு கைத்த
அத்திருச்சே தண்ணி
தொட்டியில் சிக்கிக்கிச்சே
குழு :
பொலம்பிகிரிச்சே } (2)
Hey, little madness
Has ripened fully
Eyes and hands have gotten hyper
Trapped inside the water tank
Chorus: It is blabbering around
உன் புட்டி வாசம்
நிறுத்திக்கோ புத்தி கொஞ்சம்
திருத்திக்கோ பிள்ளை பெத்த
அப்பனா குத்து கல்ல போல
நில்லு அடடடா
குழு :
இவங்க சொல்றத
கேளு
Stop the smell of your liquor bottle
Correct your mind a bit
As the father of newborn children
Stand strong like a pillar, ahaha
Chorus: Listen to what they are saying
மூணு பக்கம்
கடலு தண்ணி முட்டி
நிக்குது பூமி கூட தண்ணி
போட்டு தலைய சுத்துது
Water from the sea on three sides
Comes up to touch us
Even the Earth seems drunk on liquor
And her head is spinning around
பொண்ணுமையலே
பொண்ணுமையலே
பொண்ணுமையலே ஒத்த
நெஞ்சு தாங்குமோ
தாங்குமோ தாங்குமோ
Golden peacock girl, golden peacock girl
Golden peacock girl
Can a single heart endure this?
Endure it, endure it
எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
எம்மோ எம்மோ எம்மோ
லே எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
ஆண் & குழு :
எம்மோ
எம்மோ எம்மோ லே
எம்மோ எம்மோ எம்மோ
லே எம்மோ எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ லே எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ லே எம்மோ எம்மோ
எம்மோ லே ஹே ஒத்தையம்மா
ரெட்ட பிள்ளையாமா ஓஹோய்
Rendu manga doi
Two mangoes, hey
Rendu manga doi
Two mangoes, hey
Ada oththa kallu la
Oh, with a single stone
Ada oththa kallu retta manga
Oh, with a single stone, two mangoes
Ada oththa kallu la
Oh, with a single stone
Oththa kallu la rendu manga
With a single stone, two mangoes
Ahhh…yela yela yela yela
Ahhh... yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Jodi jodi jodi dhaan
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaan
Everything comes in twos
Aanum ponnum vaanu mannu
Man and woman, sky and earth
Eduvum jodi dhaan
Everything is a pair
Podu guru ….
Play it, Guru...
Chorus :Yamoo yaa
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
Male :Podu guru
Male: Play it, Guru
Chorus :Yamoo yaa
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
Paavam ennayaa
What sin did I commit, sir?
Onnu onnu onnellam
Everything that was one by one
Rettaiyaachu na
If it all turned into twins
Thaali kattum pettaiyum
And the wife whom I tied the knot with
Rettaiyaachu na
If she too has twins
Paarthu guru paarthu guru
Look here Guru, look here Guru
Badhil sollaiyaa
Won't you give me an answer?
Paadhathil periya sangili
A heavy chain on my feet
Rendu seraadho
Won't two of them bind together?
Kairenda velangu rendu
Handcuffs on both hands
Kattividaadho
Won't they tie me up?
Oththa nenju thaangumo
Can a single heart endure this?
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Oththaiyamma rettai pillaiyaamaa
A single mother with twin babies
Jodi jodi jodi dhaan
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaan
Everything comes in twos
Aanum ponnum vaanu mannu
Man and woman, sky and earth
Eduvum jodi dhaan
Everything is a pair
Podu guru ….
Play it, Guru...
Podu guru
Play it, Guru
Paavam ennayaa
What sin did I commit, sir?
Ohhhooooo
Ohhhooooo
Paappaiyaa vanakkam
Greetings, Paappaiyaa
Nazar bhai salaam
Salaam, Nazar Bhai
Hey seethamma ram ram
Hey Seethamma, Ram Ram
Un pera marandhutenae
Oh, I forgot your name!
Arae arae arae araee
Arae arae arae araee
Nila mattum utchiyil
What if two moons sprouted
Rendu mulaichittaa
Right at the peak of the sky?
Pagalukkonnu raavukkonnu
Setting aside one for the day and one for the night
Odhikivechikitta
Kept reserved for use
Current cut na
If there is a power outage
Oththa nilava yethikuven
I will light up one moon
Ooru paarthu ketkumae
The town will look and ask
Yevan senchadhu doi
Who did this, hey?
Bodhai yera medhai aagi
Getting drunk turned me into a genius
Budhi vandhurichu guru
Wisdom has dawned on me, Guru
Jodi jodi jodi dhaan
Everything is a pair, a pair, a pair
Edhuvum rendu dhaan
Everything comes in twos
Thaali kattum pettaiyum
And the wife whom I tied the knot with
Rettaiyaachu na
If she too becomes double
Paarthu guru
Look here Guru
Badhil sollayaa
Won't you give an answer?
Chorus :Yammoo yaa
Chorus: Yamoo yaa
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yela yela yela
Yela yelo yela yelo
Yela yelo yela yelo
Kannu rendu
Two eyes
Poothu kedukka
Blooming and waiting
Kathurikka mulaicha
Eggplant sprouted
Kathurikka
Eggplant
Hey pulla petha odambae
Hey woman who gave birth,
Poothu nikkum arumbae
Like a bud in full bloom,
Veyil pattu vaadividaadhae
Do not wither in the heat
Mothathil rettai naan
Overall I have given birth to twins
Peththu iruken
I have given birth
Kaattu odamba vechu iruken
I have a wild, strong body
Innum rendu pethuka poren
I am going to give birth to two more
{Hey chinna kiruku
Hey, little madness
Muthirichae
Has ripened fully
Kannu kaitha aththirichae
Eyes and hands have gotten hyper
Thanni thottiyil sikkikichae
Trapped inside the water tank
Chorus :Polambinkirichae} (2)
Chorus: It is blabbering around
Un butti vaasam niruthiko
Stop the smell of your liquor bottle
Budhi konjam thiruthikko
Correct your mind a bit
Pillai peththa appana
As the father of newborn children
Kuththukalla pola nillu adadada
Stand strong like a pillar, ahaha
Chorus :Ivanga sollaradha kelu
Chorus: Listen to what they are saying
Moonu pakkam kadalu thanni
Water from the sea on three sides
Mutti nikkudhu
Comes up to touch us
Bhoomi kooda thannipottu
Even the Earth seems drunk on liquor
Thalaiya suththudhu
And her head is spinning around
Ponnumaiyalae ponnumaiyale
Golden peacock girl, golden peacock girl
Ponnuu maiyaleee
Golden peacock girl
Oththa nenju thaangumo
Can a single heart endure this?
Thaangumo thaangumo
Endure it, endure it
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo yemmo yemmo yemmo lae
Yemmo 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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