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Sangili Bungili

From Kanchana : Muni 2 · 2011

Lyricist
Vel Murugan
Singer
Velmurugan
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Kanchana : Muni 2
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
30 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Teppa kettukkuravangellaam
Kettukkalaa….mmm
Ye.. kaayae kalupanga
Kanji ooththi nellikka
Ooyae puliyanga
Uppu kacha nellikka
Ye thaavani thaarikka
Kannam thaan baerikka
Vaayoram kovakka
Vaarthai thaan paavakka
Soodu vara kaththarikka
Moodu vara murungakka
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan maataen vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan potten vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Ye.. kaayae kalupanga
Kanji ooththi nellikka
Ooyae puliyanga
Uppu kacha nellikka
Ye thaavani thaarikka
Kannam thaan baerikka
Vaayoram kovakka
Vaarthai thaan paavakka
Soodu vara kaththarikka
Moodu vara murungakka
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan maataen vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan potten vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Ganpat kaashiram
Arae raam shaeth karam beedi
Tontadoin tontadoin tontadoin
Ye vaazhkaiyae
Paambu puththu
Paakatha romba uththu
Podumda rendu koththu
Appaala ellaam veththu
Ye ponnoda kaiya korthu
Boomiya neeyum suththu
Naama ellaam romba geththu
Manmadhan veetu soththu
Mela keezha bothai
Yeththum menida
Ivalo meesa mela aasai vaikkum
Raa…nidaa
Ye velu solluren kelu
Innaiku seththa naalaikku paalu
Ye velu solluren kelu
Innaiku seththa tommorow milku
Verthurichi potta sokka
Venam neeyum n gokka makka
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan potten vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan potten vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Come on …
Are you ready ….
Hei hei…(14)
Heiiiii heiiiii
Ye thilla ye thilla
Ye damukku ye thilla ye
Ye thilla ye thilla ye thilla thilla thilla thilla
Ye thaavani paani poori
Thabaela meni kaari
Aaradi puzhal yaeri
Azhageththi vantha lorry
Ye…. ahhh….
Ye thaavani paani poori
Thabaela meni kaari
Aaradi puzhal yaeri
Azhageththi vantha lorry
Laeththu pattara
Sammatiya nimuthura
Adada paaththi vettura
Mammattiya paduthuraa
Adi maalu solluren kelu
Innaiku seththa naalaikku paalu
Adi maalu solluren kelu
Innaiku seththa tommorow milku
Dangerana boomikulla
Neeyum naanum keerom pulla
Kumari kumari size kumari
Paarthu putta kaali memory
Ye kaththari kaththari
Paarvai kaththari
Paarthuputta aasupathiri
Ye.. kaayae kalupanga
Kanji ooththi nellikka
Ooyae puliyanga
Uppu kacha nellikka
Ye thaavani thaarikka
Kannam thaan baerikka
Vaayoram kovakka
Vaarthai thaan paavakka
Soodu vara kaththarikka
Moodu vara murungakka
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan maataen vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Sangili mungili
Kathava thora
Naan potten vengalapuli
Aah yei yei aah
Kumari kumari size kumari
Paarthu putta kaali memory
Ye kaththari kaththari
Paarvai kaththari
Paarthuputta aasupathiri
Hey vaadi ippadi vaadi ippadi
Kolusu potta sonu pappadi..yeh..
Thallungadii…..
Anyone who wants to listen closely,
Can listen now...!
Hey, raw fruit Kalubanga!
Porridge served with gooseberry!
Oh, tangy raw tamarind!
Salt-soaked gooseberry!
Hey girl in half-sari, pretty Tarika!
Her cheek is sweet as a pear!
Edge of her lips like ripe ivy gourd!
But her words are bitter as gourd!
Eggplant that turns up the heat!
Drumstick that sparks the mood!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
No I won't, I'm the Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
I've locked it tight, Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Hey, raw fruit Kalubanga!
Porridge served with gooseberry!
Oh, tangy raw tamarind!
Salt-soaked gooseberry!
Hey girl in half-sari, pretty Tarika!
Her cheek is sweet as a pear!
Edge of her lips like ripe ivy gourd!
But her words are bitter as gourd!
Eggplant that turns up the heat!
Drumstick that sparks the mood!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
No I won't, I'm the Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
I've locked it tight, Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Ganapath Kashiram!
Hey Ram Seth, smoking a hot beedi!
Thondadoin thondadoin thondadoin!
Hey, this whole life...
...is a snake's pit!
Don't stare too closely!
It'll strike you with a double bite!
After that, everything is useless!
Hey, hold hands with a pretty girl,
and travel around the world!
We are full of swagger,
the true heirs of the God of Love!
From top to bottom,
her body intoxicates you, bro!
She's a queen who desires...
...a man with a mustache!
Hey Velu, listen to what I say:
If you die today, the funeral milk is tomorrow!
Hey Velu, listen to what I say:
If you die today, tomorrow is milk!
The shirt I wore is soaked in sweat,
so don't mess with me, friend!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
I've locked it tight, Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
I've locked it tight, Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Come on...
Are you ready...
Hey hey...
Heyyy heyyy!
Hey thilla, hey thilla!
Hey damukku, hey thilla hey!
Hey thilla hey thilla hey thilla thilla thilla thilla!
Hey, girl in half-sari, crisp as pani puri,
with curves like a rhythmic tabla!
Deep and wide as the six-foot Puzhal lake,
a truck loaded with pure beauty!
Hey... aah...
Hey, girl in half-sari, crisp as pani puri,
with curves like a rhythmic tabla!
Deep and wide as the six-foot Puzhal lake,
a truck loaded with pure beauty!
In the lathe workshop,
she straightens the sledgehammer!
Oh look, while digging a garden bed,
she makes the spade lie flat!
Hey Maalu, listen to what I say:
If we die today, the funeral milk is tomorrow!
Hey Maalu, listen to what I say:
If we die today, tomorrow is milk!
In this dangerous world,
you and I are surviving, girl!
A stunning, shapely young girl,
one look at her wipes your memory clean!
Hey, scissor-sharp, scissor-sharp,
her glance is like a pair of scissors!
If she looks at you, it's straight to the hospital!
Hey, raw fruit Kalubanga!
Porridge served with gooseberry!
Oh, tangy raw tamarind!
Salt-soaked gooseberry!
Hey girl in half-sari, pretty Tarika!
Her cheek is sweet as a pear!
Edge of her lips like ripe ivy gourd!
But her words are bitter as gourd!
Eggplant that turns up the heat!
Drumstick that sparks the mood!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
No I won't, I'm the Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
Sangili Bungili...
Open the door!
I've locked it tight, Bronze Tiger!
Aah hey hey aah!
A stunning, shapely young girl,
one look at her wipes your memory clean!
Hey, scissor-sharp, scissor-sharp,
her glance is like a pair of scissors!
If she looks at you, it's straight to the hospital!
Hey, come over here, come this way!
My anklet-wearing sweet Soan Papdi!
Make way, girls...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sangili Mungili is a high-energy Tamil folk-kuthu track from the horror-comedy film Kanchana (Muni 2). The song relies heavily on playful local Madras slang, food metaphors, rhyming vegetable names, and traditional children's game chants like 'Sangili Mungili Kathava Thora'. It describes the wild attractions, street wisdom, and vibrant banter between lovers while reminding listeners of life's transient nature through quirky philosophizing ('Innaiku seththa naalaikku paalu'). Throughout the track, comical exaggerated metaphors compare physical beauty and traits to culinary items (pani puri, gooseberry, bitter gourd, pear) and industrial tools (sledgehammer, hoe). Delivered with high vocal energy and fast-paced percussive beats, the track serves as an upbeat celebration of carefree, colorful local street culture.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)

Kannam thaan baerikka

Compares physical attributes directly to fruits and vegetables, such as 'Kannam thaan baerikka' (cheek like a pear) and 'Vaarthai thaan paavakka' (words like bitter gourd).

Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

Kannam thaan baerikka / Vaayoram kovakka / Vaarthai thaan paavakka

Continuous end-rhyming using fruit and vegetable names ending in '-kka' (nellikka, puliyanga, baerikka, kovakka, paavakka, kaththarikka, murungakka).

Folk Allusions & Traditional Game Rhymes

Sangili mungili / Kathava thora

Incorporates the popular Tamil children's door-opening game rhyme 'Sangili Mungili Kathava Thora' to create instant catchiness.

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Trivia

The song incorporates the famous childhood door-locking game chant 'Sangili Mungili Kathava Thora', which was also heavily featured as a recurring motif in horror-comedy films of Tamil cinema during the 2010s. Sung with iconic high-pitched folk energy by Velmurugan, the track became a massive hit across Tamil Nadu dance clubs and festival celebrations.

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