Sethey Ponendi
From Mahabalipuram · 2015
- Lyricist
- O. G. Dass
- Singer
- O. G. Dass
- Music directors
- Not listed
- Details
- Mahabalipuram2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa… | Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa… |
| Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa…. | Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa…. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | ………………………….... |
| Male | |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Male | |
| Aththai magala minji putta | You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty |
| Sathiyama konnutta | Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks |
| Unna vida endha ponnum | No other girl compared to you |
| Eedu illa po | There is no match, go on |
| Male | |
| En scooter vandiyila | On my scooter bike |
| Unna yethikkanum | I want to give you a ride |
| Illa carula poganumna | Or if you want to travel by car |
| Machan car-ah koduppaan | My buddy will lend his car |
| Male | |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Chorus | |
| Ah ah ah ah | Ah ah ah ah |
| Naan paatha ponnu peru meena | The name of the girl I saw was Meena |
| Ava iduppa kuzhukki mena minukki | Swaying her waist and shining brightly |
| Poduraalae scena | She puts on quite a show |
| She is the azhakaana gramathu figuru | She is a beautiful village girl |
| Nee avala love pannathu | Falling in love with her |
| Romba romba thavaru | Was a very, very big mistake |
| Chorus | |
| Naan pera maathi | I changed my name |
| Maarinnu vachenae | And called myself Maari |
| Jeans panta thookki pottu | Ditching my jeans pants |
| Vetti sattai potenae | I wore a dhoti and shirt |
| Kaadhalicha enna vittu | Leaving me who loved her |
| Avangappan pecha ketppaalae | She listened to her father's words |
| Bye bye-nu solliputtu mamankitta ponaalae | Saying bye-bye, she went away with her uncle |
| Chorus | |
| I am sitting under a manga maram | I am sitting under a mango tree |
| Patha oru figure wearing blue saree | Saw a girl wearing a blue saree |
| Ava pinnala follow panni ponendi | I followed behind her |
| Yei machaan ippathaan en main story | Hey buddy, now starts my main story |
| Chorus | |
| I said hi …ava sonnaal hello | I said hi, she said hello |
| Coffee kudikka polaamaannu kettengo | I asked her if we could go drink coffee |
| En kaathukitta vanthu ippo sonnaango | She came near my ear and said |
| Enakku nichayam aayi pala naal aachunga | I got engaged many days ago, sir |
| Male | |
| Adam pudikkaama | Without throwing a tantrum |
| Nilumaa nee koncham | Wait a moment, girl |
| Aayiram per vantha kooda | Even if a thousand people come |
| Neethaan en chellam | You alone are my darling |
| Male | |
| Annan thambi ethana peru | How many brothers do you have? |
| Solli vittu po po | Tell me and go, go |
| Ellaarumae machan thaanae | Everyone is a brother-in-law anyway |
| Sontham aaginom | We have all become relatives |
| Male | |
| Kaathula kadukkaan pottu | Wearing an stud in my ear |
| Unna mayakkida vanthavan naan | I came to charm you |
| Kanavula kanavula paathu | Seeing you in my dreams again and again |
| Unna rasikkiren naan ippo | I am admiring you now |
| Male | |
| En rosa enga adhu | Where is my rose? |
| Pochi pulla | It is gone, girl |
| Unna thedi odi | Running in search of you |
| Naan manda kaanchen | My brain got fried |
| Chorus | |
| Fruit shoppil paatha oru figuru | A girl I saw at a fruit shop |
| Ava strawberry pola colouru | She had a strawberry-like skin tone |
| Figurunna figuru thuppaakki figuru | What a stunner, a deadly stunner girl |
| Thaakkuthu ava poweru | Her charm strikes with power |
| Chorus | |
| Ava naattu katta ippo dhimsu katta | She is a solid, shapely local beauty |
| Iva asathura azhagila maattikitta | I got trapped in her dazzling charm |
| Vellakkaara ponnu ena nenachukittu | Thinking of myself as a match for a foreign girl |
| Naanum local ponnukitta maattikitten | I ended up getting trapped by a local girl |
| Chorus | |
| Kadalkara kitta paathen pachakili | I saw a green-parrot-like girl near the beach |
| Kitta poi naanum pesa ponenadi | I went near to talk to her |
| Kathaiyila ippo vanthathae twist | Now comes the twist in the story |
| Come on everybody listen to this | Come on everybody, listen to this |
| Chorus | |
| Ava kudumbathudan angu jolly | She was jolly there with her family |
| Ayyayo ippothaan en vaazhkkai gaali | Oh no, my life is ruined now |
| Enakko kidaithadhu nothing but a goli | What I got was nothing at all |
| Yena ava kazhuthila pathen manja thaali | Because I saw a sacred yellow thread on her neck |
| Male | |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Male | |
| Aththai magala minji putta | You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty |
| Sathiyama konnutta | Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks |
| Unna vida endha ponnum | No other girl compared to you |
| Eedu illa po | There is no match, go on |
| Male | |
| En scooter vandiyila | On my scooter bike |
| Unna yethikkanum | I want to give you a ride |
| Illa carula poganumna | Or if you want to travel by car |
| Machan car-ah koduppaan | My buddy will lend his car |
| Male | |
| Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila | I almost died when I saw you |
| Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila | I got restless when I thought of you |
| Female | |
| Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa… | Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa… |
| Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa…. | Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa…. |
ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
..........................
…………………………....
செத்தே போனேன்டி
உன்ன பாக்கையில பேஜார்
ஆனேன்டி உன்ன நெனக்கையில
செத்தே போனேன்டி உன்ன
பாக்கையில பேஜார் ஆனேன்டி
உன்ன நெனக்கையில
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
அத்தை மகள மிஞ்சி
புட்ட சத்தியமா கொன்னுட்ட
உன்ன விட எந்த பொண்ணும்
ஈடு இல்ல போ
You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty
Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks
No other girl compared to you
There is no match, go on
என் ஸ்கூட்டர் வண்டியில
உன்ன ஏத்திக்கணும் இல்ல காருல
போகணும்னா மச்சான் கார
கொடுப்பான்
On my scooter bike
I want to give you a ride
Or if you want to travel by car
My buddy will lend his car
செத்தே போனேன்டி
உன்ன பாக்கையில பேஜார்
ஆனேன்டி உன்ன
நெனக்கையில
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ நான் பாத்த
பொண்ணு பேரு மீனா அவ இடுப்ப
குலுக்கி மேனா மினுக்கி போடுறாலே
சீன ஷி இஸ் தி அழகான கிராமத்து
பிகரு நீ அவள லவ் பண்ணது ரொம்ப
ரொம்ப தவறு
Ah ah ah ah
The name of the girl I saw was Meena
Swaying her waist and shining brightly
She puts on quite a show
She is a beautiful village girl
Falling in love with her
Was a very, very big mistake
நான் பேர மாத்தி மாரின்னு
வச்சேனே ஜீன்ஸ் பேண்ட்ட தூக்கி
போட்டு வேட்டி சட்டை போட்டேனே
காதலிச்ச என்ன விட்டு அவங்கப்பன்
பேச்சை கேட்பாலே பாய் பாய் ன்னு
சொல்லி புட்டு மாமன் கிட்ட போனாலே
I changed my name
And called myself Maari
Ditching my jeans pants
I wore a dhoti and shirt
Leaving me who loved her
She listened to her father's words
Saying bye-bye, she went away with her uncle
ஐ எம் சிட்டிங் அண்டர் எ
மாங்கா மரம் பாத்தா ஒரு பிகர்
வியரிங் ப்ளூ சேரி அவ பின்னால
பாலோ பண்ணி போனேன்டி ஏய்
மச்சான் இப்பதான் என் மெயின்
ஸ்டோரி
I am sitting under a mango tree
Saw a girl wearing a blue saree
I followed behind her
Hey buddy, now starts my main story
ஐ சேட் ஹாய் அவ
சொன்னால் ஹலோ காபி
குடிக்க போலாமானு கேட்டேங்கோ
என் காது கிட்ட வந்து இப்போ
சொன்னாங்கோ எனக்கு நிச்சயம்
ஆயி பல நாள் ஆச்சுங்க
I said hi, she said hello
I asked her if we could go drink coffee
She came near my ear and said
I got engaged many days ago, sir
அடம் புடிக்காம நில்லு
மா நீ கொஞ்சம் ஆயிரம் பேர்
வந்தா கூட நீதான் என்
செல்லம்
Without throwing a tantrum
Wait a moment, girl
Even if a thousand people come
You alone are my darling
அண்ணன் தம்பி எத்தன
பேரு சொல்லி விட்டு போ போ
எல்லாருமே மச்சான் தானே
சொந்தம் ஆகினோம்
How many brothers do you have?
Tell me and go, go
Everyone is a brother-in-law anyway
We have all become relatives
காத்துல கடுகான்
போட்டு உன்ன மயக்கிட
வந்தவன் நான் கனவுல
கனவுல பாத்து உன்ன
ரசிக்கிறேன் நான் இப்போ
Wearing an stud in my ear
I came to charm you
Seeing you in my dreams again and again
I am admiring you now
என் ரோசா எங்க அது
போச்சி புள்ள உன்ன தேடி ஓடி
நான் மண்ட காஞ்சேன்
Where is my rose?
It is gone, girl
Running in search of you
My brain got fried
ப்ரூட் ஷாப்பில் பாத்தா
ஒரு பிகரு அவ ஸ்ட்ராபெர்ரி
போல கலரு பிகருன்னா பிகரு
துப்பாக்கி பிகரு தாக்குது
அவ பவரு
A girl I saw at a fruit shop
She had a strawberry-like skin tone
What a stunner, a deadly stunner girl
Her charm strikes with power
அவ நாட்டு கட்ட இப்போ
திம்சு கட்ட இவ அசத்துற அழகில
மாட்டி கிட்ட வெள்ளக்கார பொண்ணு
என நெனச்சுகிட்டு நானும் லோக்கல்
பொண்ணு கிட்ட மாட்டிகிட்டேன்
She is a solid, shapely local beauty
I got trapped in her dazzling charm
Thinking of myself as a match for a foreign girl
I ended up getting trapped by a local girl
கடல்கர கிட்ட பாத்தேன்
பச்ச கிளி கிட்ட போய் நானும்
பேச போனேன்டி கதையில
இப்போ வந்ததே ட்விஸ்ட் கம்
ஆன் எவ்ரிபடி லிசன் டு திஸ்
I saw a green-parrot-like girl near the beach
I went near to talk to her
Now comes the twist in the story
Come on everybody, listen to this
அவ குடும்பத்துடன் அங்கு
ஜாலி அய்யயோ இப்போதான்
என் வாழ்கை காலி எனக்கோ
கிடைத்தது நத்திங் பட் அ கோலி
ஏனா அவ கழுத்தில பாத்தேன்
மஞ்ச தாலி
She was jolly there with her family
Oh no, my life is ruined now
What I got was nothing at all
Because I saw a sacred yellow thread on her neck
செத்தே போனேன்டி
உன்ன பாக்கையில பேஜார்
ஆனேன்டி உன்ன நெனக்கையில
செத்தே போனேன்டி உன்ன
பாக்கையில பேஜார் ஆனேன்டி
உன்ன நெனக்கையில
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
அத்தை மகள மிஞ்சி
புட்ட சத்தியமா கொன்னுட்ட
உன்ன விட எந்த பொண்ணும்
ஈடு இல்ல போ
You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty
Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks
No other girl compared to you
There is no match, go on
என் ஸ்கூட்டர் வண்டியில
உன்ன ஏத்திக்கணும் இல்ல காருல
போகணும்னா மச்சான் கார
கொடுப்பான்
On my scooter bike
I want to give you a ride
Or if you want to travel by car
My buddy will lend his car
செத்தே போனேன்டி
உன்ன பாக்கையில பேஜார்
ஆனேன்டி உன்ன
நெனக்கையில
I almost died when I saw you
I got restless when I thought of you
ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
…………………………….
…………………………....
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Aththai magala minji putta
You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty
Sathiyama konnutta
Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks
Unna vida endha ponnum
No other girl compared to you
Eedu illa po
There is no match, go on
En scooter vandiyila
On my scooter bike
Unna yethikkanum
I want to give you a ride
Illa carula poganumna
Or if you want to travel by car
Machan car-ah koduppaan
My buddy will lend his car
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Naan paatha ponnu peru meena
The name of the girl I saw was Meena
Ava iduppa kuzhukki mena minukki
Swaying her waist and shining brightly
Poduraalae scena
She puts on quite a show
She is the azhakaana gramathu figuru
She is a beautiful village girl
Nee avala love pannathu
Falling in love with her
Romba romba thavaru
Was a very, very big mistake
Naan pera maathi
I changed my name
Maarinnu vachenae
And called myself Maari
Jeans panta thookki pottu
Ditching my jeans pants
Vetti sattai potenae
I wore a dhoti and shirt
Kaadhalicha enna vittu
Leaving me who loved her
Avangappan pecha ketppaalae
She listened to her father's words
Bye bye-nu solliputtu mamankitta ponaalae
Saying bye-bye, she went away with her uncle
I am sitting under a manga maram
I am sitting under a mango tree
Patha oru figure wearing blue saree
Saw a girl wearing a blue saree
Ava pinnala follow panni ponendi
I followed behind her
Yei machaan ippathaan en main story
Hey buddy, now starts my main story
I said hi …ava sonnaal hello
I said hi, she said hello
Coffee kudikka polaamaannu kettengo
I asked her if we could go drink coffee
En kaathukitta vanthu ippo sonnaango
She came near my ear and said
Enakku nichayam aayi pala naal aachunga
I got engaged many days ago, sir
Adam pudikkaama
Without throwing a tantrum
Nilumaa nee koncham
Wait a moment, girl
Aayiram per vantha kooda
Even if a thousand people come
Neethaan en chellam
You alone are my darling
Annan thambi ethana peru
How many brothers do you have?
Solli vittu po po
Tell me and go, go
Ellaarumae machan thaanae
Everyone is a brother-in-law anyway
Sontham aaginom
We have all become relatives
Kaathula kadukkaan pottu
Wearing an stud in my ear
Unna mayakkida vanthavan naan
I came to charm you
Kanavula kanavula paathu
Seeing you in my dreams again and again
Unna rasikkiren naan ippo
I am admiring you now
En rosa enga adhu
Where is my rose?
Pochi pulla
It is gone, girl
Unna thedi odi
Running in search of you
Naan manda kaanchen
My brain got fried
Fruit shoppil paatha oru figuru
A girl I saw at a fruit shop
Ava strawberry pola colouru
She had a strawberry-like skin tone
Figurunna figuru thuppaakki figuru
What a stunner, a deadly stunner girl
Thaakkuthu ava poweru
Her charm strikes with power
Ava naattu katta ippo dhimsu katta
She is a solid, shapely local beauty
Iva asathura azhagila maattikitta
I got trapped in her dazzling charm
Vellakkaara ponnu ena nenachukittu
Thinking of myself as a match for a foreign girl
Naanum local ponnukitta maattikitten
I ended up getting trapped by a local girl
Kadalkara kitta paathen pachakili
I saw a green-parrot-like girl near the beach
Kitta poi naanum pesa ponenadi
I went near to talk to her
Kathaiyila ippo vanthathae twist
Now comes the twist in the story
Come on everybody listen to this
Come on everybody, listen to this
Ava kudumbathudan angu jolly
She was jolly there with her family
Ayyayo ippothaan en vaazhkkai gaali
Oh no, my life is ruined now
Enakko kidaithadhu nothing but a goli
What I got was nothing at all
Yena ava kazhuthila pathen manja thaali
Because I saw a sacred yellow thread on her neck
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Aththai magala minji putta
You surpassed my cross-cousin in beauty
Sathiyama konnutta
Swear on truth, you killed me with your looks
Unna vida endha ponnum
No other girl compared to you
Eedu illa po
There is no match, go on
En scooter vandiyila
On my scooter bike
Unna yethikkanum
I want to give you a ride
Illa carula poganumna
Or if you want to travel by car
Machan car-ah koduppaan
My buddy will lend his car
Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila
I almost died when I saw you
Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila
I got restless when I thought of you
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haa…aaa….aaa….aaaa…
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
Haaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Sethae Ponendi' from the movie Mahabalipuram (2015) is a comedic, light-hearted Tamil Gaana track describing the humorous love misadventures of a local youth. He expresses his overwhelming attraction towards women he encounters in daily life, only to face comedic rejections or unexpected twists each time. From changing his dress style to impress a village girl who leaves him for her uncle, to trying to flirt with a girl who turns out to be engaged, and finally falling for a girl at the beach who is already married, the protagonist narrates his tragicomic romantic failures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Ethirai (Anaphora)
“Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila / Bejaar aanendi unna nenakkaiyila”
Repetition of initial or internal rhyming sounds across lines, standard in Tamil light music and Gaana lyrics (e.g., 'paakkaiyila' / 'nenakkaiyila').
Simile / Upamai
“Ava strawberry pola colouru”
Comparing the girl's complexion directly to a strawberry ('strawberry pola colouru').
Hyperbole
“Sethae ponendi unna paakkaiyila / Sathiyama konnutta”
Exaggerating the emotional impact of seeing the girl as 'dying' or 'getting killed'.
Code-mixing / Tanglish
“Fruit shoppil paatha oru figuru / Kathaiyila ippo vanthathae twist”
Seamlessly blending English casual words with Chennai local slang to create a contemporary Gaana aesthetic.
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Trivia
'Mahabalipuram' (2015) is an Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Vinith, Karunakaran, and Ramesh. The soundtrack features energetic, local Chennai Gaana-pop rhythms that capture youth culture and colloquial humor.
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