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Lyrics & meaning

Smoking Kills

From Paranthu Po · 2025

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Details
Paranthu Po2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Please appa venaPlease Dad, don't
Sethu pogaadhaDon't die
Unakku neeyae kolli vechiLighting your own funeral pyre
Enna vittu pogaadhaDon't leave me and go
Female
Please appa venaPlease Dad, don't
Sethu pogaadhaDon't die
Unakku neeyae kolli vechiLighting your own funeral pyre
Enna vittu pogaadhaDon't leave me and go
Female
Smoking killsSmoking kills
Smoking causes cancerSmoking causes cancer
Smoking killsSmoking kills
Smoking causes cancerSmoking causes cancer
Female
Chinna paiyan sonnaWon't you listen
Nee ketkka matiyaaWhen a small child tells you?
Enakku panna sathiyathaWon't you keep
Kakka maatiyaaThe promise you made to me?
Female
Nee enna sonnalum seirenI will do whatever you say
En homework ellam panrenI will do all my homework
Brush pannitu saapidrenI will eat after brushing my teeth
Saami kooda kumbidrenI will even pray to God
Female
Aiyoo please appa venaOh please Dad, don't
Sethu pogaadhaDon't die
Unakku neeyae kolli vechiLighting your own funeral pyre
Enna vittu pogaadhaDon't leave me and go
Female
Smoking killsSmoking kills
Smoking causes cancerSmoking causes cancer
Smoking killsSmoking kills
Smoking causes cancerSmoking causes cancer
Female
Poga pogaiya oodhunaIf you keep blowing smoke
Lungs alugi pogumaWill your lungs rot away?
Poga pogaiya oodhunaIf you keep blowing smoke
Heart attack aagumaaWill you get a heart attack?
Poga pogaiya oodhunaIf you keep blowing smoke
Cancer vandhu serumaWill cancer come to you?
Poga pogaiya oodhunaIf you keep blowing smoke
Tholu surungi pogumaWill your skin wrinkle up?
Female
Unna adikkvum mudiyavillaI can't even hit you
Ennaala thadukkavum mudiyavillaI can't even stop you
Nee lighter yethum bothellaamEvery time you flick the lighter
En kann unakku theriyaliyaDo you not see my eyes?
Nee uff uff endru oodhurappoWhen you blow out smoke saying 'uff uff'
En kural unakku ketkkaliyaaCan't you hear my voice?
Female
Please appa venaPlease Dad, don't
Sethu pogaadhaDon't die
Unakku neeyae kolli vechiLighting your own funeral pyre
Enna vittu pogaadhaDon't leave me and go
Female
Innoru vaati nee smoke pannaIf you smoke one more time
Naan mutham kudukka maatenI will not give you a kiss
Innoru vaati nee smoke pannaIf you smoke one more time
Unna katti pidikka maatenI will not hug you
Innoru vaati nee smoke pannaIf you smoke one more time
I Love you solla maatenI will not say I love you
Innoru vaati nee smoke pannaIf you smoke one more time
Unna pakka kooda maatenI will not even look at you
Female
Appa unakku arivillaiyaaDad, don't you have any sense?
Cigarette kaiyil edukkadhaDon't pick up a cigarette in your hand
Ella ketta vaarthaiyum theriyumI know all the bad words
Enna use panna veikkadhaDon't make me use them
Female
Please appa venaPlease Dad, don't
Sethu pogaadhaDon't die
Unakku neeyae kolli vechiLighting your own funeral pyre
Enna vittu pogaadhaDon't leave me and go
Female
Love you paa ..xoxoLove you Dad ..xoxo
Love you paa ..xoxoLove you Dad ..xoxo
Love you paa ..xoxoLove you Dad ..xoxo
I love you paa ..I love you Dad ..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is an emotional yet playful plea from a young child to her father, urging him to quit smoking. Through innocent threats, bargaining, and affectionate bribery, the child highlights the harmful health impacts of smoking—such as cancer, lung damage, and heart attacks—expressed in simple, everyday language. The narrative balances innocent childhood innocence with severe warnings, emphasizing deep love and fear of losing a parent. Written by Madhan Karky and composed by Santhosh Dhayanithi, the track presents a poignant social message wrapped in an engaging, child-centric musical narrative sung by Andrea Jeremiah.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora

“Innoru vaati nee smoke panna”

Repetition of the conditional phrase 'Innoru vaati nee smoke panna' (If you smoke one more time) at the beginning of consecutive lines to emphasize the child's ultimatum.

Metaphor

“Unakku neeyae kolli vechi”

Comparing the act of smoking a cigarette to 'kolli vechi' (setting fire to one's own funeral pyre), metaphorically viewing smoking as self-destruction.

Onomatopoeia

“Nee uff uff endru oodhurappo”

Use of the sound 'uff uff' to mimic the sound of exhaling smoke.

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Trivia

Madhan Karky wrote these lyrics adopting the voice and perspective of a child trying to convince a parent to abandon a deadly habit, making it an innovative anti-smoking anthem in Tamil cinema.

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