- Lyricist
- Ceylon Manohar
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Movie name
- Panthayam -2008 Film
- Movie release year
- 2008
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Mar 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae
Female :Kaathal gaana
Kaathal gaana
Suraangani
Remix
Suraangani
Remix
Suraangani
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Suraangani
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Ayyo
Female :Haei
Male :Amma
Female :Enna
Male :Ayyo
Female :Paarkura
Male :Amma
Female :Haei
If you want to meet me
Darling
Do not come at one
Yaen
Daddy will be waiting with a
Double barrel gun
If you want to meet me
Darling
Do not come at two
My mummy will be waiting with a
Moore market shoe
Yabba!
Yabba!
Oru manikku
Enna neeyum paakka varaathae
Ayyo appan kaaran suttuduvaan
Maatikidathae
Rendu manikku
Enna neeyum paakka varaathae
En ammavoda seruppula
Adi vaangi pudaathae
Thodaa..
Come on!
Thappichu poda
Suraangani
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Arisirukku paruppirukku
Aakka mudiyalae
Pakkathu veetula ponnu irukku
Paakka mudiyala
Paeru ennanu thairiyama
Kaekka mudiyala
Kai irunthum kaal irunthum
Aata mudiyala
Kootathila chinna ponnu maatikittaalaam
Kooda vantha chinna payyan
Idichi paarthaanam
Maatikitta chinna kutty
Moraichi paarthaalam
Idichi ninna chinnap payyan
Ilichi paarthaanam
Suraangani
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Suraangani
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Ootiyila maamanukku
Malaiyila veedu
Veetukulla kulir adicha
Whisky a podu
Soodu konjam yerichinnaa
Sudhiyila paadu
Jodikkoru ponnirukku
Duet paadu
Haei
Maadi veettu machaanukku
Oru maadhiriyaa aasai
Madhurai veeran saamipola
Aattuthu meesai
Vayasu vantha ponna paathu
Yenguthu pesa
Avala paakathada
Pottuduvaa eve teasing case-ah!
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Suraangani suraangani
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Maalu maalu maalu
Suraanganikka maalu
Suraanganikka maalu gennavaa
Hey!
Female: Love Gaana (folk song)
Love Gaana
Surangani
Remix
Surangani
Remix
Surangani
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Surangani
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Oh no!
Female: Hey!
Male: Oh mother!
Female: What?
Male: Oh no!
Female: What are you staring at?
Male: Oh mother!
Female: Hey!
If you want to meet me,
darling,
do not come at one!
Why?
Daddy will be waiting with a
double-barrel gun!
If you want to meet me,
darling,
do not come at two!
My mummy will be waiting with a
Moore Market shoe!
Oh my!
Oh my!
At one o'clock,
don't you come to see me!
Oh, my dad will shoot you,
don't get caught!
At two o'clock,
don't you come to see me!
With my mother's slippers,
don't end up getting beaten!
Look at him...
Come on!
Run and get away, boy!
Surangani
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
There is rice, there are lentils,
but I can't cook them!
There's a girl in the house next door,
but I can't even catch a glimpse of her!
To ask what her name is,
I don't have the guts!
Even with hands and legs,
I can't make a move!
In the crowd, the young girl got trapped, they say!
The young boy standing next to her
nudged her to test his luck!
The trapped young girl
glared right back at him!
The boy who bumped into her
just grinned at her!
Surangani
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Surangani
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
For the uncle in Ooty,
there is a house up on the hills!
If it gets cold inside the house,
pour some whisky!
Once the warmth kicks in,
sing right in tune!
There's a girl to pair up with,
so sing a duet!
Hey!
The guy in the upstairs house
has a strange kind of urge!
Like the folk deity Madurai Veeran,
he twirls his moustache!
Looking at a grown young woman,
he yearns to speak to her!
Don't look at her, man,
she'll file an eve-teasing (street harassment) case against you!
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Surangani, Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Fish, fish, fish
Fish for Surangani
Did you bring fish for Surangani?
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track is a fast-paced Tamil remix of the legendary Sri Lankan Baila folk song 'Surangani', adapted into a contemporary Chennai gaana dance anthem for the movie Panthayam (2008). The song captures lighthearted playful exchanges between lovers and humorous streetwise commentary on romance, youthful antics, and family warnings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Bilingual Rhyme / Code-switching
“Daddy will be waiting with a Double barrel gun”
Intermingling English nursery-rhyme style lyrics with local Tamil gaana slang for comedic rhythm.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Arisirukku paruppirukku / Aakka mudiyalae”
Consonance on the second letter across lines (ri / kka / ru).
Repetition / Refrain
“Maalu maalu maalu / Suraanganikka maalu”
Rhythmic repetition of 'Maalu' (Sinhala word for fish) and 'Surangani' originating from Sri Lankan Baila culture.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Surangani' originally originated as a Sinhala Baila song composed by A. E. Manoharan (Ceylon Manohar), who also wrote the Tamil adaptations. Vijay Antony remixed this iconic song for the 2008 movie Panthayam directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.
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