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Lyrics & meaning

Tea Podu

From Anjala · 2016

Lyricist
Lalithanand
Singer
Deva
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Movie name
Anjala
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tea podu
Strong-ah tea podu
Tea podu
Light-ah tea podu
Tea podu
Medium tea podu
Tea podu
Inji tea podu
Saadha tea china tea
Single tea parcel tea
Patti thotti city ellaam
Tea kadaithaandaa
Nee fifty naan fifty
One by two sharing tea
Natpu ulla ellaarukkum
Nanpanthaandaa tea
Tea podu
Strong-ah tea podu
Tea podu
Light-ah tea podu
Tea podu
Medium tea podu
Tea podu
Inji tea podu
Benchula kuththa vachchu
Antha kadhai intha kadhai
Vettiyaa pesurappaa
tea tea tea
Uppukku thooththukkudi
Violin kunnakkudi
Yaezhaikku yaeththa kudi
Tea tea tea
Super star style-ah kaatti
Master aaththum tea
Old boys-u world-u news-u
Aaththi ooththum tea
My sweety you hearty
My beauty you tasty
Sight adikka bench pottu
Sangam vaikkum tea
Karuppatti namma tea
Health-thithaan tea party
Raththathula oduthunga
Eththanaiyo tea
Buddhanum sonnathilla
Puththagaththil kandathilla
Thaththuva paadam sollum
Tea tea tea
Nenjamae tumbler-udaa
Ennangalae sakkaraidaa
Unmaiyae paalaagum
Tea tea tea
Maattu paalil
Pottu paaru
Theernthu pogum tea
Nyaana paalil
Pottu paaru
Theernthidaatha tea
Friends-oda meeting-ah
Figure-oda date-ing-ah
Santhosamo kondaattamo
Vanthum nikkum tea
Tea mattum illaatti
Odaathu namm duty
Pattai potta boiler-ula
Deivamthaandaa tea…
Make some tea!
Make it strong, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make it light, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make it medium, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make a ginger tea!
Regular tea or Chinese green tea,
A single cup or tea to go,
In every hamlet, village, and city,
It is tea shops all around, man!
You pay half, I pay half,
Sharing one tea between the two of us,
For everyone who values friendship,
Tea itself is the truest friend, man!
Make some tea!
Make it strong, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make it light, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make it medium, make some tea!
Make some tea!
Make a ginger tea!
Perched up on the bench,
Gossiping about this and that,
Chatting idly about nothing,
Over tea, tea, tea!
Tuticorin is famous for salt,
Kunnakudi is famed for the violin,
And the perfect drink for the poor man is
Tea, tea, tea!
Showing off superstar swagger,
The tea-master froths the brew!
Old-timers debating world news,
Over hot, frothing cups of tea!
"My sweetie, you hearty!"
"My beauty, you tasty!"
Grabbing a bench to watch girls pass by,
Tea brings our whole gang together!
Palm-jaggery tea is our very own,
A tea party is always healthy,
Flowing right through our veins
Are so many kinds of tea!
Never taught by the Buddha,
Never found in any book,
Teaching life's greatest philosophy is
Tea, tea, tea!
The heart is the glass, man,
Our thoughts are the sugar, man,
Truth becomes the pure milk,
In this tea, tea, tea!
If you brew it
With cow's milk,
The tea will eventually run out.
If you brew it
With the milk of wisdom,
The tea will never run dry!
Hanging out with your friends?
Going on a date with your girl?
In times of joy or celebration,
Tea is always right there!
If not for our tea,
Our daily work wouldn't move!
Inside the holy-ash-marked boiler,
Tea is truly a god, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Tea Podu' from the 2016 film Anjala is a vibrant, upbeat anthem celebrating Tamil Nadu's rich tea shop culture. Sung by veteran Gaana artist Deva with music by Gopi Sunder, the song pays homage to tea as a unifier across all social classes, connecting people in rural hamlets and bustling cities alike. From quick breaks and idle gossip to romantic dates and philosophical debates, the tea stall serves as the social heart of everyday life. The lyricist Lalithanand elevates the humble beverage using playful yet deep metaphors, comparing the heart to a tumbler, thoughts to sugar, and truth to milk. Portraying the tea master's shop boiler as a sacred shrine, the song humorously and affectionately deifies tea as an indispensable daily ritual and an eternal friend.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

“Uppukku thooththukkudi / Violin kunnakkudi / Yaezhaikku yaeththa kudi”

Rhyming end words 'thooththukkudi', 'kunnakkudi', and 'yaeththa kudi' create a rhythmic, catchy musical flow.

Uruvagathal (Metaphor)

“Nenjamae tumbler-udaa / Ennangalae sakkaraidaa / Unmaiyae paalaagum”

Directly equates elements of human consciousness and virtue to the ingredients of tea (Heart = tumbler, Thoughts = sugar, Truth = milk).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Pattai potta boiler-ula Deivamthaandaa tea”

Exaggerates the tea shop boiler adorned with sacred ash (pattai) into a place housing a deity, humorously deifying tea itself.

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Trivia

The film Anjala revolves around a 50-year-old tea shop that acts as the focal point for a small town's community. Singing this energetic track, Deva brings his iconic 'Gaana' style, perfectly capturing the grassroots local flavor of Tamil tea stall culture.

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