Thathi Thaavum Paper Naan
From Boss Engira Bhaskaran · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Boss Engira Bhaskaran2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Thathi thaavum paper naan | I am a piece of paper bouncing around |
| Ennai boata pola senjaalae | She turned me into a paper boat |
| Kick yethi yethithaan | Raising my high higher and higher |
| Ennai kavuthaalae | She capsized me |
| Male | |
| Inku pona penna naan | I was like a pen that ran out of ink |
| Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae | She came and poured wine into me |
| Mappu yethi yethithaan | Increasing my intoxication higher and higher |
| Mella odachaalae | She gently broke me |
| Male | |
| Enna paduren enna pesuren | What am I singing? What am I speaking? |
| Ennaku puriyavillai | I do not understand |
| Engu pogiren enna pannuren | Where am I going? What am I doing? |
| Ethuvum theriya villai | I do not know anything |
| Male | |
| Unsondham naan en anbu nee | I am your relative, you are my love |
| Un mummy en anti…ee | Your mummy is my auntie... |
| Un sister-um..en brother-pol | And your sister is like my brother... |
| Endrumae naan vazhalam va va | Come, come, so we can live together forever |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Sattai packet-il vaikira | Kept inside a shirt pocket |
| Cigaratte packet-ah maarura | You turn into a packet of cigarettes |
| Heart-u pakkathil chellama | Sweetly near my heart |
| Seendura-aahhhh | You tease me... |
| Male | |
| Hero honda-va otturen | I ride a Hero Honda bike |
| Hero-polavae mathura | You transform me like a real hero |
| Zero pakkathil koduthaan | If added next to a zero |
| Podura-aahhhh | You make it valuable... |
| Male | |
| College poyum therala | Even after attending college, I didn't improve |
| Knowledge edhuvum yerala | No knowledge was gained |
| Marriage panna thevala | Is it necessary to get married? |
| Maanae udanae va | My dear, come immediately |
| Male | |
| Tha tha thaathi thaavum | Tha tha hopping along |
| Tha tha thathi | Tha tha hopping |
| Thathi thavum paper naan | I am a piece of paper bouncing around |
| Ennai boata pola senjaalae | She turned me into a paper boat |
| Kick yethi yethithaan | Raising my high higher and higher |
| Ennai kavuthaalae | She capsized me |
| Male | |
| Inku pona penna naan | I was a pen without any ink |
| Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae | She came and poured wine into me |
| Mappu yethi yethithaan | Increasing my intoxication higher and higher |
| Mella odachaalae | She gently broke me |
| Male | |
| Town-nu bus-ula yeriyae | Boarding a town bus |
| Ticket vangi ne neetuna | If you buy a ticket and hand it to me |
| Vethu ticket-um | Even an empty ticket |
| Lottery aagumae | Will become a winning lottery |
| Male | |
| England-huku raniya | Like the queen of England |
| English ne pesina | If you speak in English |
| ABCD-a nesikka thonumae | I feel like loving the English alphabet (ABCD) |
| Male | |
| Incomeing calluku kasuilla | There is no money for incoming calls |
| Outgoing callukum kasuilla | There is no money for outgoing calls either |
| Un number thavira pesala | I won't talk to anyone except your number |
| Maanae udanae vaa.. | My dear, come immediately... |
| Male | |
| Thathi thaavum paper naan | I am a piece of paper bouncing around |
| Ennai boata pola senjaalae | She turned me into a paper boat |
| Kick yethi yethithaan | Raising my high higher and higher |
| Ennai kavuthaalae | She capsized me |
| Male | |
| Hmmm…inku pona penna naan | Mmm... I was a pen without ink |
| Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae | She came and poured wine into me |
| Mappu yethi yethithaan | Increasing my intoxication higher and higher |
| Mella odachaalae | She gently broke me |
.................................
...
தத்தித் தாவும்
பேப்பர் நான் என்னை
போட்ட போல செஞ்சாளே
கிக் ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
என்னை கவுத்தாளே
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
She turned me into a paper boat
Raising my high higher and higher
She capsized me
இங்க் போன
பேனா நான் வந்து
ஒயின ஊத்தி போனாளே
மப்பு ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
மெல்ல உடைச்சாளே
I was like a pen that ran out of ink
She came and poured wine into me
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
She gently broke me
என்ன பாடுறேன்
என்ன பேசுறேன் எனக்கு
புரியவில்லை எங்கு
போகிறேன் என்ன பண்ணுறேன்
எதுவும் தெரியவில்லை
What am I singing? What am I speaking?
I do not understand
Where am I going? What am I doing?
I do not know anything
உன் சொந்தம்
நான் என் அன்பு நீ
உன் மம்மி என் ஆன்டி
உன் சிஸ்டரும் என்
பிரதர் போல் என்றுமே
நான் வாழலாம் வா வா
I am your relative, you are my love
Your mummy is my auntie...
And your sister is like my brother...
Come, come, so we can live together forever
..............................
...
விஷ்லிங் :
..............................
Kept inside a shirt pocket
You turn into a packet of cigarettes
Sweetly near my heart
You tease me...
சட்டை பாக்கெட்டில்
வைக்கிற சிகரெட் பாக்கெட்டா
மாறுறா ஹார்ட்டு பக்கத்தில்
செல்லமா சீண்டுறா ....
I ride a Hero Honda bike
You transform me like a real hero
If added next to a zero
You make it valuable...
ஹீரோ ஹோன்டாவ
ஓட்டுறேன் ஹீரோ போலவே
மாத்துறா ஜீரோ பக்கத்தில்
கோடுதான் போடுறா ...
Even after attending college, I didn't improve
No knowledge was gained
Is it necessary to get married?
My dear, come immediately
காலேஜ் போயும்
தேறல நாலேஜ் எதுவும்
ஏறல மேரேஜ் பண்ணா
தேவல மானே உடனே வா
Tha tha hopping along
Tha tha hopping
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
She turned me into a paper boat
Raising my high higher and higher
She capsized me
தா தா தத்தி
தாவும் தா தா தத்தி
தத்தித் தாவும்
பேப்பர் நான் என்னை
போட்ட போல செஞ்சாளே
கிக் ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
என்னை கவுத்தாளே
I was a pen without any ink
She came and poured wine into me
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
She gently broke me
இங்க் போன
பேனா நான் வந்து
ஒயின ஊத்தி போனாளே
மப்பு ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
மெல்ல உடைச்சாளே
Boarding a town bus
If you buy a ticket and hand it to me
Even an empty ticket
Will become a winning lottery
டவுனு பஸ்
உள்ள ஏறியே டிக்கெட்
வாங்கி நீ நீட்டுன வெத்து
டிக்கெட்டும் லாட்டரி ஆகுமே
Like the queen of England
If you speak in English
I feel like loving the English alphabet (ABCD)
இங்கிலாந்துக்கு
ராணியா இங்கீலிஷ் நீ
பேசினா எபிசிடிய நேசிக்க
தோணுமே
There is no money for incoming calls
There is no money for outgoing calls either
I won't talk to anyone except your number
My dear, come immediately...
இன்கமிங் கால்க்கு
காசு இல்ல அவுட்கோயிங்
காலுக்கும் காசு இல்ல உன்
நம்பர் தவிர பேசல மானே
உடனே வா
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
She turned me into a paper boat
Raising my high higher and higher
She capsized me
தத்தித் தாவும்
பேப்பர் நான் என்னை
போட்ட போல செஞ்சாளே
கிக் ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
என்னை கவுத்தாளே
Mmm... I was a pen without ink
She came and poured wine into me
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
She gently broke me
ஹம் இங்க் போன
பேனா நான் வந்து
ஒயின ஊத்தி போனாளே
மப்பு ஏத்தி ஏத்திதான்
மெல்ல உடைச்சாளே
விஷ்லிங் :
..............................
…………………….
...
Thathi thaavum paper naan
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
Ennai boata pola senjaalae
She turned me into a paper boat
Kick yethi yethithaan
Raising my high higher and higher
Ennai kavuthaalae
She capsized me
Inku pona penna naan
I was like a pen that ran out of ink
Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae
She came and poured wine into me
Mappu yethi yethithaan
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
Mella odachaalae
She gently broke me
Enna paduren enna pesuren
What am I singing? What am I speaking?
Ennaku puriyavillai
I do not understand
Engu pogiren enna pannuren
Where am I going? What am I doing?
Ethuvum theriya villai
I do not know anything
Unsondham naan en anbu nee
I am your relative, you are my love
Un mummy en anti…ee
Your mummy is my auntie...
Un sister-um..en brother-pol
And your sister is like my brother...
Endrumae naan vazhalam va va
Come, come, so we can live together forever
……………………………..
...
Sattai packet-il vaikira
Kept inside a shirt pocket
Cigaratte packet-ah maarura
You turn into a packet of cigarettes
Heart-u pakkathil chellama
Sweetly near my heart
Seendura-aahhhh
You tease me...
Hero honda-va otturen
I ride a Hero Honda bike
Hero-polavae mathura
You transform me like a real hero
Zero pakkathil koduthaan
If added next to a zero
Podura-aahhhh
You make it valuable...
College poyum therala
Even after attending college, I didn't improve
Knowledge edhuvum yerala
No knowledge was gained
Marriage panna thevala
Is it necessary to get married?
Maanae udanae va
My dear, come immediately
Tha tha thaathi thaavum
Tha tha hopping along
Tha tha thathi
Tha tha hopping
Thathi thavum paper naan
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
Ennai boata pola senjaalae
She turned me into a paper boat
Kick yethi yethithaan
Raising my high higher and higher
Ennai kavuthaalae
She capsized me
Inku pona penna naan
I was a pen without any ink
Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae
She came and poured wine into me
Mappu yethi yethithaan
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
Mella odachaalae
She gently broke me
Town-nu bus-ula yeriyae
Boarding a town bus
Ticket vangi ne neetuna
If you buy a ticket and hand it to me
Vethu ticket-um
Even an empty ticket
Lottery aagumae
Will become a winning lottery
England-huku raniya
Like the queen of England
English ne pesina
If you speak in English
ABCD-a nesikka thonumae
I feel like loving the English alphabet (ABCD)
Incomeing calluku kasuilla
There is no money for incoming calls
Outgoing callukum kasuilla
There is no money for outgoing calls either
Un number thavira pesala
I won't talk to anyone except your number
Maanae udanae vaa..
My dear, come immediately...
Thathi thaavum paper naan
I am a piece of paper bouncing around
Ennai boata pola senjaalae
She turned me into a paper boat
Kick yethi yethithaan
Raising my high higher and higher
Ennai kavuthaalae
She capsized me
Hmmm…inku pona penna naan
Mmm... I was a pen without ink
Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae
She came and poured wine into me
Mappu yethi yethithaan
Increasing my intoxication higher and higher
Mella odachaalae
She gently broke me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and lighthearted song from Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) captures the dizzying experience of falling in love from the perspective of an easygoing youth. The protagonist describes how his lover has completely flipped his world upside down, making him feel both deliriously intoxicated and unexpectedly elevated.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Thathi thaavum paper naan / Ennai boata pola senjaalae”
Compares himself to a floating piece of paper transformed into a fragile boat, illustrating how vulnerable and guided he feels by her.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Inku pona penna naan / Vandhu wine-a oothi ponalae”
Compares an inkless pen filled with wine to his empty life being infused with excitement by his lover.
Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu)
“College poyum therala / Knowledge edhuvum yerala / Marriage panna thevala”
Uses matching rhyming suffixes across consecutive English loanwords ('College', 'Knowledge', 'Marriage') to build rhythm.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and sung by Karthik, this song highlights Muthukumar's signature ability to blend youthful Tamil-English (Tanglish) slang with creative everyday imagery.
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