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Ungappa Vangi Thandha

From Poo Poova Poothirukku · 1987

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. Janaki, T. Rajendar, Vidhya
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Poo Poova Poothirukku
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
12 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Raja dhesingu…..naanthaan naanthan
Hai…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthira
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhura
Hai…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthira
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhura
Aasa aasa ammaa sutta dosa
Male :Haang
Female :Pangu kettaa unakku vizhum poosa
Male :Tharamaattaen podi enakku venum thaadi
Female :Asaththu asaththu podaa en kudhira vududaa
Male :Haang…..haahaah….mmmmhoom…thaadi
Haei….Engappaa vaangi thantha kudhira
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhura….
Kaatta thedi pogaporen
Vettaiyaadi jeyikkaporen urrrrrr…..
Kaatta thedi pogaporen
Vettaiyaadi jeyikkaporen paaru
Puliyum vantha enna seivae
Kadichchu thinnaa enna aavae
Puliyum vantha enna seivae
Kadichchu thinnaa enna aavae
Swaamiyae aiyappaa aiyappaa swaamiyae…
Endru naan solluvaen
Bayaththa naan velluven
Aiyappa swaami polae puliyin melae poven
Hai haak hai hai haak haiii….
Puliyin melae pogaporen paaru
Vazhiya vittu odhungi neeyum odu
Female :Hoi poi poiyaa solluraedaa kannaa
Nambamaattaen yaedhetho sonnaa
Flight onnu vaangittu
Pilot aagi parakkaporen
Flight onnu vaangittu
Pilot aagi parakkaporen
Kundu vachchaa ennaa seivae
Veduchchupputtaa Ennaa aavae
Neram nallaa irunthaa
Kundu pushhunnu poggum
Push haah push haah push push push…..
Hei…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthira
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhura
Unakku kudhira tharamaatten podaa
Enakku venum vittuvittu podaa
Appa amma Illa pulla naanu
Ungala vittaa eakku yaarru sollu
Yaei yaei meenaa Unakku edhiri naanaa
Yaei yaei meenaa Unakku edhiri naanaa
Appa amma Illa pulla naanu
Ungala vittaa eakku yaarru sollu…..
I'm King Desingu... yes, that's me, that's me!
Hey... this horse my father bought for me,
I'm going to ride it all the way to Madurai!
Hey... this horse my father bought for me,
I'm going to ride it all the way to Madurai!
Yummy dosas made with love by mother!
Male: Huh!
Female: If you ask for a share, you'll get a beating!
Male: I won't give it, go away! I want it, give it to me!
Female: Move away, go on! Let go of my horse!
Male: Huh... haha... mm-mm... give it!
Hey... this horse my father bought for me,
I'm going to ride it all the way to Madurai...
I'm going to head into the forest,
I'm going to hunt and win! Grrr...
I'm going to head into the forest,
I'm going to hunt and win, just watch!
What will you do if a tiger comes?
What will happen to you if it bites and eats you?
What will you do if a tiger comes?
What will happen to you if it bites and eats you?
"Swamiye Ayyappa, Lord Ayyappa!"
That is what I will chant,
And I will conquer my fear!
Like Lord Ayyappa, I will ride on that tiger!
Hey haak hey hey haak hey...
Just watch me ride on that tiger,
Clear the way and run aside!
Female: Hey, you're telling lie after lie, dear boy!
I won't believe you if you just make up stories!
I will buy an airplane,
Become a pilot and fly high!
I will buy an airplane,
Become a pilot and fly high!
What will you do if someone plants a bomb?
What will happen to you if it explodes?
If my luck is good,
The bomb will just fizzle out harmlessly!
Pffft ha, pffft ha, pffft pffft pffft...
Hey... this horse my father bought for me,
I'm going to ride it all the way to Madurai!
I won't give you this horse, go away!
I want it, leave it and go away!
I'm a child with no father or mother,
Tell me, who else do I have besides you?
Hey hey Meena, am I really your enemy?
Hey hey Meena, am I really your enemy?
I'm a child with no father or mother,
Tell me, who else do I have besides you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful children's song from the 1987 film 'Poo Poova Poothirukku' features a lively back-and-forth banter between two young characters. Filled with innocent imagination, bravado, and cheeky humor, the male child boasts about riding a wooden horse to Madurai, taming wild tigers, and becoming an airplane pilot, while the female child mockingly challenges his exaggerated tales with practical obstacles.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaatta thedi pogaporen / Vettaiyaadi jeyikkaporen

Matching end sounds across consecutive lines, such as 'pogaporen' and 'jeyikkaporen', creating a playful nursery-rhyme rhythm.

Upamai (Simile)

Aiyappa swaami polae puliyin melae poven

Comparing the child's imaginative bravery to Lord Ayyappa riding a tiger ('Aiyappa swaami polae').

Monaai (Alliteration)

Puliyum vantha enna seivae / Puliyin melae pogaporen paaru

Repetition of initial consonants like 'Pu' in 'Puliyum' and 'Puliyin' to enhance rhythmic recitation.

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Trivia

Written by T. Rajendar for the film 'Poo Poova Poothirukku' (1987), this track uses childlike bravado and sudden shifts into sentimental themes (referencing orphanhood), a hallmark emotional trope present in many of T. Rajendar's lyrical compositions.

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