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Lyrics & meaning

Ungappa Vangi Thandha

From Poo Poova Poothirukku · 1987

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. Janaki, T. Rajendar, Vidhya
Music director
T. Rajendar
Details
Poo Poova Poothirukku1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Raja dhesingu…..naanthaan naanthanRaja Desingu... I am the one, I am the one!
Male
Hai…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthiraHey... the horse that my father bought me,
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhuraOn that horse, I am going to ride to Madurai!
Hai…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthiraHey... the horse that my father bought me,
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhuraOn that horse, I am going to ride to Madurai!
Female
Aasa aasa ammaa sutta dosaCraving craving, mother cooked a dosa,
Male :HaangMale: Haang!
Female :Pangu kettaa unakku vizhum poosaFemale: If you ask for a share, you will get a beat down!
Male :Tharamaattaen podi enakku venum thaadiMale: I won't give it, go away girl! I want it!
Female :Asaththu asaththu podaa en kudhira vududaaFemale: Silly boy, go away! Let go of my horse!
Male :Haang…..haahaah….mmmmhoom…thaadiMale: Haang... haahaah... mmmmhoom... leave it!
Female
Haei….Engappaa vaangi thantha kudhiraHey... the horse that my father bought me,
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhura….On that horse, I am going to ride to Madurai...
Male
Kaatta thedi pogaporenI am going to search for the forest,
Vettaiyaadi jeyikkaporen urrrrrr…..I am going to hunt and win, grrr...
Kaatta thedi pogaporenI am going to search for the forest,
Vettaiyaadi jeyikkaporen paaruI am going to hunt and win, look!
Female
Puliyum vantha enna seivaeIf a tiger comes, what will you do?
Kadichchu thinnaa enna aavaeIf it bites and eats you, what will happen to you?
Female
Puliyum vantha enna seivaeIf a tiger comes, what will you do?
Kadichchu thinnaa enna aavaeIf it bites and eats you, what will happen to you?
Male
Swaamiyae aiyappaa aiyappaa swaamiyae…Oh Lord Ayyappa, Ayyappa, Lord!
Endru naan solluvaenThus I will chant,
Bayaththa naan velluvenI will overcome my fear,
Aiyappa swaami polae puliyin melae povenLike Lord Ayyappa, I will ride upon the tiger!
Hai haak hai hai haak haiii….Hai haak hai hai haak haiii....
Male
Puliyin melae pogaporen paaruWatch me ride upon the tiger!
Vazhiya vittu odhungi neeyum oduGet out of the way and run aside!
Female :Hoi poi poiyaa solluraedaa kannaaFemale: Hey, you are telling lies after lies, my darling!
Nambamaattaen yaedhetho sonnaaI won't believe you if you say random things!
Male
Flight onnu vaangittuI will buy an airplane,
Pilot aagi parakkaporenI will become a pilot and fly!
Flight onnu vaangittuI will buy an airplane,
Pilot aagi parakkaporenI will become a pilot and fly!
Female
Kundu vachchaa ennaa seivaeIf someone places a bomb, what will you do?
Veduchchupputtaa Ennaa aavaeIf it explodes, what will happen to you?
Male
Neram nallaa irunthaaIf my time is good,
Kundu pushhunnu poggumThe bomb will fizzle out with a 'push' sound!
Push haah push haah push push push…..Push haah push haah push push push...
Female
Hei…..engappaa vaangi thantha kuthiraHey... the horse that my father bought me,
Adhula naanu pogaporen madhuraOn that horse, I am going to ride to Madurai!
Unakku kudhira tharamaatten podaaI won't give you the horse, get lost!
Enakku venum vittuvittu podaaI want it, leave it and go away!
Male
Appa amma Illa pulla naanuI am a child with no father or mother,
Ungala vittaa eakku yaarru solluTell me, who else do I have besides you all?
Yaei yaei meenaa Unakku edhiri naanaaHey Hey Meena, am I an enemy to you?
Yaei yaei meenaa Unakku edhiri naanaaHey Hey Meena, am I an enemy to you?
Male
Appa amma Illa pulla naanuI am a child with no father or mother,
Ungala vittaa eakku yaarru sollu…..Tell me, who else do I have besides you all...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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