Vandha Mala
From Darling · 2015
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Gaana Bala, Karunaas, Arunraja Kamaraj
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Darling2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Bad donkey small wall | Bad donkey, small wall |
| Bad donkey small wall | Bad donkey, small wall |
| Bad donkey… small wall | Bad donkey… small wall |
| Male | |
| Yeah..hahahaha… | Yeah..hahahaha… |
| Chorus | |
| Hoi ..hoi..hoi… | Hoi ..hoi..hoi… |
| Hoi..hoi..hoi.. | Hoi..hoi..hoi.. |
| Male | |
| Vandha mala ponaa mudi | If a mountain comes it's a gain, if hair goes it's a loss |
| Katti izhu darling | Pull it tight, darling |
| Athhu utta kaathaadi nee | Otherwise you're a loose kite |
| Sokka para darling | Fly beautifully, darling |
| Male | |
| Bulb-u onnu fuse-ah pona | If a light bulb blows its fuse |
| Pudungi thooki podu | Pluck it out and throw it away |
| Vaazhka onnum vattam illa | Life is not a full circle |
| Adhuthan oththa kodu | It is just a single straight line |
| Male | |
| Busku than puncture poda | To fix a puncture on a bus |
| Thevai oru rodd-u | An iron rod is required |
| Kundu kuzhi aana pinnae | Once it gets filled with potholes |
| Life-u mokkam road-u | Life becomes a useless road |
| Male | |
| Darling… | Darling… |
| Namma lifeu romba short-u machi | Our life is very short, friend |
| Darling … | Darling… |
| Ada ishtam polae oottu da | Drive it as you wish, man |
| Darling… | Darling… |
| Inga feelings ellam waste machi | Feelings here are all a waste, friend |
| Darling … | Darling… |
| Ippo dealing onnu podu daa | Strike a deal right now, man |
| Male | |
| Polama… | Shall we go… |
| Hey vaangadi polam | Hey girls, come on, let's go |
| Male | |
| Yeh naalan classu vaathiya thaan | The 4th grade school teacher |
| Katti pottu othaikkanum da | Should be tied up and kicked, man |
| Avan veettil ulla daughter thaan | The daughter living in his house |
| Nalla katti pudikkanum da | Should be hugged tightly, man |
| Male | |
| Yeh midnight aana tasmac kadaila | At midnight, inside the TASMAC liquor shop |
| Party vaikanum da | We should throw a party, man |
| Adhuku naalu police bandhavasth | For that, a team of four police guards |
| Namakku kedaikanam da | We should get for protection, man |
| Male | |
| Lic maadi melae | On top of the LIC building's roof |
| Matchu nadakkanum da | A cricket match should be played, man |
| Angirunthu spencerukku | From there, all the way to Spencer Plaza |
| Sixer adikkanam da | We should hit a sixer, man |
| Male | |
| Darling… | Darling… |
| Namma lifeu romba short-u machi | Our life is very short, friend |
| Darling … | Darling… |
| Ada ishtam polae oottu da | Drive it as you wish, man |
| Darling… | Darling… |
| Inga feelings ellam waste machi | Feelings here are all a waste, friend |
| Darling … | Darling… |
| Ippo dealing onnu podu daa | Strike a deal right now, man |
| Male | |
| {Tantan tada..tantan tada | {Tantan tada..tantan tada |
| Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2) | Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2) |
| Chorus | |
| Palassu verukutha | Do you hate old things? |
| Kannu randum kalangutha | Are both your eyes getting teary? |
| Ethuga monayum | Is every corner and edge |
| Egathaalam adikkutha | Mocking you with sarcasm? |
| Chorus | |
| Kuruthi kaadhala | Does passionate love feel |
| Gundu malli kanakkutha | As heavy as jasmine flowers? |
| Thuruvi paaruda | Examine closely and look, man |
| Thulu verum thoolu da | It is all just mere dust, man |
| Chorus | |
| Poruthu paaruda | Wait and see, man |
| Boogambama maaruda | Transform into an earthquake, man |
| Illuthu paaruda | Pull and see, man |
| Pona verum hair da | What is lost is just a strand of hair, man |
| Hair da..hair da..hair da.. | Hair, man.. hair, man.. hair, man.. |
| Male | |
| Manena vepennai velekkenna | Kerosene, neem oil, lamp oil |
| Pakisthan thottakka enakenna | What do I care if Pakistan attacks? |
| Deepika anushka hansika | Deepika, Anushka, Hansika |
| Breakup aanakka namukkenna | What do we care if they break up? |
| Male | |
| Yeh titanicu shipula irunthu | Right from the Titanic ship |
| Dive-u adikkanum da | We should take a dive, man |
| Anga tsunami yae vantha kooda | Even if a tsunami comes there |
| Swimming podanam da | We should go swimming, man |
| Male | |
| Flight-u la than without la | On an airplane without a ticket |
| Travel pannanum da | We should travel, man |
| Ada maatikkitta angirunthu | And if caught, right from there |
| Footboard adikkanum da | We should ride on the footboard, man |
| Male | |
| {Tantan tada..tantan tada | {Tantan tada..tantan tada |
| Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2) | Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2) |
| Male | |
| {Avana niratha soll … | {Tell him to stop … |
| Naan niruthhuren} | I will stop} |
| Hoi..hoi..hoi.. | Hoi..hoi..hoi.. |
| Hoi..hoi..hoi.. | Hoi..hoi..hoi.. |
பேட் டாங்கி ஸ்மால் வால்
பேட் டாங்கி ஸ்மால் வால்
பேட் டாங்கி ஸ்மால் வால்
Bad donkey, small wall
Bad donkey, small wall
Bad donkey… small wall
......................................
Yeah..hahahaha…
ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய்
Hoi ..hoi..hoi…
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
வந்தா மல போன
முடி கட்டி இழு டாா்லிங்
அத்து உட்ட காத்தாடி நீ
சோக்கா பற டாா்லிங்
If a mountain comes it's a gain, if hair goes it's a loss
Pull it tight, darling
Otherwise you're a loose kite
Fly beautifully, darling
பல்பு ஒன்னு பியூஸா
போனா புடுங்கி தூக்கி போடு
வாழ்க்கை ஒன்னும் வட்டம்
இல்ல அதுதான் ஒத்த கோடு
If a light bulb blows its fuse
Pluck it out and throw it away
Life is not a full circle
It is just a single straight line
பஸ்க்கு தான் பஞ்சா்
போட தேவை ஒரு ரோடு
குண்டு குழி ஆன பின்னே
லைஃப்பு மொக்க ரோடு
To fix a puncture on a bus
An iron rod is required
Once it gets filled with potholes
Life becomes a useless road
டாா்லிங் நம்ம
லைஃப்பு ரொம்ப ஷாா்ட்டு
மச்சி டாா்லிங் அட இஷ்டம்
போலே ஓட்டுடா டாா்லிங்
இங்க ஃபீலிங்ஸ் எல்லாம்
வேஸ்ட்டு மச்சி டாா்லிங்
இப்போ டீலிங்க் ஒன்னு போடுடா
Darling…
Our life is very short, friend
Darling…
Drive it as you wish, man
Darling…
Feelings here are all a waste, friend
Darling…
Strike a deal right now, man
போலாமா ஹே
வாங்கடி போலாம்
Shall we go…
Hey girls, come on, let's go
ஏ நாளான் கிளாசு
வாத்தியதான் கட்டி போட்டு
உதைக்கனும்டா அவன் வீட்டில்
உள்ள டாடா் தான் நல்ல கட்டி
புடிக்கனும்டா
The 4th grade school teacher
Should be tied up and kicked, man
The daughter living in his house
Should be hugged tightly, man
ஏ மிட்நைட் ஆனா
டாஸ்மாக் கடைல பாா்டி
வைக்கனும்டா அதுக்கு நாலு
போலீஸ் பந்தவஸ்த் நமக்கு
கிடைக்கனும்டா
At midnight, inside the TASMAC liquor shop
We should throw a party, man
For that, a team of four police guards
We should get for protection, man
எல் ஐ சி மாடி மேல
மேட்ச்சு நடக்கனும்டா
அங்கிருந்து ஸ்பென்சேருக்கு
சிக்ஸா் அடிக்கனும்டா
On top of the LIC building's roof
A cricket match should be played, man
From there, all the way to Spencer Plaza
We should hit a sixer, man
டாா்லிங் நம்ம
லைஃப்பு ரொம்ப ஷாா்ட்டு
மச்சி டாா்லிங் அட இஷ்டம்
போலே ஓட்டுடா டாா்லிங்
இங்க ஃபீலிங்ஸ் எல்லாம்
வேஸ்ட்டு மச்சி டாா்லிங்
இப்போ டீலிங்க் ஒன்னு போடுடா
Darling…
Our life is very short, friend
Darling…
Drive it as you wish, man
Darling…
Feelings here are all a waste, friend
Darling…
Strike a deal right now, man
........................................
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
பழசு வெறுக்குதா
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் கலங்குதா
எதுகை மோனையும் எகத்தாளம்
அடிக்குதா
Do you hate old things?
Are both your eyes getting teary?
Is every corner and edge
Mocking you with sarcasm?
குருதி காதல குண்டு
மல்லி கணக்குதா துருவி
பாருடா துளு வெறும் தூளு டா
Does passionate love feel
As heavy as jasmine flowers?
Examine closely and look, man
It is all just mere dust, man
பொறுத்து பாருடா
பூகம்பமா மாறுடா இழுத்து
பாருடா போன வெறும்
ஹோ்டா ஹோ்டா ஹோ்டா
ஹோ்டா
Wait and see, man
Transform into an earthquake, man
Pull and see, man
What is lost is just a strand of hair, man
Hair, man.. hair, man.. hair, man..
மண்ணெண்ணெய்
வேப்பெண்ணை விளக்கெண்ணை
பாகிஸ்தான் தோத்தாக்க
எனக்கென்ன தீபிகா அனுஷ்கா
ஹன்சிகா பிரேகப் ஆனாக்க நமுக்கென்ன
Kerosene, neem oil, lamp oil
What do I care if Pakistan attacks?
Deepika, Anushka, Hansika
What do we care if they break up?
ஏ டைட்டானிக்கு
ஷிப்புல இருந்து டைவ்வு
அடிக்கனும்டா அங்க சுனாமியே
வந்தா கூட சுவிம்மிங் போடனும்டா
Right from the Titanic ship
We should take a dive, man
Even if a tsunami comes there
We should go swimming, man
ஃப்லைட்டுல தான்
வித்அவுட்ல தான் டிராவல்
பண்ணனும்டா அட மாட்டிக்கிட்டா
அங்கிருந்து ஃபுட்போா்ட் அடிக்கனும்டா
On an airplane without a ticket
We should travel, man
And if caught, right from there
We should ride on the footboard, man
........................................
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
அவன நிறுத்த சொல்
நான் நிறுத்துறேன் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய்
{Tell him to stop …
I will stop}
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Bad donkey small wall
Bad donkey, small wall
Bad donkey small wall
Bad donkey, small wall
Bad donkey… small wall
Bad donkey… small wall
Yeah..hahahaha…
Yeah..hahahaha…
Hoi ..hoi..hoi…
Hoi ..hoi..hoi…
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Vandha mala ponaa mudi
If a mountain comes it's a gain, if hair goes it's a loss
Katti izhu darling
Pull it tight, darling
Athhu utta kaathaadi nee
Otherwise you're a loose kite
Sokka para darling
Fly beautifully, darling
Bulb-u onnu fuse-ah pona
If a light bulb blows its fuse
Pudungi thooki podu
Pluck it out and throw it away
Vaazhka onnum vattam illa
Life is not a full circle
Adhuthan oththa kodu
It is just a single straight line
Busku than puncture poda
To fix a puncture on a bus
Thevai oru rodd-u
An iron rod is required
Kundu kuzhi aana pinnae
Once it gets filled with potholes
Life-u mokkam road-u
Life becomes a useless road
Darling…
Darling…
Namma lifeu romba short-u machi
Our life is very short, friend
Darling …
Darling…
Ada ishtam polae oottu da
Drive it as you wish, man
Darling…
Darling…
Inga feelings ellam waste machi
Feelings here are all a waste, friend
Darling …
Darling…
Ippo dealing onnu podu daa
Strike a deal right now, man
Polama…
Shall we go…
Hey vaangadi polam
Hey girls, come on, let's go
Yeh naalan classu vaathiya thaan
The 4th grade school teacher
Katti pottu othaikkanum da
Should be tied up and kicked, man
Avan veettil ulla daughter thaan
The daughter living in his house
Nalla katti pudikkanum da
Should be hugged tightly, man
Yeh midnight aana tasmac kadaila
At midnight, inside the TASMAC liquor shop
Party vaikanum da
We should throw a party, man
Adhuku naalu police bandhavasth
For that, a team of four police guards
Namakku kedaikanam da
We should get for protection, man
Lic maadi melae
On top of the LIC building's roof
Matchu nadakkanum da
A cricket match should be played, man
Angirunthu spencerukku
From there, all the way to Spencer Plaza
Sixer adikkanam da
We should hit a sixer, man
Darling…
Darling…
Namma lifeu romba short-u machi
Our life is very short, friend
Darling …
Darling…
Ada ishtam polae oottu da
Drive it as you wish, man
Darling…
Darling…
Inga feelings ellam waste machi
Feelings here are all a waste, friend
Darling …
Darling…
Ippo dealing onnu podu daa
Strike a deal right now, man
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
Palassu verukutha
Do you hate old things?
Kannu randum kalangutha
Are both your eyes getting teary?
Ethuga monayum
Is every corner and edge
Egathaalam adikkutha
Mocking you with sarcasm?
Kuruthi kaadhala
Does passionate love feel
Gundu malli kanakkutha
As heavy as jasmine flowers?
Thuruvi paaruda
Examine closely and look, man
Thulu verum thoolu da
It is all just mere dust, man
Poruthu paaruda
Wait and see, man
Boogambama maaruda
Transform into an earthquake, man
Illuthu paaruda
Pull and see, man
Pona verum hair da
What is lost is just a strand of hair, man
Hair da..hair da..hair da..
Hair, man.. hair, man.. hair, man..
Manena vepennai velekkenna
Kerosene, neem oil, lamp oil
Pakisthan thottakka enakenna
What do I care if Pakistan attacks?
Deepika anushka hansika
Deepika, Anushka, Hansika
Breakup aanakka namukkenna
What do we care if they break up?
Yeh titanicu shipula irunthu
Right from the Titanic ship
Dive-u adikkanum da
We should take a dive, man
Anga tsunami yae vantha kooda
Even if a tsunami comes there
Swimming podanam da
We should go swimming, man
Flight-u la than without la
On an airplane without a ticket
Travel pannanum da
We should travel, man
Ada maatikkitta angirunthu
And if caught, right from there
Footboard adikkanum da
We should ride on the footboard, man
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
{Tantan tada..tantan tada
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
Tantan tada..tann daa…..}(2)
{Avana niratha soll …
{Tell him to stop …
Naan niruthhuren}
I will stop}
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Hoi..hoi..hoi..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Vandha Mala Ponaa Mudi' is a carefree, high-energy Tamil 'gaana' style track from the horror-comedy film Darling (2015). The song champions a lighthearted, 'don't care' attitude towards life's hardships, heartbreaks, and trivial problems. It uses whimsical street-slang, rhyming metaphors, and surreal imagery to convey that life is too short to dwell on sadness or past baggage. Through absurd humor—such as playing cricket on top of the LIC building or riding footboard on an airplane—the lyrics urge the listener to let go of unnecessary emotional burdens, live life on their own terms, and treat lost relationships or failures as nothing more than a lost strand of hair.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Katti izhu darling / Athhu utta kaathaadi nee”
A classic Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive lines share the same consonant sound (e.g., 'Kutti' / 'Katti' or 'Lifeu' / 'Ishtam').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Poruthu paaruda / Boogambama maaruda”
Repetition of the initial letter/sound across words in the same line or adjacent lines (e.g., 'Poruthu' and 'Boogambama').
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Flight-u la than without la travel pannanum da / Ada maatikkitta angirunthu footboard adikkanum da”
Extremely exaggerated scenarios used for comic effect, such as hitting a cricket sixer from LIC building to Spencer Plaza or riding footboard on a flight.
Rhyme / Rhythm (Iyaibu)
“Deepika anushka hansika / Breakup aanakka namukkenna”
Repetition of ending syllables ('-da', '-enna') to establish a catchy gaana rhythm.
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Trivia
This track is a fast-paced 'soup song' (a fun song about heartbreak/failures) composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also starred as the lead actor in the movie 'Darling'. The song features heavy local Chennai Tamil slang ('Gaana') and references famous landmarks of Chennai like the LIC building and Spencer Plaza on Anna Salai.
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