Whistle Podu
From Goat – The Greatest of All Time · 2024
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Goat – The Greatest of All Time2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey party onnu thodangattuma? | Hey, shall I start a party? |
| Athiradi kelappatthuma? | Shall I create a huge blast? |
| Champagne-ah dhan thorakattuma? | Shall I pop open the champagne? |
| Mic -ah kaiyil edukattuma? | Shall I take the mic in my hand? |
| Male | |
| Heyy oru nimisham! enna sonna? | Hey, wait a second! What did you say? |
| Male :Champagne-ah tha thorakattuma nu sonna | Male: I asked if I should pop open the champagne. |
| Male | |
| Champagne-ah en kaadhula campaign nu ketuthu | To my ears, 'Champagne' sounded like 'Campaign'! |
| Male | |
| Deii..! .mabbula apapdi than da ketkum | Hey man! That's how it sounds when you're drunk! |
| Start music!. | Start music! |
| Male | |
| Hey party onnu thodangattuma? | Hey, shall I start a party? |
| Adhiradi kelappatthuma? | Shall I create a huge blast? |
| Champagne-ah dhan thorakattuma? | Shall I pop open the champagne? |
| Mic -ah kaiyil edukattuma? | Shall I take the mic in my hand? |
| Idi idichcha en voice uh dhaan | If thunder strikes, it's my voice! |
| Vedi vedichcha en boys dhaan | If firecrackers burst, it's my boys! |
| Kudimakkadhan nam koottani | Citizens (and party lovers) are our alliance! |
| Party vittu dhaan po maata nee | You will never leave this party! |
| Chorus | |
| Na na na na whistle podu | Na na na na, blow a whistle! |
| Na na na na whistle podu | Na na na na, blow a whistle! |
| Na na na na whistle podu | Na na na na, blow a whistle! |
| Male | |
| Kondaadathan nee porantha | You were born to celebrate! |
| Kaaranththa yen marantha? | Why did you forget that reason? |
| Maththa kannil santhoshatha | To see happiness in other people's eyes, |
| Paaka dhane kan thorandha | that's why you opened your eyes! |
| Male | |
| Ethiri heart-ah nee steal pannikko | Steal your enemy's heart! |
| Un mela yen kovam feel pannikko | Understand why they are angry with you! |
| Unnaku neeye call pannikko | Call yourself (reflect within yourself)! |
| Un life-ah appapa deal pannikko | Deal with your life step-by-step as it comes! |
| Male | |
| Andha vaanam thaeyadhu | That sky will never wear away, |
| Indha boomi maayadhu | This earth will never vanish, |
| Hey last sottu ulla vara | Hey, until the very last drop goes down, |
| Namma party oyaadhu | our party will never stop! |
| Male | |
| Hey hey hey | Hey hey hey |
| Thanni illaa oorukulla | In a town without water (or spirits), |
| Kuyilunga paattelam ketpadhilla | the songs of cuckoos are never heard! |
| Kannakkattum kanneerula | In blinding tears, |
| Mayilunga aatatha paarpadhilla | the dance of peacocks goes unseen! |
| Male | |
| Michael jackson naa moon walk-ku | If it's Michael Jackson, it's the Moonwalk! |
| Marlon brando naa don walk-ku | If it's Marlon Brando, it's the Don walk! |
| Maatham vennum naa go walk-ku | If you want change, go take a walk! |
| Chorus :Un party ku dhaan enga vaakku | Chorus: Our vote is only for your party! |
ஹே, பார்ட்டி ஒன்னு தொடங்கட்டுமா
அதிரடி கெளப்பட்டுமா
சாம்ப்பைங்-எ தான் தொரக்கட்டுமா
மைக்-எ கையில் எடுக்கட்டுமா
Hey, shall I start a party?
Shall I create a huge blast?
Shall I pop open the champagne?
Shall I take the mic in my hand?
ஹே ஒரு நிமிஷம் என்ன சொன்ன
சாம்ப்பைங்-எ தான் தொரக்கட்டுமானு சொன்ன
சாம்ப்பைங்-எ என் காதுல கேம்ப்பைங் கேட்டுது
டேய் மப்புல அப்படி தன ட கேட்கும்
ஸ்டார்ட் தி மியூசிக்
Hey, wait a second! What did you say?
Male: I asked if I should pop open the champagne.
ஹே பார்ட்டி ஒன்னு தொடங்கட்டுமா
அதிரடி கெளப்பட்டுமா
சாம்ப்பைங்-எ தான் தொரக்கட்டுமா
மைக் எ கையில் எடுக்கட்டுமா
To my ears, 'Champagne' sounded like 'Campaign'!
இடி இடிச்சா என் குரல் தான்
வெடி வெடிச்சா என் பாய்சு தான்
குடி மக்கதான் நம்ம கூட்டணி
பார்ட்டி விட்டு தான் போகமாட்ட நீ
Hey man! That's how it sounds when you're drunk!
Start music!
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
சத்தம் பத்தாது விசில் போடு
குத்தம் பாக்காம விசில் போடு
ரத்தம் பாத்ததும் விசில் போடு
ஹே நண்பி ஹே நண்பா
ஹே விசில் போடு...
கோட் விசில் போடு
ஆட்டோ மேட்டிக் அ விசில் போடு
ட்ராகன் வேட்டைக்கு விசில் போடு
ஹே நண்பி ஹே நண்பா
ஹே விசில் அடி என்னோடு
Hey, shall I start a party?
Shall I create a huge blast?
Shall I pop open the champagne?
Shall I take the mic in my hand?
If thunder strikes, it's my voice!
If firecrackers burst, it's my boys!
Citizens (and party lovers) are our alliance!
You will never leave this party!
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
கொண்டாத்தான் நீ பொறந்த
காரணத்த ஏன் மறந்த
மத்த கண்ணில் சந்தோஷத்த
பாக்க தானே கண் தொறந்த
You were born to celebrate!
Why did you forget that reason?
To see happiness in other people's eyes,
that's why you opened your eyes!
எதிரி ஹார்ட் நீ ஸ்டீல் பண்ணிக்கோ
உன்மேல ஏன் கோவம் பீல் பன்னிக்கோ
உனக்கு நீயே கால் பண்ணிக்கோ
உன் லைப் ஆ அப்பப்ப டீல் பண்ணிக்கோ
Steal your enemy's heart!
Understand why they are angry with you!
Call yourself (reflect within yourself)!
Deal with your life step-by-step as it comes!
அந்த வானம் தேயாது
இந்த பூமி மாயாது
ஹே, லாஸ்ட் சொட்டு உள்ள வர
நம்ம பார்ட்டி ஓயாது
That sky will never wear away,
This earth will never vanish,
Hey, until the very last drop goes down,
our party will never stop!
தண்ணி இல்லா ஊருக்குள்ள
குயிலுங்க பாட்டெல்லாம் கேட்பதில்ல
கண்ணக்கட்டும் கண்ணீருல
மயிலுங்கஆட்டத்த பார்பதில்ல
Hey hey hey
In a town without water (or spirits),
the songs of cuckoos are never heard!
In blinding tears,
the dance of peacocks goes unseen!
மைகேல் ஜாக்சனா மூன் வாக்கு
மார்லன் பிராண்டோ னா டான் வாக்கு
மாற்றம் வேணும்னா கோ வாக்
குழு :
உங்க பார்ட்டிக்குத்தான் எங்க வாக்கு
If it's Michael Jackson, it's the Moonwalk!
If it's Marlon Brando, it's the Don walk!
If you want change, go take a walk!
Chorus: Our vote is only for your party!
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
ஹே நண்பி ஹே நண்பா
ஹே விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
நா நா நா நா விசில் போடு
ஹே நண்பி ஹே நண்பா
ஹே விசில் அடி என்னோடு...
Hey party onnu thodangattuma?
Hey, shall I start a party?
Athiradi kelappatthuma?
Shall I create a huge blast?
Champagne-ah dhan thorakattuma?
Shall I pop open the champagne?
Mic -ah kaiyil edukattuma?
Shall I take the mic in my hand?
Heyy oru nimisham! enna sonna?
Hey, wait a second! What did you say?
Male :Champagne-ah tha thorakattuma nu sonna
Male: I asked if I should pop open the champagne.
Champagne-ah en kaadhula campaign nu ketuthu
To my ears, 'Champagne' sounded like 'Campaign'!
Deii..! .mabbula apapdi than da ketkum
Hey man! That's how it sounds when you're drunk!
Start music!.
Start music!
Hey party onnu thodangattuma?
Hey, shall I start a party?
Adhiradi kelappatthuma?
Shall I create a huge blast?
Champagne-ah dhan thorakattuma?
Shall I pop open the champagne?
Mic -ah kaiyil edukattuma?
Shall I take the mic in my hand?
Idi idichcha en voice uh dhaan
If thunder strikes, it's my voice!
Vedi vedichcha en boys dhaan
If firecrackers burst, it's my boys!
Kudimakkadhan nam koottani
Citizens (and party lovers) are our alliance!
Party vittu dhaan po maata nee
You will never leave this party!
Na na na na whistle podu
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
Na na na na whistle podu
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
Na na na na whistle podu
Na na na na, blow a whistle!
Kondaadathan nee porantha
You were born to celebrate!
Kaaranththa yen marantha?
Why did you forget that reason?
Maththa kannil santhoshatha
To see happiness in other people's eyes,
Paaka dhane kan thorandha
that's why you opened your eyes!
Ethiri heart-ah nee steal pannikko
Steal your enemy's heart!
Un mela yen kovam feel pannikko
Understand why they are angry with you!
Unnaku neeye call pannikko
Call yourself (reflect within yourself)!
Un life-ah appapa deal pannikko
Deal with your life step-by-step as it comes!
Andha vaanam thaeyadhu
That sky will never wear away,
Indha boomi maayadhu
This earth will never vanish,
Hey last sottu ulla vara
Hey, until the very last drop goes down,
Namma party oyaadhu
our party will never stop!
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Thanni illaa oorukulla
In a town without water (or spirits),
Kuyilunga paattelam ketpadhilla
the songs of cuckoos are never heard!
Kannakkattum kanneerula
In blinding tears,
Mayilunga aatatha paarpadhilla
the dance of peacocks goes unseen!
Michael jackson naa moon walk-ku
If it's Michael Jackson, it's the Moonwalk!
Marlon brando naa don walk-ku
If it's Marlon Brando, it's the Don walk!
Maatham vennum naa go walk-ku
If you want change, go take a walk!
Chorus :Un party ku dhaan enga vaakku
Chorus: Our vote is only for your party!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Whistle Podu' is a high-energy dance party anthem from the movie 'The Greatest of All Time (GOAT)'. The song plays heavily on clever Tamil double-entendres and puns, blurring the line between a fun night-life 'party' and a political 'party'. Through witty banter, the lyrics weave together political metaphors like 'campaign', 'alliance' (koottani), and 'vote' (vaakku) with celebratory elements like champagne, dancing, and music. Beyond the upbeat tempo and casual banter, the song carries a positive life message about celebrating existence, spreading happiness to others, winning over adversaries through goodwill, and remaining resilient. It encourages listeners to blow a whistle, let go of their worries, and enjoy life's party to the absolute fullest.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Pun / Double Entendre (Sleidai)
“Champagne-ah en kaadhula campaign nu ketuthu”
Clever Tamil wordplay linking the celebratory drink 'Champagne' with the political word 'Campaign', setting up the dual theme of a dance party vs. political party.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Idi idichcha en voice uh dhaan / Vedi vedichcha en boys dhaan”
Line endings 'voice uh dhaan' and 'boys dhaan' rhyme seamlessly, enhancing the rhythmic delivery of the verse.
Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Ethiri heart-ah nee steal pannikko / Un mela yen kovam feel pannikko”
The second consonant sound ('th' / 'n') and syllable patterns align across the lines along with the English end-rhymes 'steal' and 'feel'.
Metaphor / Pop-Culture Allusions
“Michael jackson naa moon walk-ku / Marlon brando naa don walk-ku”
Compares iconic walks/styles of legends like Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando to express swagger and attitude.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Whistle Podu' was released as the first single from 'GOAT (The Greatest of All Time)' and features lead actor Vijay himself on vocals alongside composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, director Venkat Prabhu, and actor/musician Premgi Amaren. The lyrics by Madhan Karky intentionally incorporate political terminology like 'Campaign', 'Koottani' (Alliance), and 'Vaakku' (Vote), serving as a subtle nod to Vijay's real-life political entry and the launch of his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
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