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Lyrics & meaning

Yae Elumba Enni Enni

From Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren · 2018

Lyricist
MC Vickey
Singers
ACS Ravichandran, Sharanya Gopinath
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Details
Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yae elumba enni enniHey king who plays board games counting bones,
Thaayam aadum mannaoh king playing Thaayam by counting bones!
Yae padaiyal kanji oothaTo pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaabring a skull shell!
Chorus
Ye elumba enni enniHey, counting bones,
Thaayam aadum mannaoh king playing Thaayam!
Yae padaiyal kanji oothaTo pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaabring a skull shell!
Female
Yae morattu meniyaeOh rugged bodied one!
Thiruttu gnyaniyaeOh thief sage!
Arakka yazhiyaeOh demonic yali creature!
Karuppu jothiyaeOh dark divine light!
Male
Yae attu kutti muthalHey, from goat kids
Aeroplane varaup to airplanes,
Attaya poduvom dawe will steal it all, man!
Female
Neenga sataiya kalathiWhile you take off your shirt
Maattum nerathulaand change into another,
Veetaiyae thookkuvom dawe will steal your entire house, man!
Male
Yae inky pinky ponkyHey, after picking randomly with inky pinky ponky,
Pottu mudichuttuwe will rob the bank, man!
Bank ah thiruduvum daThe wealth stolen by Vijay Mallya,
Female
Vijay mallaiya panathawe will rob it back
Kollaya adichiand give it to the whole town, man!
Oorukku poduvom daHahaha..
Male
Hahaha..Hahaha..
Female
Yae elumba enni enniHey, counting bones,
Thaayam aadum mannaoh king playing Thaayam!
Yae padaiyal kanji oothaTo pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaabring a skull shell!
Male
Offer pala kuduthu pudungumGiving various offers to snatch money,
Corporate thirudanga naanga illawe are not corporate thieves!
Pallikoodam collegenu pervachuUnder the guise of schools and colleges,
Kollaiadikuravanga naanga illawe are not those who loot!
Male
Vella vetti vella sattu pottuWearing white dhotis and white shirts,
Votu thirudura koottam illawe are not a gang that steals votes!
Sattathila ottaiya pottu sothaExploiting loopholes in the law to snatch wealth,
Pudungura koottam illawe are not that kind of gang!
Male
Naanga ketta nallavanungaWe are bad good guys!
Kettu ponna nalla kettuvanungaOr properly ruined bad guys!
Mothathila suthumana kolgaiullaOn the whole, with pure principles,
Nermaiyana thirudangada naangawe are honest thieves, man!
Male
Hulk da…. naanga hulk daWe are Hulk, man! We are Hulk!
Enga manasu ennaikkum milk daOur heart is pure white like milk, man!
Party da …. enga party daIt is a party, man! Our party!
Ithu thirudar munnetra party daThis is the Thieves' Progressive Party, man!
Male
Nithiya thirudan pathiya thirudanPerpetual thief, devout thief,
Sathiya thirudan mukhtiya thirudanTruthful thief, liberated thief,
Pattali thirudan koottali thirudanWorking-class thief, accomplice thief,
Innaikku thirudan ennaikum thirudanA thief today, a thief forever!
Chorus
Thingal sevva puthanMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Viyazhan velli saniThursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday kollai adion Sunday, go and loot!
Namma kolgai padiAccording to our principles,
Chorus
Vanthidu vanthiducome along, come along!
Pangidu pangiduShare it, share it!
Kumbittu kumbittu kondadiduWorship, worship and celebrate!
Female
Ye vatta nilavulaHey, in the round moon,
Paatti sutta vadathe vada baked by the grandmother,
Thookunathu nari thanit was a fox that snatched it away.
Antha kullanariyavaeBut that sly old fox itself,
Kollai adichathuthe one who looted it,
Engaloda thala thanwas our leader!
Chorus
Yae elumba enni enniHey, counting bones,
Yae padaiya kanji oothato pour porridge as an offering,
Male
Yae kaatha thirudavumto steal the air,
Vaatha thirudavumand to steal the sky,
Aalu undu gavaniwe have people, pay attention!
Ada ponna kariyathaHey, whatever job given to us,
Senju mudipomaewe will finish it with style!
Nangayellam rajiniWe are all Rajinikanth!
Male
Ha ha ha haHa ha ha ha
Hoi hoi hoi hoi….Hoi hoi hoi hoi….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic and satirical track serves as an anthem for a unique clan of honorable thieves depicted in the movie 'Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren'. Led by their eccentric chief, the clan proudly boasts about their stealing prowess—from tiny items to whole houses and banks—while contrasting their actions with real-world exploiters like corrupt politicians, illegal corporate entities, and scam-ridden educational institutions. They frame themselves as Robin Hood-esque figures who rob high-profile hoarders like Vijay Mallya to give back to the public.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Nithiya thirudan pathiya thirudan / Sathiya thirudan mukhtiya thirudan

Repetition of the suffix word 'thirudan' at the end of consecutive rhythmic phrases creates a musical cadence.

Oxymoron

Nermaiyana thirudangada naanga

Juxtaposes two contradictory concepts, 'honest' (Nermaiyana) and 'thieves' (thirudanga), to emphasize their ethical code.

Metaphor / Simile

Enga manasu ennaikkum milk da

Compares the group's heart/intentions directly to milk ('milk da') to signify pureness of spirit despite their criminal profession.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Naanga ketta nallavanunga / Kettu ponna nalla kettuvanunga

The second consonant sound 'tt' matches in both lines ('ketta' and 'kettu'), adhering to traditional Tamil poetic meter.

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Trivia

'Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren' (2018) is a Tamil dark comedy film starring Vijay Sethupathi and Gautham Karthik. The music for the movie was composed by Justin Prabhakaran, while this rap-infused track features lyrics and vocal styling by MC Vickey, highlighting Vijay Sethupathi's tribal chieftain persona.

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