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 enni | Hey king who plays board games counting bones, |
| Thaayam aadum manna | oh king playing Thaayam by counting bones! |
| Yae padaiyal kanji ootha | To pour porridge as an offering, |
| Manda otta kondaa | bring a skull shell! |
| Chorus | |
| Ye elumba enni enni | Hey, counting bones, |
| Thaayam aadum manna | oh king playing Thaayam! |
| Yae padaiyal kanji ootha | To pour porridge as an offering, |
| Manda otta kondaa | bring a skull shell! |
| Female | |
| Yae morattu meniyae | Oh rugged bodied one! |
| Thiruttu gnyaniyae | Oh thief sage! |
| Arakka yazhiyae | Oh demonic yali creature! |
| Karuppu jothiyae | Oh dark divine light! |
| Male | |
| Yae attu kutti muthal | Hey, from goat kids |
| Aeroplane vara | up to airplanes, |
| Attaya poduvom da | we will steal it all, man! |
| Female | |
| Neenga sataiya kalathi | While you take off your shirt |
| Maattum nerathula | and change into another, |
| Veetaiyae thookkuvom da | we will steal your entire house, man! |
| Male | |
| Yae inky pinky ponky | Hey, after picking randomly with inky pinky ponky, |
| Pottu mudichuttu | we will rob the bank, man! |
| Bank ah thiruduvum da | The wealth stolen by Vijay Mallya, |
| Female | |
| Vijay mallaiya panatha | we will rob it back |
| Kollaya adichi | and give it to the whole town, man! |
| Oorukku poduvom da | Hahaha.. |
| Male | |
| Hahaha.. | Hahaha.. |
| Female | |
| Yae elumba enni enni | Hey, counting bones, |
| Thaayam aadum manna | oh king playing Thaayam! |
| Yae padaiyal kanji ootha | To pour porridge as an offering, |
| Manda otta kondaa | bring a skull shell! |
| Male | |
| Offer pala kuduthu pudungum | Giving various offers to snatch money, |
| Corporate thirudanga naanga illa | we are not corporate thieves! |
| Pallikoodam collegenu pervachu | Under the guise of schools and colleges, |
| Kollaiadikuravanga naanga illa | we are not those who loot! |
| Male | |
| Vella vetti vella sattu pottu | Wearing white dhotis and white shirts, |
| Votu thirudura koottam illa | we are not a gang that steals votes! |
| Sattathila ottaiya pottu sotha | Exploiting loopholes in the law to snatch wealth, |
| Pudungura koottam illa | we are not that kind of gang! |
| Male | |
| Naanga ketta nallavanunga | We are bad good guys! |
| Kettu ponna nalla kettuvanunga | Or properly ruined bad guys! |
| Mothathila suthumana kolgaiulla | On the whole, with pure principles, |
| Nermaiyana thirudangada naanga | we are honest thieves, man! |
| Male | |
| Hulk da…. naanga hulk da | We are Hulk, man! We are Hulk! |
| Enga manasu ennaikkum milk da | Our heart is pure white like milk, man! |
| Party da …. enga party da | It is a party, man! Our party! |
| Ithu thirudar munnetra party da | This is the Thieves' Progressive Party, man! |
| Male | |
| Nithiya thirudan pathiya thirudan | Perpetual thief, devout thief, |
| Sathiya thirudan mukhtiya thirudan | Truthful thief, liberated thief, |
| Pattali thirudan koottali thirudan | Working-class thief, accomplice thief, |
| Innaikku thirudan ennaikum thirudan | A thief today, a thief forever! |
| Chorus | |
| Thingal sevva puthan | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, |
| Viyazhan velli sani | Thursday, Friday, Saturday, |
| Sunday kollai adi | on Sunday, go and loot! |
| Namma kolgai padi | According to our principles, |
| Chorus | |
| Vanthidu vanthidu | come along, come along! |
| Pangidu pangidu | Share it, share it! |
| Kumbittu kumbittu kondadidu | Worship, worship and celebrate! |
| Female | |
| Ye vatta nilavula | Hey, in the round moon, |
| Paatti sutta vada | the vada baked by the grandmother, |
| Thookunathu nari than | it was a fox that snatched it away. |
| Antha kullanariyavae | But that sly old fox itself, |
| Kollai adichathu | the one who looted it, |
| Engaloda thala than | was our leader! |
| Chorus | |
| Yae elumba enni enni | Hey, counting bones, |
| Yae padaiya kanji ootha | to pour porridge as an offering, |
| Male | |
| Yae kaatha thirudavum | to steal the air, |
| Vaatha thirudavum | and to steal the sky, |
| Aalu undu gavani | we have people, pay attention! |
| Ada ponna kariyatha | Hey, whatever job given to us, |
| Senju mudipomae | we will finish it with style! |
| Nangayellam rajini | We are all Rajinikanth! |
| Male | |
| Ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha |
| Hoi hoi hoi hoi…. | Hoi hoi hoi hoi…. |
யே எலும்ப எண்ணி
எண்ணி தாயம் ஆடும்
மன்னா யே படையல்
கஞ்சி ஊத்த மண்ட
ஓட்ட கொண்டா
Hey king who plays board games counting bones,
oh king playing Thaayam by counting bones!
To pour porridge as an offering,
bring a skull shell!
யே எலும்ப எண்ணி
எண்ணி தாயம் ஆடும்
மன்னா யே படையல்
கஞ்சி ஊத்த மண்ட
ஓட்ட கொண்டா
Hey, counting bones,
oh king playing Thaayam!
To pour porridge as an offering,
bring a skull shell!
யே மொரட்டு
மேனியே திருட்டு
ஞானியே அரக்க
யாழியே கருப்பு
ஜோதியே
Oh rugged bodied one!
Oh thief sage!
Oh demonic yali creature!
Oh dark divine light!
யே ஆட்டு குட்டி
முதல் ஏரோபிளேன் வர
ஆட்டய போடுவோம்
டா
Hey, from goat kids
up to airplanes,
we will steal it all, man!
நீங்க சட்டைய
கழட்டி மாட்டும் நேரத்துல
வீட்டையே தூக்குவோம்
டா
While you take off your shirt
and change into another,
we will steal your entire house, man!
ஏ இங்கி பிங்கி
பாங்கி போட்டு முடிச்சுட்டு
பேங்க திருடுவோம் டா
Hey, after picking randomly with inky pinky ponky,
we will rob the bank, man!
The wealth stolen by Vijay Mallya,
விஜய் மல்லையா
பணத்த கொள்ளய அடிச்சி
ஊருக்கு போடுவோம் டா
we will rob it back
and give it to the whole town, man!
Hahaha..
ஹாஹாஹா
Hahaha..
யே எலும்ப எண்ணி
எண்ணி தாயம் ஆடும்
மன்னா யே படையல்
கஞ்சி ஊத்த மண்ட
ஓட்ட கொண்டா
Hey, counting bones,
oh king playing Thaayam!
To pour porridge as an offering,
bring a skull shell!
ஆஃபர் பல குடுத்து
புடுங்கும் கார்பரேட் திருடங்க
நாங்க இல்ல பள்ளி கூடம்
காலேஜ்ன்னு பேர் வச்சு
கொள்ளை அடிக்குறவங்க
நாங்க இல்ல
Giving various offers to snatch money,
we are not corporate thieves!
Under the guise of schools and colleges,
we are not those who loot!
வெள்ள வேட்டி
வெள்ள சா்ட்டு போட்டு
வோட்டு திருடுற கூட்டம்
இல்ல சட்டத்தில ஓட்டைய
போட்டு சோத்த புடுங்குற
கூட்டம் இல்ல
Wearing white dhotis and white shirts,
we are not a gang that steals votes!
Exploiting loopholes in the law to snatch wealth,
we are not that kind of gang!
நாங்க கெட்ட
நல்லவனுங்க கெட்டு
போன நல்ல கெட்டவனுங்க
மொத்தத்தில சுத்தமான
கொள்கையுள்ள நேர்மையான
திருடங்கடா நாங்க
We are bad good guys!
Or properly ruined bad guys!
On the whole, with pure principles,
we are honest thieves, man!
ஹல்க் டா நாங்க
ஹல்க் டா எங்க மனசு
என்னைக்கும் மில்க் டா
பார்ட்டி டா எங்க பார்ட்டி
டா இது திருடர் முன்னேற்ற
பார்ட்டி டா
We are Hulk, man! We are Hulk!
Our heart is pure white like milk, man!
It is a party, man! Our party!
This is the Thieves' Progressive Party, man!
நித்திய திருடன்
பத்திய திருடன் சத்திய
திருடன் முக்திய திருடன்
பாட்டாளி திருடன் கூட்டாளி
திருடன் இன்னைக்கு திருடன்
என்னைக்கும் திருடன்
Perpetual thief, devout thief,
Truthful thief, liberated thief,
Working-class thief, accomplice thief,
A thief today, a thief forever!
திங்கள் செவ்வா
புதன் வியாழன் வெள்ளி
சனி சன்டே கொள்ளை
அடி நம்ம கொள்கை படி
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
on Sunday, go and loot!
According to our principles,
வந்திடு வந்திடு
பங்கிடு பங்கிடு
கும்பிட்டு கும்பிட்டு
கொண்டாடிடு
come along, come along!
Share it, share it!
Worship, worship and celebrate!
யே வட்ட நிலவுல
பாட்டி சுட்ட வட தூக்குனது
நரிதான் அந்த குள்ளநரியவே
கொள்ளை அடிச்சது எங்களோட
தல தான்
Hey, in the round moon,
the vada baked by the grandmother,
it was a fox that snatched it away.
But that sly old fox itself,
the one who looted it,
was our leader!
யே எலும்ப
எண்ணி எண்ணி
யே படையல் கஞ்சி
ஊத்த
Hey, counting bones,
to pour porridge as an offering,
யே காத்த
திருடவும் வாத
திருடவும் ஆளு
உண்டு கவனி அட
போன காரியத்த
செஞ்சு முடிப்போமே
நாங்க எல்லாம் ரஜினி
to steal the air,
and to steal the sky,
we have people, pay attention!
Hey, whatever job given to us,
we will finish it with style!
We are all Rajinikanth!
ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹோய்
ஹோய் ஹோய்
ஹோய்
Ha ha ha ha
Hoi hoi hoi hoi….
Yae elumba enni enni
Hey king who plays board games counting bones,
Thaayam aadum manna
oh king playing Thaayam by counting bones!
Yae padaiyal kanji ootha
To pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaa
bring a skull shell!
Ye elumba enni enni
Hey, counting bones,
Thaayam aadum manna
oh king playing Thaayam!
Yae padaiyal kanji ootha
To pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaa
bring a skull shell!
Yae morattu meniyae
Oh rugged bodied one!
Thiruttu gnyaniyae
Oh thief sage!
Arakka yazhiyae
Oh demonic yali creature!
Karuppu jothiyae
Oh dark divine light!
Yae attu kutti muthal
Hey, from goat kids
Aeroplane vara
up to airplanes,
Attaya poduvom da
we will steal it all, man!
Neenga sataiya kalathi
While you take off your shirt
Maattum nerathula
and change into another,
Veetaiyae thookkuvom da
we will steal your entire house, man!
Yae inky pinky ponky
Hey, after picking randomly with inky pinky ponky,
Pottu mudichuttu
we will rob the bank, man!
Bank ah thiruduvum da
The wealth stolen by Vijay Mallya,
Vijay mallaiya panatha
we will rob it back
Kollaya adichi
and give it to the whole town, man!
Oorukku poduvom da
Hahaha..
Hahaha..
Hahaha..
Yae elumba enni enni
Hey, counting bones,
Thaayam aadum manna
oh king playing Thaayam!
Yae padaiyal kanji ootha
To pour porridge as an offering,
Manda otta kondaa
bring a skull shell!
Offer pala kuduthu pudungum
Giving various offers to snatch money,
Corporate thirudanga naanga illa
we are not corporate thieves!
Pallikoodam collegenu pervachu
Under the guise of schools and colleges,
Kollaiadikuravanga naanga illa
we are not those who loot!
Vella vetti vella sattu pottu
Wearing white dhotis and white shirts,
Votu thirudura koottam illa
we are not a gang that steals votes!
Sattathila ottaiya pottu sotha
Exploiting loopholes in the law to snatch wealth,
Pudungura koottam illa
we are not that kind of gang!
Naanga ketta nallavanunga
We are bad good guys!
Kettu ponna nalla kettuvanunga
Or properly ruined bad guys!
Mothathila suthumana kolgaiulla
On the whole, with pure principles,
Nermaiyana thirudangada naanga
we are honest thieves, man!
Hulk da…. naanga hulk da
We are Hulk, man! We are Hulk!
Enga manasu ennaikkum milk da
Our heart is pure white like milk, man!
Party da …. enga party da
It is a party, man! Our party!
Ithu thirudar munnetra party da
This is the Thieves' Progressive Party, man!
Nithiya thirudan pathiya thirudan
Perpetual thief, devout thief,
Sathiya thirudan mukhtiya thirudan
Truthful thief, liberated thief,
Pattali thirudan koottali thirudan
Working-class thief, accomplice thief,
Innaikku thirudan ennaikum thirudan
A thief today, a thief forever!
Thingal sevva puthan
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Viyazhan velli sani
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday kollai adi
on Sunday, go and loot!
Namma kolgai padi
According to our principles,
Vanthidu vanthidu
come along, come along!
Pangidu pangidu
Share it, share it!
Kumbittu kumbittu kondadidu
Worship, worship and celebrate!
Ye vatta nilavula
Hey, in the round moon,
Paatti sutta vada
the vada baked by the grandmother,
Thookunathu nari than
it was a fox that snatched it away.
Antha kullanariyavae
But that sly old fox itself,
Kollai adichathu
the one who looted it,
Engaloda thala than
was our leader!
Yae elumba enni enni
Hey, counting bones,
Yae padaiya kanji ootha
to pour porridge as an offering,
Yae kaatha thirudavum
to steal the air,
Vaatha thirudavum
and to steal the sky,
Aalu undu gavani
we have people, pay attention!
Ada ponna kariyatha
Hey, whatever job given to us,
Senju mudipomae
we will finish it with style!
Nangayellam rajini
We are all Rajinikanth!
Ha ha ha ha
Ha 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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