Adutha Veettu Sotha
From Kaliyugam · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Kaliyugam1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan | The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property |
| Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan | The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity |
| Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan | The one who harassed the woman who rejected him |
| Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan | The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd |
| Male | |
| Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Male :Ore idam | Male: The one place |
| Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Male :Koduth madam | Male: Given palace |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | [Interlude / Instrumental] |
| Male | |
| Gaandhiya pol naam irundhaa.. | If we were righteous like Gandhi... |
| Chorus :Aaamaam | Chorus: Yes, indeed |
| Male :Evanaachum suttu puduvaan… | Male: Someone would shoot us dead... |
| Chorus :Nesandhaan | Chorus: That is true |
| Male :Katta bomman pol irundhaa… | Male: If we were brave like Kattabomman... |
| Chorus :Aaamaam | Chorus: Yes, indeed |
| Male :Thookula thaan maattipuduvaan | Male: They would hang us on the gallows |
| Male | |
| Adhanaalae naan thirudiputten | That is why I turned to stealing |
| Adhukkaaga ippa varuthapatten | And for that, I am now regretting |
| Thirunthiyenna manam varunthiyenna | What is the use of reforming or grieving now? |
| Naan kambhi ennuren …oooooohoo | I am counting bars in prison... ooooohooo |
| Male | |
| Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan | The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property |
| Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan | The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity |
| Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan | The one who harassed the woman who rejected him |
| Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan | The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd |
| Male | |
| Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Male :Ore idam | Male: The one place |
| Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Male :Koduth madam | Male: Given palace |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | [Interlude / Instrumental] |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaaga porul irundhaal.. | If wealth is left unattended... |
| Chorus :Aaama | Chorus: Yes |
| Male :Evanukkumae aasai varum… | Male: Anyone will get greedy... |
| Chorus :Nesamdhaan | Chorus: That is true |
| Male :Poopoale ponnirundhaa… | Male: If a young woman is like a delicate flower... |
| Chorus :Aaama | Chorus: Yes |
| Male :Podiyanukkum meesa varum | Male: Even a young boy feels adult desires |
| Male | |
| Therandhu vechu adhu therindhu vidum | If left exposed, it gets noticed |
| Marachu vechaa adhu maranju vidum | If kept hidden, it vanishes |
| Varuvadhellam vittu povadhuthaan | Everything that comes is bound to be lost |
| Idhu therinjukittu thirunthanaum…oooohooo | Realizing this truth, one should reform... oooohooo |
| Male | |
| Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan | The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property |
| Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan | The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity |
| Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan | The one who harassed the woman who rejected him |
| Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan | The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd |
| Male | |
| Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam | Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together |
| Male :Ore idam | Male: The one place |
| Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam | Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government |
| Male :Kodutha madam | Male: Given palace |
அடுத்த வீட்டு சொத்த அமுக்க நெனச்சவன்
புடிச்ச புடியில் விட்டு பாக்கெட் அடிச்சவன்
நெனைக்க மறுத்தவள புடிச்சு கெடுத்தவன்
நெருக்கும் கூட்டத்தில ஜெயின அறுத்தவன்
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்
குழு :
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்
ஒரே இடம்
குழு :
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்
கொடுத்த மடம்
The one place where everyone is brought together
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male: The one place
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male: Given palace
..........................
[Interlude / Instrumental]
காந்தியப் போல் நாமிருந்தா....
குழு :
ஆமாம்
எவனாச்சும் சுட்டுப் புடுவான்..
குழு :
நெசந்தான்....
கட்ட பொம்மன் போலிருந்தா...
குழு :
ஆமாம்
தூக்குலத்தான் மாட்டிப்புடுவான்...
If we were righteous like Gandhi...
Chorus: Yes, indeed
Male: Someone would shoot us dead...
Chorus: That is true
Male: If we were brave like Kattabomman...
Chorus: Yes, indeed
Male: They would hang us on the gallows
அதனாலே நான் திருடிப்புட்டேன்
அதுக்காக இப்ப வருத்தப்பட்டேன்
திருந்தியென்ன மனம் வருந்தியென்ன
நான் கம்பி எண்ணுறேன்...ஓஓஒஹ்
That is why I turned to stealing
And for that, I am now regretting
What is the use of reforming or grieving now?
I am counting bars in prison... ooooohooo
அடுத்த வீட்டு சொத்த அமுக்க நெனச்சவன்
புடிச்ச புடியில் விட்டு பாக்கெட் அடிச்சவன்
நெனைக்க மறுத்தவள புடிச்சு கெடுத்தவன்
நெருக்கும் கூட்டத்தில ஜெயின அறுத்தவன்
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்
குழு :
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்
ஒரே இடம்
குழு :
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்
கொடுத்த மடம்
The one place where everyone is brought together
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male: The one place
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male: Given palace
...........................
[Interlude / Instrumental]
தனியாக பொருள் இருந்தால்.....
குழு :
ஆமா
எவனுக்குமே ஆசை வரும்....
குழு :
நெசந்தான்...
பூப்போலே பொண்ணிருந்தா....
குழு :
ஆமா
பொடியனுக்கும் மீச வரும்
If wealth is left unattended...
Chorus: Yes
Male: Anyone will get greedy...
Chorus: That is true
Male: If a young woman is like a delicate flower...
Chorus: Yes
Male: Even a young boy feels adult desires
தெறந்து வச்சா அது தெரிந்து விடும்
மறச்சு வச்சா அது மறைஞ்சு விடும்
வருவதெல்லாம் விட்டு போவதுதான்
இத தெரிஞ்சிட்டு திருந்தணும்..ஓஓஒஹ்
If left exposed, it gets noticed
If kept hidden, it vanishes
Everything that comes is bound to be lost
Realizing this truth, one should reform... oooohooo
அடுத்த வீட்டு சொத்த அமுக்க நெனச்சவன்
புடிச்ச புடியில் விட்டு பாக்கெட் அடிச்சவன்
நெனைக்க மறுத்தவள புடிச்சு கெடுத்தவன்
நெருக்கும் கூட்டத்தில ஜெயின அறுத்தவன்
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்
குழு :
எல்லாரும் தான் சேர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரே இடம்........
ஒரே இடம்
குழு :
நம்ம எல்லோருக்கும் கவர்மெண்ட்டு கொடுத்த மடம்.....
கொடுத்த மடம்....
The one place where everyone is brought together
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male: The one place
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male: Given palace
Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
The one place where everyone is brought together
Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male :Ore idam
Male: The one place
Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male :Koduth madam
Male: Given palace
……………….
[Interlude / Instrumental]
Gaandhiya pol naam irundhaa..
If we were righteous like Gandhi...
Chorus :Aaamaam
Chorus: Yes, indeed
Male :Evanaachum suttu puduvaan…
Male: Someone would shoot us dead...
Chorus :Nesandhaan
Chorus: That is true
Male :Katta bomman pol irundhaa…
Male: If we were brave like Kattabomman...
Chorus :Aaamaam
Chorus: Yes, indeed
Male :Thookula thaan maattipuduvaan
Male: They would hang us on the gallows
Adhanaalae naan thirudiputten
That is why I turned to stealing
Adhukkaaga ippa varuthapatten
And for that, I am now regretting
Thirunthiyenna manam varunthiyenna
What is the use of reforming or grieving now?
Naan kambhi ennuren …oooooohoo
I am counting bars in prison... ooooohooo
Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
The one place where everyone is brought together
Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male :Ore idam
Male: The one place
Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male :Koduth madam
Male: Given palace
……………….
[Interlude / Instrumental]
Thaniyaaga porul irundhaal..
If wealth is left unattended...
Chorus :Aaama
Chorus: Yes
Male :Evanukkumae aasai varum…
Male: Anyone will get greedy...
Chorus :Nesamdhaan
Chorus: That is true
Male :Poopoale ponnirundhaa…
Male: If a young woman is like a delicate flower...
Chorus :Aaama
Chorus: Yes
Male :Podiyanukkum meesa varum
Male: Even a young boy feels adult desires
Therandhu vechu adhu therindhu vidum
If left exposed, it gets noticed
Marachu vechaa adhu maranju vidum
If kept hidden, it vanishes
Varuvadhellam vittu povadhuthaan
Everything that comes is bound to be lost
Idhu therinjukittu thirunthanaum…oooohooo
Realizing this truth, one should reform... oooohooo
Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan
The one who tried to grab the neighbor's property
Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan
The pickpocket who stole money at the first opportunity
Nenaikka maruthavala pudichu keduthavan
The one who harassed the woman who rejected him
Nerukkum koottathil chain- ah aruthavan
The one who snatched a chain in a dense crowd
Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
The one place where everyone is brought together
Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
The palace given to all of us by the government
Chorus :Ellorum thaan sernthirukkum ore idam
Chorus: The one place where everyone is brought together
Male :Ore idam
Male: The one place
Chorus :Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam
Chorus: The palace given to all of us by the government
Male :Kodutha madam
Male: Given palace
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This satirical song from Kaliyugam (1988) takes place in a prison setting where various offenders—from petty thieves and pickpockets to chain snatchers and land grabbers—find themselves sharing the same roof. Humorously referring to the jail as a government-provided 'palace' ('madam'), the protagonist lightheartedly reflects on how various crimes land people in the exact same location. The singer offers twisted philosophical justifications for his criminality, arguing that great virtuous figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Veerapandiya Kattabomman met tragic ends, so crime seemed a safer option. However, the song ultimately carries a moral message about regret and the inevitability of facing consequences for wrongdoings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Irony / Sarcasm
“Namma ellorukkum government kodutha madam”
Refers to prison as a government-gifted 'palace' (madam), using heavy irony to highlight incarceration.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aduth veetu sotha amukka nenachavan... Pudicha pudiyil vittu packet adichavan”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('nenachavan', 'adichavan', 'keduthavan', 'aruthavan').
Allusion (Historical References)
“Gaandhiya pol naam irundhaa.. / Katta bomman pol irundhaa..”
References historical figures Mahatma Gandhi and Veerapandiya Kattabomman to make a satirical point about the fate of virtuous men.
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Trivia
This track was written and sung by Gangai Amaran himself, showcasing his signature style of blending vernacular humor, folk rhythms, and social commentary into film songs. The music composed by Chandrabose features energetic 1980s Tamil folk-pop arrangements.
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