Anda Ka Kasam
From Pagaivan · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Pagaivan1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Male | |
| Antha alibaba kugaikku | To that Alibaba's treasure cave, |
| Vazhi sollunga illa | Show me the path, or else, |
| Nottadikkum mechine | A money printing machine, |
| Enna vilainga | What does it cost? |
| Male | |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Male | |
| Thaai paal maranthavudan | As soon as I stopped mother's milk, |
| Thanni adichchen | I started consuming alcohol. |
| Kaal drousar paruvaththila | Back in my shorts-wearing childhood, |
| Ponna anaichchen | I embraced a woman. |
| Male | |
| Oi pakkaa panam parikka | Hey, to snatch solid wealth, |
| Thittam vaguththen | I devised a cunning plan. |
| Sontha sarkkaar nadaththavoru | To run my own government, |
| Sattam vaguththen | I framed my own laws. |
| Male | |
| Sillaraiya vitterinjaa | If you toss small change, |
| Kallaraiyum vaai pilakkum | Even the graveyard will open its mouth, |
| Jail kadhavu thaal thirakkum | The prison door bolt will unlock. |
| Idhu ennoda siththaanthamthaan | This is my fundamental philosophy! |
| Male | |
| Kaasu panam munnaadi | In the presence of money and wealth, |
| Paavangalum illeenga | There are no sins, sir, |
| Punniyamum illeenga | Nor are there any virtues! |
| Ada en kolgai ullaasanthaanga | Hey, my policy is purely hedonism! |
| Male | |
| Puththikkulla kaththi undu | There is a knife inside my intellect, |
| En kaththikunthaan puththi undu | And my knife itself possesses intellect! |
| Male | |
| Haa…andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Haa... Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Male | |
| Paatta rasikka oru nyaanamumilla | I have no wisdom to appreciate music, |
| Poova parikka oru neramumilla | I have no time to pick flowers. |
| Thaanaa padikka nalla jaathagamumilla | I had no favorable horoscope to study, |
| Naanaa padichchukkittaen paadhagamumilla | I taught myself, and there is no harm in that. |
| Male | |
| Vaazhvathu sathamalla | Living forever is not real, |
| Vaazhkkai oru nilai alla | Life is not a permanent state. |
| Vaazhum varai laabamthaan | As long as we live, profit is all that matters, |
| Ada vaai moodu kobam enna | Hey, shut your mouth, why the anger? |
| Male | |
| Innum konjam | Pour a little bit more, |
| Ooththa sollu ada | Tell them to pour, |
| EP co va maaththa | To alter the IPC penal code! |
| Male | |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Male | |
| Antha alibaba kugaikku | To that Alibaba's treasure cave, |
| Vazhi sollunga illa | Show me the path, or else, |
| Nottadikkum mechine | A money printing machine, |
| Enna vilainga | What does it cost? |
| Male | |
| Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam | Magic chant, magic spell, |
| Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae | Open Sesame, Open Sesame! |
| Haei hoi…. | Haei hoi.... |
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
அந்த அலிபாபா குகைக்கு
வழி சொல்லுங்க இல்ல
நோட்டடிக்கும் மிஷனு
என்ன விலைங்க
To that Alibaba's treasure cave,
Show me the path, or else,
A money printing machine,
What does it cost?
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
தாய் பால் மறந்தவுடன்
தண்ணி அடிச்சேன்
கால் டவுசர் பருவத்தில
பொண்ண அணைச்சேன்
As soon as I stopped mother's milk,
I started consuming alcohol.
Back in my shorts-wearing childhood,
I embraced a woman.
ஓய் பக்கா பணம் பறிக்க
திட்டம் வகுத்தேன்
சொந்த சர்க்கார் நடத்தவொரு
சட்டம் வகுத்தேன்
Hey, to snatch solid wealth,
I devised a cunning plan.
To run my own government,
I framed my own laws.
சில்லறைய விட்டெறிஞ்சா
கல்லறையும் வாய் பிளக்கும்
ஜெயில் கதவு தாள் திறக்கும்
இது என்னோட சித்தாந்தம் தான்
If you toss small change,
Even the graveyard will open its mouth,
The prison door bolt will unlock.
This is my fundamental philosophy!
காசு பணம் முன்னாடி
பாவங்களும் இல்லீங்க
புண்ணியமும் இல்லீங்க
அட என் கொள்கை உல்லாசந்தாங்க
In the presence of money and wealth,
There are no sins, sir,
Nor are there any virtues!
Hey, my policy is purely hedonism!
புத்திக்குள்ள கத்தி உண்டு
என் கத்திக்குந்தான் புத்தி உண்டு
There is a knife inside my intellect,
And my knife itself possesses intellect!
ஹா அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
Haa... Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
பாட்ட ரசிக்க ஒரு ஞானமுமில்ல
பூவப் பறிக்க ஒரு நேரமுமில்ல
தானா படிக்க நல்ல ஜாதகமுமில்ல
நானா படிச்சிக்கிட்டேன் பாதகமுமில்ல
I have no wisdom to appreciate music,
I have no time to pick flowers.
I had no favorable horoscope to study,
I taught myself, and there is no harm in that.
வாழுவது சதமல்ல
வாழ்க்கை ஒரு நிலை அல்ல
வாழும் வரை லாபம் தான்
அட வாய் மூடு கோபம் என்ன
Living forever is not real,
Life is not a permanent state.
As long as we live, profit is all that matters,
Hey, shut your mouth, why the anger?
வாழ்வு ஒரு கண்ணாடி
நீ சிரித்தால் அது சிரிக்கும்
நீ அழுதால் அழுது விடும்
நீ எப்போதும் சிரித்தாலென்ன
Pour a little bit more,
Tell them to pour,
To alter the IPC penal code!
இன்னும் கொஞ்சம்
ஊத்த சொல்லு அட
இ பி கோவ மாத்த
சொல்லு ஹேய்
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
To that Alibaba's treasure cave,
Show me the path, or else,
A money printing machine,
What does it cost?
அந்த அலிபாபா குகைக்கு
வழி சொல்லுங்க இல்ல
நோட்டடிக்கும் மிஷனு
என்ன விலைங்க
Magic chant, magic spell,
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Haei hoi....
அண்டாகா கசம் அபுகா கசம்
திறந்திடு சீசே திறந்திடு சீசே
ஹேய் ஹோய்......
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Antha alibaba kugaikku
To that Alibaba's treasure cave,
Vazhi sollunga illa
Show me the path, or else,
Nottadikkum mechine
A money printing machine,
Enna vilainga
What does it cost?
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Thaai paal maranthavudan
As soon as I stopped mother's milk,
Thanni adichchen
I started consuming alcohol.
Kaal drousar paruvaththila
Back in my shorts-wearing childhood,
Ponna anaichchen
I embraced a woman.
Oi pakkaa panam parikka
Hey, to snatch solid wealth,
Thittam vaguththen
I devised a cunning plan.
Sontha sarkkaar nadaththavoru
To run my own government,
Sattam vaguththen
I framed my own laws.
Sillaraiya vitterinjaa
If you toss small change,
Kallaraiyum vaai pilakkum
Even the graveyard will open its mouth,
Jail kadhavu thaal thirakkum
The prison door bolt will unlock.
Idhu ennoda siththaanthamthaan
This is my fundamental philosophy!
Kaasu panam munnaadi
In the presence of money and wealth,
Paavangalum illeenga
There are no sins, sir,
Punniyamum illeenga
Nor are there any virtues!
Ada en kolgai ullaasanthaanga
Hey, my policy is purely hedonism!
Puththikkulla kaththi undu
There is a knife inside my intellect,
En kaththikunthaan puththi undu
And my knife itself possesses intellect!
Haa…andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Haa... Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Paatta rasikka oru nyaanamumilla
I have no wisdom to appreciate music,
Poova parikka oru neramumilla
I have no time to pick flowers.
Thaanaa padikka nalla jaathagamumilla
I had no favorable horoscope to study,
Naanaa padichchukkittaen paadhagamumilla
I taught myself, and there is no harm in that.
Vaazhvathu sathamalla
Living forever is not real,
Vaazhkkai oru nilai alla
Life is not a permanent state.
Vaazhum varai laabamthaan
As long as we live, profit is all that matters,
Ada vaai moodu kobam enna
Hey, shut your mouth, why the anger?
Innum konjam
Pour a little bit more,
Ooththa sollu ada
Tell them to pour,
EP co va maaththa
To alter the IPC penal code!
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Antha alibaba kugaikku
To that Alibaba's treasure cave,
Vazhi sollunga illa
Show me the path, or else,
Nottadikkum mechine
A money printing machine,
Enna vilainga
What does it cost?
Andaakaa kasam abukaa kasam
Magic chant, magic spell,
Thiranthidu seesae thiranthidu seesae
Open Sesame, Open Sesame!
Haei hoi….
Haei hoi....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic track from the film Pagaivan (1997) features a rebellious, street-smart protagonist expressing a cynical and unapologetic philosophy of life. Ignoring societal norms, conventional morality, and legal restrictions, the character views money as the ultimate power capable of unlocking any door—even bribing past prison gates and altering laws.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allusion
“Antha alibaba kugaikku vazhi sollunga”
References the famous Arabian Nights tale of Alibaba and the magic phrase 'Open Sesame' to metaphorically represent unlocking endless wealth and opportunism.
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Sillaraiya vitterinjaa kallaraiyum vaai pilakkum”
Exaggerates the absolute power of money by claiming that even a grave would open its mouth for coins.
Antimetabole / Chiasmus
“Puththikkulla kaththi undu / En kaththikunthaan puththi undu”
Reverses words 'puththi' (mind) and 'kaththi' (knife) in successive phrases for stylistic rhetorical effect.
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Trivia
Pagaivan stars Ajith Kumar and Sathyaraj in lead roles. The song is composed by Deva in his signature fast-paced 'Gaana'-infused style and energetically rendered by singer Mano with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
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