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Lyrics & meaning

Arasiyal Kedi

From Tughlaq Durbar · 2020

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Sid Sriram, Bhuvana Ananth
Music director
Govind Vasantha
Movie name
Tughlaq Durbar
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
21 Jul 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Arasiyal kedi athanaiyum poli
Pachapulla pola sirikkiraan
Kedachavan bangam ketta paiyan singam
Nikka vachu aappu adikkiraan
Karithundu veesi kandathaiyum pesi
Mandaikulla oosi yerakkuraan
Puzhukaiya maathi thangamena kaati
Bongu bongu bongu viduraan
Hero hero hero hero
Karukka murukkum
Maalu deal-u mavanda..aa..
Maala mela maala pottu
Asarum neram
Kaala vaarum yemandaa…aa…
Agulavuttu aattu appa kooda sikkuchinna
Igulavuttu yethu sikkavudu sikkatha
Dagulu dabba aattu thokka vara mukkuchinna
Ragudu raththam aadu pagachukatha singatha
Karanttu kambimela kaala vachutta
Mudhala vaayikulla kaiya vuttutta
Pagada aattathula pagudu ellam pekkuraan
Saguni veshathula vachu vachu seiyuraan
Poo malaiya kaathula suthuvaan
Kadapaaraiya muthukula kuthuvaan
Oru quater-u bottle-la koduthu
Kadha vaangidum kadhakaaran
Muzhu poosani sothula maraipaan
Yemakadhagan kaariyam mudippaan
Padupaathagan yerimalai kozhampula
Soup-u poduvaan
Hero hero hero hero
Karukka murukkum
Maalu deal-u mavanda..aa..
Kaalavaari kaalavaari
Idatha pudikkum
Molla maari ivanda…aa…
Enakkaanadhu kottaiyin saavi
Adhu onnu thaan
Nadu medaiyil poranthavan naanda
Singam
Nara narampula naadiyil ellaam
Adam pudikkuthu kottaiya aala
Edha pudunganum pudunguven neataa….
A political rogue, everything about him is fake
He smiles like an innocent child
Anyone caught in his grip is ruined; this bad boy is a lion
He pins you down and deals a crushing blow
Throwing around charcoal and talking wild nonsense
He drives a needle straight into your head
Turning dung into gold and showing it off
He pulls off scam after scam and deceives everyone
Hero, hero, hero, hero
Fierce and sharp
He is the king of shady deals, man!
Piling garland upon garland around your neck
The moment you let your guard down
He is the deadly reaper who trips you up, man!
Play it wide and shake it up, even if you tangle with the boss
Pull back and strike hard; set the trap, don't get trapped
Put on a flashy act; if someone tries to corner you easily
It's a rugged, bloody fight; don't mess with the lion!
You've stepped onto a live electric wire
You've stuck your hand inside a crocodile's jaws
In this game of dice, he tears down every bluff
Disguised as Shakuni, he schemes and destroys you step by step
He will twirl a flower garland in the air
And plunge a crowbar right into your back
Just by handing over a quarter bottle of liquor
He is a schemer who buys out your entire story
He will brazenly hide a whole pumpkin in a handful of rice
A cunning operator, he gets his job done
A ruthless villain, from boiling volcanic lava
He will brew a hot soup
Hero, hero, hero, hero
Fierce and sharp
He is the king of shady deals, man!
Tripping people up again and again
To capture the high seat
He is a scoundrel, man!
The key to the fort is meant for me
Just that one thing alone
I was born on the political stage, man
A lion!
In every single vein, nerve, and pulse
A stubborn craze demands to rule the fort
Whatever I need to rip away, I will snatch it clean...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Arasiyal Kedi from Tughlaq Durbar is a satirical, high-energy track describing the deceptive craftiness of an ambitious political rogue. The song contrasts the protagonist's innocent facade with his ruthless, cunning antics. Through vivid local metaphors and street slang, the lyrics illustrate how he tricks the public, stabs opponents in the back, and navigates political corruption with absolute audacity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

“Pachapulla pola sirikkiraan”

Compares a corrupt politician's deceptive smile to that of an innocent newborn baby (Pachapulla pola).

Allusion

“Saguni veshathula vachu vachu seiyuraan”

Refers to Shakuni from the epic Mahabharata to symbolize ultimate masterminding and backstabbing in games of power.

Hyperbole

“Padupaathagan yerimalai kozhampula Soup-u poduvaan”

An extreme exaggeration depicting the antagonist making soup out of boiling volcanic lava.

Idiom / Metaphor

“Muzhu poosani sothula maraipaan”

Uses the famous Tamil idiom of hiding a whole pumpkin in a small plate of rice to express grand deception.

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Trivia

Tughlaq Durbar is a political satire film starring Vijay Sethupathi. Composed by Govind Vasantha with lyrics by Karthik Netha, the track uses raw Chennai street slang to satirize political campaigns and backstabbing tactics.

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