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Bar Anthem

From Mugamoodi · 2012

Lyricist
Mysskin
Singer
Mysskin
Music director
Krishna Kumar
Movie name
Mugamoodi
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
10 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Intha parra 18 vayasilarunthu
80 vayasu varaikkum
Elarum ingathan da irukaanga
Intha idathuku appadi ennathaanda mousu
Naattula namma vettula
Namma bottlikkul maatikitom maapilla
Kaatula namma roattula
Namma bothaiyila sikikittom maapilla
Oru inbam vantha
Illa thunbam vantha
Intha saarayam marunthaaga maaruthu
Puthu sontham petha
Oru bantham seththa
Intha kudaaram kovila aaguthu
Naattula namma vettula
Namma bottlikkul maatikitom maapilla..
Thantha naa
Kaatula namma roattula
Namma bothaiyila sikikittom maapilla…
Thantha naa
Hmm…mmm…mmm..
Hmm…mmm..mmm
Aatam podatha santhosama
Raagam illatha sangeethama
Athu… dei ezhunthiri da dei
Mani aaguthu
Kaadhal kalyanam nadantha
Chorus :Jolly jolly than
Male :Bar-il kondaatam thaan
Modhal undaagi pirinjaa
Chorus :Gaali gaali than
Male :Veedu thindaatam thaan
Vidinja vaazhkai sogam
Itha kudicha maranthu pogum
Sugavaasikkum… paradesikkum
Ithu thaan da rightu dharbaaru
Naattula namma vettula
Namma bottlikkul maatikitom maapilla
Thantha naa
Kaatula namma roattula
Namma bothaiyila sikikittom maapilla
Socrates enna sonnar theriyuma
Paathiya konja yeruna odanae
Enna enna pechu oduthu paaru
Inga vantha ..ohoo
Elaarumae…ohoo
Buddhana pol aagalam..ohooo ho
Nooru milli ..ahaa
Oothikittu …ahaa
Siththanai pola pesalam…ahaa..ha..
Dai entha ooraa da nee
Saaraaya kadaila vanthu kadan kekura
Yenthiruchu po da
Thukam illaama pona
Quater doctoru thaan
Water illaama adicha
Billu auto meter-u than
Manushan manasu mosam
Itha adicha kalaiyum vesam
Sorgathukum… naragathukum
Ithu thaanda thiruvaarur theru
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Naattula namma vettula
Namma bottlikkul maatikitom maapilla
Kaatula namma roattula
Namma bothaiyila sikikittom maapilla
Oru inbam vantha
Illa thunbam vantha
Intha saarayam marunthaaga maaruthu
Puthu sontham petha
Oru bantham seththa
Intha kudaaram kovila aaguthu
En pa podhuma naan kadaiya moodanum
Edatha gaali pannu po
Look at this, from eighteen years old
all the way to eighty,
everyone is right here, buddy!
What is so special about this place anyway?
Across the country, inside our homes,
we have got trapped inside the bottle, buddy!
In the wild, out on the streets,
we have got caught up in this buzz, buddy!
If joy arrives,
or if sorrow comes,
this liquor turns into medicine.
When a new child is born,
when a loved one dies,
this shelter turns into a temple.
Across the country, inside our homes,
we have got trapped inside the bottle, buddy...
Thandha na
In the wild, out on the streets,
we have got caught up in this buzz, buddy...
Thandha na
Hmmm... mmm... mmm...
Hmmm... mmm... mmm
Is joy without dancing,
like music without a melody?
That is... hey, get up, man, hey!
It is getting late!
If a love marriage happens,
Chorus: it is pure fun and joy!
Male: it is a celebration at the bar!
If fights break out and they split up,
Chorus: everything is ruined and empty!
Male: the house is in complete chaos!
When day breaks, life is full of sorrow,
but drink this, and you will forget it all.
For the man of comfort... and for the penniless wanderer,
this is the true royal court, buddy!
Across the country, inside our homes,
we have got trapped inside the bottle, buddy!
Thandha na
In the wild, out on the streets,
we have got caught up in this buzz, buddy!
Do you know what Socrates said?
See that? The moment it hits him a little,
look at the kind of talk that starts flowing!
Once you come here... oho,
every single person... oho,
can become like Buddha... oho oho!
Pouring a hundred milliliters... aaha,
and tossing it back... aaha,
one can speak like an enlightened sage... aaha... haa...
Hey, what town are you from, man?
You come to a liquor shop asking for credit?
Get up and get out!
If you cannot fall asleep,
a quarter bottle is your doctor!
If you drink it neat without water,
the hospital bill will run like an auto meter!
The human mind is deceitful,
but drink this, and every mask falls away!
Whether to heaven... or to hell,
this is the grand chariot to take you there, buddy!
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Tha na nana nana nana naaa
Across the country, inside our homes,
we have got trapped inside the bottle, buddy!
In the wild, out on the streets,
we have got caught up in this buzz, buddy!
If joy arrives,
or if sorrow comes,
this liquor turns into medicine.
When a new child is born,
when a loved one dies,
this shelter turns into a temple.
Hey brother, is that enough? I have to close the shop.
Clear out and get going!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Mugamoodi' (2012), written and performed in Mysskin's distinct satirical and philosophical folk style, takes place inside a local liquor shop/bar. It humorously and candidly explores how alcohol serves as a universal equalizer across age groups, social strata, and emotional states—be it celebration or grief, births or deaths, happiness or heartbreak. The lyrics banter through spoken spoken dialogues, philosophical musings, and raw observations of human behavior under intoxication.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Naattula namma vettula / Kaatula namma roattula

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across lines: 'Naattula' / 'Kaatula' and 'inbam' / 'thunbam'.

Metaphor

Intha kudaaram kovila aaguthu

Comparing a temporary tavern or bar to a sacred temple ('kudaaram kovila aaguthu') and alcohol to medicine ('saarayam marunthaaga maaruthu').

Irony / Satire

Buddhana pol aagalam... Siththanai pola pesalam

Exaggerated philosophical comparison stating that drinking 100ml turns ordinary men into philosophers like Buddha or Siddhar sages.

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Trivia

This track, titled 'Bar Song' or 'Maatikitom Maapilla', was written and sung by the film's director Mysskin himself, along with composer K (Krishna Kumar). Mysskin is known for inserting unique, raw bar songs in his movies that blend tavern realism with dark humor and philosophy.

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