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Good Naai Bad Aadu

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
M. K. Balaji
Singer
MK Balaji
Music director
MK Balaji
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
15 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naaiku bedroom thalagaani ya
Ada aadu mattum night biryani ya
Naaiku bedroom thalagaani ya
Ada aadu mattum night biryani ya
Chella kutty baby puppy ma
Naaya neeyum dhaan konjura
Konjam baaki edhum vekkaama
Mutton keema mattum thinnura
Chella kutty baby puppy ma
Naaya neeyum dhaan konjura
Konjam baaki edhum vekkaama
Yenda mutton keema mattum thinnura
Roatula veetula kaatula vaazhura
Athana aadum mutton kuruma
Unnoda veetu naaya dog nu
Sonna unakku kovam varuma
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Tommy jessie tiger nu
Naaiku pala paera vecha
Naai vandhu kekkala aana
Atta adhukku soara vecha…
Carrotaiyum vettalaam vettalaam
Kathrikkaaya vettalaam vettalaam
Vendakaaya vettadhennu
Sonna avana senjirum ooru
Aadu adha vettalaam vettalaam
Aatukutti adhaiyum vettalaam
Naayi mela kaiya vecha
Tension aara biriyani ka bacha
Konjam vatti adha kattama
Banku sonna pecha thattama
Kothu kotha inga saagura
Vivasaayinga dhaa aadugala
Kodi vatti adha kaatama
Thedinaalum kayil kittaama
Kozhu kozhunnu minnura
Sila panakarangadhan naaiyungala…
Roatula veetula kaatula vaazhura
Athana aadum mutton kuruma
Unnoda veetu naaya dog nu
Sonna unakku kovam varuma
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Good naai bad aadu
Naiku nandri irukku na
Aadu enna ettappaa va
Munna pona mudhugula kutha
Aadu enna kattappaa va
Little lord barkley
Naaiku 5 star hotel
24 mutton items nu
Star biriyani hotel…
Paambin niram paalin niram
Poonai kutty onnu da
Paasathodu paarkum kannil
Aadum naayum onnu da
Aatta thinnu naaya konjum
So called animal lovers-a
Kelvi kettu keli seiya
Mkb dhan engada….
A bedroom and a pillow for the dog?
And is the goat meant only for night-time biryani?
A bedroom and a pillow for the dog?
And is the goat meant only for night-time biryani?
Calling it 'Sweet darling, baby, puppy dear'—
You pamper and cuddle the dog,
Without leaving a single bit behind,
You gobble up only mutton keema!
Calling it 'Sweet darling, baby, puppy dear'—
You pamper and cuddle the dog,
Without leaving a single bit behind,
Why do you gobble up only mutton keema, man?
Whether it lives on the street, at home, or in the wild,
Is that goat just mutton kurma to you?
If someone calls your pet dog just a 'dog',
Does it make you angry?
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Tommy, Jessie, Tiger...
You gave so many names to the dog.
The dog never came asking for it, but
You served the goat to it as food...
You can chop a carrot, chop it,
You can chop an eggplant, chop it,
If someone says, 'Don't chop the lady's finger!'
The whole town will laugh at him.
You can butcher a goat, butcher it,
You can butcher that little lamb too,
Yet if anyone lays a finger on a dog,
You lose your temper, you biryani lover!
Unable to pay even a bit of interest,
Obeying every demand the bank makes,
Dying in droves over here—
Are our farmers the real goats?
Failing to pay crores in interest,
Slipping away even when searched for,
Gleaming in plump luxury—
Are some of the rich folks the dogs?
Whether it lives on the street, at home, or in the wild,
Is that goat just mutton kurma to you?
If someone calls your pet dog just a 'dog',
Does it make you angry?
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
Good dog, bad goat!
If a dog is known for loyalty,
Is a goat a traitor like Ettappan?
To stab you in the back when you walk ahead,
Is a goat like Katappa?
Little Lord and Barkley,
Five-star hotels for dogs,
Advertising twenty-four mutton dishes,
At a star biryani restaurant...
The color of a snake, the color of milk—
All little kittens are the same, my friend!
To eyes that look with true love,
The goat and the dog are one and the same!
Eating goats while cuddling dogs—
To question and mock these...
...so-called animal lovers,
Where is MKB? Right here, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This satirical song by MK Balaji critiques the hypocrisy of 'so-called animal lovers' and society at large. It points out the double standards in human empathy: pampering dogs lavishly with bedrooms, pillows, and 5-star treatment while casually slaughtering and eating goats as biryani and keema. The lyricist highlights the absurdity of showering affection on one species while treating another merely as food.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Satire / Irony

Aatta thinnu naaya konjum / So called animal lovers-a

Highlights the moral hypocrisy of people who fight for dog rights while eating mutton biryani.

Metaphor

Kothu kotha inga saagura / Vivasaayinga dhaa aadugala

Compares struggling farmers dying under bank debts to goats led to slaughter.

Alliteration (Monai)

Carrotaiyum vettalaam vettalaam / Kathrikkaaya vettalaam vettalaam

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of adjacent lines/words.

Rhyme (Iyaipu)

Naaiku bedroom thalagaani ya / Ada aadu mattum night biryani ya

Ending lines with similar rhyming sounds ('thalagaani ya' and 'biryani ya').

Allusion

Aadu enna ettappaa va / Aadu enna kattappaa va

References historical and pop-culture figures known for betrayal (Ettappan and Kattappa) to ask why goats are treated poorly.

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Trivia

Written, composed, and sung by popular radio jockey and musician MK Balaji (MKB), this independent single went viral for its humorous take on societal hypocrisy regarding animal rights and diet culture.

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