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Lyrics & meaning

Gundu Onnu Vachirukken

From Arangetra Velai · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Arangetra Velai
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
3 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken
Thottaa sedharividum
Thotta vedichividum
Kuttu odanjividum
Pattaa therichividum
Doi… ho… ho… ho hoooyoii…
Gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken
Ho…… ho…
Thaaipaalum kettupochu
Enna pannum kozhanda
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan.. huahahaan
Vaaikkaalil thanni illa
Thanniyilae manushan
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan.. huahahaan
Suttuputta hero nee dhaan
Thattuketta zero dhaan
Vettukuthu neeyum potta
Katchikulla quota dhaan
Veeraappa meratti uruttum
Oorellaam thiruttu payaga
Kettalum suttalum ellorum
Raajanga dhaan
Doi gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken
Thottaa sedharividum
Thotta vedichividum
Kuttu odanjividum
Pattaa therichividum
Doi… ho… ho… ho hoooyoii…
Gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken .. ho…
Nellu vilaiyum nilam
Veenaagi pochu
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan.. huahahaan
Ooril janam irundhum
Kaadaagi pochu
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan..
Hmm hmm ahahaaan.. huahahaan
Ketta velai aanaal kooda
Thuddu vantha thaapae illa
Ishta padi vitta pothum
Appan pola pullayilla
Kulirellaam velagi pochu
Ellaamae pazhagipochu
Vellaikkum kollaikkum
Allaadum sollaigalae…ae…ae…ae…
Gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken
Thottaa sedharividum
Thotta vedichividum
Kuttu odanjividum
Pattaa therichividum
Doi… ho… ho… ho hoooyoii…
Gundu onnu vechirukken
Vedi gundu onnu vechirukken
Kanni vedi vechirukken
En kannil thiri vechirukken… ho…
I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes
Touch it, and it will blow apart
Touch it, and it will explode
The secret will be blown wide open
If it hits, you'll be blasted away
Doy... ho... ho... ho ho-yoy...
I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes
Ho... ho...
Even a mother's milk has gone bad
What can the baby do?
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan... hu-ah-haan
There's no water in the canal
Yet the man is drowning in liquor
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan... hu-ah-haan
Shoot someone, and you're hailed a hero
Even though you're just a worthless zero
If you go around stabbing and slashing
You get a guaranteed seat in the party
Acting tough, bullying, and bluffing
The whole town is full of crooks
Whether doing evil or killing others
They all rule like kings!
Hey, I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes
Touch it, and it will blow apart
Touch it, and it will explode
The secret will be blown wide open
If it hits, you'll be blasted away
Doy... ho... ho... ho ho-yoy...
I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes... ho...
The fertile land that grew paddy
Has completely gone to waste
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan... hu-ah-haan
Though people live in this town
It has turned into a wild jungle
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan...
Hmm hmm ah-haan... hu-ah-haan
Even if it is dirty work
As long as cash rolls in, no one cares
Even when given the freedom to live his way
The son is not decent like his father
All hesitation has vanished
Everyone has grown used to it all
Between honesty and robbery
O the endless troubles we struggle with... eh... eh... eh...
I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes
Touch it, and it will blow apart
Touch it, and it will explode
The secret will be blown wide open
If it hits, you'll be blasted away
Doy... ho... ho... ho ho-yoy...
I've got a bomb ready
I've got an explosive bomb
I've planted a landmine
I've set a fuse in my eyes... ho...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Gundu Onnu Vechirukken' from the movie 'Arangetra Velai' (1990) is a sharp, satirical socio-political song written by legendary lyricist Vaali. Using high-energy metaphors of explosives, landmines, and burning wicks, the song voices intense frustration and warning against pervasive societal corruption, moral decay, political opportunism, and hypocritical living.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En kannil thiri vechirukken

The 'wick in the eyes' is a metaphor for vigilant, burning anger and intense watchfulness against injustice.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Thottaa sedharividum / Thotta vedichividum / Kuttu odanjividum / Pattaa therichividum

The rhythmic repetition of '-ividum' at the end of consecutive lines creates a punchy, musical cadence.

Muran (Antithesis)

Suttuputta hero nee dhaan / Thattuketta zero dhaan

Contrasting 'Hero' and 'Zero' to satirize how society rewards violence over moral integrity.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Suttuputta hero nee dhaan / Thattuketta zero dhaan

The second consonant sound 'tt' ('Su-tt-uputta' and 'Tha-tt-uketta') matches in both lines.

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Trivia

'Arangetra Velai' (1990) is the official Tamil remake of the iconic Malayalam comedy-drama 'Ramji Rao Speaking'. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, the song uses energetic folk rhythms combined with satire to mirror the desperation and moral dilemmas faced by unemployed youth.

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