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Idli Chutney

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Sean Roldan
Singer
Sean Roldan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Album Songs 2020
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idli chutney
Chutney idli
Without idli there is no chutney
Without chutney there is no idli
Rendum serthu full kattu kattni
Ada soru illana patni
Humming ……………..
Without idli there is no chutney
Without chutney there is no idli
Rendum serthu full kattu kattni
Ada soru illana patni
If love is idli
Jail is chutney
If fame is idli
Shame is chutney
Without idli there is no chutney
Without chutney there is no idli
Humming ……………
Inbam irundha thunbam irukkum
Laabam irundha nashtham irukkum
Idhu packaged-u
Medu irundha pallam irukkum
Vetri irundha thozhvi irukkum
Adhu thaan da rule
Onnu illama innonnu illa
Idli illama chutney illa
Idli chutney
Idli chutney
Humming ……………….
Without hard work there is no kaasu
Without worker there is no bossu
Without violence there is no peaceu
Without event there is no newsu
Without loudu there is no quiteu
Without morning there is no nightu
Without leftu there is no rightu
Without blacku there is no whiteu
Without no validity
No singularity
That is reality
Please accept with dignity
Humming ……………
Inbam irundha thunbam irukkum
Laabam irundha nashtham irukkum
Idhu packaged-u
Medu irundha pallam irukkum
Vetri irundha thozhvi irukkum
Adhu thaan da rule
Onnu illama innonnu illa
Idli chutney
Onnu illama innonnu illa
Chutney idli
Sambhar
Idly ku chutney ok
Sambhar illana eppadi ra
Onnu illama innonnu illa
Idli illama chutney illa
Idli, chutney
Chutney, idli
Without idli, there is no chutney
Without chutney, there is no idli
Feast on both together to your heart's content
Hey, without food, you'll starve
[Humming]
Without idli, there is no chutney
Without chutney, there is no idli
Feast on both together to your heart's content
Hey, without food, you'll starve
If love is idli
Jail is chutney
If fame is idli
Shame is chutney
Without idli, there is no chutney
Without chutney, there is no idli
[Humming]
If there is joy, there will be sorrow
If there is profit, there will be loss
It is a package deal
If there are heights, there will be depths
If there is victory, there will be defeat
That is the rule, my friend
One cannot exist without the other
Without idli, there is no chutney
Idli, chutney
Idli, chutney
[Humming]
Without hard work, there is no money
Without a worker, there is no boss
Without violence, there is no peace
Without an event, there is no news
Without loud, there is no quiet
Without morning, there is no night
Without left, there is no right
Without black, there is no white
Without validity
There is no singularity
That is the reality
Please accept it with dignity
[Humming]
If there is joy, there will be sorrow
If there is profit, there will be loss
It is a package deal
If there are heights, there will be depths
If there is victory, there will be defeat
That is the rule, my friend
One cannot exist without the other
Idli, chutney
One cannot exist without the other
Chutney, idli
Sambar!
Chutney is fine with idli
But how can it work without sambar, man?
One cannot exist without the other
Without idli, there is no chutney
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and philosophical song uses the culinary pairing of South Indian staples, idli and chutney, as a metaphor for the dualities of life. It highlights how opposing forces—such as pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, profit and loss, day and night—are fundamentally interdependent and form an inseparable 'package deal' in human existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“If love is idli / Jail is chutney”

Compares abstract life concepts like love/jail and fame/shame to daily food staples like idli and chutney.

Antithesis / Binary Opposition

“Inbam irundha thunbam irukkum / Laabam irundha nashtham irukkum”

Pairs contrasting words to emphasize complementary dualities of life (pleasure/pain, profit/loss, elevation/dip, victory/defeat).

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Inbam irundha thunbam irukkum / Laabam irundha nashtham irukkum”

The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines (Inbam/Laabam, Medu/Vetri).

Anaphora

“Without hard work there is no kaasu / Without worker there is no bossu”

Repetition of the phrase 'Without...' at the beginning of multiple successive lines for rhythmic emphasis.

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Trivia

Written and composed by Sean Roldan, the song adopts a quirky, conversational Tanglish style to simplify complex philosophical ideas into relatable, everyday dining terms.

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