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Lyrics & meaning

Iravinil Aattam

From Kadavul Irukaan kumaru · 2016

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Gana Bala, Kovai Kamala
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Kadavul Irukaan kumaru
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
5 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Iravinil aattam
Pagalinil thookkam
Idhu dhaan engal ulagam
Engal ulagam
Innaikku seththaa
Naalaikku paalu
Idhu dhaan intha ulagam
Romba keragam
Manda oddu
Ezhumbu koodunnu
Engala thiddaatha
Female :Maamoii
Mandaiya potta
Neeyum pei dhaan
Romba kaththaadha
Female :Ummaa…
Peygalukkellam kaal illainna
Kolusu saththam varumaa..
Female :Jala jala jala jala jal
Evano vechaa kurumaaaa ….
Female :Po maamaa….
Iravinil aattam
Pagalinil thookkam
Idhu dhaan engal ulagam
Engal ulagam
……………………….
Kaathula aadum kathava paaththu
Mersal Aagatha
Female :Ee…eeee
Calling bell-ah azhuththitu varuvom
Engeyum pogatha
Female :Pokudathudaa..
Innaikku bothaikku
Ooruga needhaan
Polambi sagatha
Balppu vaangaatha
Female :Yeiii…..
Iravinil aattam
Pagalinil thookkam
Idhu dhaan engal ulagam
Engal ulagam
Innaikku seththaa
Naalaikku paalu
Idhu dhaan intha ulagam
Romba keragam
Dancing in the night,
Sleeping through the day,
This is our world,
Our world!
If you die today,
They offer milk tomorrow,
This is how this world is,
Full of bad luck!
Calling us a skull
And a skeleton,
Don't scold us like that!
Female: Hey mister!
Once you kick the bucket,
You will be a ghost too,
So don't shout so loud!
Female: Muah...
If ghosts don't have feet at all,
How can anklets make a sound?
Female: Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle!
Someone cooked kurma...!
Female: Go away, mister...!
Dancing in the night,
Sleeping through the day,
This is our world,
Our world!
...
Seeing the door swing in the wind,
Don't freak out!
Female: Ee... eee...
We will ring the doorbell and walk in,
Don't run off anywhere!
Female: Don't you dare go anywhere!
For tonight's drinks,
You are the side-dish pickle,
Don't whine and suffer,
Don't make a fool of yourself!
Female: Hey...!
Dancing in the night,
Sleeping through the day,
This is our world,
Our world!
If you die today,
They offer milk tomorrow,
This is how this world is,
Full of bad luck!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a fun, quirky horror-comedy track from the movie 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'. It captures a nocturnal, carefree lifestyle where night is for partying and day is for sleeping. Using playful ghost imagery, dark humor, and colloquial street slang, the lyrics mock human fear and the fleeting nature of life, pointing out that everyone ultimately turns into a ghost or skeleton after death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast / Antithesis

Iravinil aattam / Pagalinil thookkam

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Innaikku seththaa / Naalaikku paalu

Onomatopoeia

Jala jala jala jala jal

Metaphor

Innaikku bothaikku / Ooruga needhaan

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Trivia

The track features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also played the lead role in the film 'Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru' (2016). The lyrics were written by the late National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, showcasing his signature ability to blend street smartness with dark comedic observations.

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