- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kadhal Parisu
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jun 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Annaatha gammunu kada
Paathiyaa paathiyaa
Gammunu kadannu sollinaekiren
Baejaaru panriyae nee
Jaadhi illae baedham illae
Thanni pottuttaa
Ada melum illae keezhum illae
Bodhai yerittaa
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae jaadhi illae baedham illae
Thanni pottuttaa
Ada melum illae keezhum illae
Bodhai yerittaa
{Ellaarum potta pola
Naan poda maattaen daa
Pottaakkaa keezh iranga
Maatten daa} (2)
Edukka poren paattu
Romba irukkudhadaa pantu
Avuthu udu beltu
Naan kudukka poren right
Naan sonnadhu sonnadhu thaan
Indha sothunga unnadhu thaan
Nee thinnadhu thinnadhu thaan
Indha bottle-u ennadhu thaan
Ada vandhanam vandhanam
Poosanum sandhanam
Pathiya vaikkanum pinjadha thekkanum
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae jaadhi illae baedham illae
Thanni pottuttaa
Ada melum illae keezhum illae
Bodhai yerittaa
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva…haei
{Paettaiyilae pisthavukku
Pottu vitta buskottu
Pottiyida vandhadhellaam
Bisukothu} (2)
Maela naattu sarakku
Oru maadhiriyaa irukku
Vizhundhadhellaam porukku
Ippo yerudhadaa kirukku
Naan uthama puthiran thaan
Naan ulladhu sathiram thaan
Ada nithamum pathiyam thaan
Naan sonnadhu sathiyam thaan
Ae jivvunu pathudhu
Kattadam suthudhu
Vittudu vittudu vittudu vittudu
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Haei salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae jaadhi illae baedham illae
Thanni pottuttaa
Ada melum illae keezhum illae
Bodhai yerittaa
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Yaarum onnu thaan
Appuramaa rummum jinnum thaan
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Ae salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva…
Aiyoo salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Salaam podu guruvae
Naan salt kottaa siluva
Brother, just keep quiet!
Did you see that? Did you see?
I keep telling you to stay quiet,
but you keep annoying me!
There is no caste, no difference,
once you have a drink!
Hey, there is no high and no low,
once the high kicks in!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, there is no caste, no difference,
once you have a drink!
Hey, there is no high and no low,
once the high kicks in!
{Unlike the way everyone drinks,
I won't just drink like that, man!
Once I get high, coming down
I never will!}
I am going to sing a song,
my pants feel so tight, man!
Loosen up the belt,
I am going to take you for a ride!
What I said stands firm,
all this property belongs to you!
What you ate is already gone,
this bottle belongs only to me!
Hey, welcome and greetings!
Let us apply sandalwood paste!
Light the incense sticks, mend what is torn!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, there is no caste, no difference,
once you have a drink!
Hey, there is no high and no low,
once the high kicks in!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva... hey!
{To the big shot of this hood,
a false trick was played,
and everyone who came to compete
turned out to be totally useless!}
Foreign liquor,
it gives such a strange kick!
Pick up everything that fell down,
now the crazy buzz is rising, man!
I am truly a noble soul,
my home is an open shelter for all!
Hey, every single day is a fast,
what I spoke is the honest truth!
Hey, the rush hits with a blaze,
the building is spinning around!
Let go, let go, let go, let go!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, there is no caste, no difference,
once you have a drink!
Hey, there is no high and no low,
once the high kicks in!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Everyone is just the same,
and after that, it's only rum and gin!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Hey, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva...
Oh, bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
Bow down and salute, boss!
I am Salt Kotta Siluva!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a fun, lighthearted Madras bashai (North Chennai dialect) track centered around a protagonist who is drinking and reflecting on life with a humorous philosophy. He declares that alcohol acts as a great equalizer where social divisions like caste, creed, and class disappear once everyone gets intoxicated together. Through quirky local slang, he sings about his antics, bragging about his dominance in his locality ('Salt kottaa siluva') while poking fun at pretenders and describing the head-spinning sensation of alcohol.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Annaatha gammunu kada”
The second letters 'daa' in 'kada' and 'thiyaa' share rhyming rhythmic cadence in early Madras dialect folk songs.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Jaadhi illae baedham illae”
The lines end with matching sounds 'illae' ('jaadhi illae', 'baedham illae').
Madras Slang Metaphor
“Naan salt kottaa siluva”
Using colloquial terminology like 'Salt kottaa siluva' (Salt box cross) and 'bisukothu' (cheap/insignificant person) to construct local imagery.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song uses authentic Madras Bashai (Chennai slang) penned by Gangai Amaran, who was famous for integrating local folk dialect seamlessly into mainstream Tamil cinema music during the 1980s.
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