Kaaki Payyan Kalanga
From Thandatti · 2023
- Lyricist
- Ram Sangaiah
- Singers
- Meenakshi Elayaraja, Udhay Kannan
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Thandatti2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kaakki payan kalnga vuttanae | The guy in khaki made us troubled. |
| Thonda kuzhi katha vuttanae | He made my throat go dry with gasping. |
| Nera vandhu pesi puttan | He came directly and spoke to us. |
| Nakku pallil sabam vuttan | He cast a curse with his tongue and teeth. |
| Nasamthaan poga poraan | He is definitely going to be ruined. |
| Naandu kittu saga poraan | He is going to hang himself and die. |
| Female | |
| Kaakki payan kalnga vuttanae | The guy in khaki made us troubled. |
| Thonda kuzhi katha vuttanae | He made my throat go dry with gasping. |
| Female | |
| Vellena naa elundhu | When I woke up early in the morning, |
| Kolllaikku pogaiyila | And was heading out to the backyard, |
| Andha karu kudiyamma | That dark woman who drinks, |
| Korthu vuttalae | Entangled and framed me! |
| Female | |
| On kuda serndhu thaan | Only along with you, |
| Naanum thaan vandhenae | Did I come here as well. |
| En purushan thooki pottu | My husband will pick me up and throw me down, |
| Midhika poranae | And stomp all over me! |
| Female | |
| Haan | Haan! |
| Female | |
| Samarasam pesi paarpomaa | Shall we try to negotiate peace? |
| Illa saarayatha vangi kodupomaa | Or shall we buy and give them liquor? |
| Kaasu keesu koduthu paarpomaa | Shall we try giving some cash or bribes? |
| Namba kanaga vuttu correct pannuvoma | Shall we send Kanaga to charm and fix them? |
| Male | |
| Karupa illa sevappa | Is he dark-complexioned or fair? |
| Kalavani paiyyan evan da | Who is that thief guy, man? |
| Dei muniyaa indha polappu | Hey Muniya, this kind of life, |
| Eppudi than da vidiya | How will it ever improve or dawn? |
| Anga ippo inga | Over there now, over here now, |
| Naan edha pudichu thonga | What should I hold onto to hang? |
| Thirumbha ada thirumbha | Again, oh again, |
| Ivanga oodhuraanga sanga | They are blowing the death conch. |
| Male | |
| Kanakku than mudiyala da | The account/settlement is not ending, man. |
| Kalavaram thaan thodaruthu daa | The chaos and conflict just continue. |
| Control eh illayada | There is no control at all. |
| Kadhaikku thaan mudivenna daa | What is the ultimate end to this story? |
| Male | |
| Manasaatchi evanukkum illa | Nobody has a conscience anymore. |
| Mannukulla pora vaazhkaiyila | In a life that eventually ends up in the soil, |
| Usurae pona piragula | Even after life itself has departed, |
| Mitchathaiyum surutturanga lae | They are rolling up and stealing whatever remains! |
காக்கி பையன் கலங்க வுட்டானே
தொண்டை குழி கத்த வுட்டானே
நேரா வந்து பேசி பூட்டான்
நாக்கு பல்லில் சாபம் வுட்டான்
நாசமாதான் போக போறான்
நாண்டு கிட்டு சாக போறான்
The guy in khaki made us troubled.
He made my throat go dry with gasping.
He came directly and spoke to us.
He cast a curse with his tongue and teeth.
He is definitely going to be ruined.
He is going to hang himself and die.
காக்கி பையன் கலங்க வுட்டானே
தொண்டை குழி கத்த வுட்டானே
The guy in khaki made us troubled.
He made my throat go dry with gasping.
வெள்ளென நா எழுந்து
கொள்ளைக்கு போகையில
அந்த கரு குடியம்மா
கோர்த்து வுட்டாளே
When I woke up early in the morning,
And was heading out to the backyard,
That dark woman who drinks,
Entangled and framed me!
ஒன்கூட சேர்ந்து தான்
நானும் தான் வந்தேனே
என் புருஷன் தூக்கி போட்டு
மிதிக்க போறானே
Only along with you,
Did I come here as well.
My husband will pick me up and throw me down,
And stomp all over me!
ஹான்
Haan!
சமரசம் பேசி பார்ப்போமா
இல்ல சாராயத்த வாங்கி கொடுப்போமா
காசு கீசு கொடுத்து பார்ப்போமா
நம்ப கனகா வுட்டு கரெக்ட் பண்ணுவோமா
Shall we try to negotiate peace?
Or shall we buy and give them liquor?
Shall we try giving some cash or bribes?
Shall we send Kanaga to charm and fix them?
கருப்பா இல்ல சிவப்பா
களவாணி பையன் எவன் டா
டேய் முனியா இந்த பொழப்பு
எப்புடி தன ட விடிய
அங்க இப்போ இங்க
நான் எதை பிடிச்சு தொங்க
திரும்ப அட திரும்ப
இவங்க ஊதுறாங்க சங்க
Is he dark-complexioned or fair?
Who is that thief guy, man?
Hey Muniya, this kind of life,
How will it ever improve or dawn?
Over there now, over here now,
What should I hold onto to hang?
Again, oh again,
They are blowing the death conch.
கணக்கு தான் முடியல டா
கலவரம் தான் தொடருது டா
கன்ட்ரோலே இல்லையடா
கதைக்கு தான் முடிவென்ன டா
The account/settlement is not ending, man.
The chaos and conflict just continue.
There is no control at all.
What is the ultimate end to this story?
மனசாட்சி எவனுக்கும் இல்ல
மண்ணுக்குள்ளே போற வாழ்க்கையில
உசுரே போன பிறகுல
மிச்சத்தையும் சுருட்டுறாங்களே
Nobody has a conscience anymore.
In a life that eventually ends up in the soil,
Even after life itself has departed,
They are rolling up and stealing whatever remains!
Kaakki payan kalnga vuttanae
The guy in khaki made us troubled.
Thonda kuzhi katha vuttanae
He made my throat go dry with gasping.
Nera vandhu pesi puttan
He came directly and spoke to us.
Nakku pallil sabam vuttan
He cast a curse with his tongue and teeth.
Nasamthaan poga poraan
He is definitely going to be ruined.
Naandu kittu saga poraan
He is going to hang himself and die.
Kaakki payan kalnga vuttanae
The guy in khaki made us troubled.
Thonda kuzhi katha vuttanae
He made my throat go dry with gasping.
Vellena naa elundhu
When I woke up early in the morning,
Kolllaikku pogaiyila
And was heading out to the backyard,
Andha karu kudiyamma
That dark woman who drinks,
Korthu vuttalae
Entangled and framed me!
On kuda serndhu thaan
Only along with you,
Naanum thaan vandhenae
Did I come here as well.
En purushan thooki pottu
My husband will pick me up and throw me down,
Midhika poranae
And stomp all over me!
Haan
Haan!
Samarasam pesi paarpomaa
Shall we try to negotiate peace?
Illa saarayatha vangi kodupomaa
Or shall we buy and give them liquor?
Kaasu keesu koduthu paarpomaa
Shall we try giving some cash or bribes?
Namba kanaga vuttu correct pannuvoma
Shall we send Kanaga to charm and fix them?
Karupa illa sevappa
Is he dark-complexioned or fair?
Kalavani paiyyan evan da
Who is that thief guy, man?
Dei muniyaa indha polappu
Hey Muniya, this kind of life,
Eppudi than da vidiya
How will it ever improve or dawn?
Anga ippo inga
Over there now, over here now,
Naan edha pudichu thonga
What should I hold onto to hang?
Thirumbha ada thirumbha
Again, oh again,
Ivanga oodhuraanga sanga
They are blowing the death conch.
Kanakku than mudiyala da
The account/settlement is not ending, man.
Kalavaram thaan thodaruthu daa
The chaos and conflict just continue.
Control eh illayada
There is no control at all.
Kadhaikku thaan mudivenna daa
What is the ultimate end to this story?
Manasaatchi evanukkum illa
Nobody has a conscience anymore.
Mannukulla pora vaazhkaiyila
In a life that eventually ends up in the soil,
Usurae pona piragula
Even after life itself has departed,
Mitchathaiyum surutturanga lae
They are rolling up and stealing whatever remains!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the chaotic, satirical, and cynical essence of the movie Thandatti. It depicts the panic and confusion among villagers caught in a web of police investigations, local squabbles, and domestic fear. The characters brainstorm humorous, desperate solutions such as offering bribes, alcohol, or sending someone to charm their way out of trouble.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kanakku than mudiyala da / Kalavaram thaan thodaruthu daa”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in adjacent lines creates a rhythmic beat characteristic of folk music.
Edhugai (Second-Letter Rhyme)
“Manasaatchi evanukkum illa / Mannukulla pora vaazhkaiyila”
The second letter 'n' matches in 'Manasaatchi' and 'Mannukulla', establishing a structured poetic cadence.
Echo Word Pair (Reduplication)
“Kaasu keesu koduthu paarpomaa”
The phrase 'Kaasu keesu' uses colloquial echo-construction to convey 'money and such stuff'.
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Trivia
Thandatti (2023) is a dark comedy-drama revolving around the missing traditional gold ear ornaments ('thandatti') of a deceased old woman. The score composed by Sundaramurthy KS heavily incorporates authentic southern Tamil Nadu rural dialects and folk storytelling techniques.
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