Kaali Pasanga
From Kappal · 2014
- Lyricist
- Karthik G Krish
- Singers
- Santhosh Narayanan, Chorus
- Music director
- Natarajan Sankaran
- Details
- Kappal2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaali pasanga daa | We are rowdy guys, man! |
| Galiju fight-tu daa | It's a dirty fight, man! |
| Kazhuvi oothura | Scolding and washing down thoroughly, |
| Concept weightu daa | This concept is very heavy, man! |
| Kaala maattaiyae | Even a bull, |
| Kadhara kadhara thaan | Squealing and crying out loud, |
| Kazhudha kooda | Even a donkey, |
| Kaadha poththudhu | Covers its ears! |
| Male | |
| Aavudi summaa nee | Move aside casually, you... |
| Aaavudi summaa nee | Move aside casually, you... |
| Male | |
| Why blood- u | Why blood? |
| Same blood-u | Same blood! |
| Family total damage-u maamu | The entire family is totally damaged, dude! |
| Male | |
| Naan marakka aa haa | Am I a bottle gourd? Ah ha! |
| Nee sorakkaa aa haa | Are you a bottle gourd? Ah ha! |
| Naan paruppu | I am a big shot! |
| Hey nee seruppu | Hey, you are a slipper! |
| Male | |
| Kaali pasanga daa | We are rowdy guys, man! |
| Galiju fight-tu daa | It's a dirty fight, man! |
| Kazhuvi oothura | Scolding and washing down thoroughly, |
| Concept weightu daa | This concept is very heavy, man! |
| Kaala maattaiyae | Even a bull, |
| Kadhara kadhara thaan | Squealing and crying out loud, |
| Kazhudha kooda | Even a donkey, |
| Kaadha poththudhu | Covers its ears! |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Thari kettu thiriyira | Roaming around without any restraint, |
| Koottamadaa | It's a gang, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Thavuttukku thala | A struggle for just husks and crumbs, |
| Poraattamada | It is a fight, man! |
| Chorus :Aa ha | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Vaayulla pasanga | Guys who have loud and sharp mouths, |
| Polaippanunga | Will survive and manage! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Vayithukku adiyila | Underneath their stomach, |
| Karappaanunga | They are sly cockroaches! |
| Male | |
| Sappi sappi cyanide kuppi | To suck on a bottle of cyanide, |
| Thevai illa | There is no need! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Ettanaakku eli marundhu | For eight annas, rat poison... |
| Thevai illa | Is not needed! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Naara vaayan naakka konjam | If the foul-mouthed guy twists his tongue a bit, |
| Sozhatti vitta | And swishes it around, |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Anakondaa thothidumae | Even an Anaconda will lose! |
| Male | |
| Kaali pasanga daa | We are rowdy guys, man! |
| Galiju fight-tu daa | It's a dirty fight, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Kazhuvi oothura | Scolding and washing down thoroughly, |
| Concept weightu daa | This concept is heavy, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Kaala maattaiyae | Even a bull, |
| Kadhara kadhara thaan | Squealing and crying out loud, |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Kazhudha kooda | Even a donkey, |
| Kaadha poththudhu | Covers its ears! |
| Male | |
| Why blood- u | Why blood? |
| Why blood- u | Why blood? |
| Why blood- u | Why blood? |
| Same blood-u | Same blood! |
| Male | |
| Aiyaiyaiyaiyaa yaa yaa yaa | Aiyaiyaiyaiyaa yaa yaa yaa |
| Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa | Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa |
| Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa | Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa |
| Male | |
| Single-a seerudhu | Hissing and roaring all alone, |
| Singamadaa | It is a lion, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Sikki kichu koottamaa | Trapped together as a group, |
| Panningadaa | They are pigs, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Posa ketta porambokku | Shameless, useless... |
| Porukkigala | Scoundrels! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Poradiyil pori thalla | He makes sparks fly beneath your feet, |
| Vaikkiraan daa | Man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male | |
| Vekkam maanam soodu soranai | Shame, honor, self-respect, sensitivity, |
| Illaiyadaa | They have none, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Kaathula kovanam | A loincloth flying in the wind, |
| Parakkudhadaa | Is soaring away, man! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Vaayila veththalaiya | Placing betel leaf in the mouth, |
| Pottuvittu | And then... |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male :Sunnaambu thadaviduvaan | He will smear limestone on you! |
| Chorus :Aa haa | Chorus: Ah ha! |
| Male | |
| Kaali pasanga daa | We are rowdy guys, man! |
| Galiju fight-tu daa | It's a dirty fight, man! |
| Kazhuvi oothura | Scolding and washing down thoroughly, |
| Concept weightu daa | This concept is heavy, man! |
| Kaala maattaiyae | Even a bull, |
| Kadhara kadhara thaan | Squealing and crying out loud, |
| Kazhudha kooda | Even a donkey, |
| Kaadha poththudhu | Covers its ears! |
| Male | |
| …………………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Why blood- u | Why blood? |
| Same blood-u | Same blood! |
| Family total damage-u maamu | The entire family is totally damaged, dude! |
காலி பசங்கடா
கலீஜ்ஜூ ஃபைட்டுடா
கழுவி ஊத்துற
கான்செப்ட் வெயிட்டா
காளை மாட்டையே
கதற கதறதான்
கழுதை கூட காத பொத்துது
We are rowdy guys, man!
It's a dirty fight, man!
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
This concept is very heavy, man!
Even a bull,
Squealing and crying out loud,
Even a donkey,
Covers its ears!
ஆவுடி சும்மா நீ
ஆவுடி சும்மா நீ
Move aside casually, you...
Move aside casually, you...
ஒய் ப்ளட்டு
ஸேம் ப்ளட்டு
பேமலி டோட்டல் டேமேஜ்ஜூ மாமு
Why blood?
Same blood!
The entire family is totally damaged, dude!
நான் மறக்க ஆ ஹா
நீ சொரக்க ஆ ஹா
நான் பருப்பு
ஹே நீ செருப்பு
Am I a bottle gourd? Ah ha!
Are you a bottle gourd? Ah ha!
I am a big shot!
Hey, you are a slipper!
காலி பசங்கடா
கலீஜ்ஜூ ஃபைட்டுடா
கழுவி ஊத்துற
கான்செப்ட் வெயிட்டா
காளை மாட்டையே
கதற கதறதான்
கழுதை கூட காத பொத்துது
We are rowdy guys, man!
It's a dirty fight, man!
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
This concept is very heavy, man!
Even a bull,
Squealing and crying out loud,
Even a donkey,
Covers its ears!
.......................
...
தரி கெட்டு திரியுற
கூட்டமடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
தவுட்டுக்கு தல
போரட்டமடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
வாயுள்ள பயளுங்க
பொலைபானுங்க
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
வயித்துக்கு அடியில
கரைப்பானுங்க
Roaming around without any restraint,
It's a gang, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
A struggle for just husks and crumbs,
It is a fight, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Guys who have loud and sharp mouths,
Will survive and manage!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Underneath their stomach,
They are sly cockroaches!
சப்பி சப்பி சையநைட்
குப்பி தேவை இல்ல
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
எட்டானாக்கு எலி மருந்து
தேவை இல்ல
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
நாற வாயன் நாக்க கொஞ்சம்
சொழட்டி விட்ட
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
அனகோண்டா தோத்திடுமே
To suck on a bottle of cyanide,
There is no need!
Chorus: Ah ha!
For eight annas, rat poison...
Is not needed!
Chorus: Ah ha!
If the foul-mouthed guy twists his tongue a bit,
And swishes it around,
Chorus: Ah ha!
Even an Anaconda will lose!
காலி பசங்கடா
கலீஜ்ஜூ ஃபைட்டுடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
கழுவி ஊத்துற
கான்செப்ட் வெயிட்டா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
காளை மாட்டையே
கதற கதறதான்
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
கழுதை கூட
காத பொத்துது
We are rowdy guys, man!
It's a dirty fight, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
This concept is heavy, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Even a bull,
Squealing and crying out loud,
Chorus: Ah ha!
Even a donkey,
Covers its ears!
ஒய் ப்ளட்டு
ஒய் ப்ளட்டு
ஒய் ப்ளட்டு
ஸேம் ப்ளட்டு
Why blood?
Why blood?
Why blood?
Same blood!
ஐயையையா யா யா யா
யா யா யா யா யா
யா யா யா யா யா
Aiyaiyaiyaiyaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
சிங்கிளா சீறுது
சிங்கமாடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
சிக்கி கிச்சு கூட்டமா
பன்னிங்கடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
பொச கெட்ட
பொரம் போக்கு பொறுக்கிகளா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
போராடியில் பொறி
தள்ள வைக்கிறான்டா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
Hissing and roaring all alone,
It is a lion, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Trapped together as a group,
They are pigs, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Shameless, useless...
Scoundrels!
Chorus: Ah ha!
He makes sparks fly beneath your feet,
Man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
வெக்கம் மானம் சூடு சொரணை
இல்லையாடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
காத்துல கோமணம்
பறக்குதடா
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
வாயில வெத்தலையா
போட்டுவிட்டு
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
சுண்ணாம்பு தடவிடுவான்
குழு :
ஆ ஹா
Shame, honor, self-respect, sensitivity,
They have none, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
A loincloth flying in the wind,
Is soaring away, man!
Chorus: Ah ha!
Placing betel leaf in the mouth,
And then...
Chorus: Ah ha!
He will smear limestone on you!
Chorus: Ah ha!
காலி பசங்கடா
கலீஜ்ஜூ ஃபைட்டுடா
கழுவி ஊத்துற
கான்செப்ட் வெயிட்டா
காளை மாட்டையே
கதற கதறதான்
கழுதை கூட காத பொத்துதே
We are rowdy guys, man!
It's a dirty fight, man!
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
This concept is heavy, man!
Even a bull,
Squealing and crying out loud,
Even a donkey,
Covers its ears!
...................
...
ஒய் ப்ளட்டு
ஸேம் ப்ளட்டு
பேமலி டோட்டல் டேமேஜ்ஜூ மாமு
Why blood?
Same blood!
The entire family is totally damaged, dude!
Kaali pasanga daa
We are rowdy guys, man!
Galiju fight-tu daa
It's a dirty fight, man!
Kazhuvi oothura
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
Concept weightu daa
This concept is very heavy, man!
Kaala maattaiyae
Even a bull,
Kadhara kadhara thaan
Squealing and crying out loud,
Kazhudha kooda
Even a donkey,
Kaadha poththudhu
Covers its ears!
Aavudi summaa nee
Move aside casually, you...
Aaavudi summaa nee
Move aside casually, you...
Why blood- u
Why blood?
Same blood-u
Same blood!
Family total damage-u maamu
The entire family is totally damaged, dude!
Naan marakka aa haa
Am I a bottle gourd? Ah ha!
Nee sorakkaa aa haa
Are you a bottle gourd? Ah ha!
Naan paruppu
I am a big shot!
Hey nee seruppu
Hey, you are a slipper!
Kaali pasanga daa
We are rowdy guys, man!
Galiju fight-tu daa
It's a dirty fight, man!
Kazhuvi oothura
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
Concept weightu daa
This concept is very heavy, man!
Kaala maattaiyae
Even a bull,
Kadhara kadhara thaan
Squealing and crying out loud,
Kazhudha kooda
Even a donkey,
Kaadha poththudhu
Covers its ears!
………………………..
...
Thari kettu thiriyira
Roaming around without any restraint,
Koottamadaa
It's a gang, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Thavuttukku thala
A struggle for just husks and crumbs,
Poraattamada
It is a fight, man!
Chorus :Aa ha
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Vaayulla pasanga
Guys who have loud and sharp mouths,
Polaippanunga
Will survive and manage!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Vayithukku adiyila
Underneath their stomach,
Karappaanunga
They are sly cockroaches!
Sappi sappi cyanide kuppi
To suck on a bottle of cyanide,
Thevai illa
There is no need!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Ettanaakku eli marundhu
For eight annas, rat poison...
Thevai illa
Is not needed!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Naara vaayan naakka konjam
If the foul-mouthed guy twists his tongue a bit,
Sozhatti vitta
And swishes it around,
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Anakondaa thothidumae
Even an Anaconda will lose!
Kaali pasanga daa
We are rowdy guys, man!
Galiju fight-tu daa
It's a dirty fight, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Kazhuvi oothura
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
Concept weightu daa
This concept is heavy, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Kaala maattaiyae
Even a bull,
Kadhara kadhara thaan
Squealing and crying out loud,
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Kazhudha kooda
Even a donkey,
Kaadha poththudhu
Covers its ears!
Why blood- u
Why blood?
Why blood- u
Why blood?
Why blood- u
Why blood?
Same blood-u
Same blood!
Aiyaiyaiyaiyaa yaa yaa yaa
Aiyaiyaiyaiyaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Single-a seerudhu
Hissing and roaring all alone,
Singamadaa
It is a lion, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Sikki kichu koottamaa
Trapped together as a group,
Panningadaa
They are pigs, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Posa ketta porambokku
Shameless, useless...
Porukkigala
Scoundrels!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Poradiyil pori thalla
He makes sparks fly beneath your feet,
Vaikkiraan daa
Man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Vekkam maanam soodu soranai
Shame, honor, self-respect, sensitivity,
Illaiyadaa
They have none, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Kaathula kovanam
A loincloth flying in the wind,
Parakkudhadaa
Is soaring away, man!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Vaayila veththalaiya
Placing betel leaf in the mouth,
Pottuvittu
And then...
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Male :Sunnaambu thadaviduvaan
He will smear limestone on you!
Chorus :Aa haa
Chorus: Ah ha!
Kaali pasanga daa
We are rowdy guys, man!
Galiju fight-tu daa
It's a dirty fight, man!
Kazhuvi oothura
Scolding and washing down thoroughly,
Concept weightu daa
This concept is heavy, man!
Kaala maattaiyae
Even a bull,
Kadhara kadhara thaan
Squealing and crying out loud,
Kazhudha kooda
Even a donkey,
Kaadha poththudhu
Covers its ears!
……………………………..
...
Why blood- u
Why blood?
Same blood-u
Same blood!
Family total damage-u maamu
The entire family is totally damaged, dude!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kaali Pasanga Daa from the movie Kappal (2014) is a high-energy, quirky Tanglish folk track that humorously portrays the chaotic lifestyle, unapologetic antics, and street-smart camaraderie of a group of wild young friends. The lyrics utilize local Chennai Tamil slang, hyperbole, and satirical insults to highlight their shameless, reckless, and unbreakable bond as they navigate life's absurdities together.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaali pasanga daa / Galiju fight-tu daa / Kazhuvi oothura”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'la' or 'zha' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Hyperbole
“Naara vaayan naakka konjam sozhatti vitta... Anakondaa thothidumae”
An intentional exaggeration stating that a person's foul mouth is so lethal that even an Anaconda would lose to it.
Metaphor
“Naan paruppu / Hey nee seruppu”
Direct metaphorical comparison using colloquial slang ('paruppu' representing a big shot vs 'seruppu' representing trash/worthless).
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features music composed by Natarajan Sankaran for the romantic comedy film Kappal (2014), directed by Karthik G. Krish and starring Vaibhav. The line 'Why blood? Same blood!' references a legendary comedic line popular in Tamil pop culture.
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