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Kaasu

From Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum · 2021

Lyricist
Ve. Madhankumar
Singer
Bamba Bakya
Music director
Krishh
Movie name
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
23 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaasu aalura naadaachu saami
Kaalam karaiyudhu mudiva kaami
Maasu marundhukku maladaachu bhoomi
Vaazha vazhivarum usura seami
Manasu patharudhada
Panamae maathuthada
Marathiya pazhagikada
Kaalam varadhae
Manusa vanmamada
Maaradhu vazhkaiyada
Porupa pozhachukada
Vayasu nillathae…
Kaasu aalura naadaachu saami
Kaalam karaiyudhu mudiva kaami
Maasu marundhukku maladaachu bhoomi
Vaazha vazhivarum usura seami
Kaavi karuppathaan arasiyala senjanae
Meda pottuthaan llamanasa keduthanae
Onnum puriyama thenarithaan ninnanae
Oodagam idhayum vechu kaasakithaan thinnanae
Thuppakki ravaigalukku usura vittaalum
Thuliyum bayapadala naanga ennaalum
Nenju nelakolanju irukudhu thaanae
Nelama maarum vara porukanum thaanae…
Chairu pottu aatchi nadathum
Aalu yaaruda
Inga seru sagathi aana road ah
Maatha paaruda
Pesaya pesaya kolanju pogum
Searu naangada
Enga thasaya kilichu kasakki pizhiya
Neenga yaaruda
Mala kazhivedukka manasana vittomae
Nelavula edampidkka perum paadu pattomae
Attapuzhuva angam muzhukka uriyura arasiyala
Anala suttuthaan erichudu theva illa
Kaasu aalura naadaachu saami
Kaalam karaiyudhu mudiva kaami
Maasu marundhukku maladaachu bhoomi
Vaazha vazhivarum usura seami
This has become a land ruled by money, oh Lord
Time is slipping away, show us a way out
Poisoned by pollution and chemicals, the earth has turned barren
A way to live will open up, hold on to your life
The heart trembles with fear
Money changes everything
Get used to forgetting
Lost time will never return
It is all human hatred
Life is not going to change
Live responsibly and survive
Age will not wait for anyone...
This has become a land ruled by money, oh Lord
Time is slipping away, show us a way out
Poisoned by pollution and chemicals, the earth has turned barren
A way to live will open up, hold on to your life
They turned saffron and black into dirty politics
They set up stages and ruined young minds
People stood around confused, understanding nothing
The media turned even this into cash and fed themselves
Even if we lose our lives to bullets
We have never been afraid, not even a bit
Our hearts are deeply shaken, aren't they?
We have to endure until things change, don't we?
Sitting on a chair and ruling over us,
Who do you think you are?
Look at the roads here full of mud and filth,
Try fixing them instead!
Crushed and dissolved the more you speak,
We are that mud!
To tear our flesh and squeeze us dry,
Who are you to do that?
We make fellow humans clear human waste,
Yet we fight so hard to claim a spot on the moon!
This politics that sucks our bodies dry like a leech,
Burn it down with fire, we don't need it!
This has become a land ruled by money, oh Lord
Time is slipping away, show us a way out
Poisoned by pollution and chemicals, the earth has turned barren
A way to live will open up, hold on to your life
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful social commentary song addresses the corruption, greed, and political hypocrisy plaguing modern society. It critiques how money dictates power, how opportunistic politicians manipulate religion and media for personal gain, and how the common working class gets marginalized and oppressed despite their labor. The lyricism urges resilience, self-awareness, and resistance against predatory political systems that leech off the populace like parasites.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kaasu aalura naadaachu saami / Maasu marundhukku maladaachu bhoomi”

The second letter 's' (represented as 's' in 'Kaasu', 'Maasu', 'Vaazha' - phonetically aligned consonants) creates rhyme across line beginnings.

Metaphor

“Attapuzhuva angam muzhukka uriyura arasiyala”

Comparing oppressive politics to a bloodsucking leech ('Attapuzhuva') that drains the vitality of the citizens.

Rhetorical Question

“Enga thasaya kilichu kasakki pizhiya / Neenga yaaruda”

Questioning the moral authority of corrupt rulers who exploit the working class without offering basic infrastructure.

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Trivia

'Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum' was produced by Suriya and Jyotika's 2D Entertainment. The song features vocal performance by Bamba Bakya, known for his raw, soulful voice before his untimely passing in 2022.

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