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Kasethaan Kadavul

From Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 · 2019

Lyricist
Sajan Madhav
Singer
Sajan Madhav
Music director
Sajan Madhav
Movie name
Chithiram Pesuthadi 2
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
5 Jan 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Engae theduvan panatha
Panatha panatha panatha panatha
Engae theduvan panatha
Panatha panatha panatha panatha
Hoo wow hoo oo ho hoo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho hoooo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho hooo
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Antha kadavula thedi
Alaiyaa alainjaan
Ettaadha dhooram
Adhai etti pidikka
Pattamaa parandhaan
Panam paththum seiyum
Andha panathukkaaga
Pala pala senjaan
Manithaabimaanam
Adhai kuzhi onnu thondi
Aazhathil pudhaichaan
Neram kaalam
Male :Velapadavilla
Male :Vazhkaikinga
Male :Vazhimurai illa
Male :Yerum botha
Male :Yerangavae illa
Male :Yedhum inga
Male :Pulapada villa
Ponnukkum ponnukkum
Male : Adithadi inga
Male :Natppukkum karppukkum
Madhippae illa
Male :Mansuhanukku ingae
Male :Edamae illa
Male :Asurana kolla
Male :Aandavan illa
Hoo wow hoo oo ho hoo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho hoooo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho hooo
Aasaiyin botha uchiyil yera
Madhuvilum maadhilum
Muzhugi theera
Dharmam nyaayam engae theda
Panam irunthaa nee raja raja
Kaasathaanda nesikkiraan
Adhai serkkathaan yosikkiraan
Nachu kaatha swaasikkiraan
Saava thedi poraan poraan
Poraan poraan poraan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Ohh hoo ohhhh
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Ohh hoo oh
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Antha kadavula thedi
Alaiyaa alainjaan
Ettaadha dhooram
Adhai etti pidikka
Pattamaa parandhaan
Panam paththum seiyum
Andha panathukkaaga
Pala pala senjaan
Manithaabimaanam
Adhai kuzhi onnu thondi
Aazhathil pudhaichaan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kaasae thaan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kaasae thaan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kaasae thaan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kaasae thaan
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kadavul
Kaasae thaan kaasae thaan
Where will he search for money?
Money, money, money, money!
Where will he search for money?
Money, money, money, money!
Hoo wow hoo oo ho hoo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho ho-ooo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho ho-oo
Money is God,
searching for that god,
he wandered restlessly.
An unreachable distance,
to reach out and grab it,
he flew like a kite.
Money can do anything,
and for that money,
he did all sorts of things.
Human empathy,
digging a pit for it,
he buried it deep underground.
Time and fortune,
never turned in his favor.
Life here,
has no proper path.
The rising intoxication,
never comes down.
Nothing here,
makes any sense at all.
Fighting over women,
brawls break out here.
For friendship and honor,
there is no respect at all.
For humanity here,
there is no room left.
To destroy the demon,
there is no God around.
Hoo wow hoo oo ho hoo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho ho-ooo
Hoo wow hoo oo ho ho ho-oo
As the intoxication of greed reaches its peak,
drowning completely
in liquor and lust,
where can righteousness and justice be found?
If you have money, you are a king, a king!
It is only money that he loves,
he only plots how to hoard it,
he breathes toxic air,
running straight towards death,
going, going, going!
Money is God!
Oh hoo ohhh
Money is God!
Oh hoo oh
Money is God,
searching for that god,
he wandered restlessly.
An unreachable distance,
to reach out and grab it,
he flew like a kite.
Money can do anything,
and for that money,
he did all sorts of things.
Human empathy,
digging a pit for it,
he buried it deep underground.
Money is God,
Money is God,
Money alone, money alone!
Money is God,
Money is God,
Money alone, money alone!
Money is God,
Money is God,
Money alone, money alone!
Money is God,
Money is God,
Money alone, money alone!
Money is God,
Money is God,
Money alone, money alone!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a cynical critique of modern society's obsession with wealth and material gain. It describes a world where money has replaced God as the ultimate object of worship, driving people to abandon human dignity, morality, friendship, and righteousness. The protagonist's restless pursuit of fortune leads him into vice, moral corruption, and self-destruction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaasae thaan kadavul

Equating money directly to God ('Kaasae thaan kadavul') highlights society's extreme idolization of wealth.

Simile

Pattamaa parandhaan

Comparing the protagonist's desperate search for money to flying aimlessly like a kite ('Pattamaa parandhaan').

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Madhuvilum maadhilum / Muzhugi theera

Rhyming of the second consonants in 'Madhuvilum' and 'Muzhugi' creates rhythmic flow.

Monaai (Initial Rhyme)

Panam paththum seiyum... Pala pala senjaan

Alliteration of the starting sound 'P' in 'Panam' and 'Pala' enhances oral tradition in Tamil lyrics.

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Trivia

The phrase 'Kaasae Thaan Kadavul' is a famous Tamil idiom popularized by the classic 1972 comedy film of the same name. Sajan Madhav, son of famed composer Raveendran, scored the music and penned the lyrics for this track in 'Chithiram Pesuthadi 2' (2019).

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