Kelambu
From Goli Soda 2 · 2018
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singers
- Deepak, Mahalingam, Jithin Raj, Sreeraj
- Music director
- Achu
- Details
- Goli Soda 22018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aathiram thalaikeruthae | Anger rises to my head |
| Thanal aguthae thaniyamalae | Turning into glowing embers without abating |
| En veetiyil unakennada vensamaram | Why do you need a royal fan in my house? |
| Ayutham eduppenada | I will pick up weapons |
| Ethirppenada erippenada | I will oppose you, I will burn you down |
| En padhaiyil nee vaipadhaa | Are you going to place... |
| Un kaal thadam | Your footprint in my path? |
| Male | |
| Theriyum… | I know... |
| Ethai eppodhu enneram seikindrathendru | What is being done, when, and at what time |
| Iniyum.. iniyum… | Anymore.. anymore... |
| Ada sellathu nee seiyum rajangamae | Hey, the kingdom you rule will no longer pass! |
| Male | |
| Kelambu | Get out |
| Kelambu | Get out |
| Kelambu | Get out |
| Kelambu | Get out |
| Male | |
| Nee enna nee enna naattamaiyaa | Who are you, are you a village headman? |
| En sollai nee pesa naan umaiyaa | Am I mute for you to speak my words? |
| Un kaiyil un kaiyil naan paavaiyaa | Am I a puppet in your hands? |
| Oododi poo undhan uyir thevaiyaa | Run away, do you want your life saved? |
| Male | |
| Elai kandu thalai aatta | To nod seeing a leaf |
| Ada naan ondrum aadillai | Hey, I am no goat |
| Erai kandu adhil maatta | To get hooked seeing bait |
| Ada naan ondrum meenillai | Hey, I am no fish |
| Male | |
| Nee koodaram poottu | For you to pitch a tent |
| Adhil kottaram poda | And build a palace in it |
| Idam ingae than illai ini… | There is no place here anymore... |
| Kelambu | Get out |
| Male | |
| En veettai veettai nee aalvadhaa | Are you going to rule my home? |
| Nee potta koottukul naan valvadhaa | Am I to live inside the cage you built? |
| Yen endru ketkaamal naal poovadhaa | Shall days pass without asking 'why'? |
| Nee vazha nee vazha naan savadha | Am I to die so that you can live? |
| Male | |
| Inimelum kuniyadhae | Do not bow down anymore |
| Ada porumaikum undellai | Hey, even patience has its limit |
| Thadai meeri nuzhainthaalae | If anyone crosses the boundary and enters |
| Avan thalai vaangu thappuillai | Take off his head, there is nothing wrong |
| Male | |
| Idhu ennoda koottai | This is my fort |
| Indru enkaiyil saattai | Today the whip is in my hand |
| Un thol pinchu thongum munnae | Before your shoulders are torn and hanging |
| Kelambu…. | Get out.... |
ஆத்திரம் தலைக்கேறுதே
தணல் ஆகுதே தணியாமலே
என் வீதியில் உனக்கென்னடா
வெண்சாமரம் ஆயுதம்
எடுப்பேனடா எதிர்ப்பேனடா
எரிப்பேனடா என் பாதையில்
நீ வைப்பதா உன் கால் தடம்
Anger rises to my head
Turning into glowing embers without abating
Why do you need a royal fan in my house?
I will pick up weapons
I will oppose you, I will burn you down
Are you going to place...
Your footprint in my path?
தெரியும் எதை
எப்போது எந்நேரம்
செய்கின்றதென்று
இனியும் இனியும்
அட செல்லாது நீ
செய்யும் ராஜாங்கமே
I know...
What is being done, when, and at what time
Anymore.. anymore...
Hey, the kingdom you rule will no longer pass!
கெளம்பு
கெளம்பு கெளம்பு
கெளம்பு
Get out
Get out
Get out
Get out
நீ என்ன நீ என்ன
நாட்டாமையா என் சொல்லை
நீ பேச நான் உண்மையா உன்
கையில் உன் கையில் நான்
பாவையா ஓடோடி போ
உந்தன் உயிர் தேவையா
Who are you, are you a village headman?
Am I mute for you to speak my words?
Am I a puppet in your hands?
Run away, do you want your life saved?
இலை கண்டு
தலை ஆட்ட அட நான்
ஒன்றும் ஆடில்லை
இறை கண்டு அதில்
மாட்ட அட நான் ஒன்றும்
மீனில்லை
To nod seeing a leaf
Hey, I am no goat
To get hooked seeing bait
Hey, I am no fish
நீ கூடாரம் போட்டு
அதில் கொட்டாரம் போட
இடம் இங்கே தான் இல்லை
இனி கெளம்பு
For you to pitch a tent
And build a palace in it
There is no place here anymore...
Get out
என் வீட்டை வீட்டை
நீ ஆள்வதா நீ போட்ட
கூட்டுக்குள் நான் வாழ்வதா
ஏன் என்று கேட்காமல் நாள்
போவாதா நீ வாழ நீ வாழ
நான் சாவதா
Are you going to rule my home?
Am I to live inside the cage you built?
Shall days pass without asking 'why'?
Am I to die so that you can live?
இனிமேலும்
குனியாதே அட
பொறுமைக்கும்
உண்டெல்லை தடை
மீறி நுழைந்தாலே
அவன் தலை வாங்கு
தப்பு இல்லை
Do not bow down anymore
Hey, even patience has its limit
If anyone crosses the boundary and enters
Take off his head, there is nothing wrong
இது என்னோட
கோட்டை இன்று என்
கையில் சாட்டை உன்
தோள் பிஞ்சு தொங்கும்
முன்னே கெளம்பு
This is my fort
Today the whip is in my hand
Before your shoulders are torn and hanging
Get out....
Aathiram thalaikeruthae
Anger rises to my head
Thanal aguthae thaniyamalae
Turning into glowing embers without abating
En veetiyil unakennada vensamaram
Why do you need a royal fan in my house?
Ayutham eduppenada
I will pick up weapons
Ethirppenada erippenada
I will oppose you, I will burn you down
En padhaiyil nee vaipadhaa
Are you going to place...
Un kaal thadam
Your footprint in my path?
Theriyum…
I know...
Ethai eppodhu enneram seikindrathendru
What is being done, when, and at what time
Iniyum.. iniyum…
Anymore.. anymore...
Ada sellathu nee seiyum rajangamae
Hey, the kingdom you rule will no longer pass!
Kelambu
Get out
Kelambu
Get out
Kelambu
Get out
Kelambu
Get out
Nee enna nee enna naattamaiyaa
Who are you, are you a village headman?
En sollai nee pesa naan umaiyaa
Am I mute for you to speak my words?
Un kaiyil un kaiyil naan paavaiyaa
Am I a puppet in your hands?
Oododi poo undhan uyir thevaiyaa
Run away, do you want your life saved?
Elai kandu thalai aatta
To nod seeing a leaf
Ada naan ondrum aadillai
Hey, I am no goat
Erai kandu adhil maatta
To get hooked seeing bait
Ada naan ondrum meenillai
Hey, I am no fish
Nee koodaram poottu
For you to pitch a tent
Adhil kottaram poda
And build a palace in it
Idam ingae than illai ini…
There is no place here anymore...
Kelambu
Get out
En veettai veettai nee aalvadhaa
Are you going to rule my home?
Nee potta koottukul naan valvadhaa
Am I to live inside the cage you built?
Yen endru ketkaamal naal poovadhaa
Shall days pass without asking 'why'?
Nee vazha nee vazha naan savadha
Am I to die so that you can live?
Inimelum kuniyadhae
Do not bow down anymore
Ada porumaikum undellai
Hey, even patience has its limit
Thadai meeri nuzhainthaalae
If anyone crosses the boundary and enters
Avan thalai vaangu thappuillai
Take off his head, there is nothing wrong
Idhu ennoda koottai
This is my fort
Indru enkaiyil saattai
Today the whip is in my hand
Un thol pinchu thongum munnae
Before your shoulders are torn and hanging
Kelambu….
Get out....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kelambu from Goli Soda 2 is an intense, high-energy anthem of resistance, defiance, and self-respect against systemic oppression and dominance. The song expresses the fiery rage of marginalized individuals who refuse to be manipulated or bullied by authority figures. Using sharp allegories—refusing to be a goat lured by leaves or a fish trapped by bait—the song rejects meek submission and asserts independence. The lyricist urges listeners never to bow down, emphasizing that patience has boundaries and that defending one's territory and dignity by force is entirely justified. It serves as a rallying cry to take back control of one's destiny and expel oppressors forcefully.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Elai kandu thalai aatta / Ada naan ondrum aadillai”
The speaker explicitly rejects metaphors of submissiveness like a goat eating leaves or a fish taking bait to show they cannot be easily tricked or trapped.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Kelambu / Kelambu / Kelambu / Kelambu”
Urgent repetition of the command 'Kelambu' (Get out) emphasizes immediate defiance and anger.
Rhetorical Question
“Nee enna nee enna naattamaiyaa / En sollai nee pesa naan umaiyaa”
Challenges authority through rhetorical questions questioning why someone else should control their life or voice.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“En sollai nee pesa naan umaiyaa / Un kaiyil un kaiyil naan paavaiyaa”
Matching end sounds (-aalya, -vaiyaa, -vaiyaa) across consecutive lines to create driving rhythm.
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Trivia
Goli Soda 2 (2018), directed by Vijay Milton, is a spiritual successor to the 2014 hit Goli Soda. The track 'Kelambu' acts as the primary rebel anthem in the film, highlighting the protagonist trio's struggle against local oppressive overlords. Music for the film was scored by Achu Rajamani.
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