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Lyrics & meaning

Kudi Mama Kudi

From Aalakaalam · 2024

Lyricist
Jayakrishnamoorthy
Singers
Guru Ayyadurai, Gaana Guna
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Details
Aalakaalam2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ye kudiHey drink
Mama kudiUncle drink
Annan kudiBrother drink
Male
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudiHey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudiDrink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaanYour family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadiWill end up standing on the street
Male
Yei thadi thadi thadiHey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadiFat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonjaSpitting on your face like this
Polappu unakkuA life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadiWhy do you need it, why?
EdhukkadiWhy do you need it?
Male
Oorukaaya thottukittuTouching a piece of pickle
Naakulathaan nakkikittuLicking it with the tongue
Indha indha indhaHere, here, here
Male
Oorukaaya thottukittuTouching a piece of pickle
Naakulathaan nakkikittuLicking it with the tongue
Mooka mutta kudichu puttuDrinking till the tip of the nose
Moothrathula porandu kittuRolling in urine
Male
Ye kudiHey drink
Mama kudiUncle drink
Annan kudiBrother drink
Male
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudiHey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudiDrink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaanYour family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadiWill end up standing on the street
Male
Yei thadi thadi thadiHey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadiFat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonjaSpitting on your face like this
Polappu unakkuA life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadiWhy do you need it, why?
Male
Humming….(Humming)
Male
Kalaiyilae enju puttaWhen I wake up in the morning
Kaiyum nadunguthuThe hands shake too
Male
KalaiyilaeIn the morning
KalaiyilaeIn the morning
Kalaiyilae enju puttaWhen I wake up in the morning
Kaiyum nadunguthuThe hands shake too
Male
Aiyoo emmanudhaOh my goodness
Thalaiyum valikkudhuThe head aches too
Kodalum vendhu thaanaeThe intestines are burning
Vayiru thudikuthuThe stomach is throbbing
Udala vittu thaaneLeaving the body
Uyirum parakkuthuThe soul is flying away
Male
Pondatiya adichukittuBeating up the wife
Pullaingala odhachukittuKicking the children
Yei pondattiya adichukittuHey, beating up the wife
Pullaingala odhachikittuKicking the children
Sattuputtu saaman ellaamPots and household utensils
Saetu kittavithuputtuSelling them off to the pawnbroker
Male
Kudi mama kudiDrink uncle, drink
Annan kudiBrother drink
Male
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudiHey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudiDrink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaanYour family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadiWill end up standing on the street
Male
Yei thadi thadi thadiHey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadiFat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonjaSpitting on your face like this
Polappu unakkuA life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadiWhy do you need it, why?
EdhukkadiWhy do you need it?
Male
Sarayam thaanLiquor indeed
Natta kaakum tholilinguraanThey call it an industry that protects the nation
Male
Sarayam thaanLiquor indeed
Sarayam thaanLiquor indeed
Natta kaakum tholilinguraanThey call it an industry that protects the nation
Makkala thaanThe people indeed
Kakka vandha thalaivananguraanThey call him the leader who came to protect
Male
Vottu thaanaeVote indeed
Ungalodu urimaingurenI say it is your right
PottuputtaOnce cast
Poda neeyum maiyurungirenIt tells you to go away like trash
Male
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhadaIt drills inside the head, man
Madhiyatha kedukkudhadaIt ruins one's sanity, man
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhadaIt drills inside the head, man
Madhiyatha kedukkudhadaIt ruins one's sanity, man
Maanengetta payalaeYou shameless fellow
Idhu manidha inatha azhikudhadaThis is destroying the human race, man
Male
Kudi machan kudiDrink brother-in-law, drink
Mama kudiUncle drink
Annan kudiBrother drink
Male
Humming …..Humming

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Aalakaalam' serves as a harsh social satire and emotional plea against the evils of alcoholism. Through sharp folk-style lyrics and addictive rhythm, it portrays how addiction ruins individuals, destroys family harmony, causes severe physical ailments, and leaves dependents homeless and helpless.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi

Repeated use of 'kudi' (drink) highlights the obsessive and pervasive nature of addiction.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edugai)

Pondattiya adichukittu / Sattuputtu saaman ellaam

Second letter rhyming in Tamil poetic tradition across adjacent lines ('Pondattiya' / 'Sattuputtu').

Imagery

Kodalum vendhu thaanae / Vayiru thudikuthu

Vivid graphic description of physical withdrawal symptoms and severe health deterioration caused by alcohol.

Satire / Irony

Sarayam thaan / Natta kaakum tholilinguraan

Exposes the political hypocrisy of treating liquor sales as state revenue while claiming to protect citizens.

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Trivia

Featured in the film 'Aalakaalam' (2024), the song uses traditional Gaana music tropes to deliver a socially conscious warning against alcohol addiction, composed and written by Jayakrishnamoorthy.

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