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Kudi Mama Kudi

From Aalakaalam · 2024

Lyricist
Jayakrishnamoorthy
Singers
Guru Ayyadurai, Gaana Guna
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Aalakaalam
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ye kudi
Mama kudi
Annan kudi
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Kudi kudi
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Thadi thadi thadi
Indha kaari moonja
Polappu unakku
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Edhukkadi
Oorukaaya thottukittu
Naakulathaan nakkikittu
Indha indha indha
Oorukaaya thottukittu
Naakulathaan nakkikittu
Mooka mutta kudichu puttu
Moothrathula porandu kittu
Ye kudi
Mama kudi
Annan kudi
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Kudi kudi
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Thadi thadi thadi
Indha kaari moonja
Polappu unakku
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Humming….
Kalaiyilae enju putta
Kaiyum nadunguthu
Kalaiyilae
Kalaiyilae
Kalaiyilae enju putta
Kaiyum nadunguthu
Aiyoo emmanudha
Thalaiyum valikkudhu
Kodalum vendhu thaanae
Vayiru thudikuthu
Udala vittu thaane
Uyirum parakkuthu
Pondatiya adichukittu
Pullaingala odhachukittu
Yei pondattiya adichukittu
Pullaingala odhachikittu
Sattuputtu saaman ellaam
Saetu kittavithuputtu
Kudi mama kudi
Annan kudi
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Kudi kudi
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Thadi thadi thadi
Indha kaari moonja
Polappu unakku
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Edhukkadi
Sarayam thaan
Natta kaakum tholilinguraan
Sarayam thaan
Sarayam thaan
Natta kaakum tholilinguraan
Makkala thaan
Kakka vandha thalaivananguraan
Vottu thaanae
Ungalodu urimainguren
Pottuputta
Poda neeyum maiyurungiren
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada
Madhiyatha kedukkudhada
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada
Madhiyatha kedukkudhada
Maanengetta payalae
Idhu manidha inatha azhikudhada
Kudi machan kudi
Mama kudi
Annan kudi
Humming …..
Hey, drink!
Uncle, drink!
Brother, drink!
Hey, drink, drink, drink, drink!
Drink, drink!
And leave your own family...
...stranded in the middle of the street!
Hey, you thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
Thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
This disgraceful, spat-upon
life of yours,
why do you need it? Why?
Why do you need it?
Dipping a finger in pickle,
licking it off your tongue,
this, this, this...
Dipping a finger in pickle,
licking it off your tongue,
drinking till you are stuffed to your nose,
and rolling around in your own urine!
Hey, drink!
Uncle, drink!
Brother, drink!
Hey, drink, drink, drink, drink!
Drink, drink!
And leave your own family...
...stranded in the middle of the street!
Hey, you thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
Thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
This disgraceful, spat-upon
life of yours,
why do you need it? Why?
(Humming...)
When you wake up in the morning,
your hands start shaking!
In the morning...
In the morning...
When you wake up in the morning,
your hands start shaking!
Oh god, what agony,
your head pounds with pain!
With your intestines burning up,
your stomach thrashes in pain!
Leaving your body behind,
your life is slipping away!
Beating up your wife,
kicking your children,
Hey, beating up your wife,
kicking your children,
all the household pots and pans,
selling them off to the pawnbroker!
Drink, uncle, drink!
Brother, drink!
Hey, drink, drink, drink, drink!
Drink, drink!
And leave your own family...
...stranded in the middle of the street!
Hey, you thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
Thickhead, thickhead, thickhead!
This disgraceful, spat-upon
life of yours,
why do you need it? Why?
Why do you need it?
"Liquor trade..."
"...is the business that sustains the nation," they say!
"Liquor trade..."
"Liquor trade..."
"...is the business that sustains the nation," they say!
And to protect the people,
he claims he is the leader who came to save them!
"Your vote," they say,
"is your sacred right!"
But once you cast it,
they tell you, "Get lost, you are worthless to us!"
It drills into your brain!
It corrupts your good sense!
It drills into your brain!
It corrupts your good sense!
You shameless scamp,
it is destroying the human race!
Drink, brother-in-law, drink!
Uncle, drink!
Brother, drink!
(Humming...)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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