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 kudi | Hey drink |
| Mama kudi | Uncle drink |
| Annan kudi | Brother drink |
| Male | |
| Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi | Hey drink, drink, drink, drink |
| Kudi kudi | Drink, drink |
| Un kudumbamthaan thaan | Your family itself |
| Nadu theruvil niruthadi | Will end up standing on the street |
| Male | |
| Yei thadi thadi thadi | Hey fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Thadi thadi thadi | Fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Indha kaari moonja | Spitting on your face like this |
| Polappu unakku | A life for you |
| Edhukkadi edhukkadi | Why do you need it, why? |
| Edhukkadi | Why do you need it? |
| Male | |
| Oorukaaya thottukittu | Touching a piece of pickle |
| Naakulathaan nakkikittu | Licking it with the tongue |
| Indha indha indha | Here, here, here |
| Male | |
| Oorukaaya thottukittu | Touching a piece of pickle |
| Naakulathaan nakkikittu | Licking it with the tongue |
| Mooka mutta kudichu puttu | Drinking till the tip of the nose |
| Moothrathula porandu kittu | Rolling in urine |
| Male | |
| Ye kudi | Hey drink |
| Mama kudi | Uncle drink |
| Annan kudi | Brother drink |
| Male | |
| Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi | Hey drink, drink, drink, drink |
| Kudi kudi | Drink, drink |
| Un kudumbamthaan thaan | Your family itself |
| Nadu theruvil niruthadi | Will end up standing on the street |
| Male | |
| Yei thadi thadi thadi | Hey fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Thadi thadi thadi | Fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Indha kaari moonja | Spitting on your face like this |
| Polappu unakku | A life for you |
| Edhukkadi edhukkadi | Why do you need it, why? |
| Male | |
| Humming…. | (Humming) |
| Male | |
| Kalaiyilae enju putta | When I wake up in the morning |
| Kaiyum nadunguthu | The hands shake too |
| Male | |
| Kalaiyilae | In the morning |
| Kalaiyilae | In the morning |
| Kalaiyilae enju putta | When I wake up in the morning |
| Kaiyum nadunguthu | The hands shake too |
| Male | |
| Aiyoo emmanudha | Oh my goodness |
| Thalaiyum valikkudhu | The head aches too |
| Kodalum vendhu thaanae | The intestines are burning |
| Vayiru thudikuthu | The stomach is throbbing |
| Udala vittu thaane | Leaving the body |
| Uyirum parakkuthu | The soul is flying away |
| Male | |
| Pondatiya adichukittu | Beating up the wife |
| Pullaingala odhachukittu | Kicking the children |
| Yei pondattiya adichukittu | Hey, beating up the wife |
| Pullaingala odhachikittu | Kicking the children |
| Sattuputtu saaman ellaam | Pots and household utensils |
| Saetu kittavithuputtu | Selling them off to the pawnbroker |
| Male | |
| Kudi mama kudi | Drink uncle, drink |
| Annan kudi | Brother drink |
| Male | |
| Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi | Hey drink, drink, drink, drink |
| Kudi kudi | Drink, drink |
| Un kudumbamthaan thaan | Your family itself |
| Nadu theruvil niruthadi | Will end up standing on the street |
| Male | |
| Yei thadi thadi thadi | Hey fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Thadi thadi thadi | Fat head, fat head, fat head |
| Indha kaari moonja | Spitting on your face like this |
| Polappu unakku | A life for you |
| Edhukkadi edhukkadi | Why do you need it, why? |
| Edhukkadi | Why do you need it? |
| Male | |
| Sarayam thaan | Liquor indeed |
| Natta kaakum tholilinguraan | They call it an industry that protects the nation |
| Male | |
| Sarayam thaan | Liquor indeed |
| Sarayam thaan | Liquor indeed |
| Natta kaakum tholilinguraan | They call it an industry that protects the nation |
| Makkala thaan | The people indeed |
| Kakka vandha thalaivananguraan | They call him the leader who came to protect |
| Male | |
| Vottu thaanae | Vote indeed |
| Ungalodu urimainguren | I say it is your right |
| Pottuputta | Once cast |
| Poda neeyum maiyurungiren | It tells you to go away like trash |
| Male | |
| Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada | It drills inside the head, man |
| Madhiyatha kedukkudhada | It ruins one's sanity, man |
| Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada | It drills inside the head, man |
| Madhiyatha kedukkudhada | It ruins one's sanity, man |
| Maanengetta payalae | You shameless fellow |
| Idhu manidha inatha azhikudhada | This is destroying the human race, man |
| Male | |
| Kudi machan kudi | Drink brother-in-law, drink |
| Mama kudi | Uncle drink |
| Annan kudi | Brother drink |
| Male | |
| Humming ….. | Humming |
யே குடி
மாமா குடி
அண்ணன் குடி
Hey drink
Uncle drink
Brother drink
யே குடி குடி குடி
குடி குடி குடி
உன் குடும்பத்தான் தான்
நடு தெருவில் நிறுத்தடி
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Drink, drink
Your family itself
Will end up standing on the street
ஏய் தடி தடி தடி
தடி தடி தடி
இந்த காரி மூஞ்ச
பொல்ப்பு உனக்கு
எதுக்கடி எதுக்கடி
எதுக்கடி
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Spitting on your face like this
A life for you
Why do you need it, why?
Why do you need it?
ஊறுகாயா தொட்டுகிட்டு
நாக்குலத்தான் நக்கிக்கிட்டு
இந்தா இந்தா இந்தா
Touching a piece of pickle
Licking it with the tongue
Here, here, here
ஊறுகாயா தொட்டுகிட்டு
நாக்குலத்தான் நக்கிக்கிட்டு
மூக்கு மூட்ட குடிச்சு புட்டு
மூத்தரத்துல பொறன்டு கிட்டு
Touching a piece of pickle
Licking it with the tongue
Drinking till the tip of the nose
Rolling in urine
ஏய் குடி குடி
மாமா குடி
அண்ணன் குடி
Hey drink
Uncle drink
Brother drink
ஏய் குடி குடி குடி
குடி குடி குடி
உன் குடும்பத்தான் தான்
நடு தெருவில் நிறுத்தடி
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Drink, drink
Your family itself
Will end up standing on the street
ஏய் தடி தடி தடி
தடி தடி தடி
இந்த காரி மூஞ்சா
பொல்ப்பு உனக்கு
எதுக்கடி எதுக்கடி
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Spitting on your face like this
A life for you
Why do you need it, why?
..................
(Humming)
காலயிலே எஞ்சு புட்டா
கையும் நடுங்குது
When I wake up in the morning
The hands shake too
காலயிலே
காலயிலே
காலயிலே எஞ்சு புட்டா
கையும் நடுங்குது
In the morning
In the morning
When I wake up in the morning
The hands shake too
அய்யோ எம்மானுதா
தலையும் வலிக்குது
கொடலும் வெந்து தானே
வயிரு துடிக்குது
உடல விட்டு தானே
உயிரும் பறக்குது
Oh my goodness
The head aches too
The intestines are burning
The stomach is throbbing
Leaving the body
The soul is flying away
பொண்டாட்டிய அடிச்சுகிட்டு
புள்ளைங்கள ஒதச்சுகிட்டு
Beating up the wife
Kicking the children
Hey, beating up the wife
Kicking the children
Pots and household utensils
Selling them off to the pawnbroker
ஏய் பொண்டாட்டிய அடிச்சுகிட்டு
புள்ளைங்கள ஒதச்சுகிட்டு
சட்டுபுட்டு சாமன் எல்லாம்
சேட்டு கிட்ட வித்துபுட்டு
Drink uncle, drink
Brother drink
குடி மாமா குடி
அண்ணன் குடி
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Drink, drink
Your family itself
Will end up standing on the street
ஏய் குடி குடி குடி
குடி குடி குடி
உன் குடும்பத்தான் தான்
நடு தெருவில் நிறுத்தடி
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Spitting on your face like this
A life for you
Why do you need it, why?
Why do you need it?
ஏய் தடி தடி தடி
தடி தடி தடி
இந்த காரி மூஞ்சா
பொல்ப்பு உனகு
எதுக்கடி எதுக்கடி
எதுக்கடி
Liquor indeed
They call it an industry that protects the nation
சாரயம் தான்
நாட்ட காக்கும் தொழிலிங்குறான்
Liquor indeed
Liquor indeed
They call it an industry that protects the nation
The people indeed
They call him the leader who came to protect
சாரயம் தான்
சாரயம் தான்
நாட்ட காக்கும் தொழிலிங்குறான்
மக்கள தான்
காக்க வந்த தலைவேங்குறான்
Vote indeed
I say it is your right
Once cast
It tells you to go away like trash
வோட்டு தானே
உங்களோட உரிமைங்குறான்
போட்டுபுட்டா
போடா நீயும் மையிருங்கிறான்
It drills inside the head, man
It ruins one's sanity, man
It drills inside the head, man
It ruins one's sanity, man
You shameless fellow
This is destroying the human race, man
மண்டையத்த கொடையுதடா
மதியத்த கெடுக்குதடா
மண்டையத்த கொடையுதடா
மதியத்த கெடுக்குதடா
மானங்கெட்ட பயலே
இது மனித இனத்த அழிக்குதடா
Drink brother-in-law, drink
Uncle drink
Brother drink
குடி மச்சான் குடி
மாமா குடி
அண்ணன் குடி
Humming
.......................
Ye kudi
Hey drink
Mama kudi
Uncle drink
Annan kudi
Brother drink
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudi
Drink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Your family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Will end up standing on the street
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadi
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonja
Spitting on your face like this
Polappu unakku
A life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Why do you need it, why?
Edhukkadi
Why do you need it?
Oorukaaya thottukittu
Touching a piece of pickle
Naakulathaan nakkikittu
Licking it with the tongue
Indha indha indha
Here, here, here
Oorukaaya thottukittu
Touching a piece of pickle
Naakulathaan nakkikittu
Licking it with the tongue
Mooka mutta kudichu puttu
Drinking till the tip of the nose
Moothrathula porandu kittu
Rolling in urine
Ye kudi
Hey drink
Mama kudi
Uncle drink
Annan kudi
Brother drink
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudi
Drink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Your family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Will end up standing on the street
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadi
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonja
Spitting on your face like this
Polappu unakku
A life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Why do you need it, why?
Humming….
(Humming)
Kalaiyilae enju putta
When I wake up in the morning
Kaiyum nadunguthu
The hands shake too
Kalaiyilae
In the morning
Kalaiyilae
In the morning
Kalaiyilae enju putta
When I wake up in the morning
Kaiyum nadunguthu
The hands shake too
Aiyoo emmanudha
Oh my goodness
Thalaiyum valikkudhu
The head aches too
Kodalum vendhu thaanae
The intestines are burning
Vayiru thudikuthu
The stomach is throbbing
Udala vittu thaane
Leaving the body
Uyirum parakkuthu
The soul is flying away
Pondatiya adichukittu
Beating up the wife
Pullaingala odhachukittu
Kicking the children
Yei pondattiya adichukittu
Hey, beating up the wife
Pullaingala odhachikittu
Kicking the children
Sattuputtu saaman ellaam
Pots and household utensils
Saetu kittavithuputtu
Selling them off to the pawnbroker
Kudi mama kudi
Drink uncle, drink
Annan kudi
Brother drink
Ye kudi kudi kudi kudi
Hey drink, drink, drink, drink
Kudi kudi
Drink, drink
Un kudumbamthaan thaan
Your family itself
Nadu theruvil niruthadi
Will end up standing on the street
Yei thadi thadi thadi
Hey fat head, fat head, fat head
Thadi thadi thadi
Fat head, fat head, fat head
Indha kaari moonja
Spitting on your face like this
Polappu unakku
A life for you
Edhukkadi edhukkadi
Why do you need it, why?
Edhukkadi
Why do you need it?
Sarayam thaan
Liquor indeed
Natta kaakum tholilinguraan
They call it an industry that protects the nation
Sarayam thaan
Liquor indeed
Sarayam thaan
Liquor indeed
Natta kaakum tholilinguraan
They call it an industry that protects the nation
Makkala thaan
The people indeed
Kakka vandha thalaivananguraan
They call him the leader who came to protect
Vottu thaanae
Vote indeed
Ungalodu urimainguren
I say it is your right
Pottuputta
Once cast
Poda neeyum maiyurungiren
It tells you to go away like trash
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada
It drills inside the head, man
Madhiyatha kedukkudhada
It ruins one's sanity, man
Mandaiyatha kodaiyudhada
It drills inside the head, man
Madhiyatha kedukkudhada
It ruins one's sanity, man
Maanengetta payalae
You shameless fellow
Idhu manidha inatha azhikudhada
This is destroying the human race, man
Kudi machan kudi
Drink brother-in-law, drink
Mama kudi
Uncle drink
Annan kudi
Brother drink
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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