Kudikkathe Thambi Kudikkathe
From Naan Kudithukonde Iruppen · 1982
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Naan Kudithukonde Iruppen1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo | Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother! |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Kudichcchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae | Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines. |
| Nee kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae | If you drink, the world around you won't respect you. |
| Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae | Even a donkey won't step into your house. |
| Kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae | If you drink, the world around you won't respect you. |
| Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae | Even a donkey won't step into your house. |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae | Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines. |
| Male | |
| Nalla manushan saarayaththa thottathumilla | A good man has never even touched liquor, |
| Adhu thottavana lessulathaan vittathumilla | And liquor has never easily spared anyone who touched it. |
| Manushanoda raththathaan atta kudikkum aanaa | A leech only drinks a human's blood, but... |
| Manaivi makkal kudumbaththaiyae pattai kudikkum | Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family. |
| Manaivi makkal kudumbaththaiyae pattai kudikkum | Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family. |
| Male | |
| Paadupattu panaththa serththu kudiyil vidaathae | Don't waste hard-earned money on alcohol, |
| Un pullakkutti ellaaraiyum theruvil vidaathae | Don't abandon your wife and children on the streets. |
| Paiya paiya karainji pogum sillarathaampaa | Your loose change will slowly dissolve away, |
| Un paramparaikku minjurathu kallaraithaampaa | And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard. |
| Un paramparaikku minjurathu kallaraithaampaa | And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard. |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae | Don't drink! |
| Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo | Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother! |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae | Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines. |
| Male | |
| Velakku vachchaa aanum pennum sernthu kudikkuthu | Once lamps are lit, men and women drink together, |
| Idhu vasathiyulla periya idaththil naalum nadakkuthu | This happens daily in affluent high-class places. |
| Paal kudikkaththaan kodukkum thaaimaiyin jaadhi | Womankind is meant to offer motherly milk, |
| Adhuthaan kudichchaa enna aagum iyarkkaiyin needhi | If she drinks alcohol instead, what becomes of nature's law? |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae | Don't drink! |
| Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo | Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother! |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae | Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines. |
| Kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae | If you drink, the world around you won't respect you. |
| Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae | Even a donkey won't step into your house. |
| Male | |
| Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee | Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink. |
| Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae | Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines. |
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பியோ
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
குடிச்சுப்புட்டு கொடலு கெட்டு துடிக்காதே
நீ குடிச்சிருந்தா ஊருலகம் மதிக்காதே
உன் வீட்ட கழுத கூட மிதிக்காதே
குடிச்சிருந்தா ஊருலகம் மதிக்காதே
உன் வீட்ட கழுத கூட மிதிக்காதே
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
குடிச்சுப்புட்டு கொடலு கெட்டு துடிக்காதே
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
நல்ல மனுஷன் சாராயத்த தொட்டதுமில்ல
அது தொட்டவன லேசுலதான் விட்டதுமில்ல
மனுஷனோட ரத்தத்ததான் அட்ட குடிக்கும் ஆனா
மனைவி மக்கள் குடும்பத்தையே பட்டை குடிக்கும்
மனைவி மக்கள் குடும்பத்தையே பட்டை குடிக்கும்
A good man has never even touched liquor,
And liquor has never easily spared anyone who touched it.
A leech only drinks a human's blood, but...
Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family.
Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family.
பாடுபட்டு பணத்த சேர்த்து குடியில் விடாதே
உன் புள்ளக்குட்டி எல்லாரையும் தெருவில் விடாதே
பைய பைய கரைஞ்சி போகும் சில்லறதாம்பா
உன் பரம்பரைக்கு மிஞ்சுறது கல்லறைதாம்பா...
உன் பரம்பரைக்கு மிஞ்சுறது கல்லறைதாம்பா...
Don't waste hard-earned money on alcohol,
Don't abandon your wife and children on the streets.
Your loose change will slowly dissolve away,
And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard.
And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard.
குடிக்காதே
தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பியோ
Don't drink!
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
குடிச்சுப்புட்டு கொடலு கெட்டு துடிக்காதே
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
வெளக்கு வச்சா ஆணும் பெண்ணும் சேர்ந்து குடிக்குது
இது வசதியுள்ள பெரிய இடத்தில் நாளும் நடக்குது
பால் குடிக்க தான் கொடுக்கும் தாய்மையின் ஜாதி
அது தான் குடிச்சா என்ன ஆகும் இயற்கையின் நீதி
Once lamps are lit, men and women drink together,
This happens daily in affluent high-class places.
Womankind is meant to offer motherly milk,
If she drinks alcohol instead, what becomes of nature's law?
வார்னீஷ குடிச்சவங்க கண்ணு போச்சுங்க
சிலர் வாங்கிவிட்ட மூச்சு கூட நின்னு போச்சுங்க
விடியறப்போ விடியட்டும் நான் சங்கு ஊதுறேன்
அந்த காந்தி அண்ணா சொன்னததான் காதில் ஒதுறேன்
அந்த காந்தி அண்ணா சொன்னததான் காதில் ஒதுறேன்
Don't drink!
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
குடிக்காதே
தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பி தம்பியோ
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
குடிச்சுப்புட்டு கொடலு கெட்டு துடிக்காதே
குடிச்சிருந்தா ஊருலகம் மதிக்காதே
உன் வீட்ட கழுத கூட மிதிக்காதே
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
குடிக்காதே தம்பி குடிக்காதே நீ
குடிச்சுப்புட்டு கொடலு கெட்டு துடிக்காதே
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Kudichcchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
Nee kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
Kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
Nalla manushan saarayaththa thottathumilla
A good man has never even touched liquor,
Adhu thottavana lessulathaan vittathumilla
And liquor has never easily spared anyone who touched it.
Manushanoda raththathaan atta kudikkum aanaa
A leech only drinks a human's blood, but...
Manaivi makkal kudumbaththaiyae pattai kudikkum
Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family.
Manaivi makkal kudumbaththaiyae pattai kudikkum
Arrack consumes the wife, children, and the entire family.
Paadupattu panaththa serththu kudiyil vidaathae
Don't waste hard-earned money on alcohol,
Un pullakkutti ellaaraiyum theruvil vidaathae
Don't abandon your wife and children on the streets.
Paiya paiya karainji pogum sillarathaampaa
Your loose change will slowly dissolve away,
Un paramparaikku minjurathu kallaraithaampaa
And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard.
Un paramparaikku minjurathu kallaraithaampaa
And nothing will remain for your lineage except the graveyard.
Kudikkaathae
Don't drink!
Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
Velakku vachchaa aanum pennum sernthu kudikkuthu
Once lamps are lit, men and women drink together,
Idhu vasathiyulla periya idaththil naalum nadakkuthu
This happens daily in affluent high-class places.
Paal kudikkaththaan kodukkum thaaimaiyin jaadhi
Womankind is meant to offer motherly milk,
Adhuthaan kudichchaa enna aagum iyarkkaiyin needhi
If she drinks alcohol instead, what becomes of nature's law?
Kudikkaathae
Don't drink!
Thambi thambi thambi thambi thambiyo
Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother!
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
Kudichchirunthaa oorulagam mathikaathae
If you drink, the world around you won't respect you.
Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae
Even a donkey won't step into your house.
Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee
Don't drink, my younger brother, don't drink.
Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae
Don't drink and writhe in pain with ruined intestines.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This social reform song serves as an earnest warning against the perils of alcoholism. Expressed as a passionate plea from an elder brother to a younger one, the lyrics detail how addiction destroys bodily health, ruins family prosperity, and strips away social respect.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor and Contrast
“Manushanoda raththathaan atta kudikkum aanaa / Manaivi makkal kudumbaththaiyae pattai kudikkum”
Compares a leech drinking human blood to arrack ('pattai') consuming an entire family, emphasizing the severe destructiveness of addiction.
Hyperbole / Folk Idiom
“Un veetta kazhutha kooda mithikkaathae”
Uses dramatic hyperbole ('even a donkey won't step into your house') to convey the total loss of dignity and societal respect resulting from alcoholism.
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kudikkaathae thambi kudikkaathae nee / Kudichchupputtu kodalu kodalu kettu thudikkaathae”
Employs Tamil poetic second-letter rhyme with 'Kudikkaathae' and 'Kudichchupputtu' to create a rhythmic, catchy cadence.
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Trivia
The song features legendary singer T. M. Soundararajan delivering Kannadasan's punchy socio-moral lyrics set to music by M. S. Viswanathan, a classic trope in 1970s and 1980s Tamil cinema used to advocate temperance.
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