Kudu Kudu Kudu
From Kudumbam Oru Kovil · 1987
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- M. Ranga Rao
- Details
- Kudumbam Oru Kovil1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu enavoru | We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'. |
| Pura koottam naame | We are a flock of pigeons. |
| Male :Sadukudu sadukudu sadukudu sadukuduvena | Male: Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day, |
| Dhinam aaduvom | We will dance daily. |
| Chorus :Aadungal…..paadungal….. | Chorus: Dance... Sing... |
| Aadungal…..paadungal….. | Dance... Sing... |
| Male | |
| ……………. | |
| Male | |
| Haang…..yaenamma veeraappu vizhunthaachchu maarappu | Haang... Why this false bravado, lady? Your saree pallu has fallen. |
| Singaththai maan vellumaa engittaththaan sellumaa | Can a deer conquer a lion? Will your tricks work with me? |
| Female :Un meesai ennachchu ippothu mannaachchu | Female: What happened to your mustache? It has turned to dust now! |
| Ellaamum vaai veeramaa idhukkulla aarppaattamaa | Is it all just vocal bravado? Why all this clamor inside? |
| Male | |
| Kozhi vellumaa | Will a hen conquer? |
| Female :Vellumae | Female: It will! |
| Male :Seval thorkumaa | Male: Will the rooster lose? |
| Female :Thorkkumae | Female: It will lose! |
| Male :Ondikkondiyaai | Male: One-on-one... |
| Female :Varuvenae | Female: I will come! |
| Male :Ennai yaarunnu | Male: Who am I... |
| Female :Theriyumae | Female: I know! |
| Chorus | |
| Kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu enavoru | We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'. |
| Pura koottam naame | We are a flock of pigeons. |
| Sadukudu sadukudu sadukudu sadukuduvena | Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day, |
| Dhinam aaduvom | We will dance daily. |
| Aadungal…..paadungal….. | Dance... Sing... |
| Aadungal…..paadungal….. | Dance... Sing... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………… | |
| Male | |
| Hoi pudichukka rasaththi izhuththukka aaththaadi | Hoi, hold on my princess, pull close, oh my goodness! |
| Un maeni ponnaanathu vizhunthaakka ennaavathu haei haei | Your body is golden, what happens if you fall? Hei hei! |
| Female :Haan vaaiyyaa en rasaavae vaai veeram pesaathae | Female: Ah, come on my king, don't talk big with just words! |
| Izhuththaakka thaangaathaiyyaa unakkulla dham yaedhaiyyaa | If pulled, you won't withstand it, sir; where do you have stamina inside? |
| Male | |
| Potti podavaa | Shall I compete? |
| Female :Pottukko | Female: Go ahead and compete! |
| Male :Vendru kaattavaa | Male: Shall I win and show you? |
| Female :Kaattikko | Female: Show it then! |
| Male :Chinna ponnu nee | Male: You are a young girl... |
| Female :Theriyuthu | Female: I know that! |
| Male :Enna pannuven | Male: What I will do... |
| Female :Puriyuthu | Female: I understand! |
| Chorus | |
| Laal laalaa…..laal laalaa…. | Laal laalaa... laal laalaa... |
| Laal laalaa…..laal laalaa…. | Laal laalaa... laal laalaa... |
.............................
குடு குடு குடு குடு குடு குடு எனவொரு
புறாக் கூட்டம் நாமே
சடுகுடு சடுகுடு சடுகுடு சடுகுடுவென
தினம் ஆடுவோம்
குழு :
ஆடுங்கள்......பாடுங்கள்.....
ஆடுங்கள்......பாடுங்கள்.....
We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'.
We are a flock of pigeons.
Male: Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day,
We will dance daily.
Chorus: Dance... Sing...
Dance... Sing...
..............................
ஹாங்.....ஏனம்மா வீராப்பு விழுந்தாச்சு மாராப்பு
சிங்கத்தை மான் வெல்லுமா எங்கிட்டத்தான் செல்லுமா
உன் மீசை என்னாச்சு இப்போது மண்ணாச்சு
எல்லாமும் வாய் வீரமா இதுக்குள்ள ஆர்ப்பாட்டமா
Haang... Why this false bravado, lady? Your saree pallu has fallen.
Can a deer conquer a lion? Will your tricks work with me?
Female: What happened to your mustache? It has turned to dust now!
Is it all just vocal bravado? Why all this clamor inside?
கோழி வெல்லுமா.....
வெல்லுமே
சேவல் தோற்குமா.....
தோற்குமே
ஒண்டிக்கொண்டியாய்..
வருவேனே
என்னை யாருன்னு......
தெரியுமே...
Will a hen conquer?
Female: It will!
Male: Will the rooster lose?
Female: It will lose!
Male: One-on-one...
Female: I will come!
Male: Who am I...
Female: I know!
குடு குடு குடு குடு குடு குடு எனவொரு
புறாக் கூட்டம் நாமே
சடுகுடு சடுகுடு சடுகுடு சடுகுடுவென
தினம் ஆடுவோம்
ஆடுங்கள்......பாடுங்கள்.....
ஆடுங்கள்......பாடுங்கள்.....
We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'.
We are a flock of pigeons.
Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day,
We will dance daily.
Dance... Sing...
Dance... Sing...
...........................................
ஹோய் புடிச்சுக்க ராசாத்தி இழுத்துக்க ஆத்தாடி
உன் மேனி பொன்னானது விழுந்தாக்க என்னாவது ஹேய் ஹேய்
ஹான் வாய்யா என் ராசாவே வாய் வீரம் பேசாதே
இழுத்தாக்க தாங்காதய்யா உனக்குள்ள தம் ஏதய்யா
Hoi, hold on my princess, pull close, oh my goodness!
Your body is golden, what happens if you fall? Hei hei!
Female: Ah, come on my king, don't talk big with just words!
If pulled, you won't withstand it, sir; where do you have stamina inside?
போட்டி போடவா.....
போட்டுக்கோ
வென்று காட்டவா
காட்டிக்கோ
சின்னப் பொண்ணு நீ
தெரியுது
என்ன பண்ணுவேன்
புரியுது
Shall I compete?
Female: Go ahead and compete!
Male: Shall I win and show you?
Female: Show it then!
Male: You are a young girl...
Female: I know that!
Male: What I will do...
Female: I understand!
லால் லாலா....லால் லாலா.....
லால் லாலா....லால் லாலா.....
Laal laalaa... laal laalaa...
Laal laalaa... laal laalaa...
……………….
Kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu enavoru
We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'.
Pura koottam naame
We are a flock of pigeons.
Male :Sadukudu sadukudu sadukudu sadukuduvena
Male: Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day,
Dhinam aaduvom
We will dance daily.
Chorus :Aadungal…..paadungal…..
Chorus: Dance... Sing...
Aadungal…..paadungal…..
Dance... Sing...
…………….
Haang…..yaenamma veeraappu vizhunthaachchu maarappu
Haang... Why this false bravado, lady? Your saree pallu has fallen.
Singaththai maan vellumaa engittaththaan sellumaa
Can a deer conquer a lion? Will your tricks work with me?
Female :Un meesai ennachchu ippothu mannaachchu
Female: What happened to your mustache? It has turned to dust now!
Ellaamum vaai veeramaa idhukkulla aarppaattamaa
Is it all just vocal bravado? Why all this clamor inside?
Kozhi vellumaa
Will a hen conquer?
Female :Vellumae
Female: It will!
Male :Seval thorkumaa
Male: Will the rooster lose?
Female :Thorkkumae
Female: It will lose!
Male :Ondikkondiyaai
Male: One-on-one...
Female :Varuvenae
Female: I will come!
Male :Ennai yaarunnu
Male: Who am I...
Female :Theriyumae
Female: I know!
Kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu enavoru
We are like a flock of pigeons cooing 'kudu kudu'.
Pura koottam naame
We are a flock of pigeons.
Sadukudu sadukudu sadukudu sadukuduvena
Playing 'sadukudu sadukudu' every day,
Dhinam aaduvom
We will dance daily.
Aadungal…..paadungal…..
Dance... Sing...
Aadungal…..paadungal…..
Dance... Sing...
…………………
Hoi pudichukka rasaththi izhuththukka aaththaadi
Hoi, hold on my princess, pull close, oh my goodness!
Un maeni ponnaanathu vizhunthaakka ennaavathu haei haei
Your body is golden, what happens if you fall? Hei hei!
Female :Haan vaaiyyaa en rasaavae vaai veeram pesaathae
Female: Ah, come on my king, don't talk big with just words!
Izhuththaakka thaangaathaiyyaa unakkulla dham yaedhaiyyaa
If pulled, you won't withstand it, sir; where do you have stamina inside?
Potti podavaa
Shall I compete?
Female :Pottukko
Female: Go ahead and compete!
Male :Vendru kaattavaa
Male: Shall I win and show you?
Female :Kaattikko
Female: Show it then!
Male :Chinna ponnu nee
Male: You are a young girl...
Female :Theriyuthu
Female: I know that!
Male :Enna pannuven
Male: What I will do...
Female :Puriyuthu
Female: I understand!
Laal laalaa…..laal laalaa….
Laal laalaa... laal laalaa...
Laal laalaa…..laal laalaa….
Laal laalaa... laal laalaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the film Kudumbam Oru Kovil (1987) features a lighthearted and affectionate banter between the male and female leads. Using metaphors of pigeons cooing, traditional games like Kabaddi (Sadukudu), and comical rivalries between animals (lion vs. deer, rooster vs. hen), the lovers challenge each other's strength and pride. Rendered with infectious energy by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam, the song captures the joyful, teasing essence of romantic courtship set to M. Ranga Rao's rhythmic composition.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Anukaranai Chol)
“Kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu kudu enavoru”
Use of sound words like 'Kudu kudu' mimicking pigeon calls and 'Sadukudu' imitating the rhythm of Kabaddi.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Singaththai maan vellumaa engittaththaan sellumaa”
Comparing the hero and heroine to a lion and deer, and hen and rooster to symbolize playful gender rivalry.
Rhyme (Edhukai / IIyaibu)
“Haang…..yaenamma veeraappu vizhunthaachchu maarappu”
Rhyming end/internal sounds 'veeraappu' and 'maarappu' creating a pleasing rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Kudumbam Oru Kovil (1987) features music composed by M. Ranga Rao, a veteran music director who was predominantly famous in Kannada cinema but composed memorable tunes in Tamil as well. The lyrics were penned by Pulamaipithan, known for blending folk rhythms and traditional Tamil wordplay in romantic duets.
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