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Lyrics & meaning

Maalta

From Kudimahaan · 2023

Lyricist
Gana Gokul
Singer
Gana Balachandar
Music director
Tanuj Menon
Movie name
Kudimahaan
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
17 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Legaru oothu lighta lighta
Mildaa yerum maalttaa maalttaa
Hey! soodaana sukkaa rotti
Payiru kadaiya paana satti
Attakaasam adaa vaadi
Alcohola oothi kudi
Hey! sunda kanji ponguthadi
Botha thalaikku yeruthadi
Tightaayi typepu maari
Parakka porom flight arei
Sitting podu sitting podu
Sabaiyila thaan sitting podu
Cutting podu cutting podu
Kanna moodinnu cutting podu
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Kudicha kaalum sideu vaangum
Oppillaa
Sattapillaa kadhavumela
Karuppu gullaa
Oppillaa
Sattapillaa kadhavumela
Karuppu gullaa
Oppillaa
Sattapillaa kadhavumela
Karuppu gullaa
Aandiyum arasanum
Madhukkinnu manishanum
Ullaasa nagaratha
Amaichu kodukkanum
Aandiyum arasanum
Madhukkinnu manishanum
Ullaasa nagaratha
Amaichu kodukkanum
Vandikku driverum
Podanum drawerum
Kutchaalum maanathoda
Vizhundhu kedapondaaa…
Sitting podu sitting podu
Sabaiyila thaan sitting podu
Cutting podu cutting podu
Kanna moodinnu cutting podu
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Kudicha kaalum sideu vaangum
Naan kudikkavae illa
Manasula evvalavo tholla
Adha naan veliyae solla
Yaarum purinjikkaveyilla
Enna thalaivare
Yethunatha ellaam
Erakki uttaan
Kokku kokku para para…
Edhukku indha alappara…
Kokku kokku para para…
Edhukku indha alappara…
Naattil idhuthaan nada mura
Baru kathava thora thoraaa…
Sollu machi
Male :Maadhavaram maamapazham
Thadukki vizhunthaa thaambaram
Venaam yappaa
Velambaram un kadhaiyae
Venaam kilampurom
British ennum beerudaa adicha
Romba jorudaa arundha vaalu
Akkaadi podu lemon bacardi
Sitting podu sitting podu
Sabaiyila thaan sitting podu
Cutting podu cutting podu
Kanna moodinnu cutting podu
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Katcha mango atchu vingum
Kudicha kaalum sideu vaangum
Innoru cutting kodutha
Sojava irukkum da yeppa
Pour the liquor, light and easy
It kicks in mild, this malt, this malt
Hey! Piping-hot dry roast and roti
A cooking pot full of mashed lentils
It is fantastic, girl, come on
Pour the alcohol and drink it down
Hey! The boiled porridge is overflowing
The high is rushing straight to my head
Getting tight and losing our grip
We are gonna fly high like a flight, hey!
Set up the session, set up the session!
Set up the session right in our crowd
Pour a cutting (quarter peg), pour a cutting
Close your eyes and down the cutting
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
The drunk feet wobble and lose their balance
Peerless!
Latch and bolt on the door,
And a black cap!
Peerless!
Latch and bolt on the door,
And a black cap!
Peerless!
Latch and bolt on the door,
And a black cap!
For the pauper and the king,
And all mankind who drink,
A city of pure pleasure
We must build and give them!
For the pauper and the king,
And all mankind who drink,
A city of pure pleasure
We must build and give them!
A driver for the ride,
And we must put on our shorts,
Even if we drink, with our pride intact,
We will crash out, my friend!
Set up the session, set up the session!
Set up the session right in our crowd
Pour a cutting (quarter peg), pour a cutting
Close your eyes and down the cutting
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
The drunk feet wobble and lose their balance
I haven't had a drink at all
There is so much pain inside my heart
When I tried to speak it out,
Nobody understood me at all
What happened, boss?
Whatever high I built up,
He brought it crashing down!
Crane, crane, fly away...
Why make such a big fuss?
Crane, crane, fly away...
Why make such a big fuss?
That is just the way of the world here
Look, open up the door, open it!
Tell me, buddy!
Madhavaram mango,
Trip and fall all the way to Tambaram!
No thanks, man!
Your story is all just hype,
We don't want it, we're leaving!
If you drink British Empire beer,
It hits so strong, you naughty fellow!
Oh boy, pour some lemon Bacardi!
Set up the session, set up the session!
Set up the session right in our crowd
Pour a cutting (quarter peg), pour a cutting
Close your eyes and down the cutting
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
Sour raw mango makes our jaws tingle
The drunk feet wobble and lose their balance
If you give me just one more cutting,
It will be so peaceful, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track from 'Kudimahaan' (2023) is a vibrant and humorous Gana song celebrating night life, drinking culture, and camaraderie among friends in Chennai. Through rhythmic local slang and lively banter, the song describes the sensory experience of alcohol—from different spirits like lager, beer, and Bacardi to side dishes like raw mangoes and hot side-bites—while poking fun at how intoxicants level the playing field between a beggar and a king.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sitting podu sitting podu / Cutting podu cutting podu

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Sitting' and 'Cutting'.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Maadhavaram maamapazham

Repetition of initial consonant sounds within the same line ('Maadhavaram' and 'maamapazham').

Repetition / Anaphora

Katcha mango atchu vingum

Rhythmic repetition of phrases like 'Katcha mango atchu vingum' to enhance the Gana folk beat.

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Trivia

'Kudimahaan' is a 2023 Tamil comedy film centered around a non-drinker who suffers from a rare medical condition that produces internal alcohol (Auto-brewery syndrome). The song showcases authentic Gaana music composed by Tanuj Menon and sung by renowned Gaana genre singer Gana Balachandar.

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