- Lyricist
- Dinesh Kanagaratnam
- Singers
- Chinmayi, Tanvi Shah
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Kadal
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nice nice nice nice
Niceee
Vidai koduthida
Vazhigalai amaipavan
Vidhigalai maatrida
Varangalai padaithida vaa
Kanavillai ithu nijamendru
Orumurai kangalai paathuthaan
Sollida vaa daa
Dhiravida bhoomiyil
Aalathaan piranthavan
Kodiyaithaan naatrida
Pirandhavan naan da
Navina ulagai
Azhikka ninaikum
Kaliyuga saguni
Pothum nee oothum magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Unaku theriyuma
Naan unna nenapen
Nee enna marappa
Naa adipen
Nee siripa
Nee ooru suthi
Naan unna suthi
Naan magudi da
Nee paambu
Male :Hahahahaha…
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Magudi magudi magudi
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Magudi magudi magudi
Hu hu ha ha magudaa
Hu ha hu magudaa
Hu ku ha ku magudaa
Magudaa magudaa
De de de magudi
De de de magudi
De de te te magudi
Te te te magudi
Maaw maaw magudi
Ma ma ma magudi
Maaw maaw magudi
Ma ma ma magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
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Magudi magudi magudi
Mame mame mami naamo
Mame mame mami naamo
Mame mame mami naamo
Mame mame mami naamo
Engada irukka seekiram vaa
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Naan magudi da
De de magudi
Naan magudi da
De de magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Magudi magudi magudi
Sekram vaa….
Nice, nice, nice, nice
Nice...
To give the answers,
the one who paves the way,
to change destiny,
come, grant the blessings!
To say that this is real and not a dream,
look into my eyes just once
and tell me, man!
In this Dravidian land,
I was born to rule,
to hoist the flag high,
that is who I was born to be, man!
Scheming to destroy
this modern world,
you Shakuni (cunning schemer) of this modern age!
Enough of the magudi (snake charmer's flute) you play!
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Do you know?
I will keep thinking of you,
while you will forget me.
I will strike,
and you will smile.
You roam all over town,
while I only circle around you.
I am the snake charmer's flute, man!
And you are the snake!
Male: Hahahaha...
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Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Hu hu ha ha maguda
Hu ha hu maguda
Hu ku ha ku maguda
Maguda, maguda
Hey, hey, hey, magudi
Hey, hey, hey, magudi
Hey, hey, hey, hey, magudi
Hey, hey, hey, magudi
Maw maw magudi
Ma ma ma magudi
Maw maw magudi
Ma ma ma magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
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Magudi, magudi, magudi
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Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Mame mame mami namo
Mame mame mami namo
Mame mame mami namo
Mame mame mami namo
Where are you, man? Come quickly!
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
I am the snake charmer's flute, man!
Hey, hey, magudi
I am the snake charmer's flute, man!
Hey, hey, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Magudi, magudi, magudi
Come quickly...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
‘Magudi Magudi’ from Mani Ratnam’s ‘Kadal’ (composed by A.R. Rahman) is an energetic, electronic hip-hop fusion track centered around themes of power dynamics, rivalry, and dominance. The lyrics employ urban Tamil rap slang alongside metaphors comparing the speaker to a snake charmer's instrument (Magudi) and the adversary to a snake under its spell.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Naan magudi da / Nee paambu”
Compares the narrator to the 'Magudi' (pungi instrument) controlling the adversary who is likened to a snake ('paambu').
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Vidai koduthida / Vazhigalai amaipavan / Vidhigalai maatrida”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Vi-' across consecutive lines.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Magudi magudi magudi”
Constant chant-like repetition of the word 'Magudi' to maintain rhythmic momentum and hypnotic tempo.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Magudi Magudi' is composed by A. R. Rahman for the movie 'Kadal' (2012), written and performed primarily by Sri Lankan Tamil rapper A. D. K. (Aryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam) along with Tanvi Shah and Sunitha Sarathy.
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