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Lyrics & meaning

Mathurangalam

From Kavan · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Kaber Vasuki, Kids Chorus
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Kavan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mathuraaingalam edhayo
Mathuraaingalam….
Aalae illadhaa kadaiyila
Tea-ya athuraaingalaam…
Mathuraaingalam edhayo
Mathuraaingalam….
Aalae illadhaa kadaiyila
Tea-ya athuraaingalaam…
Aiyaai yaeee
Aii aiyaa aiyaai yaeee
Chorus :Aiyaai yaeee
Aii aiyaa aiyaai yaeee
Iththu pona office kulla
Ithana kootha
Oththa patil osara neeyum
Rajinikantha
Ootukkaga unna petha
Unga aatha
Nee kannitheevil matikitta
Sindhu bhatha
Sikku vizhundha serial than
Chorus :Sirappu
Un dokku vizhundha documentary
Chorus :Kaduppu
Vikka vandha sandha kulla
Chorus :Unakku
Mavanae makki pona kolgai ellam
Chorus :Edhukku
Aiyaai yaeee
Aii aiyaa aiyaai yaeee
Chorus :Aiyaai yaeee
Aii aiyaa aiyaai yaeee
{Mathuraaingalam edhayo
Mathuraaingalam….
Aalae illadhaa kadaiyila
Tea-ya athuraaingalaam…} (2)
Natpai ellam kootiyandhu
Kummi adikkira
Nee kuppai ellam paththa vechu
Ponga veikkura
Irumbai ellam karumbu aaka
Kanavu kanura
Nee oththa vela sothukkum
Vettu veikkura
Hey motta madi
Antenaa-la kakka pee
Nee mutti mothinalum
Yeraathu TRP..
Rest eduthu oothikudi
Sukku kappi
Vazhkaiyoda narai vayil
Naama pee pee…
Pee pee pee
Pee pee pee..pee pee…
They are apparently churning up something,
Churning something up, they say...
In a tea stall with not a single customer,
They are supposedly frothing tea!
They are apparently churning up something,
Churning something up, they say...
In a tea stall with not a single customer,
They are supposedly frothing tea!
Aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Aiyy aiyyaa aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Chorus: Aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Aiyy aiyyaa aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Inside this run-down office,
Why so much pointless drama?
To rise to the very top in just one song,
Are you superstar Rajinikanth?
To provide for the family,
Your mother gave birth to you;
Are you Sindbad, trapped forever
On the comic island of Kannitheevu?
Only tangled-up soap operas
Chorus: Are a huge hit!
Your dull, battered documentary
Chorus: Is just irritating!
In this marketplace meant for selling,
Chorus: For you,
My son, all these rotten ideals—
Chorus: What good are they?
Aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Aiyy aiyyaa aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Chorus: Aiyaai yae-ae-ae
Aiyy aiyyaa aiyaai yae-ae-ae
{They are apparently churning up something,
Churning something up, they say...
In a tea stall with not a single customer,
They are supposedly frothing tea!} (x2)
Gathering all your friends,
You clap hands and dance in circles,
You set fire to a pile of trash
And try to make it boil over like a feast!
Dreaming that hard iron
Will turn into sweet sugarcane,
You are putting even
Your single daily meal at risk!
Hey, up on the terrace,
There is only crow poop on the antenna!
No matter how hard you bump your head and try,
The TRP ratings will not rise!
Just take a break and drink
A cup of dry-ginger coffee!
In the gray, aging mouth of life,
We are just a squeaking toy horn...
Pee pee pee
Pee pee pee.. pee pee...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Mathuraaingalam' from the movie Kavan is a humorous and satirical commentary on futile efforts and media desperate for audience attention. Through playful colloquialisms, the lyrics mock a struggling media crew working out of a run-down office, comparing their desperate efforts for TRP ratings to pouring tea in a customerless shop or trying to turn iron into sugarcane.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Aalae illadhaa kadaiyila Tea-ya athuraaingalaam…”

Compares running a low-rating TV channel to pouring tea in an empty tea stall ('Aalae illadhaa kadaiyila Tea-ya athuraaingalaam').

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Un dokku vizhundha documentary / Chorus :Kaduppu”

Use of rhyming end words for rhythmic comedic punchlines like 'Sirappu' and 'Kaduppu'.

Pop Culture / Mythological Allusion

“Nee kannitheevil matikitta Sindhu bhatha”

References Rajinikanth to highlight grandiosity and Sindbad on Virgin Island ('Kannitheev') to highlight being stranded in trouble.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Iththu pona office kulla / Ithana kootha”

Repetition of initial consonants like 'Iththu' and 'Ithana' creating a cadence.

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Trivia

Kavan (2017) is a media-thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, starring Vijay Sethupathi, T. Rajendar, and Madonna Sebastian, with music composed by Hiphop Tamizha. This track uses local Chennai slang and folk beats to lampoon sensationalist broadcast television.

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