Matta
From Goat – The Greatest of All Time · 2024
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, Shenbagaraj, Velu, Sam, Narayanan Ravishankar
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Goat – The Greatest of All Time2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Male | |
| Enna nada | What a graceful walk |
| Enna nada | What a graceful walk |
| Yeri varaa jillukka | Here comes a stylish girl walking up |
| Kannadaasan sona ponnu | Is this the girl praised by poet Kannadasan? |
| Kannu muuna irukkaa | Wait, does she have three eyes? |
| Male | |
| Enna nada | What a graceful walk |
| Enna idai | What a slender waist |
| Yeri varaa jillukka | Here comes a stylish girl walking up |
| Manmadhaane ambu eduthu | Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow |
| Kanna kuthi kedakan | And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty |
| Chorus | |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Adi matta | Oh, knocked out |
| Adi adi matta matta | Hey, totally knocked out |
| Chorus | |
| Matta matta matta | Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out |
| Raaja matta | The King is completely knocked out |
| Enga vanthu | Where did you come from |
| Yaarukitta | To challenge whom? |
| Chorus | |
| Matta matta matta | Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out |
| Raaja matta | The King is completely knocked out |
| Enga vanthu | Where did you come from |
| Yaarukitta | To challenge whom? |
| Chorus | |
| Atta atta | Attack, attack |
| Adchaa matta | Hit and knocked out |
| Machi keda | Hey friend, look |
| Manja satta | Yellow shirt |
| Mamti varran | I am coming with a spade |
| Pallam vetta | To dig a trench |
| Poyiruva kitta thatta | You will almost be finished |
| Chorus | |
| Border keri vacha satta | A rule set at the border |
| Pambuku nee koli mutta | You are just a chicken egg to a snake |
| Yeri vanthu mattikitta | You walked right into the trap |
| Enga vanthu | Where did you come from |
| Yaarukitta | To challenge whom? |
| Chorus | |
| Yaarukitta | To challenge whom? |
| Yaarukitta | To challenge whom? |
| Chorus | |
| Enna nada | What a graceful walk |
| Enna nada | What a graceful walk |
| Yeri varaa jillukka | Here comes a stylish girl walking up |
| Thekka ninna | Standing in the south |
| Ekka chakkam | In huge abundance |
| Pora idam vadakka | The path leads to the north |
| Chorus | |
| Ora vitta theru kada | Leaving the roadside shop aside |
| Maradapu kudukaa | Giving full confidence and pride |
| Manmadhaane ambu eduthu | Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow |
| Kanna kuthi kedakan | And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty |
| Chorus | |
| Tha tha dowlathaa | Give me wealth and power |
| Tha tha dowlathaa | Give me wealth and power |
| Tha tha dowlathaa | Give me wealth and power |
| Tha tha dowlathaa | Give me wealth and power |
| Chorus | |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Matta | Knocked out |
| Adi matta | Oh, knocked out |
| Adi adi matta matta | Hey, totally knocked out |
மட்ட
மட்ட
Knocked out
Knocked out
என்ன நட
என்ன நட
ஏறி வாரா ஜிலுக்கா
கண்ணதாசன் சொன்ன பொண்ணு
கண்ணு முன்ன இருக்கா
What a graceful walk
What a graceful walk
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Is this the girl praised by poet Kannadasan?
Wait, does she have three eyes?
என்ன நட
என்ன இட
ஏறி வாரா ஜிலுக்கா
மன்மதனே அம்பு எடுத்து
கண்ண குத்தி கெடக்கான்
What a graceful walk
What a slender waist
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow
And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty
மட்ட மட்ட
அடி மட்ட
அடி அடி மட்ட மட்ட
Knocked out
Knocked out
Oh, knocked out
Hey, totally knocked out
மட்ட மட்ட
ராஜா மட்ட
எங்க வந்து
யாரு கிட்ட
Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out
The King is completely knocked out
Where did you come from
To challenge whom?
மட்ட மட்ட
ராஜா மட்ட
எங்க வந்து
யாரு கிட்ட
Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out
The King is completely knocked out
Where did you come from
To challenge whom?
அட்ட அட்ட
அட்ச மட்ட
மச்சி கெட்டா
மஞ்ச சட்ட
மம்டி வர்றான்
பள்ளம் வெட்ட
போயிருவ கிட்ட தட்ட
Attack, attack
Hit and knocked out
Hey friend, look
Yellow shirt
I am coming with a spade
To dig a trench
You will almost be finished
பார்டர் கெட்டி வச்ச சட்டி
பாம்புக்கு நீ கோழி முட்டை
ஏறி வந்து மாட்டிகிட்ட
எங்க வந்து யாருகிட்ட
A rule set at the border
You are just a chicken egg to a snake
You walked right into the trap
Where did you come from
To challenge whom?
யாரு கிட்ட
யாரு கிட்ட
To challenge whom?
To challenge whom?
என்ன நட
என்ன நட
ஏறி வாறா ஜிலுக்கா
தெக்க நின்னா
எக்க சக்கம்
போற இடம் வடக்கா
What a graceful walk
What a graceful walk
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Standing in the south
In huge abundance
The path leads to the north
ஊர விட்ட தெரு கட
மாராடப்பு குடுக்கா
மன்மதனே அம்பு எடுத்து
கண்ண குத்தி கெடக்கான்
Leaving the roadside shop aside
Giving full confidence and pride
Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow
And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty
தா தா டௌலத்தா
தா தா டௌலத்தா
தா தா டௌலத்தா
தா தா டௌலத்தா
Give me wealth and power
Give me wealth and power
Give me wealth and power
Give me wealth and power
மட்ட மட்ட
அடி மட்ட
அடி அடி மட்ட மட்ட
Knocked out
Knocked out
Oh, knocked out
Hey, totally knocked out
Matta
Knocked out
Matta
Knocked out
Enna nada
What a graceful walk
Enna nada
What a graceful walk
Yeri varaa jillukka
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Kannadaasan sona ponnu
Is this the girl praised by poet Kannadasan?
Kannu muuna irukkaa
Wait, does she have three eyes?
Enna nada
What a graceful walk
Enna idai
What a slender waist
Yeri varaa jillukka
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Manmadhaane ambu eduthu
Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow
Kanna kuthi kedakan
And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty
Matta
Knocked out
Matta
Knocked out
Adi matta
Oh, knocked out
Adi adi matta matta
Hey, totally knocked out
Matta matta matta
Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out
Raaja matta
The King is completely knocked out
Enga vanthu
Where did you come from
Yaarukitta
To challenge whom?
Matta matta matta
Knocked out, knocked out, knocked out
Raaja matta
The King is completely knocked out
Enga vanthu
Where did you come from
Yaarukitta
To challenge whom?
Atta atta
Attack, attack
Adchaa matta
Hit and knocked out
Machi keda
Hey friend, look
Manja satta
Yellow shirt
Mamti varran
I am coming with a spade
Pallam vetta
To dig a trench
Poyiruva kitta thatta
You will almost be finished
Border keri vacha satta
A rule set at the border
Pambuku nee koli mutta
You are just a chicken egg to a snake
Yeri vanthu mattikitta
You walked right into the trap
Enga vanthu
Where did you come from
Yaarukitta
To challenge whom?
Yaarukitta
To challenge whom?
Yaarukitta
To challenge whom?
Enna nada
What a graceful walk
Enna nada
What a graceful walk
Yeri varaa jillukka
Here comes a stylish girl walking up
Thekka ninna
Standing in the south
Ekka chakkam
In huge abundance
Pora idam vadakka
The path leads to the north
Ora vitta theru kada
Leaving the roadside shop aside
Maradapu kudukaa
Giving full confidence and pride
Manmadhaane ambu eduthu
Even Lord Kamadeva took his arrow
Kanna kuthi kedakan
And lies poked in his own eyes by her beauty
Tha tha dowlathaa
Give me wealth and power
Tha tha dowlathaa
Give me wealth and power
Tha tha dowlathaa
Give me wealth and power
Tha tha dowlathaa
Give me wealth and power
Matta
Knocked out
Matta
Knocked out
Adi matta
Oh, knocked out
Adi adi matta matta
Hey, totally knocked out
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Matta' from 'GOAT (The Greatest of All Time)' is a high-energy dance track celebrating swagger, beauty, and dominance. The song uses local colloquial slang and metaphors to describe a stunning woman who mesmerizes everyone, so much so that even Kamadeva (the god of love) is blinded by her charm. Simultaneously, the song projects mass hero swagger, warning rivals who dare to step into the protagonist's domain that they will end up 'matta' (completely knocked out). Combined with Yuvan Shankar Raja's signature folk-beat fusion, the lyrics craft a festive and energetic mood filled with bravado, rhythm, and pop-culture references.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kannadaasan sona ponnu / Kannu muuna irukkaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in a line, such as 'Kannadaasan' and 'Kannu' or 'Manja' and 'Mamti'.
Edhukai (Rhyming)
“Border keri vacha satta / Pambuku nee koli mutta”
Second-letter rhyming pattern classic to Tamil poetry, seen in 'nada' and 'idai' or 'satta' and 'vetta'.
Hyperbole
“Manmadhaane ambu eduthu / Kanna kuthi kedakan”
Exaggerating the girl's beauty to the point where even Kamadeva pokes his own eyes out in awe.
Metaphor
“Pambuku nee koli mutta”
Comparing the opponent to a chicken egg in front of a snake ('Pambuku nee koli mutta'), signifying extreme helplessness.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Matta' is a popular North Chennai slang word meaning 'completely knocked out', 'passed out', or 'flattened'. The song features vocals by Yuvan Shankar Raja himself alongside dynamic chorus singers, and the lyrics pay tribute to legendary lyricist Kannadasan.
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