Meen Kuzhambu
From Kuppathu Raja · 2018
- Lyricist
- Logan
- Singer
- Gana Guna
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kuppathu Raja2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar man avan… | Who is that man? |
| Bloody beggar… | Bloody beggar... |
| Male | |
| Enga vootla | At my house |
| Meen kuzhambu soru | Fish curry rice |
| Kelithi meenu | Catfish |
| Nadandhu varaa paaru | Look, she comes walking |
| Male | |
| Kaalnaa naalnaa etnaa kaalam | Quarter anna, half anna, so much time |
| Odi pochudaa | Has run away, my friend! |
| Orey night-la gandhi color-u | In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency) |
| Maari pochudaa | Has changed completely! |
| Male | |
| Aadi adangi | After all the hustling settles down |
| Padukkum pothu | When lying down to sleep |
| Panna thappu kannu munna | The mistakes made will flash before your eyes |
| Vandhu povundaa | And pass away! |
| Male | |
| Philosophy philosophy | Philosophy, philosophy |
| Yaar man nee | Who are you, man? |
| Romba torture kodukura | You are giving so much torture |
| Male | |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala lala lala | Lala lala lala lala |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Male | |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Chorus :Laalaalaa | Chorus: Laalaalaa |
| Male :Lala lala laaa | Male: Lala lala laaa |
| Chorus :Laalaalaa | Chorus: Laalaalaa |
| Male :Lala lala lala lala | Male: Lala lala lala lala |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Male | |
| Ethiru vootla | In the house opposite |
| Dosai kari vaasana | Aroma of dosa and mutton curry |
| Atha peratti pottu | Flipping it over |
| Urutti paakka yosana | Planning to roll it and taste it |
| Male | |
| Thakida thakida tha thakida | Thakida thakida tha thakida |
| Tha thakida thaaa | Tha thakida thaaa |
| Thakida thakida tha thakida | Thakida thakida tha thakida |
| Tha thakida thaaa | Tha thakida thaaa |
| Male | |
| Nee thoongum pothu | When you sleep |
| Kanna thorandhu thoonga palaguda | Learn to sleep with your eyes open |
| Naadu kettu kedakkudaa | The country lies ruined, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Root clear-u aiyiruchu maamu | The route has cleared up, dude |
| Male :Appo take off | Male: Then take off! |
| Male | |
| Naan saltu paper-u | I am salt paper |
| Nee rose-u water-u | You are rose water |
| Namma rendu perum | If the two of us |
| Mingle aanaa yerum meter-u | Mingle together, the meter will shoot up |
| Male | |
| Gilli thaandi aaduren | I play Gilli-Danda |
| Karukka deal-a poduren | I lock tough deals |
| Nee sungu vacha baanaa | If you are a threaded kite |
| Unakku susaram poduven | I will fly high along with you |
| Male | |
| My vootla | At my house |
| Fish-u curry soru | Fish curry rice |
| Kelithi meenu | Catfish |
| Walking style-a paaru | Look at her walking style |
| Male | |
| Kaalnaa naalnaa etnaa kaalam | Quarter anna, half anna, so much time |
| Odi pochudaa | Has run away, my friend! |
| Orey night-la gandhi color-u | In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency) |
| Maari pochudaa | Has changed completely! |
| Male | |
| Aadi adangi | After all the hustling settles down |
| Padukkum pothu | When lying down to sleep |
| Panna thappu kannu munna | The mistakes made will flash before your eyes |
| Vandhu povundaa | And pass away! |
| Male | |
| Karuthu karuthu | Moral advice, moral advice |
| Nee niruthu | You stop it! |
| Male | |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala lala lala | Lala lala lala lala |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Male | |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
| Lala lala lala lala | Lala lala lala lala |
| Lala lala laaa | Lala lala laaa |
யார் மேன் அவன்
பிலடி பெக்கர்
Who is that man?
Bloody beggar...
எங்க வூட்ல மீன் கொழம்பு சோறு
கெளுத்தி மீனு நடந்து வாரா பாரு
கால்னா நால்னா எட்னா காலம்
ஓடி போச்சுடா
ஒரே நைட்ல காந்தி கலரு
மாறி போச்சுடா
At my house
Fish curry rice
Catfish
Look, she comes walking
ஆடி அடங்கி
படுக்கும்போது
பண்ண தப்பு கண்ணு முன்ன
வந்து போவுன்டா
Quarter anna, half anna, so much time
Has run away, my friend!
In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency)
Has changed completely!
பிளாஷப்பி பிளாஷப்பி
யார் மேன் நீ
ரொம்ப டார்ச்சர் கொடுக்குற
After all the hustling settles down
When lying down to sleep
The mistakes made will flash before your eyes
And pass away!
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா
லாலா லாலா லா
Philosophy, philosophy
Who are you, man?
You are giving so much torture
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா
லாலா லாலா லா
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
எதிரு வூட்ல
தோசை கறி வாசனை
அதை பெரட்டி போட்டு
உருட்டி பார்க்க யோசனை
Lala lala laaa
Chorus: Laalaalaa
Male: Lala lala laaa
Chorus: Laalaalaa
Male: Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
தகிட தகிட த தகிட
த தகிட தா
தகிட தகிட த தகிட
த தகிட தா
In the house opposite
Aroma of dosa and mutton curry
Flipping it over
Planning to roll it and taste it
நீ தூங்கும்போது
கண்ணை தொறந்து தூங்க பழகுடா
நாடு கெட்டு கெடக்கூடா
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Tha thakida thaaa
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Tha thakida thaaa
ரூட் கிளியரு ஆயிருச்சு மாமு
அப்போ டேக் ஆப்
When you sleep
Learn to sleep with your eyes open
The country lies ruined, my friend!
நான் சால்ட்டு பேப்பர்ரு
நீ ரோஸ்சு வாட்டரு
நம்ம ரெண்டு பேரும்
மிங்கிள் ஆனா ஏறும் மீட்டரு
The route has cleared up, dude
Male: Then take off!
கில்லி தாண்டி ஆடுறேன்
கருக்க டீல்ல போடுறேன்
நீ சுங்கு வச்ச பானா
உனக்கு சுசரம் போடுவேன்
I am salt paper
You are rose water
If the two of us
Mingle together, the meter will shoot up
மை வூட்ல பிஸ்சு கறி சோறு
கெளுத்தி மீனு வாக்கிங் ஸ்டைல்ல பாரு
கால்னா நால்னா எட்னா காலம்
ஓடி போச்சுடா
ஒரே நைட்ல காந்தி கலரு
மாறி போச்சுடா
I play Gilli-Danda
I lock tough deals
If you are a threaded kite
I will fly high along with you
ஆடி அடங்கி
படுக்கும்போது
பண்ண தப்பு கண்ணு முன்ன
வந்து போவுன்டா
At my house
Fish curry rice
Catfish
Look at her walking style
கருத்து கருத்து
நீ நிறுத்து
Quarter anna, half anna, so much time
Has run away, my friend!
In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency)
Has changed completely!
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா
லாலா லாலா லா
After all the hustling settles down
When lying down to sleep
The mistakes made will flash before your eyes
And pass away!
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லா
லாலா லாலா லாலா லாலா
லாலா லாலா லா
Moral advice, moral advice
You stop it!
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Yaar man avan…
Who is that man?
Bloody beggar…
Bloody beggar...
Enga vootla
At my house
Meen kuzhambu soru
Fish curry rice
Kelithi meenu
Catfish
Nadandhu varaa paaru
Look, she comes walking
Kaalnaa naalnaa etnaa kaalam
Quarter anna, half anna, so much time
Odi pochudaa
Has run away, my friend!
Orey night-la gandhi color-u
In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency)
Maari pochudaa
Has changed completely!
Aadi adangi
After all the hustling settles down
Padukkum pothu
When lying down to sleep
Panna thappu kannu munna
The mistakes made will flash before your eyes
Vandhu povundaa
And pass away!
Philosophy philosophy
Philosophy, philosophy
Yaar man nee
Who are you, man?
Romba torture kodukura
You are giving so much torture
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Chorus :Laalaalaa
Chorus: Laalaalaa
Male :Lala lala laaa
Male: Lala lala laaa
Chorus :Laalaalaa
Chorus: Laalaalaa
Male :Lala lala lala lala
Male: Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Ethiru vootla
In the house opposite
Dosai kari vaasana
Aroma of dosa and mutton curry
Atha peratti pottu
Flipping it over
Urutti paakka yosana
Planning to roll it and taste it
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Tha thakida thaaa
Tha thakida thaaa
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Thakida thakida tha thakida
Tha thakida thaaa
Tha thakida thaaa
Nee thoongum pothu
When you sleep
Kanna thorandhu thoonga palaguda
Learn to sleep with your eyes open
Naadu kettu kedakkudaa
The country lies ruined, my friend!
Root clear-u aiyiruchu maamu
The route has cleared up, dude
Male :Appo take off
Male: Then take off!
Naan saltu paper-u
I am salt paper
Nee rose-u water-u
You are rose water
Namma rendu perum
If the two of us
Mingle aanaa yerum meter-u
Mingle together, the meter will shoot up
Gilli thaandi aaduren
I play Gilli-Danda
Karukka deal-a poduren
I lock tough deals
Nee sungu vacha baanaa
If you are a threaded kite
Unakku susaram poduven
I will fly high along with you
My vootla
At my house
Fish-u curry soru
Fish curry rice
Kelithi meenu
Catfish
Walking style-a paaru
Look at her walking style
Kaalnaa naalnaa etnaa kaalam
Quarter anna, half anna, so much time
Odi pochudaa
Has run away, my friend!
Orey night-la gandhi color-u
In a single night, Gandhi's color (currency)
Maari pochudaa
Has changed completely!
Aadi adangi
After all the hustling settles down
Padukkum pothu
When lying down to sleep
Panna thappu kannu munna
The mistakes made will flash before your eyes
Vandhu povundaa
And pass away!
Karuthu karuthu
Moral advice, moral advice
Nee niruthu
You stop it!
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala lala lala
Lala lala laaa
Lala lala laaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a street-smart local North Chennai gaana track expressing street-level humor, survival philosophies, and local lifestyle. It blends playful commentary on everyday street food, urban struggle, and comedic self-reflection with high-energy rhythm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Orey night-la gandhi color-u”
Gandhi color refers metaphorically to currency notes bearing Mahatma Gandhi's picture.
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Aadi adangi”
Matching second letter consonantal sounds across adjacent lines (Aadi / Padukkum / Panna).
Juxtaposition / Contrast
“Naan saltu paper-u / Nee rose-u water-u”
Contrasting 'salt paper' (rough sandpaper) with 'rose water' (delicate liquid) to show opposite personalities coming together.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Kuppathu Raja' is an action comedy film starring G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also composed the film's music album. The song heavily incorporates North Chennai slang and street beats typical of Tamil gaana music.
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