Oru Cup Acid
From Kappal · 2014
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Deepak
- Music director
- Natarajan Sankaran
- Details
- Kappal2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadhal thaniyaayo | Will love be extinguished? |
| Natpu magizhaayo | Will friendship rejoice? |
| Male | |
| Oru cup-u | Taking a cup of |
| Acid eduthu | acid, |
| Ice pottu kudipiya nee … | would you add ice and drink it? |
| Male | |
| Transformer | On top of a power transformer, |
| Mela poi | going up high, |
| Thala vachu paduppiya .. | would you sleep resting your head? |
| Male | |
| Aadu-nu tag-ah | Tagging yourself |
| Maatikkittu | with a label that says 'Goat', |
| Kasaapu kadayila nuzhaiyiruyae | you are walking straight into a butcher's shop! |
| Male | |
| Gaali | Ruined! |
| Kaadhal vandhaa | If love enters your life, |
| Life-ey gaali | your life is totally ruined! |
| Gaali | Finished! |
| Male | |
| Rekkai konda | Like a winged |
| Vellai yaanai pola | white elephant, |
| Ennai seiyidhindha kaadhal | this love makes me soar! |
| Male | |
| Poovil sikkikonda | Like a cloud trapped |
| Megam pola | inside a flower, |
| Ennai seiyidhindha kaadhal | this love renders me helpless! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal yen endru | If you ask me |
| Nee ennai kettaal | why love exists, |
| Swaasam yen thozhanae… | I'll ask, 'Why breathe, my friend?' |
| Male | |
| Kaatrae vendaamae | Who needs air? |
| Kadhal ondrae podhaadhaa… | Isn't love alone enough? |
| Male | |
| Gaali galli | Ruined in every street! |
| Kaadhal vandhaa | If love enters, |
| Life-ey gaali | life is totally ruined! |
| Gaali | Finished! |
| Male | |
| Oru singam | Inside a lion's |
| Vaaikullae poi | mouth, |
| How are you-nu .. | would you ask, |
| Ketppiyaa nee .. | 'How are you?' |
| Male | |
| Road roller | Under a road roller, |
| Yeththithaan | getting run over, |
| Massage-u eduppiya … | would you take a body massage? |
| Male | |
| First day first show | A first day first show |
| Ticket-a | ticket, |
| Beep beep padathukku vaangviyaa.. | would you buy for an adult 'beep beep' movie? |
| Male | |
| Gaali | Ruined! |
| Kaadhal vandhaa | If love enters, |
| Life-ey gaali | life is totally ruined! |
| Gaali | Finished! |
| Male | |
| Vaanam endra ondru | If the thing called sky |
| Illai endraal | does not exist, |
| Vaazhkkai ondru illai | there is no life at all. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal endra ondru | If the thing called love |
| Illai endraal | does not exist, |
| Thamizh cinema illai | there is no Tamil cinema! |
| Male | |
| Broccoli poovum | Even a broccoli flower, |
| Kaadhal kondaal | if it falls in love, |
| Rojaavaai maarumae | will transform into a rose! |
| Male | |
| Paagarkkaai kooda | Even a bitter gourd, |
| Kaadhal kondaal | if it falls in love, |
| Thiththikkumae.. | will taste sweet! |
| Male | |
| Gaali galli | Ruined in every street! |
| Kaadhal vandhaa | If love enters, |
| Life-ey gaali | life is totally ruined! |
| Gaali | Finished! |
| Male | |
| Oru cup-u | Taking a cup of |
| Acid eduthu | acid, |
| Ice pottu kudipiya nee … | would you add ice and drink it? |
| Male | |
| Transformer | On top of a power transformer, |
| Mela poi | going up high, |
| Thala vachu paduppiya .. | would you sleep resting your head? |
| Male | |
| Aadu-nu tag-ah | Tagging yourself |
| Maatikkittu | with a label that says 'Goat', |
| Kasaapu kadayila nuzhaiyiruyae | you are walking straight into a butcher's shop! |
| Male | |
| Gaali | Ruined! |
| Kaadhal vandhaa | If love enters, |
| Life-ey gaali | life is totally ruined! |
| Gaali | Finished! |
| Male | |
| Gaaliii….. | Completely ruined! |
காதல் தனியாயோ
நட்பு மகிழாயோ
Will love be extinguished?
Will friendship rejoice?
ஒரு கப்பு
ஆஸிட் எடுத்து
ஐஸ் போட்டு குடிப்பியா நீ....
Taking a cup of
acid,
would you add ice and drink it?
டிரான்ஸ்பார்மர்
மேல போயி
தலை வச்சு படுப்பியா.....
On top of a power transformer,
going up high,
would you sleep resting your head?
ஆடுன்னு நீ டாக்க
மாட்டிக்கிட்டு
கசாப்பு கடையில நுழையிருயே
Tagging yourself
with a label that says 'Goat',
you are walking straight into a butcher's shop!
காலி காதல் வந்தால்
லைஃப்பே காலி
காலி
Ruined!
If love enters your life,
your life is totally ruined!
Finished!
ரெக்கை கொண்ட
வெள்ளை யானை போல
என்ன செய்திந்த காதல்
Like a winged
white elephant,
this love makes me soar!
பூவில் சிக்கிக் கொண்ட
மேகம் போல
என்ன செய்திந்த காதல்
Like a cloud trapped
inside a flower,
this love renders me helpless!
காதல் ஏன் என்று
நீ என்னை கேட்டால்
சுவாசம் என் தோழனே....
If you ask me
why love exists,
I'll ask, 'Why breathe, my friend?'
காற்றே வேண்டாமே
காதல் ஒன்றே போதாதா....
Who needs air?
Isn't love alone enough?
காலி காலி
காதல் வந்தால்
லைஃப்பே காலி காலி
Ruined in every street!
If love enters,
life is totally ruined!
Finished!
ஒரு சிங்கம்
வாய்க்குள்ளே போயி
ஹௌ ஆர் யூன்னு
கேட்ப்பியா நீ.....
Inside a lion's
mouth,
would you ask,
'How are you?'
ரோடு ரோலர்
ஏத்திதான்
மஜாஜ்ஜு எடுப்பியா...
Under a road roller,
getting run over,
would you take a body massage?
பர்ஸ்ட் டே பர்ஸ்ட்
ஷோவ் டிக்கெட்ட
பீப் பீப் படத்துக்கு வாங்குவியா
A first day first show
ticket,
would you buy for an adult 'beep beep' movie?
காலி காதல் வந்தால்
லைஃப்பே காலி காலி
Ruined!
If love enters,
life is totally ruined!
Finished!
வானம் என்ற ஒன்று
இல்லை என்றால்
வாழ்க்கை என்ற ஒன்று இல்லை
If the thing called sky
does not exist,
there is no life at all.
காதல் என்ற ஒன்று
இல்லை என்றால்
தமிழ் சினிமா இல்லை
If the thing called love
does not exist,
there is no Tamil cinema!
பிராக்கோழி கூவும்
காதல் கொண்டால்
ரோஜாவாய் மாறுமே
Even a broccoli flower,
if it falls in love,
will transform into a rose!
பாகற்க்காய் கூட
காதல் கொண்டால்
தித்திக்குமே
Even a bitter gourd,
if it falls in love,
will taste sweet!
காலி காலி
காதல் வந்தால்
லைஃப்பே காலி
காலி
Ruined in every street!
If love enters,
life is totally ruined!
Finished!
ஒரு கப்பு
ஆஸிட் எடுத்து
ஐஸ் போட்டு குடிப்பியா நீ....
Taking a cup of
acid,
would you add ice and drink it?
டிரான்ஸ்பார்மர்
மேல போயி
தலை வச்சு படுப்பியா.....
On top of a power transformer,
going up high,
would you sleep resting your head?
ஆடுன்னு நீ டாக்க
மாட்டிக்கிட்டு
கசாப்பு கடையில நுழையிருயே
Tagging yourself
with a label that says 'Goat',
you are walking straight into a butcher's shop!
காலி காதல் வந்தால்
லைஃப்பே காலி காலி
Ruined!
If love enters,
life is totally ruined!
Finished!
காலி....
Completely ruined!
Kaadhal thaniyaayo
Will love be extinguished?
Natpu magizhaayo
Will friendship rejoice?
Oru cup-u
Taking a cup of
Acid eduthu
acid,
Ice pottu kudipiya nee …
would you add ice and drink it?
Transformer
On top of a power transformer,
Mela poi
going up high,
Thala vachu paduppiya ..
would you sleep resting your head?
Aadu-nu tag-ah
Tagging yourself
Maatikkittu
with a label that says 'Goat',
Kasaapu kadayila nuzhaiyiruyae
you are walking straight into a butcher's shop!
Gaali
Ruined!
Kaadhal vandhaa
If love enters your life,
Life-ey gaali
your life is totally ruined!
Gaali
Finished!
Rekkai konda
Like a winged
Vellai yaanai pola
white elephant,
Ennai seiyidhindha kaadhal
this love makes me soar!
Poovil sikkikonda
Like a cloud trapped
Megam pola
inside a flower,
Ennai seiyidhindha kaadhal
this love renders me helpless!
Kaadhal yen endru
If you ask me
Nee ennai kettaal
why love exists,
Swaasam yen thozhanae…
I'll ask, 'Why breathe, my friend?'
Kaatrae vendaamae
Who needs air?
Kadhal ondrae podhaadhaa…
Isn't love alone enough?
Gaali galli
Ruined in every street!
Kaadhal vandhaa
If love enters,
Life-ey gaali
life is totally ruined!
Gaali
Finished!
Oru singam
Inside a lion's
Vaaikullae poi
mouth,
How are you-nu ..
would you ask,
Ketppiyaa nee ..
'How are you?'
Road roller
Under a road roller,
Yeththithaan
getting run over,
Massage-u eduppiya …
would you take a body massage?
First day first show
A first day first show
Ticket-a
ticket,
Beep beep padathukku vaangviyaa..
would you buy for an adult 'beep beep' movie?
Gaali
Ruined!
Kaadhal vandhaa
If love enters,
Life-ey gaali
life is totally ruined!
Gaali
Finished!
Vaanam endra ondru
If the thing called sky
Illai endraal
does not exist,
Vaazhkkai ondru illai
there is no life at all.
Kaadhal endra ondru
If the thing called love
Illai endraal
does not exist,
Thamizh cinema illai
there is no Tamil cinema!
Broccoli poovum
Even a broccoli flower,
Kaadhal kondaal
if it falls in love,
Rojaavaai maarumae
will transform into a rose!
Paagarkkaai kooda
Even a bitter gourd,
Kaadhal kondaal
if it falls in love,
Thiththikkumae..
will taste sweet!
Gaali galli
Ruined in every street!
Kaadhal vandhaa
If love enters,
Life-ey gaali
life is totally ruined!
Gaali
Finished!
Oru cup-u
Taking a cup of
Acid eduthu
acid,
Ice pottu kudipiya nee …
would you add ice and drink it?
Transformer
On top of a power transformer,
Mela poi
going up high,
Thala vachu paduppiya ..
would you sleep resting your head?
Aadu-nu tag-ah
Tagging yourself
Maatikkittu
with a label that says 'Goat',
Kasaapu kadayila nuzhaiyiruyae
you are walking straight into a butcher's shop!
Gaali
Ruined!
Kaadhal vandhaa
If love enters,
Life-ey gaali
life is totally ruined!
Gaali
Finished!
Gaaliii…..
Completely ruined!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Kadhal Vandha Life-ey Gaali' from the 2014 Tamil film 'Kappal' is a comedic, highly energetic youth anthem that playfully warns against the dangers of falling in love. Through absurdly exaggerated scenarios—such as drinking acid with ice cubes, sleeping on an electrical transformer, or walking into a butcher shop wearing a 'goat' label—the song humorously equates falling in love with willful self-destruction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Rekkai konda Vellai yaanai pola”
Compares the weightless, magical feeling of falling in love to a mythical white elephant possessing wings.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Oru cup-u Acid eduthu Ice pottu kudipiya nee …”
Uses extreme absurdity (drinking iced acid) to exaggerate the risky, irrational nature of a person in love.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Gaali / Life-ey gaali / Gaali”
Repetition of the colloquial word 'Gaali' (ruined/finished) at the end of lines creates a rhythmic, catchy refrain.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Broccoli poovum Kaadhal kondaal Rojaavaai maarumae”
Metaphorically describes how love transforms mundane or unappealing things (broccoli) into beautiful creations (a rose).
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Trivia
Composed by Natarajan Sankaran in his debut soundtrack for the movie 'Kappal', the song features lyrics by Madhan Karky. Known for his creative use of contemporary slang and quirky metaphors, Karky incorporated hilarious pop-culture references like 'beep beep' movies, broccoli turning into roses, and Tamil cinema's dependence on romance tropes.
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