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Red Road-U

From Jil Jung Juk · 2016

Lyricist
Deeraj Vaidy
Singers
Santhosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, Vishal Chandrashekhar
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Details
Jil Jung Juk2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Indha sarakku peruThe name of this brand is
Last dayLast day
AdhaavudhuWhich means
Kadasi naalThe final day
Naalae rounduJust four rounds
Non stop sounduNon-stop sound
Male
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Male
{Red road-uRed road
Rendu lorryTwo lorries
Onnu right odichuOne turned right
Nera poiWent straight ahead
Vetta veliyila nikkuraStanding in the open space
White house gate-ulaAt the White House gate
Naduvula modhidichu } (2)Crashed right in the middle
Male
Hey motta veyililaHey, in the scorching sun
Patta pagalil idhaIn broad daylight
Vedikka paakka vandhaanHe came to watch the spectacle
Namma vella kodiOur white-flag
VendhanKing
Male
Pattinathu boodhamThe ghost of the city
Thee pudippadhaCatching fire
Patthi erivadhaBurning up
AyyayyooOh dear
Patthi erivadhaBurning up
Pothi dhooram ninnuKept a distance
Paapadha vittu puttaanAnd gave up watching
Male
Andha parakkaThat flying
Vetti payyanUseless boy
Pakkam ninnuStood nearby
Kaiyya kattiWith folded arms
Vaetti thee pattuHis veshti caught fire
Karugi kazhati uttu odinaanIt got charred, so he stripped it off and ran
Male
Nan nan naan nan na naa naa naaNan nan naan nan na naa naa naa
Nan nan nan nan naaNan nan nan nan naa
Nan nan naan nan na naa naa naaNan nan naan nan na naa naa naa
Nan nan nan nan naaNan nan nan nan naa
Male
Ye…pattaa pattiHey... in boxer shorts
Mattum mattinuSnug and tight
Sittaa parandhaan daHe flew away like a swift bird
Avan right hand kaattiIndicating a right turn with his hand
Left lorry yeriHe boarded the lorry on the left
History aanaan daAnd became history
Male
Pattaa pattiIn boxer shorts
Mattum mattinuSnug and tight
Sittaa parandhaan daHe flew away like a swift bird
Avan right hand kaattiIndicating a right turn with his hand
Left lorry yeriHe boarded the lorry on the left
History aanaan daAnd became history
Male
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Male
Ba ba baBa ba ba
Bottle la thaanInside the bottle
PaattonnuA song
PaduthorangudhuLies sleeping
Male
Thatti thadaviGroping through
Thuruvi neeIf you probe deeper
Kottum aruviIt cascades like a waterfall
Male
Ra ra raRa ra ra
Rum-ula thaanInside the rum
Raakozhi rap paadudhuA night bird sings rap
Kokkarakkoo koovu neeCrow cock-a-doodle-doo
Kottum kolavi..ye ye yeStinging wasp... ye ye ye
Male
Ada paattu urangattumAh, let the song sleep
adha thalli vittuPush it aside
Light-ah oramSlightly to the edge
KattuvomLet's park it
Male
Route-ah maatthumaaShall we change the route?
Ada next wordHey, the next word
Vaathu maaDuck, dear
Male
VaathennumFor the word
Vaarthaikku thaanCalled duck
Neththonnu yosichen.I thought of something yesterday.
Chorus :AhaanChorus: Aha
Male :Kaikippo mike-ettinaaMale: If a microphone reaches the hand now
Haikoo kavidhai..It becomes haiku poetry..
Male
Nan nan naan nan na naaNan nan naan nan na naa
Thanaa naa nana nan nan nan naaThanaa naa nana nan nan nan naa
Male
{Ye vella vaathuHey, a white duck
Theppa kolathulaIn the temple pond
Thoppul kuliyalumaaTaking a navel bath
Male
Andam kaakkaaA raven crow
Kandu kavundhuchuSaw it and flipped upside down
Underwater maa} (2)Underwater, dear
Male
Hey..hey hey…Hey..hey hey...
Male
{Red road-uRed road
Rendu lorryTwo lorries
Onnu right odichuOne turned right
Nera poiWent straight ahead
Vetta veliyila nikkuraStanding in the open space
White house gate-ulaAt the White House gate
Naduvula modhidichu } (2)Crashed right in the middle
Male
Ya ya yoo ya ya yoo ya ya yoooYa ya yoo ya ya yoo ya ya yooo
Ya ya yoo..oohhh…Ya ya yoo..oohhh...
Thann naa na na na than naa na na na ..ooo…Thann naa na na na than naa na na na ..ooo...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from 'Jil Jung Juk' is an absurd, quirky, and psychedelic track filled with dark comedy and surreal imagery. The lyrics narrate nonsensical yet vivid mini-stories, such as two lorries crashing in front of a white house gate, a king whose dhoti catches fire while watching a disaster, and a man flying away in boxer shorts after signalling right and boarding a left-moving lorry.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Imagery / Surrealism

Ye vella vaathu Theppa kolathula Thoppul kuliyalumaa

Paints bizarre visual pictures, such as a white duck taking a bath in a temple pond causing a raven to flip underwater.

Metaphor

Bottle la thaan Paattonnu Paduthorangudhu

Compares alcohol in a bottle to a sleeping song that cascades like a waterfall once opened.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pattaa patti / Mattum mattinu

Matching second consonants in consecutive phrases to create a catchy Tamil rhythm.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Avan right hand kaatti Left lorry yeri History aanaan da

Rhyming ends of lines in Tanglish style ('kaatti', 'yeri', 'aanaan da').

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Trivia

'Jil Jung Juk' (2016) is a cult dark-comedy film directed by Deeraj Vaidy and starring Siddharth. The soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, featuring eccentric lyrics written by Deeraj Vaidy himself, blending Tamil colloquial slang, absurdity, and catchy gibberish soundscapes.

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