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Lyrics & meaning

Shoot The Kuruvi

From Jil Jung Juk · 2016

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Radha Ravi
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Details
Jil Jung Juk2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Machi yaaru heroineDude, who is the heroine?
Heroine la venam machiNo heroine needed, dude.
Heroine naale prechanaHeroines are trouble by themselves.
Heroine la venamNo heroine needed.
Male
Bimpilikka pilla pee peeBimpilikka child pee pee (quirky nonsensical phrase)
Yeah yeahYeah yeah
This song is for you my loveThis song is for you my love
Male
Bimpilikka pilla pee peeBimpilikka child pee pee
Kannadi palichi katudhuThe mirror shines bright
Naan kadha poththittenI covered myself with a blanket
No no no no noNo no no no no
En mummy paavamMy mother is innocent
Male
Symphony ah oru beautyA beauty like a symphony
Oru duet ku thaan yengunenI yearned for just one duet
Ava song-uh tharalaShe didn't give me a song
Sangu thandhaShe handed me a death conch instead
Male
Feel ooda naa…tha pochuMy feelings were completely ruined
Enna pada marandhutenI forgot what to sing
Vaaloda vetti kuruma veikkudhu vaazhkaiLife chops us tail and all to make a curry
Naanga kuruma kuruviyaAre we birds meant for curry?
Male
{Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Sorry its my kili not kuruviSorry, it is my parrot, not a sparrow
Dowser uruvi dowser uruviStripping off shorts, stripping off shorts
God shot my God damn kuruvi} (2)God shot my goddamn bird
Male
My poor kuruviMy poor bird
Why God whyWhy God, why?
Male
Dear pulla nee illamaDear girl, without you
Manasula rendu naala novuMy heart has been aching for two days
Yendi un inky pinky ponky laWhy did I end up the sacrifice in your game of inky pinky ponky?
Naan thaana gaavuAm I the sacrifice?
Time irundha en veettuIf you have time, come near my house
Pakkam vandhu koovuCome near and call out
AdhuvarikkumUntil then
I just want 2 days leaveI just want 2 days leave
Varenpulla.. porenpullaI am coming, girl... I am going, girl
Yours obedientlyYours obediently
God sutta kuruvi (Dialogue)The bird shot by God
Male
Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Sorry its my kili not kuruviSorry, it is my parrot, not a sparrow
Dowser uruvi dowser uruviStripping off shorts, stripping off shorts
God shot my god damn kuruviGod shot my goddamn bird
Male
Ivan vera ettu kattaiyilaThis guy is screaming on a high pitch
Kaadhukulla kaththuranHe is shouting right inside my ear
Ketta kovam varudhungaI am getting terribly angry
Bye bye byeBye bye bye
Yeman sattiyila ennaiyoda nikkuranI am standing in Yama's pan of hot oil
Naanga kuruma kuruvingaWe are curry birds
Male
{Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Shoot the kuruviShoot the bird
Sorry its my kili not kuruviSorry, it is my parrot, not a sparrow
Dowser uruvi dowser uruviStripping off shorts, stripping off shorts
God shot my god damn kuruvi} (2)God shot my goddamn bird
Male
{Na na nanana na na nananaNa na nanana na na nanana
Nanae nanae nana} (2)Nanae nanae nana

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Shoot the Kuruvi' from the cult dark comedy film 'Jil Jung Juk' (2016) is an absurd, quirky, and fast-paced Tanglish track that captures the chaotic, bad luck-ridden lives of the protagonists. Featuring surreal metaphors, nursery rhyme tropes, and deadpan street humor, the lyrics lament romantic rejection and existential misfortune—comparing life's hardships to being turned into bird curry or being shot down by fate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Slang Play (Iyaibu)

Dowser uruvi dowser uruvi / God shot my God damn kuruvi

Playful rhyming using Tamil slang words 'kuruvi' (bird) and 'uruvi' (stripped/pulled).

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)

Yeman sattiyila ennaiyoda nikkuran

Comparing helplessness and inescapable trouble to frying in the God of Death's (Yama) hot oil pan.

Alliteration & Wordplay (Edhugai)

Vaaloda vetti kuruma veikkudhu vaazhkai / Naanga kuruma kuruvinga

Repetition of consonant sounds ('kuruma' and 'kuruvi') to produce a catchy comedic cadence.

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Trivia

'Jil Jung Juk' is a stylish Tamil dark comedy film that noticeably contains no female lead character (heroine). The opening lines of this song ('Machi yaaru heroine / Heroine la venam machi') meta-referentially acknowledge this unique cast structure. Composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, this energetic track was sung by popular music director Anirudh Ravichander alongside veteran actor Radha Ravi.

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