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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Soda Bottle

From Poojai · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Yazin Nizar, Sathyan, Anthony Daasan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Poojai
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muttagossu murungakeerai
Kothamalli karuvapillai
Urla kelangu karla kelangu
Senai kelungu seeni kelangu
Vendakka valakka venkayam betroottu
Podalanga paavakka thakkali carrottu..
Saakulathan vanthirukkum
Gandipuram markettu
Saaku vechhu sarakadikkum
Nangellam rockettu…
Soda bootle kazhuthukulla
Goliya pottathu yaruda
Solayamma kazhuthumelae
Thaliya pottathu yaru da
Munthiri thopulla sarkkadipon
Veliya potathu yaru da
Mooru bottle monthathukae
Mattaya potathu yaru da
Mamma peru vaasu
Marketukkae bossu
Vanthu ninnaal classu
Ivan kaiyya thotta kaasu
Ada mootta thukkum
Aalukellaam meter vadee daa
Pasanga hearta theranthu
Ponnukuellaam water vadee daa
Mamma peru vaasu
Marketukkae bossu
Vanthu ninnaal classu
Ivan kaiyya thotta kaasu
Muttagossunu peru irukku
Mutta yenga theduda
Kathirikayil kathiri illa
Emathitaan paruda
Thamara poovukku daavanipottu
Nadakka sonnathu yaruda
Roja poovukku jakettu pottu
Roatilae vittavan paavida
Poranthunadu mayilu
Iva idupa aattum rayilu
Kaiya vechha jailu
Piravu edukkanum naan bailu
Hey coimbathore poonukellam
Lollu athigamdaa
Antha lolla thangum pasangalukku
Thillu athigamdaa
Mamma peru vaasu
Marketukkae bossu
Vanthu ninnaal classu
Ivan kaiyya thotta kaasu
Kaaramaga sarakadikka
Oorugayae pothumda
Veeramaaga sarakadikka
Vettum kuthum venumda
Sogamaaga kudikanum na
Kaadhal tholvi irukkuda
Saakkillama sarakadicha
Thanni vandinnu peruda
Hey birthday na party
Daily life ooti
Attracity looti
Apparam avunthu kedakum veti
Marutha mala muruganukku
Thathupulla da
Naanga gandipuram marketukae
Kathupulla da
Mamma peru vaasu
Marketukkae bossu
Vanthu ninnaal classu
Ivan kaiyya thotta kaasu
Cabbage, drumstick greens,
Coriander, curry leaves,
Potatoes, yams,
Elephant yam, sweet potatoes,
Ladies' fingers, raw plantain, onions, beetroot,
Snake gourd, bitter gourd, tomatoes, carrots...
They have all arrived in gunny sacks
At the Gandhipuram market!
Finding any excuse to drink,
We are all fast and wild like rockets!
Inside the neck of a soda bottle,
Who put that marble in, buddy?
Around Solaiyamma's neck,
Who tied the sacred wedding knot, buddy?
We used to drink in the cashew grove,
Who put a fence around it, buddy?
Just from smelling a bottle of buttermilk,
Who passed out totally drunk, buddy?
Uncle's name is Vasu,
He's the boss of the whole market!
When he steps in, he's pure class,
Whatever he touches turns to cash!
Hey, to all the porters lifting sacks,
He charges daily meter interest, buddy!
Breaking open the hearts of boys,
The girls make their tears flow, buddy!
Uncle's name is Vasu,
He's the boss of the whole market!
When he steps in, he's pure class,
Whatever he touches turns to cash!
It is called cabbage ('egg-greens'),
But search and see where the egg is, buddy!
There are no scissors in an eggplant,
Look how someone fooled us, buddy!
Draping a half-sari on a lotus flower,
Who asked her to walk the street, buddy?
Dressing up a rose in a blouse,
The one who let her loose on the road is cruel, buddy!
She's a peacock of our native land,
Swaying her hips like a moving train!
If you lay a hand on her, you go to jail,
And then I will have to get bail!
Hey, Coimbatore girls
Have way too much attitude, buddy!
And the boys who can handle that attitude
Have serious guts, buddy!
Uncle's name is Vasu,
He's the boss of the whole market!
When he steps in, he's pure class,
Whatever he touches turns to cash!
To drink your booze with a kick,
A spicy pickle is enough, buddy!
To drink with bravery and swagger,
You need blade fights and brawls, buddy!
If you want to drink in sadness,
There's heartbreak for that, buddy!
If you drink without any excuse,
They will call you a hopeless drunkard, buddy!
Hey, if it's a birthday, it's a party!
Daily life feels cool like Ooty!
Total chaos and wild fun,
And in the end, your dhoti comes undone!
To Lord Murugan of Marudhamalai hill,
He is the adopted son, buddy!
And for this Gandhipuram market,
We are the roaring young boys, buddy!
Uncle's name is Vasu,
He's the boss of the whole market!
When he steps in, he's pure class,
Whatever he touches turns to cash!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song from the film 'Poojai' (2014) is a local folk 'kuthu' track that celebrates the vibrant market life of Gandhipuram in Coimbatore. The lyrics capture the bustling atmosphere of vegetable vendors, local camaraderie, party culture, and regional pride, centered around the respected market chief, Vaasu.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Mamma peru vaasu / Marketukkae bossu / Vanthu ninnaal classu / Ivan kaiyya thotta kaasu

Consistent end rhyming scheme across lines to create a catchy, rhythmic cadence (Vaasu, bossu, classu, kaasu).

Wordplay / Pun

Muttagossunu peru irukku / Mutta yenga theduda / Kathirikayil kathiri illa

Humorous linguistic breakdown of vegetable names, dissecting 'Mutta' (egg) from 'Muttagossu' (cabbage) and 'Kathiri' (scissors) from 'Kathirikai' (brinjal).

Uvamaani (Metaphor & Imagery)

Poranthunadu mayilu / Iva idupa aattum rayilu

Metaphorical comparison of a woman's hip movement to a swaying train and comparing market workers to protective breezes or adopted children of deity Murugan.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar, this song highlights the local dialect and street culture of Coimbatore's Gandhipuram market area in the movie Poojai starring Vishal.

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