Sotha Pirichu Koduda
From Saattai Illatha Pambaram · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Saattai Illatha Pambaram1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kududaa kududaa | Give it, give it! |
| Edudaa edudaa | Take it out, take it out! |
| Kududaa kududaa | Give it, give it! |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company anymore |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| En sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl | While the righteous son stands on the street |
| Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa | Is comfort reserved only for you? |
| Male | |
| Pethu valathu paerum vechae | Having given birth, raised, and named me |
| Enakku mattum asadhiyaa | Should I alone face exhaustion and misery? |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai | Leave me alone, hey! |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai daai | Leave me alone, hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Paattan muppaattan padaadha paadu pattu | Working tirelessly like our grandfathers and forefathers |
| Pagal ravaa kan muzhichu pala kaalam saetha dhuttu | Money accumulated over a long time by staying awake day and night |
| Male | |
| Palagaaramaa… | Is it just snacks to be eaten? |
| Male | |
| Daei theeni payalae | Hey, greedy glutton! |
| Palagaaram illaedaa pala kaalam | It is not snacks, it was built over a long time |
| Male | |
| Kaeni paasanathil kezhakkaalae nanjai undu | There is wetland in the east irrigated by well water |
| Male | |
| Vaaikkaa paasanathil vadakkalae punjai undu | There is dryland in the north irrigated by canal water |
| Male | |
| {Kunnooru pakkathilae kurumbaattu panna undu | There is a farm of Kurumbai sheep near Coonoor |
| Male | |
| Soolooru pakkathilae karumbaattum aalai undu} (2) | There is a sugarcane mill near Sulur |
| Male | |
| Kalla panam latcham undu | There is a lakh of black money |
| Vella panam micham undu | There is remaining white money as well |
| Male | |
| Adhu kedakku un kanakku | That accounts for your calculation |
| Namma kanakku ennaachu | What happened to our share of the account? |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl | While the righteous son stands on the street |
| Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa | Is comfort reserved only for you? |
| Male | |
| Pethu valathu paerum vechae | Having given birth, raised, and named me |
| Enakku mattum asadhiyaa | Should I alone face exhaustion and misery? |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Thaka thom thadhingina thom | Thaka thom thadhingina thom |
| Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom | Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom |
| Male | |
| Mayilae mayilae-naa yeragu podaadhu | A peacock won't shed its feathers just because you ask politely |
| Valachu pudichuttaa vazhi maari pogaadhu | If you corner it and catch it, it won't stray off course |
| Adichu kazhatturaa maapla | Strip it off by force, brother-in-law! |
| Male | |
| Yaerkkanavae naan adichirukkaenae | I have already taken a hit / drunk |
| Thanni adichirukkaen | I have consumed alcohol |
| Dhairiyatha kudichirukkaen | I have drunk courage |
| Nenju nimindhirukkaen | My chest is held high |
| Narambellaam podachirukkaen | My veins are bulging with energy |
| Male | |
| {Summaa irukkum vara saattai illaa pambaram thaan | As long as I remain quiet, I am like a top without a whip |
| Male | |
| Suthi eduthu puttaa purinjukkuvae yem balam thaan} (2) | Once spun with force, you will realize my strength |
| Male | |
| Appan pulla sondham illae ippa oru bandham illae | There is no father-son relation or any bond left now |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl | While the righteous son stands on the street |
| Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa | Is comfort reserved only for you? |
| Male | |
| Pethu valathu paerum vechae | Having given birth, raised, and named me |
| Enakku mattum asadhiyaa | Should I alone face exhaustion and misery? |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa | Leave me alone, I don't want you |
| Male | |
| Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae | Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company |
| Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai | Leave me alone, hey! |
| Male | |
| Sotha… sotha… pirichu kududaa… | Property... property... divide and give it to me... |
குடுடா குடுடா
எடுடா எடுடா
குடுடா குடுடா
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா உன் சங்காத்தமே
வேணா நீ ஆள விடுடா
என் சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா உன் சங்காத்தமே
வேணா நீ ஆள விடுடா
Give it, give it!
Take it out, take it out!
Give it, give it!
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company anymore
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
உத்தம புத்திரன் தெருவில் நிக்கையில்
உனக்கு மட்டும் வசதியா
While the righteous son stands on the street
Is comfort reserved only for you?
பெத்து வளத்து பேரும் வெச்சியே
எனக்கு மட்டும் அசதியா
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா உன் சங்காத்தமே
வேணா நீ ஆள விடுடா டாய்
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, hey!
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா டாய் டாய்
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, hey hey!
பாட்டன் முப்பாட்டன் பாடாத பாடுபட்டு
பகல் இரவா கண் முழிச்சு
பல காலம் சேத்த துட்டு
Working tirelessly like our grandfathers and forefathers
Money accumulated over a long time by staying awake day and night
பலகாரமா......
Is it just snacks to be eaten?
டேய் தீனிப் பயலே
பலகாரம் இல்லடா பல காலம்
Hey, greedy glutton!
It is not snacks, it was built over a long time
கேணிப் பாசனத்தில்
கெழக்காலே நஞ்ச உண்டு
There is wetland in the east irrigated by well water
வாய்க்கா பாசனத்தில்
வடக்காலே புஞ்சை உண்டு
There is dryland in the north irrigated by canal water
{குன்னூரு பக்கத்தில
குறும்பாட்டு பண்ண உண்டு
There is a farm of Kurumbai sheep near Coonoor
சூலூரு பக்கத்தில
கரும்பாட்டும் ஆலை உண்டு} (2)
There is a sugarcane mill near Sulur
கள்ளப் பணம் லட்சம் உண்டு
வெள்ளப் பணம் மிச்சம் உண்டு
There is a lakh of black money
There is remaining white money as well
அது கெடக்கு உன் கணக்கு
நம்ம கணக்கு என்னாச்சு
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா
That accounts for your calculation
What happened to our share of the account?
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
உத்தம புத்திரன் தெருவில் நிக்கையில்
உனக்கு மட்டும் வசதியா
While the righteous son stands on the street
Is comfort reserved only for you?
பெத்து வளத்து பேரும் வெச்சியே
எனக்கு மட்டும் அசதியா
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
தக தோம் ததிங்கிண தோம்
தக திமி ததிங்கிண தோம்
Thaka thom thadhingina thom
Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom
மயிலே மயிலேன்னா எறகப் போடாது
வளச்சு புடிச்சுக்கிட்டா வழி மாறி ஓடாது
அடிச்சு கழட்டுறா மாப்ள
A peacock won't shed its feathers just because you ask politely
If you corner it and catch it, it won't stray off course
Strip it off by force, brother-in-law!
ஏற்கனவே நான் அடிச்சிருக்கேனே
தண்ணி அடிச்சிருக்கேன்
தைரியத்த குடிச்சிருக்கேன்
நெஞ்சு நிமிந்திருக்கேன்
நரம்பெல்லாம் பொடச்சிருக்கேன்
I have already taken a hit / drunk
I have consumed alcohol
I have drunk courage
My chest is held high
My veins are bulging with energy
{சும்மா இருக்கும் வர
சாட்டை இல்லா பம்பரம்தான்
As long as I remain quiet, I am like a top without a whip
சுத்தி எடுத்துப் புட்டா
புரிஞ்சுக்குவே எம் பலம்தான்} (2)
Once spun with force, you will realize my strength
அப்பன் புள்ள சொந்தம் இல்லே
இப்ப ஒரு பந்தம் இல்லே
There is no father-son relation or any bond left now
மரியாத மானம் எல்லாம்
மூட்ட கட்டிப் போட்டாச்சு
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா
While the righteous son stands on the street
Is comfort reserved only for you?
உத்தம புத்திரன் தெருவில் நிக்கையில்
உனக்கு மட்டும் வசதியா
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
பெத்து வளத்து பேரும் வெச்சியே
எனக்கு மட்டும் அசதியா
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, I don't want you
சொத்தப் பிரிச்சு குடுடா
உன் சங்காத்தமே வேணா
நீ ஆள விடுடா டாய்
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Leave me alone, hey!
சொத்த.....சொத்த.....பிரிச்சு குடுடா...
Property... property... divide and give it to me...
Kududaa kududaa
Give it, give it!
Edudaa edudaa
Take it out, take it out!
Kududaa kududaa
Give it, give it!
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company anymore
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
En sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
While the righteous son stands on the street
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Is comfort reserved only for you?
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai
Leave me alone, hey!
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai daai
Leave me alone, hey hey!
Paattan muppaattan padaadha paadu pattu
Working tirelessly like our grandfathers and forefathers
Pagal ravaa kan muzhichu pala kaalam saetha dhuttu
Money accumulated over a long time by staying awake day and night
Palagaaramaa…
Is it just snacks to be eaten?
Daei theeni payalae
Hey, greedy glutton!
Palagaaram illaedaa pala kaalam
It is not snacks, it was built over a long time
Kaeni paasanathil kezhakkaalae nanjai undu
There is wetland in the east irrigated by well water
Vaaikkaa paasanathil vadakkalae punjai undu
There is dryland in the north irrigated by canal water
{Kunnooru pakkathilae kurumbaattu panna undu
There is a farm of Kurumbai sheep near Coonoor
Soolooru pakkathilae karumbaattum aalai undu} (2)
There is a sugarcane mill near Sulur
Kalla panam latcham undu
There is a lakh of black money
Vella panam micham undu
There is remaining white money as well
Adhu kedakku un kanakku
That accounts for your calculation
Namma kanakku ennaachu
What happened to our share of the account?
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
While the righteous son stands on the street
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Is comfort reserved only for you?
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Thaka thom thadhingina thom
Thaka thom thadhingina thom
Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom
Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom
Mayilae mayilae-naa yeragu podaadhu
A peacock won't shed its feathers just because you ask politely
Valachu pudichuttaa vazhi maari pogaadhu
If you corner it and catch it, it won't stray off course
Adichu kazhatturaa maapla
Strip it off by force, brother-in-law!
Yaerkkanavae naan adichirukkaenae
I have already taken a hit / drunk
Thanni adichirukkaen
I have consumed alcohol
Dhairiyatha kudichirukkaen
I have drunk courage
Nenju nimindhirukkaen
My chest is held high
Narambellaam podachirukkaen
My veins are bulging with energy
{Summaa irukkum vara saattai illaa pambaram thaan
As long as I remain quiet, I am like a top without a whip
Suthi eduthu puttaa purinjukkuvae yem balam thaan} (2)
Once spun with force, you will realize my strength
Appan pulla sondham illae ippa oru bandham illae
There is no father-son relation or any bond left now
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
While the righteous son stands on the street
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Is comfort reserved only for you?
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Having given birth, raised, and named me
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Should I alone face exhaustion and misery?
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Leave me alone, I don't want you
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Divide and give me my property, I don't need your company
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai
Leave me alone, hey!
Sotha… sotha… pirichu kududaa…
Property... property... divide and give it to me...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses raw outrage and emotional betrayal as a son confronts his father/family to demand his fair share of ancestral property. Intoxicated and emboldened, the protagonist demands an end to hypocritical family ties, detailing the generations of hard work and specific assets built over time across the region. He refuses to be cheated or left empty-handed while others enjoy luxury. Using fiery colloquial phrasing and traditional Tamil proverbs, lyricist Vaali portrays a character shedding passive restraint to demand justice. The metaphor of a dormant top needing a whip to spin vigorously highlights how driving someone to the edge forces them to rise up and reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Paattan muppaattan padaadha paadu pattu”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across consecutive words creates a rhythmic, punchy cadence reflecting anger.
Tamil Proverb / Metaphor (Pazhamozhi)
“Mayilae mayilae-naa yeragu podaadhu”
Uses the traditional saying that peacocks won't drop feathers on request, meaning rights must be asserted or taken by force rather than begged for.
Extended Metaphor
“Summaa irukkum vara saattai illaa pambaram thaan”
Compares an unprovoked person to a dormant top lacking a whip string, which reveals immense dynamic power once set into motion.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kalla panam latcham undu / Vella panam micham undu”
Rhyming of the second letter ('lla') between 'Kalla' and 'Vella' emphasizes the contrast between black and white money.
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Trivia
This track serves as the thematic anchor for the 1983 Tamil film 'Saattai Illatha Pambaram', starring Sivakumar. Lyricist Vaali incorporated authentic western Tamil Nadu (Kongu region) place names like Sulur and Coonoor, along with regional farming terminology, to give the confrontation scene strong local realism.
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