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Lyrics & meaning

Sotha Pirichu Koduda

From Saattai Illatha Pambaram · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Gangai Amaran
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Saattai Illatha Pambaram
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
16 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kududaa kududaa
Edudaa edudaa
Kududaa kududaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
En sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai daai
Paattan muppaattan padaadha paadu pattu
Pagal ravaa kan muzhichu pala kaalam saetha dhuttu
Palagaaramaa…
Daei theeni payalae
Palagaaram illaedaa pala kaalam
Kaeni paasanathil kezhakkaalae nanjai undu
Vaaikkaa paasanathil vadakkalae punjai undu
{Kunnooru pakkathilae kurumbaattu panna undu
Soolooru pakkathilae karumbaattum aalai undu} (2)
Kalla panam latcham undu
Vella panam micham undu
Adhu kedakku un kanakku
Namma kanakku ennaachu
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Thaka thom thadhingina thom
Thaka dhimi thadhingina thom
Mayilae mayilae-naa yeragu podaadhu
Valachu pudichuttaa vazhi maari pogaadhu
Adichu kazhatturaa maapla
Yaerkkanavae naan adichirukkaenae
Thanni adichirukkaen
Dhairiyatha kudichirukkaen
Nenju nimindhirukkaen
Narambellaam podachirukkaen
{Summaa irukkum vara saattai illaa pambaram thaan
Suthi eduthu puttaa purinjukkuvae yem balam thaan} (2)
Appan pulla sondham illae ippa oru bandham illae
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Uthama puthiran theruvil nikkaiyl
Unakku mattum vasadhiyaa
Pethu valathu paerum vechae
Enakku mattum asadhiyaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa
Sotha pirichu kududaa un sangaatthamae
Venaa nee aala vidudaa daai
Sotha… sotha… pirichu kududaa…
Give it, man, give it!
Take it out, man, take it out!
Give it, man, give it!
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
Divide my property and give it, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
When a virtuous son is standing out on the street,
is comfort meant only for you?
You gave birth, raised me, and named me,
is exhaustion meant only for me?
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone, hey!
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone, hey, hey!
Our grandfathers and ancestors struggled through untold hardships,
staying awake day and night to save money over many years—
Is it snacks?
Hey, you greedy glutton!
Not snacks, you fool, over many years!
Fed by well irrigation, there is wetland to the east,
Fed by canal irrigation, there is dryland to the north,
Near Coonoor, there is a sheep farm,
Near Sulur, there is a sugarcane mill!
There are hundreds of thousands in black money,
and plenty of white money left over!
Leave that aside, that is your calculation,
what happened to our settlement?
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
When a virtuous son is standing out on the street,
is comfort meant only for you?
You gave birth, raised me, and named me,
is exhaustion meant only for me?
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
Thaka thom thadhingina thom,
Thaka thimi thadhingina thom!
If you gently ask a peacock, it will never drop a feather,
but corner and grab it, and it cannot run away!
Strike hard and strip it away, buddy!
I have already struck a blow!
I have downed the drinks,
I have swallowed courage,
my chest is held high,
my veins are bulging with strength!
As long as it sits idle, it is just a top without a whip,
but once I spin into action, you will understand my true strength!
There is no father-son bond now, no ties left between us!
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
When a virtuous son is standing out on the street,
is comfort meant only for you?
You gave birth, raised me, and named me,
is exhaustion meant only for me?
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone!
Divide the property and give my share, your company...
...I don't want, just leave me alone, hey!
Divide... divide... divide the property and give it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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