Sudalamadappa Inke
From Bumper · 2022
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Ananthu
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Bumper2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ae… sodalamaadappaa inge | Hey, Sodalamada here |
| Manusan yaarappaa | Who is a human, my friend? |
| Kelvi oru kelvi | A question, just one question |
| Pala naalaa irukke | Has been lingering for many days |
| Male | |
| Ae… ethiri yaarappaa nge | Hey, who is the enemy? |
| Uravu yaarappaa | Who is a relative? |
| Saami ada saami | Oh God, oh God |
| Perum paada irukke | It is a massive struggle |
| Male | |
| Neethi katha kettu valarnththu ethukku | Why grow up listening to moral stories? |
| Pallikalil paadam nooru ethukku | Why hundreds of lessons in schools? |
| Panaththil ulage suzhalum poluthu | When the world revolves around money |
| Karunai ethukku karumam ethukku | Why compassion? Why duty? |
| Male | |
| Thiyaagiyarin veettil enna irukku | What is inside a martyr's home? |
| Varumaiyudan vasavum veruppum irukku | There is poverty along with insults and hatred |
| Manidha manamo puluththu kedakku | The human mind lies completely rotten |
| Paavam indha paasam mayangi kedakku | Pity, this affection lies swooned and lost |
| Male | |
| Kaasu irukkum idame thirukkoyil | The place where money resides is the holy temple |
| Mandhirangal ethukku verum vaayil | Why recite chants with merely an empty mouth? |
| Saami irukkum idaththil ellaam | In all the places where God resides |
| Undiyal valarnthirukku | Only the donation box has grown |
| Male | |
| Perarivin mannan enraalum | Even if one is the king of supreme intellect |
| Maanudaththin thozhan aanaalum | Even if one is a companion to humanity |
| Kaasu kurainthaal thesu kuraiyum | If money diminishes, respect and radiance diminish |
| Komanamum pagaiyaakum | Even one's humble loincloth turns into an enemy |
| Male | |
| Veedu vaasal vantha pinne | Even after acquiring a home and shelter |
| Thevaigal theeraathe | Needs will never be satisfied |
| Paasam anbe pothum endraal | If you say affection and love are enough |
| Paiththiyam neethaane | You are indeed the mad one |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal nesam natpu ellaam | Love, affection, friendship, and all |
| Kaasidam jeyikkaathe | Can never win against money |
| Paadai aeri pokum pothum | Even when ascending the funeral bier |
| Panaththaasai pogaathe | The lust for money will never perish |
ஏ… சோடலமாடப்பா
இங்கே மனுசன் யாரப்பா
கேள்வி ஒரு கேள்வி
பல நாளா இருக்கே
Hey, Sodalamada here
Who is a human, my friend?
A question, just one question
Has been lingering for many days
ஏ… எதிர் யாரப்பா
இங்கே உறவு யாரப்பா
சாமி அட சாமி
பெரும் பாடா இருக்கே
Hey, who is the enemy?
Who is a relative?
Oh God, oh God
It is a massive struggle
நீதி கதை கேட்டு வளர்ந்தது எதுக்கு
பள்ளிகளில் பாடம் நூறு எதுக்கு
பணத்தில் உலகே சுழலும் போது
கருணை எதுக்கு கருமம் எதுக்கு
Why grow up listening to moral stories?
Why hundreds of lessons in schools?
When the world revolves around money
Why compassion? Why duty?
தியாகியரின் வீட்டில் என்ன இருக்கு
வருமையுடன் வசவும் வெறுப்பும் இருக்கு
மனித மனமோ புழுத்து கெடக்கு
பாவம் இந்த பாசம் மயங்கி கெடக்கு
What is inside a martyr's home?
There is poverty along with insults and hatred
The human mind lies completely rotten
Pity, this affection lies swooned and lost
காசு இருக்கும் இடமே திருக்கோயில்
மந்திரங்கள் எதுக்கு வெறும் வாயில்
சாமி இருக்கும் இடத்தில் எல்லாம்
உண்டியல் வளர்ந்திருக்கு
The place where money resides is the holy temple
Why recite chants with merely an empty mouth?
In all the places where God resides
Only the donation box has grown
பேரறிவின் மன்னன் என்றாலும்
மானுடத்தின் தோழன் ஆனாலும்
காசு குறைந்தால் தேசு குறையும்
கோமணமும் பகையாகும்
Even if one is the king of supreme intellect
Even if one is a companion to humanity
If money diminishes, respect and radiance diminish
Even one's humble loincloth turns into an enemy
வீடு வாசல் வந்த பின்னே
தேவைகள் தீராதே
பாசம் அன்பே போதும் என்றால்
பைத்தியம் நீதானே
Even after acquiring a home and shelter
Needs will never be satisfied
If you say affection and love are enough
You are indeed the mad one
காதல் நேசம் நட்பு எல்லாம்
காசிடம் ஜெயிக்காதே
பாடை ஏறி போகும் போது
பணத்தாசை போகாதே
Love, affection, friendship, and all
Can never win against money
Even when ascending the funeral bier
The lust for money will never perish
Ae… sodalamaadappaa inge
Hey, Sodalamada here
Manusan yaarappaa
Who is a human, my friend?
Kelvi oru kelvi
A question, just one question
Pala naalaa irukke
Has been lingering for many days
Ae… ethiri yaarappaa nge
Hey, who is the enemy?
Uravu yaarappaa
Who is a relative?
Saami ada saami
Oh God, oh God
Perum paada irukke
It is a massive struggle
Neethi katha kettu valarnththu ethukku
Why grow up listening to moral stories?
Pallikalil paadam nooru ethukku
Why hundreds of lessons in schools?
Panaththil ulage suzhalum poluthu
When the world revolves around money
Karunai ethukku karumam ethukku
Why compassion? Why duty?
Thiyaagiyarin veettil enna irukku
What is inside a martyr's home?
Varumaiyudan vasavum veruppum irukku
There is poverty along with insults and hatred
Manidha manamo puluththu kedakku
The human mind lies completely rotten
Paavam indha paasam mayangi kedakku
Pity, this affection lies swooned and lost
Kaasu irukkum idame thirukkoyil
The place where money resides is the holy temple
Mandhirangal ethukku verum vaayil
Why recite chants with merely an empty mouth?
Saami irukkum idaththil ellaam
In all the places where God resides
Undiyal valarnthirukku
Only the donation box has grown
Perarivin mannan enraalum
Even if one is the king of supreme intellect
Maanudaththin thozhan aanaalum
Even if one is a companion to humanity
Kaasu kurainthaal thesu kuraiyum
If money diminishes, respect and radiance diminish
Komanamum pagaiyaakum
Even one's humble loincloth turns into an enemy
Veedu vaasal vantha pinne
Even after acquiring a home and shelter
Thevaigal theeraathe
Needs will never be satisfied
Paasam anbe pothum endraal
If you say affection and love are enough
Paiththiyam neethaane
You are indeed the mad one
Kaadhal nesam natpu ellaam
Love, affection, friendship, and all
Kaasidam jeyikkaathe
Can never win against money
Paadai aeri pokum pothum
Even when ascending the funeral bier
Panaththaasai pogaathe
The lust for money will never perish
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Bumper is a hard-hitting philosophical commentary on the modern obsession with wealth and material possessions. Lyricist Karthik Netha questions traditional values, morality, and schooling, arguing that society ultimately measures human worth solely by financial status. Through raw imagery, the lyrics highlight how genuine human emotions like love, compassion, and friendship lose value in a money-driven world, while religious places focus on monetary donations rather than spiritual faith.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Neethi katha kettu valarnththu ethukku”
The lyricist uses rhetorical questions to challenge society's moral foundation in a money-driven world.
Metaphor
“Kaasu irukkum idame thirukkoyil”
Money's place is metaphorically elevated to a holy temple to highlight society's worship of wealth over divinity.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kaadhal nesam natpu ellaam / Kaasidam jeyikkaathe”
Repetition of the initial consonant 'K' sound creates rhythmic alignment.
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Trivia
Bumper (2022) is a Tamil film starring Vetri, centered around a Kerala lottery ticket theme. Music director Govind Vasantha composed this reflective track sung powerfully by Ananthu.
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