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Tabakkunu

From Monster · 2019

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Offir J. Rock (from Israel
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Monster
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Grrr ah grrr ah
Grrr ah grrr …..aah
Tabakkunu thaavi thaavi
Odum naanga
Mela keezha paanju paanju
Thaakuvomae
Karaak….
Labakkunu mondhu mondhu
Vaasam veesum
Veetta naanga thedi poyi
Thookkuvomae
Saraak….
Grrr ah grrr ah
Grrr ah grrr …..aah
Pasi thaangatha naanga
Nedham samaikkaadha koottam
Pazhanjoraana podhum
Rusi paakaama vida maattom
Valuuu.. sema valuuu..
Vilaiyaadum kadha kelu
Reelu… pudhu reelu..
Idhu odum pala naalu
………………………….
Pipe-u mela yeruvom
Paper plate-a keeruvom
Naan thaanga
Spiderman-u vamsam
Late-u nightu kooduvom
Steppu pottu aaduvom
Micheal jackson pola
Naanga amsam…aaww
Anjara pettikulla poondhu
Lavanga pattaigala thedi
Lavatta nikkaiyila
Andha cooker saththam
Dishyum dishyum
Sakkaram suththaiyila
Sarakku vandiga mathiyila
Nuzhanju thaavura kattathula
Enga orae bhayam meow meow
Thiruttu thittam irukku
GST illa adhukku
Ennanga senjidum unga
Sattam sattam sattam
Yedhukkum anjiyathilla
Yaaridamum kenjiyathilla
Engala kolludhu unga system
Varapporennu naanga
Solli verupeththa mattom
Verum pechaavae pesi
Vada vaayala suda mattom
Valuuu.. sema valuuu..
Vilaiyaadum kadha kelu
Reelu… pudhu reelu..
Idhu odum pala naalu
Tabakkunu thaavi thaavi
Odum naanga
Mela keezha paanju paanju
Thaakuvomae
Karaak….
Labakkunu mondhu mondhu
Vaasam veesum
Veetta naanga thedi poyi
Thookkuvomae
Saraak….
Pasi thaangatha naanga
Nedham samaikkaadha koottam
Pazhanjoraana podhum
Rusi paakaama vida maattom
Valuuu.. sema valuuu..
Vilaiyaadum kadha kelu
Reelu… pudhu reelu..
Idhu odum pala naalu
Grrr ah, grrr ah!
Grrr ah, grrr... aah!
Leaping and jumping in a flash,
We run around!
Pouncing up and down,
We will strike!
Crunch...
Quickly sniffing and catching the scent,
From where delicious aromas drift,
We track down that house,
And carry off the goods!
Rustle...
Grrr ah, grrr ah!
Grrr ah, grrr... aah!
We can never endure hunger,
We are a clan that never cooks!
No matter how grand the feast is,
We won't leave without tasting it!
Naughty tails... super mischievous tails...
Listen to this playful story!
A film reel... a brand-new reel...
This will run for many days!
..............................
We will climb up the pipes,
We will shred the paper plates,
Look at me,
I belong to the Spider-Man family!
We gather late at night,
And show off our dance steps,
Just like Michael Jackson,
We are totally awesome... ow!
Creeping into the spice box,
Searching for cinnamon barks,
Just as we try to steal them,
That pressure cooker whistles,
Dishoom, dishoom!
While vehicle wheels are turning,
Right amidst the cargo trucks,
As we squeeze through and leap,
Our only fear is "meow, meow"!
We have a robbery plan,
And there is no GST on it!
What can it even do to us, your
Law, law, law?
We have never feared anything,
We have never begged anyone,
It is your system that is killing us!
Warning you that we are coming,
We won't tease and annoy you like that!
Just rambling on and on,
We don't make empty boasts!
Naughty tails... super mischievous tails...
Listen to this playful story!
A film reel... a brand-new reel...
This will run for many days!
Leaping and jumping in a flash,
We run around!
Pouncing up and down,
We will strike!
Crunch...
Quickly sniffing and catching the scent,
From where delicious aromas drift,
We track down that house,
And carry off the goods!
Rustle...
We can never endure hunger,
We are a clan that never cooks!
No matter how grand the feast is,
We won't leave without tasting it!
Naughty tails... super mischievous tails...
Listen to this playful story!
A film reel... a brand-new reel...
This will run for many days!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This humorous song is written from the perspective of a rat (or a group of rats), highlighting their daily antics, survival tactics, and playful nature within a human household. The rats express their penchant for jumping, sniffing out food, climbing pipes, and raiding kitchens, while humorously comparing themselves to Spider-Man and Michael Jackson. They poke fun at human laws and systems (including GST), noting that their only true fear in life is cats ('meow meow').

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia

Tabakkunu thaavi thaavi

Use of sound-mimicking words like 'Tabakkunu', 'Karaak', 'Labakkunu', 'Saraak', and 'Dishyum' to represent physical sounds and movements.

Pop Culture Reference / Metaphor

Spiderman-u vamsam

Comparing the rats' climbing ability to Spider-Man and their midnight dancing to Michael Jackson.

Idiom

Vada vaayala suda mattom

Use of the popular Tamil idiom 'Vaayala vada sududhal' meaning making idle claims or empty promises.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2019 Tamil comedy film 'Monster', directed by Nelson Venkatesan starring SJ Suryah. The music was composed by Justin Prabhakaran and lyrics were written by Yugabharathi. The film's primary plot revolves around the humorous conflict between the protagonist and a mischievous rat.

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