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Lyrics & meaning

Thotta Load Aage Waiting

From Laththi · 2022

Lyricist
Durai
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, M C Vickey aka Mubashir Ahmed
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Laththi2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thotta load aage waitingThe bullet is loaded and waiting
Quite ah senju vida planningPlanning to do it quietly
Male
Lite ah gap kedachalum shootingShooting even if a slight gap is found
Nelavaram theriyama avan mattum chillingWithout knowing the situation, he alone is chilling
Male
Thotta load aage waitingThe bullet is loaded and waiting
Quite ah senju vida planningPlanning to do it quietly
Male
Lite ah gap kedachalum shootingShooting even if a slight gap is found
Nelavaram theriyama avan mattum chillingWithout knowing the situation, he alone is chilling
Male
Yaanai veataikku pona modhallaFirst, if you go elephant hunting
Kuzhiya vettithaan wait pannanumYou must dig a pit and wait
Male
Un edhiri yannai madhiri irundhaIf your enemy is like an elephant
Adikura adiyila avan thalai kalanganumHis head should reel with the blow you deliver
Male
Vazhi illada vera vazhi illadaThere is no way, man, no other way, man
Oru murai thodanguna mudivilladaOnce started, there is no end, man
Male
Sari illada ethum thavarilladaIt is not right, man, nothing is wrong, man
Un iraiya paathu nee kuri vaiyudaLook at your prey and take aim, man
Male
Thotta load aage waitingThe bullet is loaded and waiting
Quite ah senju vida planningPlanning to do it quietly
Male
Lite ah gap kedachalum shootingShooting even if a slight gap is found
Enime illa warningNo warnings from now on
Male
Kaatuku raja singam naalumEven if the lion is the king of the jungle
Kalavanithanam panna nari venumYou need a fox to do sneaky acts
Male
Un katthiya vidavum butthi thaanMore than your knife, brains are
Theva maamuNeeded, my friend
Over adhupula eduthom kavuthomnuIn over-enthusiasm, hastily doing things
Ethulaiyum erangida mudiyathuYou cannot jump into anything
Male
Aazham theriyama kaalaiWithout knowing the depth, your feet
Vidatha maamuDo not step in, my friend
Uniform la ne irundha una thottidaveIf you are in uniform, we won't even touch
Maatom daYou, man
Kakki sattaya kalattittu vandhaIf you take off your khaki shirt and come
Un kadhya naanga mudipom daWe will finish your story, man
Male
Nalla neram paathu ooru onnuLooking for an auspicious time, the entire town
Kuudi poojai onnu poda kaathirukuthuHas gathered and is waiting to perform a ritual
Manja thanni oothi katthi ellam theetiPouring turmeric water and sharpening the knives
Cut panna aadu kaathirukudhuThe goat is waiting to be sacrificed
Male
Thotta load aage waitingThe bullet is loaded and waiting
Quite ah senju vida planningPlanning to do it quietly
Male
Lite ah gap kedachalum shootingShooting even if a slight gap is found
Nelavaram theriyama avan mattum chillingWithout knowing the situation, he alone is chilling
Male
Thotta load aage waitingThe bullet is loaded and waiting
Quite ah senju vida planningPlanning to do it quietly
Male
Lite ah gap kedachalum shootingShooting even if a slight gap is found
Nelavaram theriyama avan mattum chillingWithout knowing the situation, he alone is chilling

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the movie Laththi (2022) serves as an aggressive, high-stakes anthem depicting a cat-and-mouse dynamic between criminals and police. It highlights strategic mind games, emphasizing that raw strength alone is insufficient without cunning patience, tactical planning, and waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

End Rhyme / Iyaibu

Thotta load aage waiting / Quite ah senju vida planning

Use of English present participle loanwords ending in '-ing' across successive lines (waiting, planning, shooting, chilling) to create rhythmic momentum.

Simile (Upamai)

Un edhiri yannai madhiri irundha

Comparing the formidable nature of the enemy to an elephant (yannai madhiri) to justify preparing elaborate traps.

Proverbial Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

Aazham theriyama kaalai / Vidatha maamu

Referencing the famous Tamil proverb 'Aazham theriyama kaalai vidadhe' (Do not plunge into unknown depths without caution).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Cut panna aadu kaathirukudhu

Metaphorically comparing the unsuspecting target to a goat selected for sacrifice in a village ritual.

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Trivia

Laththi (2022) stars Vishal as a police constable. The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and features a modern Tanglish fast-paced rap style blending traditional street-smart metaphors with modern urban slang.

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