Unnai Kan Theduthe
From Va Quarter Cutting · 2010
- Lyricist
- Kumararaja
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Gana Ulaganathan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Va Quarter Cutting2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Podeyyy | Go man! |
| Unnai kan thedudhae | My eyes are searching for you, |
| Ullam naadudhae | My heart longs for you, |
| Unnai kan kaanamal | Without seeing you, |
| Parathoduthae | My mind strays away endlessly. |
| Male | |
| Kudi kudiyai kedukkum theriyumadii | I know that drinking ruins generations/families, |
| Aanalum kudika pudikkumadi .. | Even so, girl, I love to drink.. |
| Mabbu kicku boostu takkaru | The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch! |
| Quarteru matter kidakalayae.. | Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair.. |
| Female | |
| Ahre haai… | Ahre haai… |
| Male | |
| Kalyaani raagam illa | This isn't the classical Kalyani ragam, |
| Male | |
| Aiyaiyo pichu pichu otharurayae | Oh no, you are tearing it apart and blabbering! |
| Male | |
| Samiyaarthan yaagamilla | This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage, |
| Male | |
| Pinni poo vachi ribbon kooda suthurayae | Yet you braid it, adorn it with flowers, and tie a ribbon around it! |
| Male | |
| Kalyaani raagam illa | This isn't the Kalyani ragam, |
| Samiyaarthan yaagamilla | This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage, |
| Male | |
| Maanidar thaan ethayum kandukala | Humans don't seem to care about anything at all. |
| Male | |
| Keele thatti melae thirugi | Tap at the bottom and twist open at the top, |
| Athuthan sorgam pogum vazhi | That right there is the highway to heaven! |
| Kunijaa porandhu niminthaan manushan | Man was born stooped, but he stood tall, |
| Pudicha gnyana purusanadii | Once he grabs hold of it, he becomes an enlightened soul, girl! |
| Male | |
| Mabbu kicku boostu takkaru | The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch! |
| Quarteru matter kidakalaye .. | Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair.. |
| Female | |
| Ahre haai… | Ahre haai… |
| Male | |
| Unnai ..unnai | You.. you.. |
| Unnai kan thedudhae | My eyes are searching for you, |
| Ullam naadudhae | My heart longs for you, |
| Unnai kan kaanamal | Without seeing you, |
| Parathoduthae | My mind strays away endlessly. |
| Kudi kudiyai kedukkum theriyumadii | I know that drinking ruins families, |
| Aanalum kudika pudikumadi.. | Even so, girl, I love to drink.. |
| Male | |
| Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. | Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. |
| Quarter quarter | Quarter quarter |
| Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. | Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. |
| Quarter quarter | Quarter quarter |
| Male | |
| Unnai kan thedudhae | My eyes are searching for you, |
| Ullam naadudhae | My heart longs for you, |
| Male :Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. | Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. |
| Quarter quarter | Quarter quarter |
| Male :Unnai kan kaanamal | Male: Without seeing you, |
| Parathoduthae | My mind strays away endlessly. |
| Male :Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. | Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter.. |
| Quarter quarter | Quarter quarter |
| Male | |
| Quarter quarter | Quarter quarter |
போடுய்ய்
உன்னைக் கண் தேடுதே
உள்ளம் நாடுதே
உன்னைக் கண் காணாமல்
பறதோடுதே
Go man!
My eyes are searching for you,
My heart longs for you,
Without seeing you,
My mind strays away endlessly.
குடி குடியை கெடுக்கும் தெரியுமடி
ஆனாலும் குடிக்க புடிக்கும்மடி...
மப்பு கிக்கு பூஸ்ட்டு டக்கரு
குவார்ட்டர் மேட்டர் கிடக்கலையே..
I know that drinking ruins generations/families,
Even so, girl, I love to drink..
The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch!
Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair..
அரே ஹாய்…
Ahre haai…
உன்னைக் கண் தேடுதே
உள்ளம் நாடுதே
ஓ....உன்னைக் கண் காணாமல்
பறதோடுதே
This isn't the classical Kalyani ragam,
ஹம்மிங் :
………….........
Oh no, you are tearing it apart and blabbering!
கல்யாணி ராகம் இல்லை
This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage,
ஐயையயோ பிச்சு பிச்சு ஒதருரிரையே
Yet you braid it, adorn it with flowers, and tie a ribbon around it!
ஓ சாமியார்தான் யாகமில்லை
This isn't the Kalyani ragam,
This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage,
பின்னி பூ வச்சி ரிப்பன் கூட சுத்துறயே
Humans don't seem to care about anything at all.
கல்யாணி ராகம் இல்லை
சாமியார்தான் யாகமில்லை
Tap at the bottom and twist open at the top,
That right there is the highway to heaven!
Man was born stooped, but he stood tall,
Once he grabs hold of it, he becomes an enlightened soul, girl!
மானிட்டர்தான் எதையும் கண்டுகல
The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch!
Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair..
கீழே தட்டி மேலே திருகு
அதுதான் சொர்க்கம் போகும் வழி
குனிஞ்சா பொறந்து நிமிந்தான் மனுஷன்
புடிச்சா ஞான புருசனடி
Ahre haai…
மப்பு கிக்கு பூஸ்ட்டு டக்கரு
குவார்ட்டர் மேட்டர் கிடக்கலையே..
You.. you..
My eyes are searching for you,
My heart longs for you,
Without seeing you,
My mind strays away endlessly.
I know that drinking ruins families,
Even so, girl, I love to drink..
அரே ஹாய்…
Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
உன்னை ..உன்னை
உன்னைக் கண் தேடுதே
உள்ளம் நாடுதே
உன்னைக் கண் காணாமல்
பறதோடுதே
குடி குடியை கெடுக்கும் தெரியுமடி
ஆனாலும் குடிக்க புடிக்கும்மடி..
My eyes are searching for you,
My heart longs for you,
Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Male: Without seeing you,
My mind strays away endlessly.
Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
யே குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
குவார்ட்டர் குவார்ட்டர்
யே யே குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
Quarter quarter
உன்னைக் கண் தேடுதே
உள்ளம் நாடுதே
யே குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
உன்னைக் கண் காணாமல்
பறத்தோடுதே
யே குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு
குவார்ட்டர்ரு குவார்ட்டர்ரு....
Podeyyy
Go man!
Unnai kan thedudhae
My eyes are searching for you,
Ullam naadudhae
My heart longs for you,
Unnai kan kaanamal
Without seeing you,
Parathoduthae
My mind strays away endlessly.
Kudi kudiyai kedukkum theriyumadii
I know that drinking ruins generations/families,
Aanalum kudika pudikkumadi ..
Even so, girl, I love to drink..
Mabbu kicku boostu takkaru
The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch!
Quarteru matter kidakalayae..
Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair..
Ahre haai…
Ahre haai…
Kalyaani raagam illa
This isn't the classical Kalyani ragam,
Aiyaiyo pichu pichu otharurayae
Oh no, you are tearing it apart and blabbering!
Samiyaarthan yaagamilla
This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage,
Pinni poo vachi ribbon kooda suthurayae
Yet you braid it, adorn it with flowers, and tie a ribbon around it!
Kalyaani raagam illa
This isn't the Kalyani ragam,
Samiyaarthan yaagamilla
This isn't a holy sacrifice performed by a sage,
Maanidar thaan ethayum kandukala
Humans don't seem to care about anything at all.
Keele thatti melae thirugi
Tap at the bottom and twist open at the top,
Athuthan sorgam pogum vazhi
That right there is the highway to heaven!
Kunijaa porandhu niminthaan manushan
Man was born stooped, but he stood tall,
Pudicha gnyana purusanadii
Once he grabs hold of it, he becomes an enlightened soul, girl!
Mabbu kicku boostu takkaru
The intoxication, the kick, the boost—it is top-notch!
Quarteru matter kidakalaye ..
Yet I haven't found that quarter bottle affair..
Ahre haai…
Ahre haai…
Unnai ..unnai
You.. you..
Unnai kan thedudhae
My eyes are searching for you,
Ullam naadudhae
My heart longs for you,
Unnai kan kaanamal
Without seeing you,
Parathoduthae
My mind strays away endlessly.
Kudi kudiyai kedukkum theriyumadii
I know that drinking ruins families,
Aanalum kudika pudikumadi..
Even so, girl, I love to drink..
Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Unnai kan thedudhae
My eyes are searching for you,
Ullam naadudhae
My heart longs for you,
Male :Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Male :Unnai kan kaanamal
Male: Without seeing you,
Parathoduthae
My mind strays away endlessly.
Male :Ye quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Male: Hey quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter..
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Quarter quarter
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Unnai Kan Thedudhae' from the film 'Va Quarter Cutting' is a humorous parody of classic Tamil romantic tracks. Instead of expressing poetic longing for a female lover, the protagonist expresses an ardent, desperate craving for a quarter bottle of liquor during a night out in Chennai.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Satire / Parody
“Unnai kan thedudhae / Ullam naadudhae”
Uses high-flown romantic poetic tropes ('Unnai kan thedudhae', 'Ullam naadudhae') traditionally reserved for beloved women to address a bottle of alcohol.
Iyaibu (Rhyming Couplets)
“Unnai kan thedudhae / Ullam naadudhae / Parathoduthae”
End rhymes such as 'thedudhae', 'naadudhae', and 'parathoduthae' create a rhythmic, melodic flow typical of Tamil lyricism.
Pun / Double Entendre (Sleshhai)
“Kudi kudiyai kedukkum theriyumadii”
The phrase 'Kudi kudiyai kedukkum' plays on the double meaning of 'Kudi' (drinking alcohol vs. family lineage/generations).
Metaphor
“Keele thatti melae thirugi / Athuthan sorgam pogum vazhi”
Opening a liquor bottle ('Keele thatti melae thirugi') is exaggeratedly framed as opening the gateway to heaven ('sorgam pogum vazhi').
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Trivia
The song was penned by acclaimed filmmaker-writer Thiagarajan Kumararaja, who contributed lyrics to the movie directed by duo Pushkar-Gayathri. The track cleverly blends Gaana aesthetics with classical parody music composed and performed by G. V. Prakash Kumar alongside iconic Gaana singer Ulaganathan.
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