“Kalaapakkaaraa” by Sreya Ghoshal and Benny Dayal is from the album King Kotha. The song, with lyrics from Joe Paul and Fejo, opens with male voices claiming to be a demonic mob. Composer Jakes Bijoy sets the tone for this confrontation, where they boast of their valor.
Kalaapakkaaraa
Benny Dayal | Sreya Ghoshal • From “King Kotha”
King Kotha’s Kalaapakkaaraa Lyrics Translation
The female voice directly challenges this bravado. She asks if the stubborn man will accept defeat, calling him someone who pales before a young woman. The lyrics’ meaning develops as she dismisses his power, calling his domain a “house of cards.”
KothayidatheDon’t you dare provoke Kotha
ThottappanalleI’m the patriarch here
Otthu PokillelIf you don’t fall in line
Koottu VarillaaWe won’t have your back
Vaa Vittini VarikayaaWe’re on our way, step aside
Kattaayam Njangal EthiredaaWe will surely stand against you
Mothavum Ronthunna KoottaraaWe’re the crew that roams and takes it all
Muttappokkinum AdimayaaWe’re addicted to absolute recklessness
Asuranee Raavanaa Arishakkoottam AanedaWe are a demonic ‘Ravana’, a furious mob
Matthu Vanna Raakshasaraada Nee KaanedaYou’re looking at maddened demons, you see
Patthu Thala Veeryam AanedaOurs is the power of ten heads
Kotha Naadu Shauryam AanedaThe land of Kotha is pure valor
Muttu Madakkaathoru Veeram RaajaavaanedaWe have a brave king who never bows down
Kesenthoram Chummaathe Ennaalum KandoraaWe carry endless charges but are still seen everywhere
Adimudi Shooranmaaraa KolaveriyulloraaWarriors from head to toe, filled with a deadly rage
Thokkillelum Kayyookkin Thantedam KandodaaEven without a firearm, you’ll see the nerve in our brute force
Nadapadayillaathoraa UdanadiyittoraaWe don’t do formalities, we act immediately
Kalaapakkaaraa NjangalWe are the rioters
VikaaramillaappaikalWe’re the emotionless ones
Kadaara Kettum Nokkaathidamvalam Eeyoru GathiyaaThis is our path, we’ll use our blades without a second glance
Piraanthu Moodil KannilWhen we’re in a frenzied mood
Pedaathirunnaal KollaamIt’s best if you don’t cross our path
Pidanjozhuke Theernnekkaam Aarude VidhiyaaWho knows whose fate it is to be wiped out in agony
Asuranee Raavanaa Arishakkoottam AanedaWe are a demonic ‘Ravana’, a furious mob
Matthu Vanna Raakshasaraada Nee KaanedaYou’re looking at maddened demons, you see
Patthu Thala Veeryam AanedaOurs is the power of ten heads
Kotha Naadu Shauryam AanedaThe land of Kotha is pure valor
Muttu Madakkaathoru Veeram RaajaavaanedaWe have a brave king who never bows down
Kaadano MaadanoIs he a savage from the wild or a beast?
Theekkali Keriya KaalanoIs he the god of death, overcome by a fiery dance?
Njaanoraal Kai ChoondiyaalIf I so much as point a finger
Thaane Nee Maaridum ChaaramaayYou’ll turn to ashes all on your own
Kudanhedukkaan VannaaloIf you came to seize the throne
Thirinju KothaanaalundeThe men of Kotha are here to counter you
Kopachoodo Vegathil ChorilleDoesn’t that hot temper of yours fade so quickly?
Kilunthu Penninu MunnaaleIn front of a delicate young woman
Velari NikkanoraanalleAren’t you just a man who stands there, pale?
Vaashikkaaraa ThottodilleOh stubborn one, won’t you just accept defeat?
Pande Naattilangane Kettippokkiya CheettukottaaramThat house of cards you built in this land long ago
Pennin Mookkinattathe Kaattadichappo Veena KoodaaramIs a tent that collapsed from the mere puff of a woman’s breath
Uyiru Niraye NurayumudaneAs life fills me and foams over
Udalu Niraye Ilaki MariyeAs my body fills, sways, and transforms
Padarumudane Veruthe VerutheIt spreads instantly, just like that
Kuliro UshiroIs it a chill, or is it a fire?
Kanavo Padarum KanaloIs it a dream, or a spreading ember?
Kalarumoduvilurukiyozhuki NjaanAt last, I blend in, melting and flowing away
Kalaapakkaare Ningal MarannidaatheOh rioters, don’t you ever forget
Mohathadankalaakkum Njaano Nirantharam Pennoru PukilaaI am a woman who is constant trouble, a prison of desire
Piraanthu Moodil PolumEven in a frenzied state
ParaathiyillaaI have no complaints
Koode Savaariyaakaan Porunno ThontharavivalaaAre you coming for a ride? This girl is a nuisance
Kalaapakkaaraa NjangalWe are the rioters
Vikaaramillaa KannilThere’s no emotion in our eyes
Vidaathe Minnum Minnal ThodaathedaaWe are a relentless flash of lightning, don’t you dare touch
Piraanthu Moodil KannilWhen we’re in a frenzied mood
Pedaathirunnaal KollaamIt’s best if you don’t cross our path
Pidanjozhuke TheernnekkaamYou could just be wiped out in agony
Kalaapakkaaraa NjangalWe are the rioters
VikaaramillaappaikalWe’re the emotionless ones
Kadaara Kettum Nokkaathidamvalam Eeyoru GathiyaaThis is our path, we’ll use our blades without a second glance
Piraanthu Moodil KannilWhen we’re in a frenzied mood
Pedaathirunnaal KollaamIt’s best if you don’t cross our path
Pidanjozhuke Theernnekkaam Aarude VidhiyaaWho knows whose fate it is to be wiped out in agony
Kalaapakkaaraa Music Video
The song is a direct verbal clash between two opposing forces. The men build a myth of violent power, while the woman systematically dismantles it with sharp observations. This back-and-forth creates a tense standoff where ego is the primary target.