In this first-of-its-kind genre-bender, *rap meets live orchestra with _zero hip-hop beats._* Recorded in Skopje, Macedonia, this stimulating record *echoes culture and unifies South-Indian roots with epic Western classical.*
In a black expanse of saffron tones, *Lady Kash* delivers her boldest performance yet, *channeling centuries of storytelling* and anchoring ancient tradition as statuesque female dancers — _worn, cracked, yet unyielding_ — haunt beneath suspended roots and amidst a golden Villu (bow).
Legacy glimpses of *Poongani, the legendary Villupaattu matriarch* highlighted in the 2018 release, opens and closes the video as *the trailblazers mirror one another* in the _evolution of rap, across eras._
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*CHAPTERS*
00:00 - Monologue
00:28 - Intro
01:20 - Verse 1
01:50 - Hook
02:12 - Verse 2
02:52 - Hook
03:11 - Bridge
03:43 - Outro
04:29 - Credits
05:08 - End Screen
*SONG LYRICS (TRANSLITERATED IN ENGLISH)*
This is crazy
I can’t believe this moment
I said it before
That Villupaattu is the Eastern seed of Rap aka. Sollisai
The glory
Of our ancient storytelling artform
May this live on
Generations and generations to come
Keeping the legacy of Poongani Amma alive
When I told this story
The world listened
(Thanthanathom endru solliyae)
Now, we make it a legacy
(Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae)
This is Villupaattu
The Orchestral Version
(Thanthanathom endru solliyae)
Raise the black flag
(Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae)
Let me take you back
Back when I was born
Now I’m better known as Rap
But I had another name in another part of the world
So listen to me as I re-introduce you
To my rhythm and poetic roots
Let me take you back
Back, back to Thamizh Rap
So kick back, listen
Listen to this track
I’ma tell you how a war weapon was the base of a musical form
So close to my heart
That it’s been tattered and torn
But stitched back and worn
Worn like a crown
Raps’ made its rounds
So baby turn up the sound
So baby turn up the sound
We call it Rap
We call it Sollisai
We call it Poetry
Some call it Storytelling
They called it Villupaattu
They called it Villupaattu
We call it Rap
We call it Sollisai
We call it Poetry
Some call it Storytelling
They called it Villupaattu
They called it Villupaattu
Semmozhi, Thamizh mozhi
Sollisai, en isai
Villil ulla ambai thookki yerinthu, anbai saerthu isai korthom andru
Athae isaiyaal kai korthaal enna indru
Pirapilae muthalil paesiyathu Thamizh mozhi
Piragu, aangilam kattrukondapadi
Sonna muthal vaarthai Amma
Kalaivani endru peyar vaithathu Appa
Indru Kalai’ye yen vazhi
Arinthathu ondru
Ariyaathathu yennavendru pottu paaru kanakku
Neeyae yennavendru pottu paaru kanakku
Valarchi kooda kooda
Adaiyaalam azhiyaamal pogaamal kaapathum thavaralla
Nam ulagil sontha kural nilaikuttum
Thanthanathom thanthanathom olikattum
We call it Rap
We call it Sollisai
We call it Poetry
Some call it Storytelling
They called it Villupaattu
They called it Villupaattu
We call it Rap
We call it Sollisai
We call it Poetry
Some call it Storytelling
They called it Villupaattu
They called it Villupaattu
Dialogue: Villupaattu-na enna neh?
Villupaattu ennavendru solli tharavaa?
Kaiyil oru Villu
Sollil oru kathai
Soll konjam isai konjam saernthu vanthathennaa
Sollisai mannilae piranthathennae
Thanthanathom endru solliyae
(Yeh)
Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae
(It’s your girl, Lady Kash)
Thanthanathom endru solliyae
(This the sound of the Motherland)
Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae
(Don’t forget your roots)
Now bring it back huh
Thanthanathom endru solliyae
(We call it Rap)
Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae
(We call it Sollisai)
Thanthanathom endru solliyae
(We call it Poetry, some call it Storytelling, hey)
Villinnil paada vantharuvaai Kalai-Magalae
(They called it Villupaattu)
They called it Villupaattu
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Music Video by Lady Kash performing Villupaattu (The Live Orchestral Version)
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