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Lyrics & meaning

Dab Dab

From Takku Mukku Tikku Thalam · 2022

Lyricist
RJ Vijay
Singers
Santhosh Jayakaran, Pooja
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Details
Takku Mukku Tikku Thalam2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Dab-u dab-u mela poitaaMoney money went up high
Adhanaala naanum aanen tightaBecause of that, I became drunk/tight
Aasa patta ponnu floraThe girl Flora whom I loved
Sorgathula pottu vei nalla chairaPlace a good chair for her in heaven
Male
Dab dab dab dab dab dab dab dab dabDab dab dab dab dab dab dab dab dab
Daaa..aa…Daaa..aa…
Male
……………………….......................
Male
Thimira paakuraYou look with such arrogance
Oru dhinusa pesuraYou speak in a peculiar style
Color-ah irukkenu scene-ah maAre you showing off just because you are fair-complexioned?
Indha head-u weight yenammaWhy do you have such an ego, my lady?
Male
Nee nadaiya nadukkuraYou walk shaking your hips
Andha cat walk-u venumaIs that catwalk really necessary?
Nee candy photo-ukkuAre you someone who poses
Post kudukkura aalumaFor candid photos?
Male
Un azhaga rasikka nilavum thaanTo admire your beauty, even the moon
Keela varanum diShould descend down, girl!
Unnai padacha brahman blue print-ahBrahma who created you should take your blueprint
Eduthu yelam vidanum diAnd sell it off at an auction, girl!
Un paarvai patta sooriyan koodaIf your gaze falls upon it, even the sun
Sun glass ketkum diWill ask for sunglasses, girl!
Idhu pola poiya adikadi sollumI am the hero who frequently
Hero naanadiTells lies like this to you, girl!
Female
Unna kettenaDid I ask you?
Enna rasikka sonnenaDid I tell you to admire me?
Naan local aaludaI am a local girl, man!
Kunjom paarthu pesudaWatch your word when speaking, man!
Female
Nee scene-ah poda thaanDid you find only me
Unakku naan thaan kedachenaTo show off your drama?
Male :PodiMale: Go away!
Female :Un mind-u kulla neeFemale: Inside your mind
Enna kaadhal mannanaAre you some king of romance?
Female
Nilavum neeyum onnunu sonnadhuSaying the moon and you are one and the same
Old scene-u daIs an old cliche, man!
Paiyan ponnu kalaicha days-lamThe days when guys used to tease girls
Eppo gone-u daAre long gone, man!
Hashtag me too pottu thaan vittaIf a hashtag MeToo is posted against you
Un life-eh close-u daYour life will be finished, man!
Vaala kunjom surutti vaiTuck your tail in a little bit
Girls are mass-u daGirls are full of swagger/mass, man!
Male
Haa…aaa..a.a….Haa…aaa..a.a….
All :Dab-u dab-u mela poitaaAll: Money money went up high
Adhanaala naanum aanen tightaBecause of that, I became drunk/tight
Aasa patta ponnu floraThe girl Flora whom I loved
Sorgathula pottu vei nalla chairaPlace a good chair for her in heaven
Female
Dab-u dab-u dappan kuthuDab-u dab-u folk beat
Dab dab-u dab-u dappan kuthuDab dab-u dab-u folk beat
Dab-u dab-u dappan kuthuDab-u dab-u folk beat
Dab dab-u dab-u dappan kuthuDab dab-u dab-u folk beat
Male
Kovam yenammaWhy this anger, my lady?
Konjum calm-ah povomaShall we proceed a bit calmly?
Female :Bayathula kaalu udharuthaFemale: Are your legs trembling in fear?
Illai kannu verkuthaOr are your eyes sweating?
Male
Vandhu step-ah podu maCome and put on a dance step, lady!
Mudinja kooda aadu maDance along if you can, lady!
Female :Enakkae challenge-ahFemale: A challenge to me?
Vaa aadi paarpom daCome, let's dance and see, man!
Female
Muppathu vayasil ponnu kidaikkamaWithout getting a girl even at thirty years of age
Alaiya poradaYou will wander around, man!
Appo thaan unakku ponnuda arumaiOnly then the value of a woman
Puriyum paarudaWill be understood by you, see man!
Male :Single-ah irunthu singam-ah naanumMale: Remaining single like a lion
Vaazhthitu poven diI will live my life and go, girl!
Abdul Kalam pola life-u-la naanumLike Abdul Kalam in my life
Getha aaven diI will stand tall with pride, girl!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This track is a fast-paced, humorous banter song featuring a battle of wits and dance between a young man and a spirited local woman. The hero begins with cheesy, grand flattery about her looks, which the heroine promptly shuts down with witty, modern retorts, calling out outdated pickup lines and reminding him of modern empowerment tools like social media awareness. The track shifts into a lively dance challenge where both exchange playful banter about marriage, independence, and pride.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Un paarvai patta sooriyan kooda Sun glass ketkum di

Extravagant exaggerations used by the male lead, such as the sun needing sunglasses when exposed to her gaze.

Metaphor

Single-ah irunthu singam-ah naanum Vaazhthitu poven di

Comparing himself living a single life to a proud, independent lion.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thimira paakura / Oru dhinusa pesura

Tamil poetic rhyming of second characters across adjacent lines (Thimira / Oru dhinusa).

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Trivia

The lyricist RJ Vijay is also a popular radio jockey, video jockey, and actor in Tamil cinema, known for incorporating contemporary colloquial slang and trending social media references like '#MeToo' into his lyrics.

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