- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Benny Dayal
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Aadhavan
- Movie release year
- 2009
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Damak damak damak damak
Dama dama dama dama dama
Damak damak dam dammaa
Naan thillaalangadi aamaam
Manam thudikkudhammaa
Oru aattam podalaamaa
Jamak jamakku jam jammmaa
En joli jaali thaammaa
Balam irukkudhammaa
Pudhu panamum varudhammaa
Anubavidaa endrae endrae thaan
Aandavanum thandhaan
Eduthukkadaa indrae indrae endru
Aadhavanum vandhaan
Ye rosa rosa raasaa vandhu lesaa paada
Damak damak dam dammaa
Naan thillaalangadi aamaam
Manam thudikkudhammaa
Oru aattam podalaamaa
Jamak jamakku jam jammmaa
En joli jaali thaammaa
Balam irukkudhammaa
Pudhu panamum serudhammaa
Haa aa haa lala laaa
Hae hae ey ey eyyy
Hoo hooo ooo hooo oo la laaa
Oooo…ooo…ooo….ooo…ooo…
Oooo…ooo…ooo….ooo…ooo…
Netru enbadhu mudindhadhu
Ninaivil illai
Naan naalaikku nadappadhai
Ninaippadhillai
Indru enbadhai thaviravum
Edhuvummillai
Kondaadinaal idhayathil kavalai illai
Vattam pottu nee vaazhvadharkku
Vaazhkkai enna kanithamaa
Ellai thaandi nee aadippaadu
Edhuvum illai punidhamaai
Nenjil illai bayam bayam
Neram vandhaal jeyam jeyam
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Damak damak dam dammaa
Naan thillaalangadi aamaam
Manam thudikkudhammaa
Oru aattam podalaamaa
Jamak jamakku jam jammmaa
En joli jaali thaammaa
Balam irukkudhammaa
Pudhu panamum serudhammaa
………………………..
Ellorukkum jeyikkira
Kaalam varum
Pul kooda than boomiyai
Pilandhu varum
Un paadhaiyil aayiram
Thiruppam varum
Nillaamalae odidu ilakku varum
Vaanam melae
Ye boomi keezhae
Vaasanai naatkal naduvilae
Ye tholin melae
Ye baaramillae
Thunindhavan nadappaan kadalilae
Thirumbippaaru thinam thinam
Irukku nooru sugam sugam
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Dama dama dama dama dama
Damak damak dam dammaa
Naan thillaalangadi aamaam
Manam thudikkudhammaa
Oru aattam podalaamaa
Jamak jamakku jam jammmaa
En joli jaali thaammaa
Balam irukkudhammaa
Pudhu panamum serudhammaa
Anubavidaa endrae endrae thaan
Aandavanum thandhaan
Eduthukkadaa indrae indrae endru
Aadhavanum vandhaan
Ye rosa rosa raasaa vandhu lesaa paada
……………………………
Damak dama dama…(2)
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Damak damak damak damak
Dama dama dama dama dama
Damak damak dama damma
Yes, I am a clever trickster!
My heart is beating with excitement!
Shall we dance a bit?
Jamak jamakku jam jamma
My life is pure fun!
I have got the strength!
Fresh money is coming in!
Saying, "Enjoy it to the fullest!"
God gave it all to me,
Saying, "Seize it today itself!"
Aadhavan has arrived!
Hey Rose, the king is here to sing with ease!
Damak damak dama damma
Yes, I am a clever trickster!
My heart is beating with excitement!
Shall we dance a bit?
Jamak jamakku jam jamma
My life is pure fun!
I have got the strength!
Fresh money keeps pouring in!
Ha aa ha la la la
Hey hey ae ae ae
Hoo hoo oo hoo oo la la
Oh oh oh… oh oh… oh oh… oh oh… oh oh…
Oh oh oh… oh oh… oh oh… oh oh… oh oh…
Yesterday is finished and gone,
I do not even remember it.
What is going to happen tomorrow,
I do not think about it at all.
Apart from this very day,
nothing else exists.
If you celebrate life, there is no worry in your heart.
To live inside drawn lines,
is life a math problem?
Cross your limits and dance and sing,
nothing here is too sacred to hold you back!
There is no fear in my heart,
when the time comes, victory is certain!
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Damak damak dama damma
Yes, I am a clever trickster!
My heart is beating with excitement!
Shall we dance a bit?
Jamak jamakku jam jamma
My life is pure fun!
I have got the strength!
Fresh money keeps pouring in!
...
A winning time
will come for everyone.
Even a tiny blade of grass
bursts through the earth to rise.
On your path, a thousand
twists and turns will come.
Keep running without stopping, you will reach your goal!
Sky above,
earth below,
and sweet, fragrant days in between.
On your shoulders,
there is no heavy load;
a daring person can walk right across the sea!
Look back every single day,
there are a hundred pleasures to enjoy!
Damak damak damak damak
Damak
Dama dama dama dama dama
Damak damak dama damma
Yes, I am a clever trickster!
My heart is beating with excitement!
Shall we dance a bit?
Jamak jamakku jam jamma
My life is pure fun!
I have got the strength!
Fresh money keeps pouring in!
Saying, "Enjoy it to the fullest!"
God gave it all to me,
Saying, "Seize it today itself!"
Aadhavan has arrived!
Hey Rose, the king is here to sing with ease!
...
Damak dama dama… (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Damak Damak is a lively, high-energy dance track from the film Aadhavan (2009), composed by Harris Jayaraj and penned by Na. Muthukumar. The song captures the carefree, confident, and optimistic mindset of the protagonist, urging listeners to live fully in the present moment without burdening themselves with past regrets or future anxieties.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ninaivil illai / Ninaippadhillai / Edhuvummillai / kavalai illai”
The lines end with similar sounding negations ('illai') creating a rhythmic end rhyme.
Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Nenjil illai bayam bayam / Neram vandhaal jeyam jeyam”
Repetition of identical words for emphasis and rhythmic momentum.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pul kooda than boomiyai pilandhu varum”
Using a blade of grass breaking through the earth as a metaphor for human resilience and inevitable success.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by Benny Dayal with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, this track serves as an introductory celebratory song for Suriya's character in 'Aadhavan' (2009), directed by K. S. Ravikumar.
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