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Damukaatlaan Dumukaatalaa

From Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga · 2017

Lyricist
Logan
Singer
T. Rajender
Music director
C. Sathya
Movie name
Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla dumukaatla
Oye damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla damukaatla
Saalu savukaru acha pagaru
Seen mai they konu sennla sedharu
Vaacha vutta vutta lite-a thotta thotta
Yellam attu figure-u…..
Vazhka ponakka
Inna irukku
Kavala vanthalum
Dhoora othukku
Ponnu othukkunaa
Paiyan Kattikkina
Veena sanda yethukku…
Kalyaanam analum
Kaadhal varunda
Divorce analum
Marriage aagunda…
Husband kandukala
Lover kandukuna
Kaadhal pathikkichidaa….
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla dumukaatla
Oye damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla damukaatla
Pothuva kaadhal naa
Innanu sollu
Ozhunga sollangatti
Kottidum pallu…
Kedacha vudu jollu
Illaiya vuttu thallu
Dhilurintha allu allu….
Thappi thavaru senja
Thappu illada
Adha nee repeat senja
Reveat thanada…
Nalla kaadhalukkum
Kalla kaadhalukkum
Kaadhal kamam thanada…
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla dumukaatla
Oye damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla damukaatla
Hey thaantha naaka hey thaantha naaka
Hey thaantha naaka ..nakka naaka
Hey thaantha naaka nakka nakka nakka….
Hei ..hei..hei…heiii
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla dumukaatla
Oye damukaatla dumukaatla
Dumukaatla damukaatla
Damukaatla dumukaatla damukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Oye, dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla dhumukaatla
Hey rich boss, catch a good match,
Show off your style and shake up Chennai!
If you get a chance, let it go; touch it lightly,
they are all just third-rate girls!
Life is like dried fish,
what is even in it?
Even if worries come,
brush them far away!
If the girl avoids him,
and the guy marries her anyway,
why start a useless fight?
Even after marriage,
love can still happen, man!
Even after a divorce,
you can marry again, man!
If the husband does not care,
and a lover gives her attention,
love catches fire, man!
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Oye, dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla dhumukaatla
Generally speaking,
tell me what love is!
If you do not answer properly,
you will lose your teeth!
If you get a chance, drool over it,
if not, just let it go!
If you have got guts, grab all you can!
If you slip up and make a mistake,
it is not a big crime, man!
But if you repeat it,
you are totally trapped, man!
Whether it is true love
or a secret affair,
love is just desire in the end, man!
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Oye, dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla dhumukaatla
Hey dhandha naakka, hey dhandha naakka!
Hey dhandha naakka... naakka naakka!
Hey dhandha naakka naakka naakka naakka!
Hey... hey... hey... heyyy!
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Oye, dhamukaatla dhumukaatla
Dhumukaatla dhamukaatla
Dhamukaatla dhumukaatla dhumukaatla
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic Madras-slang (Gaana style) track from the movie 'Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga' offers a humorous and cynical commentary on modern love, marriage, divorce, and human desire. Written in vibrant local street dialect, the song urges listeners not to take life's troubles too seriously and to live in the moment. It bluntly breaks down societal taboos around romance, asserting that affection and physical attraction lie at the root of all relationships—whether legitimate or illicit. With a catchy rhythm and carefree attitude, it preaches a pragmatic approach to life: move past heartbreaks, take chances if you dare, and don't overcomplicate human connections.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme (Emoni / End Rhyme)

Kedacha vudu jollu / Illaiya vuttu thallu

The lyrics rely heavily on end-rhymes typical of North Chennai Gaana songs, such as 'sollu', 'pallu', 'jollu', and 'thallu'.

Refrain / Onomatopoeia

Dumukaatla damukaatla / Damukaatla dumukaatla

The meaningless rhythmic syllable sequence 'Dumukaatla damukaatla' acts as an infectious hook and tempo driver.

Local Colloquial Dialect (Madras Slang)

Yellam attu figure-u….. / Vazhka ponakka / Inna irukku

Uses specific urban Chennai terms like 'Inna' (What), 'Figure-u' (Girl/Match), and 'Attu' (Cheap/Low quality) to establish a raw street persona.

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Trivia

'Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga' (2017) is a satirical dark comedy film written and directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban, starring Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Parvathy Nair. The film's title translates to 'Fill in the Blanks', and the music was composed by C. Sathya.

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