Dandaana Darna
From Kuruvi · 2008
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Sangeet Haldipur
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Kuruvi2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Dar dar dar darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna) |
| Danakku nakkanu darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana) |
| Dar dar dar darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna) |
| Jingu chikka jinghu chikka | Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka) |
| Danakku nakkanu darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana) |
| Darnakka dandunakka | Rhythmic folk beats (Darnakka dandunakka) |
| Chorus | |
| Jingu chikka jinghu chikka(4) | Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka x4) |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Dandanakka darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Kurviyoda pattu | This is Kuruvi's song! |
| Koluthungada vettu | Light up the firecrackers, guys! |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka) |
| Male :Dandanakka darana | Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka) |
| Male | |
| Ulaga nee jeyacha | If you conquer the world, |
| Unna naanjeypeen | I will celebrate your victory! |
| Alaiya koochalitta puyalavaan | If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm! |
| Pirathen thai karuvil | I was born in my mother's womb, |
| Valarthen tamil karuvil | I grew up in the cradle of Tamil, |
| Athanaikum mela naama annan thambi da | Above all that, we are brothers, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka) |
| Male :Dandanakka darana | Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka) |
| Male | |
| Kurviyoda pattu | This is Kuruvi's song! |
| Koluthungada vettu | Light up the firecrackers, guys! |
| Dandana darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana) |
| Male | |
| Ye sontha kalil ninna | Hey, if you stand on your own feet, |
| Soru podum boomi | The earth itself will provide you food. |
| Anubulla manisanellam | Every affectionate human being |
| Aararivu saami | Is a divine God endowed with six senses! |
| Male | |
| Saakkadaya thur eduthu | Clean up the drainage, |
| Santhanama maathu | And turn it into fragrant sandalwood! |
| Un vervaiyku sambalam than | The reward for your hard sweat |
| Veppamara kathu | Is the refreshing breeze from the neem tree! |
| Male | |
| Yaroo sonnanu sollathae | Don't just repeat what someone else said, |
| Nera pakkamaa nambathae | Don't believe anything without seeing it directly! |
| Pona pochunu pogathae | Don't just walk away passively letting things happen! |
| Ye varipuliyin kodu ellam | Hey, the stripes of a tiger |
| Varumai kodu agathae | Can never become lines of poverty! |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Chorus:Jinguchikka jinguchikka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka) |
| Male :Dandanakka darana | Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka) |
| Male | |
| Kurviyoda pattu | This is Kuruvi's song! |
| Koluthungada vettu | Light up the firecrackers, guys! |
| Dandana darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana) |
| Male | |
| Othaadi nee adicha | If you strike me casually, |
| Nethiadi adipen | I will hit you back right on the forehead! |
| Mathapadi thoppulkodi | Otherwise, following the umbilical bond of love, |
| Sonna vazhi nadapen | I will walk the path taught to me. |
| Male | |
| Nejukullae pattampoochi | The butterfly inside the heart |
| Kaiya thatti parakum | Will clap its hands and fly with joy! |
| En anjuu veral eppothumae | My five fingers will always |
| Ayuthama irukkum | Remain as my true weapons! |
| Male | |
| En sappatil uppu kallu neeyadaa | You are the pinch of salt in my meal, brother! |
| En veetirukum sengal neeyadaa | You are the brick that builds my house, brother! |
| En vegathuku vega thada illa da | There is no speed bump that can stop my pace, man! |
| Enna seendi paru seeripaayum | Try provoking me and see, |
| Singathoda pulladaa | I am the cub of a pouncing lion, man! |
| Male | |
| Dandana darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana) |
| Dandanakka darana | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Kurviyoda pattu | This is Kuruvi's song! |
| Koluthungada vettu | Light up the firecrackers, guys! |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka) |
| Male :Dandanakka darana | Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka) |
| Male | |
| Ulaga nee jeyacha | If you conquer the world, |
| Unna naanjeypeen | I will celebrate your victory! |
| Alaiya koochalitta puyalavaan | If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm! |
| Pirathen thai karuvil | I was born in my mother's womb, |
| Valarthen tamil karuvil | I grew up in the cradle of Tamil, |
| Athanaikum mela naama annan thambi da | Above all that, we are brothers, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Dandaana darna | Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna) |
| Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka) |
| Male :Dandanakka darana | Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana) |
| Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka | Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka) |
டர் டர் டர்
டர்ணா டணக்கு
நக்கனு டர்ணா
டர் டர் டர் டர்ணா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா ஜிங்கு
சிக்கா டணக்கு
நக்கனு டர்ணா
டர்ணக்கா டண்டனக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna)
Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana)
Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna)
Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka)
Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana)
Rhythmic folk beats (Darnakka dandunakka)
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா (4)
Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka x4)
டன்டான
டர்ணா டண்டனக்க
டர்ணா குருவியோட
பாட்டு கொளுத்துங்கடா
வேட்டு
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana)
This is Kuruvi's song!
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
டன்டான
டர்ணா
குழு :
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
டர்ணா
குழு
: டர்ணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
உலக நீ
ஜெயிச்சா உன்ன
நான் ஜெயிப்பேன்
அலையா கூச்சலிட்டா
புயலாவான் பிறந்தேன்
தாய் கருவில் வளர்ந்தேன்
தமிழ் கருவில் அத்தனைக்கும்
மேல நாம அண்ணன் தம்பிடா
If you conquer the world,
I will celebrate your victory!
If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm!
I was born in my mother's womb,
I grew up in the cradle of Tamil,
Above all that, we are brothers, my friend!
டன்டான
டர்ணா
குழு :
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
டர்ணா
குழு :
டர்ணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
குருவியோட
பாட்டு கொளுத்துங்கடா
வேட்டு டன்டான
டர்ணா
This is Kuruvi's song!
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
ஏ சொந்த
காலில் நின்னா
சோறு போடும்
பூமி அன்புள்ள
மனிசனெல்லாம்
ஆறறிவு சாமி
Hey, if you stand on your own feet,
The earth itself will provide you food.
Every affectionate human being
Is a divine God endowed with six senses!
சாக்கடைய
தூர் எடுத்து சந்தனமா
மாத்து உன் வேர்வைக்கு
சம்பளம் தான் வேப்பமர
காத்து
Clean up the drainage,
And turn it into fragrant sandalwood!
The reward for your hard sweat
Is the refreshing breeze from the neem tree!
யாரோ
சொன்னானு
சொல்லாதே நேரா
பாக்காம நம்பாதே
போனா போச்சுன்னு
போகாதே ஏ வரி
புலியின் கோடெல்லாம்
வறுமை கோடு ஆகாதே
Don't just repeat what someone else said,
Don't believe anything without seeing it directly!
Don't just walk away passively letting things happen!
Hey, the stripes of a tiger
Can never become lines of poverty!
டன்டான
டர்ணா
குழு :
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
டர்ணா
குழு :
டர்ணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
குருவியோட
பாட்டு கொளுத்துங்கடா
வேட்டு டன்டான
டர்ணா
This is Kuruvi's song!
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
ஒத்த அடி நீ
அடிச்சா நெத்தியடி
அடிப்பேன் மத்தபடி
தொப்புள்கொடி
சொன்ன வழி நடப்பேன்
If you strike me casually,
I will hit you back right on the forehead!
Otherwise, following the umbilical bond of love,
I will walk the path taught to me.
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
பட்டாம்பூச்சி கைய
தட்டி பறக்கும் என்
அஞ்சு விரல் எப்போதுமே
ஆயுதமா இருக்கும்
The butterfly inside the heart
Will clap its hands and fly with joy!
My five fingers will always
Remain as my true weapons!
என் சாப்பாட்டில்
உப்புக் கல்லு நீயடா என்
வீட்டிருக்கும் செங்கல்
நீயடா என் வேகத்துக்கு
வேகத் தடை இல்லடா
என்ன சீண்டி பாரு சீறி
பாயும் சிங்கத்தோட
புள்ளடா
You are the pinch of salt in my meal, brother!
You are the brick that builds my house, brother!
There is no speed bump that can stop my pace, man!
Try provoking me and see,
I am the cub of a pouncing lion, man!
டன்டான
டர்ணா டண்டனக்க
டர்ணா குருவியோட
பாட்டு கொளுத்துங்கடா
வேட்டு
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana)
This is Kuruvi's song!
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
டன்டான
டர்ணா
குழு :
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
டர்ணா
குழு :
டர்ணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
உலக நீ
ஜெயிச்சா உன்ன
நான் ஜெயிப்பேன்
அலையா கூச்சலிட்டா
புயலாவான் பிறந்தேன்
தாய் கருவில் வளர்ந்தேன்
தமிழ் கருவில் அத்தனைக்கும்
மேல நாம அண்ணன் தம்பிடா
If you conquer the world,
I will celebrate your victory!
If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm!
I was born in my mother's womb,
I grew up in the cradle of Tamil,
Above all that, we are brothers, my friend!
டன்டான
டர்ணா
குழு :
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
ஜிங்கு சிக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
டர்ணா
குழு :
டர்ணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Dar dar dar darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna)
Danakku nakkanu darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana)
Dar dar dar darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dar dar dar darna)
Jingu chikka jinghu chikka
Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka)
Danakku nakkanu darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Danakku nakkanu darana)
Darnakka dandunakka
Rhythmic folk beats (Darnakka dandunakka)
Jingu chikka jinghu chikka(4)
Rhythmic folk beats (Jingu chikka jinghu chikka x4)
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Dandanakka darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana)
Kurviyoda pattu
This is Kuruvi's song!
Koluthungada vettu
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male :Dandanakka darana
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Ulaga nee jeyacha
If you conquer the world,
Unna naanjeypeen
I will celebrate your victory!
Alaiya koochalitta puyalavaan
If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm!
Pirathen thai karuvil
I was born in my mother's womb,
Valarthen tamil karuvil
I grew up in the cradle of Tamil,
Athanaikum mela naama annan thambi da
Above all that, we are brothers, my friend!
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male :Dandanakka darana
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Kurviyoda pattu
This is Kuruvi's song!
Koluthungada vettu
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Dandana darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
Ye sontha kalil ninna
Hey, if you stand on your own feet,
Soru podum boomi
The earth itself will provide you food.
Anubulla manisanellam
Every affectionate human being
Aararivu saami
Is a divine God endowed with six senses!
Saakkadaya thur eduthu
Clean up the drainage,
Santhanama maathu
And turn it into fragrant sandalwood!
Un vervaiyku sambalam than
The reward for your hard sweat
Veppamara kathu
Is the refreshing breeze from the neem tree!
Yaroo sonnanu sollathae
Don't just repeat what someone else said,
Nera pakkamaa nambathae
Don't believe anything without seeing it directly!
Pona pochunu pogathae
Don't just walk away passively letting things happen!
Ye varipuliyin kodu ellam
Hey, the stripes of a tiger
Varumai kodu agathae
Can never become lines of poverty!
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus:Jinguchikka jinguchikka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male :Dandanakka darana
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Kurviyoda pattu
This is Kuruvi's song!
Koluthungada vettu
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Dandana darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
Othaadi nee adicha
If you strike me casually,
Nethiadi adipen
I will hit you back right on the forehead!
Mathapadi thoppulkodi
Otherwise, following the umbilical bond of love,
Sonna vazhi nadapen
I will walk the path taught to me.
Nejukullae pattampoochi
The butterfly inside the heart
Kaiya thatti parakum
Will clap its hands and fly with joy!
En anjuu veral eppothumae
My five fingers will always
Ayuthama irukkum
Remain as my true weapons!
En sappatil uppu kallu neeyadaa
You are the pinch of salt in my meal, brother!
En veetirukum sengal neeyadaa
You are the brick that builds my house, brother!
En vegathuku vega thada illa da
There is no speed bump that can stop my pace, man!
Enna seendi paru seeripaayum
Try provoking me and see,
Singathoda pulladaa
I am the cub of a pouncing lion, man!
Dandana darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandana darana)
Dandanakka darana
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandanakka darana)
Kurviyoda pattu
This is Kuruvi's song!
Koluthungada vettu
Light up the firecrackers, guys!
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male :Dandanakka darana
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Ulaga nee jeyacha
If you conquer the world,
Unna naanjeypeen
I will celebrate your victory!
Alaiya koochalitta puyalavaan
If you roar like a wave, I will turn into a storm!
Pirathen thai karuvil
I was born in my mother's womb,
Valarthen tamil karuvil
I grew up in the cradle of Tamil,
Athanaikum mela naama annan thambi da
Above all that, we are brothers, my friend!
Dandaana darna
Rhythmic folk beats (Dandaana darna)
Chorus :Jinguchikka jinguchikka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Jinguchikka jinguchikka)
Male :Dandanakka darana
Male: Rhythmic beats (Dandanakka darana)
Chorus :Darnakka dandanakka
Chorus: Rhythmic beats (Darnakka dandanakka)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Dandana Darna (Kuruviyoda Pattu) is an energetic Tamil mass hero anthem from the 2008 film Kuruvi, starring Vijay. Composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Kabilan, the song serves as an uplifting ode to self-reliance, hard work, unity, and brotherhood. The protagonist asserts that standing on one's own feet guarantees success and that honest labor transforms even the harshest surroundings into beauty. Highlighting deep social ethics and friendship, the lyrics emphasize that true human connection and fraternity transcend individual pride. Featuring explosive folk percussion and motivational metaphors like tiger stripes and lion cubs, the track delivers a rousing message of courage, resilience, and unshakeable confidence in the face of life's struggles.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pirathen thai karuvil / Valarthen tamil karuvil”
The second letter 'ra' (ர) rhymes across consecutive lines, creating a classic Tamil rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Ye varipuliyin kodu ellam / Varumai kodu agathae”
Comparing the natural stripes of a tiger to poverty lines, emphasizing that inherent power and royalty cannot be diminished by poverty.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Saakkadaya thur eduthu / Santhanama maathu”
Repetition of the 'Sa' consonant sound at the start of adjacent lines.
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Enna seendi paru seeripaayum / Singathoda pulladaa”
Exaggerated feline imagery used to portray heroic speed, courage, and fierce defense.
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Trivia
Kuruvi reunited the hugely successful hit combo of actor Vijay, director Dharani, and music director Vidyasagar after their 2004 blockbuster Ghilli. The track 'Dandana Darna' was sung by Sangeeth Rajesh and Naveen, becoming an instant dance hit across Tamil Nadu for its high-octane folk beats.
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