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Dandaku

From Yaavarum Vallavare · 2024

Lyricist
Ponmuthuvel
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, N. R. Raghunanthan
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Yaavarum Vallavare
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
5 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dandaku dandaku
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Ooduthu paaru kuthirainga rendu
Mukkuthu thenaruthu moonjiya paaru
Mookkula naakkula nora thalluthu paaru
Munnukkum pinnukkum othaikkuthu paaru
Yenda unakku intha peraasa
Ethukku unakku intha panathaasa
Yenda unakkintha peraasa
Ethukku unakkintha panathaasa
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Tow tow tow tododo tow tow tow huw
Dog-ku velai illa
But nikka kooda time illa
tow tow tow tododo tow tow tow huw
Dog-ku velai illa
But nikka kooda time illa
Thudduku vaayum illa
Satham poda vaippum illa
Kaattukaaran summa irunthaalum
Seeta porukki gate-a pottu nikkuraan
Kaattukaaran summa irunthaalum
Seeta porukki gate-a pottu nikkuraan
Sukkuran uchatthula ezhara pakkathula
Naduvula maattikittu naattiyam aaduraan
Kannamoochi aattam pottu
Control illa oaduraan…….
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Ra ra ratharara ra ra ra hun
Ra ra ratharara ra ra ra
Nalla neram start aachu
Enga lifestylum maaridichu
tow tow tow tododo tow tow tow
Ippo nalla neram start aachu
Enga lifestylum maaridichu
Naanga nenechathellam success uu
Naanga Thaanda Big Boss uu
Oh kodumayinnu kovilikku na ponaa
Poosaari enna paathu moraikkuraan
Kodumayinnu kovilikku na ponaa
Poosaari enna paathu moraikkuraan
Vandha malada pona hairu da
Kuninju paatha kizhiyithu trousaru
Panatha theedi ponaa paper-u
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Dandaku dandaku
Countdown start eh
Dandaku dandaku
Rhythm count repeat eh
Jingchang kuthira ithu jolly kuthira
Jingchang kuthira ithu jolly kuthira
Jingchang kuthira ithu jolly kuthira
Jingchang kuthira ithu jolly kuthira
Dandakku dandakku
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Look at those two horses running!
Panting and struggling, look at their faces!
Look, foaming at the nose and tongue!
Look, kicking back and forth!
Why do you have such greed, man?
Why this craze for money?
Why do you have such greed, man?
Why this craze for money?
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Dow dow dow thododo dow dow dow hoov
Like a stray dog with no real job,
yet there is not even time to stop!
Dow dow dow thododo dow dow dow hoov
Like a stray dog with no real job,
yet there is not even time to stop!
Money has no mouth to speak,
and no chance to make a sound!
Even if the landlord lets it go,
the ticket collector blocks the gate and stands in the way!
Even if the landlord lets it go,
the ticket collector blocks the gate and stands in the way!
Good fortune is at its peak, but bad luck is right beside it!
Trapped in the middle, he is dancing wildly!
Playing a game of hide-and-seek,
he is running completely out of control...
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Raa raa rathtararaa raa raa raa han
Raa raa rathtararaa raa raa raa
Good times have begun!
Our lifestyle has changed too!
Dow dow dow thododo dow dow dow
Now the good times have begun!
Our lifestyle has changed too!
Everything we dreamed of is a success, oh!
We are the big bosses now, man!
When I went to the temple to escape my misery,
the priest glared right at me!
When I went to the temple to escape my misery,
the priest glared right at me!
If I win, it is a mountain; if I lose, it is just a strand of hair!
When I bend down to look, my pants rip open!
When I go chasing money, it turns out to be waste paper!
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
Dandakku dandakku
The countdown has started!
Dandakku dandakku
Repeat the rhythm count!
A funky horse, this is a jolly horse!
A funky horse, this is a jolly horse!
A funky horse, this is a jolly horse!
A funky horse, this is a jolly horse!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a fast-paced, satirical commentary on human greed, chasing wealth, and the unpredictable twists of fate. Through energetic rhythms and vivid allegories, the lyrics compare humans chasing money to overworked horses foaming at the mouth or a busy dog running endlessly without real purpose. It highlights how fortune (Sukran) and misfortune (Ezhara) often exist side by side, leaving a person dancing helplessly between hopes and comical failures.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhai (Second letter rhyming)

Mukkuthu thenaruthu moonjiya paaru / Mookkula naakkula nora thalluthu paaru

The second letters 'k' in Mukkuthu and Mookkula match, creating a rhythmic Tamil rhyme structure.

Metaphor

Dog-ku velai illa, But nikka kooda time illa

Compares humans relentlessly chasing money without true productivity to a idle dog that stays busy without having actual work.

Astrological Allusion & Contrast

Sukkuran uchatthula ezhara pakkathula

Uses 'Sukkuran' (Venus, representing luck/wealth) and 'Ezhara' (Saturn's 7.5-year transit, representing hardship) to contrast sudden success and looming trouble.

Onomatopoeia / Rhythm syllables

Dandaku dandaku

Uses rhythmic vocal percussion ('Dandaku dandaku', 'Tow tow tow') to elevate the musical pace and energetic beat of the track.

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Trivia

The song is composed by N. R. Raghunanthan for the film 'Yaavarum Vallavare' (2024), starring Samuthirakani. Popular music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar lent his vocals for this track alongside composer N. R. Raghunanthan himself.

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