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Lyrics & meaning

Danga Maari Oodhari

From Anegan · 2015

Lyricist: Rokesh
Singers: Dhanush, Marana Gana Viji, Naveen Madhav
Music director: Harris Jayaraj
Movie name: Anegan
Movie release year: 2015
Lyrics added on: 23 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Danga maari oodhari

Puttukina nee naari

Azhukku mootta meenaakshi

Moonja kaluvi naalachi

Aada ponen mangaathaa

Thorathinnu varudhu engaathaa

Kuduthidaadha korala

Naan eduthiduven verala

Nee thookkadhadaa porula

Unna adichiduven merrla

Adhaar udhaar tharuthala

Naan alaa aayitten

Oru seeta kaiya pottuthalli

Pera vaangittaen

Sunda kanji patta thanni

Romba raavaa kudichaan panni

Thuddu irundhaa

Kaaja beedi

Thuddhu illaatti

Thundu beedi

Kannaalamthaan pannikinnu

Setuppayyum vachikinnu

Pallaana kai venna

Adhu lookku vidum sokka

Unna aakkidumda bekka

Nee kalandukada naekka

Kanda kanda parvathi-ya

Madhikkaladi malathi-ya

Thalli vitten – revathi-ya

Oda vutten omathi-ya

Iva paarthadhumae

Aatyittenae seekkathaan

Enna mayangha vittu

Maathiniyae bekkathaan

Kannaala valaviricha kannammaa

Unna kannu vutta kanni paiyan

Naanammaa

Danga maari

Danga maari odhari

Puttukina nee naari

Azhukku mootta meenaakshi

Moonja kaluvi naalachi

Aada ponen mangaathaa

Thorathinnu varudhu engaathaa

Kuduthidaadha korala

Naan eduthiduven verala

Nee thookkadhadaa porula

Unna adichiduven merrla

Adhaar udhaar tharuthala

Naan alaa aayitten

Oru seeta kaiya pottuthalli

Pera vaangittaen

Hey flashy rogue, you good-for-nothing!

If you drop dead, you will just rot away!

You dirty bundle, Meenakshi!

It has been days since you washed your face!

I went to play a game of cards,

and my mother comes chasing after me!

Don't raise your voice at me,

or I will chop your fingers off!

Don't you pull out a weapon, man,

I will smack you right on the head!

You useless punk making all that empty noise,

I got completely cornered,

I forged a sign on a chit,

and earned myself a bad name!

Fermented rice brew and country liquor,

the swine drank it totally raw!

If you have money,

it is a branded beedi,

and if you have no money,

it is a leftover beedi stub!

Getting married to one,

and keeping an affair on the side,

you slick fool playing shady tricks,

it looks very stylish from the outside,

but it will make a fool out of you!

So slip away smoothly, man!

Every Parvathi I ran into,

I did not care for Malathi,

I pushed Revathi aside,

and made Gomathi run away!

The moment I saw this girl,

I caught the fever of love!

She made my head spin,

and turned me into a fool!

Kannamma, you cast a net with your eyes,

and the young bachelor who fell for you,

that is me, girl!

You flashy rogue!

Hey flashy rogue, you good-for-nothing!

If you drop dead, you will just rot away!

You dirty bundle, Meenakshi!

It has been days since you washed your face!

I went to play a game of cards,

and my mother comes chasing after me!

Don't raise your voice at me,

or I will chop your fingers off!

Don't you pull out a weapon, man,

I will smack you right on the head!

You useless punk making all that empty noise,

I got completely cornered,

I forged a sign on a chit,

and earned myself a bad name!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Danga Maari Oodhari' is a high-energy North Chennai local gaana song from the movie Anegan (2015). Penned using authentic Madras Bashai (local Chennai dialect) slang, the song paints a vivid picture of street life, small-time hustles, local brawls, gambling, and local street culture. The protagonist playfully boasts about his tough street lifestyle, his indifference to various women, and his casual habits, before admitting how he ultimately gets completely smitten and fooled by a charming local girl.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kuduthidaadha korala / Naan eduthiduven verala”

Consistent use of end-rhyming words typical of North Chennai Gaana songs, such as 'korala', 'verala', and 'porula'.

Madras Bashai Dialect & Vernacular Metaphor

“Adhaar udhaar tharuthala”

Use of local Chennai street slang terms like 'Danga maari' (fraud/trickster), 'Bekka' (fool), and 'Tharuthala' (scoundrel/useless) to establish setting and persona.

Monai (Alliteration)

“Kannaala valaviricha kannammaa”

Repetition of the initial consonant 'K' across words in the same line.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Danga Maari Oodhari' was composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by actor Dhanush along with Marana Gana Viji and Naveen Madhav. The song marked the breakthrough of lyricist Rokesh, a local youth from North Chennai who brought authentic Madras Bashai slang into mainstream Tamil cinema lyrics.

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