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Dapangkuthu Paattukkoru

From Thalaimurai · 1998

Lyricist
Then Mozhiyaan
Singers
Swarnalatha, Arun Mozhi
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thalaimurai
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
3 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Chorus :Hae dangu dandandaa dangu dandaa
Dangu dandandaa dangu dandaa
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Maththaalam kiththaalam mella thattu
Male :Hae rakkammaa vekkattaa neththi pottu
Chorus :Oru sattam kittam illa ippo enga thalaimurai
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Male :Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Mamanam illaatha metter kudippom
Mama nee pesaathae kottam adippom
Chorus :Thoonaama raavellaam vattam adippom
Seithikku internet-ta thaedi pudippom
Thakku mukku thaalaamthaan
Chorus :Pampam pampam pampam
Female :Thatti thatti paadunnaa
Chorus :Pampam pampam pampam
Female :Sikki mukki kalla pol ottikkittu aadunga
Chorus :Ada istam pola aattam podum pudhiya thalaimurai
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
…………….
Aala pudikka oru kaakkaa pudippaen
Chorus :Vela mudinjathunnaa
Female :Taekkaa koduppaen
Aaththula irakkaama neechchal adippaen
Chorus :Adhu pola aasa vanthaa
Female :Kaththu koduppaen
Vela vetti illaatha
Male :Pampam pampam pampam
Chorus :Koottam enga koottamthaan
Male :Pampam pampam pampam
Chorus :Oora suththum engalukku venum inga sangamthaan
Oru kattukaaval yaedhumillaa ilaiya thalaimurai
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Chorus :Hae hae
Female :Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Chorus :Hae hae
Dappaankuththu paattukkoru
Chance ippa kelu
Female :Hae hae
Chorus :Pazhasaiyellaam vittu
Pudhusaa step-u onnu podu
Female :Hae hae
For a dappankuthu (energetic folk beat) song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
Chorus: Hey dangu dandanda dangu danda!
Dangu dandanda dangu danda!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
Gently beat the drums and rhythms,
Male: Hey Rakkamma, shall I put a bindi on your forehead?
Chorus: There are no rules or limits for our generation now!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Male: Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
We will drink odorless stuff,
Mister, don't say a word, we are going to party wild!
Chorus: Without sleeping, we will roam around all night!
We will search the Internet to find the news!
It's a thumping folk rhythm!
Chorus: Bam-bam bam-bam bam-bam!
Female: When the rhythm beats and invites you to sing...
Chorus: Bam-bam bam-bam bam-bam!
Female: Like sparking flint stones, stick close and dance!
Chorus: Ah, this new generation dances just as it pleases!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
...
To win someone over, I'll flatter them with sweet talk,
Chorus: And once the work is done...
Female: I will ditch them and slip away!
I can swim without even stepping into the river!
Chorus: If you ever wish to do the same...
Female: I will teach you how!
With no job or work to worry about,
Male: Bam-bam bam-bam bam-bam!
Chorus: That idle crowd is our crowd!
Male: Bam-bam bam-bam bam-bam!
Chorus: For us roaming the streets, what we need is a union!
A young generation with no restraints or boundaries!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Chorus: Hey hey!
Female: Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
Chorus: Hey hey!
For a dappankuthu song,
Ask for a chance right now!
Female: Hey hey!
Chorus: Leave all the old ways behind,
And put on a fresh new dance step!
Female: Hey hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic track from the 1998 movie Thalaimurai serves as a youth anthem celebrating freedom, independence, and the energetic lifestyle of the new generation. The song emphasizes breaking away from old traditions, ignoring strict social rules, and living life on one's own terms with fast folk beats (Dappaankuththu) and modern attitudes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Mamanam illaatha metter kudippom / Mama nee pesaathae kottam adippom

The lines end with rhyming verb endings '-om' (kudippom, adippom, pudippom) creating a strong lyrical rhythm.

Simile (Upamai)

Sikki mukki kalla pol ottikkittu aadunga

Comparing dancers clinging together to flint stones striking against each other ('Sikki mukki kalla pol').

Onomatopoeia

Hae dangu dandandaa dangu dandaa

Use of rhythmic folk sound syllables like 'dangu dandandaa' and 'Pampam pampam'.

Idiom / Metaphor

Aala pudikka oru kaakkaa pudippaen

'Kaakkaa pudippaen' is a Tamil slang expression meaning to flatter or butter someone up.

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Trivia

The lyricist Then Mozhiyaan incorporates emerging late-90s technological keywords like 'internet' into high-energy Tamil folk dance numbers to showcase the transition into the modern digital age.

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