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Dei Namma Melam

From Pattiyal · 2006

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Pattiyal
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
30 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dai dai dai dai
Dai
Male :Namma melam edudaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sema thaalam adidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sengaatha pudidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Enna kavalai vidudaa..
Vatta vatta vatta
Ulagam vadaa
Thatta thatta thatta
Thirakum dhaan daa
Patta patta patta
Kilappi podaa
Yetta yetta yetta
Vaanamdhaandaa
Dai
Male :Namma melam edudaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sema thaalam adidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sengaatha pudidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Enna kavalai vidudaa..
Enakkae enna pathi
Kavalai illa nanba
Enna purinjikathaan
Neeyum vandha nanba..
Moonu vela soru
Vayathukkaaga
Ayul varai natpu
Manasukkaaga
Engirundho engirundho
Vandha oru sondham
Unna vitta unna vitta
Illa vera bandham
Aadi aadi paarthum enna
Aaradidhaan mitcham
Aanadhellaam aagattumdaa
Ennathukku accham
Dai
Male :Namma melam edudaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sema thaalam adidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sengaatha pudidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Enna kavalai vidudaa..
Nannan na na
Nana nan nana
Nannan na na
Nana nan nana
Na na naa na
Thananan thananan thananan nana
Na na naa na
Thananan thananan thananan nana
Vaadaa endru solla
Uravum undu vadaa
Poda endru thalla
Urimai undu podaa
Aasthikaaga serum
Sondham undu
Asthi varai serum
Bandham idhu
Nenjukulla nenjukulla
Ulladhu oru ooru
Oorukuthaan oorukuthaan
Nanban endru peru
Manuasukulla manasukulla
Oodudhu oru thaeru
Andha thaerukkuthaan thaerukkuthaan
Natpu endru peru
Dai
Male :Namma melam edudaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sema thaalam adidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sengaatha pudidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Enna kavalai vidudaa..
Dai
Male :Namma melam edudaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sema thaalam adidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Sengaatha pudidaa..
Chorus :Dai
Male :Enna kavalai vidudaa..
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey!
Male: Pick up our drum, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Strike an awesome beat!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Catch the wild wind, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Drop all your worries, man!
This round, round, round
World, come on!
As you knock, knock, knock,
It will surely open up, man!
Set the stage ablaze
And rock on, man!
So far, far, far away
Is only the sky, man!
Hey!
Male: Pick up our drum, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Strike an awesome beat!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Catch the wild wind, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Drop all your worries, man!
Even I myself don't
Worry about me, my friend.
You came along
Just to understand me, my friend!
Three meals a day
Are for living through the years,
But lifelong friendship
Is for the heart!
From somewhere out there,
Came a bond of our own.
Aside from you,
I have no other kin.
No matter how much we dance through life,
Only six feet of earth remains.
Let whatever happens happen, man,
Why should we be afraid?
Hey!
Male: Pick up our drum, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Strike an awesome beat!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Catch the wild wind, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Drop all your worries, man!
Nannan na na
Nana nan nana
Nannan na na
Nana nan nana
Na na naa na
Thanannan thanannan thanannan nana
Na na naa na
Thanannan thanannan thanannan nana
To affectionately say 'come here',
We have that kinship, come on!
To shove you away saying 'get lost',
We have that right, go on!
There are relatives who gather
Only for wealth,
But a bond that stays till our ashes—
That is what this is!
Deep inside my heart,
There is a whole town.
And that town
Is named 'Friend'!
Deep inside my soul,
A temple chariot rolls.
And that chariot
Is named 'Friendship'!
Hey!
Male: Pick up our drum, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Strike an awesome beat!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Catch the wild wind, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Drop all your worries, man!
Hey!
Male: Pick up our drum, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Strike an awesome beat!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Catch the wild wind, man!
Chorus: Hey!
Male: Drop all your worries, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Namma Melam Edudaa' from the movie Pattiyal (2006) is a high-energy celebration of male friendship, loyalty, and living life without worries. The song emphasizes the philosophical view that material wealth and status are fleeting, but a genuine friendship stands by a person through all hardship until death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Vatta vatta vatta / Ulagam vadaa

Words like 'vatta vatta', 'thatta thatta', and 'patta patta' are repeated back-to-back to create rhythm and energetic emphasis.

Wordplay / Pun (Etuha/Emonai)

Aasthikaaga serum sondham undu / Asthi varai serum bandham idhu

Contrast and rhyming between 'Aasthi' (Property/Wealth) and 'Asthi' (Ashes) to highlight true friendship versus superficial relationships.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Manuasukulla manasukulla oodudhu oru thaeru

Comparing the world to a round 'vadai' and comparing true friendship to a grand temple chariot running inside the heart.

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Trivia

Pattiyal (2006), directed by Vishnuvardhan, stars Arya and Bharath as orphaned hitmen whose bond forms the emotional core of the film. Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Pa. Vijay, this track became an iconic anthem for youth and friendship in Tamil cinema.

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