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Lyrics & meaning

Dha Dha

From Market Raja MBBS · 2019

Lyricist
Rokesh
Singer
Simon. K. King
Music director
Simon K King
Movie name
Market Raja MBBS
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
25 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru kaalathula
Koovam aathula
Naan medhakkinu vanthen boat-la
Male :Medhanginae vantaaru
Male :Kaasae illaama suthunen road-la
Male :Appathaan thirudunaaru
Biscuitu bottle-ah
Appo en vayasu paththu
Male :Appovae annan gethu…
Male :Aama aama
Male :Ooraamoottu porulellaam vithu
Male :Annan sethaaru neraiya sothu
Deii…
Male :Appo annan saadha
Ippo……
Chorus :Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaa dhaa
Dhaa dhaa
Annan dhaa dhaa
Enakku vayasu 18
Appothaan vaangunen
First-u vettu
Male :Vaa thala
Male :Ellaraiyum thatti vuttu
Ennai vetta vandhavanungellam
Oda vuttu
Thirumbi paatha oru sittu
Annan pattunu potaaru
Adhukku oru bittu
Ava vanta ava purusanaiyae vuttu
Deiii
Naan appo rombo saadha daa
Male :Aana ippo…..
Chorus :Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Watchala soo…
21 vayasula
Kola pandrathellam
Enakku perusilla
Appo panam velaaduchi
En purse-la
Appo thaan oru ponnu
Vandhaa en manasula
En voottu kitta
Majaavaana katta
Enakkaetha beauty
Ava aanjinu irundha botti
Love panrennu
Koduthen rose-u
Adha vanginnu saroja devi
Maadhiri kodutha oru posu
Thideerunnu voonanttaaya loosu
Annailenthu naan devadasu
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Yegapatta case-u
Gangukku naan bossu
Kaalaiyila jailu
Saingaalam bailu
Kaasu kodutha vettuven
Sketch pottu thattuven
Kozhandhaingana kottuven
Kaalla vizhundha eh chei pehh
Pesavae maaten
Pala pera potten
Ennai pola oruthana kaattae…
Kathiyila sariyaa
Vettuvenda veriyaa
En kaiyil serndhadhu raththa karaiya
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Oh noo
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Nadandhu vandhen
Oorae nadunga
Ethiri enna bayathula nerunga
Aattam potten
Amaidhiyum adanga
Aarambichadhu en raajiyam
Aarambichadhu
Raajiyam thodanga
Arambichadhu raajiyam thodanga
Raajiyam thodanga
Raajiyam thodanga
Raajiyam
Male :Hey hey hey hey…hey hey
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Hey hey hey hey
Whistling :……………………
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Hey hey hey hey
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Hey hey hey hey
Dhaadhaa
Annan dhaadhaa
Hey hey hey hey…hey hey
Once upon a time,
In the Cooum river,
I came floating along in a boat.
Male: He came floating along!
Male: I roamed the streets without a penny.
Male: That's when he stole...
...a jar of biscuits!
I was ten years old back then.
Male: Even back then, brother had swag!
Male: Yeah, yeah!
Male: Selling off other people's stuff,
Male: Brother amassed a lot of wealth!
Hey...
Male: Back then brother was ordinary,
Now...
Chorus: Don!
Brother is a don!
Don!
Brother is a don!
When I was eighteen,
That's when I took
My very first slash!
Male: Come on, leader!
Male: Knocking everyone aside,
Everyone who came to cut me down,
Making them run for their lives!
When I looked back, there was a pretty girl,
Brother instantly threw
A smooth line at her,
And she left her husband to come with me!
Hey!
I was very ordinary back then, man.
Male: But now...
Chorus: Don!
Brother is a don!
Don!
Brother is a don!
Watch out, shoo...
At the age of twenty-one,
Committing a murder
Was no big deal to me.
Back then, money was overflowing
Inside my wallet.
Just then, a girl
Walked into my heart.
Right near my house,
A stunning beauty,
A beauty made just for me,
She was sweeping all the competition.
Saying "I love you,"
I offered her a rose.
Taking it, like actress Saroja Devi,
She struck a playful pose.
Suddenly she dumped me, that crazy girl!
Since that day, I became Devadas (a heartbroken lover).
Don!
Brother is a don!
Don!
Brother is a don!
Countless police cases against me,
I am the boss of the gang.
In jail by the morning,
Out on bail by the evening.
If you pay me cash, I'll slash anyone.
I'll draw a plan and take them out.
If it's kids, I'll just give a tap on the head.
If you fall at my feet, I'll let you go!
I don't just talk,
I have taken down many people.
Show me someone like me!
Precise with the knife,
I'll slash with fury, man!
Bloodstains gathered on my hands.
Don!
Brother is a don!
Oh no!
Don!
Brother is a don!
As I walked in,
The whole town trembled.
Enemies approached me in fear.
I made my moves,
And even silence was subdued.
My kingdom began,
It began,
My reign to begin.
My reign began to take over,
My reign to begin,
My reign to begin,
The kingdom!
Male: Hey hey hey hey... hey hey
Don!
Brother is a don!
Hey hey hey hey
Whistle: ....................
Don!
Brother is a don!
Hey hey hey hey
Don!
Brother is a don!
Hey hey hey hey
Don!
Brother is a don!
Hey hey hey hey... hey hey
Male
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Male
Male
Male
Male
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Male
Chorus
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Chorus
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Chorus
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Chorus
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Dhaadhaa' (Don) from Market Raja MBBS serves as an energetic, comical yet gritty biographical anthem for the protagonist, depicting his journey from a petty thief in North Chennai to a feared local Don (Dhaadhaa). Written in authentic Madras Bashai local slang by lyricist Rokesh, the narrative chronicles his life milestones—from stealing biscuit jars at age ten to surviving his first gang fight at eighteen, suffering heartbreak at twenty-one, and eventually becoming the ultimate underworld boss who rules the streets.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Madras Bashai (Local Slang Metaphor & Diction)

Ooraamoottu porulellaam vithu / Annan sethaaru neraiya sothu

Extensive use of North Chennai local dialect words like 'Gethu', 'Sittu', 'Bittu', 'Katta', and 'Botti' to build authentic street credibility and humorous storytelling.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Monnai & Internal Rhyming)

Ennai vetta vandhavanungellam / Oda vuttu / Thirumbi paatha oru sittu

Clever end-rhymes typical of Gaana genre songs to give rhythmic tempo ('vettu', 'vuttu', 'sittu', 'bittu').

Pop-Culture Allusion

Adha vanginnu saroja devi / Maadhiri kodutha oru posu... Annailenthu naan devadasu

Referencing iconic actress Saroja Devi and tragic lover Devadas to add cinematic humor to his heartbreak.

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Trivia

The song features lyrics by popular Gaana lyricist Rokesh, known for introducing iconic Madras slang into mainstream Tamil cinema music (such as in 'Danga Maari Oodhari'). The song showcases a dark comedy bio-narrative of a gangster written specifically to match the quirky hero persona in Market Raja MBBS.

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