Dhada Dhada
From The Warrior · 2022
- Lyricist
- Shreemani
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- The Warrior2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dhada dhada vena | With a clattering sound |
| Rail varum saththam | Like the sound of an approaching train |
| Ethirolikkuthu | Echoes throughout |
| Irudhayam moththam | My entire heart |
| Male | |
| Pada padakkuthu | Fluttering wildly |
| Aval imai konjam | Her eyelashes flicker a bit |
| Adai mazhaiyinil | In the torrential downpour |
| Nanaiyudhu nenjam… | My heart gets soaked... |
| Male | |
| Aval adithidum | In the whistle sound |
| Whistle oligalil | She blows |
| Kazhal kavithaiyin saayal… | There is a shade of classical poetry... |
| Thaen kudithathai | Like having drunk honey |
| Pol thirinthenae… | I wandered around... |
| Male | |
| Pyramidin aruginil oru | Next to a massive pyramid |
| Siru erumbinai polae… | Like a tiny ant... |
| Aval ethirinil naan unarthenae | I felt before her presence |
| Male | |
| Dhada dhada vena | With a clattering sound |
| Rail varum saththam | Like the sound of an approaching train |
| Ethirolikkuthu | Echoes throughout |
| Irudhayam moththam | My entire heart |
| Male | |
| Pada padakkuthu | Fluttering wildly |
| Aval imai konjam… | Her eyelashes flicker a bit... |
| Adai mazhaiyinil | In the torrential downpour |
| Nanaiyudhu nenjam… | My heart gets soaked... |
| Male | |
| Nathigalin dhisaiyai | The direction of rivers |
| Paravaigal ariyum | Birds seem to know |
| Aval varum dhisaiyai | The direction she comes from |
| En idhayam ariyum | My heart knows |
| Male | |
| Aval mugam theriyum | Whenever her face appears |
| Ovvoru muraiyum | Every single time |
| Mudhal murai pola | Just like the first time |
| En vizhigal viriyum | My eyes widen in wonder |
| Male | |
| Araiguraiyaai urakkam | Incomplete half-sleep |
| Alai alaiyaai mayakkam | Waves upon waves of enchantment |
| Aruginil irunthaal | If she is just near me |
| Adhuvae podhum | That itself is enough |
| Male | |
| Theru munaiyil nadappaal | If she walks at one end of the street |
| Maru munaiyum adhirum | The other end shudders too |
| Availin azhagin uyaram alakkum | To measure the height of her beauty |
| Karuvi ilaiyae | There is no instrument invented |
| Male | |
| Dhada dhada vena | With a clattering sound |
| Rail varum saththam | Like the sound of an approaching train |
| Ethirolikkuthu | Echoes throughout |
| Irudhayam moththam | My entire heart |
| Male | |
| Pada padakkuthu | Fluttering wildly |
| Aval imai konjam | Her eyelashes flicker a bit |
| Adai mazhaiyinil | In the torrential downpour |
| Nanaiyudhu nenjam… | My heart gets soaked... |
| Male | |
| Siragillai parandhen | I flew without wings |
| Vazhi illai nadandhen | I walked where there was no path |
| Aval mugam paarka | Just to see her face |
| En naatkal thudikkum | My days yearn eagerly |
| Male | |
| Karu nira koonthal | In her dark black hair |
| Serugiya poovil | From the flower tucked within |
| Oru idhazh kidaithaal | If I get just one petal |
| En ulagam manakkum | My whole world smells sweet |
| Male | |
| Nadu kadalin mounam… | The quiet silence of the deep sea... |
| Sumanthidum en idhayam | Which my heart carries |
| Thidum ena aval | Suddenly when she |
| Paarthaal thullam | Looks at me, leaps in joy |
| Male | |
| Alaivarisaiyin azhagi | The beauty of the airwaves |
| Panpalaiyil urugi | Melting in the radio frequency |
| Viralum viralum | When finger touches finger |
| Urasum nimidam | At that exact moment |
| Minnal adikkumae | Lightning strikes! |
| Male | |
| Dhada dhada vena | With a clattering sound |
| Rail varum saththam | Like the sound of an approaching train |
| Ethirolikkuthu | Echoes throughout |
| Irudhayam moththam | My entire heart |
| Male | |
| Pada padakkuthu | Fluttering wildly |
| Aval imai konjam | Her eyelashes flicker a bit |
| Adai mazhaiyinil | In the torrential downpour |
| Nanaiyudhu nenjam… | My heart gets soaked... |
தட தடவென ரயில் வரும் சத்தம்
எதிரொலிக்கிது இருதயம் மொத்தம்
பட படக்குது அவள் இமை கொஞ்சம்
அடை மழையினில் நனையுது நெஞ்சம்
With a clattering sound
Like the sound of an approaching train
Echoes throughout
My entire heart
அவள் அடித்திடும் விசில் ஒலிகளில்
கசல் கவிதையின் சாயல்
தேன் குடித்தது போல் திரிந்தேனே
பிரமிடுகளின் அருகினில்
ஒரு சிறு எறும்பினை போலே
அவள் எதிரினில் நான் உணர்ந்தேனே
Fluttering wildly
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
In the torrential downpour
My heart gets soaked...
தட தடவென ரயில் வரும் சத்தம்
எதிரொலிக்கிது இருதயம் மொத்தம்
பட படக்குது அவள் இமை கொஞ்சம்
அடை மழையினில் நனையுது நெஞ்சம்
In the whistle sound
She blows
There is a shade of classical poetry...
Like having drunk honey
I wandered around...
நதிகளின் திசையை பறவைகள் அறியும்
அவள் வரும் திசையை என் இதயம் அறியும்
அவள் முகம் தெரியும் ஒவ்வொரு முறையும்
முதல் முறை போலே என் விழிகள் விரியும்
Next to a massive pyramid
Like a tiny ant...
I felt before her presence
அரைகுறையாய் உறக்கம்
அலை அலையாய் மயக்கம்
அருகிருந்தால் அதுவே போதும்
With a clattering sound
Like the sound of an approaching train
Echoes throughout
My entire heart
தெரு முனையில் நடப்பாள்
மறு முனையும் அதிரும்
அவளின் அழகின் உயரம் அளக்கும்
கருவி இல்லையே
Fluttering wildly
Her eyelashes flicker a bit...
In the torrential downpour
My heart gets soaked...
தட தடவென ரயில் வரும் சத்தம்
எதிரொலிக்கிது இருதயம் மொத்தம்
பட படக்குது அவள் இமை கொஞ்சம்
அடை மழையினில் நனையுது நெஞ்சம்
The direction of rivers
Birds seem to know
The direction she comes from
My heart knows
விசில் :
.............
Whenever her face appears
Every single time
Just like the first time
My eyes widen in wonder
சிறகில்லை பறந்தேன்
வழி இல்லை நடந்தேன்
அவள் முகம் பார்க்க
என் நாட்கள் துடிக்கும்
Incomplete half-sleep
Waves upon waves of enchantment
If she is just near me
That itself is enough
கரு நிற கூந்தல்
செருகிய பூவில்
ஒரு இதழ் கிடைத்தால்
என் உலகம் மணக்கும்
If she walks at one end of the street
The other end shudders too
To measure the height of her beauty
There is no instrument invented
நடு கடலென மௌனம்
சுமந்திடும் என் இதயம்
திடும் என அவள் பார்த்தால் துள்ளும்
அலைவரிசையின் அழகி
பண்பலையில் உருகி
விரலும் விரலும் உரசும் நிமிடம்
மின்னல் அடிக்குமே
With a clattering sound
Like the sound of an approaching train
Echoes throughout
My entire heart
தட தடவென ரயில் வரும் சத்தம்
எதிரொலிக்கிது இருதயம் மொத்தம்
பட படக்குது அவள் இமை கொஞ்சம்
அடை மழையினில் நனையுது நெஞ்சம்
Fluttering wildly
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
In the torrential downpour
My heart gets soaked...
விசில் :
.............
I flew without wings
I walked where there was no path
Just to see her face
My days yearn eagerly
In her dark black hair
From the flower tucked within
If I get just one petal
My whole world smells sweet
The quiet silence of the deep sea...
Which my heart carries
Suddenly when she
Looks at me, leaps in joy
The beauty of the airwaves
Melting in the radio frequency
When finger touches finger
At that exact moment
Lightning strikes!
With a clattering sound
Like the sound of an approaching train
Echoes throughout
My entire heart
Fluttering wildly
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
In the torrential downpour
My heart gets soaked...
Dhada dhada vena
With a clattering sound
Rail varum saththam
Like the sound of an approaching train
Ethirolikkuthu
Echoes throughout
Irudhayam moththam
My entire heart
Pada padakkuthu
Fluttering wildly
Aval imai konjam
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
Adai mazhaiyinil
In the torrential downpour
Nanaiyudhu nenjam…
My heart gets soaked...
Aval adithidum
In the whistle sound
Whistle oligalil
She blows
Kazhal kavithaiyin saayal…
There is a shade of classical poetry...
Thaen kudithathai
Like having drunk honey
Pol thirinthenae…
I wandered around...
Pyramidin aruginil oru
Next to a massive pyramid
Siru erumbinai polae…
Like a tiny ant...
Aval ethirinil naan unarthenae
I felt before her presence
Dhada dhada vena
With a clattering sound
Rail varum saththam
Like the sound of an approaching train
Ethirolikkuthu
Echoes throughout
Irudhayam moththam
My entire heart
Pada padakkuthu
Fluttering wildly
Aval imai konjam…
Her eyelashes flicker a bit...
Adai mazhaiyinil
In the torrential downpour
Nanaiyudhu nenjam…
My heart gets soaked...
Nathigalin dhisaiyai
The direction of rivers
Paravaigal ariyum
Birds seem to know
Aval varum dhisaiyai
The direction she comes from
En idhayam ariyum
My heart knows
Aval mugam theriyum
Whenever her face appears
Ovvoru muraiyum
Every single time
Mudhal murai pola
Just like the first time
En vizhigal viriyum
My eyes widen in wonder
Araiguraiyaai urakkam
Incomplete half-sleep
Alai alaiyaai mayakkam
Waves upon waves of enchantment
Aruginil irunthaal
If she is just near me
Adhuvae podhum
That itself is enough
Theru munaiyil nadappaal
If she walks at one end of the street
Maru munaiyum adhirum
The other end shudders too
Availin azhagin uyaram alakkum
To measure the height of her beauty
Karuvi ilaiyae
There is no instrument invented
Dhada dhada vena
With a clattering sound
Rail varum saththam
Like the sound of an approaching train
Ethirolikkuthu
Echoes throughout
Irudhayam moththam
My entire heart
Pada padakkuthu
Fluttering wildly
Aval imai konjam
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
Adai mazhaiyinil
In the torrential downpour
Nanaiyudhu nenjam…
My heart gets soaked...
Siragillai parandhen
I flew without wings
Vazhi illai nadandhen
I walked where there was no path
Aval mugam paarka
Just to see her face
En naatkal thudikkum
My days yearn eagerly
Karu nira koonthal
In her dark black hair
Serugiya poovil
From the flower tucked within
Oru idhazh kidaithaal
If I get just one petal
En ulagam manakkum
My whole world smells sweet
Nadu kadalin mounam…
The quiet silence of the deep sea...
Sumanthidum en idhayam
Which my heart carries
Thidum ena aval
Suddenly when she
Paarthaal thullam
Looks at me, leaps in joy
Alaivarisaiyin azhagi
The beauty of the airwaves
Panpalaiyil urugi
Melting in the radio frequency
Viralum viralum
When finger touches finger
Urasum nimidam
At that exact moment
Minnal adikkumae
Lightning strikes!
Dhada dhada vena
With a clattering sound
Rail varum saththam
Like the sound of an approaching train
Ethirolikkuthu
Echoes throughout
Irudhayam moththam
My entire heart
Pada padakkuthu
Fluttering wildly
Aval imai konjam
Her eyelashes flicker a bit
Adai mazhaiyinil
In the torrential downpour
Nanaiyudhu nenjam…
My heart gets soaked...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Dhada Dhada' (also known as 'Dhada Dhada Vena') from the film 'The Warriorr' depicts a young man overwhelmed by the excitement and dizzying euphoria of falling in love. He compares the rapid beating of his heart to the rhythmic, thundering roar of a speeding train and a heavy downpour of rain, illustrating how every glance and movement from his beloved reshapes his inner world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia / Anukaranasol
“Dhada dhada vena”
The words 'Dhada dhada' and 'Pada pada' imitate the natural sound of a train chugging rapidly and a heart wildly beating in anxious love.
Simile (Upamai)
“Pyramidin aruginil oru Siru erumbinai polae…”
The protagonist compares feeling tiny and awestruck before his beloved to a tiny ant standing beside a massive Egyptian pyramid.
Hyperbole (Athyokthi)
“Theru munaiyil nadappaal Maru munaiyum adhirum”
Exaggeration used to emphasize her captivating presence, stating that walking at one end of the street causes the opposite end to vibrate.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nadu kadalin mounam… Sumanthidum en idhayam”
Compares his heart's stillness prior to seeing her to the deep silence of the ocean depths.
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Trivia
Composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) for director N. Lingusamy's bi-lingual action film 'The Warriorr', the song features bright, upbeat acoustic guitar riffs and dynamic percussion that complement Ram Pothineni and Krithi Shetty's energetic chemistry.
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