Dho Dho
From Ullam Ketkumae · 2005
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Franko
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Ullam Ketkumae2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho | Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho |
| Dhoda dhoda | Dhoda dhoda |
| Cute-aana pennendraal nee | If she is a cute girl, |
| Queue-vil nilda | Stand in line! |
| Male | |
| Dey dey dey dey dey dey | Hey hey hey hey hey hey! |
| Nee vaada vaada | Come on, man, come on! |
| Atlantic aasaikuthaan | For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean, |
| Compound gate-aa | Can a compound gate act as a barrier? |
| Male | |
| Red apple pola sila pengal | Some girls are like red apples, |
| Miga kanivaai pesividum | Speaking very sweetly. |
| Pine apple pola pala pengal | Many girls are like pineapples, |
| Podi mullaai kuthividum | Pricking with tiny thorns. |
| Male | |
| Ada dhinusa dhinusa paarthaal kooda | Even when looking at different varieties, |
| Kangal ketkumae more more | The eyes will ask for more and more! |
| Ada karuppo sivappo edhu vandhaalum | Whether dark or fair, whatever comes, |
| Ullam ketkumae more more | The heart will ask for more and more! |
| Male | |
| Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho | Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho |
| Dhoda dhoda | Dhoda dhoda |
| Cute-aana pennendraal nee | If she is a cute girl, |
| Queue-vil nilda | Stand in line! |
| Male | |
| Dey dey dey dey dey dey | Hey hey hey hey hey hey! |
| Nee vaada vaada | Come on, man, come on! |
| Atlantic aasaikuthaan | For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean, |
| Compound gate-aa | Can a compound gate act as a barrier? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Upper birth-lae aval thoonginaal | If she sleeps on the upper berth, |
| Ullam ketkumae more more | The heart will ask for more and more! |
| Apartment-lae aunty pesinaal | If an aunty in the apartment speaks, |
| Ullam ketkumae more more | The heart will ask for more and more! |
| Male | |
| Millimeter-gal uyaram | Millimeters of height, |
| Midi uyarum neram dhaan paarthu | Watching as the skirt rises up, |
| Centimetergal uyara | As centimeters increase, |
| Nam ullam ketkumae more more | Our heart will ask for more and more! |
| Male | |
| Rashberry sa go | Raspberry sa go |
| Love study go go | Love study go go |
| Male | |
| Kannaalae kangalil | Through her eyes into mine, |
| Choloroform thandhaalae | She administered chloroform! |
| ABC vitamin punnagai poothaalae | She blossomed a smile full of essential vitamins! |
| Ae…..ae…….ae…… | Ae... ae... ae... |
| Male | |
| Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho | Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho |
| Dhoda dhoda | Dhoda dhoda |
| Cute-aana pennendraal nee | If she is a cute girl, |
| Queue-vil nilda | Stand in line! |
| Male | |
| Dey dey dey dey dey dey | Hey hey hey hey hey hey! |
| Nee vaada vaada | Come on, man, come on! |
| Atlantic aasaikuthaan | For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean, |
| Compound gate-aa | Can a compound gate act as a barrier? |
| Male | |
| Ice cream-il seidha silai endraal | If she is a statue made of ice cream, |
| Tea spoon-aai maarikkoo | Turn yourself into a teaspoon! |
| Cat walk-il seidha nadai endraal | If her walk is a catwalk, |
| Black cataaai suthikoo | Surround her like a Black Cat commando! |
| Male | |
| Ovae ooo ooo ooooo …(2) | Ovae ooo ooo ooooo... |
| Pala kilo kanakilae sirithu pesidum | Smiling and talking by kilos, |
| Pengalai nee nambu | Trust those girls! |
| Sila kilo kanakilae sirithu pesidum | Smiling and talking only a few kilos, |
| Penaal varum vambhu | Trouble will surely follow from such girls! |
| Male | |
| Oru badham dhegam thottu ponaal | If an almond-skinned body brushes past you, |
| Urchaagam thaan more more | Excitement increases more and more! |
| Oru sappa figure love u sonaal | If an average girl says 'I love you', |
| Sethu tholayalaam more more | You can die of extreme happiness! |
| Hey hey more more | Hey hey more more |
| Hey hey more more… | Hey hey more more... |
| Male | |
| Nanban kaadhali hello solgayil | When a friend's girlfriend says hello, |
| Ullam ketkumae more more | The heart will ask for more and more! |
| Thangai thozhigal shake hand tharugayil | When sister's female friends give a handshake, |
| Ullam ketkumae more more | The heart will ask for more and more! |
| Male | |
| Cloning nilavugal koottam | A crowd of cloned moons, |
| Adhu eera nenjil thee moottum | That sets fire to the wet heart! |
| Crystal padhumaigal aattam | The dance of crystal dolls, |
| Adhu endrum ilamyin koottam | That is ever a gathering of youth! |
| Male | |
| Excuse me – I don’t care | Excuse me - I don't care |
| I need it | I need it |
| Please kiss me… I want it | Please kiss me... I want it |
| Male | |
| Cinemascope polavae | Just like Cinemascope, |
| Sila pengalin thotram paar | Look at the grand appearance of some women! |
| Bioscope polavae sila pengalai | Just like a Bioscope, inspect some girls closely, |
| Nottam paar…….. | Take a good close look... |
| Galagala galagala…… | Joyfully chatter away... |
| Male | |
| Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho | Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho |
| Dhoda dhoda…dhoda | Dhoda dhoda... dhoda |
| Cute-aana pennendraal nee | If she is a cute girl, |
| Queue-vil nilda | Stand in line! |
| Male | |
| Oh sera seraa sera sera sera | Oh sera seraa sera sera sera |
| Oh sera seraa sera sera sera | Oh sera seraa sera sera sera |
| Oh sera seraa sera sera sera | Oh sera seraa sera sera sera |
| Oh sera seraa sera sera sera | Oh sera seraa sera sera sera |
| Oh sera oh sera ..oh sera | Oh sera oh sera.. oh sera |
| Oh sera oh sera .. sera sera | Oh sera oh sera.. sera sera |
தோ தோ தோ தோ
தோ தோ தோ
தோடா தோடா
கியூட் ஆன பெண் என்றால்
நீ கியூவில் நில்றா
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
If she is a cute girl,
Stand in line!
டே டே டே டே டே டே
நீ வாடா வாடா
அட்லாண்டிக் ஆசைக்குத்தான்
காம்பௌண்ட் கேட்-ஆ
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Come on, man, come on!
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
ரெட் ஆப்பிள் போல
சில பெண்கள்
மிக கனிவாய் பேசிவிடும்
பைன் ஆப்பிள் போல பல பெண்கள்
பொடி முள்ளாய் குத்திவிடும்
Some girls are like red apples,
Speaking very sweetly.
Many girls are like pineapples,
Pricking with tiny thorns.
அட தினுசா தினுசா
பார்த்தால் கூட
கண்கள் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
அட கருப்பா சிவப்பா எது வந்தாலும்
உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
Even when looking at different varieties,
The eyes will ask for more and more!
Whether dark or fair, whatever comes,
The heart will ask for more and more!
தோ தோ தோ தோ
தோ தோ தோ
தோடா தோடா
கியூட் ஆன பெண் என்றால்
நீ கியூவில் நில்றா
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
If she is a cute girl,
Stand in line!
டே டே டே டே டே டே
நீ வாடா வாடா
அட்லாண்டிக் ஆசைக்குத்தான்
காம்பௌண்ட் கேட்-ஆ
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Come on, man, come on!
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
...........................................
...
அப்பர் பெர்த்திலே
அவள் தூங்கினால்
உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
அபார்ட்மெண்டிலே
ஆண்ட்டி பேசினால்
உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
If she sleeps on the upper berth,
The heart will ask for more and more!
If an aunty in the apartment speaks,
The heart will ask for more and more!
மில்லிமீட்டர்கள் உயரம்
மிடி உயரும் நேரம் தான் பார்த்து
சென்டிமீட்டர்கள் உயர
நம் உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
Millimeters of height,
Watching as the skirt rises up,
As centimeters increase,
Our heart will ask for more and more!
ரஷ்பெர்ரி ஸா கோ
லவ் ஸ்டடி கோ கோ
Raspberry sa go
Love study go go
கண்ணாலே கண்களில்
குளோரோபார்ம் தந்தாளே
ஏபிசி வைட்டமின்
புன்னகை பூத்தாலே
ஏ..ஏ....ஏ
Through her eyes into mine,
She administered chloroform!
She blossomed a smile full of essential vitamins!
Ae... ae... ae...
தோ தோ தோ
தோ தோ தோ தோ
தோடா தோடா
கியூட் ஆன பெண் என்றால்
நீ கியூ வில் நில்றா
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
If she is a cute girl,
Stand in line!
ஐஸ் கிரீம்இல் செய்த
சிலை என்றால்
டி ஸ்பூன்-ஆய் மாறிக்கோ
கேட் வாக்-இல் செய்த நடை என்றால்
ப்ளாக் கேட்ஸாய் சுத்திக்கோ
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Come on, man, come on!
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
ஓவே ஓ.. ஓ...ஓ... (2)
பல கிலோ கணக்கிலே
சிரித்து பேசிடும்
பெண்களை நீ நம்பு
சில கிலோ கணக்கிலே
சிரித்து பேசிடும்
பெண்ணால் வரும் வம்பு
If she is a statue made of ice cream,
Turn yourself into a teaspoon!
If her walk is a catwalk,
Surround her like a Black Cat commando!
ஒரு பாதாம் தேகம்
தொட்டு போனால்
உற்சாகம் தான் மோர் மோர்
ஒரு சப்ப பிகர் லவ் யு சொன்னால்
செத்து தொலையலாம் மோர் மோர்
ஹே ஹே மோர் மோர்
ஹே ஹே மோர் மோர்..
Ovae ooo ooo ooooo...
Smiling and talking by kilos,
Trust those girls!
Smiling and talking only a few kilos,
Trouble will surely follow from such girls!
நண்பன் காதலி
ஹலோ சொல்கையில்
உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
தங்கை தோழிகள்
ஷேக் ஹாண்ட் தருகையில்
உள்ளம் கேட்குமே மோர் மோர்
If an almond-skinned body brushes past you,
Excitement increases more and more!
If an average girl says 'I love you',
You can die of extreme happiness!
Hey hey more more
Hey hey more more...
குளோனிங் நிலவுகள் கூட்டம்
அது ஈர நெஞ்சில் தீ மூட்டும்
கிரிஸ்டல் பதுமைகள் ஆட்டம்
அது என்றும் இளமையின் கூட்டம்
When a friend's girlfriend says hello,
The heart will ask for more and more!
When sister's female friends give a handshake,
The heart will ask for more and more!
எக்ஸ்கியூஸ் மி
ஐ டோன்ட் கேர் இட் ஐ னீட் இட்
ப்ளீஸ் கிஸ் மி... ஐ வாண்ட் இட்
A crowd of cloned moons,
That sets fire to the wet heart!
The dance of crystal dolls,
That is ever a gathering of youth!
சினிமாஸ்கோப் போலவே
சில பெண்களின் தோற்றம் பார்
பயோஸ்கோப் போலவே
சில பெண்களை நோட்டம் பார்........
கலகல கலகல......
Excuse me - I don't care
I need it
Please kiss me... I want it
தோ தோ தோ தோ
தோ தோ தோ
தோடா தோடா
கியூட் ஆன பெண் என்றால்
நீ கியூ வில் நில்றா
Just like Cinemascope,
Look at the grand appearance of some women!
Just like a Bioscope, inspect some girls closely,
Take a good close look...
Joyfully chatter away...
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
ஓ சேர சேர சேரா சேரா சேரா
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda... dhoda
If she is a cute girl,
Stand in line!
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera oh sera.. oh sera
Oh sera oh sera.. sera sera
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
Dhoda dhoda
Cute-aana pennendraal nee
If she is a cute girl,
Queue-vil nilda
Stand in line!
Dey dey dey dey dey dey
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Nee vaada vaada
Come on, man, come on!
Atlantic aasaikuthaan
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Compound gate-aa
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
Red apple pola sila pengal
Some girls are like red apples,
Miga kanivaai pesividum
Speaking very sweetly.
Pine apple pola pala pengal
Many girls are like pineapples,
Podi mullaai kuthividum
Pricking with tiny thorns.
Ada dhinusa dhinusa paarthaal kooda
Even when looking at different varieties,
Kangal ketkumae more more
The eyes will ask for more and more!
Ada karuppo sivappo edhu vandhaalum
Whether dark or fair, whatever comes,
Ullam ketkumae more more
The heart will ask for more and more!
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
Dhoda dhoda
Cute-aana pennendraal nee
If she is a cute girl,
Queue-vil nilda
Stand in line!
Dey dey dey dey dey dey
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Nee vaada vaada
Come on, man, come on!
Atlantic aasaikuthaan
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Compound gate-aa
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
…………………………………
...
Upper birth-lae aval thoonginaal
If she sleeps on the upper berth,
Ullam ketkumae more more
The heart will ask for more and more!
Apartment-lae aunty pesinaal
If an aunty in the apartment speaks,
Ullam ketkumae more more
The heart will ask for more and more!
Millimeter-gal uyaram
Millimeters of height,
Midi uyarum neram dhaan paarthu
Watching as the skirt rises up,
Centimetergal uyara
As centimeters increase,
Nam ullam ketkumae more more
Our heart will ask for more and more!
Rashberry sa go
Raspberry sa go
Love study go go
Love study go go
Kannaalae kangalil
Through her eyes into mine,
Choloroform thandhaalae
She administered chloroform!
ABC vitamin punnagai poothaalae
She blossomed a smile full of essential vitamins!
Ae…..ae…….ae……
Ae... ae... ae...
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda
Dhoda dhoda
Cute-aana pennendraal nee
If she is a cute girl,
Queue-vil nilda
Stand in line!
Dey dey dey dey dey dey
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Nee vaada vaada
Come on, man, come on!
Atlantic aasaikuthaan
For desires as vast as the Atlantic ocean,
Compound gate-aa
Can a compound gate act as a barrier?
Ice cream-il seidha silai endraal
If she is a statue made of ice cream,
Tea spoon-aai maarikkoo
Turn yourself into a teaspoon!
Cat walk-il seidha nadai endraal
If her walk is a catwalk,
Black cataaai suthikoo
Surround her like a Black Cat commando!
Ovae ooo ooo ooooo …(2)
Ovae ooo ooo ooooo...
Pala kilo kanakilae sirithu pesidum
Smiling and talking by kilos,
Pengalai nee nambu
Trust those girls!
Sila kilo kanakilae sirithu pesidum
Smiling and talking only a few kilos,
Penaal varum vambhu
Trouble will surely follow from such girls!
Oru badham dhegam thottu ponaal
If an almond-skinned body brushes past you,
Urchaagam thaan more more
Excitement increases more and more!
Oru sappa figure love u sonaal
If an average girl says 'I love you',
Sethu tholayalaam more more
You can die of extreme happiness!
Hey hey more more
Hey hey more more
Hey hey more more…
Hey hey more more...
Nanban kaadhali hello solgayil
When a friend's girlfriend says hello,
Ullam ketkumae more more
The heart will ask for more and more!
Thangai thozhigal shake hand tharugayil
When sister's female friends give a handshake,
Ullam ketkumae more more
The heart will ask for more and more!
Cloning nilavugal koottam
A crowd of cloned moons,
Adhu eera nenjil thee moottum
That sets fire to the wet heart!
Crystal padhumaigal aattam
The dance of crystal dolls,
Adhu endrum ilamyin koottam
That is ever a gathering of youth!
Excuse me – I don’t care
Excuse me - I don't care
I need it
I need it
Please kiss me… I want it
Please kiss me... I want it
Cinemascope polavae
Just like Cinemascope,
Sila pengalin thotram paar
Look at the grand appearance of some women!
Bioscope polavae sila pengalai
Just like a Bioscope, inspect some girls closely,
Nottam paar……..
Take a good close look...
Galagala galagala……
Joyfully chatter away...
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dho dho dho dho dho dho dho
Dhoda dhoda…dhoda
Dhoda dhoda... dhoda
Cute-aana pennendraal nee
If she is a cute girl,
Queue-vil nilda
Stand in line!
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera seraa sera sera sera
Oh sera oh sera ..oh sera
Oh sera oh sera.. oh sera
Oh sera oh sera .. sera sera
Oh sera oh sera.. sera sera
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic youth song captures the playful, upbeat mindset of college students exploring romance, attraction, and youth culture. The lyrics humorously celebrate the insatiable nature of youthful desires—how the heart constantly craves 'more' attention and affection regardless of who or where it comes from. Through quirky modern metaphors comparing women to fruits, ice cream, and cinematic formats, the song paints a lighthearted picture of youthful fascination and male camaraderie.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Red apple pola sila pengal”
Comparing different kinds of women to red apples, pineapples, ice cream statues, and cinemascope screens.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Cloning nilavugal koottam”
Describing attractive young women metaphorically as 'cloning moons' and 'crystal dolls'.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Atlantic aasaikuthaan”
Exaggerating desires as vast as the Atlantic Ocean and talking about love in terms of physical weights like kilograms.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monaai & Edhukai)
“Millimeter-gal uyaram ... Centimetergal uyara”
Use of matching internal sounds across adjacent phrases like 'Millimeter-gal' and 'Centimetergal'.
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Trivia
'Ullam Ketkumae' (2005) was directed by cinematographer-director Jeeva and featured music composed by Harris Jayaraj. Though completed earlier, the film was released in 2005 and became a major musical hit among college audiences, showcasing early performances by Shaam, Arya, Asin, Laila, and Pooja.
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