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Lyrics & meaning

Dhom Dhom

From Naan Sirithal · 2020

Lyricist
Hip Hop Tamizha
Singers
Hiphop Tamizha, Sanjith Hedge
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Naan Sirithal
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
21 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
hooo hooo hoo oooo hoo hooo
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Un paarvai un pechu
Selai kattiya silaiyae vaa
Dhinam dhorum vegu dhooram
Un pinnaal naan varava
Marudhani polae
Sivandha kanangal
Punnagai theanaai vadiyum
Thanga kinnangal
Aval kuzhal adhil adhil
Medhuvaai en manadhae
Nee suzhalaadhae
Oh oh oh oh…
Thanga thaer polae
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Oh oh oh oh…
Minnum ivalaalae
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Un sirippu bright
Nee sonna ellaam right
Un kaadhal thaan en life
Aprom needhan baby life
Thousand butterflies
En nenjikulla fly
Kanna moodi love pandren
Unmaiyil hypnotised
Un pinnala pinnala
Thannala thannala
Poguren di naanum
Vera yaarum thevai illai
Nee mattum thaan venum
Unakkaaga enna vena
Pannuven di naanum
Indha feeling inga kandupudikka
Mudiyadhu vinyanam
Haa….aaa….aaa…
Hay hey ok….
Aval aval ponmagal
Entdan manam kavarndhaval
Karam karam patriyae
Dhinam unai sutruven
Un pinnae pennae
Naan varuvenae
Nee kelaamal ennai tharuvenae
Oh oh oh oh…
Thanga thaer polae
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Oh oh oh oh…
Minnum ivalaalae
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Dhom dhom thana
Thira nana thira nana
Dhom dhom
Thana nagarthana nana nana
Hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo oh-oh-oh-oh hoo hoo-oo
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
Your gaze, your voice...
Come to me, you statue draped in a saree!
Every day, across long distances,
shall I follow behind you?
Red like henna,
your blushing cheeks,
where a smile drips like honey
from golden bowls.
In her flowing hair,
oh my heart, gently,
do not get caught spinning around!
Oh oh oh oh...
Like a golden chariot,
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Oh oh oh oh...
she shines so bright!
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
Your smile is so bright,
everything you say is right,
your love is my life,
and you are everything, baby, my whole life!
A thousand butterflies
are flying inside my chest.
I am in love with my eyes closed,
completely hypnotized!
Right behind you, behind you,
all on its own,
I keep following you, girl.
I do not need anybody else,
you are the only one I want.
For your sake, anything at all,
I will gladly do, girl.
To explain this feeling here,
even science would fail!
Haa... aah... aah...
Hey hey, okay...
She is a golden girl,
the one who captured my heart.
Holding tight to your hand,
I will revolve around you every day.
Following right behind you, girl,
I will always come along.
Without you even asking, I will give myself to you.
Oh oh oh oh...
Like a golden chariot,
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Oh oh oh oh...
she shines so bright!
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
Dhom dhom thaana
Thira naana thira naana
Dhom dhom
Thaana nagarthaana naana naana
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic romantic track from Naan Sirithal captures the euphoria of young love and infatuation. The protagonist expresses his deep fascination for a woman, praising her traditional yet dazzling beauty—comparing her to a statue draped in a saree, a golden chariot, and someone with henna-reddened cheeks. He vows to follow her everywhere and offer his heart unconditionally. Blending classic Tamil poetic imagery with modern colloquial slang and English expressions, the lyrics highlight how his love leaves him utterly mesmerized and hypnotized. He poetically claims that the emotional high and feelings he experiences are so profound that even modern science cannot decode or measure them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Marudhani polae / Sivandha kanangal

Compares her cheeks to henna in color and her radiance to a golden chariot using 'polae' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Selai kattiya silaiyae vaa

Metaphorically calls the woman a saree-clad idol/statue ('Selai kattiya silaiyae') and a golden child ('Ponmagal').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Indha feeling inga kandupudikka / Mudiyadhu vinyanam

Exaggerates the emotional intensity by stating that science cannot explain his feelings and that a thousand butterflies fly in his heart.

Emonai & Edhirai (Rhyme and Rhythm)

Un pinnala pinnala / Thannala thannala

Uses rhythmic Tamil rhyming patterns (pinnala/thannala) alongside solkattu folk beats.

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Trivia

The track featured in 'Naan Sirithal' (2020) was written and composed by Hiphop Tamizha (Aadhi), who also played the lead hero in the film alongside Iswarya Menon. Known for combining traditional folk rhythms (solkattu) with modern hip-hop elements, Hiphop Tamizha crafted this song to showcase a blend of traditional Tamil praise and youthful college romance.

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