Dhrogam Song Lyrics – Agilan Film
From Agilan · 2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Porakkum podhum | Even when being born |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Irukkum podhum | Even while living |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Irakkum podhum | Even while dying |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Male | |
| Sattam pottu | Enact laws and |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Thittam pottu | Devise plans and |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Pattam koduthu | Bestow titles and |
| Dhorgam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Male | |
| Kaatti koduthu | Sell others out and |
| Dhorgam Pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Karuthu pesi | Preach morality and |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Sirichu pesi | Speak with a smile and |
| Dhrogam pannu | Commit betrayal |
| Male | |
| Theliya vidatha | Don't let them gain clarity |
| Janangala theliya vidatha | Don't let the people gain clarity |
| Theliya vidatha | Don't let them gain clarity |
| Theliya vidatha | Don't let them gain clarity |
| Male | |
| Naanum ingae | I too am here |
| Dhorogi thaan | A traitor indeed |
| Neeyum ingae | You too are here |
| Dhorogi thaan | A traitor indeed |
| Ariyaamaiyil irupadhae | Remaining in ignorance itself is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male | |
| Varungalam | The future is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Varalaarum | History too is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Vanigam ulla vandhadhae | The arrival of commerce itself is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male | |
| Yaar kettu pona enna | Who cares if anyone gets ruined? |
| Nalla nee vaazhu | You live well |
| Indha oor mungi ponaa enna | Who cares if this town sinks? |
| Mela nee aadu | You dance on top |
| Male | |
| Per vandha podhum thambi | Enough if fame arrives, brother |
| Pogattum naadu | Let the country go to waste |
| Oru poorkala parunthukuthan | For a battlefield eagle |
| Pathaathu saavu | A single death is not enough |
| Male | |
| Pala kodi pera konnu thaan | Only by killing millions of people |
| Nee mannil vandhathu | Did you arrive on this earth |
| Male | |
| Humming…… | [Humming] |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal adhu | Love itself is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male :Anba vachi | Male: Using affection |
| Aayudhamakki kuthu | Turn it into a weapon and stab |
| Male | |
| Pugalum oru | Fame too is a |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male :Paaratti | Male: Praise them and |
| Pazhi vaangu | Take revenge |
| Male | |
| Thervu oru | Exams/Selection too is a |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male | |
| Aayiram thalli | Pushing aside a thousand |
| Ambathu pera | Fifty people |
| Porukum | It picks out |
| Male :Kolgai kooda | Male: Even ideology is |
| Dhorgam thaan | Betrayal indeed |
| Male | |
| Kathu koduthu koduthu | Keep teaching them and |
| Adimai aakki niruthu | Turn them into slaves |
| Male | |
| Hey olukathaiyae | Hey, making morality itself |
| Paadamaakki | Into a lesson |
| Paadhi sanatha saringadaa | Tame half the populace |
| Adhukullaium sikkadhavana | Those who don't get trapped in that |
| Thathuvathula mudingada | Wrap them up in philosophy |
| Male | |
| Koottathukulla adachi vacha | If trapped inside a crowd |
| Manthaiyaagi povandaa | They will become a herd of cattle |
| Hey! prinji thiryum jananga mattum | Hey, only the separated people |
| Onna sera koodathudaa | Must never unite |
| Male | |
| Yaar kettu pona enna | Who cares if anyone gets ruined? |
| Nalla nee vaazhu | You live well |
| Indha oor mungi ponaa enna | Who cares if this town sinks? |
| Mela nee aadu | You dance on top |
| Male | |
| Per vandha podhum thambi | Enough if fame arrives, brother |
| Pogattum naadu | Let the country go to waste |
| Oru poorkala parunthukuthan | For a battlefield eagle |
| Pathaathu saavu | A single death is not enough |
| Chorus | |
| Humming………… | [Humming] |
பொறக்கும் போதும்
துரோகம் பண்ணு
இருக்கும் போதும்
துரோகம் பண்ணு
இறக்கும் போதும்
துரோகம் பண்ணு
Even when being born
Commit betrayal
Even while living
Commit betrayal
Even while dying
Commit betrayal
சட்டம் போட்டு
துரோகம் பண்ணு
திட்டம் போட்டு
துரோகம் பண்ணு
பட்டம் குடுத்து
துரோகம் பண்ணு
Enact laws and
Commit betrayal
Devise plans and
Commit betrayal
Bestow titles and
Commit betrayal
காட்டி கொடுத்து
துரோகம் பண்ணு
கருத்து பேசி
துரோகம் பண்ணு
சிரிச்சி பேசி
துரோகம் பண்ணு
Sell others out and
Commit betrayal
Preach morality and
Commit betrayal
Speak with a smile and
Commit betrayal
தெளிய விடாத
ஜனங்கள தெளிய விடாத
தெளிய விடாத
தெளிய விடாத
Don't let them gain clarity
Don't let the people gain clarity
Don't let them gain clarity
Don't let them gain clarity
நானும் இங்கே
துரோகி தான்
நீயும் இங்கே
துரோகி தான்
அறியாமையில் இருப்பதே
துரோகம் தான்
I too am here
A traitor indeed
You too are here
A traitor indeed
Remaining in ignorance itself is
Betrayal indeed
வருங்காலம்
துரோகம் தான்
வரலாறும்
துரோகம் தான்
வணிகம் உள்ள வந்ததே
துரோகம் தான்
The future is
Betrayal indeed
History too is
Betrayal indeed
The arrival of commerce itself is
Betrayal indeed
யார் கெட்டு போனா என்ன
நல்லா நீ வாழு
இந்த ஊர் முங்கி போனா என்ன
மேல நீ ஆடு
Who cares if anyone gets ruined?
You live well
Who cares if this town sinks?
You dance on top
பேர் வந்தா போதும் தம்பி
போகட்டும் நாடு
ஒரு போர்க்கள பருந்துக்குத்தான்
பத்தாது சாவு
Enough if fame arrives, brother
Let the country go to waste
For a battlefield eagle
A single death is not enough
பல கோடி பேர கொன்னு தான்
நீ மண்ணில் வந்தது…
.......................
Only by killing millions of people
Did you arrive on this earth
காதல் அது துரோகம் தான்
[Humming]
அன்ப வச்சி ஆயுதமாக்கி குத்து
Love itself is
Betrayal indeed
Male: Using affection
Turn it into a weapon and stab
புகழும் ஒரு துரோகம் தான்
Fame too is a
Betrayal indeed
Male: Praise them and
Take revenge
பாராட்டி பழிவாங்கு
Exams/Selection too is a
Betrayal indeed
தேர்வு ஒரு துரோகம் தான்
Pushing aside a thousand
Fifty people
It picks out
Male: Even ideology is
Betrayal indeed
ஆயிரம் தள்ளி அம்பது பேர
பொறுக்கும் கொள்கை கூட
துரோகம் தான்
Keep teaching them and
Turn them into slaves
கத்து குடுத்து குடுத்து
அடிமை ஆக்கி நிறுத்து
Hey, making morality itself
Into a lesson
Tame half the populace
Those who don't get trapped in that
Wrap them up in philosophy
ஏ ஓழுக்கத்தையே பாடமாக்கி
பாதி சனத்த சரிங்கடா
அதுக்குள்ளையும் சிக்காதவன
தத்துவத்துல முடிங்கடா
If trapped inside a crowd
They will become a herd of cattle
Hey, only the separated people
Must never unite
கூட்டத்துக்குள்ள அடச்சி வச்சா
மந்தையாகி போவான்டா
ஏ பிரிஞ்சி திரியும் சனங்க மட்டும்
ஓன்னா சேர கூடாதுடா
Who cares if anyone gets ruined?
You live well
Who cares if this town sinks?
You dance on top
யார் கெட்டு போனா என்ன
நல்லா நீ வாழு
இந்த ஊர் முங்கி போனா என்ன
மேல நீ ஆடு
Enough if fame arrives, brother
Let the country go to waste
For a battlefield eagle
A single death is not enough
பேர் வந்தா போதும் தம்பி
போகட்டும் நாடு
ஒரு போர்க்கள பருந்துக்குத்தான்
பத்தாது சாவு
[Humming]
...................
Porakkum podhum
Even when being born
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Irukkum podhum
Even while living
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Irakkum podhum
Even while dying
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Sattam pottu
Enact laws and
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Thittam pottu
Devise plans and
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Pattam koduthu
Bestow titles and
Dhorgam pannu
Commit betrayal
Kaatti koduthu
Sell others out and
Dhorgam Pannu
Commit betrayal
Karuthu pesi
Preach morality and
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Sirichu pesi
Speak with a smile and
Dhrogam pannu
Commit betrayal
Theliya vidatha
Don't let them gain clarity
Janangala theliya vidatha
Don't let the people gain clarity
Theliya vidatha
Don't let them gain clarity
Theliya vidatha
Don't let them gain clarity
Naanum ingae
I too am here
Dhorogi thaan
A traitor indeed
Neeyum ingae
You too are here
Dhorogi thaan
A traitor indeed
Ariyaamaiyil irupadhae
Remaining in ignorance itself is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Varungalam
The future is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Varalaarum
History too is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Vanigam ulla vandhadhae
The arrival of commerce itself is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Yaar kettu pona enna
Who cares if anyone gets ruined?
Nalla nee vaazhu
You live well
Indha oor mungi ponaa enna
Who cares if this town sinks?
Mela nee aadu
You dance on top
Per vandha podhum thambi
Enough if fame arrives, brother
Pogattum naadu
Let the country go to waste
Oru poorkala parunthukuthan
For a battlefield eagle
Pathaathu saavu
A single death is not enough
Pala kodi pera konnu thaan
Only by killing millions of people
Nee mannil vandhathu
Did you arrive on this earth
Humming……
[Humming]
Kaadhal adhu
Love itself is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Male :Anba vachi
Male: Using affection
Aayudhamakki kuthu
Turn it into a weapon and stab
Pugalum oru
Fame too is a
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Male :Paaratti
Male: Praise them and
Pazhi vaangu
Take revenge
Thervu oru
Exams/Selection too is a
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Aayiram thalli
Pushing aside a thousand
Ambathu pera
Fifty people
Porukum
It picks out
Male :Kolgai kooda
Male: Even ideology is
Dhorgam thaan
Betrayal indeed
Kathu koduthu koduthu
Keep teaching them and
Adimai aakki niruthu
Turn them into slaves
Hey olukathaiyae
Hey, making morality itself
Paadamaakki
Into a lesson
Paadhi sanatha saringadaa
Tame half the populace
Adhukullaium sikkadhavana
Those who don't get trapped in that
Thathuvathula mudingada
Wrap them up in philosophy
Koottathukulla adachi vacha
If trapped inside a crowd
Manthaiyaagi povandaa
They will become a herd of cattle
Hey! prinji thiryum jananga mattum
Hey, only the separated people
Onna sera koodathudaa
Must never unite
Yaar kettu pona enna
Who cares if anyone gets ruined?
Nalla nee vaazhu
You live well
Indha oor mungi ponaa enna
Who cares if this town sinks?
Mela nee aadu
You dance on top
Per vandha podhum thambi
Enough if fame arrives, brother
Pogattum naadu
Let the country go to waste
Oru poorkala parunthukuthan
For a battlefield eagle
Pathaathu saavu
A single death is not enough
Humming…………
[Humming]
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Dhrogam' from the movie Agilan (2023) is a cynical, hard-hitting critique of modern societal structures, capitalism, and systemic control. Lyricist Vivek strips away romanticized notions of human morality, declaring that betrayal is woven into every stage of existence—from birth, laws, trade, and history to affection, education, and political ideologies. The text argues that systems maintain control by keeping the public ignorant, divided, and pacified under the guise of morals and philosophy. Framed from the perspective of an ambitious, ruthless protagonist in a dog-eat-dog harbor underworld, the track adopts a Machiavellian stance where survival and power take absolute precedence. By comparing rulers and ambition to a 'battlefield eagle' that feeds on chaos and widespread casualties, the song portrays the cold reality of power dynamics where self-preservation trumps collective welfare.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Epanaphora)
“Dhrogam pannu”
The deliberate repetition of 'Dhrogam pannu' (Commit betrayal) and 'Dhrogam thaan' (Is indeed betrayal) at the end of consecutive lines creates a relentless, inescapable rhythmic emphasis on the core theme.
Metaphor
“Oru poorkala parunthukuthan / Pathaathu saavu”
Comparing the ruthless protagonist or corrupt system to a battlefield eagle ('Oru poorkala parunthukuthan') that thrives on widespread destruction rather than minor losses.
Tamil Rhyme Scheme (Ethukai)
“Sattam pottu”
The second letter harmony across lines (e.g., Sattam pottu / Thittam pottu / Pattam koduthu) builds structured rhythmic momentum in Tamil verse.
Parallel Structure
“Naanum ingae / Dhorogi thaan / Neeyum ingae”
Using direct paired addressing ('Naanum ingae / Neeyum ingae') to implicate both the speaker and the listener as accomplices in systemic betrayal.
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Trivia
This track features in the harbor-centric thriller 'Agilan' (2023), starring Jayam Ravi as a crane operator turned smuggling kingpin. Music director Sam C.S. composed the dark, electro-orchestral background score and sang this track himself alongside singer Sivam to convey the protagonist's uncompromising survival philosophy.
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