Dhrogam
From Aaru · 2005
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Aaru2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male | |
| Kadavul thoongum neram paarthu | Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep |
| Saathan aadum aattum | Satan performs his destructive dance |
| Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male :Manithan thoongum neram paarthu | Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps |
| Pasam podum vesham | False affection disguises itself |
| Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male | |
| Nee vaaithirunthu kettirunthal | If you had just asked me directly |
| Uyiraikuda koduthirirupen | I would have willingly given my life |
| Nee oru parvai paarthirunthal | If you had just cast a single look at me |
| Ennai naanae erithirupen | I would have set myself ablaze |
| Male | |
| Alithidavaa ennai valarthuvittaai | Did you nurture and raise me only to destroy me? |
| Narumbukkul neruppu erikirathae | A fire rages within my nerves |
| Nagam endru ninaithu narukivittaai | Thinking I was merely a fingernail, you clipped me off |
| Viralgal enakku valikirathae… | Yet it is my fingers that throb with pain... |
| Chorus | |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male :Kadavul thoongum neram paarthu | Male: Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep |
| Saathan aadum aattum | Satan performs his destructive dance |
| Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male :Manithan thoongum neram paarthu | Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps |
| Pasam podum vesham | False affection disguises itself |
| Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Chorus | |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Male | |
| Thandhai mugam paarthathillai | I have never seen my father's face |
| Thaiyudan sernthu vaazhnthathilaai | I have never lived with a mother |
| Annan enna ninaithavanae | The one whom I considered my elder brother |
| Ayuthamaanathai ariyavillai | I did not realize he had turned into a deadly weapon |
| Male | |
| Un kaiyaaga naan irunthen | I served as your very hand |
| Nambikaiyai udaithu vittaai | Yet you completely shattered my trust |
| Un kannaaga naan irunthen | I served as your very eyes |
| Kannir thuliyai parisalithaai | Yet you gifted me tears in return |
| Male | |
| Thaagathilae manam thavikayilae | When my soul was squirming in deep thirst |
| Vishathai kodupathil muraiyum illai…. | It was unjust to feed me poison instead... |
| Ratham sottum ranangal ellam | All these wounds dripping with blood |
| Yuththa kalathirku puthithu illai | Are nothing new to a battlefield |
| Chorus | |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
| Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam | Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal |
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம் துரோகம்
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
கடவுள் தூங்கும்
நேரம் பார்த்து சாத்தான்
ஆடும் ஆட்டம்
குழு :
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
மனிதன் தூங்கும்
நேரம் பார்த்து பாசம் போடும்
வேஷம்
குழு :
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep
Satan performs his destructive dance
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps
False affection disguises itself
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
நீ வாய் திறந்து
கேட்டிருந்தால் உயிரை
கூட கொடுத்திருப்பேன் நீ
ஒரு பார்வை பார்த்திருந்தால்
என்னை நானே எரித்திருப்பேன்
If you had just asked me directly
I would have willingly given my life
If you had just cast a single look at me
I would have set myself ablaze
அழித்திடவா
என்னை வளர்த்துவிட்டாய்
நரம்புக்குள் நெருப்பு எரிகிறதே
நகம் என்று நினைத்து நறுக்கி
விட்டாய் விரல்கள் எனக்கு
வலிக்கிறதே
Did you nurture and raise me only to destroy me?
A fire rages within my nerves
Thinking I was merely a fingernail, you clipped me off
Yet it is my fingers that throb with pain...
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
கடவுள் தூங்கும்
நேரம் பார்த்து சாத்தான்
ஆடும் ஆட்டம்
குழு :
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
மனிதன் தூங்கும்
நேரம் பார்த்து பாசம்
போடும் வேஷம்
குழு :
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male: Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep
Satan performs his destructive dance
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps
False affection disguises itself
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம்
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
தந்தை முகம்
பார்த்ததில்லை தாயுடன்
சேர்ந்து வாழ்ந்ததில்லை
அண்ணன் என நினைத்தவனே
ஆயுதமானதை அறிய வில்லை
I have never seen my father's face
I have never lived with a mother
The one whom I considered my elder brother
I did not realize he had turned into a deadly weapon
உன் கையாக நான்
இருந்தேன் நம்பிக்கையை
உடைத்து விட்டாய் உன்
கண்ணாக நான் இருந்தேன்
கண்ணீர் துளியை பரிசளித்தாய்
I served as your very hand
Yet you completely shattered my trust
I served as your very eyes
Yet you gifted me tears in return
தாகத்திலே மனம்
தவிக்கையிலே விஷத்தை
கொடுப்பதில் முறையும்
இல்லை ரத்தம் சொட்டும்
ரணங்கள் எல்லாம் யுத்த
களத்திற்கு புதிது இல்லை
When my soul was squirming in deep thirst
It was unjust to feed me poison instead...
All these wounds dripping with blood
Are nothing new to a battlefield
துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம் துரோகம்
துரோகம் துரோகம் துரோகம்
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Kadavul thoongum neram paarthu
Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep
Saathan aadum aattum
Satan performs his destructive dance
Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male :Manithan thoongum neram paarthu
Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps
Pasam podum vesham
False affection disguises itself
Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Nee vaaithirunthu kettirunthal
If you had just asked me directly
Uyiraikuda koduthirirupen
I would have willingly given my life
Nee oru parvai paarthirunthal
If you had just cast a single look at me
Ennai naanae erithirupen
I would have set myself ablaze
Alithidavaa ennai valarthuvittaai
Did you nurture and raise me only to destroy me?
Narumbukkul neruppu erikirathae
A fire rages within my nerves
Nagam endru ninaithu narukivittaai
Thinking I was merely a fingernail, you clipped me off
Viralgal enakku valikirathae…
Yet it is my fingers that throb with pain...
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male :Kadavul thoongum neram paarthu
Male: Watching for the moment when God goes to sleep
Saathan aadum aattum
Satan performs his destructive dance
Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Male :Manithan thoongum neram paarthu
Male: Watching for the moment when a human sleeps
Pasam podum vesham
False affection disguises itself
Chorus :Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Chorus: Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Thandhai mugam paarthathillai
I have never seen my father's face
Thaiyudan sernthu vaazhnthathilaai
I have never lived with a mother
Annan enna ninaithavanae
The one whom I considered my elder brother
Ayuthamaanathai ariyavillai
I did not realize he had turned into a deadly weapon
Un kaiyaaga naan irunthen
I served as your very hand
Nambikaiyai udaithu vittaai
Yet you completely shattered my trust
Un kannaaga naan irunthen
I served as your very eyes
Kannir thuliyai parisalithaai
Yet you gifted me tears in return
Thaagathilae manam thavikayilae
When my soul was squirming in deep thirst
Vishathai kodupathil muraiyum illai….
It was unjust to feed me poison instead...
Ratham sottum ranangal ellam
All these wounds dripping with blood
Yuththa kalathirku puthithu illai
Are nothing new to a battlefield
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam dhrogam
Betrayal, betrayal, betrayal, betrayal
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional theme song from the movie 'Aaru' conveys intense sorrow, rage, and existential grief caused by ultimate betrayal. The protagonist, who grew up an orphan with neither father nor mother, trusted his mentor like an elder brother and served him selflessly as his right hand. When the mentor turns out to be a backstabber who uses him as a pawn, the protagonist grieves the death of trust while realizing that evil flourishes when good men let down their guard.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Un kaiyaaga naan irunthen”
Comparing the protagonist to the mentor's hand ('Un kaiyaaga naan irunthen') and eyes ('Un kannaaga naan irunthen') illustrates absolute devotion and loyalty.
Analogy / Imagery
“Nagam endru ninaithu narukivittaai”
The image of clipping a fingernail only to cause pain in the fingers ('Nagam endru ninaithu narukivittaai / Viralgal enakku valikirathae') poetically conveys that cutting someone off close to you inflicts agonizing pain.
Personification / Allegory
“Saathan aadum aattum”
'Saathan aadum aattum' personifies betrayal as Satan taking over the stage during God's moment of slumber.
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Trivia
The track 'Dhrogam' features in the 2005 Tamil action film 'Aaru', starring Suriya and Trisha, directed by Hari. The musical score for the movie was composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP), with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar. The song plays at a pivotal emotional climax when the protagonist realizes his mentor Viswanathan (Ashish Vidyarthi) orchestrated a trap to eliminate his loyal henchmen.
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