Dingiri Dingale
From Kurup · 2021
- Lyricist
- R. P. Bala
- Singer
- Deepak Blue
- Music director
- Sulaiman Kakkodan
- Details
- Kurup2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dingiri dingaale meenatchi dingiri dingaale | Dingiri dingaale, Meenakshi, dingiri dingaale! |
| Ulagam pona pokka paaru kannamma pinnalae | Look at the way the world follows behind Kannamma! |
| Dingiri dingaale vaa machi dingiri dingaale | Dingiri dingaale, come on friend, dingiri dingaale! |
| Ulagam pora pokka paaru rosappoo pinnalae | Look at the way the world follows behind the rose-like girl! |
| Male | |
| Pakkathu veettu rosappoo pennae | Oh girl, the rose flower from the neighboring house! |
| Kandaal kannullae theeyuttum pennae | Oh girl, who sets fire in the eyes of whoever sees you! |
| Bell bottom pant-um enna | Look at those bell-bottom pants! |
| High heels shoe-kal minna | Look at those high-heeled shoes shining! |
| Kuthirai pola koothadum pennae | Oh girl who dances exuberantly like a horse! |
| Male | |
| Lale lale lale lalale lalalale | Lale lale lale lalale lalalale |
| Lale lale lala lalale lalalale | Lale lale lala lalale lalalale |
| Male | |
| British-kaaran naatukku naan ponappo | When I went to the land of the Britishers, |
| Oru missiyammava sight adichen | I checked out a foreign lady. |
| Bachelor-ah nalla paiyana vanthuttu | Having returned as a good bachelor boy, |
| Indha rosappoo ponna thaan kaadhalichen | I fell in love with this rose-like girl. |
| Male | |
| Bread-il butter pottu missiyamma | Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady... |
| Breakfast-ah kadathiduva | ...would pass it off as breakfast! |
| Bread-il butter pottu missiyamma | Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady... |
| Breakfast-ah kadathiduva | ...would pass it off as breakfast! |
| Male | |
| Rosamma ponga soru pongi | But Rosamma cooks steaming rice... |
| Ayira meena vachi asathuva | ...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry! |
| Rosamma ponga soru pongi | Rosamma cooks steaming rice... |
| Ayira meena vachi asathuva | ...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry! |
| Male | |
| Lale lale lale lalale lalalale | Lale lale lale lalale lalalale |
| Lale lale lala lalale lalalale | Lale lale lala lalale lalalale |
| Lale lale lale lalale lala lale | Lale lale lale lalale lala lale |
| Lale lale lala lalale lalalale | Lale lale lala lalale lalalale |
டிங்கிரி டிங்காலே மீனாட்சி டிங்கிரி டிங்காலே
உலகம் போன போக்க பாரு கண்ணம்மா பின்னாலே
டிங்கிரி டிங்காலே வா மச்சி டிங்கிரி டிங்காலே
உலகம் போற போக்க பாரு ரோசாப்பூ பின்னாலே
Dingiri dingaale, Meenakshi, dingiri dingaale!
Look at the way the world follows behind Kannamma!
Dingiri dingaale, come on friend, dingiri dingaale!
Look at the way the world follows behind the rose-like girl!
பக்கத்துக்கு வீட்டு ரோசாப்பூ பெண்ணே
கண்டால் கண்ணுள்ளே தீயூட்டும் பெண்ணே
பெல் பாட்டம் பேண்டும் என்ன
ஹை ஹீல்ஸ் ஷூ கால் மின்ன
குதிரை போல கூத்தாடும் பெண்ணே
Oh girl, the rose flower from the neighboring house!
Oh girl, who sets fire in the eyes of whoever sees you!
Look at those bell-bottom pants!
Look at those high-heeled shoes shining!
Oh girl who dances exuberantly like a horse!
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
பிரிட்டிஷ் காரன் நாட்டுக்கு நான் போனப்போ
ஒரு மிஸ்ஸியம்மாவ சைட் அடிச்சேன்
பேச்சிலரா நல்ல பையன வந்துட்டு
இந்த ரோசாப்பூ பொண்ண தான் காதலிச்சேன்
When I went to the land of the Britishers,
I checked out a foreign lady.
Having returned as a good bachelor boy,
I fell in love with this rose-like girl.
ப்ரெடில் பட்டர் போட்டு மிஸ்ஸியம்மா
ப்ரேக்பாஸ்ட கடத்திடுவ
ப்ரெடில் பட்டர் போட்டு மிஸ்ஸியம்மா
ப்ரேக்பாஸ்ட கடத்திடுவ
Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady...
...would pass it off as breakfast!
Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady...
...would pass it off as breakfast!
ரோசம்மா பொங்க சோறு பொங்கி
அயிர மீன வெச்சி அசத்துவ
ரோசம்மா பொங்க சோறு பொங்கி
அயிர மீன வெச்சி அசத்துவ
But Rosamma cooks steaming rice...
...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry!
Rosamma cooks steaming rice...
...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry!
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
லாலே லாலே லாலே லாலாலே லாலாலாலே
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Lale lale lale lalale lala lale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Dingiri dingaale meenatchi dingiri dingaale
Dingiri dingaale, Meenakshi, dingiri dingaale!
Ulagam pona pokka paaru kannamma pinnalae
Look at the way the world follows behind Kannamma!
Dingiri dingaale vaa machi dingiri dingaale
Dingiri dingaale, come on friend, dingiri dingaale!
Ulagam pora pokka paaru rosappoo pinnalae
Look at the way the world follows behind the rose-like girl!
Pakkathu veettu rosappoo pennae
Oh girl, the rose flower from the neighboring house!
Kandaal kannullae theeyuttum pennae
Oh girl, who sets fire in the eyes of whoever sees you!
Bell bottom pant-um enna
Look at those bell-bottom pants!
High heels shoe-kal minna
Look at those high-heeled shoes shining!
Kuthirai pola koothadum pennae
Oh girl who dances exuberantly like a horse!
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
British-kaaran naatukku naan ponappo
When I went to the land of the Britishers,
Oru missiyammava sight adichen
I checked out a foreign lady.
Bachelor-ah nalla paiyana vanthuttu
Having returned as a good bachelor boy,
Indha rosappoo ponna thaan kaadhalichen
I fell in love with this rose-like girl.
Bread-il butter pottu missiyamma
Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady...
Breakfast-ah kadathiduva
...would pass it off as breakfast!
Bread-il butter pottu missiyamma
Spreading butter on bread, the foreign lady...
Breakfast-ah kadathiduva
...would pass it off as breakfast!
Rosamma ponga soru pongi
But Rosamma cooks steaming rice...
Ayira meena vachi asathuva
...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry!
Rosamma ponga soru pongi
Rosamma cooks steaming rice...
Ayira meena vachi asathuva
...and dazzles with spiny eel fish curry!
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lale lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Lale lale lale lalale lala lale
Lale lale lale lalale lala lale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Lale lale lala lalale lalalale
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Dingiri Dingaale' from the movie Kurup (2021) is a upbeat, playful retro track that depicts a man celebrating his love for a local girl over Western lifestyle allure. He fondly reminisces about traveling abroad to the UK, where foreign women ('missiyamma') served basic bread and butter for breakfast. In contrast, he praises his local sweetheart, Rosamma, who wears stylish retro attire (bell-bottoms and high heels) and cooks delicious traditional meals like piping hot rice with 'Ayira' fish curry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pakkathu veettu rosappoo pennae”
Describing the girl directly as a rose flower ('rosappoo pennae') to emphasize her grace and beauty.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Kandaal kannullae theeyuttum pennae”
Exaggerating her impact by claiming that her mere presence sets fire to the onlooker's eyes.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kuthirai pola koothadum pennae”
Comparing the energetic dance of the girl to a prancing horse using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is adapted from an iconic retro-style Kerala folk composition into Tamil for the dubbed release of Dulquer Salmaan's 'Kurup' (2021). The lyrics deliberately use 1970s and 80s fashion references like bell-bottom pants and high heels to blend with the era in which the film's story takes place.
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