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Lyrics & meaning

Dingu Dongu

From Sarvam Thaala Mayam · 2018

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singers
Bamba Bakya, Anthony Daasan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Sarvam Thaala Mayam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
4 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Eppo varumoo
Enga kaalam
Eppo varum…aaammmm
Eppo varumoo
Enga kaalam
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Eppo varumoo
Enga neram
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Thappu kottum bodhum
Uyir naadham varum
Antha melaththil
Ellamae aadividum
{Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu ding
Dingu dongu ding dongu ding} (2)
Eppo varumoo
Enga kaalam
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Eppo varumoo
Enga neram
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Vidhaikkira kai ellaam
Sethulathaan mukkanumae
Soothula kai vaikka
Varisaiyilae nikkanumae
Kedaikkura tholulathaan
Adikkira vaadhiyatha
Padaikkira kaigalukku
Isaikkira gnyaanam undu
Enga vaazhvodum
Isaiyodum naadham undu… uuu..
Namba paattu saththam
Vaettu polae
Oorae sernthu kettaachu
{Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu ding
Dingu dongu ding dongu ding} (2)
Eppo varumoo
Enga kaalam
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Eppo varumoo
Enga kaalam
Eppo varum…
Eppo kuraiyum
Enga baaram
Karaiyum bhaedham
Thappu kottum bodhum
Uyir naadham varum
Antha melaththil
Ellamae aadividum
{Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu
Dingu dongu ding dongu
Dingu dong dingu dongu ding
Dingu dongu ding dongu ding} (2)
When will it come?
Our time...
When will it come... ah-mm
When will it come?
Our time...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
When will it come?
Our moment...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
When the thappu (folk drum) is beaten,
the melody of life resounds,
and to the beat of that drum,
everything begins to dance!
{Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u ding
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u ding} (2)
When will it come?
Our time...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
When will it come?
Our moment...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
The hands that sow the seeds
must plunge into the mud,
yet to dabble in deceit,
people have to stand in line!
From whatever leather is found,
beating drums are crafted,
and the hands that make them
possess the wisdom to play them too!
In the way we live
and in our music, true rhythm lives... ooh...
The sound of our song,
like a cracker's blast,
the whole town gathered and heard!
{Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u ding
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u ding} (2)
When will it come?
Our time...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
When will it come?
Our time...
When will it come...
When will it lighten,
our heavy burden?
When will discrimination dissolve?
When the thappu (folk drum) is beaten,
the melody of life resounds,
and to the beat of that drum,
everything begins to dance!
{Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u
Dingu dong dingu dong-u ding
Dingu dong-u ding dong-u ding} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This powerful track from Sarvam Thaala Mayam explores themes of social oppression, longing for equality, and the intrinsic artistic value of marginalized communities. The speaker questions when their burden of social discrimination will end and when their day of dignity will arrive. It highlights that those who craft leather percussion instruments with raw labor possess innate musical wisdom, asserting that true soul and melody exist in their work and daily lives.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kurippu)

{Dingu dong dingu dongu

The rhythmic syllables 'Dingu dong dingu dongu' imitate the vibrant beat of traditional folk percussion instruments.

Simile (Uwamai)

Vaettu polae

The song compares the booming voice/song of the working class to the loud burst of a firecracker ('Vaettu polae') that demands the entire town's attention.

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

Thappu kottum bodhum

Matching second consonants across lines ('Thappu' / 'Uyir' / 'Antha') creating a rhythmic poetic cadence.

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