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Lyrics & meaning

Dole Dole Than

From Pokkiri · 2007

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Ranjith, Suchitra
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Pokkiri
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dolu dolu thaan adikiran
Iru thozhum thozhum thaan urasuran
Mezhum keezhumaai ilukiraan
Mupaalum kalandhu ennai kalakuran
Puli maanai vettai thaan aadidumae kaatil
Maan puliyai vettai thaan aadum idam kattil
Munnum pinnum thaan muzhumaiya
Naan sorga naragathin kalavaiya
Pen idaiyum iraivanum ondrudhaan
Rendum irundhum therivadhae illaiiiiiiiiiii
Aila aila adi aariya mala
Agandra vizhigal enna kooriya velaa
Oila oila nee silmisha thelaa
Siriki siripu enna manthira kolaa
Kolaa kolaa kolaa kolaa kolaa kolaa
…………………………………………..
Suda suda mazhaiyai kulu kulu veyilai
Mudhal murai uzhagathil kandenae
Vellai nira iravai karu nira pagalai
Mudhal murai paarthenae
Idigalai urasi puyalgalai alasi
Nadanthavan naanthaanae
Ithu enna maayam malar ondrai parika
Mudhal murai bayanthenae
Nee nalana namanaMale :Yaa aa
Naan yarala valalaMale :Yaa aa
Nee udainthu urugaMale :Yaa aa
Naan unarnthu paruga ……………….
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……………………Male :……………….
Valapakkam suzhalum boomipandhu thirumbi
Idapakkam suzhaluthu unnalae
Kaipidi alavu irukindra idhayam
Virinthadhu kudai polae
Irupadhu varusam paravaiyai polae
Sutri sutri thirinthenae
Irandoru nodiyil unakulle vizhunthu
Muluvathum tholainthenae
Nee ennakul nulaiyaMale :Yaa aa
Naan unakul valaiyaMale :Yaa aa
Naam namakul karaiyaMale :Yaa aa
Nam ulagam uraiya ………………………
Puli maanai vettai thaan aadidumae kaatil
Maan puliyai vettai thaan aadum idam kattil
Munnum pinnum thaan muzhumaiya
Naan sorga naragathin kalavaiya
Pen idaiyum iraivanum ondrudhaan
Rendum irundhum therivadhae illaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Aila aila adi aariya mala
Agandra vizhigal enna kooriya velaa
Oila oila nee silmisha thelaa
Siriki siripu enna manthira kolaa
Kolaa kolaa kolaa kolaa kolaa
……………………………………………….
He beats like a booming drum
He rubs both his shoulders against mine
He pulls me up and down
Blending all three aspects of love, he stirs my heart
In the forest, the tiger hunts the deer
But on the bed, the deer hunts the tiger
Through and through, completely
Am I a mixture of heaven and hell?
A woman's slender waist and God are just the same
Though both exist, neither can be seen
Aila aila, hey cool mountain blossom!
Are your wide eyes sharp spears?
Oila oila, are you a mischievous scorpion?
Is that naughty girl's laugh a magic wand?
Wand, wand, wand, wand, wand, wand!
[Vocalizations]
Hot, warm rain and cool, refreshing sunshine
I saw in this world for the very first time
A white-colored night and a dark-colored day
For the first time, I witnessed them
Brushing past thunder and wading through storms
Was it not I who walked so boldly?
What kind of magic is this, that to pluck a single flower
I felt fear for the very first time?
Are you good fortune or the god of death? Male: Yeah ah!
Am I smooth and flowing like gentle music? Male: Yeah ah!
As you break down and melt, Male: Yeah ah!
As I feel it deep within and sip it slowly...
[Vocalizations]
[Vocalizations]
[Vocalizations] Male: [Vocalizations]
The spinning globe that used to turn to the right
Now rotates to the left because of you
A heart that is merely the size of a fist
Has unfurled wide like an umbrella
For twenty years, like a free bird
I roamed around everywhere
But falling into you in just a second or two
I lost myself entirely!
As you enter deep within me, Male: Yeah ah!
As I bend and yield to you, Male: Yeah ah!
As we dissolve into one another, Male: Yeah ah!
As our entire world freezes in place...
In the forest, the tiger hunts the deer
But on the bed, the deer hunts the tiger
Through and through, completely
Am I a mixture of heaven and hell?
A woman's slender waist and God are just the same
Though both exist, neither can be seen
Aila aila, hey cool mountain blossom!
Are your wide eyes sharp spears?
Oila oila, are you a mischievous scorpion?
Is that naughty girl's laugh a magic wand?
Wand, wand, wand, wand, wand!
[Vocalizations]
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
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Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic duettish song depicts intense passion, romance, and the transformative power of love between the lead protagonists. The female verse describes the overwhelming physical and emotional rush caused by her lover, using vivid imagery of role reversal, cosmic phenomena, and hyperbole. The male verse reflects on how love has softened a tough, fearless man, making him experience surreal sensations like hot rain, cool sunshine, and a reversing world spinning for his beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

Suda suda mazhaiyai kulu kulu veyilai

Contradictory paired concepts like 'suda suda mazhai' (hot rain), 'kulu kulu veyil' (cool sunshine), and 'sorga naragathin kalavai' (mixture of heaven and hell) convey the confusing yet intoxicating feeling of love.

Role Reversal Metaphor

Maan puliyai vettai thaan aadum idam kattil

In nature, the tiger hunts the deer, but in love, the deer (woman) becomes the hunter dominating the tiger (man).

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Pen idaiyum iraivanum ondrudhaan

Comparing a woman's slender waist to God, noting that both are believed to exist despite being invisible.

Simile (Upamai)

Virinthadhu kudai polae

Comparing the fist-sized heart expanding under love to an opening umbrella.

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Trivia

This song from 'Pokkiri' (2007) was composed by Mani Sharma, who adapted his own hit Telugu track 'Dole Dole' from the movie 'Pokiri' (2006). Sung in Tamil by Suchitra and Rahul Nambiar, the iconic track features energetic dance choreography featuring Vijay and Asin.

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