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Lyrics & meaning

Don’t Worry Pullingo

From Irumbu Manithan · 2020

Lyricist
Niranjan Bharathi
Singer
STR (Silambarasan
Music director
K. S. Manoj
Details
Irumbu Manithan2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Don’t worry pullingoDon't worry young folks
Dhillaavae nillungoStand tall with guts
Challenge-eh illaattiIf there is no challenge
Life bore-ungoLife is boring
Male
Dhuttellaam ponaalumEven if all your money is gone
Dhoosaaga aanaalumEven if it turns to dust
Nambikkai vidaamaWithout losing hope
Vaazhnthu paarungoTry living life
Male
Nanba vali thaanFriend, pain itself
Valuvaaga unna maathomWill transform you into someone strong
Vaanam melaHigh up into the sky
Indha vaazhkkai unnai yaethumThis life will elevate you
Male
Kuththum mullaiThe pricking thorn
Oru greedam pola sooduWear it like a crown
Kaeli pechaWords of mockery
Kekkaama thookki poduIgnore them and throw them away
Male
Unnai nee nambuBelieve in yourself
Adhu tharumae thembuThat will give you courage
Idhu mattumae podhumThis alone is enough
Nee endrum gethu kaattiduShow your style and pride forever
Male
Engaeyum thaengaamaWithout stagnating anywhere
Aaru pola oduRun like a river
Oru naalil oru naalilOne day, on one fine day
Ulagam unnadhuThe world will be yours
Male
Vidaama poradiFight relentlessly
Unnai vendru kaattuConquer yourself and show it
Adhu thaanaeThat indeed is
Nilaiyaana vetri enbathuWhat permanent success is
Male
Ennam unnodaYour thoughts are
Yeni ennaalumYour ladder every day
Endrum nallavae ennikoAlways think good thoughts
Nalla ennangalLet good thoughts
Nenjil vaazhattumLive in your heart
Unna adhu mela yaethikkoLet that lift you higher
Male
Ilakku ilakku ilakku vachaaOnce you set a goal, a goal, a goal
Bayatha vilakki vilakki vilakki poduPush fear away, away, away
Irangi irangi irangi kalakkuStep down, step down, step down and rock it
Therikka therikka therikkaSo that it shatters and sparkles
Naalum nee munnaeruMove forward every day
Male
Hoi……(12)Hoi... (cheering sound)
Male
Edhil nee thothaalumNo matter what you lose in
Thovandu poi vidaathaeDo not get dispirited
Avamaanam vegumaanamInsults into rewards
Aaga maarumaeWill surely transform
Enna thaan thunbangalWhatever troubles
Mutti modhinaalumDash and bump against you
Thayangaamal ethir neechalWithout hesitating, swim against the tide
Poda venndumaeYou must keep swimming
Male
Indrae un vaazhvinConsider today as
Kadaisi naal endruThe last day of your life
Enni ennaalum vaazhnthiduThink so and live every single day
Sorvae illaamalWithout fatigue
Vervai nee sindhuShed your sweat
Vaazhvil vaagaigal soodiduWear the garland of victory in life
Male
Murukku murukkuTwirl, twirl
Meesai murukkae…Twirl your mustache...
Norukku norukkuSmash, smash
Adichu norukkuBeat and smash it
Neruppu neruppuFire, fire
Manasil yerinjaWhen burning in your heart
Kelappu dhoolu kelappuRaise a storm, rock it
Vetri thaan unnoduVictory is yours
Male
Don’t worry pullingoDon't worry young folks
Dhillaavae nillungoStand tall with guts
Challenge-eh illattiIf there is no challenge
Life bore-ungoLife is boring
Male
Dhuttellaam ponaalumEven if all your money is gone
Dhoosaaga aanaalumEven if it turns to dust
Nambikkai vidaamaWithout losing hope
Vaazhnthu paarungoTry living life
Male
Nanba vali thaanFriend, pain itself
Valuvaaga unna maathomWill transform you into someone strong
Vaanam melaHigh up into the sky
Indha vaazhkkai unnai yaethumThis life will elevate you
Male
Kuththum mullaiThe pricking thorn
Oru greedam pola sooduWear it like a crown
Kaeli pechaWords of mockery
Kekkaama thookki poduIgnore them and throw them away
Male
Unnai nee nambuBelieve in yourself
Adhu tharumae thembuThat will give you courage
Idhu mattumae podhumThis alone is enough
Nee endrum gethu kaattiduAlways show your style and pride

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Don't Worry Pullingo' from the film Irumbu Manithan (2020) is an energetic motivational track aimed at encouraging youth to persevere through life's trials. Set in a relatable tone using modern Chennai street slang, the song advises listeners not to be discouraged by monetary loss, failure, or public mockery. Instead, it urges them to channel pain as fuel for strength, treat obstacles as crowns of honor, and swim boldly against the tide of adversity. The central message focuses on maintaining positive thoughts, setting clear goals, shedding hesitation, and relentlessly striving toward lasting victory.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Madras Baashai / Contemporary Slang

Don’t worry pullingo / Dhillaavae nillungo

Employs local Chennai street slang ('pullingo', 'dhillaavae', 'gethu') combined with English to resonate directly with contemporary urban youth.

Metaphor

Kuththum mullai / Oru greedam pola soodu

Compares pricking thorns (representing pain and hardship) to a regal crown, urging one to wear struggles proudly.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Ennam unnoda / Yeni ennaalum

Features classical Tamil poetic harmony where the second letter 'n' matches across adjacent lines ('Ennam' and 'Yeni').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Ilakku ilakku ilakku vachaa / Bayatha vilakki vilakki vilakki podu

Repeats key action words like 'ilakku' (goal) and 'vilakki' (cast aside) rhythmically to heighten intensity and drive action.

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Trivia

Lyricist Niranjan Bharathi is the great-great-grandson of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi, one of Tamil literature's greatest freedom fighter poets. The song incorporates 'Pullingo', a youth culture subculture slang term that gained widespread viral popularity in Tamil Nadu around 2019-2020.

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