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Lyrics & meaning

Dub Theri Step

From Theri · 2016

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singer
Arunraja Kamaraj
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Theri
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
21 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thottaa therikka therikka
Vettaa vedikka vedikka
Paatta padikka padikka
Vaaran puzhudhi parakka
Speeda parakka parakka
Por thaan nadakka nadakka
Evanda ethukka ethukka
Ethirthaa ivan thaan
Theriiii
Ha ha ha
Vaa vaa vaa ippa vaa
Theriii
Vaa vaa vaa vaa
Na na nana naa na
Na na nana na naa
Na na nana na naa naa naa naa
Na na nana naa na
Na na nana na naa
Na na nana na naa
Naa naa naa hey hey
Thottaa therikka therikka
Vettaa vedikka vedikka
Paatta padikka padikka
Vaaran puzhudhi parakka
Speeda parakka parakka
Por thaan nadakka nadakka
Evanda ethukka ethukka
Ethirthaa ivan thaan
Theriiii
Touch him, and sparks fly,
Strike him, and it explodes,
As songs are sung in his praise,
Here he comes, raising a storm of dust!
Flying ahead at blazing speed,
As an all-out war rages on,
Who dares to stand against him?
If you dare oppose him, he is...
Theri!
Ha ha ha!
Come on, come on, come on now!
Theri!
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Na na nanana na na
Na na nanana na na
Na na nanana na na na na na
Na na nanana na na
Na na nanana na na
Na na nanana na na
Na na na, hey hey!
Touch him, and sparks fly,
Strike him, and it explodes,
As songs are sung in his praise,
Here he comes, raising a storm of dust!
Flying ahead at blazing speed,
As an all-out war rages on,
Who dares to stand against him?
If you dare oppose him, he is...
Theri!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This high-energy title track snippet from 'Theri' celebrates the invincible power, speed, and formidable heroics of the protagonist. The lyrics depict a fierce persona who causes explosions and flying dust wherever he steps, daring anyone to oppose him. The overall tone is celebratory, rhythmic, and intended to pump up the audience with mass appeal.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epizeuxis (Repetition)

Thottaa therikka therikka

Repetition of words like 'therikka therikka' and 'vedikka vedikka' at the end of lines emphasizes continuous intensity and rhythm.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thottaa therikka therikka / Vettaa vedikka vedikka / Paatta padikka padikka

Matching second consonants across lines ('Thottaa', 'Vettaa', 'Paatta') creates a traditional Tamil poetic rhythmic harmony.

Rhetorical Question

Evanda ethukka ethukka

'Evanda ethukka ethukka' acts as a bold rhetorical challenge asking who dares to stand against the protagonist.

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