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Dukkudu

From Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu · 2020

Lyricist
Mirchi Vijay
Singer
Kaushik Krish
Music director
Kaushik Krish
Movie name
Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
15 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bejaaraa bayam kaatum oorukulla
Always happy ah
Yaarum illa
Theramai irundhum
Ingu change-u illa
Udhavinu keata
Seiya aalaey illa
Nikkama odum
Indha life-u la
Thotta udana
Darrr aana
Scene-eh illai
Thadai elam
Thandi vandha
Aalu yaaru
Vidhiya meeri ingu
Jeika pora
Group ah paaru
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkududuuu
Padikara padippuku yetha
Velai illa
Velai kedachaalum
Interest ila
Nalla kadhai
Sonnavanuku
Vaaipey illa
Horror stroy
Kaila irundha
Adavance ulla
Shooting ah dha ninnu
Patha podhum pola
Dora paathu
Kelambi poga
Manasey varla
Bug-u vandha
Restart pannum
IT paaru
Coding adichu adichu
Kaila regai
Kaano paaru
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkududuuu
Aeyy ground irundhum
Game-u
Aada mudiyala
P.T period
Kadan vaangum
Maths sir tholla
Tamil la
Peasuna
Fine podum
School-u kulla
Solli tharum
Vaathikey
English varala
Nikkama oodu
Indha life- u la
Thotta udana
Darrr aana
Scene-eh illai
Thadai elam
Thandi vandha
Aalu yaaru
Vidhiya meeri ingu
Jeika pora
Group ah paaru
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkudu dukkudu dukkududuuu
Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
Dukkududuuu
In this frustrating world that scares us,
always happy,
no one really is.
Even with talent,
there is no change here.
If you ask for help,
there is no one to do it.
Running without stopping,
in this life,
the moment you touch something,
there is no dramatic,
instant-hit scene!
All the hurdles,
crossing them,
who is that person?
Defying fate,
about to win here,
look at this crew!
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudooo
Matching what you studied,
there is no job.
Even if you get a job,
there is no interest.
A good story,
the guy who pitched it
gets no chance at all!
If a horror story
is in your hand,
the advance payment is ready!
Standing and watching the shoot,
feels like that is enough;
watching Dora,
to pack up and leave,
the heart just does not agree.
If a bug pops up,
they just restart it—
look at the IT folks!
Typing code endlessly,
the lines on their hands
have disappeared, look!
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudooo
Hey, even with a ground,
a game
we cannot play!
Borrowing the PT period,
that Maths teacher
is such a nuisance!
In Tamil
if you speak,
they fine you
inside the school!
Yet the teacher
who teaches us
does not even know English!
Running without stopping,
in this life,
the moment you touch something,
there is no dramatic,
instant-hit scene!
All the hurdles,
crossing them,
who is that person?
Defying fate,
about to win here,
look at this crew!
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudu dukkudu dukkudooo
Hey dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu
dukkudooo
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic, satirical song from 'Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu' captures the daily frustrations, ironies, and struggles experienced by contemporary youth. Lyricist Mirchi Vijay weaves together relatable scenarios including unemployment, corporate IT burnouts, strict school environments where Tamil speech is fined, and film industry tropes where horror movies get quick greenlights while good stories are ignored.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)

Thadai elam / Thandi vandha

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Padikara' and 'Velai' or 'Thadai' and 'Vidhiya'.

Onomatopoeia / Vocal Percussion

Aei dukkudu dukkudu dukkudu

Use of rhythmic folk beats and vocalized syllables ('Dukkudu dukkudu') to create energy and momentum.

Hyperbole

Coding adichu adichu / Kaila regai / Kaano paaru

Exaggerated humorous claim that continuous typing and coding in IT jobs erases a person's fingerprints.

Did you know?

Trivia

The film title and song name 'Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu' (You cannot run, you cannot hide) is a famous tag line popularized by actor Kamal Haasan during his hosting stint on Bigg Boss Tamil.

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