Dum Irundha
From Madhu · 2006
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Madhu2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ester nee rathiyin model structure | Ester, you are the model structure of Rathi, the goddess of beauty. |
| Nee jenifer lopez sister | You are like Jennifer Lopez's sister. |
| Pudhu ilamai inimai mixture | A fresh mixture of youthfulness and sweetness. |
| Un sirippsi serthu vai afterukku | Save your smile for later. |
| Un styleai vechuko nee posterukku | Keep your style reserved for a poster. |
| Un nadaiyin oyilil pathudhadi fire | A fire caught on from the grace of your walk. |
| Nee virikkum valaiyil sikka maattom never | We will never get caught in the net you spread. |
| Chorus | |
| Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have guts, come forward! |
| Illaatti pinnaala po | Otherwise, step back! |
| Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have courage, come forward! |
| Illaatti pinnaala po yeyyae | Otherwise, step back, yeah! |
| Modern paechaalae mind ai mayakkaadhae | Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk. |
| Cottons ennaalum vaasam kodukkaadhae | Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume. |
| Yaeri irangi nee poga naanga city bus illa | We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please. |
| Baeram paesi nee vaanga | For you to bargain and purchase, |
| Pasanga idhayam shopping complex illa | A guy's heart is not a shopping complex. |
| Chorus | |
| Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have guts, come forward! |
| Illaatti pinnaala po | Otherwise, step back! |
| Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa haa haa | If you have courage, come forward, ha ha! |
| Male | |
| Porandha podhu iva sirichaa | When she smiled right at her birth, |
| Male | |
| Andha doctor pozhaikkala | That doctor could not survive! |
| Male | |
| Valarnthu beachukku ponaa | When she grew up and visited the beach, |
| Male | |
| Andha kannagiya kaanala | Even the famous Kannagi statue was nowhere to be seen! |
| Male | |
| SSLC iva padikkum podhu thaan | Back when she was studying for SSLC, |
| Yekkachakka students failu daa | Countless students failed their exams! |
| Theruvula iva nadakkum podhu thaan | When she walked down the street, |
| Uruvaachu traffic jam daa | A huge traffic jam was created! |
| Male | |
| Haei | Hey! |
| Male | |
| Ellora beauty | Ellora beauty, |
| Male | |
| Haei haei | Hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Altaapu party | High class party, |
| Male | |
| Haei haei | Hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Elaarum queuevil nikkalaam | Everyone else might stand in a queue for you, |
| Enga kitta nadakkuma | But will that ever work with us? |
| Male | |
| Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have guts, come forward! |
| Illaatti pinnaala po | Otherwise, step back! |
| Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa hae hae | If you have courage, come forward, hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Thinnuputtu kaathula veesa | Are we a popcorn packet to be eaten and thrown into the wind? |
| Male | |
| Naanga popcorn pottalamaa | Are we a popcorn packet to toss away? |
| Male | |
| Nee thinnaiyila thangittu poga | For you to stay on the porch and walk away, |
| Male | |
| Enga manasenna satthirama | Is our heart a public inn? |
| Chorus | |
| Aangal endru sonnaal ungal dictionaryil | If someone mentions 'men', in your dictionary, |
| Alaiyira jaadhi total ah | Are they totally just a wandering species? |
| Looku vittu neenga pona pinnaalae | After you throw a glance and walk away, |
| Looku vittu nikkum mental ah | Does a guy stand staring like a lunatic? |
| Male | |
| Haei haei | Hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Bhaaradhathin varumai | The poverty of India, |
| Male | |
| Haei haei | Hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Paaru iva udaiyil | Just look at it in her outfit! |
| Male | |
| Haei haei | Hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Ponnukkulla gunangal ellaam | All the traditional virtues within a woman, |
| Adakkam pannittaa | She has completely buried them! |
| Male | |
| Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have guts, come forward! |
| Male | |
| Illaatti pinnaala po | Otherwise, step back! |
| Male | |
| Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have courage, come forward! |
| Male | |
| Illaatti pinnaala po yae yae | Otherwise, step back, yeah yeah! |
| Chorus | |
| Modern paechaalae mind ai mayakkaadhae | Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk. |
| Cottons ennaalum vaasam kodukkaadhae | Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume. |
| Yaeri irangi nee poga naanga city bus illa | We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please. |
| Baeram paesi nee vaanga | For you to bargain and purchase, |
| Pasanga idhayam shopping complex illa | A guy's heart is not a shopping complex. |
| Male | |
| Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa | If you have guts, come forward! |
| Illaatti pinnaala po | Otherwise, step back! |
| Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa haa haa | If you have courage, come forward, ha ha! |
எஸ்டர் நீ ரதியின் மாடல் ஸ்ட்ரக்சர்
நீ ஜெனிஃபர் லோபெஸ் சிஸ்டர்
புது இளமை இனிமை மிக்ஸர்
உன் சிரிப்பை சேர்த்து வை ஆஃப்டருக்கு
உன் ஸ்டைலை வெச்சுக்கோ நீ போஸ்டருக்கு
உன் நடையின் ஒயிலில் பத்துதடி ஃபயர்
நீ விரிக்கும் வலையில் சிக்க மாட்டோம் நெவர்
Ester, you are the model structure of Rathi, the goddess of beauty.
You are like Jennifer Lopez's sister.
A fresh mixture of youthfulness and sweetness.
Save your smile for later.
Keep your style reserved for a poster.
A fire caught on from the grace of your walk.
We will never get caught in the net you spread.
தம் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ
தில் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ யெய்யே
மாடர்ன் பேச்சாலே மைன்டை மயக்காதே
காட்டன்ஸ் எந்நாளும் வாசம் கொடுக்காதே
ஏறி இறங்கி நீ போக நாங்க சிட்டி பஸ் இல்ல
பேரம் பேசி நீ வாங்க
பசங்க இதயம் ஷாப்பிங் காம்ப்ளக்ஸ் இல்ல
If you have guts, come forward!
Otherwise, step back!
If you have courage, come forward!
Otherwise, step back, yeah!
Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk.
Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume.
We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please.
For you to bargain and purchase,
A guy's heart is not a shopping complex.
தம் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ
தில் இருந்தா முன்னால வா ஹா ஹா
If you have guts, come forward!
Otherwise, step back!
If you have courage, come forward, ha ha!
பொறந்த போது இவ சிரிச்சா
When she smiled right at her birth,
அந்த டாக்டர் பொழைக்கல
That doctor could not survive!
வளர்ந்து பீச்சுக்கு போனா
When she grew up and visited the beach,
அங்க கண்ணகியக் காணல
Even the famous Kannagi statue was nowhere to be seen!
எஸ் எஸ் எல் சி இவ படிக்கும் போது தான்
எக்கச்சக்க ஸ்டூடன்ஸ் ஃபெயிலுடா
தெருவுல இவ நடக்கும் போதுதான்
உருவாச்சு ட்ராஃபிக்ஜாம்டா
Back when she was studying for SSLC,
Countless students failed their exams!
When she walked down the street,
A huge traffic jam was created!
ஹேய்
Hey!
எல்லோரா ப்யூட்டி
Ellora beauty,
ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hey hey!
அல்டாப்பு பார்ட்டி
High class party,
ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hey hey!
எல்லாரும் க்யூவில் நிக்கலாம்
எங்கக் கிட்ட நடக்குமா
Everyone else might stand in a queue for you,
But will that ever work with us?
தம் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ
தில் இருந்தா முன்னால வா ஹே ஹே
If you have guts, come forward!
Otherwise, step back!
If you have courage, come forward, hey hey!
தின்னுப்புட்டு காத்துல வீச
Are we a popcorn packet to be eaten and thrown into the wind?
நாங்க பாப்கான் பொட்டலமா
Are we a popcorn packet to toss away?
நீ திண்ணையில தங்கிட்டுப் போக
For you to stay on the porch and walk away,
எங்க மனசென்ன சத்திரமா
Is our heart a public inn?
ஆண்கள் என்று சொன்னால்
உங்கள் டிக்ஷ்ணரியில்
அலையிற ஜாதி டோட்டலா
லுக்கு விட்டு நீங்க போன பின்னாலே
லுக்கு விட்டு நிக்கும் மென்டலா
If someone mentions 'men', in your dictionary,
Are they totally just a wandering species?
After you throw a glance and walk away,
Does a guy stand staring like a lunatic?
ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hey hey!
பாரதத்தின் வறுமை
The poverty of India,
ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hey hey!
பாரு இவ உடையில்
Just look at it in her outfit!
ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hey hey!
பொண்ணுக்குள்ள குணங்கள் எல்லாம்
அடக்கம் பண்ணிட்டா
All the traditional virtues within a woman,
She has completely buried them!
தம் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
If you have guts, come forward!
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ
Otherwise, step back!
தில் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
If you have courage, come forward!
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ யெய்யே
Otherwise, step back, yeah yeah!
மாடர்ன் பேச்சாலே மைன்டை மயக்காதே
காட்டன்ஸ் எந்நாளும் வாசம் கொடுக்காதே
ஏறி இறங்கி நீ போக நாங்க சிட்டி பஸ் இல்ல
பேரம் பேசி நீ வாங்க
பசங்க இதயம் ஷாப்பிங் காம்ப்ளக்ஸ் இல்ல
Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk.
Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume.
We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please.
For you to bargain and purchase,
A guy's heart is not a shopping complex.
தம் இருந்தா முன்னால வா
இல்லாட்டி பின்னால போ
தில் இருந்தா முன்னால வா ஹா ஹா
If you have guts, come forward!
Otherwise, step back!
If you have courage, come forward, ha ha!
Ester nee rathiyin model structure
Ester, you are the model structure of Rathi, the goddess of beauty.
Nee jenifer lopez sister
You are like Jennifer Lopez's sister.
Pudhu ilamai inimai mixture
A fresh mixture of youthfulness and sweetness.
Un sirippsi serthu vai afterukku
Save your smile for later.
Un styleai vechuko nee posterukku
Keep your style reserved for a poster.
Un nadaiyin oyilil pathudhadi fire
A fire caught on from the grace of your walk.
Nee virikkum valaiyil sikka maattom never
We will never get caught in the net you spread.
Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have guts, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po
Otherwise, step back!
Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have courage, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po yeyyae
Otherwise, step back, yeah!
Modern paechaalae mind ai mayakkaadhae
Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk.
Cottons ennaalum vaasam kodukkaadhae
Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume.
Yaeri irangi nee poga naanga city bus illa
We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please.
Baeram paesi nee vaanga
For you to bargain and purchase,
Pasanga idhayam shopping complex illa
A guy's heart is not a shopping complex.
Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have guts, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po
Otherwise, step back!
Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa haa haa
If you have courage, come forward, ha ha!
Porandha podhu iva sirichaa
When she smiled right at her birth,
Andha doctor pozhaikkala
That doctor could not survive!
Valarnthu beachukku ponaa
When she grew up and visited the beach,
Andha kannagiya kaanala
Even the famous Kannagi statue was nowhere to be seen!
SSLC iva padikkum podhu thaan
Back when she was studying for SSLC,
Yekkachakka students failu daa
Countless students failed their exams!
Theruvula iva nadakkum podhu thaan
When she walked down the street,
Uruvaachu traffic jam daa
A huge traffic jam was created!
Haei
Hey!
Ellora beauty
Ellora beauty,
Haei haei
Hey hey!
Altaapu party
High class party,
Haei haei
Hey hey!
Elaarum queuevil nikkalaam
Everyone else might stand in a queue for you,
Enga kitta nadakkuma
But will that ever work with us?
Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have guts, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po
Otherwise, step back!
Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa hae hae
If you have courage, come forward, hey hey!
Thinnuputtu kaathula veesa
Are we a popcorn packet to be eaten and thrown into the wind?
Naanga popcorn pottalamaa
Are we a popcorn packet to toss away?
Nee thinnaiyila thangittu poga
For you to stay on the porch and walk away,
Enga manasenna satthirama
Is our heart a public inn?
Aangal endru sonnaal ungal dictionaryil
If someone mentions 'men', in your dictionary,
Alaiyira jaadhi total ah
Are they totally just a wandering species?
Looku vittu neenga pona pinnaalae
After you throw a glance and walk away,
Looku vittu nikkum mental ah
Does a guy stand staring like a lunatic?
Haei haei
Hey hey!
Bhaaradhathin varumai
The poverty of India,
Haei haei
Hey hey!
Paaru iva udaiyil
Just look at it in her outfit!
Haei haei
Hey hey!
Ponnukkulla gunangal ellaam
All the traditional virtues within a woman,
Adakkam pannittaa
She has completely buried them!
Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have guts, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po
Otherwise, step back!
Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have courage, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po yae yae
Otherwise, step back, yeah yeah!
Modern paechaalae mind ai mayakkaadhae
Do not mesmerize our minds with your modern talk.
Cottons ennaalum vaasam kodukkaadhae
Cotton clothes can never radiate perfume.
Yaeri irangi nee poga naanga city bus illa
We are not a city bus for you to board and get off as you please.
Baeram paesi nee vaanga
For you to bargain and purchase,
Pasanga idhayam shopping complex illa
A guy's heart is not a shopping complex.
Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa
If you have guts, come forward!
Illaatti pinnaala po
Otherwise, step back!
Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa haa haa
If you have courage, come forward, ha ha!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic dance track expresses a playful yet firm warning from young men to a modern, stylish woman who tries to entice them with her glamour and charms. The lyrics banteringly mock her high fashion, comparisons to western icons like Jennifer Lopez, and her captivating effect on the world around her, such as causing traffic jams or failing students.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Porandha podhu iva sirichaa, Andha doctor pozhaikkala”
Extravagant claims like doctors dying when she smiled at birth or traffic jams forming when she walks on the street emphasize her overwhelming impact.
Metaphor
“Pasanga idhayam shopping complex illa”
Comparing a man's heart to a 'shopping complex' or a 'city bus' to convey that it is not something easily ridden, used, or bargained over.
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme in Tamil Prosody)
“Dhum irundhaa munnaala vaa / Dhil irundhaa munnaala vaa”
Rhyming patterns like 'Dhum' and 'Dhil' at the beginning of alternating lines enhance the rhythmic punch.
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Trivia
Madhu (2006) is a romantic drama starring Priyanshu Chatterjee and Priya Mani in lead roles, with music composed by Deva. The song blends Tamil street-slang like 'Dhum' and 'Dhil' with pop-culture references to Jennifer Lopez and Ellora.
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