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Lyrics & meaning

Dummalangi

From The Road · 2023

Lyricist
Sam C. S
Singer
Chinmayi Sripada
Music director
Sam C. S
Details
The Road2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Kaathaadi..Like a kite...
Kaathaadi pola usalaadiSwaying back and forth like a kite
Parakirene unnaalaI am flying because of you
Female
Kannmoodi..Closing my eyes...
Ennathedi neeyum vandhutaaleSince you came searching for me
En jenmam theerum unnaalaMy life's purpose is fulfilled because of you
Female
Kannaadi nenjaThis glass heart of mine
Kallavachi eriyaadha..Do not break it with stones..
Allaadi vaazhaStruggling to live
Un anbayae yengi..Longing only for your love..
Thikkaedhum illaHaving no direction left
Pithupidikira vaazhka..Life is driving me crazy..
Thikkaaga nee vaaCome as my guiding direction
Un anba nee thaa.. .Give me your love..
Mittaai nee..You are candy..
Mittaai nee..You are candy..
Un pinnaale erumbaagaLike an ant behind you
Varuven eppodhumI will always follow
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
En kaadhal sollaTo express my love
Thedi paarkaEven if I search for
Vaartha yedhumAny words
Illa illaThere are none, none
Female
Anuvaa anuvaaAtom by atom
Enna sedhachiYou sculpted me
Uyira parichaPlucked my soul away
Mella mellaSoftly and gently
Female
Seekiram un ullaQuickly into your heart
Karanam pakkamaWithout looking for a reason
Vanthiru nee mellaCome softly to me
En valvilaIn my life
Female
Eppadi nan munnaHow can I move forward?
Paithiyama illaMad or not
Vazhikaiyil ini neethanIn my life from now on, you are
Ennnoda ellaMy everything
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Yen yendaWhy, oh why...
En kannula patta..Did you catch my eye?
Yen endhanWhy did you...
Uyir vara vandhu thotta..Come and touch deep into my soul?
Female
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Come to me babyCome to me baby
Dummalangi dum dum dumDummalangi dum dum dum
Love pannu babyLove me baby

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Dummalangi from 'The Road' (2023) is a breezy, upbeat pop-fusion romantic track composed and written by Sam C.S. and sung by Chinmayi Sripada. The song depicts a protagonist overwhelmed by love, affectionately questioning how her partner captured her attention and touched the deepest core of her soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Kaathaadi pola usalaadi

Compares the protagonist's feelings to a kite swaying freely ('Kaathaadi pola usalaadi') and herself following her lover like an ant attracted to sweet candy ('Un pinnaale erumbaaga').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Kannaadi nenja

Compares a delicate, fragile heart to glass ('Kannaadi nenja') and the lover to sweet candy ('Mittaai nee').

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for effect)

Anuvaa anuvaa

Repetition of words like 'Anuvaa anuvaa' and 'Mella mella' to emphasize intensity and rhythm.

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Trivia

The track features playful vocal hooks ('Dummalangi') mixed with modern electronic arrangements. Sung by Chinmayi Sripada for the Trisha Krishnan-starrer thriller 'The Road', Sam C.S. handled both composition and lyrics for this song.

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