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Lyrics & meaning

Kadhal Ettana

From Paani Poori · 2023

Lyricist: Balaji Venugopal
Singer: Navneeth Sundar
Music director: Navneeth Sundar
Details: Paani Poori2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
{Dum thaaka dum	Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum	Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum} (3)	Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum dum (repeated 3 times)
Male
Kadhal ettana	Is love worth fifty paise?
Modhal paththana	Is a clash worth sixty paise?
Pasanga paadu thundhanaa	Is the condition of guys just miserable?
Male :Dum thaaka dum	Male: Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum	Dum thaaka dum dum
Male
Scientist ponnadhan	Just because she is a scientist girl
Love pannunaaa	When he fell in love with her
Vaazhka testing aachunaa	Life became a scientific test
Male :Dum thaaka dum	Male: Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum	Dum thaaka dum dum
Male
Thenaa maana	Aimlessly without any cause
Thedikittu ponaa	When he went looking for her
Tata bye bye kaatuna	She waved him a tata bye-bye
Male :Dum thaaka dum dum	Male: Dum thaaka dum dum
Male
Ennanudhan ketu	To ask what the issue was
Kitta pona	When he went close to her
One week locku pannunaa	She locked him up for one week
Male :Dum thaaka dum duma	Male: Dum thaaka dum duma
Male
Oru robo pudhusa	A brand new robot
Ulla vandhuchchaa	Entered inside
Appa vandhu friendu vandhu	Father came, friend came
Annan vandhu anni vandhu	Elder brother came, sister-in-law came
Community uncles vandhu	Neighbourhood uncles came
Senja paani poori	They turned it into a chaotic mix like Paani Poori
Male
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum	Dum thaaka dum dum
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum	Dum thaaka dum dum
Male
Saar feel maarudhu saar	Sir, the feeling is changing, sir
Male
Its ok bro	It is okay bro
Keep calm and have	Keep calm and have
A paani poori	A paani poori
Male
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Male
Aaa Kaatunga	Ah, show it/play it
Male
Dum thaaka dum	Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum	Dum thaaka dum dum

Tamil lyrics

English translation

{டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும் } (3)

Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum

Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum

Rhythm beat: Dum thaaka dum dum (repeated 3 times)

காதல் எட்டணா

மோதல் பத்தனா

பசங்க பாடு தும்தானா

Is love worth fifty paise?

Is a clash worth sixty paise?

Is the condition of guys just miserable?

Male: Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum dum

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

Just because she is a scientist girl

When he fell in love with her

Life became a scientific test

Male: Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum dum

சைன்டிஸ்ட் பொன்னுதான்

லவ் பண்ணுனா

வாழ்க டெஸ்டிங் ஆச்சுனா

Aimlessly without any cause

When he went looking for her

She waved him a tata bye-bye

Male: Dum thaaka dum dum

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

To ask what the issue was

When he went close to her

She locked him up for one week

Male: Dum thaaka dum duma

தேனா மானா

தேடிகிட்டு போனா

டாடா பை பை காட்டுனா

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

A brand new robot

Entered inside

Father came, friend came

Elder brother came, sister-in-law came

Neighbourhood uncles came

They turned it into a chaotic mix like Paani Poori

என்னனுதான் கேட்டு

கிட்ட போனா

ஒன் வீக் லாக்கு பண்ணுனா

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum dum

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum dum

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

Sir, the feeling is changing, sir

ஒரு ரோபோ புதுசா

உள்ள வந்துச்சா

It is okay bro

Keep calm and have

A paani poori

அப்பா வந்து ஃப்ரெண்டு வந்து

அண்ணன் வந்து அண்ணி வந்து

கம்யூனிட்டி அங்கிள் வந்து

செஞ்ச பானி பூரி

Dum thaaka dum

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

Ah, show it/play it

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

Dum thaaka dum

Dum thaaka dum dum

சார் ஃபீல் மாறுது சார்

இட்ஸ் ஓகே ப்ரோ

கீப் காம் அண்டு ஹேவ்

ஏ பானி பூரி

டும் தாக்க டும்

ஆஆ காட்டுங்க

டும் தாக்க டும்

டும் தாக்க டும் டும்

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Paani Poori' is a humorous and quirky track from the 2023 web series of the same name. Composed and sung by Navneeth Sundar with lyrics by Balaji Venugopal, it lightheartedly depicts the chaotic romantic life of a young man involved with a scientist girl. His attempts at love lead to unexpected technological and personal troubles, including getting locked up for a week and dealing with an intrusive robot along with an overwhelming crowd of family members and neighbors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Sol-Murano)

“Dum thaaka dum”

Use of rhythmic percussion vocables like 'Dum thaaka dum' to mimic drum beats.

Rhyme (Eybham / Ethukai)

“Kadhal ettana / Modhal paththana”

End-rhyming words 'ettana' and 'paththana' creating a playful rhythmic structure.

Anaphora / Repetition (Pinvarunilai)

“Appa vandhu friendu vandhu / Annan vandhu anni vandhu”

Repetition of the word 'vandhu' across consecutive lines to emphasize the continuous arrival of relatives and friends.

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Trivia

The track serves as the title song for the Tamil comedy series 'Paani Poori', known for mixing quirky modern pop music with funny contemporary urban Tamil lyrics.

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