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Kadhal Ettana

From Paani Poori · 2023

Lyricist
Balaji Venugopal
Singer
Navneeth Sundar
Music director
Navneeth Sundar
Movie name
Paani Poori
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
15 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum} (3)
Kadhal ettana
Modhal paththana
Pasanga paadu thundhanaa
Male :Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum
Scientist ponnadhan
Love pannunaaa
Vaazhka testing aachunaa
Male :Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum
Thenaa maana
Thedikittu ponaa
Tata bye bye kaatuna
Male :Dum thaaka dum dum
Ennanudhan ketu
Kitta pona
One week locku pannunaa
Male :Dum thaaka dum duma
Oru robo pudhusa
Ulla vandhuchchaa
Appa vandhu friendu vandhu
Annan vandhu anni vandhu
Community uncles vandhu
Senja paani poori
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum
Saar feel maarudhu saar
Its ok bro
Keep calm and have
A paani poori
Dum thaaka dum
Aaa Kaatunga
Dum thaaka dum
Dum thaaka dum dum
{Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum} (3)
Love is worth eight annas,
Fights are worth ten annas,
And the plight of guys is total chaos!
Male: Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum
If you fall in love
With a scientist girl,
Life turns into a testing phase!
Male: Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum
Thinking she was sweet as honey,
When I went searching for her,
She just waved ta-ta and bye-bye!
Male: Dum thaakka dum dum
When I went close
To ask what was wrong,
She locked me away for a whole week!
Male: Dum thaakka dum dumaa
A brand new robot
Stepped right inside,
Dad came, friends came,
Brother came, sister-in-law came,
The community uncles came,
And they made a whole paani poori!
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum
Sir, the whole mood is changing, sir!
It is okay, bro!
Keep calm and have
A paani poori!
Dum thaakka dum
Open your mouth and say 'aaah'!
Dum thaakka dum
Dum thaakka dum dum
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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