Na Dharmanda
From Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum · 2009
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan dharumendaa | I am Dharumen, man! |
| Petta mavaraasaa | The king of the local hood. |
| Kettaa thara maattaan | If you ask, he will not give. |
| Kotta thodamaattaan | He will not let anyone touch his domain. |
| Male | |
| Aadippaada salachavan illa | He is not one to tire of dancing and singing, |
| Ada adhukkum edamumilla | Ah, there is no place for fatigue there. |
| Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa | He is not one to tire of singing songs, |
| Ivan gaana kavinjan illa | Yet he is not a Gaana poet. |
| Male | |
| Ivan pudichaa udamattaan | If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go, |
| Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan | If you call him, he will not come on demand. |
| Indha boologam senjathavam | It is the penance done by this earthly realm, |
| Eduthen naan indha avathaaram | That made me take this incarnation. |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram | Hey, look at the entourage following behind me! |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Male | |
| Naan dharumendaa | I am Dharumen, man! |
| Petta mavaraasaa | The king of the local hood. |
| Kettaa thara maattaan | If you ask, he will not give. |
| Kotta thodamaattaan | He will not let anyone touch his domain. |
| Male | |
| Yei koottam kummaalam pottu | Hey, crowds gather and celebrate, |
| En kooda eppodhum paaraattum | They always cheer along with me. |
| Paattan illaadha aalu | A man without an ancestral backing, |
| Naan odura ottam thearottam | The pace I run is like a grand chariot procession. |
| Ishtam pola vaazhndhu mudippom | We will live life completely as we please, |
| Kashtam vandhaakkaa kallaala adippom | If trouble comes, we will strike back with stones. |
| Adhishta thozhila thinamum mudippom | We complete our lucky work every day, |
| Yaaru vandhaalum aadharippom | Whoever comes asking for help, we will support them. |
| Male | |
| Idhu thumbikkittu | This is like a trunk-bearing... |
| Varum kaalaiyadaa | ...charging bull, man! |
| Dhenam thedikkittu | Searching and arriving every day... |
| Varum maalaiyadaa | ...comes the evening, man! |
| Ivan thenpaandi naattu singamadaa | He is the lion of the southern Pandiya land, man! |
| Male | |
| Dharumendaa hei hei hei | I am Dharumen, man! Hei hei hei |
| Petta mavaraasaa | The king of the local hood. |
| Hahahaha | Hahahaha |
| Kettaa thara maattaan | If you ask, he will not give. |
| Kotta thodamaattaan da dei | He will not let anyone touch his domain, hey man! |
| Poda dei | Go away, man! |
| Male | |
| Yei kaanjaa karuvaadum manakkum | Hey, even dried fish smells sweet around him, |
| Ada kaatchina thanneerum rusi inikkum | Ah, even boiled water tastes delicious! |
| Nanja edankooda molaikkum | Even barren land will sprout growth, |
| Ivan onja pinnaalum uravirukkum | Even after he is gone, relationships will endure! |
| Maaththi maaththi pottu kudippaan | He drinks round after round, |
| Padikka theriyaadhu kadhai padippaan | He cannot read, yet he tells great stories! |
| Poththi izhuthu paduththadhillai | He never sleeps pulled under heavy blankets, |
| Potta pullaikku pudichapulla | He is the guy loved by all the local girls! |
| Male | |
| Oru sangeedhaththa | Any formal classical music... |
| Ivan thottadhilla | ...he has never touched. |
| Aanaa paattu mattum | But when it comes to singing songs... |
| Ettukkattaiyila | ...it reaches the highest eighth pitch octave! |
| Ivan pakkathil yaarum ettavilla | Nobody can come close to matching him! |
| Male | |
| Dharumendaa | I am Dharumen, man! |
| Petta mavaraasaa | The king of the local hood. |
| Kettaa thara maattaan | If you ask, he will not give. |
| Kotta thodamaattaan | He will not let anyone touch his domain. |
| Male | |
| Aadippaada salachavan illa | He is not one to tire of dancing and singing, |
| Ada adhukkum edamumilla | Ah, there is no place for fatigue there. |
| Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa | He is not one to tire of singing songs, |
| Ivan gaana kavinjan illa | Yet he is not a Gaana poet. |
| Male | |
| Ivan pudichaa udamattaan | If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go, |
| Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan | If you call him, he will not come on demand. |
| Indha boologam senjathavam | It is the penance done by this earthly realm, |
| Eduthen naan indha avathaaram | That made me take this incarnation. |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram | Hey, look at the entourage following behind me! |
| Hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi |
| Male | |
| Naan dharumendaa | I am Dharumen, man! |
| Petta mavaraasaa | The king of the local hood. |
| Kettaa thara maattaan | If you ask, he will not give. |
| Kotta thodamaattaan | He will not let anyone touch his domain. |
நான் தருமன்டா
பேட்டை மவராசா
கேட்டா தரமாட்டான்
கோட்ட தொடமாட்டான்
I am Dharumen, man!
The king of the local hood.
If you ask, he will not give.
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
ஆடிப்பாட சலச்சவனில்ல
அட அதுக்கும் எடமுமில்ல
பாட்டுப்பாடி கலைச்சவனில்ல
இவன் கானாக்கவிஞன் இல்ல
He is not one to tire of dancing and singing,
Ah, there is no place for fatigue there.
He is not one to tire of singing songs,
Yet he is not a Gaana poet.
இவன் புடிச்சா உடமாட்டான்
நீ அழைச்சா வரமாட்டான்
இந்த பூலோகம் செஞ்ச தவம்
If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go,
If you call him, he will not come on demand.
It is the penance done by this earthly realm,
That made me take this incarnation.
Hoi hoi hoi
Hey, look at the entourage following behind me!
Hoi hoi hoi
எடுத்தேன் நான்
இந்த அவதாரம்
ஹோய் ஓய் ஓய் ஓய்
ஏ இங்கப்பாரு
பின்னாலப் பரிவாரம்
ஹோய் ஓய் ஓய் ஓய்
I am Dharumen, man!
The king of the local hood.
If you ask, he will not give.
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
நான் தருமன்டா
பேட்டை மவராசா
கேட்டா தரமாட்டான்
கோட்ட தொடமாட்டான்
Hey, crowds gather and celebrate,
They always cheer along with me.
A man without an ancestral backing,
The pace I run is like a grand chariot procession.
We will live life completely as we please,
If trouble comes, we will strike back with stones.
We complete our lucky work every day,
Whoever comes asking for help, we will support them.
ஏய் கூட்டம்
கும்மாளம் போட்டு
என் கூட எப்போதும் பாராட்டும்
பாட்டன் இல்லாத ஆளு
நான் ஒடுற ஓட்டம் தேரோட்டம்
This is like a trunk-bearing...
...charging bull, man!
Searching and arriving every day...
...comes the evening, man!
He is the lion of the southern Pandiya land, man!
இஷ்டம் போல
வாழ்ந்து முடிப்போம்
கஷ்டம் வந்தாக்கா
கல்லால அடிப்போம்
அதிஷ்ட கொடிய
தினமும் புடிப்போம்
யாரு வந்தாலும் ஆதரிப்போம்
I am Dharumen, man! Hei hei hei
The king of the local hood.
Hahahaha
If you ask, he will not give.
He will not let anyone touch his domain, hey man!
Go away, man!
இது தும்பிக்கிட்டு வரும்
காளையடா
தெனம் தேடிக்கிட்டு வரும்
மாலையடா
இவன் தென்பாண்டி
நாட்டு சிங்கமடா
Hey, even dried fish smells sweet around him,
Ah, even boiled water tastes delicious!
Even barren land will sprout growth,
Even after he is gone, relationships will endure!
He drinks round after round,
He cannot read, yet he tells great stories!
He never sleeps pulled under heavy blankets,
He is the guy loved by all the local girls!
நான் தருமன்டா ஹேய் ஹே
பேட்டை மவராசா ஹஹா....
கேட்டா தரமாட்டான்
கோட்ட தொடமாட்டான் டேய்
வாடா டேய்
Any formal classical music...
...he has never touched.
But when it comes to singing songs...
...it reaches the highest eighth pitch octave!
Nobody can come close to matching him!
ஏய் காஞ்சா
கருவாடும் மணக்கும்
அட காச்சின தண்ணீரும்
ருசி இனிக்கும்
நஞ்சை எடங்கூட
மொளைக்கும்
I am Dharumen, man!
The king of the local hood.
If you ask, he will not give.
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
இவன் ஓஞ்ச
பின்னாலும் உறவிருக்கும்
மாத்தி மாத்தி போட்டுக்குடிப்பான்
படிக்க தெரியாது கதை படிப்பான்
He is not one to tire of dancing and singing,
Ah, there is no place for fatigue there.
He is not one to tire of singing songs,
Yet he is not a Gaana poet.
ஆ...போத்தி இழுத்துப் படுத்ததில்ல
பொட்டப் புள்ளைக்குப் புடிச்சதில்ல
ஒரு சங்கீதத்த இவன் தொட்டதில்ல
ஆனா பாட்டு மட்டும் எட்டுக்கட்டையில
இவன் பக்கத்தில் யாரும் எட்டவில்லை
If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go,
If you call him, he will not come on demand.
It is the penance done by this earthly realm,
That made me take this incarnation.
Hoi hoi hoi
Hey, look at the entourage following behind me!
Hoi hoi hoi
நான் தருமன்டா
பேட்டை மவராசா
கேட்டா தரமாட்டான்
கோட்ட தொடமாட்டான்
I am Dharumen, man!
The king of the local hood.
If you ask, he will not give.
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
ஆடிப்பாட சலச்சிவனில்ல
அட அதுக்கும் எடமுமில்ல
பாட்டுப்பாடி கலைச்சவனில்ல
இவன் கானாக்கவிஞன் இல்ல
இவன் புடிச்சா உடமாட்டான்
நீ அழைச்சா வரமாட்டான்
இந்த பூலோகம் செஞ்ச தவம்
எடுத்தேன் நான்
இந்த அவதாரம்
ஓய் ஓய் ஓய் ஓய்
ஏ இங்கப்பாரு
பின்னாலப் பரிவாரம்
ஓய் ஓய் ஓய் ஓய்
நான் தருமன்டா
பேட்டை மவராசா
கேட்டா தரமாட்டான்
கோட்ட தொடமாட்டான்
Naan dharumendaa
I am Dharumen, man!
Petta mavaraasaa
The king of the local hood.
Kettaa thara maattaan
If you ask, he will not give.
Kotta thodamaattaan
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
Aadippaada salachavan illa
He is not one to tire of dancing and singing,
Ada adhukkum edamumilla
Ah, there is no place for fatigue there.
Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa
He is not one to tire of singing songs,
Ivan gaana kavinjan illa
Yet he is not a Gaana poet.
Ivan pudichaa udamattaan
If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go,
Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan
If you call him, he will not come on demand.
Indha boologam senjathavam
It is the penance done by this earthly realm,
Eduthen naan indha avathaaram
That made me take this incarnation.
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram
Hey, look at the entourage following behind me!
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Naan dharumendaa
I am Dharumen, man!
Petta mavaraasaa
The king of the local hood.
Kettaa thara maattaan
If you ask, he will not give.
Kotta thodamaattaan
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
Yei koottam kummaalam pottu
Hey, crowds gather and celebrate,
En kooda eppodhum paaraattum
They always cheer along with me.
Paattan illaadha aalu
A man without an ancestral backing,
Naan odura ottam thearottam
The pace I run is like a grand chariot procession.
Ishtam pola vaazhndhu mudippom
We will live life completely as we please,
Kashtam vandhaakkaa kallaala adippom
If trouble comes, we will strike back with stones.
Adhishta thozhila thinamum mudippom
We complete our lucky work every day,
Yaaru vandhaalum aadharippom
Whoever comes asking for help, we will support them.
Idhu thumbikkittu
This is like a trunk-bearing...
Varum kaalaiyadaa
...charging bull, man!
Dhenam thedikkittu
Searching and arriving every day...
Varum maalaiyadaa
...comes the evening, man!
Ivan thenpaandi naattu singamadaa
He is the lion of the southern Pandiya land, man!
Dharumendaa hei hei hei
I am Dharumen, man! Hei hei hei
Petta mavaraasaa
The king of the local hood.
Hahahaha
Hahahaha
Kettaa thara maattaan
If you ask, he will not give.
Kotta thodamaattaan da dei
He will not let anyone touch his domain, hey man!
Poda dei
Go away, man!
Yei kaanjaa karuvaadum manakkum
Hey, even dried fish smells sweet around him,
Ada kaatchina thanneerum rusi inikkum
Ah, even boiled water tastes delicious!
Nanja edankooda molaikkum
Even barren land will sprout growth,
Ivan onja pinnaalum uravirukkum
Even after he is gone, relationships will endure!
Maaththi maaththi pottu kudippaan
He drinks round after round,
Padikka theriyaadhu kadhai padippaan
He cannot read, yet he tells great stories!
Poththi izhuthu paduththadhillai
He never sleeps pulled under heavy blankets,
Potta pullaikku pudichapulla
He is the guy loved by all the local girls!
Oru sangeedhaththa
Any formal classical music...
Ivan thottadhilla
...he has never touched.
Aanaa paattu mattum
But when it comes to singing songs...
Ettukkattaiyila
...it reaches the highest eighth pitch octave!
Ivan pakkathil yaarum ettavilla
Nobody can come close to matching him!
Dharumendaa
I am Dharumen, man!
Petta mavaraasaa
The king of the local hood.
Kettaa thara maattaan
If you ask, he will not give.
Kotta thodamaattaan
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
Aadippaada salachavan illa
He is not one to tire of dancing and singing,
Ada adhukkum edamumilla
Ah, there is no place for fatigue there.
Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa
He is not one to tire of singing songs,
Ivan gaana kavinjan illa
Yet he is not a Gaana poet.
Ivan pudichaa udamattaan
If he grabs hold of something, he will not let go,
Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan
If you call him, he will not come on demand.
Indha boologam senjathavam
It is the penance done by this earthly realm,
Eduthen naan indha avathaaram
That made me take this incarnation.
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram
Hey, look at the entourage following behind me!
Hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi
Naan dharumendaa
I am Dharumen, man!
Petta mavaraasaa
The king of the local hood.
Kettaa thara maattaan
If you ask, he will not give.
Kotta thodamaattaan
He will not let anyone touch his domain.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naan Dharumendaa is a high-energy folk hero-introduction track from the 2009 Tamil film Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum. The lyrics portray Dharumen as an uninhibited, dominant, and carefree figure within his local neighborhood (pettai). He lives entirely on his own terms, unbothered by social norms or formal education, yet commands immense respect and loyalty from his entourage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kettaa thara maattaan / Kotta thodamaattaan Development: 'tt' sound in Kettaa and Kotta matches in second position.”
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Yei kaanjaa karuvaadum manakkum / Ada kaatchina thanneerum rusi inikkum Development: Exaggerating the character's aura by asserting that dried fish smells sweet and plain water tastes delicious around him.”
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)
“Ivan thenpaandi naattu singamadaa Development: Directly comparing Dharumen to a lion of the southern Pandiya region.”
Monaai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Ishtam pola vaazhndhu mudippom / Kashtam vandhaakkaa kallaala adippom Development: Rhythmic pairing and internal rhyming across folk lines.”
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Trivia
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum (2009) was produced by singer S. P. B. Charan's Capital Cinema and directed by Rajamohan. The music for the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the raw, rustic lyrics for this track were penned by his veteran father, Gangai Amaran.
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