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Na Dharmanda

From Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum · 2009

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
17 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan dharumendaa
Petta mavaraasaa
Kettaa thara maattaan
Kotta thodamaattaan
Aadippaada salachavan illa
Ada adhukkum edamumilla
Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa
Ivan gaana kavinjan illa
Ivan pudichaa udamattaan
Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan
Indha boologam senjathavam
Eduthen naan indha avathaaram
Hoi hoi hoi
Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram
Hoi hoi hoi
Naan dharumendaa
Petta mavaraasaa
Kettaa thara maattaan
Kotta thodamaattaan
Yei koottam kummaalam pottu
En kooda eppodhum paaraattum
Paattan illaadha aalu
Naan odura ottam thearottam
Ishtam pola vaazhndhu mudippom
Kashtam vandhaakkaa kallaala adippom
Adhishta thozhila thinamum mudippom
Yaaru vandhaalum aadharippom
Idhu thumbikkittu
Varum kaalaiyadaa
Dhenam thedikkittu
Varum maalaiyadaa
Ivan thenpaandi naattu singamadaa
Dharumendaa hei hei hei
Petta mavaraasaa
Hahahaha
Kettaa thara maattaan
Kotta thodamaattaan da dei
Poda dei
Yei kaanjaa karuvaadum manakkum
Ada kaatchina thanneerum rusi inikkum
Nanja edankooda molaikkum
Ivan onja pinnaalum uravirukkum
Maaththi maaththi pottu kudippaan
Padikka theriyaadhu kadhai padippaan
Poththi izhuthu paduththadhillai
Potta pullaikku pudichapulla
Oru sangeedhaththa
Ivan thottadhilla
Aanaa paattu mattum
Ettukkattaiyila
Ivan pakkathil yaarum ettavilla
Dharumendaa
Petta mavaraasaa
Kettaa thara maattaan
Kotta thodamaattaan
Aadippaada salachavan illa
Ada adhukkum edamumilla
Paattuppaadi kalaichavan illa
Ivan gaana kavinjan illa
Ivan pudichaa udamattaan
Nee azhaichaa varamaattaan
Indha boologam senjathavam
Eduthen naan indha avathaaram
Hoi hoi hoi
Ye ingappaaru pinnaala parivaaram
Hoi hoi hoi
Naan dharumendaa
Petta mavaraasaa
Kettaa thara maattaan
Kotta thodamaattaan
I am Dharuman, man!
The king of this neighborhood!
If you ask him, he won't give!
He won't touch anything petty!
He never gets tired of dancing and singing,
Ah, there is no stopping him at all!
He never wears out from singing tunes,
He is not just an ordinary street singer!
Once he grabs hold, he will not let go,
If you just summon him, he will not come!
As a reward for this earth's prayers,
I was born in this mighty form!
Hoy hoy hoy!
Hey, look at the huge crowd following behind me!
Hoy hoy hoy!
I am Dharuman, man!
The king of this neighborhood!
If you ask him, he won't give!
He won't touch anything petty!
Hey, the crowd cheers and celebrates,
Always showering praise alongside me!
A free man beholden to no master,
The way I roll is like a grand chariot procession!
We will live life just as we please,
If trouble comes our way, we will stone it down!
We will strike good fortune in our work every day,
Whoever turns up, we will stand by them!
This is a charging bull,
dashing forward with power!
This is a victory garland,
seeking him out every single day!
He is the lion of the southern Pandiya land!
Dharuman, man! Hey hey hey!
The king of this neighborhood!
Hahaha!
If you ask him, he won't give!
He won't touch anything petty, hey!
Get lost, man!
Hey, even dried fish will smell sweet,
And even boiled water will taste delicious!
Even barren ground will sprout with green,
Even when he rests, his friendships stay strong!
He will drink glass after glass,
He cannot read books, but he reads people like stories!
He never cowered under a blanket to sleep,
He is the guy every girl adores!
Any formal music,
he has never learned,
Yet when he sings,
it hits the highest pitch!
Nobody can come anywhere close to him!
Dharuman, man!
The king of this neighborhood!
If you ask him, he won't give!
He won't touch anything petty!
He never gets tired of dancing and singing,
Ah, there is no stopping him at all!
He never wears out from singing tunes,
He is not just an ordinary street singer!
Once he grabs hold, he will not let go,
If you just summon him, he will not come!
As a reward for this earth's prayers,
I was born in this mighty form!
Hoy hoy hoy!
Hey, look at the huge crowd following behind me!
Hoy hoy hoy!
I am Dharuman, man!
The king of this neighborhood!
If you ask him, he won't give!
He won't touch anything petty!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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