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Lyrics & meaning

Nada Da Raja

From Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 · 2017

Lyricist
Dhanush
Singers
Dhanush, Yogi B
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
2 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Watch out amul babies
It is raguvaran back again
I am no afraid of pain
Hit it
Kutti karanam adi
Vagidu edutha mudi
Un motta maadi
…………………………..
See with tholai nokki
Stars shine and bright varum
Unnai nokki
Puthumaigal padaippaan uzhaippaali
Poraadi vendraan Vip
V I P…vip
Nada da raja
Chorus :You see my sweat
But you know how is works that out
Illa edhu da raja
Chorus :Take control
We are making our own destiny
Idi da raja
Vittadha pudi da raja
Naan kodi aanaigalin balam
Varum nadaiyil adhirum
Indha nilam
Vilaiyadu idhu aadukalam
Naam poraligalin inam
Puratchi da
Chorus :Samugha asthivaaram
Tamilan da
Chorus :Vazharchi engal dhaagam
Male :Raghuvara
Chorus :Naanayam thanmanam
Male :Poradu poriyanandha
Chorus :Thiramai mattum podhum
Male :Nimirada
Chorus :Padaigal ondru koodum
Male :Thimiru da
Chorus :Veriudan velaiyila
Pattadhari daa…
Pudhusa poroppom da
Palasa madhippom da
Dhinusa nadappom da
Chorus :Ketka aalilla da
Dhenamum sirippom da
Valia rasippom da
Dhedama olaippom da
Chorus :Ooyvu namakkilla da
Ezhunthu vaa
Chorus :Get up and stand up for your rights
Male :Erinthu vaa
Chorus :……………………………..
Muyandru vaa
Chorus :Dont dont give up the fight
Male :Thuninthu poraada vaa
Elundhu vaa
Chorus :Indha ulagam unadhae
Male :Erindhu vaa
Chorus :Adhan udamai unadhae
Male :Muandru vaa
Chorus :Varum vidiyal namadhu
Male :Thunindhu poradada
V I P
Amul baby money bring a lot of enemies
We overcome tragic
And make opportunities
…………………………………………..
Tea kada raja We are vip
Vip…vip
……………………………………….VIP
Watch out, Amul babies!
It is Raghuvaran, back again!
I am not afraid of pain!
Hit it!
Do flips and tumble,
with neatly parted hair,
on your open rooftop terrace...
...
Look through a telescope,
stars shining bright will come
flying right towards you!
A hardworking man creates new wonders,
fighting hard, the VIP has won!
VIP... VIP!
Walk tall, my king!
Chorus: You see my sweat,
but you know how it works out!
What is impossible, my king?
Chorus: Take control!
We are making our own destiny!
Strike hard, my king!
Reclaim what you lost, my king!
I have the strength of ten million elephants,
shaking this earth
with every step I take!
Play the game, this is your battleground!
We belong to a breed of fighters!
It is a revolution!
Chorus: The foundation of society,
a proud Tamilian!
Chorus: Growth is our burning thirst!
Male: Raghuvara!
Chorus: Honesty and self-respect!
Male: Fight on, engineer!
Chorus: Talent alone is enough!
Male: Stand tall!
Chorus: An army will unite!
Male: Show your swagger!
Chorus: With fierce drive, the unemployed
graduate rises!
We will be born anew!
We will honour our roots!
We will walk in our own style!
Chorus: No one can question us!
We will smile every day!
We will savour the pain!
We will work with pure grit!
Chorus: There is no rest for us!
Rise up and come!
Chorus: Get up and stand up for your rights!
Male: Blaze like fire and come!
Chorus: ...
Strive hard and come!
Chorus: Don't, don't give up the fight!
Male: Come fight with courage!
Rise up and come!
Chorus: This world belongs to you!
Male: Blaze like fire and come!
Chorus: Everything in it is yours!
Male: Strive hard and come!
Chorus: The coming dawn is ours!
Male: Be brave and fight on!
VIP!
Amul baby, money brings a lot of enemies!
We overcome tragedy
and create opportunities!
...
Tea shop king, we are VIPs!
VIP... VIP!
... VIP!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song serves as an energetic youth anthem celebrating the middle-class working engineer, Raghuvaran. It contrasts privileged 'amul babies' who have inherited wealth with self-made graduates who earn their success through raw effort, sweat, and persistence. The lyrics urge young graduates to stand up for their self-respect, fight through struggles, and take control of their own destiny without giving up.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emoni / Iyabu)

“Pudhusa poroppom da / Palasa madhippom da / Dhinusa nadappom da”

The repetitive ending '-om da' across consecutive lines (poroppom da, madhippom da, nadappom da) creates an assertive, rhythmic cadence emphasizing collective solidarity.

Metaphor

“Tea kada raja We are vip”

Comparing a modest working-class youth to a 'raja' (king) who rules over local tea shops, reframing everyday urban spaces into domains of pride.

Hyperbole

“Naan kodi aanaigalin balam / Varum nadaiyil adhirum indha nilam”

Exaggerating the protagonist's inner strength to that of ten million elephants shaking the ground beneath his feet.

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Trivia

The term 'Amul Baby' was popularized in Tamil pop culture by Dhanush in the original Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014) film to playfully mock soft, pampered, affluent individuals unaccustomed to hard street life. Music for Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 was composed by Sean Roldan, succeeding Anirudh Ravichander who scored the first installment.

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