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Lyrics & meaning

Namma Thamizh Folku

From Dada · 2022

Lyricist
Jen Martin
Singer
Ashique AR
Music director
Jen Martin
Movie name
Dada
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
22 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan titanic kappal thaan
Adha nambi katturanda
Kizhinja vethu paper kappala naa
Dai un kooda nippan naan
Unna kavuthuvuttu
Sirikkum gang ah
Thongavuttu urikkavannaa
Hey childhood lovesu
Enna saaichiputta dhimsu
Andha ore oru kissu
Adhil aakkiputta loosu
Hey ennaadaa panna
Unakku appavae naan sonnen
Unna kothuputtu senja
Nee karuthuputta panja
Right vudra machan irangu
Rendu round ulla erakku
Ye raagam tharum
Thaagam theerum
Nammooru sarakku
Idhu pala muthuna kirukku
Indha ulagam fulla irukku
World peace tharum
Local tweetu
Namma thamizh folku
Hey matteru enna
Solluda
Quateru enga
Fulluda
Naan paithiyama aagurendi
Unnaala unnaala
Naan enga poyi
Saava poren theriyiladi
Nee ullukkulla thaan
Anjala nenjula thangala
Sarigamasa
Right vudra machan irangu
Rendu round ulla erakku
Ye raagam tharum
Thaagam theerum
Nammooru sarakku
Idhu pala muthuna kirukku
Indha ulagam fulla irukku
World feesu tharum
Local tweetu
Namma thamizh folku
My life journey
Pala paadha maari
Muttu santhula
Vandhu nikkudhappa
Naan azhudhum paathen
Kanneerum varala
Thanneela midhakkuren
Thavichen karaiya thediyae
Thaniya manam vaadiyae
Nenjam maruthu ponen kallaanen
Valathen naanum thaadiya
Devadhasa maariyae
Pulampa vittutiyae
En ponmaanae
Un kannu en moochu
Un pechu en watchu
Nee illaama ninnu poga
Un peru en uyiru
Ilanthalirae thanga thaerae
Nee sari sonna izhuthu poven
Kaadhal kovilunnu solluven
Kannagi deviya pola sirippa
Andha saamikkulla
Kaala thottu kumpida viduva
Ava ezhu jenmathulayum devatha
Thangam enakku porandha thaaraga
Andha vaanil jolikkum vinmeen kooda
Kadhaikkum en kadha
Right vudra machan irangu
Rendu round ulla erakku
Ye raagam tharum
Thaagam theerum
Nammooru sarakku
Idhu pala muthuna kirukku
Indha ulagam fulla irukku
World feesu tharum
Local tweetu
Namma thamizh folku
Hey matteru enna
Solluda
Quateru enga
Fulluda
Naan paithiyama aagurendi
Unnaala unnaala
Naan enga poyi
Saava poren theriyiladi
Nee ullukkulla thaan
Anjala nenjula thangala
Sarigamasa
I thought I was the Titanic ship,
and he builds on that belief!
Am I just a torn, useless paper boat?
Hey, I will always stand by you!
If any gang betrays you
and laughs at your fall,
I'll hang them upside down and skin them alive, bro!
Hey, that childhood love of mine,
that stunning girl swept me off my feet!
With just that one single kiss,
she drove me completely crazy!
Hey, what did you go and do?
I warned you back then itself!
She chopped you up and cooked you,
and you got burnt black like charred cotton!
Let it go, buddy, take it easy!
Down a couple of rounds!
Hey, it gives you rhythm,
it quenches your thirst,
this hometown booze of ours!
This is a deep-rooted madness,
spread all across the world!
It brings world peace,
this local tweet,
our Tamil folk beat!
Hey, what's the matter?
Tell me, man!
Where is the quarter bottle?
Here's a full bottle, bro!
I am losing my mind, girl,
because of you, only because of you!
Where will I go
and die? I just don't know, girl!
Deep inside,
like Anjala, you didn't stay in my heart!
Sa-ri-ga-ma-sa!
Let it go, buddy, take it easy!
Down a couple of rounds!
Hey, it gives you rhythm,
it quenches your thirst,
this hometown booze of ours!
This is a deep-rooted madness,
spread all across the world!
It brings world peace,
this local tweet,
our Tamil folk beat!
My life's journey,
wandering through so many paths,
in a dead-end street,
has come to a grinding halt, man!
I even tried to cry,
but no tears would come.
I am drifting on the water,
struggling and searching for the shore,
with my lonely heart wilting away.
My heart went numb, I turned to stone.
I grew out my beard too,
just like Devadas.
You left me weeping and lamenting,
my golden deer!
Your eyes are my breath,
your words are my watch,
stopping without you.
Your name is my very life.
O tender sprout! O golden chariot!
If you say yes, I'll take you away,
and call it a temple of love!
She smiles like Goddess Kannagi,
and like a deity,
she lets me touch her feet and worship.
She is an angel across seven lifetimes,
a golden star born just for me!
Even the stars shining in that sky
will tell the tale of my love!
Let it go, buddy, take it easy!
Down a couple of rounds!
Hey, it gives you rhythm,
it quenches your thirst,
this hometown booze of ours!
This is a deep-rooted madness,
spread all across the world!
It brings world peace,
this local tweet,
our Tamil folk beat!
Hey, what's the matter?
Tell me, man!
Where is the quarter bottle?
Here's a full bottle, bro!
I am losing my mind, girl,
because of you, only because of you!
Where will I go
and die? I just don't know, girl!
Deep inside,
like Anjala, you didn't stay in my heart!
Sa-ri-ga-ma-sa!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays a heartbroken young man venting his grief, love, and frustration through a lively yet poignant conversation with his supportive friends. Using playful Tanglish lyrics, folk rhythms, and local slang, he reflects on his shattered childhood romance—comparing himself to the grand Titanic turned into a flimsy paper boat, and to the legendary tragic lover Devadas.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Naan titanic kappal thaan... Kizhinja vethu paper kappala naa

Compares the protagonist's high hopes to the grand 'Titanic ship' and his current ruined state to a torn 'paper boat'.

Simile / Allusion

Valathen naanum thaadiya Devadhasa maariyae

Compares his state of heart-wrenching grief and grown beard to the classic tragic lover figure 'Devadas'.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Ye raagam tharum / Thaagam theerum

Traditional Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter matches across consecutive lines (raagam / thaagam).

Hyperbole

Un kannu en moochu / Un pechu en watchu / Un peru en uyiru

Exaggerates her lover's features by declaring her speech to be his time/watch and her name to be his very life.

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Trivia

This track from the hit 2022 Tamil film 'Dada' blends upbeat gaana and contemporary Tamil folk arrangements composed by Jen Martin. It encapsulates the protagonist's coping mechanism through friendship and alcohol during a sudden breakup.

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