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Lyrics & meaning

Natpu

From RRR · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Chorus
Music director
M. M. Keeravani
Movie name
RRR
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
24 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Puliyum avv veadanum
Chorus :Puyalum oru oongalum
Male :Punalum madai vaaiyilum
Chorus :Pulamum perum pootkaiyum
Male :Pularum irul vaanamum hoooo
Chorus :Natpaai…
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhai
Solvaar undoo…….
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaai
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaai
Kanavum oru vizhipunarvum
Karam koodiya kadhai undoo…
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Soriyariyaari ori ori ori
Soriyariyaari ari ari ari ari
Pasiyarum pagaivanai kandu
Chorus :Manam ingu magilvathu yeno..
Male :Vizhiyora kaanal kanneeril
Poiyum meiyaaguthoo
Thariyil than nizhalinai kondu
Chorus :Adhai thedi alaivathu yeno..
Male :Ariyaamaiyaalae mann engum
Inbam undaaguthoo
Eer ethir dhuruvangal inaiyum endrae
Iyarppiyal yeluthiyatho
Eer ethir payanangal inaiyum endrae
Idhayangal nazhuviyatho
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhai
Solvaar undoo…….
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Vazhinthodum erimalai chaaru
Chorus :Kadalodu kalanthidum bodhu
Male :Veliyerum aavi yaar konda vetri endraagumo
Male :Karungattai kizhithidum aaru
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhai
Solvaar undoo…….
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaai
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaai
Kanaiyum athan kuriyilakkum
Uravaadiya kadhai undoo…
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaai
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaai
Kalirum oru sitterumpum
Vilayaadia kadhai undoo…
The tiger and the hunter,
Chorus: The storm and a swaying reed,
Male: The rushing water and the sluice gate,
Chorus: The battlefield and the grand resolve,
Male: The dawn and the dark sky, oh...
Chorus: In friendship...
Have you ever seen them together anywhere?
Has fire ever united with water?
Who will swallow whom—
Is there anyone to say?
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
In friendship with a rope thrown around the neck,
An eagle befriending a snake,
A dream and waking consciousness,
Is there any tale of them joining hands?
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
Chori yari yari ori ori ori
Chori yari yari ari ari ari ari
Seeing an enemy satisfy his hunger,
Chorus: Why does the heart here feel glad?
Male: In the mirage tears at the corner of the eye,
Does a lie turn into the truth?
Leaving its own shadow tied to the post,
Chorus: Why does it wander around searching for it?
Male: Out of pure ignorance, across this world,
Is joy being born?
Saying opposite poles attract,
Did physics write this law?
Believing opposing journeys would unite,
Did these hearts slip and lose their way?
Have you ever seen such a thing anywhere?
Has fire ever united with water?
Who will swallow whom—
Is there anyone to say?
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
When the flowing volcanic lava
Chorus: Merges into the sea,
Male: Whose victory is the steam that rises?
Male: Like a river tearing through black rock...
Have you ever seen such a thing anywhere?
Has fire ever united with water?
Who will swallow whom—
Is there anyone to say?
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
In friendship with a rope thrown around the neck,
An eagle befriending a snake,
An arrow and its target,
Is there any tale of them bonding as friends?
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dhara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham
Dham dhara dham dham dham
In friendship with a rope thrown around the neck,
An eagle befriending a snake,
A mighty elephant and a tiny ant,
Is there any tale of them playing together?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Natpu (Friendship) from the epic action drama RRR explores the paradoxical bond between two fundamentally opposed forces—fire and water—representing the protagonists Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. Lyricist Madhan Karky uses intense nature imagery such as a tiger and a hunter, a storm and a tree, and an arrow and its target to question whether natural enemies can ever forge a genuine friendship or if their collision will inevitably lead to destruction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?

Fire and water represent the conflicting elemental personalities and motives of the two lead characters.

Paradox / Antithesis (Muran Thodai)

Kanaiyum athan kuriyilakkum uravaadiya kadhai undoo…

Juxtaposing impossible pairs like an arrow bonding with its target to highlight the unnatural bond between the leads.

Anaphora / Initial Rhyme (Moonaidhas)

Eer ethir dhuruvangal inaiyum endrae

Repetition of starting words 'Eer ethir' across consecutive lines to create musical cadence and emphasize opposites.

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Trivia

Natpu is the Tamil version of the song Dosti composed by M. M. Keeravani for S. S. Rajamouli's RRR. The promotional track was sung by Anirudh Ravichander for Tamil, and its official music video brought together top playback singers from five Indian film industries on a massive scale.

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