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Lyrics & meaning

Natpu

From RRR · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Chorus
Music director
M. M. Keeravani
Details
RRR2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Puliyum avv veadanumThe tiger and that hunter,
Chorus :Puyalum oru oongalumThe storm and a banyan tree,
Male :Punalum madai vaaiyilumThe stream and the floodgates,
Chorus :Pulamum perum pootkaiyumWisdom and great resolve,
Male :Pularum irul vaanamum hooooThe dawning dark sky...
Chorus :Natpaai…As friends...
Male
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..Have you ever seen anywhere...
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?Fire uniting with water?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhaiWho will consume whom,
Solvaar undoo…….Is there anyone to tell?...
Male
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dham dhara dham dham dhamDham dhara dham dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Chorus
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaaiIn friendship with the noose thrown around the neck,
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaaiIn friendship between an eagle and a legless snake,
Kanavum oru vizhipunarvumA dream and conscious awakening,
Karam koodiya kadhai undoo…Is there a story where they join hands?
Male
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dham dhara dham dham dhamDham dhara dham dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Male
Soriyariyaari ori ori oriSoriyariyaari ori ori ori (Folk vocalization)
Soriyariyaari ari ari ari ariSoriyariyaari ari ari ari ari (Folk vocalization)
Male
Pasiyarum pagaivanai kanduSeeing the enemy who satisfies one's hunger,
Chorus :Manam ingu magilvathu yeno..Why does the heart rejoice here?
Male :Vizhiyora kaanal kanneerilIn the mirage tears at the edge of the eyes,
Poiyum meiyaaguthooDoes falsehood turn into truth?
Male
Thariyil than nizhalinai konduHolding onto its own shadow on the ground,
Chorus :Adhai thedi alaivathu yeno..Why does it wander searching for it?
Male :Ariyaamaiyaalae mann engumThrough ignorance across the earth,
Inbam undaaguthooIs happiness created?
Chorus
Eer ethir dhuruvangal inaiyum endraeDid physics write that opposite poles attract?
Iyarppiyal yeluthiyathoIs that why opposites meet?
Eer ethir payanangal inaiyum endraeDid hearts slip away believing,
Idhayangal nazhuviyathoThat two opposing journeys would unite?
Male
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..Have you ever seen anywhere...
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?Fire uniting with water?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhaiWho will consume whom,
Solvaar undoo…….Is there anyone to tell?...
Male
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dham dhara dham dham dhamDham dhara dham dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Male
Vazhinthodum erimalai chaaruWhen the flowing stream of lava from a volcano
Chorus :Kadalodu kalanthidum bodhuMerges with the ocean,
Male :Veliyerum aavi yaar konda vetri endraagumoWhose victory does the rising steam signify?
Male :Karungattai kizhithidum aaruA river tearing through dark hard rocks,
Male
Engaagilum paarthathu undoo?..Have you ever seen anywhere...
Thee neerudan sernthathu undoo?Fire uniting with water?
Yaaryaarinai vizhunguvar enbadhaiWho will consume whom,
Solvaar undoo…….Is there anyone to tell?...
Male
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dham dhara dham dham dhamDham dhara dham dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Chorus
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaaiIn friendship with the noose thrown around the neck,
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaaiIn friendship between an eagle and a legless snake,
Kanaiyum athan kuriyilakkumAn arrow and its intended target,
Uravaadiya kadhai undoo…Is there a story where they become companions?
Male
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Thara dham dhara dham dhara dham dhamThara dham dhara dham dhara dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Dham dhara dham dham dhamDham dhara dham dham dham (Rhythmic vocalization)
Male
Kalutheriya kaiyroodu natpaaiIn friendship with the noose thrown around the neck,
Kazhugum oru kaaliliyum natpaaiIn friendship between an eagle and a legless snake,
Kalirum oru sitterumpumA mighty elephant and a tiny ant,
Vilayaadia kadhai undoo…Is there a story where they play together?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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