Police Kaaran
From Theerkadarishi · 2023
- Lyricist
- M. Viveka
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- G. Balasubramanian
- Details
- Theerkadarishi2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Police kaaran | The policeman |
| Buthiya kaatraan | Shows his arrogance |
| Appadinnu oore | So saying, the whole town |
| Othukki paakudhu | Keeps him at a distance. |
| Police kaaran | The policeman |
| Lathiya neetraan | Extends his baton |
| Nandu chindellaam | Even tiny kids |
| Rules-u pesudhu | Talk about rules now. |
| Male | |
| Mamannu per vechu | Naming him 'Mama' (uncle) |
| Maamoolnnu kindal panni | Mocking him with bribe jokes |
| Kakkiyathaan ketta vaartha | They turned the khaki uniform |
| Aakki vachaanga | Into a bad word. |
| Male | |
| Oorellaam thoongum podhum | Even when the whole town sleeps |
| Ooyaama kaathu nikkum | Standing guard tirelessly |
| Thiyaagatha yaaru inga | Who here has ever thought about |
| Enni paathanga | His sacrifice? |
| Male | |
| Kakkavum police-u | To protect, it is the police |
| Kandupidikka police-u | To investigate, it is the police |
| Meetkavum police-u | To rescue, it is the police |
| Police-u police-u | Police, police! |
| Male | |
| Rondhukkum police-u | For night patrols, it is the police |
| Road-la nikka police-u | To stand on the roads, it is the police |
| Police-u pain mattum | Yet the pain of the police |
| Oorukkellaam thamaasu | Is just a joke to the whole town. |
| Male | |
| Ward-u councilsor-u | Even if a ward councillor |
| Vandhaa kooda | Comes along |
| Lord-u labakku | He intimidates like a |
| Pola merattuvaan | Lord and master. |
| Valanji kodukka | If one refuses |
| Maruthu ninna | To bend down and comply |
| Thanniyilla kattukkanuppuvaan | He gets transferred to a place without water. |
| Male | |
| Deepawali pongal illa | No Deepawali, no Pongal |
| Theva patta leave-u illa | No leave even when desperately needed |
| Daaru daara life inga kizhiyudhadaa | Life is getting torn apart thread by thread here! |
| Annan thambhi sondham illa | No brotherly relations |
| Aasa pasam allowed illa | No affection or love is allowed |
| Endhiratha pola inga irukkanunda | One has to live here like a machine! |
| Male | |
| Wrong-ah thaan pesa vechi | Manipulating them to speak wrongly |
| Bongaaga record senji | Secretly recording it fraudulently |
| Edit panna video va | An edited video |
| Net la poduraan | Gets posted on the internet! |
| Male | |
| Truth enna yosikkaama | Without thinking about what the truth is |
| Whats app poraali ellaam | All these WhatsApp warriors |
| Kakinaa ippadithaannu | Comment that 'Khaki is always like this!' |
| Commentu pannuaraan | To protect, it is the police |
| Male | |
| Kakkavum police-u | To investigate, it is the police |
| Kandupidikka police-u | To rescue, it is the police |
| Meetkavum police-u | Police, police! |
| Police-u police-u | For night patrols, it is the police |
| Male | |
| Rondhukkum police-u | To stand on the roads, it is the police |
| Road-la nikka police-u | Yet the pain of the police |
| Police-u pain mattum | Is just a joke to the whole town. |
| Oorukkellaam thamaasu | To protect, it is the police |
| Male | |
| Kakkavum police-u | To investigate, it is the police |
| Kandupidikka police-u | To rescue, it is the police |
| Meetkavum police-u | Police, police! |
| Police-u police-u | For night patrols, it is the police |
| Male | |
| Rondhukkum police-u | To stand on the roads, it is the police |
| Road-la nikka police-u | Yet the pain of the police |
| Police-u pain mattum | Is just a joke to the whole town. |
| Oorukkellaam thamaasu | |
போலீஸ்காரன்
புத்திய காட்டறான்
அப்படின்னு ஊரே
ஒதுக்கி பாக்குது
போலீஸ்காரன்
லத்திய நீட்டறான்
நண்டு சிண்டெல்லாம்
ரூல்ஸு பேசுது
The policeman
Shows his arrogance
So saying, the whole town
Keeps him at a distance.
The policeman
Extends his baton
Even tiny kids
Talk about rules now.
மாமான்னு பேர் வெச்சு
மாமூல்ன்னு கிண்டல் பண்ணி
காக்கியத்தான் கெட்ட வார்த்தை
ஆக்கி வச்சாங்க
Naming him 'Mama' (uncle)
Mocking him with bribe jokes
They turned the khaki uniform
Into a bad word.
ஊரெல்லாம் தூங்கும் போது
ஓயாமா காத்து நிக்கும்
தியாகத்த யாரு இங்க
எண்ணி பாத்தாங்க
Even when the whole town sleeps
Standing guard tirelessly
Who here has ever thought about
His sacrifice?
காக்கவும் போலீஸு
கண்டுபிடிக்க போலீஸு
மீட்கவும் போலீஸு
போலீஸு போலீஸு
To protect, it is the police
To investigate, it is the police
To rescue, it is the police
Police, police!
ரோந்துக்கும் போலீஸு
ரோடு-ல நிக்க போலீஸு
போலீஸு வலி மட்டும்
ஊருக்கெல்லாம் தமாசு
For night patrols, it is the police
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Yet the pain of the police
Is just a joke to the whole town.
முனங்கல் :
...............
Even if a ward councillor
Comes along
He intimidates like a
Lord and master.
If one refuses
To bend down and comply
He gets transferred to a place without water.
வார்டு கவுன்சிலரு
வந்தா கூட
லார்டு லபக்கு
போல மெரட்டுவான்
வளஞ்சி கொடுக்க
மறுத்து நின்னா
தண்ணியில்லா காட்டுக்கணுப்புவான்
No Deepawali, no Pongal
No leave even when desperately needed
Life is getting torn apart thread by thread here!
No brotherly relations
No affection or love is allowed
One has to live here like a machine!
தீபாவளி பொங்கல் இல்ல
தேவா பட்டா லீவு இல்ல
டாரு டாரா லைப் இங்க கிழியுதடா
அண்ணன் தம்பி சொந்தம் இல்ல
ஆசா பாசம் அனுமதி இல்ல
எந்திரத்த போல இங்க இருக்கணுண்டா
Manipulating them to speak wrongly
Secretly recording it fraudulently
An edited video
Gets posted on the internet!
தப்பு தான் பேச வெச்சி
போங்கா பதிவு செஞ்சி
எடிட் பண்ண வீடியோவ
நெட்ல போடுறான்
Without thinking about what the truth is
All these WhatsApp warriors
Comment that 'Khaki is always like this!'
To protect, it is the police
உண்மை என்ன யோசிக்காம
வாட்ஸ் ஆப் போராளி எல்லாம்
காக்கினா இப்படித்தான்னு
கமெண்ட்டு பண்ணுறான்
To investigate, it is the police
To rescue, it is the police
Police, police!
For night patrols, it is the police
காக்கவும் போலீஸு
கண்டுபிடிக்க போலீஸு
மீட்கவும் போலீஸு
போலீஸு போலீஸு
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Yet the pain of the police
Is just a joke to the whole town.
To protect, it is the police
ரோந்துக்கும் போலீஸு
ரோடு-ல நிக்க போலீஸு
போலீஸு வலி மட்டும்
ஊருக்கெல்லாம் தமாசு
To investigate, it is the police
To rescue, it is the police
Police, police!
For night patrols, it is the police
காக்கவும் போலீஸு
கண்டுபிடிக்க போலீஸு
மீட்கவும் போலீஸு
போலீஸு போலீஸு
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Yet the pain of the police
Is just a joke to the whole town.
ரோந்துக்கும் போலீஸு
ரோடு-ல நிக்க போலீஸு
போலீஸு வலி மட்டும்
ஊருக்கெல்லாம் தமாசு
Police kaaran
The policeman
Buthiya kaatraan
Shows his arrogance
Appadinnu oore
So saying, the whole town
Othukki paakudhu
Keeps him at a distance.
Police kaaran
The policeman
Lathiya neetraan
Extends his baton
Nandu chindellaam
Even tiny kids
Rules-u pesudhu
Talk about rules now.
Mamannu per vechu
Naming him 'Mama' (uncle)
Maamoolnnu kindal panni
Mocking him with bribe jokes
Kakkiyathaan ketta vaartha
They turned the khaki uniform
Aakki vachaanga
Into a bad word.
Oorellaam thoongum podhum
Even when the whole town sleeps
Ooyaama kaathu nikkum
Standing guard tirelessly
Thiyaagatha yaaru inga
Who here has ever thought about
Enni paathanga
His sacrifice?
Kakkavum police-u
To protect, it is the police
Kandupidikka police-u
To investigate, it is the police
Meetkavum police-u
To rescue, it is the police
Police-u police-u
Police, police!
Rondhukkum police-u
For night patrols, it is the police
Road-la nikka police-u
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Police-u pain mattum
Yet the pain of the police
Oorukkellaam thamaasu
Is just a joke to the whole town.
Ward-u councilsor-u
Even if a ward councillor
Vandhaa kooda
Comes along
Lord-u labakku
He intimidates like a
Pola merattuvaan
Lord and master.
Valanji kodukka
If one refuses
Maruthu ninna
To bend down and comply
Thanniyilla kattukkanuppuvaan
He gets transferred to a place without water.
Deepawali pongal illa
No Deepawali, no Pongal
Theva patta leave-u illa
No leave even when desperately needed
Daaru daara life inga kizhiyudhadaa
Life is getting torn apart thread by thread here!
Annan thambhi sondham illa
No brotherly relations
Aasa pasam allowed illa
No affection or love is allowed
Endhiratha pola inga irukkanunda
One has to live here like a machine!
Wrong-ah thaan pesa vechi
Manipulating them to speak wrongly
Bongaaga record senji
Secretly recording it fraudulently
Edit panna video va
An edited video
Net la poduraan
Gets posted on the internet!
Truth enna yosikkaama
Without thinking about what the truth is
Whats app poraali ellaam
All these WhatsApp warriors
Kakinaa ippadithaannu
Comment that 'Khaki is always like this!'
Commentu pannuaraan
To protect, it is the police
Kakkavum police-u
To investigate, it is the police
Kandupidikka police-u
To rescue, it is the police
Meetkavum police-u
Police, police!
Police-u police-u
For night patrols, it is the police
Rondhukkum police-u
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Road-la nikka police-u
Yet the pain of the police
Police-u pain mattum
Is just a joke to the whole town.
Oorukkellaam thamaasu
To protect, it is the police
Kakkavum police-u
To investigate, it is the police
Kandupidikka police-u
To rescue, it is the police
Meetkavum police-u
Police, police!
Police-u police-u
For night patrols, it is the police
Rondhukkum police-u
To stand on the roads, it is the police
Road-la nikka police-u
Yet the pain of the police
Police-u pain mattum
Is just a joke to the whole town.
Oorukkellaam thamaasu
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie 'Theerkadarishi' delves into the unappreciated hardships, sacrifices, and daily struggles faced by police personnel. Sung with intense energy by Anthony Dass, the track highlights how society often views police officers with prejudice, mocking them as corrupt or authoritarian while taking their round-the-clock service for granted. The lyrics point out how police officers sacrifice family time, festivals, and personal life, working relentlessly without proper leave or appreciation. Furthermore, the song addresses modern challenges such as social media sensationalism, where selective videos are edited and circulated on WhatsApp by internet commentators to defame the entire force without investigating the truth. Ultimately, the song serves as an empathetic anthem portraying police officers as human beings forced to function like emotionless machines despite facing immense political pressure, public ridicule, and personal pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kakkavum police-u / Kandupidikka police-u”
The second letter 'k' (க்) rhymes in 'Kakkavum' and 'Kandupidikka', providing a rhythmic flow in the refrain.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Kakkavum police-u / Kandupidikka police-u / Meetkavum police-u”
The word 'Police-u' is repeated at the end of consecutive lines to emphasize the pervasive dependency on the police force for every emergency.
Simile (Upamai)
“Endhiratha pola inga irukkanunda”
The lyricist compares the life of a police officer to a mechanical device using the phrase 'Endhiratha pola' (like a machine).
Metaphor
“Whats app poraali ellaam”
The term 'WhatsApp poraali' (WhatsApp warriors) is a modern metaphor used to satirize armchair critics who pass judgment on social media without knowing the ground reality.
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Trivia
'Theerkadarishi' (2023) is an action-thriller starring Ajmal Ameer and Sathyaraj. The music for this track was composed by G. Balasubramanian, with lyrics penned by M. Viveka. Sung by popular folk artist Anthony Dass, the song acts as a social commentary on the mental stress, social stigma, and political interference experienced by lower-rung police personnel in Tamil Nadu.
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