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Lyrics & meaning

Run For Money Dude

From Burma · 2014

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singers
Sudharshan M. Kumar, Velmurugan
Music director
Sudharshan M Kumar
Movie name
Burma
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
28 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thedu …odu..caara..thedu
Thedu …odu..caara..thedu
Thedu odu ..odu thedu
Thedu odu odu caara thedu thedu
Thedu thedu odu odu
Caara thedi neeyum odu
Adichi pudichu
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-u
Egirum paaru
Soru soru pazhaya soru
Tharu maaru thenga soru
Wheelu engadaa….
Pothumdaa ottunadhu
Reel anthu pochu
Thedu thedu odu odu
Caara thedi neeyum odu
Adichi pudichu
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-u
Egirum paaru
Soru soru pazhaya soru
Tharu maaru thakkali soru
Wheelu engadaa….
Ada kazhandu pochuda
Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…
Jillakkum sema katta
Odanchudhada kaakka muttai
Naalu perum suththa suththa
420 gangukkulla
Unwanted waar start-u
Bus horn kuda serthu
Lot of disturbance-u
Barbie girl lockout-u
Oh my boy
Where r u
Come and see
Bad boys back now
Settukitta maatikkinaa
Drawer-a thaan…
Female :Chi vaaya moodra
Run for money dude
Run for money dude
Nalla isthupudi
Car-a amukki pudi
Kaiyya sethu pudi
Run for money dude
Run for money dude
Oru motta paiyyan
Oru sotta paiyyan
Po po po porukki paiyyan
Run for money dude
Oru attu piece-u
Oru mokka piece-u
Ellam vetthu soru
Oh my boy
Where r u
Come and see
Unakku ipo bow bow
Settukitta maatikkinaa
Drawer-a thaan…
Thedu thedu odu odu
Caara thedi neeyum odu
Adichi pudichu
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-u
Egirum paaru
Soru soru pazhaya soru
Tharu maaru thakkali soru
Wheelu engadaa….
Ada kazhandu pochuda
Run for money dude
Nera muttu sandhu
Pona dead-u end-u
Paaru neeyum ninnu
Run for money dude
Oru motta paiyyan
Oru sotta paiyyan
Po po po porukki paiyyan
Run for money dude
Oru attu piece-u
Oru mokka piece-u
Ellam vetthu soru
Run for money dude
Nalla isthupudi
Car-a amukki pudi
Kaiyya sethu pudi
Vaazhkka namakku
Vela tharudhae
Theeya ozhacha
Kaasu varumae
Run for money dude….
Search... run... search for the car!
Search... run... search for the car!
Search, run... run, search!
Search, run, run, search for the car, search!
Search and search, run and run!
Run around looking for the car!
Hustling and scrambling,
as you come running, your pulse rate
will shoot right up, watch out!
Rice, rice, leftover rice!
Crazy-good coconut rice!
Where is the wheel, man?
Enough of your driving around!
The reel just snapped!
Search and search, run and run!
Run around looking for the car!
Hustling and scrambling,
as you come running, your pulse rate
will shoot right up, watch out!
Rice, rice, leftover rice!
Crazy-good tomato rice!
Where is the wheel, man?
Oh, it just came off, man!
Ahahaha...
Ahahaha...
Ahahaha...
Ahahaha...
A stunning hit in this whole town,
the crow's egg just cracked, man!
While the four of them roam around,
inside this gang of conmen,
an unwanted war has started!
Blaring along with the bus horn,
there is a lot of disturbance!
Barbie girl got locked out!
Oh my boy,
where are you?
Come and see,
the bad boys are back now!
If you get caught by the moneylender,
even your underwear...
Female: "Ugh, shut your mouth!"
Run for money, dude!
Run for money, dude!
Pull it hard and fast!
Grab hold of that car!
Join hands and hold tight!
Run for money, dude!
Run for money, dude!
One is a bald guy,
one is a thinning guy,
get lost, you good-for-nothing rogue!
Run for money, dude!
One is a worthless piece,
one is a total dud,
all of them are good for nothing!
Oh my boy,
where are you?
Come and see,
you are in the doghouse now!
If you get caught by the moneylender,
even your underwear...
Search and search, run and run!
Run around looking for the car!
Hustling and scrambling,
as you come running, your pulse rate
will shoot right up, watch out!
Rice, rice, leftover rice!
Crazy-good tomato rice!
Where is the wheel, man?
Oh, it just came off, man!
Run for money, dude!
Straight ahead is a blind alley,
if you go in, it is a dead end!
Stop and take a look!
Run for money, dude!
One is a bald guy,
one is a thinning guy,
get lost, you good-for-nothing rogue!
Run for money, dude!
One is a worthless piece,
one is a total dud,
all of them are good for nothing!
Run for money, dude!
Pull it hard and fast!
Grab hold of that car!
Join hands and hold tight!
Life is giving us
some work to do;
if we work fiercely like fire,
the money will come pouring in!
Run for money, dude...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic, slang-heavy song from the movie 'Burma' (2014) depicts the chaotic, fast-paced life of a gang involved in car repossession and street hustling in Chennai. The lyrics blend street slang, humor, and urban life metaphors to highlight the constant chase for money and survival. Through energetic chants like 'Run for money, dude' and descriptions of car chases, dead-end alleys, and quirky gang characters, the track captures the pulse rate spikes and unpredictable turns in the daily lives of small-time hustlers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Edugai & Rythm)

Thedu thedu odu odu

Repeated fast-paced words at the beginning of lines to mimic the feeling of running and searching rapidly.

Rhyming Slang (Iyaibu)

Oru motta paiyyan / Oru sotta paiyyan / Po po po porukki paiyyan

Use of internal rhyming local Tamil street slang words ('motta', 'sotta', 'porukki') to create comedic rhythm.

Code-Mixing / Tanglish

Odi vandha pulse-u rate-u / Egirum paaru

Seamlessly blending English phrasing ('Run for money dude', 'pulse-u rate-u') with colloquial Tamil to reflect contemporary youth speech.

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Trivia

'Burma' is a 2014 Tamil crime-thriller directed by Dharani Dharan focusing on car repossessors in Chennai. Though S. A. Rajkumar is credited in some lyric collections for this track's lyrics, the film's musical score was composed by debutant Sudharshan M. Kumar.

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