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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
Details
Burma2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thedu …odu..caara..theduSearch, run, search for the car
Thedu …odu..caara..theduSearch, run, search for the car
Male
Thedu odu ..odu theduSearch, run, run, search
Thedu odu odu caara thedu theduSearch, run, run, search for the car, search, search
Thedu thedu odu oduSearch, search, run, run
Caara thedi neeyum oduYou too run searching for the car
Male
Adichi pudichuHustling and fighting
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-uWhen you run, the pulse rate
Egirum paaruWatch it spike up
Soru soru pazhaya soruRice, rice, old fermented rice
Tharu maaru thenga soruWild and crazy coconut rice
Wheelu engadaa….Where is the wheel, man?
Male
Pothumdaa ottunadhuEnough of driving, man
Reel anthu pochuThe film reel got snapped
Male
Thedu thedu odu oduSearch, search, run, run
Caara thedi neeyum oduYou too run searching for the car
Adichi pudichuHustling and fighting
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-uWhen you run, the pulse rate
Egirum paaruWatch it spike up
Male
Soru soru pazhaya soruRice, rice, old fermented rice
Tharu maaru thakkali soruWild and crazy tomato rice
Wheelu engadaa….Where is the wheel, man?
Ada kazhandu pochudaHey, it came off, man!
Male
Aaahaahaa…Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…Aaahaahaa…
Aaahaahaa…Aaahaahaa…
Male
Jillakkum sema kattaA dazzling fine girl
Odanchudhada kaakka muttaiDid the crow's egg break?
Naalu perum suththa suththaAs the four people keep roaming around
420 gangukkullaInside this 420 cheat gang
Male
Unwanted waar start-uAn unwanted war has started
Bus horn kuda serthuAlong with the bus horn noise
Lot of disturbance-uA lot of disturbance
Barbie girl lockout-uBarbie girl is locked out
Male
Oh my boyOh my boy
Where r uWhere are you
Come and seeCome and see
Bad boys back nowBad boys are back now
Settukitta maatikkinaaIf you get caught with the set
Drawer-a thaan…Just by the drawers...
Female :Chi vaaya moodraFemale: Chi, shut your mouth!
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Nalla isthupudiPull it well
Car-a amukki pudiSeize the car
Kaiyya sethu pudiHold hands together
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Oru motta paiyyanA bald guy
Oru sotta paiyyanA guy with a bald spot
Po po po porukki paiyyanGo, go, go, a scoundrel guy
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Oru attu piece-uA low-quality piece
Oru mokka piece-uA useless piece
Ellam vetthu soruEveryone is just useless stuff
Male
Oh my boyOh my boy
Where r uWhere are you
Come and seeCome and see
Unakku ipo bow bowFor you now, bow bow
Settukitta maatikkinaaIf you get caught with the set
Drawer-a thaan…Just by the drawers...
Male
Thedu thedu odu oduSearch, search, run, run
Caara thedi neeyum oduYou too run searching for the car
Adichi pudichuHustling and fighting
Odi vandha pulse-u rate-uWhen you run, the pulse rate
Egirum paaruWatch it spike up
Male
Soru soru pazhaya soruRice, rice, old fermented rice
Tharu maaru thakkali soruWild and crazy tomato rice
Wheelu engadaa….Where is the wheel, man?
Ada kazhandu pochudaHey, it came off, man!
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Nera muttu sandhuStraight into a blind alley
Pona dead-u end-uIf you go, it is a dead end
Paaru neeyum ninnuStop and take a look
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Oru motta paiyyanA bald guy
Oru sotta paiyyanA guy with a bald spot
Po po po porukki paiyyanGo, go, go, a scoundrel guy
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Oru attu piece-uA low-quality piece
Oru mokka piece-uA useless piece
Ellam vetthu soruEveryone is just useless stuff
Male
Run for money dudeRun for money, dude
Nalla isthupudiPull it well
Car-a amukki pudiSeize the car
Kaiyya sethu pudiHold hands together
Male
Vaazhkka namakkuLife gives us
Vela tharudhaeWork to do
Theeya ozhachaIf you work like fire
Kaasu varumaeMoney will come
Run for money dude….Run for money, dude…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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