- Lyricist
- Vignesh Shivan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Movie name
- Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
- Movie release year
- 2017
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Sept 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Ayya vangayya vangayya
Engayya irukeenga
Ennaiyya seiveenga
Eppayya seiveenga
Sodakku mela..
Hey sodakku mela.. appadi
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Ayya vangayya vangayya
Engayya irukeenga
Ennaiyya seiveenga
Eppayya seiveenga
Sodakku mela..
Hey sodakku mela.. appadi
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..hoi…
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Nadakuravana parakka vidanum
Aluguravana sirikka vidanum
Modangunavana thodanga vidanum
Kalangunavana kalakka vidanum
Thadukka thadukka thaandi varanum
Midhika midhika meendu varanum
Kothikka kothikka kovam varanum
Keela pothacha molachu varanum
Sodakku mela..
Hey sodakku mela.. appadi
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
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Hey thadukkuravana kedukkiravana
Morachu paakanum..
Thala ganathula kuthikkiravana
Sarichu paakanum..
Adi vayithula adikkiravana
Ethuthu kekanum..
Ini oru mura namma thoda
Avan nenachu paakanum..
Koduththa koduththa adiya..
Thiruppi thiruppi tharanum
Koluththa koluththa eliya..
Koluppa kuraikkanum..
Aduththa aduththa nodithaan
Nenacha maari varanum
Adachcha adachcha kathava
Uthachchu thorakkanum..
Ayya pongayya pongayya
Kaanama pongayya
Kannu munna vandha
Kannam dhaan veengumya
Angayyo ingayyo
Engaiyo pongayya
Enga side vantha
Injury aagumya
Sodakku mela..
Hey sodakku mela.. appadi
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
En verallu vanthu..
Nadu theruvil ninnu
Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu
Ada poda..
Ippo enna kalatitomnnu
Indha aatam elaam..
Intha maathiri paatellam potu
Aadanumna naama
Ethavathu pannirukanumla…
Ei athaanda..
Ennaththa kilichitomnnu..
Intha aattam paattam keetamlaam
Unakku velai kidaichiducha..
Unakku..
Machi…
Ennada puthusa etho kettunu irukkaan..
Aana ithellam namma thappu illa
Indha idam..
Inga irukkira alukku
Intha alukka uruvakki
Intha alukkula oori pona…idho..
Ivanunga maari aalunga
Ivanungala ellam paathaalae..
Veratti veratti velukka thonuthu
Vanthu… veratti veratti velukka thonuthu
Adhigara thimira
Panakkaara powera
Thookki pottu midhika thonuthu..
Hey.. thatti dhaan thookkanum
Thanniya kaatanum
Oda oda vittu
Muttiya pekkanum..
Kootaththa sekkanum
Kaththuna kekkanum
Illathavan vali
Ennanu kaatanum
Veratti veratti..
Hey.. poratti poratti..
Unna.. veratti veratti velukka thonuthu
Athigaara thimira..
Panakkaara powera
Thookki pottu midhika thonuthu..hoi
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Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu..
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers...
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers...
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Sir, come on sir, come on sir!
Where are you, sir?
What will you do, sir?
When will you do it, sir?
Snap after snap...
Hey, snap after snap... just like that!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers...
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Sir, come on sir, come on sir!
Where are you, sir?
What will you do, sir?
When will you do it, sir?
Snap after snap...
Hey, snap after snap... just like that!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers...
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers... hoi!
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Make the one who walks fly high!
Make the one who cries laugh out loud!
Let the one who stalled start moving!
Let the troubled one make a big splash!
Every time you are blocked, leap across and overcome!
Every time you are trampled, rise back up!
Let anger boil up hotter and hotter!
If buried deep in the ground, sprout back out!
Snap after snap...
Hey, snap after snap... just like that!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
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Hey, the one who obstructs and the one who ruins things,
Stare them down with rage!
The one who leaps around with a swollen ego,
Knock him down to size!
The one who strikes at poor people's livelihood,
Stand up and confront him!
Before touching us ever again,
He should think twice!
Every blow that was dealt to us,
We must return it back again and again!
The rats that have grown too fat,
We must trim down their arrogant fat!
In every upcoming moment,
Things must happen just as dreamed!
Every door that was slammed shut,
Kick it open wide!
Sir, get lost sir, get lost sir!
Disappear into thin air, sir!
If you show up before my eyes,
Your cheek will swell up, sir!
Over there, over here,
Go away anywhere else, sir!
If you come to our side,
You'll get injured, sir!
Snap after snap...
Hey, snap after snap... just like that!
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping,
Coming from my fingers...
Standing in the middle of the street,
Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping!
Ah, get lost...
Just because we pulled off something now,
All this dancing around...
Playing songs like this and
Dancing to them, if we ought to do that,
Shouldn't we have accomplished something major first?
Hey, exactly that...
What great feat have we achieved,
That we are doing all this dancing and singing?
Did you get a job?
Did you?
Dude...
What man, he's asking something unusual...
But all this is not our fault!
This place...
The filth that exists here...
Creating this dirt,
And steeped deep inside this rotten filth... look here...
Guys like these people!
Just looking at guys like these...
Feels like chasing them down and thrashing them black and blue!
Come on... feels like chasing them down and thrashing them black and blue!
Their arrogance of power,
Their wealthy influence,
Feels like throwing them down and trampling them!
Hey, we must knock them down and lift ourselves up!
We must give them a tough time!
Make them run and run,
And break their knees!
We must gather the crowd!
When we shout, they must listen!
The pain of the underprivileged,
We must show what it truly is!
Chasing them down...
Hey, flipping them over...
You... feels like chasing you down and thrashing you black and blue!
Their arrogance of power...
Their wealthy influence,
Feels like throwing them down and trampling them... hoi!
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Snap after snap, my fingers keep snapping...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Sodakku from Thaanaa Serndha Koottam is an energetic mass anthem celebrating the uprising of the common, underprivileged youth against corrupt societal authority and the arrogant wealthy elite. Centered around the simple, rhythmic act of snapping fingers in the street, the song channels long-suppressed frustration regarding unemployment, systemic corruption, and inequality into a rallying cry for direct confrontation and social justice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia
“Sodakku mela sodakku poduthu”
The word 'Sodakku' mimics the sharp sound of a finger snap, serving as an auditory symbol of defiance throughout the song.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nadakuravana parakka vidanum / Aluguravana sirikka vidanum”
Lines consistently end with identical suffix sounds ('vidanum'), creating a strong rhythmic beat suited for an anthem.
Etuukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nadakuravana parakka vidanum”
The second consonant sound 'da' repeats across consecutive lines (Nadakuravana, Modangunavana, Thadukka).
Repetition / Anaphora
“Veratti veratti velukka thonuthu”
Phrases like 'Veratti veratti' (chasing and chasing) are repeated sequentially to intensify the emotional urgency and anger.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Anirudh Ravichander for Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (directed by Vignesh Shivan and starring Suriya), 'Sodakku' became an instant viral hit in Tamil Nadu. Its bold lyrics targeted political corruption and economic disparity, making it a popular political and social rally anthem upon its release in late 2017.
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