Tappasu
From Hitler · 2024
- Lyricist
- Ku. Karthik
- Singers
- Vijay Antony, Junior Nithya
- Music director
- Vivek-Mervin
- Details
- Hitler2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thamukadikura dappasu | Beat the drum, noisy box |
| Takkaru maathu show case uh | Excellent talk, a showcase |
| Saana puduchu sharp ah | Sharpened fine and keen |
| Vantha thatti velasu | If it comes, strike and smash it |
| Meesa petta appas uh | Mustachioed old boss |
| Maala vuttu nee pesu | Speak up with grandeur |
| Sarpathula sarakka vutti | Pouring liquor into juice |
| Vettu glass uh | Toast and clink the glass |
| Male | |
| Hey raangu raatinatha suthatha | Hey, don't spin around like a Ferris wheel |
| Bongu kaatikunu kathatha | Don't shout and play cheap tricks |
| Kapsa aduchukunu nikkatha | Don't stand around blabbering lies |
| Maame kapsa kuduthukunu naluvaatha | Dude, don't slip away feeding tall tales |
| Doomangoliya ada suthum boomiya | Like a spinning top, this rotating Earth |
| Neeyum damaal domeel sound ah pottu | Make loud bang-bang sounds |
| Dappankuthu aatam podu | Dance the energetic street dance |
| Undi kolunga vachu vuten kalula | I aimed high with a slingshot at my feet |
| Inga yaaru pera eluthi vachan | Who has written anyone's name here? |
| Mersal aana life uh machan | Life is mind-blowing, my friend |
| Male | |
| Thamukadikura dappasu | Beat the drum, noisy box |
| Takkaru maathu show case uh | Excellent talk, a showcase |
| Saana puduchu sharp ah | Sharpened fine and keen |
| Vantha thatti velasu | If it comes, strike and smash it |
| Meesa petta appas uh | Mustachioed old boss |
| Maala vuttu nee pesu | Speak up with grandeur |
| Sarpathula sarakka vutti | Pouring liquor into juice |
| Vettu glass uh | Toast and clink the glass |
| Male | |
| Hey dummy da | Hey, it is just a dummy |
| Dummy piece uh maari | Just like a dummy piece |
| Male :Avan solluraanda | He is telling a story, man |
| Length ah oru story | A long-winded story |
| Male | |
| Intha lovve kaleeju | This college of love |
| Wrong ah ponaa | If it goes wrong |
| Male : Namma life ey | Our entire life itself |
| Aagipoidum kuppa lorry | Will end up becoming a garbage truck |
| Male | |
| Hey kolunthiya kaiya thottan gopalu | Gopalu touched his sister-in-law's hand |
| Podaa.. | Get lost.. |
| Kalla thooki pottanda ava aalu | Her lover threw a stone at him |
| Haiyiyoo | Oh my goodness! |
| Galpa aduchikuna jalsa thaan | Bluffing around is pure fun |
| Pulse uh ninnuputta bulb uh than | If the pulse stops, you're out like a dead bulb |
| Male | |
| Kelu aasa danger uh | Listen, desire is dangerous |
| Neeyum polappa paathiru | Mind your own livelihood |
| Maame utharathaan korachikada | Dude, tone down your arrogance |
| Nijaarathan puduchikada | Hold onto your shorts |
| Muluchu iruntha than | Only if you stay awake and alert |
| Unaku rendu kaaluda | You walk on your two legs, buddy |
| Neeyum puttukina ettu kaalu | If you collapse, you're carried on eight legs |
| Moochu ninnu tholu tholu | Breath stops, skin goes loose |
| Male | |
| Thamukadikura dappasu | Beat the drum, noisy box |
| Takkaru maathu show case uh | Excellent talk, a showcase |
| Saana puduchu sharp ah | Sharpened fine and keen |
| Vantha thatti velasu | If it comes, strike and smash it |
| Meesa petta appas uh | Mustachioed old boss |
| Maala vuttu nee pesu | Speak up with grandeur |
| Sarpathula sarakka vutti | Pouring liquor into juice |
| Vettu glass uh | Toast and clink the glass |
| Male | |
| Thamukadikura dappasu | Beat the drum, noisy box |
| Takkaru maathu show case uh | Excellent talk, a showcase |
| Male | |
| Thamukadikura dappasu | Beat the drum, noisy box |
| Takkaru maathu show case uh | Excellent talk, a showcase |
ஹே டமுக்கடிகுற டப்பாசு
டக்கரு மாத்து ஷோவ் கேஸ்ஸு
சானா புடிச்சு ஷார்ப்பா வந்தா
தட்டி வெளாசு
மீச பேட்ட அப்பாஸு
மாலவிட்டு நீ பேசு
சர்பத்துல சரக்கவுட்டி
வெட்டு க்ளாஸ்ஸு
Beat the drum, noisy box
Excellent talk, a showcase
Sharpened fine and keen
If it comes, strike and smash it
Mustachioed old boss
Speak up with grandeur
Pouring liquor into juice
Toast and clink the glass
ஹே ராங்கு ராட்டினத்த சுத்தாத
போங்கு காட்டிக்குன்னு கத்தாத
கப்சா அடிச்சுகுன்னு நிக்காத
மாமே கப்ச குடுத்துகுன்னு நழுவாத
ஒரு டுமாங்கோலியா அட சுத்தும் பூமியா
நீயும் டமால் டுமீல் சௌன்ட்ட போட்டு
டப்பாங்குத்து ஆட்டம் போடு
உண்டி கோல்லுல வச்சு வுட்டேன் கல்லுல
இங்க யாரு பேர எழுதி வச்சான்
மெர்சல் ஆன லைப்பு மச்சான்
Hey, don't spin around like a Ferris wheel
Don't shout and play cheap tricks
Don't stand around blabbering lies
Dude, don't slip away feeding tall tales
Like a spinning top, this rotating Earth
Make loud bang-bang sounds
Dance the energetic street dance
I aimed high with a slingshot at my feet
Who has written anyone's name here?
Life is mind-blowing, my friend
டமுக்கடிகுற டப்பாசு
டக்கரு மாத்து ஷோவ் கேஸ்ஸு
சானா புடிச்சு ஷார்ப்பா வந்தா
தட்டி வெளாசு
மீச பேட்ட அப்பாஸு
மாலவிட்டு நீ பேசு
சர்பத்துல சரக்கவுட்டி
வெட்டு க்ளாஸ்ஸு
Beat the drum, noisy box
Excellent talk, a showcase
Sharpened fine and keen
If it comes, strike and smash it
Mustachioed old boss
Speak up with grandeur
Pouring liquor into juice
Toast and clink the glass
ஹம்மிங் :
.........................
Hey, it is just a dummy
Just like a dummy piece
He is telling a story, man
A long-winded story
ஹே டம்மிடா
டம்மி பீஸ்ஸு மாறி
அவன் சொல்லுறான்டா
லென்த்தா ஒரு ஸ்டோரி
This college of love
If it goes wrong
Our entire life itself
Will end up becoming a garbage truck
இந்த லவ்வே கலீஜு
ராங்கா போனா
நம்ம லைப்யே
ஆகிபோய்டும் குப்பை லாரி
Gopalu touched his sister-in-law's hand
Get lost..
Her lover threw a stone at him
Oh my goodness!
Bluffing around is pure fun
If the pulse stops, you're out like a dead bulb
ஹே கொழுந்தியா கைய தொட்டான்
கோபாலு தோடா
கல்ல தூக்கி போட்டாண்டா அவ ஆளு
ஹையய்யோ
கல்பா அடிச்சிக்குன்னா ஜல்சாதான்
பல்ஸ்ஸு நின்னுபுட்டா பல்புதான்
Listen, desire is dangerous
Mind your own livelihood
Dude, tone down your arrogance
Hold onto your shorts
Only if you stay awake and alert
You walk on your two legs, buddy
If you collapse, you're carried on eight legs
Breath stops, skin goes loose
கேளு ஆசை டேன்ஜர்ரு
நீயும் பொழப்ப பாத்திரு
மாமே உதாரதான் கொறைச்சிகடா
நிஜாரதான் புடிச்சிகடா
முழிச்சு இருந்தாதான்
உனக்கு ரெண்டு காலுடா
நீயும் புட்டுகினா எட்டு காலு
மூச்சு நின்னு தோளு தோளு
Beat the drum, noisy box
Excellent talk, a showcase
Sharpened fine and keen
If it comes, strike and smash it
Mustachioed old boss
Speak up with grandeur
Pouring liquor into juice
Toast and clink the glass
டமுக்கடிகுற டப்பாசு
டக்கரு மாத்து ஷோவ் கேஸ்ஸு
சானா புடிச்சு ஷார்ப்பா வந்தா
தட்டி வெளாசு
மீச பேட்ட அப்பாஸு
மாலவிட்டு நீ பேசு
சர்பத்துல சரக்கவுட்டி
வெட்டு க்ளாஸ்ஸு
Beat the drum, noisy box
Excellent talk, a showcase
டமுக்கடிகுற டப்பாசு
டக்கரு மாத்து ஷோவ் கேஸ்ஸு
Beat the drum, noisy box
Excellent talk, a showcase
ஹேய் டமுக்கடிகுற டப்பாசு
ஹேய் டக்கரு மாத்து ஷோவ் கேஸ்ஸு
ஹம்மிங் :
......................................
Thamukadikura dappasu
Beat the drum, noisy box
Takkaru maathu show case uh
Excellent talk, a showcase
Saana puduchu sharp ah
Sharpened fine and keen
Vantha thatti velasu
If it comes, strike and smash it
Meesa petta appas uh
Mustachioed old boss
Maala vuttu nee pesu
Speak up with grandeur
Sarpathula sarakka vutti
Pouring liquor into juice
Vettu glass uh
Toast and clink the glass
Hey raangu raatinatha suthatha
Hey, don't spin around like a Ferris wheel
Bongu kaatikunu kathatha
Don't shout and play cheap tricks
Kapsa aduchukunu nikkatha
Don't stand around blabbering lies
Maame kapsa kuduthukunu naluvaatha
Dude, don't slip away feeding tall tales
Doomangoliya ada suthum boomiya
Like a spinning top, this rotating Earth
Neeyum damaal domeel sound ah pottu
Make loud bang-bang sounds
Dappankuthu aatam podu
Dance the energetic street dance
Undi kolunga vachu vuten kalula
I aimed high with a slingshot at my feet
Inga yaaru pera eluthi vachan
Who has written anyone's name here?
Mersal aana life uh machan
Life is mind-blowing, my friend
Thamukadikura dappasu
Beat the drum, noisy box
Takkaru maathu show case uh
Excellent talk, a showcase
Saana puduchu sharp ah
Sharpened fine and keen
Vantha thatti velasu
If it comes, strike and smash it
Meesa petta appas uh
Mustachioed old boss
Maala vuttu nee pesu
Speak up with grandeur
Sarpathula sarakka vutti
Pouring liquor into juice
Vettu glass uh
Toast and clink the glass
Hey dummy da
Hey, it is just a dummy
Dummy piece uh maari
Just like a dummy piece
Male :Avan solluraanda
He is telling a story, man
Length ah oru story
A long-winded story
Intha lovve kaleeju
This college of love
Wrong ah ponaa
If it goes wrong
Male : Namma life ey
Our entire life itself
Aagipoidum kuppa lorry
Will end up becoming a garbage truck
Hey kolunthiya kaiya thottan gopalu
Gopalu touched his sister-in-law's hand
Podaa..
Get lost..
Kalla thooki pottanda ava aalu
Her lover threw a stone at him
Haiyiyoo
Oh my goodness!
Galpa aduchikuna jalsa thaan
Bluffing around is pure fun
Pulse uh ninnuputta bulb uh than
If the pulse stops, you're out like a dead bulb
Kelu aasa danger uh
Listen, desire is dangerous
Neeyum polappa paathiru
Mind your own livelihood
Maame utharathaan korachikada
Dude, tone down your arrogance
Nijaarathan puduchikada
Hold onto your shorts
Muluchu iruntha than
Only if you stay awake and alert
Unaku rendu kaaluda
You walk on your two legs, buddy
Neeyum puttukina ettu kaalu
If you collapse, you're carried on eight legs
Moochu ninnu tholu tholu
Breath stops, skin goes loose
Thamukadikura dappasu
Beat the drum, noisy box
Takkaru maathu show case uh
Excellent talk, a showcase
Saana puduchu sharp ah
Sharpened fine and keen
Vantha thatti velasu
If it comes, strike and smash it
Meesa petta appas uh
Mustachioed old boss
Maala vuttu nee pesu
Speak up with grandeur
Sarpathula sarakka vutti
Pouring liquor into juice
Vettu glass uh
Toast and clink the glass
Thamukadikura dappasu
Beat the drum, noisy box
Takkaru maathu show case uh
Excellent talk, a showcase
Thamukadikura dappasu
Beat the drum, noisy box
Takkaru maathu show case uh
Excellent talk, a showcase
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track from 'Hitler' (2024) is a fast-paced, high-energy Chennai gaana song packed with local slang and humor. It advises listeners to enjoy life, dance freely, and stay grounded without boasting or getting caught up in unnecessary troubles, fake posturing, or chaotic romantic entanglements.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Hey raangu raatinatha suthatha / Bongu kaatikunu kathatha”
Matching second consonant sounds in successive lines such as 'suthatha', 'kathatha', and 'nikkatha'.
Onomatopoeia
“Neeyum damaal domeel sound ah pottu”
Use of explosive sound-imitative words like 'damaal domeel' to create rhythmic sound effects.
Metaphor
“Namma life ey aagipoidum kuppa lorry”
Comparing a ruined life directly to a garbage truck ('kuppa lorry') and a dead pulse to a blown bulb ('bulb uh than').
Local Dialect / Slang (Chennai Baashai)
“Mersal aana life uh machan”
Extensive use of raw Madras street vernacular such as 'dappasu', 'takkaru', 'kapsa', 'galpa', and 'mersal'.
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Trivia
Composed by the hit duo Vivek-Mervin for the Vijay Antony-starrer 'Hitler' (2024), this song features vocals by Vijay Antony himself alongside popular local gaana singer Junior Nithya. The track heavily incorporates local Chennai street culture and energetic 'dappankuthu' beats.
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