Tasakku Tasakku
From Vikram Vedha · 2017
- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singers
- Guna, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Mukesh
- Music director
- Sam C. S
- Details
- Vikram Vedha2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ahaan..ahaa | Ahaan.. ahaa |
| Ahaan..aha..haa | Ahaan.. aha.. haa |
| Chorus | |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum…(background humming) | Tasakku dum dum… (background humming) |
| Male | |
| Vangalakarai oorathilae | On the banks of the Bengal seashore, |
| Namma vannarapettaiyilae | In our Washermanpet area, |
| Cemetry road signalilae | At the Cemetery Road signal, |
| Namma mkb nagarunilae | In our MKB Nagar neighborhood, |
| Male | |
| Motham inga aayiram | Altogether, a thousand |
| Kudumbam thangum | families reside here, |
| Indha kota kulla kaavalana | And as a guardian inside this fortress, |
| Vedha nu oru singam | There is a lion named Vedha! |
| Chorus | |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..dum dum | Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum.. | Tasakku dum dum.. |
| Male | |
| Kudikka kudikka | As we drink more and more, |
| Kuthira kuthikkum | A horse leaps up inside the body! |
| Odambu kulla | Inside our body, |
| Enga aruma peruma therama | To tell the mind-blowing story |
| Therikkum kathaiya solla | Of our pride, glory, and talent! |
| Chorus | |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..dum dum | Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum.. | Tasakku dum dum.. |
| Male | |
| Sandhu pondhula | In narrow alleys and bylanes, |
| Sanda valappom | We start fights, |
| Mallukku nippom | And stand up for a brawl! |
| Enga sondha oorunu | Considering this place as our native land, |
| Indha oora thaan | This very city, |
| Solli vachitom | We have declared as our own! |
| Male | |
| Getha anba kodutha | If given love with pride, |
| Natpa koduppom | We return true friendship, |
| Kannukku kanna | An eye for an eye! |
| Aana kaiyi parakkum | But hands will fly, |
| Kaalu parakkum | And legs will fly in punches, |
| Sandaiki neeyum vandha | If you come here for a fight! |
| Male | |
| Elivala idhu illa | This is no rat hole, |
| Puli vanamada ulla | It is a tiger's forest inside! |
| Adhisayam idhu | It is a wonder |
| Vandhu paatha | If you come and see it! |
| Male | |
| Adithadi nu vandha | If it comes down to a fistfight, |
| Kodigalum ada illa | There are no white flag surrenders here, |
| Vedigala vedi inga | Only bombs bursting with noise! |
| Vettaa… | If chopped down... |
| Male | |
| Endha edhirikkum | For any enemy, |
| Inga edam illa tata | There is no space here, so bye-bye! |
| Chorus | |
| Hey tasakku tasakku | Hey tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..dum dum | Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum.. | Tasakku dum dum.. |
| Male | |
| Kudikka kudikka | As we drink more and more, |
| Kuthira kuthikkum | A horse leaps up inside the body! |
| Odambu kulla | Inside our body, |
| Enga aruma peruma therama | To tell the mind-blowing story |
| Therikkum kathaiya solla | Of our pride, glory, and talent! |
| Male | |
| Endha hero kum | For no movie hero, |
| Enga manasula | In our hearts, |
| Poster-u illa illa | Is there a poster installed! |
| Engala pathi | If a movie were made |
| Edutha padam pogum | About us, |
| Oscar ah vella vella | It would win an Oscar award! |
| Male | |
| Pattu perathaan | Nicknames are what |
| Vachukuruvom | We keep for ourselves, |
| Sothuku sothaa | Pure as gold/property! |
| Kallam paranji | If someone speaks deceitfully |
| Pinnil kalicha | And stabs in the back, |
| Konnu kalaiyum | They will be finished off |
| Njagal | By us! |
| Male | |
| Varaimuraigalae illa | There are no rules or limits, |
| Thalaimuraigalai paatha | We have seen generations, |
| Thalainagarula vaazhura kootam | A crowd living in the capital city! |
| Male | |
| Oru nodi pazhagitta | Mingle with us for just a moment, |
| Maru nodila sontham | The very next moment you are family! |
| Usurathaan tharuvom ketta | We will give our lives if asked, |
| Male | |
| Endha edhirikkum | For any enemy, |
| Inga edam illa tata | There is no space here, so bye-bye! |
| Chorus | |
| Hey tasakku tasakku | Hey tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..dum dum | Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum.. | Tasakku dum dum.. |
| Male | |
| Kudikka kudikka | As we drink more and more, |
| Kuthira kuthikkum | A horse leaps up inside the body! |
| Odambu kulla | Inside our body, |
| Enga aruma peruma therama | To tell the mind-blowing story |
| Therikkum kathaiya solla | Of our pride, glory, and talent! |
| Chorus | |
| {Hey tasakku tasakku | {Hey tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..dum dum | Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku tasakku | Tasakku tasakku |
| Tasakku dum dum..} (2) | Tasakku dum dum..} (x2) |
ஆஹான் ஆஹா
ஆஹான் ஆஹா
Ahaan.. ahaa
Ahaan.. aha.. haa
டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டும் டும்
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum… (background humming)
வங்காளக்கரை
ஓரத்திலே நம்ம
வண்ணாரப்பேட்டையிலே
சிமட்ரி ரோட் சிக்னலிலே
நம்ம எம் கே பீ நகருனிலே
On the banks of the Bengal seashore,
In our Washermanpet area,
At the Cemetery Road signal,
In our MKB Nagar neighborhood,
மொத்தம் இங்க
ஆயிரம் குடும்பம் தங்கும்
இந்த கோடா குள்ள காவலனா
வேதானு ஒரு சிங்கம்
Altogether, a thousand
families reside here,
And as a guardian inside this fortress,
There is a lion named Vedha!
டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டும் டும் டும் டும்
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டும் டும்
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
குடிக்க குடிக்க
குதிர குதிக்கும்
ஒடம்புக்குள்ள எங்க
அரும பெரும திறம
தெறிக்கும் கதைய
சொல்ல
As we drink more and more,
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Inside our body,
To tell the mind-blowing story
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டும் டும் டும் டும்
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டும் டும்
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
சந்து பொந்துல
சண்ட வளப்போம்
மல்லுக்கு நிப்போம்
எங்க சொந்த ஊருன்னு
இந்த ஊர தான்
சொல்லி வச்சிடோம்
In narrow alleys and bylanes,
We start fights,
And stand up for a brawl!
Considering this place as our native land,
This very city,
We have declared as our own!
கெத்தா அன்ப
கொடுத்தா நட்ப
கொடுப்போம் கண்ணுக்கு
கண்ணா ஆனா கையி
பறக்கும் காலு பறக்கும்
சண்டைக்கி நீயும் வந்தா
If given love with pride,
We return true friendship,
An eye for an eye!
But hands will fly,
And legs will fly in punches,
If you come here for a fight!
எலி வாலா
இது இல்ல புலி
வனமாட உள்ள
அதிசயம் இது
வந்து பாத்தா
This is no rat hole,
It is a tiger's forest inside!
It is a wonder
If you come and see it!
அடிதடின்னு
வந்தா கொடிகளும்
அட இல்ல வெடிகள
வெடி இங்க வேட்ட
If it comes down to a fistfight,
There are no white flag surrenders here,
Only bombs bursting with noise!
If chopped down...
எந்த எதிரிக்கும்
இங்க இடம் இல்ல
டாட்டா
For any enemy,
There is no space here, so bye-bye!
ஹே டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டும் டும் டும் டும்
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டும் டும்
Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
குடிக்க குடிக்க
குதிர குதிக்கும்
ஒடம்புக்குள்ள எங்க
அரும பெரும திறம
தெறிக்கும் கதைய
சொல்ல
As we drink more and more,
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Inside our body,
To tell the mind-blowing story
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
எந்த ஹீரோக்கும்
எங்க மனசுல போஸ்டரு
இல்ல இல்ல எங்கள பத்தி
எடுத்த படம் போகும்
ஆஸ்கர வெல்ல
For no movie hero,
In our hearts,
Is there a poster installed!
If a movie were made
About us,
It would win an Oscar award!
பத்து பேரத்தான்
வச்சுகுருவோம்
சொத்துக்கு சொத்தா
கள்ளம் பரஞ்சி
பின்னில் கலிச்சா
கொண்ணு கலையும்
ஞ்சகல்
Nicknames are what
We keep for ourselves,
Pure as gold/property!
If someone speaks deceitfully
And stabs in the back,
They will be finished off
By us!
வரைமுறைகளே
இல்லா தலைமுறைகளை
பாத்த தலைநகருல
வாழுற கூட்டம்
There are no rules or limits,
We have seen generations,
A crowd living in the capital city!
ஒரு நொடி
பழகிட்டா மறு நொடில
சொந்த உசுரதான்
தருவோம் கேட்டா
Mingle with us for just a moment,
The very next moment you are family!
We will give our lives if asked,
எந்த எதிரிக்கும்
இங்க இடம் இல்ல
டாட்டா
For any enemy,
There is no space here, so bye-bye!
ஹே டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டும் டும் டும் டும்
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டும் டும்
Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
குடிக்க குடிக்க
குதிர குதிக்கும்
ஒடம்புக்குள்ள எங்க
அரும பெரும திறம
தெறிக்கும் கதைய
சொல்ல
As we drink more and more,
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Inside our body,
To tell the mind-blowing story
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
{ ஹே டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டும் டும் டும் டும்
டசக்கு டசக்கு டசக்கு
டசக்கு டசக்கு டும் டும் } (2)
{Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..} (x2)
Ahaan..ahaa
Ahaan.. ahaa
Ahaan..aha..haa
Ahaan.. aha.. haa
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum…(background humming)
Tasakku dum dum… (background humming)
Vangalakarai oorathilae
On the banks of the Bengal seashore,
Namma vannarapettaiyilae
In our Washermanpet area,
Cemetry road signalilae
At the Cemetery Road signal,
Namma mkb nagarunilae
In our MKB Nagar neighborhood,
Motham inga aayiram
Altogether, a thousand
Kudumbam thangum
families reside here,
Indha kota kulla kaavalana
And as a guardian inside this fortress,
Vedha nu oru singam
There is a lion named Vedha!
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..dum dum
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
Tasakku dum dum..
Kudikka kudikka
As we drink more and more,
Kuthira kuthikkum
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Odambu kulla
Inside our body,
Enga aruma peruma therama
To tell the mind-blowing story
Therikkum kathaiya solla
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..dum dum
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
Tasakku dum dum..
Sandhu pondhula
In narrow alleys and bylanes,
Sanda valappom
We start fights,
Mallukku nippom
And stand up for a brawl!
Enga sondha oorunu
Considering this place as our native land,
Indha oora thaan
This very city,
Solli vachitom
We have declared as our own!
Getha anba kodutha
If given love with pride,
Natpa koduppom
We return true friendship,
Kannukku kanna
An eye for an eye!
Aana kaiyi parakkum
But hands will fly,
Kaalu parakkum
And legs will fly in punches,
Sandaiki neeyum vandha
If you come here for a fight!
Elivala idhu illa
This is no rat hole,
Puli vanamada ulla
It is a tiger's forest inside!
Adhisayam idhu
It is a wonder
Vandhu paatha
If you come and see it!
Adithadi nu vandha
If it comes down to a fistfight,
Kodigalum ada illa
There are no white flag surrenders here,
Vedigala vedi inga
Only bombs bursting with noise!
Vettaa…
If chopped down...
Endha edhirikkum
For any enemy,
Inga edam illa tata
There is no space here, so bye-bye!
Hey tasakku tasakku
Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..dum dum
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
Tasakku dum dum..
Kudikka kudikka
As we drink more and more,
Kuthira kuthikkum
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Odambu kulla
Inside our body,
Enga aruma peruma therama
To tell the mind-blowing story
Therikkum kathaiya solla
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
Endha hero kum
For no movie hero,
Enga manasula
In our hearts,
Poster-u illa illa
Is there a poster installed!
Engala pathi
If a movie were made
Edutha padam pogum
About us,
Oscar ah vella vella
It would win an Oscar award!
Pattu perathaan
Nicknames are what
Vachukuruvom
We keep for ourselves,
Sothuku sothaa
Pure as gold/property!
Kallam paranji
If someone speaks deceitfully
Pinnil kalicha
And stabs in the back,
Konnu kalaiyum
They will be finished off
Njagal
By us!
Varaimuraigalae illa
There are no rules or limits,
Thalaimuraigalai paatha
We have seen generations,
Thalainagarula vaazhura kootam
A crowd living in the capital city!
Oru nodi pazhagitta
Mingle with us for just a moment,
Maru nodila sontham
The very next moment you are family!
Usurathaan tharuvom ketta
We will give our lives if asked,
Endha edhirikkum
For any enemy,
Inga edam illa tata
There is no space here, so bye-bye!
Hey tasakku tasakku
Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..dum dum
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..
Tasakku dum dum..
Kudikka kudikka
As we drink more and more,
Kuthira kuthikkum
A horse leaps up inside the body!
Odambu kulla
Inside our body,
Enga aruma peruma therama
To tell the mind-blowing story
Therikkum kathaiya solla
Of our pride, glory, and talent!
{Hey tasakku tasakku
{Hey tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..dum dum
Tasakku dum dum.. dum dum
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku tasakku
Tasakku dum dum..} (2)
Tasakku dum dum..} (x2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Tasakku Tasakku' is a high-energy North Chennai folk dance track (Kuthu song) from the hit neo-noir action thriller 'Vikram Vedha' (2017), composed by Sam C.S. The song serves as a celebratory, rowdy anthem introducing the gangster Vedha (played by Vijay Sethupathi) and his loyal crew in North Chennai local hubs like Washermanpet and MKB Nagar. The lyrics portray the raw camaraderie, street loyalty, and local pride of the neighborhood residents. They sing about their drinking rituals, willingness to lay down their lives for friends, zero tolerance for betrayal, and the fierce lion-like presence of Vedha who rules and protects their turf.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vangalakarai oorathilae / Namma vannarapettaiyilae”
The second consonant 'nga' matches across lines: Vangalakarai / Namma.
Monaai (Alliteration / Initial rhyming)
“Sandhu pondhula / Sanda valappom”
Repetition of the initial 'S' sound in Sandhu, Sanda.
Metaphor
“Elivala idhu illa / Puli vanamada ulla”
Describing North Chennai neighborhood as a tiger's forest ('Puli vanam') to symbolize danger and power.
Onomatopoeia
“Tasakku tasakku / Tasakku dum dum”
Rhythmic sound words 'Tasakku tasakku' representing the sound of drinking/toast and percussion beat.
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Trivia
Although the prompt leaves music/singers unknown, 'Tasakku Tasakku' was composed by Sam C.S., written by Muthamil, and sung by Mukesh, M.L.R. Kartikeyan, and Govi. The picturization shows Vijay Sethupathi's character Vedha dancing casually during a drinking celebration, which became one of the signature iconic scenes of the film.
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