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Thagadu Thagadu Thagara

From Jeeva (1988 Film) · 1988

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Jeeva (1988 Film)
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
12 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Yaei thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Edhukku sodaa enakku vendaa
Adippaen raavaa steadythaan podaa
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Yaei thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa dei
Oodum aarellaam
En saami milli aagaatho uhhhhhaa
Kaadu maedellaam
Thanneeraai kallu paayaatho hooooo
Bhoomiyae suzhaluthu pottuttu haha puraluthu paavam
Samuththiram alaiyuthu kudishshittu aaduthu
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Edhukku sodaa enakku vendaa
Adippaen raavaa steadythaan podaa dei
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Yaei thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Kozhi koovaathu eppothum
Seval aagaathu hahhaa hahhaa
Seval aanaalum appothu muttai podaathu aamaa
Aattukkum naalu kaal maattukkum naalu kaal
Yaarukku….ae….theriyaathu naan sonnaa puriyuthu
Annaachchi en aaraaichchi nee kelu
Innum ennennamo irukkuthu
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Edhukku sodaa enakku vendaaiyaa
Adippaen raavaa steadythaan podaa dei
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa
Nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa
Mhhhmmm….mhmm….mhmmmm…..
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Hey, tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Why do I need soda? I don't want any!
I'll down it neat, I'm steady as a rock, buzz off!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Hey, tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man, hey!
In all the flowing rivers...
Oh Lord, can't they turn into shots of liquor? Uh-ha!
Across all the forests and hills...
Instead of water, can't toddy (country liquor) flow? Oh-oh-oh!
The earth itself is spinning after taking a hit, haha, rolling around, poor thing!
The sea is swaying and dancing in a drunken haze!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Why do I need soda? I don't want any!
I'll down it neat, I'm steady as a rock, buzz off, hey!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Hey, tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Hey, step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
A hen will never crow...
It will never become a rooster, haha haha!
Even if it becomes a rooster, it can't lay an egg, oh yeah!
A goat has four legs, a cow has four legs...
Who doesn't know that? But it makes sense only when I say it!
Brother, listen to my research!
There's so much more where that came from!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Why do I need soda? I don't want any, brother!
I'll down it neat, I'm steady as a rock, buzz off, hey!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Tin sheet, cheap tin sheet has turned to gold, man!
Step aside, step aside, I've found a treasure, man!
Mmhmm... mhmm... mhmmmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This jovial Tamil track is an energetic drunken song where the protagonist exuberantly celebrates finding a treasure, claiming worthless tin sheets have magically turned into gold. High on excitement and alcohol, he rejects mixing soda, prefers drinking liquor raw, and humorously imagines nature itself as drunk—wishing rivers were alcohol and describing the rotating Earth and ocean waves as being intoxicated and dancing. In the second verse, he hilariously delivers absurd 'research' and obvious statements, such as hens not crowing and goats having four legs, presenting them as profound discoveries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Alliteration (Monaai)

Thagadu thagadu thagara thagadu thangamaachchudaa

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound across words creating a rhythmic cadence.

Personification

Bhoomiyae suzhaluthu pottuttu haha puraluthu paavam / Samuththiram alaiyuthu kudishshittu aaduthu

Attributing human drunken behaviors like spinning, rolling over, and dancing to the Earth and the ocean.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Ada nagaru nagaru pudhaiyal enakku kidaichchu pochchudaa

Duplicated words like 'Thagadu thagadu' and 'Nagaru nagaru' used for comic emphasis and musical rhythm.

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Trivia

The phrase 'Thagadu Thagadu' became a famous catchphrase associated with actor Sathyaraj in Tamil cinema, highlighting his distinctive style of humor and punchy dialogue delivery.

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