Tham Tham
From Pasanga 2 · 2015
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Anand Halve
- Music director
- Arrol Corelli
- Details
- Pasanga 22015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Ram pam pam pam | Ram pam pam pam |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Pam pam pa | Pam pam pa |
| Taarae rarae rarae raa | Taarae rarae rarae raa |
| Male | |
| Dam dam oosai | The drumbeat sound |
| Dam dam dam dam | Dam dam dam dam |
| Nenjam paadum sangeetham | The music that the heart sings, |
| Kaathil ketkinrathaa | can you hear it in your ears? |
| Male | |
| Thollaigal indri | Without mischief, |
| Oru pilai illaiyae | there is no child. |
| Bommai pol vazhndhaal | If lived like a lifeless doll, |
| Athu pillai illaiyae | that is not a child at all. |
| Male | |
| Kavalaigal enna | Why worry about anything? |
| Naam kaattin pillaiyae | We are children of the wild forest. |
| Maram thoorum thaavi | Jumping from tree to tree, |
| Naam vazhnthoom unmaiyae | we truly used to live. |
| Male | |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Ram pam pam pam | Ram pam pam pam |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Pam pam pa | Pam pam pa |
| Taarae rarae rarae raa | Taarae rarae rarae raa |
| Male | |
| Dam dam oosai | The drumbeat sound |
| Dam dam dam dam | Dam dam dam dam |
| Nenjam paadum sangeetham | The music that the heart sings, |
| Kaathil ketkinrathaa | can you hear it in your ears? |
| Male | |
| Thaai vayitril irukkaiyilae | When we were inside our mother's womb, |
| Kai kaalai asaithirundhom | we kept kicking and moving our hands and legs. |
| Yen..inghu piranthavudan | Why, as soon as we were born here, |
| Poi amaidhi kaatugiroom | do we display a fake silence? |
| Male | |
| Pogaatha kaalgal | Can feet that never walk |
| Oor serumma | ever reach a destination? |
| Un ennam pol nee poo… | Go ahead as your mind desires... |
| Male | |
| Nee pala vaanam | You asked for multiple skies, |
| Dhaan kettaiadaa | didn't you, my child? |
| Un sirakaga naan | As your wings, I shall |
| Varuvenadaa…. ingae | come right here for you. |
| Male | |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Ram pam pam pam | Ram pam pam pam |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Pam pam pa | Pam pam pa |
| Taarae rarae rarae raa | Taarae rarae rarae raa |
| Male | |
| Dam dam oosai | The drumbeat sound |
| Dam dam dam dam | Dam dam dam dam |
| Nenjam paadum sangeetham | The music that the heart sings, |
| Kaathil ketkinrathaa | can you hear it in your ears? |
| Male | |
| Kannadi thottiyilae | To the fish living |
| Vazhgindra meengalukku | inside a glass tank, |
| Kadal neenthum anubavathai | the grand experience of swimming in the ocean, |
| Naam kodukka marukkindrom | we refuse to offer. |
| Male | |
| Kaathadi pol | Like a kite in the wind, |
| Nee aadalaam | you can dance freely; |
| Nool ondrum illai | there is no string holding you, |
| Nee poo | you fly away. |
| Male | |
| Nee athikaalai poopol | You are like an early morning flower, |
| Dhanadaa…aa… | my dear... |
| Unai parikkaamal | Without plucking you, |
| Naan kaapenadaa.. ingae | I will protect you here. |
| Male | |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Ram pam pam pam | Ram pam pam pam |
| Tham tham taara | Tham tham taara |
| Pam pam pa | Pam pam pa |
| Taarae rarae rarae raa | Taarae rarae rarae raa |
| Male | |
| Dam dam oosai | The drumbeat sound |
| Dam dam dam dam | Dam dam dam dam |
| Nenjam paadum sangeetham | The music that the heart sings, |
| Kaathil ketkinrathaa | can you hear it in your ears? |
| Male | |
| Thollaigal indri | Without mischief, |
| Oru pilai illaiyae | there is no child. |
| Bommai pol vazhndhaal | If lived like a lifeless doll, |
| Athu pillai illaiyae | that is not a child at all. |
| Male | |
| Kavalaigal enna | Why worry about anything? |
| Naam kaattin pillaiyae | We are children of the wild forest. |
| Maram thoorum thaavi | Jumping from tree to tree, |
| Naam vazhnthoom unmaiyae | we truly used to live. |
தம் தம் தாரா
ரம் பம் பம் பம் தம்
தம் தாரா பம் பம் பா
தாரே ராரே ராரே ரா
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
டம் டம் ஓசை
டம் டம் டம் டம் நெஞ்சம்
பாடும் சங்கீதம் காதில்
கேட்கின்றதா
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
The music that the heart sings,
can you hear it in your ears?
தொல்லைகள்
இன்றி ஒரு பிள்ளை
இல்லையே பொம்மை
போல் வாழ்ந்தால் அது
பிள்ளை இல்லையே
Without mischief,
there is no child.
If lived like a lifeless doll,
that is not a child at all.
கவலைகள் என்ன
நாம் காட்டின் பிள்ளையே
மரம் தோறும் தாவி நாம்
வாழ்ந்தோம் உண்மையே
Why worry about anything?
We are children of the wild forest.
Jumping from tree to tree,
we truly used to live.
தம் தம் தாரா ரம்
பம் பம் பம் தம் தம் தாரா
பம் பம் பா தாரே ராரே
ராரே ரா
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
டம் டம் ஓசை டம்
டம் டம் டம் நெஞ்சம்
பாடும் சங்கீதம் காதில்
கேட்கின்றதா
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
The music that the heart sings,
can you hear it in your ears?
தாய் வயிற்றில்
இருக்கையிலே கை காலை
அசைத்திருந்தோம் ஏன் இங்கு
பிறந்தவுடன் பொய் அமைதி
காட்டுகிறோம்
When we were inside our mother's womb,
we kept kicking and moving our hands and legs.
Why, as soon as we were born here,
do we display a fake silence?
போகாத கால்கள்
ஊர் சேருமா உன் எண்ணம்
போல் நீ போ
Can feet that never walk
ever reach a destination?
Go ahead as your mind desires...
நீ பல வானம்
தான் கேட்டாயடா உன்
சிறகாக நான் வருவேனடா
இங்கே
You asked for multiple skies,
didn't you, my child?
As your wings, I shall
come right here for you.
தம் தம் தாரா ரம்
பம் பம் பம் தம் தம் தாரா
பம் பம் பா தாரே ராரே
ராரே ரா
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
டம் டம் ஓசை
டம் டம் டம் டம் நெஞ்சம்
பாடும் சங்கீதம் காதில்
கேட்கின்றதா
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
The music that the heart sings,
can you hear it in your ears?
கண்ணாடி
தொட்டியிலே வாழ்கின்ற
மீன்களுக்கு கடல் நீந்தும்
அனுபவத்தை நாம் கொடுக்க
மறுக்கின்றோம்
To the fish living
inside a glass tank,
the grand experience of swimming in the ocean,
we refuse to offer.
காத்தாடி போல்
நீ ஆடலாம் நூல் ஒன்றும்
இல்லை நீ போ
Like a kite in the wind,
you can dance freely;
there is no string holding you,
you fly away.
நீ அதிகாலை பூ
போல் தானடா உன்னை
பறிக்காமல் நான்
காப்பேனடா இங்கே
You are like an early morning flower,
my dear...
Without plucking you,
I will protect you here.
தம் தம் தாரா
ரம் பம் பம் பம் தம்
தம் தாரா பம் பம் பா
தாரே ராரே ராரே ரா
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
டம் டம் ஓசை
டம் டம் டம் டம் நெஞ்சம்
பாடும் சங்கீதம் காதில்
கேட்கின்றதா
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
The music that the heart sings,
can you hear it in your ears?
தொல்லைகள்
இன்றி ஒரு பிள்ளை
இல்லையே பொம்மை
போல் வாழ்ந்தால் அது
பிள்ளை இல்லையே
Without mischief,
there is no child.
If lived like a lifeless doll,
that is not a child at all.
கவலைகள் என்ன
நாம் காட்டின் பிள்ளையே
மரம் தோறும் தாவி நாம்
வாழ்ந்தோம் உண்மையே
Why worry about anything?
We are children of the wild forest.
Jumping from tree to tree,
we truly used to live.
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Dam dam oosai
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
Dam dam dam dam
Nenjam paadum sangeetham
The music that the heart sings,
Kaathil ketkinrathaa
can you hear it in your ears?
Thollaigal indri
Without mischief,
Oru pilai illaiyae
there is no child.
Bommai pol vazhndhaal
If lived like a lifeless doll,
Athu pillai illaiyae
that is not a child at all.
Kavalaigal enna
Why worry about anything?
Naam kaattin pillaiyae
We are children of the wild forest.
Maram thoorum thaavi
Jumping from tree to tree,
Naam vazhnthoom unmaiyae
we truly used to live.
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Dam dam oosai
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
Dam dam dam dam
Nenjam paadum sangeetham
The music that the heart sings,
Kaathil ketkinrathaa
can you hear it in your ears?
Thaai vayitril irukkaiyilae
When we were inside our mother's womb,
Kai kaalai asaithirundhom
we kept kicking and moving our hands and legs.
Yen..inghu piranthavudan
Why, as soon as we were born here,
Poi amaidhi kaatugiroom
do we display a fake silence?
Pogaatha kaalgal
Can feet that never walk
Oor serumma
ever reach a destination?
Un ennam pol nee poo…
Go ahead as your mind desires...
Nee pala vaanam
You asked for multiple skies,
Dhaan kettaiadaa
didn't you, my child?
Un sirakaga naan
As your wings, I shall
Varuvenadaa…. ingae
come right here for you.
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Dam dam oosai
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
Dam dam dam dam
Nenjam paadum sangeetham
The music that the heart sings,
Kaathil ketkinrathaa
can you hear it in your ears?
Kannadi thottiyilae
To the fish living
Vazhgindra meengalukku
inside a glass tank,
Kadal neenthum anubavathai
the grand experience of swimming in the ocean,
Naam kodukka marukkindrom
we refuse to offer.
Kaathadi pol
Like a kite in the wind,
Nee aadalaam
you can dance freely;
Nool ondrum illai
there is no string holding you,
Nee poo
you fly away.
Nee athikaalai poopol
You are like an early morning flower,
Dhanadaa…aa…
my dear...
Unai parikkaamal
Without plucking you,
Naan kaapenadaa.. ingae
I will protect you here.
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Ram pam pam pam
Ram pam pam pam
Tham tham taara
Tham tham taara
Pam pam pa
Pam pam pa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Taarae rarae rarae raa
Dam dam oosai
The drumbeat sound
Dam dam dam dam
Dam dam dam dam
Nenjam paadum sangeetham
The music that the heart sings,
Kaathil ketkinrathaa
can you hear it in your ears?
Thollaigal indri
Without mischief,
Oru pilai illaiyae
there is no child.
Bommai pol vazhndhaal
If lived like a lifeless doll,
Athu pillai illaiyae
that is not a child at all.
Kavalaigal enna
Why worry about anything?
Naam kaattin pillaiyae
We are children of the wild forest.
Maram thoorum thaavi
Jumping from tree to tree,
Naam vazhnthoom unmaiyae
we truly used to live.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Pasanga 2 ('Chotta Chotta' / 'Tham Tham Taara') celebrates the innocent, uninhibited, and playful nature of childhood. Lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar emphasizes that children are meant to be active, mischievous, and free-spirited rather than obedient, quiet 'dolls'. It critiques modern parenting for confining kids like fish in a glass bowl instead of letting them explore the vast ocean of life. The overall message encourages parents to support their children's dreams and individuality rather than imposing rigid societal expectations. By comparing children to wild creatures, unrestrained kites, and delicate morning flowers, the song advocates for empathetic understanding, unconditional protection, and nurturing guidance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Oli Kurippu)
“Dam dam oosai”
Use of vocalized rhythmic sounds like 'Dam dam oosai' and 'Tham tham taara' to evoke playfulness and musical rhythm.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Bommai pol vazhndhaal”
Comparing a passive child to a lifeless doll ('Bommai pol vazhndhaal').
Metaphor (Uruwagam)
“Naam kaattin pillaiyae”
Comparing children to wild forest creatures ('kaattin pillaiyae') to highlight untamed natural vitality.
Rhetorical Question
“Yen..inghu piranthavudan Poi amaidhi kaatugiroom”
Asking why humans practice fake silence after birth when they were active inside the womb.
Extended Metaphor
“Kannadi thottiyilae Vazhgindra meengalukku”
Comparing modern restricted children to fish in a glass tank ('Kannadi thottiyilae vazhgindra meengalukku') deprived of the ocean.
Did you know?
Trivia
Pasanga 2 (2015), directed by Pandiraj and produced by Suriya, focuses on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among children. The soundtrack was composed by Arrol Corelli, and the lyrics were penned by national award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar.
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