Thappu Thanda
From Thadam · 2018
- Lyricist
- Eknaath
- Singers
- Mahalingam, Arun Raj, Rohit
- Music director
- Arun Raj
- Details
- Thadam2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ye thappu thanda | Hey, mistake, bro |
| Thappu thaanda | It's a mistake, bro |
| Ellarumae pannuromae | All of us are committing |
| Yedho oru thappu thanda | Some mistake or the other, man |
| Male | |
| Thundu thundaa | Bit by bit |
| Dhamma thundaa | A tiny little bit |
| Ellaraiyum aattuthada | It shakes everyone up, man |
| Yedho oru bodhai thaanda | Some kind of high/intoxication, man |
| Male | |
| Aasai venunda | Desire is needed, man |
| Aayul koodunda | Life expectancy increases, man |
| Thevaikku poi sollu thappillada | Speak a lie for necessity, there's no fault, man |
| Male | |
| Neeyum kaasu pannuda | You make money too, man |
| Currency ennuda | Count the currency, man |
| Pootti thaan veikaatha thangaathuda | Don't lock it away, it won't stay with you, man |
| Chorus | |
| Inga suthamilla | There is no purity here |
| Kuthamilla | There is no crime here |
| Kelvi kekka yaarumilla | There is no one to question us |
| Kalla mattum rombuthada | Just fill up the cash box |
| Sathamillaama | Without making a sound |
| Chorus | |
| Vera michamilla | There is no balance left |
| Sochamilla | Nothing remains |
| Serthu naanga vechathilla | We haven't saved anything up |
| Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa | My heart stands brave, man |
| Achamillama | Without any fear |
| Chorus | |
| Inga suthamilla | There is no purity here |
| Kuthamilla | There is no crime here |
| Kelvi kekka yaarumilla | There is no one to question us |
| Kalla mattum rombuthada | Just fill up the cash box |
| Sathamillaama | Without making a sound |
| Chorus | |
| Vera michamilla | There is no balance left |
| Sochamilla | Nothing remains |
| Serthu naanga vechathilla | We haven't saved anything up |
| Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa | My heart stands brave, man |
| Achamillama | Without any fear |
| Male | |
| Hey aadum varai aattam | Hey, dance as long as the dance lasts |
| Odum varai oottam | Run as long as the run lasts |
| Yerithaana erangumada | It will rise and fall on its own |
| Neerin mattam | The water level |
| Male | |
| Hey buththisaali pulla | Hey clever child |
| Pala viththai undu ulla | Has many tricks inside |
| Kaiya vecha therakkatha | There is no lock that won't open |
| Pootum illa | When hands touch it |
| Chorus | |
| En nenjukulla irukkuthada | Inside my heart, man |
| Aasai moththam | All of my desires |
| Athu nenja thaandi poduthada | It surges beyond the heart, man |
| Yetho saththam | Some sound/vibration |
| Chorus | |
| Neram varumpothu thaanda | Only when the right time comes, man |
| Seval kaththum | The rooster crows |
| Namma ellarukkum irukkuthada | All of us have inside |
| Yedho dhukkam | Some kind of sorrow |
| Chorus | |
| Inga suthamilla | There is no purity here |
| Kuthamilla | There is no crime here |
| Kelvi kekka yaarumilla | There is no one to question us |
| Kalla mattum rombuthada | Just fill up the cash box |
| Sathamillaama | Without making a sound |
| Chorus | |
| Vera michamilla | There is no balance left |
| Sochamilla | Nothing remains |
| Serthu naanga vechathilla | We haven't saved anything up |
| Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa | My heart stands brave, man |
| Achamillama | Without any fear |
| Female | |
| Aiyyo thaakuraan | Oh my, he attacks |
| Vekkam kekkuraan | He demands modesty |
| Oora kannala paathu | Looking out of the corner of his eye |
| Ennai thookkuraan | He sweeps me off my feet |
| Female | |
| Aiyyo thaakuraan | Oh my, he attacks |
| Vekkam kekkuraan | He demands modesty |
| Oora kannala paathu | Looking out of the corner of his eye |
| Ennai thookkuraan | He sweeps me off my feet |
| Female | |
| Thalli nikkiraan | He stands at a distance |
| Pulli vekkuraan | He sets a target |
| Dhooram ninnuthaan | Standing far away |
| Eera paarvai thinguraan | He devours with a moist gaze |
| Male | |
| Nambikkai unmela nee vaiyada | Have faith in yourself, man |
| Avanambikka vanthaalae thee vaiyada | If self-doubt comes, set fire to it, man |
| Thaanaaga ethuvumae kidaikkaathuda | Nothing will come automatically, man |
| Neeyum mutti modhi | You fight and hustle hard |
| Ninnu paaru gethu thaanada | Stand firm and show your swag, man |
| Chorus | |
| Inga suthamilla | There is no purity here |
| Kuthamilla | There is no crime here |
| Kelvi kekka yaarumilla | There is no one to question us |
| Kalla mattum rombuthada | Just fill up the cash box |
| Sathamillaama | Without making a sound |
| Chorus | |
| Vera michamilla | There is no balance left |
| Sochamilla | Nothing remains |
| Serthu naanga vechathilla | We haven't saved anything up |
| Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa | My heart stands brave, man |
| Achamillama | Without any fear |
| Chorus | |
| {Inga suthamilla | There is no purity here |
| Kuthamilla | There is no crime here |
| Kelvi kekka yaarumilla | There is no one to question us |
| Kalla mattum rombuthada | Just fill up the cash box |
| Sathamillaama | Without making a sound |
| Chorus | |
| Vera michamilla | There is no balance left |
| Sochamilla | Nothing remains |
| Serthu naanga vechathilla | We haven't saved anything up |
| Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa | My heart stands brave, man |
| Achamillama} (2) | Without any fear |
விசில் :
.....................
Hey, mistake, bro
It's a mistake, bro
All of us are committing
Some mistake or the other, man
ஏ தப்பு தண்டா
தப்பு தண்டா
எல்லாருமே பண்ணுறமே
ஏதோ ஒரு தப்பு தண்டா
Bit by bit
A tiny little bit
It shakes everyone up, man
Some kind of high/intoxication, man
துண்டு துண்டா
தம்மா துண்டா
எல்லாரையும் ஆட்டுதடா
ஏதோ ஒரு போதைதாண்டா
Desire is needed, man
Life expectancy increases, man
Speak a lie for necessity, there's no fault, man
ஆசை வேணுண்டா
ஆயுள் கூடுண்டா
தேவைக்கு பொய் சொல்லு
தப்பில்லடா
You make money too, man
Count the currency, man
Don't lock it away, it won't stay with you, man
நீயும் காசு பண்ணுடா
கரன்சி எண்ணுடா
பூட்டிதான் வைக்காத தாங்காதுடா
There is no purity here
There is no crime here
There is no one to question us
Just fill up the cash box
Without making a sound
இங்க சுத்தமில்ல
குத்தமில்ல
கேள்வி கேக்க யாருமில்ல
கள்ளா மாட்டும் ரொம்புதடா
சத்தம்மில்லாமா
There is no balance left
Nothing remains
We haven't saved anything up
My heart stands brave, man
Without any fear
வேற மிச்சமில்ல
சொச்சமில்ல
சேர்த்து நாங்க வெச்சதில்ல
நெஞ்சம் தெம்பா நிக்குதடா
அச்சமில்லாம
There is no purity here
There is no crime here
There is no one to question us
Just fill up the cash box
Without making a sound
இங்க சுத்தமில்ல
குத்தமில்ல
கேள்வி கேக்க யாருமில்ல
கள்ளா மாட்டும் ரொம்புதடா
சத்தம்மில்லாமா
There is no balance left
Nothing remains
We haven't saved anything up
My heart stands brave, man
Without any fear
வேற மிச்சமில்ல
சொச்சமில்ல
சேர்த்து நாங்க வெச்சதில்ல
நெஞ்சம் தெம்பா நிக்குதடா
அச்சமில்லாம
Hey, dance as long as the dance lasts
Run as long as the run lasts
It will rise and fall on its own
The water level
ஹே ஆடும் வரை ஆட்டம்
ஓடும் வரை ஓட்டம்
ஏறித்தான இறங்கும்மடா
நீரின் மட்டம்
Hey clever child
Has many tricks inside
There is no lock that won't open
When hands touch it
ஹே புத்திசாலி புள்ள
பல வித்தை உண்டு உள்ள
கைய வெச்சு தெறக்காதா
பூட்டும் இல்ல
Inside my heart, man
All of my desires
It surges beyond the heart, man
Some sound/vibration
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள இருக்குதடா
ஆசை மொத்தம்
அது நெஞ்ச தாண்டி போடுதடா
ஏதோ சத்தம்
Only when the right time comes, man
The rooster crows
All of us have inside
Some kind of sorrow
நேரம் வரும்போதுதாண்டா
சேவல் கத்தும்
நம்ம எல்லாருக்கும் இருக்குதடா
ஏதோ துக்கம்
There is no purity here
There is no crime here
There is no one to question us
Just fill up the cash box
Without making a sound
இங்க சுத்தமில்ல
குத்தமில்ல
கேள்வி கேக்க யாருமில்ல
கள்ளா மாட்டும் ரொம்புதடா
சத்தம்மில்லாமா
There is no balance left
Nothing remains
We haven't saved anything up
My heart stands brave, man
Without any fear
வேற மிச்சமில்ல
சொச்சமில்ல
சேர்த்து நாங்க வெச்சதில்ல
நெஞ்சம் தெம்பா நிக்குதடா
அச்சமில்லாம
Oh my, he attacks
He demands modesty
Looking out of the corner of his eye
He sweeps me off my feet
ஐயோ தாக்குறான்
வெக்கம் கேக்குறான்
ஓர கண்ணால பாத்து
என்னை தூக்குறான்
Oh my, he attacks
He demands modesty
Looking out of the corner of his eye
He sweeps me off my feet
பெண்
: ஐயோ தாக்குறான்
வெக்கம் கேக்குறான்
ஓர கண்ணால பாத்து
என்னை தூக்குறான்
He stands at a distance
He sets a target
Standing far away
He devours with a moist gaze
தள்ளி நிக்கிறான்
புள்ளி வைக்குறான்
தூரம் நின்னுதான்
ஈர பார்வை திங்குறான்
Have faith in yourself, man
If self-doubt comes, set fire to it, man
Nothing will come automatically, man
You fight and hustle hard
Stand firm and show your swag, man
நம்பிக்கை உன்மேல நீ வையடா
அவநம்பிக்கை வந்தாலே தீ வையடா
தானாக எதுவுமே கிடைகாதுடா
நீயும் முட்டி மோதி
நின்னு பாரு கெத்துதானடா
There is no purity here
There is no crime here
There is no one to question us
Just fill up the cash box
Without making a sound
இங்க சுத்தமில்ல
குத்தமில்ல
கேள்வி கேக்க யாருமில்ல
கள்ளா மாட்டும் ரொம்புதடா
சத்தம்மில்லாமா
There is no balance left
Nothing remains
We haven't saved anything up
My heart stands brave, man
Without any fear
வேற மிச்சமில்ல
சொச்சமில்ல
சேர்த்து நாங்க வெச்சதில்ல
நெஞ்சம் தெம்பா நிக்குதடா
அச்சமில்லாம
There is no purity here
There is no crime here
There is no one to question us
Just fill up the cash box
Without making a sound
{இங்க சுத்தமில்ல
குத்தமில்ல
கேள்வி கேக்க யாருமில்ல
கள்ளா மாட்டும் ரொம்புதடா
சத்தம்மில்லாமா
There is no balance left
Nothing remains
We haven't saved anything up
My heart stands brave, man
Without any fear
வேற மிச்சமில்ல
சொச்சமில்ல
சேர்த்து நாங்க வெச்சதில்ல
நெஞ்சம் தெம்பா நிக்குதடா
அச்சமில்லாம} (2)
Ye thappu thanda
Hey, mistake, bro
Thappu thaanda
It's a mistake, bro
Ellarumae pannuromae
All of us are committing
Yedho oru thappu thanda
Some mistake or the other, man
Thundu thundaa
Bit by bit
Dhamma thundaa
A tiny little bit
Ellaraiyum aattuthada
It shakes everyone up, man
Yedho oru bodhai thaanda
Some kind of high/intoxication, man
Aasai venunda
Desire is needed, man
Aayul koodunda
Life expectancy increases, man
Thevaikku poi sollu thappillada
Speak a lie for necessity, there's no fault, man
Neeyum kaasu pannuda
You make money too, man
Currency ennuda
Count the currency, man
Pootti thaan veikaatha thangaathuda
Don't lock it away, it won't stay with you, man
Inga suthamilla
There is no purity here
Kuthamilla
There is no crime here
Kelvi kekka yaarumilla
There is no one to question us
Kalla mattum rombuthada
Just fill up the cash box
Sathamillaama
Without making a sound
Vera michamilla
There is no balance left
Sochamilla
Nothing remains
Serthu naanga vechathilla
We haven't saved anything up
Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa
My heart stands brave, man
Achamillama
Without any fear
Inga suthamilla
There is no purity here
Kuthamilla
There is no crime here
Kelvi kekka yaarumilla
There is no one to question us
Kalla mattum rombuthada
Just fill up the cash box
Sathamillaama
Without making a sound
Vera michamilla
There is no balance left
Sochamilla
Nothing remains
Serthu naanga vechathilla
We haven't saved anything up
Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa
My heart stands brave, man
Achamillama
Without any fear
Hey aadum varai aattam
Hey, dance as long as the dance lasts
Odum varai oottam
Run as long as the run lasts
Yerithaana erangumada
It will rise and fall on its own
Neerin mattam
The water level
Hey buththisaali pulla
Hey clever child
Pala viththai undu ulla
Has many tricks inside
Kaiya vecha therakkatha
There is no lock that won't open
Pootum illa
When hands touch it
En nenjukulla irukkuthada
Inside my heart, man
Aasai moththam
All of my desires
Athu nenja thaandi poduthada
It surges beyond the heart, man
Yetho saththam
Some sound/vibration
Neram varumpothu thaanda
Only when the right time comes, man
Seval kaththum
The rooster crows
Namma ellarukkum irukkuthada
All of us have inside
Yedho dhukkam
Some kind of sorrow
Inga suthamilla
There is no purity here
Kuthamilla
There is no crime here
Kelvi kekka yaarumilla
There is no one to question us
Kalla mattum rombuthada
Just fill up the cash box
Sathamillaama
Without making a sound
Vera michamilla
There is no balance left
Sochamilla
Nothing remains
Serthu naanga vechathilla
We haven't saved anything up
Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa
My heart stands brave, man
Achamillama
Without any fear
Aiyyo thaakuraan
Oh my, he attacks
Vekkam kekkuraan
He demands modesty
Oora kannala paathu
Looking out of the corner of his eye
Ennai thookkuraan
He sweeps me off my feet
Aiyyo thaakuraan
Oh my, he attacks
Vekkam kekkuraan
He demands modesty
Oora kannala paathu
Looking out of the corner of his eye
Ennai thookkuraan
He sweeps me off my feet
Thalli nikkiraan
He stands at a distance
Pulli vekkuraan
He sets a target
Dhooram ninnuthaan
Standing far away
Eera paarvai thinguraan
He devours with a moist gaze
Nambikkai unmela nee vaiyada
Have faith in yourself, man
Avanambikka vanthaalae thee vaiyada
If self-doubt comes, set fire to it, man
Thaanaaga ethuvumae kidaikkaathuda
Nothing will come automatically, man
Neeyum mutti modhi
You fight and hustle hard
Ninnu paaru gethu thaanada
Stand firm and show your swag, man
Inga suthamilla
There is no purity here
Kuthamilla
There is no crime here
Kelvi kekka yaarumilla
There is no one to question us
Kalla mattum rombuthada
Just fill up the cash box
Sathamillaama
Without making a sound
Vera michamilla
There is no balance left
Sochamilla
Nothing remains
Serthu naanga vechathilla
We haven't saved anything up
Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa
My heart stands brave, man
Achamillama
Without any fear
{Inga suthamilla
There is no purity here
Kuthamilla
There is no crime here
Kelvi kekka yaarumilla
There is no one to question us
Kalla mattum rombuthada
Just fill up the cash box
Sathamillaama
Without making a sound
Vera michamilla
There is no balance left
Sochamilla
Nothing remains
Serthu naanga vechathilla
We haven't saved anything up
Nenjam themba nikkuthadaa
My heart stands brave, man
Achamillama} (2)
Without any fear
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thappu Thanda' from the crime thriller 'Thadam' is an upbeat, street-smart track celebrating survival, hustle, and living without fear in a morally grey world. The lyrics express that everyone makes mistakes and that in a world without absolute purity or order, one must rely on self-confidence, quick thinking, and bold action to earn money and navigate life's challenges.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Inga suthamilla / Kuthamilla”
Rhyming of the second letter across words in adjacent lines (e.g., 'suthamilla' and 'kuthamilla').
Metaphor
“Yerithaana erangumada / Neerin mattam”
Comparing human fortune and life's ups and downs to the rising and falling of water levels.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Hey aadum varai aattam / Odum varai oottam”
Rhyming line endings ('aattam' and 'oottam') for rhythmic impact.
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Trivia
The track is featured in the 2019 Tamil action-thriller 'Thadam', composed by Arun Raj. It accentuates the cunning, street-smart persona of Kavin, one of the twin leads played by Arun Vijay.
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