Therkku Cheemayile
From Attagasam · 2004
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Attagasam2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu | Ask about me in the southern region, |
| Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu | The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm! |
| Rasa ettu vecha padapadakum ooru | If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement, |
| Lesa kanadicha vedi vedikum paaru | If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes! |
| Male | |
| { Deepavali thala deepavali } (2) | { Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2) |
| Male | |
| Haan therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu | Aha, ask about me in the southern region, |
| Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu | The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm! |
| Male | |
| Oru kaalathila theru orathila | Once upon a time, on the roadside, |
| Thaaiyae enna thalli vecha | Even my own mother pushed me away. |
| Indha jenmathila enna paakaathenu | Wishing not to see me in this lifetime, |
| Kannil oosi vechu thacha | She stitched my eyes closed with needles. |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila vita chedi ennachu | What happened to the plant left all alone? |
| Adhu enthiruchu panamaramaai ninnaachu | It stood up and grew tall like a palm tree! |
| Othamaram othamaram kopaachu | That solitary tree became fierce, |
| Adhu muttumunu vaanam melae poyaachu | And grew high enough to reach the sky! |
| Male | |
| Pattaasa potu mathaalam kootu | Burst crackers and beat the drums, |
| En perai nee solli kondaadu | Celebrate by chanting my name! |
| Chorus | |
| { Deepavali thala deepavali } (2) | { Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2) |
| Male | |
| { Oru nallavana neeyum vaazhnthiruntha | { If you live as a good person, |
| Oorae tholil yeri nirkum | The whole town will step on your shoulders, |
| Oru vallavana neeyum vaazhnthu vantha | If you live as a powerful person, |
| Oorae tholil yethi vaikum } (2) | The whole town will lift you on their shoulders! } (2) |
| Male | |
| Vettavarum ethiriya eruvaaku | Turn the enemy who comes to strike you into manure, |
| Nee nattu vecha poochediku uramaaku | Make them fertilizer for the flower plant you planted. |
| Unakendru oru kootam uruvaaku | Create a huge following for yourself, |
| Nee uzhaipathai ooruku virunthaaku | Make the fruits of your labor a feast for the town. |
| Male | |
| Pattaasa potu mathaalam kootu | Burst crackers and beat the drums, |
| En perai nee solli kondaadu | Celebrate by chanting my name! |
| Male | |
| { Deepavali thala deepavali } (2) | { Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2) |
| Male | |
| Therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu | Ask about me in the southern region, |
| Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu | The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm! |
| Rasa ettu vecha padapadakum ooru | If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement, |
| Lesa kanadicha vedi vedikum paaru | If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes! |
| Male | |
| { Deepavali thala deepavali } (4) | { Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (4) |
தெற்கு சீமையிலே
என்ன பத்தி கேளு தூளு
கெளப்புறவன் தூத்துக்குடி
ஆளு ராசா எட்டு வச்சா
படபடக்கும் ஊரு லேசா
கண்ணடிச்சா வெடி
வெடிக்கும் பாரு
Ask about me in the southern region,
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement,
If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes!
{ தீபாவளி
தல தீபாவளி } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
ஹான் தெற்கு
சீமையிலே என்ன பத்தி
கேளு தூளு கெளப்புறவன்
தூத்துக்குடி ஆளு
Aha, ask about me in the southern region,
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
ஒரு காலத்தில
தெரு ஓரத்தில தாயே
என்ன தள்ளி வச்சா இந்த
ஜென்மத்தில என்ன
பாக்காதேன்னு கண்ணில்
ஊசி வெச்சு தச்சா
Once upon a time, on the roadside,
Even my own mother pushed me away.
Wishing not to see me in this lifetime,
She stitched my eyes closed with needles.
ஒத்தையில விட்ட
செடி என்னாச்சு அது எந்திருச்சு
பனமரமாய் நின்னாச்சு ஒத்தமரம்
ஒத்தமரம் கோப்பாச்சு அது முட்டு
முன்னு வானம் மேலே போயாச்சு
What happened to the plant left all alone?
It stood up and grew tall like a palm tree!
That solitary tree became fierce,
And grew high enough to reach the sky!
பட்டாச போட்டு
மத்தாளம் கொட்டு என்
பேரை நீ சொல்லி
கொண்டாடு
Burst crackers and beat the drums,
Celebrate by chanting my name!
{ தீபாவளி
தல தீபாவளி } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
{ ஒரு நல்லவனா
நீயும் வாழ்ந்திருந்தா ஊரே
தோளில் ஏறி நிற்கும் ஒரு
வல்லவனா நீயும் வாழ்ந்து
வந்தா ஊரே தொழில் ஏத்தி
வைக்கும் } (2)
{ If you live as a good person,
The whole town will step on your shoulders,
If you live as a powerful person,
The whole town will lift you on their shoulders! } (2)
வெட்டவரும் எதிரிய
எருவாக்கு நீ நட்டு வெச்ச
பூச்செடிக்கு உரமாக்கு
உனக்கென்று ஒரு கூட்டம்
உருவாக்கு நீ உழைப்பதை
ஊருக்கு விருந்தாக்கு
Turn the enemy who comes to strike you into manure,
Make them fertilizer for the flower plant you planted.
Create a huge following for yourself,
Make the fruits of your labor a feast for the town.
பட்டாச போட்டு
மத்தாளம் கொட்டு என்
பேரை நீ சொல்லி
கொண்டாடு
Burst crackers and beat the drums,
Celebrate by chanting my name!
{ தீபாவளி
தல தீபாவளி } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
தெற்கு சீமையிலே
என்ன பத்தி கேளு தூளு
கெளப்புறவன் தூத்துக்குடி
ஆளு ராசா எட்டு வச்சா
படபடக்கும் ஊரு லேசா
கண்ணடிச்சா வெடி
வெடிக்கும் பாரு
Ask about me in the southern region,
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement,
If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes!
{ தீபாவளி
தல தீபாவளி } (4)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (4)
Therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu
Ask about me in the southern region,
Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
Rasa ettu vecha padapadakum ooru
If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement,
Lesa kanadicha vedi vedikum paaru
If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes!
{ Deepavali thala deepavali } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
Haan therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu
Aha, ask about me in the southern region,
Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
Oru kaalathila theru orathila
Once upon a time, on the roadside,
Thaaiyae enna thalli vecha
Even my own mother pushed me away.
Indha jenmathila enna paakaathenu
Wishing not to see me in this lifetime,
Kannil oosi vechu thacha
She stitched my eyes closed with needles.
Othaiyila vita chedi ennachu
What happened to the plant left all alone?
Adhu enthiruchu panamaramaai ninnaachu
It stood up and grew tall like a palm tree!
Othamaram othamaram kopaachu
That solitary tree became fierce,
Adhu muttumunu vaanam melae poyaachu
And grew high enough to reach the sky!
Pattaasa potu mathaalam kootu
Burst crackers and beat the drums,
En perai nee solli kondaadu
Celebrate by chanting my name!
{ Deepavali thala deepavali } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
{ Oru nallavana neeyum vaazhnthiruntha
{ If you live as a good person,
Oorae tholil yeri nirkum
The whole town will step on your shoulders,
Oru vallavana neeyum vaazhnthu vantha
If you live as a powerful person,
Oorae tholil yethi vaikum } (2)
The whole town will lift you on their shoulders! } (2)
Vettavarum ethiriya eruvaaku
Turn the enemy who comes to strike you into manure,
Nee nattu vecha poochediku uramaaku
Make them fertilizer for the flower plant you planted.
Unakendru oru kootam uruvaaku
Create a huge following for yourself,
Nee uzhaipathai ooruku virunthaaku
Make the fruits of your labor a feast for the town.
Pattaasa potu mathaalam kootu
Burst crackers and beat the drums,
En perai nee solli kondaadu
Celebrate by chanting my name!
{ Deepavali thala deepavali } (2)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (2)
Therku chemaiyila enna pathi kelu
Ask about me in the southern region,
Dhoolu kelapuravan thoothukudi aalu
The guy from Thoothukudi who creates a storm!
Rasa ettu vecha padapadakum ooru
If the king takes a step, the town trembles in excitement,
Lesa kanadicha vedi vedikum paaru
If he winks lightly, look, a cracker explodes!
{ Deepavali thala deepavali } (4)
{ Diwali, ultimate Diwali } (4)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic hero-introduction song from the movie 'Attagasam' showcases the resilience, power, and high-energy persona of the protagonist Jeeva (played by Ajith Kumar). The song tells a story of triumph over adversity, reflecting on a past of rejection and abandonment that transformed into immense strength and dominance, symbolized by a solitary plant growing into a towering palm tree.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Adhu enthiruchu panamaramaai ninnaachu”
Comparing the protagonist's growth from an abandoned child to a powerful figure with a single sapling growing into a tall palm tree ('panamaram').
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Agedhu / Monorhyme in Tamil Folk)
“Vettavarum ethiriya eruvaaku / Nee nattu vecha poochediku uramaaku”
Use of end rhymes like 'eruvaaku', 'uramaaku', 'uruvaaku', and 'virunthaaku' to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Oru nallavana neeyum vaazhnthiruntha ... Oru vallavana neeyum vaazhnthu vantha”
Contrasting 'Nallavan' (good man) and 'Vallavan' (powerful man) to highlight societal attitudes towards weakness versus strength.
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Trivia
This track 'Thala Deepavali' became an iconic mass anthem for actor Ajith Kumar, who is popularly referred to as 'Thala' by his fans. Composed by Bharathwaj for the 2004 film 'Attagasam', the song celebrates both the festival of lights and the rise of a self-made hero.
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