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Lyrics & meaning

Thittam Pottu

From Dola · 2020

Lyricist
Sham JD Prince
Singers
MC Vickey, Sameera Bharadwaj, Srividhya
Music director
Anil – Mani
Movie name
Dola
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
Udaipadum paaru
Kaattu kattendru kaatti
Kadhara kadhara naan seiya
Kattukadangaatha koochal
Pottu nee veezhvaai
Boogambam paaichal
Poovukkul pookkum
Porkalam pola dhegam thaakkum
Poovukkum verkkum kodai kaalam
Daa….ohooo hooo…3
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
Udaipadum paaru
Palaar palaar paarvaigal palaar
Padaar padaar jaamathil padaaar
Emalogathu erumaigal theridhaa
Varum vegathil undhan
Sila dhrogangal theridha
Olindhu kondaalum thookuven
Marana beedhiyai kaatuven paar neeyae
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
Udaipadum paaru
Plotting a scheme, I will snatch you away,
And strike down your arrogance,
Your faltering, stumbling manhood,
Just watch it shatter!
Binding you with fierce force,
As I make you scream in agony,
With an uncontrollable cry,
You will collapse and fall.
A surging earthquake,
Blooming inside the flower,
The body attacks like a battlefield,
A scorching summer making even flowers sweat,
Hey... oh-hoo-hoo...
Plotting a scheme, I will snatch you away,
And strike down your arrogance,
Your faltering, stumbling manhood,
Just watch it shatter!
Slap, slap—piercing glares strike sharp,
Crash, bang, bursting in the dead of night!
Can you see the buffaloes of Yama's realm (the world of death)?
In the speed at which they approach,
Do you finally see your betrayals?
Even if you hide, I will hunt you down,
I will show you the terror of death, just watch!
Plotting a scheme, I will snatch you away,
And strike down your arrogance,
Your faltering, stumbling manhood,
Just watch it shatter!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Dola' features fierce, vengeful, and empowering lyrics directed at shattering toxic masculinity and fragile male arrogance. The speaker details a cold, calculated plan to hunt down their target, subject them to intense fear, and make them answer for their past betrayals.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Thittam pottu unai thooki / Thimirai mattum naan thakka

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive lines creating a sharp, rhythmic cadence.

Onomatopoeia

Palaar palaar paarvaigal palaar / Padaar padaar jaamathil padaaar

Use of sound-imitative words ('palaar' representing a slap and 'padaar' representing a loud crash) to evoke physical impact.

Simile (Upamai)

Porkalam pola dhegam thaakkum

Comparing the physical assault/confrontation directly to a violent battlefield ('Porkalam pola').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Poovukkum verkkum kodai kaalam / Emalogathu erumaigal theridhaa

Exaggerating the intense heat of the situation by stating that even delicate flowers sweat, and referencing seeing Yama's buffaloes (mythological harbinger of death).

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Trivia

'Dola' (2020) gained popular traction as an indie Tamil dynamic tracks known for its gritty theme, dark electro-folk beats, and fierce lyrics penned by Sham JD Prince that invert conventional power dynamics.

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