Thittam Pottu
From Dola · 2020
- Lyricist
- Sham JD Prince
- Singers
- MC Vickey, Sameera Bharadwaj, Srividhya
- Music director
- Anil – Mani
- Details
- Dola2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Thittam pottu unai thooki | Planning a scheme to kidnap you, |
| Thimirai mattum naan thakka | While I retain my sheer arrogance, |
| Thattum thadumaarum aanmai | The staggering and stumbling masculinity, |
| Udaipadum paaru | Watch it shatter to pieces! |
| Chorus | |
| Kaattu kattendru kaatti | Demonstrating how to bind you wildly, |
| Kadhara kadhara naan seiya | As I make you scream and plead in agony, |
| Kattukadangaatha koochal | An uncontrollable shriek, |
| Pottu nee veezhvaai | You will let out as you fall. |
| Chorus | |
| Boogambam paaichal | An earthquake-like surge, |
| Poovukkul pookkum | Blossoming within a flower, |
| Porkalam pola dhegam thaakkum | The body attacks like a battlefield, |
| Poovukkum verkkum kodai kaalam | A summer season where even a flower breaks into sweat. |
| Daa….ohooo hooo…3 | Daa... ohooo hooo... |
| Chorus | |
| Thittam pottu unai thooki | Planning a scheme to kidnap you, |
| Thimirai mattum naan thakka | While I retain my sheer arrogance, |
| Thattum thadumaarum aanmai | The staggering and stumbling masculinity, |
| Udaipadum paaru | Watch it shatter to pieces! |
| Male | |
| Palaar palaar paarvaigal palaar | Slap, slap, slapping glances! |
| Padaar padaar jaamathil padaaar | Crash, crash, crashing in the midnight hour! |
| Emalogathu erumaigal theridhaa | Do you see the buffaloes of Yamaloka? |
| Varum vegathil undhan | In the speed at which it approaches, |
| Sila dhrogangal theridha | Do you realize some of your betrayals? |
| Chorus | |
| Olindhu kondaalum thookuven | Even if you hide, I will snatch you, |
| Marana beedhiyai kaatuven paar neeyae | I will show you the fear of death, just watch! |
| Chorus | |
| Thittam pottu unai thooki | Planning a scheme to kidnap you, |
| Thimirai mattum naan thakka | While I retain my sheer arrogance, |
| Thattum thadumaarum aanmai | The staggering and stumbling masculinity, |
| Udaipadum paaru | Watch it shatter to pieces! |
திட்டம் போட்டு உன்னை தூக்கி
திமிரட்டும் மீற நான் தாக்க
தட்டும் தடுமாறும் ஆண்மை
உடைபடும் பாரு
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Watch it shatter to pieces!
காட்டு காட்டரென்று காட்டி
கதற கதற நான் செய்ய
கட்டு கடங்காத கூச்சல்
போட்டு நீ வீழ்வாய்
Demonstrating how to bind you wildly,
As I make you scream and plead in agony,
An uncontrollable shriek,
You will let out as you fall.
பூகம்பம் பாய்ச்சல்
பூவுக்கு பூக்கும்
போர்க்களம் போல தேகம் தாக்கும்
பூவுக்கும் வேர்க்கும் கோடை காலம்
டா....ஓஹோ ஹோ.... ஓஹோ ஹோ....
ஓஹோ ஹோ....
An earthquake-like surge,
Blossoming within a flower,
The body attacks like a battlefield,
A summer season where even a flower breaks into sweat.
Daa... ohooo hooo...
திட்டம் போட்டு உன்னை தூக்கி
திமிரட்டும் மீற நான் தாக்க
தட்டும் தடுமாறும் ஆண்மை
உடைபடும் பாரு
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Watch it shatter to pieces!
பளார் பளார் பார்வைகள் பளார்
படார் படார் ஜாமத்தில் படார்
எமலோகத்து எருமைகள் தெரிதா
வரும் வேகத்தில் உந்தன்
சில துரோகம் தெரிதா
Slap, slap, slapping glances!
Crash, crash, crashing in the midnight hour!
Do you see the buffaloes of Yamaloka?
In the speed at which it approaches,
Do you realize some of your betrayals?
ஒளிந்து கொண்டாலும் தூக்குவேன்
மரண பீதியை காட்டுவேன் பார் நீயே
Even if you hide, I will snatch you,
I will show you the fear of death, just watch!
திட்டம் போட்டு உன்னை தூக்கி
திமிரட்டும் மீற நான் தாக்க
தட்டும் தடுமாறும் ஆண்மை
உடைபடும் பாரு
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Watch it shatter to pieces!
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Udaipadum paaru
Watch it shatter to pieces!
Kaattu kattendru kaatti
Demonstrating how to bind you wildly,
Kadhara kadhara naan seiya
As I make you scream and plead in agony,
Kattukadangaatha koochal
An uncontrollable shriek,
Pottu nee veezhvaai
You will let out as you fall.
Boogambam paaichal
An earthquake-like surge,
Poovukkul pookkum
Blossoming within a flower,
Porkalam pola dhegam thaakkum
The body attacks like a battlefield,
Poovukkum verkkum kodai kaalam
A summer season where even a flower breaks into sweat.
Daa….ohooo hooo…3
Daa... ohooo hooo...
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Udaipadum paaru
Watch it shatter to pieces!
Palaar palaar paarvaigal palaar
Slap, slap, slapping glances!
Padaar padaar jaamathil padaaar
Crash, crash, crashing in the midnight hour!
Emalogathu erumaigal theridhaa
Do you see the buffaloes of Yamaloka?
Varum vegathil undhan
In the speed at which it approaches,
Sila dhrogangal theridha
Do you realize some of your betrayals?
Olindhu kondaalum thookuven
Even if you hide, I will snatch you,
Marana beedhiyai kaatuven paar neeyae
I will show you the fear of death, just watch!
Thittam pottu unai thooki
Planning a scheme to kidnap you,
Thimirai mattum naan thakka
While I retain my sheer arrogance,
Thattum thadumaarum aanmai
The staggering and stumbling masculinity,
Udaipadum paaru
Watch it shatter to pieces!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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