- 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
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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