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Lyrics & meaning

Thodra Paakkalaam

From Ippadai Vellum · 2017

Lyricist
Arunraja Kamaraj
Singer
D. Imman
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Ippadai Vellum
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
3 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaradi illa.. aathiram illa..
Aayiram yaanaiyin aatralum… illa
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thuninjavan illa.. bayilvaanum illa
Aana evanukkum salaichavan illa..
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thoda nerungura
Bayangara padaiyellam
Thaana norungiduma..
Chorus :Ada illa..
Thodai nadungura
Padhungura paya ellam
Paanja bayandhiduma..
Chorus :Adhu illa..
Nerupaattam un paarva illa
Puliyaattam undhegam illa
Veriyaattam podura aalilla..
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Aaradi illa.. aathiram illa..
Aayiram yaanaiyin aatralum… illa
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thuninjavan illa.. bayilvaanum illa
Aana evanukkum salaichavan illa..
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thara rara raa
Thara rara raa
Tha rara raa tha rara raa
Thodra.. thodra.. thodra..
Hey.. thodra.. thodra.. thodra
Seeravum illa.. paayavum illa..
Yerimala pola vedikkavum illa
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Padai balam illa ..porkalam illa
Aana evanukkum bayandhavan illa
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Ivan adikira adiyila
Evanaiyum parakka vidubavano..
Chorus :Ada illa
Ivan nizhalpadum idangalil
Bhoomiyum thaana nadungidumo..
Chorus :Adhu illa
Viththai erakkura ramanum illa
Pathu thalai konda raavanan illa
Mothathula kuri thapiyadhae illa
Chorus :Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thodra paakkalaam..
Hey thodra paakkalaam..
Thodra paakkalaam.. thodra paakkalaam..
Not six feet tall, nor filled with fury,
Nor does he have the strength of a thousand elephants...
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
He is no daredevil, nor a wrestler,
Yet he backs down to no one!
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Will the fearsome army
closing in without a break
crumble all on its own?
Chorus: Ah, no!
Will the trembling cowards
hiding in fear
panic just because someone pounces?
Chorus: Not at all!
Your gaze is not blazing like fire,
Your body is not built like a tiger,
You are not one to go on a wild rampage...
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Not six feet tall, nor filled with fury,
Nor does he have the strength of a thousand elephants...
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
He is no daredevil, nor a wrestler,
Yet he backs down to no one!
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Thaara raara raa
Thaara raara raa
Thaa rara raa thaa rara raa
Touch him... touch him... touch him...
Hey... touch him... touch him... touch him...
He does not hiss, he does not pounce,
Nor does he erupt like a volcano...
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
He has no army's might, nor a battlefield,
Yet he fears no one!
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Is he someone who sends men flying
with the blows he strikes?
Chorus: Ah, no!
Does the earth itself tremble
wherever his shadow falls?
Chorus: Not at all!
He is not Rama unleashing supreme skills,
Nor is he Ravana with ten heads,
Yet above all, his aim has never missed!
Chorus: Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Touch him if you dare!
Hey, touch him if you dare!
Touch him if you dare... touch him if you dare!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song from 'Ippadai Vellum' defines modern heroism through intelligence and unyielding mental strength rather than stereotypical brute force or grand physical presence. The lyrics systematically subvert traditional tropes of cinema action heroes—clarifying that the protagonist is neither extraordinarily tall, muscular, nor violently aggressive, nor does he possess mythical powers like Rama or Ravana.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Yerimala pola vedikkavum illa

Comparing explosive anger directly to an erupting volcano using the Tamil comparative marker 'pola'.

Monai (Alliteration)

Thodai nadungura / Padhungura paya ellam

Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across consecutive lines and phrases, creating a challenging, rhythmic cadence.

Mythological Allusion

Viththai erakkura ramanum illa / Pathu thalai konda raavanan illa

Referencing epic figures Lord Rama and the ten-headed demon king Ravana to highlight that heroics lie in precision rather than grand divine stature.

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Trivia

The track composed by D. Imman and penned by multi-talented artist Arunraja Kamaraj serves as the energetic theme song for the 2017 action-thriller 'Ippadai Vellum', starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manjima Mohan.

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