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Lyrics & meaning

Alta Maappu

From Chandi Veeran · 2015

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Velmurugan, Mahalingam
Music director
S. N. Arunagiri
Movie name
Chandi Veeran
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
10 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Singapore sattam
Athu nikkala nikkala
Thanjavur singam
Athu sikkala sikkala
Sottavaalai kuttiyada
Mappila maappila
Medal vaangi kuthungada
Nenjila nenjila
Kaveri karaiyora
Esamaanu naanathaanda
Rajarajachozhanin
Per sollum peranda
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Kuthira samba mana manakka
Kurangu samba panam sezhikka
Panam sezhikka panam sezhikka
Yeh jeeraka samba kaipudikka
Kichadi samba padi alakka padi alakka
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Aaaa….aaahhaa…aaaa..
Aaaa…aaaaa..
Ada arakorai aadaiyil mousa
Foreign ponnunga thiriyum mousa
Athil mappu illai kelu mappillai
Namma ponnunga kenda kaalula
Ada kaattura kickukku eedilla
Yeh nellu kuthum olakka
Nila soru parukka
Oram poi padukka
Thembirukkum pozhakka
Adichi oda maattom
Ithu soru potta kuttam
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Hei alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Yeh urunda mannu
Poranda mannu
Pozhacha mannu …kozhacha mannu
Molacha mannu …velacha mannu
Eera mannu.. eesa mannu
Nanja mannu… punja mannu
Panjamilla senja mannu
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Alta maappu ithu delta rappu
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
The strict laws of Singapore,
couldn't hold me down, couldn't stop me!
The lion of Thanjavur,
didn't get trapped, didn't get caught!
I'm a wild stingray,
buddy, oh buddy!
Go fetch a medal and pin it,
on my chest, right on my chest!
Along the banks of River Cauvery,
I am the master here!
I am the proud grandson,
who honors the name of King Raja Raja Chola!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
With the sweet fragrance of Kuthira Samba rice wafting,
and Kurangu Samba rice bringing prosperity,
bringing prosperity, bringing wealth!
Holding hands with slender Jeeraga Samba rice,
and measuring out bounties of Kichadi Samba!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
Aaaah... aahha... aaaah...
Aaaah... aaaaaah...
Is there really any charm in skimpy clothes?
Is the craze for foreign girls roaming about worth it?
There is nothing special there, listen, buddy!
The kick you get just seeing the calves of our local girls,
nothing in the world can match that thrill!
The heavy wooden pestle that pounds the grain,
a mouthful of food shared under the moonlight,
curling up in a corner to sleep peacefully,
we have all the strength to live well!
We never strike and run away,
we are the people who feed the world!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
Hey, look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
The plowed soil turned into clods,
the land where I was born,
the soil that gave me life... the wet kneaded mud,
the soil that sprouted seeds... the fertile land of harvest,
the moist earth... the blessed soil,
the irrigated wetlands... the rain-fed drylands,
the rich earth made to banish famine!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
Look here, buddy, this is the Delta rap!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk-rap song from Chandi Veeran (2015) celebrates the native pride, agricultural heritage, and cultural rich history of Tamil Nadu's Kaveri Delta region (primarily Thanjavur). The lyrics highlight the lineage of the great Chola dynasty, local traditions, and the deep emotional bond the people share with their fertile soil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Epiphora (Ending Rhyme)

“Yeh urunda mannu / Poranda mannu / Pozhacha mannu / Molacha mannu / Eera mannu / Nanja mannu / Panjamilla senja mannu Primary repetition of 'mannu' (soil) at the end of every line creates a strong rhythmic chant celebrating the land.”

Anaphora / Parallelism

“Kuthira samba mana manakka / Kurangu samba panam sezhikka / Yeh jeeraka samba kaipudikka / Kichadi samba padi alakka”

Historical Allusion

“Rajarajachozhanin per sollum peranda”

Alliteration (Monnai)

“Singapore sattam / Thanjavur singam”

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Trivia

The song features music composed by S. N. Arunagiri for the film Chandi Veeran (2015), starring Atharvaa and Anandhi, directed by A. Sarkunam. It uses authentic regional Tamil vocabulary referencing native heritage rice varieties of Tamil Nadu such as Jeeraga Samba, Kuthira Samba, Kurangu Samba, and Kichadi Samba.

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