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Barota Barota

From Vandicholai Chinraasu · 1994

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Vandicholai Chinraasu
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
18 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ada kondaiyam kotta
Morattu pulla
En kuda vaadi karambu thinga
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam
Parotta parotta
Na kuthum parotta
Male :Parotta parotta
Nee kuthum parotta
Malaipol velaiya ithu
Diana vecha kadaiya
Ennai thalaiyalaga
Eluthaani mukalaga
Kannu vacha karupalaga
Arisi paruppu velaya vachae
Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven
Parotta parotta
Ithu seema vella parotta
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Parotta naa potaa
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Utchi kudumi ellaam
Vacha nalla crapaachu
Ottu komanam ellaam
Satta thuniya maariyachu
Tharkuri keeral ellaam
Tamizh eluthaai aayipochu
Naagarigam vanthathaalae
Nadapu ellaam usanthu pochu
Aadi varum un idupu
Noola pola siruthiruka
Thedi varum un kadaiyil
Yaanai vela ethukkamma
Ennai thalaiyalaga
Eluthaani mukalaga
Kannu vacha karupalaga
Arisi paruppu velaya vachae
Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven
Parotta parotta
Ithu seema vella parotta
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Parotta naa potaa
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Yaa…(8)
Diana diana
Da da da da diana diana
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Palla palla elichu
Kattatadatha suthuranga
Overtime vela senjum
Oc beedi kudikiranga
Veetukari iruka
Veliya vanthu aaduraanga
Thaali powuna vithu
Thanniyaiyum adikuranga
Pallathula vizhunthavanga
Pallanguliku anjuraanga
Parijatha pooviruka
Patamaratha suthuranga
Kondaiyam kotta
Morattu pulla
En kuda vaadi karambu thinga
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam
Parotta parotta
Na kuthum parotta
Male :Parotta parotta
Nee kuthum parotta
Malaipol velaiya ithu
Diana vecha kadaiya
Kondaiyam kotta
Morattu pulla
Un kuda varen karambu thinga
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Nama koothu paapom pochu vetkam
Parotta parotta
Ithu seema vella parotta
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Parotta naa potaa
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Hey, fiery girl from Kondaiyankottai,
you stubborn darling,
come with me to chew sweet sugarcane!
Near the Kullanchavadi market,
let's watch the folk play, why be shy?
Parotta, parotta,
this parotta I beat and shape!
Male: Parotta, parotta,
this parotta you beat and shape!
Is the price as high as a mountain?
Did Princess Diana open this shop?
Handsome man with sleek, oiled hair,
handsome man with a sharp-chiseled face,
dark, handsome man who set his eyes on me,
just by selling my rice and lentils,
I could buy the whole sky!
Parotta, parotta,
this is fair, white parotta!
Female: Bringing stone slabs by ship,
building a stove with those stones,
if I make and serve parottas,
even white foreigners will stand in line, man!
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
All the traditional topknots
have become smart, modern crop cuts!
All the patched loincloths
have turned into shirts and trousers!
All the thumbprints of illiterates
have turned into proper Tamil script!
Because modern ways have arrived,
everyday life has reached new heights!
While your swaying waist
is as slender as a single thread,
in your shop that folks come searching for,
why charge an elephant-sized price, girl?
Handsome man with sleek, oiled hair,
handsome man with a sharp-chiseled face,
dark, handsome man who set his eyes on me,
just by selling my rice and lentils,
I could buy the whole sky!
Parotta, parotta,
this is fair, white parotta!
Female: Bringing stone slabs by ship,
building a stove with those stones,
if I make and serve parottas,
even white foreigners will stand in line, man!
Yeah... (x8)
Diana, Diana,
Da da da da Diana, Diana,
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Grinning wide showing all their teeth,
men wander around the tall buildings!
Even after working overtime,
they smoke free bidis cadged from others!
While a wife waits at home,
they fool around outside!
Selling the gold of the wedding thali,
they drink it all away!
Those who fell into a deep ditch
are scared of little holes in a pallankuzhi board!
While a Parijatham flower waits at home,
they chase after a dead, withered tree!
Hey, fiery girl from Kondaiyankottai,
you stubborn darling,
come with me to chew sweet sugarcane!
Near the Kullanchavadi market,
let's watch the folk play, why be shy?
Parotta, parotta,
this parotta I beat and shape!
Male: Parotta, parotta,
this parotta you beat and shape!
Is the price as high as a mountain?
Did Princess Diana open this shop?
Hey, fiery girl from Kondaiyankottai,
you stubborn darling,
I am coming with you to chew sweet sugarcane!
Near the Kullanchavadi market,
let's watch the folk play, all my shyness is gone!
Parotta, parotta,
this is fair, white parotta!
Female: Bringing stone slabs by ship,
building a stove with those stones,
if I make and serve parottas,
even white foreigners will stand in line, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Parotta Parotta from Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994) is a lively, rhythmic folk-pop duet featuring playful banter and social satire between the main lead characters. Set around rural market life and food stalls, the characters exchange witty commentary on modernity, rising commodity prices, and local lifestyle changes while flirting over simple regional pleasures like eating sugarcane and visiting village street theater (koothu). The song serves as a humorous critique of changing social dynamics—contrasting traditional village ways with modern influences while calling out irresponsible behaviors like drinking, gambling, and neglecting family responsibilities. Lyricist Na. Kamarasan weaves sharp Tamil proverbs, rural slang, and playful metaphors into a high-energy track composed by A. R. Rahman.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Noola pola siruthiruka

Compares the thinness of her waist to a delicate thread ('nool').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Yaanai vela ethukkamma

Exaggerates prices to the size of an elephant ('yaanai vela') and buying the entire sky with shop profits.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Pallathula vizhunthavanga / Pallanguliku anjuraanga

The second letters 'll' in 'Pallathula' and 'Pallanguliku' rhyme across adjacent lines.

Metaphor / Contrast (Uruvagam)

Parijatha pooviruka / Patamaratha suthuranga

Metaphorically compares a faithful wife to a fragrant jasmine flower ('parijatha poo') and outside distractions to a dead tree ('patamaram').

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Trivia

Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994) starred Sathyaraj and Sukanya, with a soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman during his early, highly innovative period following his blockbuster debut in 1992. The song incorporates traditional Tamil street theater culture (Koothu) references alongside modern folk rhythm patterns.

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