Barota Barota
From Vandicholai Chinraasu · 1994
- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Vandicholai Chinraasu1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ada kondaiyam kotta | Hey girl with a hair bun, |
| Morattu pulla | Feisty girl, |
| En kuda vaadi karambu thinga | Come with me to eat sugarcane! |
| Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam | Towards the Kullanchavadi market side, |
| Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam | We shall watch the street play, why be shy? |
| Female | |
| Parotta parotta | Parotta, parotta, |
| Na kuthum parotta | The parotta that I knead! |
| Male :Parotta parotta | Male: Parotta, parotta, |
| Nee kuthum parotta | The parotta that you knead! |
| Malaipol velaiya ithu | Is this mountain-sized work, |
| Diana vecha kadaiya | A shop set up by Diana? |
| Female | |
| Ennai thalaiyalaga | O headman of beauty, |
| Eluthaani mukalaga | O sharp tip of the stylus, |
| Kannu vacha karupalaga | O dark handsome man who caught my eye! |
| Arisi paruppu velaya vachae | By selling rice and lentils at high prices, |
| Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven | I will buy the sky itself! |
| Male | |
| Parotta parotta | Parotta, parotta, |
| Ithu seema vella parotta | This is fine foreign white parotta! |
| Female :Kappala kallu vandhu | Female: Getting stones brought by ship, |
| Kallu vachu adupu senju | Building a hearth out of those stones, |
| Parotta naa potaa | If I make parotta, |
| Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa | Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue! |
| Female | |
| Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. | Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. |
| Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. | Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. |
| Male | |
| Utchi kudumi ellaam | All topknot hairstyles, |
| Vacha nalla crapaachu | Have turned into stylish crop cuts now! |
| Ottu komanam ellaam | All patched loincloths, |
| Satta thuniya maariyachu | Have changed into shirts and tailored clothes! |
| Male | |
| Tharkuri keeral ellaam | All illiterate scribbles, |
| Tamizh eluthaai aayipochu | Have turned into proper written Tamil! |
| Naagarigam vanthathaalae | Because modern civilization arrived, |
| Nadapu ellaam usanthu pochu | The standard of living has elevated! |
| Aadi varum un idupu | Your waist swaying as you walk, |
| Noola pola siruthiruka | Has slimmed down like a thread! |
| Thedi varum un kadaiyil | In your shop that people seek out, |
| Yaanai vela ethukkamma | Why set elephant-sized huge prices, my dear? |
| Female | |
| Ennai thalaiyalaga | O headman of beauty, |
| Eluthaani mukalaga | O sharp tip of the stylus, |
| Kannu vacha karupalaga | O dark handsome man who caught my eye! |
| Arisi paruppu velaya vachae | By selling rice and lentils at high prices, |
| Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven | I will buy the sky itself! |
| Male | |
| Parotta parotta | Parotta, parotta, |
| Ithu seema vella parotta | This is fine foreign white parotta! |
| Female :Kappala kallu vandhu | Female: Getting stones brought by ship, |
| Kallu vachu adupu senju | Building a hearth out of those stones, |
| Parotta naa potaa | If I make parotta, |
| Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa | Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue! |
| Female | |
| Yaa…(8) | Yaa…(8) |
| Male | |
| Diana diana | Diana diana |
| Da da da da diana diana | Da da da da diana diana |
| Female | |
| Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. | Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. |
| Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. | Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. |
| Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. | Mm…mmm..mm…mmm.. |
| Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. | Mm…mm….mmm…mmm.. |
| Female | |
| Palla palla elichu | Grinning with all their teeth showing, |
| Kattatadatha suthuranga | They wander around under-construction buildings! |
| Overtime vela senjum | Even after working overtime, |
| Oc beedi kudikiranga | They smoke free borrowed beedis! |
| Female | |
| Veetukari iruka | While having a wife at home, |
| Veliya vanthu aaduraanga | They step outside and indulge in foolish antics! |
| Thaali powuna vithu | Selling the sacred gold wedding chain, |
| Thanniyaiyum adikuranga | They spend it all on drinking alcohol! |
| Pallathula vizhunthavanga | Those who fell into a deep pit, |
| Pallanguliku anjuraanga | Fear even a tiny board-game hole! |
| Parijatha pooviruka | While having a fragrant night-flowering jasmine, |
| Patamaratha suthuranga | They go around a dry dead tree! |
| Male | |
| Kondaiyam kotta | Hey girl with a hair bun, |
| Morattu pulla | Feisty girl, |
| En kuda vaadi karambu thinga | Come with me to eat sugarcane! |
| Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam | Towards the Kullanchavadi market side, |
| Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam | We shall watch the street play, why be shy? |
| Female | |
| Parotta parotta | Parotta, parotta, |
| Na kuthum parotta | The parotta that I knead! |
| Male :Parotta parotta | Male: Parotta, parotta, |
| Nee kuthum parotta | The parotta that you knead! |
| Malaipol velaiya ithu | Is this mountain-sized work, |
| Diana vecha kadaiya | A shop set up by Diana? |
| Female | |
| Kondaiyam kotta | Hey girl with a hair bun, |
| Morattu pulla | Feisty girl, |
| Un kuda varen karambu thinga | I will come with you to eat sugarcane! |
| Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam | Towards the Kullanchavadi market side, |
| Nama koothu paapom pochu vetkam | We shall watch the street play, shyness is gone! |
| Male | |
| Parotta parotta | Parotta, parotta, |
| Ithu seema vella parotta | This is fine foreign white parotta! |
| Female :Kappala kallu vandhu | Female: Getting stones brought by ship, |
| Kallu vachu adupu senju | Building a hearth out of those stones, |
| Parotta naa potaa | If I make parotta, |
| Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa | Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue! |
அட கொண்டையம் கோட்ட
மொரட்டு புள்ள
என் கூட வாடி கரும்பு திங்க
குள்ளன்ஞ்சாவடி சந்தை பக்கம்
நாமா கூத்து பாப்போம் ஏண்டி வெக்கம்
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Feisty girl,
Come with me to eat sugarcane!
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
We shall watch the street play, why be shy?
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
நான் குத்தும் பரோட்டா
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
நீ குத்தும் பரோட்டா
மலைபோல் விலையா இது
டயனா வச்ச கடையா
Parotta, parotta,
The parotta that I knead!
Male: Parotta, parotta,
The parotta that you knead!
Is this mountain-sized work,
A shop set up by Diana?
எண்ணெய் தலையழகா
எழுத்தாணி மூக்கழகா
கண்ணு வச்ச கருப்பழகா
அரிசி பருப்பு வெலய வச்சே
நான் ஆகாசதையே வாங்கிடுவேன்
O headman of beauty,
O sharp tip of the stylus,
O dark handsome man who caught my eye!
By selling rice and lentils at high prices,
I will buy the sky itself!
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
இது சீம வெள்ள பரோட்டா
கப்பலலுல கல்லு வந்து
கல்லு வச்சு அடுப்பு செஞ்சு
பரோட்டா நான் போட்டா
வெள்ளக்காரன் வந்து நிப்பான் யா
Parotta, parotta,
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Building a hearth out of those stones,
If I make parotta,
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
உச்சி குடுமி எல்லாம்
வச்ச நல்ல கிராப்பாச்சு
ஒட்டு கோமனம் எல்லாம்
சட்ட துணியா மாறி போச்சு
All topknot hairstyles,
Have turned into stylish crop cuts now!
All patched loincloths,
Have changed into shirts and tailored clothes!
தற்குறி கீறல் எல்லாம்
தமிழ் எழுத்தாய் ஆயிபோச்சு
நாகரீகம் வந்ததாலே
நடப்பு எல்லாம் உசந்து போச்சு
ஆடி வரும் உன் இடுப்பு
நூல போல சிறுத்திருக்கா
தேடி வரும் உன் கடையில்
யானை வெல எதுக்கமா
All illiterate scribbles,
Have turned into proper written Tamil!
Because modern civilization arrived,
The standard of living has elevated!
Your waist swaying as you walk,
Has slimmed down like a thread!
In your shop that people seek out,
Why set elephant-sized huge prices, my dear?
எண்ணெய் தலையழகா
எழுத்தாணி மூக்கழகா
கண்ணு வச்ச கருப்பழகா
அரிசி பருப்பு வெலய வச்சே
நான் ஆகாசதையே வாங்கிடுவேன்
O headman of beauty,
O sharp tip of the stylus,
O dark handsome man who caught my eye!
By selling rice and lentils at high prices,
I will buy the sky itself!
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
இது சீம வெள்ள பரோட்டா
கப்பலலுல கல்லு வந்து
கல்லு வச்சு அடுப்பு செஞ்சு
பரோட்டா நான் போட்டா
வெள்ளக்காரன் வந்து நிப்பான் யா
Parotta, parotta,
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Building a hearth out of those stones,
If I make parotta,
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
யா...(8)
Yaa…(8)
டயனா டயனா
ட ட ட ட டயனா டயனா
Diana diana
Da da da da diana diana
ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்...ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
பல்ல பல்ல இளிச்சு
கட்டடத்த சுத்துறாங்க
ஓவர் டைம் வேல செஞ்சும்
ஓசி பீடி குடிக்கிறாங்க
Grinning with all their teeth showing,
They wander around under-construction buildings!
Even after working overtime,
They smoke free borrowed beedis!
வீட்டுக்காரி இருக்க
வெளிய வந்து ஆடுறாங்க
தாலி பவுன வித்து
தண்ணியையும் அடிக்குறாங்க
பள்ளத்துல விழுந்தவங்க
பல்லாங்குளிக்கு அஞ்சுறாங்க
பாரி ஜாத பூவிருக்க
பட்டமரத்த சுத்துறாங்க
While having a wife at home,
They step outside and indulge in foolish antics!
Selling the sacred gold wedding chain,
They spend it all on drinking alcohol!
Those who fell into a deep pit,
Fear even a tiny board-game hole!
While having a fragrant night-flowering jasmine,
They go around a dry dead tree!
கொண்டையம் கோட்ட
மொரட்டு புள்ள
என் கூட வாடி கரும்பு திங்க
குள்ளன்ஞ்சாவடி சந்தை பக்கம்
நாமா கூத்து பாப்போம் ஏண்டி வெக்கம்
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Feisty girl,
Come with me to eat sugarcane!
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
We shall watch the street play, why be shy?
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
நான் குத்தும் பரோட்டா
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
நீ குத்தும் பரோட்டா
மலைபோல் விலையா இது
டயனா வச்ச கடையா
Parotta, parotta,
The parotta that I knead!
Male: Parotta, parotta,
The parotta that you knead!
Is this mountain-sized work,
A shop set up by Diana?
கொண்டையம் கோட்ட
மொரட்டு புள்ள
உன் கூட வாடி கரும்பு திங்க
குள்ளன்ஞ்சாவடி சந்தை பக்கம்
நாமா கூத்து பாப்போம் போச்சு வெக்கம்
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Feisty girl,
I will come with you to eat sugarcane!
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
We shall watch the street play, shyness is gone!
பரோட்டா பரோட்டா
இது சீம வெள்ள பரோட்டா
கப்பலலுல கல்லு வந்து
கல்லு வச்சு அடுப்பு செஞ்சு
பரோட்டா நான் போட்டா
வெள்ளக்காரன் வந்து நிப்பான் யா
Parotta, parotta,
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Building a hearth out of those stones,
If I make parotta,
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
Ada kondaiyam kotta
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Morattu pulla
Feisty girl,
En kuda vaadi karambu thinga
Come with me to eat sugarcane!
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam
We shall watch the street play, why be shy?
Parotta parotta
Parotta, parotta,
Na kuthum parotta
The parotta that I knead!
Male :Parotta parotta
Male: Parotta, parotta,
Nee kuthum parotta
The parotta that you knead!
Malaipol velaiya ithu
Is this mountain-sized work,
Diana vecha kadaiya
A shop set up by Diana?
Ennai thalaiyalaga
O headman of beauty,
Eluthaani mukalaga
O sharp tip of the stylus,
Kannu vacha karupalaga
O dark handsome man who caught my eye!
Arisi paruppu velaya vachae
By selling rice and lentils at high prices,
Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven
I will buy the sky itself!
Parotta parotta
Parotta, parotta,
Ithu seema vella parotta
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Building a hearth out of those stones,
Parotta naa potaa
If I make parotta,
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Utchi kudumi ellaam
All topknot hairstyles,
Vacha nalla crapaachu
Have turned into stylish crop cuts now!
Ottu komanam ellaam
All patched loincloths,
Satta thuniya maariyachu
Have changed into shirts and tailored clothes!
Tharkuri keeral ellaam
All illiterate scribbles,
Tamizh eluthaai aayipochu
Have turned into proper written Tamil!
Naagarigam vanthathaalae
Because modern civilization arrived,
Nadapu ellaam usanthu pochu
The standard of living has elevated!
Aadi varum un idupu
Your waist swaying as you walk,
Noola pola siruthiruka
Has slimmed down like a thread!
Thedi varum un kadaiyil
In your shop that people seek out,
Yaanai vela ethukkamma
Why set elephant-sized huge prices, my dear?
Ennai thalaiyalaga
O headman of beauty,
Eluthaani mukalaga
O sharp tip of the stylus,
Kannu vacha karupalaga
O dark handsome man who caught my eye!
Arisi paruppu velaya vachae
By selling rice and lentils at high prices,
Naa aagasathaiyae vangiduven
I will buy the sky itself!
Parotta parotta
Parotta, parotta,
Ithu seema vella parotta
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Building a hearth out of those stones,
Parotta naa potaa
If I make parotta,
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
Yaa…(8)
Yaa…(8)
Diana diana
Diana diana
Da da da da diana diana
Da da da da diana diana
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mmm..mm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Mm…mm….mmm…mmm..
Palla palla elichu
Grinning with all their teeth showing,
Kattatadatha suthuranga
They wander around under-construction buildings!
Overtime vela senjum
Even after working overtime,
Oc beedi kudikiranga
They smoke free borrowed beedis!
Veetukari iruka
While having a wife at home,
Veliya vanthu aaduraanga
They step outside and indulge in foolish antics!
Thaali powuna vithu
Selling the sacred gold wedding chain,
Thanniyaiyum adikuranga
They spend it all on drinking alcohol!
Pallathula vizhunthavanga
Those who fell into a deep pit,
Pallanguliku anjuraanga
Fear even a tiny board-game hole!
Parijatha pooviruka
While having a fragrant night-flowering jasmine,
Patamaratha suthuranga
They go around a dry dead tree!
Kondaiyam kotta
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Morattu pulla
Feisty girl,
En kuda vaadi karambu thinga
Come with me to eat sugarcane!
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
Nama koothu paapom endi vetkam
We shall watch the street play, why be shy?
Parotta parotta
Parotta, parotta,
Na kuthum parotta
The parotta that I knead!
Male :Parotta parotta
Male: Parotta, parotta,
Nee kuthum parotta
The parotta that you knead!
Malaipol velaiya ithu
Is this mountain-sized work,
Diana vecha kadaiya
A shop set up by Diana?
Kondaiyam kotta
Hey girl with a hair bun,
Morattu pulla
Feisty girl,
Un kuda varen karambu thinga
I will come with you to eat sugarcane!
Kullanchavadi santhai pakkam
Towards the Kullanchavadi market side,
Nama koothu paapom pochu vetkam
We shall watch the street play, shyness is gone!
Parotta parotta
Parotta, parotta,
Ithu seema vella parotta
This is fine foreign white parotta!
Female :Kappala kallu vandhu
Female: Getting stones brought by ship,
Kallu vachu adupu senju
Building a hearth out of those stones,
Parotta naa potaa
If I make parotta,
Vellakaran vanthu nippan yaa
Even a foreigner will come and stand in queue!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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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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