- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Idhu Namma Bhoomi
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Folk-naa folk thaan
Break-nnaa break thaan
Enna venum solli adippen kelu
Paattunnaa paattu thaan
Koothunnaa koothu thaan
Athanaiyum athu padi thaan paaru
Ada ippadiyo illa appadiyo
Sollu eppadiyo ready naanae
Folk-naa folk thaan …Male :Haan
Break-nnaa break thaan…Male :Ahaaa
Enna venum solli adippen kelu
Paattunaa paattu thaanMale :Haan
Koothunaa koothu thaan…Male :Aahaan
Athanaiyum athu padi thaan paaru
Andha maamaavukku
Kiliya pola ponnirukku daa
Adha valachu pottu
Kaadhal panna vazhiya sollu daa
Inga vaaraa paaru
Inga vaaraa paaru
Inga vaaraa paaru
Edhitha veettu rukkumani thaan
Iva kodatha thookki kulikka vandhaa
Pathu mani thaan…haan
Buthi ivalaal kettu vidum
Kanda nenappu mottu vidum
Ada moonu pulla
Pethedutha aathaa
Iva venaamadaa paavam varum paathaa
Thalli nillu nalla pilla pola
Thappu varum vambu vazhakkaalae
Ennathai maathikka kannathil pottukka
Onna suttuduvaa uthama padmini thaan
Folk-naa folk thaan …Male :Ahaan
Break-nnaa break thaan…Male :Ahaaan
Enna venum solli adippen kelu
Male: Adadadadaa
Chorus :Paattunaa paattu thaanMale :Haan
Koothunaa koothu thaan…Male :Haan
Athanaiyum athu padi thaan paaru
Male :Hoi hoi
Namma raamaayanam
Ellaarukkum therinja sedhi thaan
Namma ragasiyangal
Oor muzhukka arinja sedhi thaan
Vaada rangamani
Kada thangamani
Ada pichumani adakki vaasi
Kottu melatha
Vetta velichamaaga kaattidaadhae
Thappu thaalatha
Thulli thiriyum vaalibam thaan
Thaavi parakkum vaaganam thaan
Ellai thaandaamalae
Paakka venum shokku
Ada thaeva pattaa
Poda venum break
Vattam onnu vechukkanum paaru
Kettu vidum pethavanga peru
Aadanum paadanum
Aanandham thedanum
Katra vithaigalai
Mathavan mechidanum
Folk-naa folk thaan
Break-nnaa break thaan
Enna venum solli adippen kelu
Paattunnaa paattu thaan
Koothunnaa koothu thaan
Athanaiyum athu padi thaan paaru
Ada ippadiyo illa appadiyo
Sollu eppadiyo ready naanae
Folk-naa folk thaan …Male :Ahaan
Break-nnaa break thaan…Male :Ahaaan
Enna venum solli adippen kelu
Male :Aa haa haa
Chorus :Paattunaa paattu thaanMale :Ahaan
Koothunaa koothu thaan…Male :Hae haei
Athanaiyum athu padi thaan paaru
Male :Ada da da daa
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If it's folk, it's pure folk!
If it's breakdance, it's pure breakdance!
Tell me what you want, and I will play it, just listen!
If it's a song, it's a real song!
If it's a dance, it's a real dance!
Look, everything will be performed just right!
Whether it's this style or that style,
just tell me how, and I am ready!
If it's folk, it's pure folk! (Male: Haan)
If it's breakdance, it's pure breakdance! (Male: Ahaa)
Tell me what you want, and I will play it, just listen!
If it's a song, it's a real song! (Male: Haan)
If it's a dance, it's a real dance! (Male: Aahaan)
Look, everything will be performed just right!
That uncle over there,
has a daughter as pretty as a parrot, bro!
To charm her and win her over,
tell me a way to make her fall in love, bro!
Look, here she comes!
Look, here she comes!
Look, here she comes!
It's Rukmani from the house opposite!
When she picks up her water pot and goes for a bath,
the clock already strikes ten! Haan!
Your senses will lose control because of her,
and stray thoughts will start to blossom!
Hey, she is a mother
who has given birth to three children!
Don't go after her, bro, you'll earn bad karma just staring at her!
Stay away like a good boy,
unwanted trouble will brew from needless mischief!
Change your thoughts and slap your cheeks in repentance,
she will burn you with a glare, she's a virtuous woman!
If it's folk, it's pure folk! (Male: Aahaan)
If it's breakdance, it's pure breakdance! (Male: Ahaan)
Tell me what you want, and I will play it, just listen!
Male: Adadadadaa!
Chorus: If it's a song, it's a real song! (Male: Haan)
If it's a dance, it's a real dance! (Male: Haan)
Look, everything will be performed just right!
Male: Hoy hoy!
Our entire epic drama,
is news known to everyone!
All our little secrets,
are known across the whole town!
Come on, Rangamani!
Step aside, Thangamani!
Hey Pichumani, tone it down and play soft!
Beat the drum,
but don't expose out in the open
any mistakes in rhythm!
Youth is full of restless energy,
it's a ride that soars high in the air!
Without crossing your limits,
you should enjoy all the fun!
Hey, whenever necessary,
you must hit the brakes!
You must draw a boundary for yourself, look,
or your parents' good name will be ruined!
We should dance, we should sing,
we should search for joy!
The arts and skills we have learned,
everyone else should praise and appreciate!
If it's folk, it's pure folk!
If it's breakdance, it's pure breakdance!
Tell me what you want, and I will play it, just listen!
If it's a song, it's a real song!
If it's a dance, it's a real dance!
Look, everything will be performed just right!
Whether it's this style or that style,
just tell me how, and I am ready!
If it's folk, it's pure folk! (Male: Aahaan)
If it's breakdance, it's pure breakdance! (Male: Ahaan)
Tell me what you want, and I will play it, just listen!
Male: Aa ha ha!
Chorus: If it's a song, it's a real song! (Male: Aahaan)
If it's a dance, it's a real dance! (Male: Hey hey!)
Look, everything will be performed just right!
Male: Ada da da daa!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song serves as a versatile performance track showcasing the artist's ability to master both traditional Tamil folk beats and modern Western breakdance rhythms. The song opens with a confident boast that the performers can cater to any musical genre desired by the audience, delivering high-energy singing and dance moves on demand.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (Rhyming ends)
“Folk-naa folk thaan / Break-nnaa break thaan”
The phrase ends with the exact rhythmic repetition 'thaan', creating a catchy bounce.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Kiliya pola ponnirukku daa”
Compares the beauty and charm of the girl to a parrot ('Kiliya pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaavi parakkum vaaganam thaan”
Youth is metaphorically compared to a high-speed flying vehicle that needs proper control.
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyming)
“Aadanum paadanum / Aanandham thedanum”
The second letter 'da' rhymes across 'Aadanum', 'paadanum', and 'thedanum'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Written by veteran lyricist Vaali, this song cleverly blends English genre names ('Folk', 'Break') with localized Tamil village slang and cultural references ('Uthama Padmini', 'Ramayanam'), capturing the early 1990s trend of mixing traditional Tamil folk music with western breakdance influences.
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