If You Wanna
From New · 2004
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- New2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| If you wanna come along | If you wanna come along |
| And come along and | And come along and |
| Sing a song this is how we do it | Sing a song this is how we do it |
| When we’re having fun | When we’re having fun |
| Female | |
| Its our time to play around | Its our time to play around |
| And getting up | And getting up |
| Get it up together | Get it up together |
| Five four three two and a one | Five four three two and a one |
| Female | |
| Is everybody ready | Is everybody ready |
| Tell me when you’re ready | Tell me when you’re ready |
| Is everybody ready | Is everybody ready |
| Tell me when you’re ready | Tell me when you’re ready |
| Female | |
| Vaa yendraal vanakkam | If you say 'Come', it is a welcome |
| Poo yendraal manakkum | If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance |
| Vaasappoo vanakkam | Greetings like a fragrant flower |
| Vaiththaalae manakkum | Just placing it fills the air with fragrance |
| Poo vedikkum thaen vadikkum | The flower blooms and drips sweet honey |
| Idai thudikkum nadikkum | The waist quivers and dances |
| Muyal pol kudhikkum | It leaps like a rabbit |
| Female | |
| Konja neram kuchchippudi | A little bit of Kuchipudi |
| Konja neram kaththakkali | A little bit of Kathakali |
| Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya | A little bit of Manipuri, will you come? |
| Male :Tune up tune up | Male : Tune up, tune up |
| Female | |
| Konja neram rajasthaani | A little bit of Rajasthani |
| Konja neram punjaabi | A little bit of Punjabi |
| Konja neram kashmiri oh saiyaa | A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved! |
| Chorus | |
| Gotta get gotta get gotta get up | Gotta get gotta get gotta get up |
| If you wanna be a lady | If you wanna be a lady |
| And you never can be free | And you never can be free |
| Gotta get gotta get gotta get up | Gotta get gotta get gotta get up |
| If you really want to be strong | If you really want to be strong |
| Take a look at me | Take a look at me |
| Chorus | |
| Get up get up turning all around | Get up get up turning all around |
| Get up get up we’re standing on the road | Get up get up we’re standing on the road |
| Get up get up turning all around | Get up get up turning all around |
| Get up get up we’re standing on the road | Get up get up we’re standing on the road |
| Calling all the ladies mothers and the babies | Calling all the ladies mothers and the babies |
| Calling all the girls to sing along | Calling all the girls to sing along |
| Tell me can you hear me | Tell me can you hear me |
| Can you see me clearly | Can you see me clearly |
| Wanna make you sing this happy happy song | Wanna make you sing this happy happy song |
| Female | |
| Anju aaru inchchu thaanae | It is just five or six inches |
| Indha idai | This slender waist |
| Kanamaai aadai soodaadhu | It cannot wear heavy clothing |
| Adhanaal anindhadhu mini skirttu | Which is why she wore a mini skirt |
| Kuttram koora koodaadhu | You shouldn't find fault with it |
| Chorus | |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah… | Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah… |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…. | Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…. |
| Female | |
| Idaidhaan thaavudhu melae dhaan | The waist leaps high up |
| Idhan per russian ballet dhaan | Its name is Russian ballet |
| Indru aattam podura ageungha | Today is the age to dance freely |
| Indha ageuku yethu oru cageungha | Build a cage suited for this age |
| Oru vaana devadhai vandhu aadinaal | If a heavenly nymph comes down and dances |
| Oorae paarkkaadho..oo…. | Won't the whole town gather to watch? |
| Chorus | |
| If you wanna come along | If you wanna come along |
| And come along and sing a song | And come along and sing a song |
| This is how we do it | This is how we do it |
| When we’re having fun | When we’re having fun |
| Female | |
| Konja neram kuchchippudi | A little bit of Kuchipudi |
| konja neram kaththakkali | A little bit of Kathakali |
| Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya | A little bit of Manipuri, will you come? |
| Male | |
| {Say what ..say what.. say what … | {Say what ..say what.. say what … |
| What what what what} (2) | What what what what} (2) |
| Female | |
| Sundi vitta naanayam pol | Like a flipped coin |
| Thulli vizhu | Leap and bound high |
| Noidhaan unnai theendaadhu | No illness will ever touch you |
| Kaattaruvi polae oru paattu edu | Sing a song like a roaring wild waterfall |
| Kavalaighal unnai thaakkaadhu | Worries will not strike you |
| Chorus | |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah | Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…. | Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…. |
| Female | |
| Kanavil vaazhum kaalanghal | The days spent living in dreams |
| Pazhikkum orr naal paarunghal | Look, one day they will surely come true |
| Ada paatukkuedhu oru veliyadaa | Ah, is there any boundary for music? |
| Ada boomi yengum oru jollyadaa | Ah, the entire earth is full of joy! |
| Oru bhashai indriyae dhesam thaandiyae | Crossing borders without any barrier of language |
| Paattum poghaadho…oo… | Won't the song travel far? |
| Female | |
| Konja neram kuchchippudi | A little bit of Kuchipudi |
| Konja neram kaththakkali | A little bit of Kathakali |
| Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya | A little bit of Manipuri, will you come? |
| Female | |
| Konja neram rajasthaani | A little bit of Rajasthani |
| Konja neram punjaabi | A little bit of Punjabi |
| Konja neram kashmiri oh saiyaa | A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved! |
| Female | |
| Is everybody ready | Is everybody ready |
| Tell me when you’re ready | Tell me when you’re ready |
| Is everybody ready | Is everybody ready |
| Tell me when you’re ready | Tell me when you’re ready |
| Female | |
| Vaa yendraal vanakkam | If you say 'Come', it is a welcome |
| Poo yendraal manakkum | If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance |
| Vaasappoo vanakkam | Greetings like a fragrant flower |
| Vaiththaalae manakkum | Just placing it fills the air with fragrance |
| Poo vedikkum thaen vadikkum | The flower blooms and drips sweet honey |
| Idai thudikkum nadikkum | The waist quivers and dances |
| Muyal pol kudhikkum | It leaps like a rabbit |
இப் யூ வான்னா
கம் அலாங் அண்ட் கம்
அலாங் அண்ட் சிங் எ
சாங் திஸ் இஸ் ஹவ்
வி டூ இட் வென் வி ஆர்
ஹவ்விங் பன்
If you wanna come along
And come along and
Sing a song this is how we do it
When we’re having fun
இட்ஸ் அவர் டைம்
டு ப்ளே அரவுண்டு அண்ட்
கெட்டிங் அப் கெட் இட் அப்
டுகெதர் பைவ் போர் த்ரீ டூ
அண்ட் எ ஒன்
Its our time to play around
And getting up
Get it up together
Five four three two and a one
இஸ் எவ்ரிபடி
ரெடி டெல் மீ வென் யூ
ஆர் ரெடி இஸ் எவ்ரிபடி
ரெடி டெல் மீ வென் யூ
ஆர் ரெடி
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
வா என்றால்
வணக்கம் பூ என்றால்
மணக்கும் வாசபூ வணக்கம்
வைத்தாலே மணக்கும் பூ
வெடிக்கும் தேன் வடிக்கும்
இடை துடிக்கும் நடிக்கும்
முயல் போல் குதிக்கும்
If you say 'Come', it is a welcome
If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance
Greetings like a fragrant flower
Just placing it fills the air with fragrance
The flower blooms and drips sweet honey
The waist quivers and dances
It leaps like a rabbit
கொஞ்ச நேரம்
குச்சிபுடி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
கதகளி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
மணிபுரி வருவாயா
டியூன் அப் டியூன் அப்
A little bit of Kuchipudi
A little bit of Kathakali
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
Male : Tune up, tune up
கொஞ்ச நேரம்
ராஜஸ்தானி கொஞ்ச
நேரம் பஞ்சாபி கொஞ்ச
நேரம் காஷ்மீரி ஓ சையா
A little bit of Rajasthani
A little bit of Punjabi
A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved!
கோட்டா கெட்
கோட்டா கெட் கோட்டா
கெட் அப் இப் யூ வான்னா
பி எ லேடி அண்ட் யூ நெவர்
கேன் பி ப்ரீ கோட்டா கெட்
கோட்டா கெட் கோட்டா
கெட் அப் இப் யூ ரியலி
வான்ட் டு பி ஸ்ட்ராங்
டேக் எ லுக் அட் மீ
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
If you wanna be a lady
And you never can be free
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
If you really want to be strong
Take a look at me
கெட் அப் கெட் அப்
டர்னிங் ஆல் அரவுண்டு
கெட் அப் கெட் அப் வி ஆர்
ஸ்டான்டிங் ஆன் தி ரோட்
கெட் அப் கெட் அப் டர்னிங்
ஆல் அரவுண்டு கெட் அப்
கெட் அப் வி ஆர் ஸ்டான்டிங்
ஆன் தி ரோட் காலிங் ஆல் தி
லேடீஸ் மதர்ஸ் அண்ட் தி
பேபிஸ் காலிங் ஆல் தி
கேர்ள்ஸ் டு சிங் அலாங்
டெல் மீ கேன் யூ ஹியர் மீ
கேன் யூ சீ மீ கிளியர்லி
வான்னா மேக் யூ சிங் திஸ்
ஹேப்பி ஹேப்பி சாங்
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Calling all the ladies mothers and the babies
Calling all the girls to sing along
Tell me can you hear me
Can you see me clearly
Wanna make you sing this happy happy song
அஞ்சு ஆறு இன்சு
தானே இந்த இடை கனமாய்
ஆடை சூடாது அதனால்
அணிந்தது மினி ஸ்கர்ட்டு
குற்றம் கூற கூடாது
It is just five or six inches
This slender waist
It cannot wear heavy clothing
Which is why she wore a mini skirt
You shouldn't find fault with it
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
இடைதான் தாவுது
மேலே தான் இதன் பேர்
ரஷ்யன் பல்லெட் தான்
இன்று ஆட்டம் போடுற
ஏஜூங்க இந்த ஏஜுக்கு ஏது
ஒரு கேஜூங்க ஒரு வான
தேவதை வந்து ஆடினால்
ஊரே பார்க்காதோ
The waist leaps high up
Its name is Russian ballet
Today is the age to dance freely
Build a cage suited for this age
If a heavenly nymph comes down and dances
Won't the whole town gather to watch?
இப் யூ வான்னா கம்
அலாங் அண்ட் கம் அலாங்
அண்ட் சிங் எ சாங் திஸ்
இஸ் ஹவ் வி டூ இட்
வென் வி ஆர் ஹவ்விங்
பன்
If you wanna come along
And come along and sing a song
This is how we do it
When we’re having fun
கொஞ்ச நேரம்
குச்சிபுடி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
கதகளி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
மணிபுரி வருவாயா
A little bit of Kuchipudi
A little bit of Kathakali
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
{ சே வாட் சே
வாட் சே வாட் வாட்
வாட் வாட் வாட் } (2)
{Say what ..say what.. say what …
What what what what} (2)
சுண்டி விட்ட
நாணயம் போல் துள்ளி
விழு நோய் தான் உன்னை
தீண்டாது காட்டருவி
போலே ஒரு பாட்டு எடு
கவலைகள் உன்னை
தாக்காது
Like a flipped coin
Leap and bound high
No illness will ever touch you
Sing a song like a roaring wild waterfall
Worries will not strike you
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
ஆ ஆ
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
கனவில் வாழும்
காலங்கள் பழிக்கும் ஓர்
நாள் பாருங்கள் அட
பாட்டுக்கேது ஒரு வேலியடா
அட பூமி எங்கும் ஒரு
ஜாலியடா ஒரு பாஷை
இன்றியே தேசம் தாண்டியே
பாட்டும் போகாதோ
The days spent living in dreams
Look, one day they will surely come true
Ah, is there any boundary for music?
Ah, the entire earth is full of joy!
Crossing borders without any barrier of language
Won't the song travel far?
கொஞ்ச நேரம்
குச்சிபுடி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
கதகளி கொஞ்ச நேரம்
மணிபுரி வருவாயா
A little bit of Kuchipudi
A little bit of Kathakali
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
கொஞ்ச நேரம்
ராஜஸ்தானி கொஞ்ச
நேரம் பஞ்சாபி கொஞ்ச
நேரம் காஷ்மீரி ஓ சையா
A little bit of Rajasthani
A little bit of Punjabi
A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved!
இஸ் எவ்ரிபடி
ரெடி டெல் மீ வென் யூ
ஆர் ரெடி இஸ் எவ்ரிபடி
ரெடி டெல் மீ வென் யூ
ஆர் ரெடி
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
வா என்றால் வணக்கம்
பூ என்றால் மணக்கும் வாசபூ
வணக்கம் வைத்தாலே மணக்கும்
பூ வெடிக்கும் தேன் வடிக்கும்
இடை துடிக்கும் நடிக்கும்
முயல் போல் குதிக்கும்
If you say 'Come', it is a welcome
If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance
Greetings like a fragrant flower
Just placing it fills the air with fragrance
The flower blooms and drips sweet honey
The waist quivers and dances
It leaps like a rabbit
If you wanna come along
If you wanna come along
And come along and
And come along and
Sing a song this is how we do it
Sing a song this is how we do it
When we’re having fun
When we’re having fun
Its our time to play around
Its our time to play around
And getting up
And getting up
Get it up together
Get it up together
Five four three two and a one
Five four three two and a one
Is everybody ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Is everybody ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Vaa yendraal vanakkam
If you say 'Come', it is a welcome
Poo yendraal manakkum
If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance
Vaasappoo vanakkam
Greetings like a fragrant flower
Vaiththaalae manakkum
Just placing it fills the air with fragrance
Poo vedikkum thaen vadikkum
The flower blooms and drips sweet honey
Idai thudikkum nadikkum
The waist quivers and dances
Muyal pol kudhikkum
It leaps like a rabbit
Konja neram kuchchippudi
A little bit of Kuchipudi
Konja neram kaththakkali
A little bit of Kathakali
Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
Male :Tune up tune up
Male : Tune up, tune up
Konja neram rajasthaani
A little bit of Rajasthani
Konja neram punjaabi
A little bit of Punjabi
Konja neram kashmiri oh saiyaa
A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved!
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
If you wanna be a lady
If you wanna be a lady
And you never can be free
And you never can be free
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
Gotta get gotta get gotta get up
If you really want to be strong
If you really want to be strong
Take a look at me
Take a look at me
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up turning all around
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Get up get up we’re standing on the road
Calling all the ladies mothers and the babies
Calling all the ladies mothers and the babies
Calling all the girls to sing along
Calling all the girls to sing along
Tell me can you hear me
Tell me can you hear me
Can you see me clearly
Can you see me clearly
Wanna make you sing this happy happy song
Wanna make you sing this happy happy song
Anju aaru inchchu thaanae
It is just five or six inches
Indha idai
This slender waist
Kanamaai aadai soodaadhu
It cannot wear heavy clothing
Adhanaal anindhadhu mini skirttu
Which is why she wore a mini skirt
Kuttram koora koodaadhu
You shouldn't find fault with it
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
Idaidhaan thaavudhu melae dhaan
The waist leaps high up
Idhan per russian ballet dhaan
Its name is Russian ballet
Indru aattam podura ageungha
Today is the age to dance freely
Indha ageuku yethu oru cageungha
Build a cage suited for this age
Oru vaana devadhai vandhu aadinaal
If a heavenly nymph comes down and dances
Oorae paarkkaadho..oo….
Won't the whole town gather to watch?
If you wanna come along
If you wanna come along
And come along and sing a song
And come along and sing a song
This is how we do it
This is how we do it
When we’re having fun
When we’re having fun
Konja neram kuchchippudi
A little bit of Kuchipudi
konja neram kaththakkali
A little bit of Kathakali
Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
{Say what ..say what.. say what …
{Say what ..say what.. say what …
What what what what} (2)
What what what what} (2)
Sundi vitta naanayam pol
Like a flipped coin
Thulli vizhu
Leap and bound high
Noidhaan unnai theendaadhu
No illness will ever touch you
Kaattaruvi polae oru paattu edu
Sing a song like a roaring wild waterfall
Kavalaighal unnai thaakkaadhu
Worries will not strike you
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….
Kanavil vaazhum kaalanghal
The days spent living in dreams
Pazhikkum orr naal paarunghal
Look, one day they will surely come true
Ada paatukkuedhu oru veliyadaa
Ah, is there any boundary for music?
Ada boomi yengum oru jollyadaa
Ah, the entire earth is full of joy!
Oru bhashai indriyae dhesam thaandiyae
Crossing borders without any barrier of language
Paattum poghaadho…oo…
Won't the song travel far?
Konja neram kuchchippudi
A little bit of Kuchipudi
Konja neram kaththakkali
A little bit of Kathakali
Konja neram manipuri varuvaaya
A little bit of Manipuri, will you come?
Konja neram rajasthaani
A little bit of Rajasthani
Konja neram punjaabi
A little bit of Punjabi
Konja neram kashmiri oh saiyaa
A little bit of Kashmiri, oh my beloved!
Is everybody ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Is everybody ready
Is everybody ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Tell me when you’re ready
Vaa yendraal vanakkam
If you say 'Come', it is a welcome
Poo yendraal manakkum
If you say 'Flower', it fills the air with fragrance
Vaasappoo vanakkam
Greetings like a fragrant flower
Vaiththaalae manakkum
Just placing it fills the air with fragrance
Poo vedikkum thaen vadikkum
The flower blooms and drips sweet honey
Idai thudikkum nadikkum
The waist quivers and dances
Muyal pol kudhikkum
It leaps like a rabbit
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-energy, fusion track celebrating youthful joy, dance, and the universal nature of music. Combining fast-paced Western rap elements with traditional Indian dance forms (Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Kashmiri) and global dance styles like Russian ballet, it invites everyone to break free from worries and join in the celebration of life. The lyrics emphasize that music and art know no boundaries or language barriers. By leaping through life with vitality—like a flipped coin or a wild stream—one can overcome worries and turn long-cherished dreams into reality.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Muyal pol kudhikkum”
Compares leaping with agility to the movement of a rabbit.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Sundi vitta naanayam pol”
Compares high energy bouncing to a flipped coin.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Kaattaruvi polae oru paattu edu”
Compares singing freely to a cascading mountain stream.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Konja neram kuchchippudi”
Repeating 'Konja neram' across lines to build a rhythmic musical cadence listing various dance forms.
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Vaa yendraal vanakkam”
End-rhyming with 'vanakkam' and 'manakkum' to create poetic flow.
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Trivia
This track is from the movie 'New' (2004), directed by and starring S. J. Suryah alongside Simran. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring dynamic rap verses from Blaaze merged with vibrant melody and global rhythms.
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