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Lyrics & meaning

Local Sarakka Foreign Sarakka

From Padai Veeran · 2017

Lyricist
Priyan
Singer
Dhanush
Music director
Karthik Raja
Movie name
Padai Veeran
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
24 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mapla edhu local sarakka
Foreign sarakka
Local sarakka
Foreign sarakka
Othi kudicha…ellam onnuda
Keppa kaliya
Meenu kozhamba
Sethu adicha…innum sugam da
Engappan sarakkum soda colorum
Romba romba dhosthuda
Namma naaluperum onna serntha
Podu disco dances-u da
Local sarakka
Hey foreign sarakka
Othi kudicha…ellam onnuda
Keppa kaliya
Meenu kozhamba
Sethu adicha…innum sugam da
Mapla engala laam vittu
Epadi da irrundha
Male :Nimmathiya irrundhenda mapla
Ha…aa…aa…aa…summa oolulangattiku da
Hey sontha manna
Pirinju pona valikkum
Vanathula erinja kallu
Angaya kedakkum
Yoy…yoy…yoi
Mapla overya over
Oorukulla nozhanja
Udambu silukkum
Boomiyila vizhundha mazha
Thullithan kuthikkum
Ada adida thookki pudida
Idhu patti thotti paasamda
Naanga pacha pulla kootam da
Male : Pacha pullaiyam
Mogarakkattaiya paaru
Namoorula suthikittae
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Kootathula koothadichu
Disco dances-a podanum
Ada disco dances-a podanum
Namoorula suthikittae
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Kootathula koothadichu
Disco dances-a podanum
Ada disco dances-a podanum
Heh heh heh
Papae papae pappoom
Papae papae pappoom
Papae papae pappoom
Papae papae pappoom
Konjumvala kondavala
Naan pirinjen
Ennavala ettipudikka
Thaviya thavichen
Ada vidinja
Ava mogam therinja
Naan allikittu povenda…
Ava sollivandha samy da
Devathaiya kattikittu
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oyiyarama sernthukittu
Duetu than padanum
Ada duetu than padanum
Devathaiya kattikittu
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oohonnuthan vazhanum
Oyiyarama sernthukittu
Duetu than padanum
Ada duetu than padanum
Local sarakka
Foreign sarakka
Othi kudicha…ellam onnuda
Keppa kaliya
Meenu kozhamba
Sethu adicha…innum sugam da
Engappan sarakkum soda colorum
Romba romba dhosthuda
Namma naaluperum onna serntha
Podu disco dances-u da
Local sarakka
Nana nana naaa…
Othi kudicha…
Jinthak thak jintha thaa
Keppa kaliya
Meenu kozhamba
Sethu adicha…innum sugam da dei
Kalaila sooriyan sullunnu
Adikkira varaikkum thoonglamadi
Chennaila vachi…senji uttangaiyya…
Buddy, what is it—local liquor,
or foreign liquor?
Local liquor,
or foreign liquor?
If we pour and drink, it's all the same, man!
Ragi porridge (millet mash),
or fish curry?
Eating them together is pure bliss, man!
Country liquor and colored soda
are the closest of friends, man!
When the four of us get together,
let's bust out a disco dance, man!
Local liquor,
hey, or foreign liquor?
If we pour and drink, it's all the same, man!
Ragi porridge,
or fish curry?
Eating them together is pure bliss, man!
Buddy, leaving all of us behind,
how did you survive out there?
Male: I was living in peace, buddy!
Ha... ah... ah... ah... Just kidding with you, man!
Hey, leaving your native soil
and going away really hurts.
A stone thrown up into the sky
can't just stay hanging there!
Yoi... yoi... yoi!
Buddy, that's way too dramatic!
When I step back into my village,
goosebumps thrill my whole body!
Like raindrops splashing onto the earth,
my heart just leaps with joy!
Hey, strike the beat and raise it high!
This is true love from our rustic village, man!
We are an innocent bunch of kids, man!
Male: "Innocent kids", my foot!
Just look at your faces!
Roaming around our own village,
we should live together as one!
We should live together as one!
Partying hard in the crowd,
we've got to do the disco dance!
Hey, we've got to do the disco dance!
Roaming around our own village,
we should live together as one!
We should live together as one!
Partying hard in the crowd,
we've got to do the disco dance!
Hey, we've got to do the disco dance!
He he he!
Pappe pappe pappom
Pappe pappe pappom
Pappe pappe pappom
Pappe pappe pappom
The sweet girl full of affection,
I had to part from her.
To reach out and hold my girl,
my heart was aching with longing!
Ah, when morning breaks
and her face comes into view,
I will sweep her up into my arms and take her, man!
She is the goddess destined for me, man!
Marrying that angel,
we should live together as one!
We should live together as one!
Standing gracefully together,
we've got to sing a duet!
Ah, we've got to sing a duet!
Marrying that angel,
we should live together as one!
We should live together as one!
Standing gracefully together,
we've got to sing a duet!
Ah, we've got to sing a duet!
Local liquor,
or foreign liquor?
If we pour and drink, it's all the same, man!
Ragi porridge,
or fish curry?
Eating them together is pure bliss, man!
Country liquor and colored soda
are the closest of friends, man!
When the four of us get together,
let's bust out a disco dance, man!
Local liquor...
Naana naana naa...
If we pour and drink...
Jinthak thak jintha thaa!
Ragi porridge,
or fish curry?
Eating them together is pure bliss, man, hey!
In the morning, until the sun shines scorching hot,
can't we just keep sleeping, darling?
In Chennai... they worked me to the bone, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Local Sarakka' from the movie 'Padai Veeran' is a lively, folk-infused celebration of village camaraderie, native culture, and joyous reunion among close friends. The lyrics center around the simple pleasures of rural life—enjoying local food like finger millet porridge paired with fish curry, sharing drinks with lifelong friends, and reveling in the warm, unabashed affection of one's hometown compared to the stressful hustle of city life in Chennai.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Vanathula erinja kallu / Angaya kedakkum / Boomiyila vizhundha mazha / Thullithan kuthikkum / Ada adida thookki pudida / Idhu patti thotti paasamda / Naanga pacha pulla kootam da / Male : Pacha pullaiyam / Mogarakkattaiya paaru / Namoorula suthikittae / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Kootathula koothadichu / Disco dances-a podanum / Ada disco dances-a podanum / Namoorula suthikittae / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Kootathula koothadichu / Disco dances-a podanum / Ada disco dances-a podanum / Heh heh heh / Papae papae pappoom / Papae papae pappoom / Papae papae pappoom / Papae papae pappoom / Konjumvala kondavala / Naan pirinjen / Ennavala ettipudikka / Thaviya thavichen / Ada vidinja / Ava mogam therinja / Naan allikittu povenda… / Ava sollivandha samy da / Devathaiya kattikittu / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oyiyarama sernthukittu / Duetu than padanum / Ada duetu than padanum / Devathaiya kattikittu / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oohonnuthan vazhanum / Oyiyarama sernthukittu / Duetu than padanum / Ada duetu than padanum / Local sarakka / Foreign sarakka / Othi kudicha…ellam onnuda / Keppa kaliya / Meenu kozhamba / Sethu adicha…innum sugam da / Engappan sarakkum soda colorum / Romba romba dhosthuda / Namma naaluperum onna serntha / Podu disco dances-u da / Local sarakka / Nana nana naaa… / Othi kudicha… / Jinthak thak jintha thaa / Keppa kaliya / Meenu kozhamba / Sethu adicha…innum sugam da dei / Kalaila sooriyan sullunnu / Adikkira varaikkum thoonglamadi / Chennaila vachi…senji uttangaiyya… Only generate a valid, parseable JSON. Besides scalars, boolean, and null, other values must be double-quoted as valid strings. Do not generate any comments inside the json block. Do not generate any control token (such as \n and \t) at any places. If a user requests multiple JSON, always return a single parseable JSON array. Do not include any extra text outside of the JSON string. When producing JSON you must follow the schema provided in the context.

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Trivia

The track from the movie, Padai Veeran, is an up-beat, energetic peppy number conceptually structured as a conversation/song between t rules that require a single line format without literal break clear, The song juxtaposes the simplicity and authenticity of life in a village with-level or city life, celebrating local food, drink, and friendship.

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