- Lyricist
- Mohan Raja
- Singers
- Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Sethupathi
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Movie name
- Devarattam
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yei anga manakka
Yei inga manakka
Yei anga manakka
Yei inga manakka
Yei anga manakka inga manakka
Anga manakka inga manakka
Anga manakka inga manakka
Anga manakka inga manakka
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Yei thappadikka thaviladikka
Kottadikka koothadikka
Kuthaattam kai thatta podu
Yei kaathadikka kathavadikka
Idi idikka vedi vedikka
Vettaattam whistle adikka aadu
Ada vandhaarae
Karuppanna saamy
Idhu thanmaanam
Kuraiyaadha boomi
Pattaasa patha vaiyi
Pammaatha oththi vaiyi
Mathaappa suthi vaiyi
Kithaappa yethi vaiyi
Thappaattam kotta vaiyi
Oyilaattam katta vaiyi
Puliyaattam poda vaiyi
Devarattam aada vaiyi
Kallapetti kannukaari
Katterumbu sollukaari
Chorus :Heyheyheyheyyy
Male :Kallapetti kannukaari
Katterumbu sollukaari
Karpoorathu pallukaari
Kanna pinna dhillukaari
Podu
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thannanannanaa
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thannanannanaa
……………………
Ooru ellaam flex vachi
Chorus :Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…
Male :Vedha vedhama sangam vachi
Chorus :Aaaa…..aaa….aaa…
Male :Alumbaathaan ezhuthuvaainga
Alapparaiya kaattuvaainga
Elaraiya koottuvaainga
Chorus :Aaa.a….aaa….aaa….
Ukkaandhu yosippaingala
Illai yosichittu ukkaruvangala
Ae pechi…
Inga vanthu paaru
Namma vetri aattatha
Summa kuthu kuthunu
Kuthittu irukaan
Ae nandooda nellu veippom
Narigal ooda karumbu veppom
Vandi ooda vaazha veppom
Thaeru ooda thenna veppom
Urutti podu uruvi podu
Oru therikka kuthaattatha
Erakki podu izhuthu podu
Theeyum parakka karakaattatha
Ada kacheri thaan kalakkattuthada
Ooru sanam ada sokkuthada
Meesai ellaam onnu kooduthada
Oru sokkaaliyaa ada suthuthada
Whistling : …………………..
Ada kacheri thaan kalakkattuthada
Ooru sanam ada sokkuthada
Meesai ellaam onnu kooduthada
Oru sokkaaliyaa ada suthuthada
Whistling : …………………..
Ae ennappa
Intha kuthukkae intha kuthukkae
Naai elacha mathiri elachukittu irukkom
Yei thookku rasaa
Yei amukku rani
Yei thookku rasaa
Yei amukku rani
Yei thookku thookku
Yei amukku amukku
Yei thookku thookku
Yei amukku amukku
Yei thooku yei amukku
Yei thooku yei amukku
Chinna rasaathi
Azhaga murukku suttalaam
Enna pathalaiyaam
Nera kadaikku ponalaam
Enna vanganathum
Kaiyula kaasu pathalaiyaam
Ava thaan ennatha senja
Ava thaan ennatha senja
Pattunu muthatha vacha
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Haan haan…(4)
Rangu sillukkuthaan
Sikkunu samanju vanthalam
Haanhaan
Sangu maamandhaan
Paathu kolanju ninnaam
Adi yaathi
Panguni raathiri nice-ah
Pakkathil ponalaam
Hoo hoo
Manguni maamandhaan
Bayamthula nadungi ponanaam
Light-ah anachiputta
Light-ah anachikitta
Weight-ah kaattiputta
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Rapapapa papa pappaa
Naarapaiyan kannu
Vachaan kannamma
Naan koorapulla
Maattikitten vasamaa
Kena paiyan
Pulli vachaan ponnamma
Oru keerathanda
Sikkikitten nesamaa
Keela veettu chinnamma
Mela veettu pattamma
Vanthomaa ponomaa
Yekkachakka vambamma
Nara paiyan…
Nara paiyan
Kannu vachaan kannamma
Naan koorapulla
Maattikitten vasamaa
Kena paiya
Pulli vachaan ponnamma
Oru keerathanda
Sikkikitten nesamaa
Hey, with fragrance over there,
Hey, with fragrance over here,
Hey, with fragrance over there,
Hey, with fragrance over here,
Hey, fragrance over there, fragrance over here!
Fragrance over there, fragrance over here!
Fragrance over there, fragrance over here!
Fragrance over there, fragrance over here!
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Hey, as the folk drums beat and temple drums ring,
As rhythms pound and dancers celebrate,
Clap your hands and break into a fast folk dance!
Hey, as the winds gust and doors slam,
As thunder roars and firecrackers burst,
Blow your whistles and dance with fiery spirit!
Look, he has arrived,
Lord Karuppanna Sami!
This is a land
where self-respect never bows!
Get the firecrackers ready to burst,
Don't hold back, push hesitations away,
Line the sparklers all around,
Raise the swagger and pride high,
Let the Thappattam drums beat loud,
Set the stage for the Oyilattam folk dance,
Bring on the ferocious tiger dance,
Let the divine Devarattam dance begin!
Girl with secret treasure-box eyes,
Girl whose sharp words bite like ants,
Chorus: Hey hey hey hey!
Male: Girl with secret treasure-box eyes,
Girl whose sharp words bite like ants,
Girl with teeth gleaming like camphor,
Girl with wild and crazy guts!
Hit it!
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thannanannaa
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thanna thannanana
Thannanannaa
...
Putting up giant banners all over town,
Chorus: Aaa... aa... aa...
Male: Founding all kinds of grand associations,
Chorus: Aaa... aa... aa...
Male: Writing arrogant words with swagger,
Putting on big shows of bravado,
Stirring up utter trouble!
Chorus: Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Do you sit down and plan all this,
or do you think it through before sitting down?
Hey Peechi...
Come over here and look!
Look at our Vetri dancing,
he is just stomping to the beat,
stomping with non-stop folk moves!
Hey, we will sow paddy fields where crabs crawl,
We will grow sugarcane where foxes run,
We will plant banana groves where carts roll,
We will line coconut palms where temple chariots pass,
Roll the beats, let them loose,
with an explosive folk dance!
Drop the beat, pull the moves,
with a fiery Karagattam (folk pot dance)!
Ah, the folk concert is truly rocking!
The whole town is utterly captivated!
All the men with moustaches gather as one!
Spinning together like close kin!
[Whistling]
Ah, the folk concert is truly rocking!
The whole town is utterly captivated!
All the men with moustaches gather as one!
Spinning together like close kin!
[Whistling]
Hey, what is this, man?
Just for this fast beat, just for this dance,
we are panting and worn out like tired dogs!
Hey, lift it up, king!
Hey, press it down, queen!
Hey, lift it up, king!
Hey, press it down, queen!
Hey, lift it, lift it!
Hey, press it, press it!
Hey, lift it, lift it!
Hey, press it, press it!
Hey lift it, hey press it!
Hey lift it, hey press it!
The little princess
fried up tasty, crisp murukku snacks.
She ran short of cooking oil,
so she went straight to the shop.
After getting the oil,
she did not have enough cash in hand!
And what did she do then?
What did she do then?
She planted a quick kiss!
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Haan haan... (4)
That colorful, stunning girl
stepped out, looking gorgeous and grown up!
Haan haan!
Uncle Sangu
stood there melting just looking at her!
Oh goodness gracious!
On a pleasant Panguni (spring) night,
she quietly walked close to him!
Hoo hoo!
That silly uncle of hers
shook all over with fright!
She held him softly,
she gently embraced him,
and showed off her solid charm!
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
Rappappappa pappa pappaa
That rascal of a boy
set his eyes on me, Kannamma!
A humble thatched-roof girl like me,
I got trapped completely!
That silly, crazy fellow
made me his target, Ponnamma!
Tender like a stalk of spinach,
I got caught for real!
Aunt Chinnamma from the downstairs house,
Grandma Pattamma from the upstairs house,
did we just mind our own business?
No, endless gossip followed us!
That rascal...
That rascal of a boy
set his eyes on me, Kannamma!
A humble thatched-roof girl like me,
I got trapped completely!
That silly, crazy fellow
made me his target, Ponnamma!
Tender like a stalk of spinach,
I got caught for real!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic, celebratory song from the movie Devarattam captures the vibrant rural culture and traditional folk dance traditions of Southern Tamil Nadu. It blends traditional percussion rhythms, village folk dances like Thappattam, Oyilaattam, Puliyattam, and Karakaattam, with playful narrative verses detailing village life, banter, romance, and local pride.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pattaasa patha vaiyi / Pammaatha oththi vaiyi”
Matching second consonants across successive lines, e.g., 'Pattaasa' / 'Pammaatha' / 'Mathaappa' / 'Kithaappa' and 'Thappaattam' / 'Oyilaattam' / 'Puliyaattam' / 'Devarattam'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Yei thappadikka thaviladikka”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds within a line or across adjacent lines, such as 'Thappadikka thaviladikka' and 'Kuthaattam kai thatta'.
Onomatopoeia & Rhythm Words
“Thanna thannanana”
Use of folk rhythmic vocables ('Rapapapa', 'Thanna thannanana') to create high tempo and energy suitable for folk dancing.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Devarattam' (2019), directed by M. Muthaiah and starring Gautham Karthik, prominently features the traditional martial folk art and dance form of Tamil Nadu known as Devarattam ('Dance of the Gods'). The soundtrack was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna.
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