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Lyrics & meaning

Missah Missesah

From Jail · 2015

Lyricist
Karunakaran
Singers
Gana Balachandar, Arivu, Isaivani
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Jail
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
8 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh
Miss ah missesah
Miss ah missesah
Nakkalu vikkalu
Sikkalu thakkalu
Maamaa pudcha saana
Angali pangali
Vangali keluda
Western illa gaana
Figure mela feeling thaicha
Kavidha kottudhu seena
Naan sandhadi gappula
Mitta maappula
Sketchu poduren taanaa
Okka makka okka makka
Okka makka daa
Yeh machaan sokkka potta dhaane
Maamaa nikkaa daa
Yeh lakka tikka lakka tikka
Looku vutta daa
Ada lover thaanae kaiyil vandha
Vaazhka pakka daa
Miss ah missesah
Miss ah missesah
Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh
Housing boardu kuyilu ava
Kathuna rombha galeeju
Adula mayanghi suthurenda
Avala pannanum marriage-u
Takkaru takka takkaru takka
Takkaru takka takka thaan
Takkaru takka takkaru takka
Takkaru takka takka thaan
Miss ah missesah
Miss ah missesah
Botti salna sentukaari
Ava thaan da energy
Ava naakku madakki sodakku potta
Phoneukku aavum charge-u
Kundhikitta manasula
Kudusai pottu
Ada machakkaari maanja pola
Enna kaachu
Love-ah naanum kotturenae
Kolaiya pottu
Un kushkka kulla leg-u piece ah
Maamava serthu
Hey navaru nee navaru
Aang kelambhu nee kalmbhu
Nee bekku naan rocku
Inga vevaadhu un sokku
Naan thaekku nee fakekku
Mavanae odanjidum un mookku
Naan poweru nee sugaru
Unna thotta enna thavaru
Hey coloru vaa malaru
Naan katturen kaadhal toweru
Naan donnu nee seennu
Vandhu yerikoyen en vannu
Bambaram suthura kaiyira pola
Enna suthura vavvaalu
Unna nambhi enna thandha
Aayiduven da diwaalu
Aiyoo kelambhu nee
Thalli nagaru nee
Hey mattu vaalu soupu pola
En love-uh poweru
Kallanai pola urudhi pulla
Namma vaazhkka sugaru
Rickshaw otti vaazha veippen
Raani pola
Yei london raani irukka mattaa
Unna pola
yei maanja noolil manja thaali
Readya irukku
Naan seethaikketha raaman thaandi
Enna porukku
Nakkalu vikkalu
Sikkalu thakkalu
Maamaa pudcha saana
Angali pangali
Vangali keluda
Western illa gaana
Figure mela feeling thaicha
Kavidha kottudhu seena
Naan sandhadi gappula
Mitta maappula
Sketchu poduren taanaa
Okka makka okka makka
Okka makka daa
Yeh machaan sokkka potta dhaane
Maamaa nikkaa daa
Yeh lakka tikka lakka tikka
Looku vutta daa
Ada lover thaanae kaiyil vandha
Vaazhka pakka daa
Miss ah missesah
Miss ah missesah
Yei hei eh eh
Yei hei eh eh
Eh eh eh eh
Hey hey yeah yeah
Hey hey yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Miss or Mrs.?
Miss or Mrs.?
Sarcasm and hiccups,
Trouble and turmoil!
When this guy sharpens his style,
My relatives and friends,
My brothers, listen up!
This isn't Western music, it's Gaana!
Stitched with feelings for that girl,
Poetry pours out in grand style!
In the middle of all this rush,
Dressed up like a dapper groom,
I'm sketching my plan on my own!
Okka makka, okka makka,
Okka makka, man!
Hey pal, once I put on a sharp shirt,
I'm the coolest guy around, man!
Look at that swag and style,
She checked me out, man!
If only I win my lover's heart,
Life will be totally set, man!
Miss or Mrs.?
Miss or Mrs.?
Hey hey yeah yeah
Hey hey yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
She's a sweet bird of the housing board,
Though she yells like pure chaos!
I'm completely charmed and spinning around her,
I must marry her!
Thakkaru thakka thakkaru thakka
Thakkaru thakka thakka thaan
Thakkaru thakka thakkaru thakka
Thakkaru thakka thakka thaan
Miss or Mrs.?
Miss or Mrs.?
She carries the spicy aroma of hot curry,
She is my real boost of energy!
If she curls her tongue and snaps her fingers,
Even my phone gets fully charged!
She settled right inside my heart,
Pitching her little hut!
That lovely girl sliced right through me,
Sharp like a kite's glass-coated thread!
I'm showering you with all my love,
In rich, overflowing bunches!
Like a chicken leg piece served in spicy rice,
Take me into your heart!
Hey, move aside, you move!
Yeah, get lost, just get lost!
You're a small drink, I'm solid on the rocks!
Your spell won't work on me here!
I am solid teak, you are just a fake!
Mister, your nose will get broken!
I am full of power, you're sweet like sugar,
What's wrong if I reach for you?
Hey colorful beauty, come my flower,
I'll build a tower of love for you!
I am the boss, you just put on a show!
Why don't you hop into my van?
Like a string winding around a spinning top,
You hover around me like a bat!
If I trust you and give you my heart,
I'll end up completely bankrupt!
Oh no, just get away!
Step back and move on!
Hey, just like a bowl of strong soup,
My love is full of power!
It's as strong as the ancient Kallanai dam, girl,
Our life will be sweet as sugar!
I'll pull a rickshaw and take care of you,
Treating you like a queen!
Even the Queen of London wouldn't match
A girl as fine as you!
A sacred yellow marriage thread,
Is ready and waiting for you!
I'm the perfect Rama for you, my Sita,
So pick me!
Sarcasm and hiccups,
Trouble and turmoil!
When this guy sharpens his style,
My relatives and friends,
My brothers, listen up!
This isn't Western music, it's Gaana!
Stitched with feelings for that girl,
Poetry pours out in grand style!
In the middle of all this rush,
Dressed up like a dapper groom,
I'm sketching my plan on my own!
Okka makka, okka makka,
Okka makka, man!
Hey pal, once I put on a sharp shirt,
I'm the coolest guy around, man!
Look at that swag and style,
She checked me out, man!
If only I win my lover's heart,
Life will be totally set, man!
Miss or Mrs.?
Miss or Mrs.?
Hey hey yeah yeah
Hey hey yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Miss ah Missesah' (Okka Makka) from the movie Jail is a high-energy North Chennai Gaana track that depicts a playful love banter between a local youth and his love interest. The protagonist expresses his deep desire to marry his lover—turning her from a 'Miss' into a 'Missus'—using vibrant local slang, food metaphors, and energetic rhymes. The lyrics weave together local culture, neighborhood life in the Housing Board, and humorous exchanges where the hero woos the heroine while she playfully pushes back against his antics.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)

Nakkalu vikkalu / Sikkalu thakkalu

The second consonant 'k' matches across consecutive lines creating traditional Tamil rhyme structure.

Metaphor

Ava naakku madakki sodakku potta / Phoneukku aavum charge-u

Compares the girl's captivating presence to a high-energy charger that charges a phone just by snapping her tongue.

Simile

Kallanai pola urudhi pulla / Namma vaazhkka sugaru

Compares the strength and durability of their future life together to the ancient stone dam Kallanai.

Onomatopoeia and Rhythm Words

Takkaru takka takkaru takka / Takkaru takka takka thaan

Use of rhythmic folk sound-words to create a lively beat characteristic of Gaana music.

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Trivia

The track showcases authentic North Chennai Gaana music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring vocals by well-known Gaana artist Gana Balachander, activist-musician Arivu, and popular singer Isaivani. The lyrics incorporate raw Madras Tamil dialect capturing the spirit of urban resettlement colonies.

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