Mississippi
From Biriyani · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Karthi, Premgi Amaren, Priya Himesh
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Biriyani2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mississippi mississippi nathiyithu | This is the Mississippi river |
| Mini skirtil mini skirtil nadakuthu | Walking in a mini skirt, mini skirt |
| Pacific-il pacific-il kalapathu | Merging into the Pacific, Pacific |
| Padukaiyil poraaduthu | Struggling in bed |
| Female | |
| Naan thaan unai | I am the one for you |
| Mechum padi | So that you praise |
| Nadakattum kuchuppudi | Let Kuchipudi dance take place |
| Solaikkodi tholaipidi | Hold the vine of the garden by its shoulder |
| Swargathin machupadi | Staircase of heaven |
| Female | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Male :Nee oththu podi | Male: You agree, girl |
| Naan unnai othukka poren | I am going to embrace you |
| Female :Hoo | Female: Hoo |
| Male :Nee pathu kodi | Male: You are worth ten crores |
| Naan unnai surutta poren | I am going to roll you up |
| Male | |
| Kunnakkudi semmangudi laalkkudi | Kunnakudi, Semmangudi, Lalgudi |
| Karaikudi mannarkudi ariyakkudi | Karaikudi, Mannargudi, Ariyakudi |
| Anthakkudi alla alla indhakkudi | Not that clan, but this drink |
| Adikadi oothikkudi | Pour and drink frequently |
| Male | |
| Haan kaithozhil mannan | Ah, the king of handicraft |
| Male :Chinchakku chinchakku cha | Male: Chinchakku chinchakku cha |
| Male :Kaaviya kannan | Male: The poetic Krishna |
| Male :Dhinakku dhina tha | Male: Dhinakku dhina tha |
| Chukkum chukkum | Chukkum chukkum |
| Male :Seithozhil paarthu | Male: Seeing the craftsmanship |
| Devi sollanum sammantham | Goddess must give her consent |
| Female | |
| Kappalai polae | Like a ship |
| Male :Jik jikaachu chaa | Male: Jik jikaachu chaa |
| Female :Kaikalanthaanae | Female: Hand in hand |
| Male :Enakkum onnu thaa | Male: Give me one as well |
| Female :Thopulin melae | Female: Above the navel |
| Dhinamum suthalaam pambaram | We can spin a top daily |
| Male | |
| Ada ne theendinaal baby | Oh, if you touch me, baby |
| Yen kooduthu b p | My BP increases |
| Female :Muthaadinaal lippu | Female: If lips kiss |
| Mel yerumae uppu | Saltiness rises up |
| Male :A/C roomu april maatha | Male: AC room in April month |
| Veyilpola… | Like the heat of the sun... |
| Male :Kothikuthae | Male: It is boiling! |
| Female | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Male :Nee facebook | Male: You are Facebook |
| Naan unnai padikka poren | I am going to read you |
| Female :Hoo | Female: Hoo |
| Male :Nee cheque book | Male: You are a cheque book |
| Naan kizhikka poren | I am going to tear you |
| Female | |
| Hei haa haa haan haan haan | Hei haa haa haan haan haan |
| Haaaannn…………….. | Haaaannn... |
| Male :Dei enda antha ponnu kathuthu | Male: Hey, why is that girl screaming? |
| Male :Naa onnum panlada | Male: I didn't do anything, man |
| Male | |
| Entha neram entha oram | Whatever time, whichever corner |
| Kick unakku yerum | The kick will hit you |
| Kaatikudu kanmaniyae | Show it to me, my darling |
| Male | |
| Angae killu ingae allu | Pinch there, scoop here |
| Ennai pola lollu | Mischief like mine |
| Neeyum panna | If you also do |
| Workout aagum | It will work out |
| Male | |
| Hae micham meethi | Hey, the leftovers |
| Vechuputtu poda | Leave them and go |
| Nandri solven nanum nanbenda | I will say thanks, my friend |
| Male | |
| Machan needhan | Buddy, you |
| Mature aagavilla | Haven't matured yet |
| Mothathaiyum nanthan thimbenda | I will eat the whole thing myself, buddy |
| Female | |
| Hey koodathuda potti | Hey, shouldn't compete |
| Thaangathuda beauty | The beauty won't bear it |
| Onmeniyai vaati | Tormenting your body |
| Pannadhada looti | Don't create a racket |
| Rendu perum ottivantha | Two people coming stuck together |
| Maattran pol rasipatha | Enjoying like in the movie Maattran? |
| Female | |
| Hey | Hey |
| Male :Nee pretty woman | Male: You are a pretty woman |
| Yen pithaam thanikkum lemon | A lemon to cure my madness |
| Female :Hoo | Female: Hoo |
| Male :Nee dirty picture | Male: You are a dirty picture |
| Naan daily kudikkum mixur | I am the mixture snack I eat daily |
| Male | |
| Chinchakku chinchakku chaa | Chinchakku chinchakku chaa |
மிஸ்ஸிசிபி
மிஸ்ஸிசிபி நதி இது
வெனிஸ் கட்டில்
வெனிஸ் கட்டில் நடக்குது
பசிபிக்கில் பசிபிக்கில் கலப்பது
படுக்கையில் போராடுது
This is the Mississippi river
Walking in a mini skirt, mini skirt
Merging into the Pacific, Pacific
Struggling in bed
நான்தான் உனை மெச்சும்படி.....
நடக்கட்டும் குச்சுப்புடி
சோலைக்கொடி தோளைப்புடி
சிக்கத்தின் மச்சப்படி
I am the one for you
So that you praise
Let Kuchipudi dance take place
Hold the vine of the garden by its shoulder
Staircase of heaven
ஏய்
நீ ஒத்துப்போடி
நான் உன்ன ஒதுக்கப்போறன்
ஓ....
நீ பத்துக்கோடி
நான் உன்ன சுருட்டுப்போறன்
Hey
Male: You agree, girl
I am going to embrace you
Female: Hoo
Male: You are worth ten crores
I am going to roll you up
குன்னக்குடி சமங்குடி லால்குடி
காரைக்குடி மன்னார்குடி அரியக்குடி
அந்தக்குடி அல்ல அல்ல
இந்தக்குடி அடிக்கடி ஊத்திக்குடி
Kunnakudi, Semmangudi, Lalgudi
Karaikudi, Mannargudi, Ariyakudi
Not that clan, but this drink
Pour and drink frequently
ஹாஹா....ஏ ஹான்
ஹே ஹேய்
Ah, the king of handicraft
Male: Chinchakku chinchakku cha
Male: The poetic Krishna
Male: Dhinakku dhina tha
Chukkum chukkum
Male: Seeing the craftsmanship
Goddess must give her consent
ஆஅ.... கைத்தொழில் மன்னன்
ஜிஞ்சனுக்கு ஜா
காவியக் கண்ணன்
தினக் தினக்கு த
செய்தொழில் பார்த்து தேவி
Like a ship
Male: Jik jikaachu chaa
Female: Hand in hand
Male: Give me one as well
Female: Above the navel
We can spin a top daily
சொல்லனும் சம்மதம்
Oh, if you touch me, baby
My BP increases
Female: If lips kiss
Saltiness rises up
Male: AC room in April month
Like the heat of the sun...
Male: It is boiling!
கப்பலைப் போலே
ஜிஞ்சனுக்கு ஜா
கைங்கலந்தாய்
எனக்கு ஒன்னு தா
தொப்புலின் மேலே
தினமும் சுத்தலாம் பம்பரம்
Hey
Male: You are Facebook
I am going to read you
Female: Hoo
Male: You are a cheque book
I am going to tear you
அட நீ தீண்டினால்
பேபி ஏன் கூடுது பிபி
முத்தாடினால் லிப்பு
மேலேறுமே உப்பு
Hei haa haa haan haan haan
Haaaannn...
Male: Hey, why is that girl screaming?
Male: I didn't do anything, man
ஏசி ரூமு ஏப்ரல் மாத
வெயில் போல
கொதிக்குதே...
Whatever time, whichever corner
The kick will hit you
Show it to me, my darling
ஏய்
நீ பேஸ்சுபுக்கு
நான் உன்ன படிக்கபோறன்
ஓ....
நீ செக்கு புக்கு
நான் உன்ன கிழிக்கப்போறன்
Pinch there, scoop here
Mischief like mine
If you also do
It will work out
ஹே ஆஅ...ஹான் ஹான்.....அ
ஆஆ.........ஆஅ....
Hey, the leftovers
Leave them and go
I will say thanks, my friend
டேய் ஏன்டா அந்த பொண்ணு கத்துது
நான் ஒன்னும் பண்ணலடா
எந்த நேரம் எந்த ஓரம்
கிக் உனக்கு ஏறும்
காட்டிக்கொடு கண்மணியே
அங்க கிள்ளி இங்க அள்ளு
என்ன போல லொள்ளு
நீயும் பண்ணா ஒர்க்கவுட் ஆகும்
Buddy, you
Haven't matured yet
I will eat the whole thing myself, buddy
ஹேய் மிச்சம் மீதி
வெச்சுபுட்டு போடா
நன்றி சொல்வேன்
நானும் நண்பேண்டா
Hey, shouldn't compete
The beauty won't bear it
Tormenting your body
Don't create a racket
Two people coming stuck together
Enjoying like in the movie Maattran?
மச்சான் நீதான்
மெச்சூர் ஆகவில்லை
மொத்தத்தையும்
நான்தான் தின்பேண்டா
Hey
Male: You are a pretty woman
A lemon to cure my madness
Female: Hoo
Male: You are a dirty picture
I am the mixture snack I eat daily
ஏய் கூடாதுடா போட்டி
தாங்காதடா பியூட்டி
உன் மேனியைக் காட்டி
பண்ணாதடா லூட்டி
ரெண்ட பேரும் ஒட்டி வந்தா
மாற்றான் போல் ரசிப்பதா
Chinchakku chinchakku chaa
ஏய்
ஆண்கள் :
நீ பரீட்டி உமன்
என் பித்தம் தணிக்கும் லெமன்
ஓ...
ஆண்கள் :
நீ டர்டி மிக்ஸர்
நான் டெய்லி குடிக்கும் மிக்ஸர்…
ஜிஞ்சனுக்கு ஜா
Mississippi mississippi nathiyithu
This is the Mississippi river
Mini skirtil mini skirtil nadakuthu
Walking in a mini skirt, mini skirt
Pacific-il pacific-il kalapathu
Merging into the Pacific, Pacific
Padukaiyil poraaduthu
Struggling in bed
Naan thaan unai
I am the one for you
Mechum padi
So that you praise
Nadakattum kuchuppudi
Let Kuchipudi dance take place
Solaikkodi tholaipidi
Hold the vine of the garden by its shoulder
Swargathin machupadi
Staircase of heaven
Hey
Hey
Male :Nee oththu podi
Male: You agree, girl
Naan unnai othukka poren
I am going to embrace you
Female :Hoo
Female: Hoo
Male :Nee pathu kodi
Male: You are worth ten crores
Naan unnai surutta poren
I am going to roll you up
Kunnakkudi semmangudi laalkkudi
Kunnakudi, Semmangudi, Lalgudi
Karaikudi mannarkudi ariyakkudi
Karaikudi, Mannargudi, Ariyakudi
Anthakkudi alla alla indhakkudi
Not that clan, but this drink
Adikadi oothikkudi
Pour and drink frequently
Haan kaithozhil mannan
Ah, the king of handicraft
Male :Chinchakku chinchakku cha
Male: Chinchakku chinchakku cha
Male :Kaaviya kannan
Male: The poetic Krishna
Male :Dhinakku dhina tha
Male: Dhinakku dhina tha
Chukkum chukkum
Chukkum chukkum
Male :Seithozhil paarthu
Male: Seeing the craftsmanship
Devi sollanum sammantham
Goddess must give her consent
Kappalai polae
Like a ship
Male :Jik jikaachu chaa
Male: Jik jikaachu chaa
Female :Kaikalanthaanae
Female: Hand in hand
Male :Enakkum onnu thaa
Male: Give me one as well
Female :Thopulin melae
Female: Above the navel
Dhinamum suthalaam pambaram
We can spin a top daily
Ada ne theendinaal baby
Oh, if you touch me, baby
Yen kooduthu b p
My BP increases
Female :Muthaadinaal lippu
Female: If lips kiss
Mel yerumae uppu
Saltiness rises up
Male :A/C roomu april maatha
Male: AC room in April month
Veyilpola…
Like the heat of the sun...
Male :Kothikuthae
Male: It is boiling!
Hey
Hey
Male :Nee facebook
Male: You are Facebook
Naan unnai padikka poren
I am going to read you
Female :Hoo
Female: Hoo
Male :Nee cheque book
Male: You are a cheque book
Naan kizhikka poren
I am going to tear you
Hei haa haa haan haan haan
Hei haa haa haan haan haan
Haaaannn……………..
Haaaannn...
Male :Dei enda antha ponnu kathuthu
Male: Hey, why is that girl screaming?
Male :Naa onnum panlada
Male: I didn't do anything, man
Entha neram entha oram
Whatever time, whichever corner
Kick unakku yerum
The kick will hit you
Kaatikudu kanmaniyae
Show it to me, my darling
Angae killu ingae allu
Pinch there, scoop here
Ennai pola lollu
Mischief like mine
Neeyum panna
If you also do
Workout aagum
It will work out
Hae micham meethi
Hey, the leftovers
Vechuputtu poda
Leave them and go
Nandri solven nanum nanbenda
I will say thanks, my friend
Machan needhan
Buddy, you
Mature aagavilla
Haven't matured yet
Mothathaiyum nanthan thimbenda
I will eat the whole thing myself, buddy
Hey koodathuda potti
Hey, shouldn't compete
Thaangathuda beauty
The beauty won't bear it
Onmeniyai vaati
Tormenting your body
Pannadhada looti
Don't create a racket
Rendu perum ottivantha
Two people coming stuck together
Maattran pol rasipatha
Enjoying like in the movie Maattran?
Hey
Hey
Male :Nee pretty woman
Male: You are a pretty woman
Yen pithaam thanikkum lemon
A lemon to cure my madness
Female :Hoo
Female: Hoo
Male :Nee dirty picture
Male: You are a dirty picture
Naan daily kudikkum mixur
I am the mixture snack I eat daily
Chinchakku chinchakku chaa
Chinchakku chinchakku chaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mississippi from the movie Biriyani (2013) is a high-energy, humorous track penned by veteran lyricist Vaali. The song revolves around playful romantic banter between a couple, intertwined with comic rivalry between male friends pursuing romance. Vaali masterfully mixes traditional South Indian cultural references with global pop culture elements. The lyrics combine wordplay involving historic towns, double entendres around drinking, and modern metaphors like Facebook, cheque books, and popular films like Maattran and The Dirty Picture, resulting in a cheeky and lighthearted youth anthem.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Wordplay / Pun (Iyaibu & Monai)
“Kunnakkudi semmangudi laalkkudi / Karaikudi mannarkudi ariyakkudi / Anthakkudi alla alla indhakkudi / Adikadi oothikkudi”
Vaali uses a string of famous Carnatic/Tamil town names ending in 'kudi' (Kunnakudi, Semmangudi, Lalgudi, etc.) to transition into a clever pun on the verb 'kudi' (to drink).
Modern Metaphor
“Nee facebook / Naan unnai padikka poren”
Compares romantic interaction with everyday modern concepts like reading Facebook pages or signing cheque books.
Assonance and Internal Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Angae killu ingae allu / Ennai pola lollu”
Repetition of internal consonant sounds (killu, allu, lollu) creates a catchy rhythm characteristic of Vaali's lighthearted fast-paced songs.
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Trivia
This song was written by the legendary lyricist Vaali shortly before his death in July 2013, making Biriyani one of the final film albums to feature his newly penned lyrics. Despite being in his 80s, Vaali effortlessly incorporated trendy youth terminology, modern technology, and cinema pop references into his verses.
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