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Lyrics & meaning

Nama Singaari Saraku

From Kaakki Sattai · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kaakki Sattai
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
30 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaazhaippazham tholurichchi
Paanaiyila ooravachchi
Vaanaliyil raappagalaa
Kaachchi inga vachchirukku
Paaththaalae thanni varum…ishhh… appa..
Paakkuravan naakkulathaan
Paalaattum ayyo thenaattam ayyayyayyo
Vaadaivarum mookkulathaan
{Namma singaari sarakku
Nalla sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Kicku enakku} (2)
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ada ooththikkitten milliya
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ooththikkitten milliya
Kuthirai mela yeri poyi
Vaangga poren dilliyai
Namma singaari sarakku
Nalla sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Kicku enakku
Saaraayam kudichchaakkaa
Ada sangeetham thaenaa varum..
Mmm…aaahaaaa…aaaa…aah aaa..aaa..aaa
Saaraayam kudichchaakkaa
Ada sangeetham thaenaa varum
Sangeetham thaenaa vanthaa
Kooda ingitham thaanaa varum
Ada thavakkalai
Saththam sagikkalai
Kuttai kulaththulae
Kaththi pazhagalae
Nammakitta kaththukko
Vaaththiyara oththukko
Eththanaiyo vithaiyai
Vachchirukken paaththukko
Uchchanthalai keezhurukka
Ullangaal melirukka
Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa…..hooiyaa
Namma singaari sarakku …sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Kicku enakku
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ada ooththikkitten milliya
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ooththikkitten milliya
Kuthirai mela yeri poyi
Vaangga poren dilliyai
Namma singaari sarakku
Nalla sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Kicku enakku
Munnaadi irukkuthadaa
Namma mookkaayi idly kadai
Pinnaalae rusikkumadaa
Iva soodaana keeravadai
Idhu manakkudhu
Ennai mayakkudhu
Pasi edukkudhu
Pakkam izhukkudhu
Puththam pudhu aapama
Thottu konjam paapoma
Thinnuputtu moththamaa
Dhuttu enna keppomaa
Sutta karuvaadirukku
Vaaththumuttai varuththirukku
Adikkadi naan kadichchikkathaan…hooiyaa
Namma singaari sarakku
Nalla sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Kicku enakku
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ada ooththikkitten milliya
Naan vitterinjen salliya
Ooththikkitten milliya
Kuthirai mela yeri poyi
Vaangga poren dilliyai
Singaari sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Namma singaari sarakku
Summa gummunnu yeruthu
Pipipipipee pipipee…
Peeling banana skins,
soaking them in a pot,
and brewing it day and night in a pan,
the liquor is ready right here!
Just looking at it makes mouths water... ish-sh-sh... oh boy!
On the tongue of anyone who sees it,
like milk, oh, like honey, oh-my-my,
its fragrance hits the nose!
Our Singari's liquor,
is top-notch stuff,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
giving me such a high!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I'll mount a horse,
and go buy the whole city of Delhi!
Our Singari's liquor,
is top-notch stuff,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
giving me such a high!
When you drink liquor,
music flows out as sweet as honey...
Mmm... aahaaa... aaaa... aah aa.. aa.. aa
When you drink liquor,
music flows out as sweet as honey!
And when music flows sweet as honey,
good manners follow naturally!
Hey, that frog's
noise is intolerable!
In the shallow puddle,
it never learned to sing right!
Learn from me instead,
and accept me as your master!
So many neat tricks
I have ready, just watch!
With my head down below
and the soles of my feet up in the air,
shall I stand or shall I walk?... Hoo-ya!
Our Singari's liquor... liquor,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
giving me such a high!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I'll mount a horse,
and go buy the whole city of Delhi!
Our Singari's liquor,
is top-notch stuff,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
giving me such a high!
Look right up ahead,
it's our Mookayi's idli stall!
And delightful in the back,
are her hot spinach vadas!
It smells so good,
it makes me dizzy,
it sparks my hunger,
and pulls me closer!
Is it a brand-new appam (rice pancake)?
Shall we touch and feel it a bit?
After gobbling it all down,
shall we ask for the bill?
There is roasted dried fish,
there are fried duck eggs,
as bites for me to munch on with my drink... Hoo-ya!
Our Singari's liquor,
is top-notch stuff,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
giving me such a high!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I tossed away my loose coins,
and poured myself a drink!
I'll mount a horse,
and go buy the whole city of Delhi!
Singari's liquor,
it kicks in with a solid punch,
our Singari's liquor,
it kicks in with a solid punch!
Pee-pee-pee-pee-pee pee-pee-pee...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Namma Singaari Sarakku is an iconic Tamil folk-style liquor-dance song from the 1985 blockbuster Kaakki Sattai. The song captures the lively, lighthearted antics of a high-spirited protagonist enjoying local brew ('sarakku') while boasting about his musical talent, street food delicacies, and fearless grand ambitions of riding a horse to conquer Delhi. Vaali uses humorous, highly colloquial Tamil slang to paint a sensory picture of sensory delights—from hot spinach vadas and appams to fried duck eggs—intertwined with comedic drunk philosophy. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung dynamic vocal improvisations by Kamal Haasan himself, the song is famed for its high energy and unique choreography. Kamal Haasan performs complex dance acrobatic feats, including performing steps upside down, perfectly matching the ecstatic and wild spirit of the track.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Etugai (Second-Letter Rhyme)

“Naan vitterinjen salliya / Ada ooththikkitten milliya”

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines ('salliya' and 'milliya').

Upamai (Simile)

“Paalaattum ayyo thenaattam ayyayyayyo”

Direct comparison using 'aattam' (like), comparing the taste and experience to milk and honey.

Uruvagam & Utpreksai (Hyperbole & Imagery)

“Kuthirai mela yeri poyi / Vaangga poren dilliyai”

Exaggerated imagery reflecting intoxicated confidence—claiming he will ride a horse to conquer Delhi after a single peg.

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Trivia

'Namma Singaari Sarakku' from Kaakki Sattai (1985) was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and famously rendered by Kamal Haasan himself. The song became a landmark dance number in Tamil cinema due to Kamal Haasan's energetic performance and physical agility, where he literally sings and dances upside down (on his head/hands) as described in the line 'Uchchanthalai keezhurukka, ullangaal melirukka'.

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