Neenga Urutti Vitta
From Rowdy Rakkamma · 1977
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Rowdy Rakkamma1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Neega uruttivittaa nimirnthukkuvaen | If you push me down, I will stand right back up |
| Thanjavooru bommai naan thanjavooru bommai | I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll |
| Neega uruttivittaa nimirnthukkuvaen | If you push me down, I will stand right back up |
| Thanjavooru bommai naan thanjavooru bommai | I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll |
| Female | |
| Unga arattalumthaan merattalumthaan | Your empty chatter and your threats |
| Edupadaathu ammae ingae edupadaathu ammae | Will not work here lady, will not work here lady |
| Female | |
| Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo | Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man? |
| Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo | Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man? |
| Female | |
| Aang ada naalum ketta | Ah, that completely ruined |
| Machaanukku naalu peru keeppu | Man has four keep-mistresses |
| Ippa ellaam pochu | Now everything is gone |
| Ennadi aachu pallu pona seeppu | What happened girl, you are like a toothless comb |
| Pallu pona seeppu | A comb with broken teeth |
| Female | |
| Unga azhagu enna originalaa | Is your beauty even original? |
| Aththanaiyum dooppu | Every bit of it is fake |
| Adha urasi paaththaalum | Even if you test it by striking it |
| Vedichidaatha keppu | It is just an unexploded cap cracker |
| Female | |
| Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo | Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man? |
| Female | |
| Aang oththa roundulathaan | Ah, in just a single round |
| Muriyadiyappaa rowdy intha raakku | Defeat him, man! This rowdy Rakkamma |
| Unga sound ippo | Your loud voice now |
| Adangi pochu unga side weak-u | Has been silenced, your side is weak |
| Unga side weak-u | Your side is weak |
| Female | |
| Adi varandu pona kenaththu pola | Just like a dried-up well |
| Vaththi pochu mookku | Your pride and swagger have dried up |
| Ippa current pidicha kambiyaattam | Now like a live electric wire |
| Adichchidaathae shock-u aaththaadiyo | Don't give me a shock, oh my goodness! |
| Female | |
| Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo | Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man? |
| Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo | Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man? |
நீங்க உருட்டி விட்டா நிமிர்ந்துக்குவேன்
தஞ்சாவூரு பொம்மை நான் தஞ்சாவூரு பொம்மை
நீங்க உருட்டி விட்டா நிமிர்ந்துக்குவேன்
தஞ்சாவூரு பொம்மை நான் தஞ்சாவூரு பொம்மை
If you push me down, I will stand right back up
I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll
If you push me down, I will stand right back up
I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll
உங்க அரட்டலும்தான் மெரட்டலும்தான்
எடுபடாது அம்மே இங்கே எடுப்படாது அம்மே
Your empty chatter and your threats
Will not work here lady, will not work here lady
மதராஸ் லம்பாடியோ உங்க மச்சான் எங்கேடியோ....
மதராஸ் லம்பாடியோ உங்க மச்சான் எங்கேடியோ....
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
ஆங் அட நாலும் கெட்ட
மச்சானுக்கு நாலு பேரு கீப்பு
இப்ப எல்லாம் போச்சு
என்னடி ஆச்சு பல்லு போன சீப்பு
பல்லு போன சீப்பு
Ah, that completely ruined
Man has four keep-mistresses
Now everything is gone
What happened girl, you are like a toothless comb
A comb with broken teeth
உங்க அழகு என்ன ஒரிஜனலா
அத்தனையும் டூப்பு
அத உரசி உரசி பாத்தாலும்
வெடிச்சிடாத கேப்பு....
Is your beauty even original?
Every bit of it is fake
Even if you test it by striking it
It is just an unexploded cap cracker
மதராஸ் லம்பாடியோ உங்க மச்சான் எங்கேடியோ....
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
ஆங் ஒத்த ரவுண்டுலதான்
முறியடிப்பா ரௌடி இந்த ராக்கு
உங்க சவுண்டு இப்போ
அடங்கிப் போச்சு உங்க சைடு வீக்கு
உங்க சைடு வீக்கு
Ah, in just a single round
Defeat him, man! This rowdy Rakkamma
Your loud voice now
Has been silenced, your side is weak
Your side is weak
அடி வறண்டு போன கெணத்தப் போல
வத்தி போச்சு மூக்கு
இப்ப கரண்டு பிடிச்ச கம்பியாட்டம்
அடிச்சிடாதே ஷாக்கு ஆத்தாடியோ
Just like a dried-up well
Your pride and swagger have dried up
Now like a live electric wire
Don't give me a shock, oh my goodness!
மதராஸ் லம்பாடியோ உங்க மச்சான் எங்கேடியோ....
மதராஸ் லம்பாடியோ உங்க மச்சான் எங்கேடியோ....
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Neega uruttivittaa nimirnthukkuvaen
If you push me down, I will stand right back up
Thanjavooru bommai naan thanjavooru bommai
I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll
Neega uruttivittaa nimirnthukkuvaen
If you push me down, I will stand right back up
Thanjavooru bommai naan thanjavooru bommai
I am a Thanjavur doll, I am a Thanjavur doll
Unga arattalumthaan merattalumthaan
Your empty chatter and your threats
Edupadaathu ammae ingae edupadaathu ammae
Will not work here lady, will not work here lady
Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Aang ada naalum ketta
Ah, that completely ruined
Machaanukku naalu peru keeppu
Man has four keep-mistresses
Ippa ellaam pochu
Now everything is gone
Ennadi aachu pallu pona seeppu
What happened girl, you are like a toothless comb
Pallu pona seeppu
A comb with broken teeth
Unga azhagu enna originalaa
Is your beauty even original?
Aththanaiyum dooppu
Every bit of it is fake
Adha urasi paaththaalum
Even if you test it by striking it
Vedichidaatha keppu
It is just an unexploded cap cracker
Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Aang oththa roundulathaan
Ah, in just a single round
Muriyadiyappaa rowdy intha raakku
Defeat him, man! This rowdy Rakkamma
Unga sound ippo
Your loud voice now
Adangi pochu unga side weak-u
Has been silenced, your side is weak
Unga side weak-u
Your side is weak
Adi varandu pona kenaththu pola
Just like a dried-up well
Vaththi pochu mookku
Your pride and swagger have dried up
Ippa current pidicha kambiyaattam
Now like a live electric wire
Adichchidaathae shock-u aaththaadiyo
Don't give me a shock, oh my goodness!
Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Madharas lambaadiyo unga machaan engaediyo
Hey Madras Lambadi girl, where is your man?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a spirited, defiant folk-pop track where the protagonist asserts her unyielding resilience and sharp wit. By comparing herself to a Thanjavur roly-poly doll ('Thanjavooru bommai') that always bounces back up no matter how hard it is pushed, she warns her rivals that their intimidation tactics and empty threats will never work on her. Throughout the lyrics, she mockingly dismantles the opposition's false ego, calling out their fake pretenses, weak standing, and lost authority with playful street-smart banter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Thanjavooru bommai naan thanjavooru bommai”
Comparing her resilient self to a Thanjavur doll ('Thanjavooru bommai'), which always rights itself up when knocked over.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Adi varandu pona kenaththu pola”
Comparing a depleted opponent to a toothless comb ('pallu pona seeppu') and a dried-up well ('varandu pona kenaththu pola').
Rhyme / Assonance (Edhukai & Iyaibu)
“Unga arattalumthaan merattalumthaan”
Use of internal rhyming words like 'arattalumthaan' and 'merattalumthaan', as well as rhyming loanwords ('dooppu', 'keppu', 'weak-u', 'shock-u').
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vaali, the song features iconic Madras street slang (Madras Baashai) mixed with English loanwords, tailored for P. Susheela's lively vocal delivery in late 1970s Tamil commercial cinema.
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