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Lyrics & meaning

No Problem

From Love Birds · 1996

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Apache Indian, A. R. Rahman
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
Love Birds1996

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
No problemNo problem
Chorus :……………Chorus :…
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
No problemNo problem
No problemNo problem
Male
All the people sitting far goodAll the people sitting far away are good
India just bowl outIndia just bowls out
No problem rude boyNo problem, rude boy
Greeting with respectGreetings with respect
Namastae sasnikar salaam malekum andNamaste, Sat Sri Akal, Salaam Alaikum and
Vanakam to all tamil massesVanakkam to all Tamil masses
Live and direct straight fromLive and direct straight from
Male
To madrasTo Madras
U hearYou hear?
Chorus :YeahChorus :Yeah
Hoo hoo hooooHoo hoo hoooo
Male
Suno take back no chatListen, take back, no chatter
Piche hoke dekhoLook back and see
Coming home free of talkComing home free of talk
Male
Inna madras where we did make a stopIn Madras where we made a stop
Wanna kummapache with the people in my chatWant to come along with the people in my chat
Male
If u see sayIf you see, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :If you touch on radio sayMale :If you turn on the radio, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Say u know about your historySay you know about your history
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Say u big in societyMale :Say you are big in society
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Everybody come together and send offEverybody come together and send off
Woof up with me in the same directionMove up with me in the same direction
Indian we are born and that we boost strongerIndian we are born and that makes us stronger
Come from madras or over englandWhether coming from Madras or England
Male
Sabhash we have all the appreciationBravo, we have all the appreciation
Balle balle good vibes from aroundHurrah, good vibes from all around
Reach to the top in your professionReach to the top in your profession
When u succeed do it as an indianWhen you succeed, do it as an Indian
Male
If u come from madras sayIf you come from Madras, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Say the bombay party sayMale :Say the Bombay crowd, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
And you from hyderabad sayAnd you from Hyderabad, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Say the ajmer party sayMale :Say the Ajmer crowd, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
All we are indian and we all be proud of itAll of us are Indian and we are all proud of it
Go through your life with an incentiveGo through your life with an incentive
Work together and be supportiveWork together and be supportive
Few we future most constructiveMake our future most constructive
Male
Have not to learn what we have not to giveNo need to learn what we shouldn't give
Apache indian has the right motiveApache Indian has the right motive
Itellgo where we tell the massiveI will go where we inspire the masses
Chal bohana ranga be supportiveCome on folks, be supportive
Male
Be a bipi and your bapaBe a grandmother and your grandfather
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Be a chachi and your chachaMale :Be an aunt and your uncle
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Be the rani and the rajaBe the queen and the king
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Be a machi and your machaMale :Be a friend and your pal
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Remember the teaching of gandhiRemember the teachings of Gandhi
Non violence and one unityNon-violence and unity
Come on the gang and only pass seeJoin the crew and see
Makes me a mark in the societyMake a mark in society
Male
On the radio and in the movieOn the radio and in the movies
Adhi raja annadhi raniGreat king and great queen
Inna madras or bombay cityIn Madras or Bombay city
Don’t brood hard when u follow what i sayDon't worry hard when you follow what I say
Male
Pooche [anni naani] heirs sayAsk what the elders say
If u proud of your land sayIf you are proud of your land, say
Say the women under man saySay the women alongside men, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :When u set off a bomb sayMale :When you set off a celebration, say
Male
Ah from the bombay party sayAh, from the Bombay crowd, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Say the madras party sayMale :Say the Madras crowd, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Say u in hyderabad saySay you in Hyderabad, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :And u in a cochin sayMale :And you in Cochin, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
And the say balle balle sayAnd say Balle Balle, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :And a shabha shaba sayMale :And Shabash Shabash, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Oh chak de phatte sayOh Chak De Phatte, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male :Wanna kummapache sayMale :Wanna come along, say
Female :No problemFemale :No problem
Male
Big respect to all the massesBig respect to all the masses
Who want to live & direct outta englandWho want to live direct out of England
Your apache indian link up acrossYour Apache Indian linking up across
The sea on part of a r rahmanThe sea as part of A. R. Rahman's track
Live rahman live and direct outta madrasLive Rahman, live and direct out of Madras
U hearYou hear?
Male
No problem no problemNo problem, no problem
No problem no problemNo problem, no problem
Male
{Hey ulagamellaam engal thamizh paattuHey, our Tamil song is heard all over the world! Look, even the moon sways to its rhythm; Western music is just a breeze for us, no problem!
Ada nilavu saaindhaada enna rattuHey, our Tamil song is heard all over the world! Look, even the moon sways to its rhythm; Western music is just a breeze for us, no problem!
Western engalukku vilaiyaattu no problem} (2)No problem, no problem
Female
No problem no problemNo problem, no problem
No problem no problemIf he asks you to wear a saree
Male
Unnai selai katta sonnaFemale :No problem, no problem
Female :No problem no problem.Male :If he asks you to check him out
Male :Unnai side vara sonnaFemale :No problem, no problem
Female :No problem no problemMale :If I forget to shave
Male :Naan shave panna marandhaFemale :No problem, no problem
Female :No problem no problemMale :If I wander around wearing a veshti
Male :Naan vetti katti alainchaFemale :No problem, no problem
Female :No problem no problemIn those days, Western nations ruled over the Eastern world,
Male
Kizhakku ulagathai annaalilToday, the East has turned into the West!
Indha merku ulagangal aandanavaeNo problem
Indru kizhakku merkaaga maariyadhaeEven if you bury us inside a seed,
No problemWe will burst out very quickly,
Male
Oru vidhaikkul emmai vaithaalumAnd take grand cosmic forms!
Miga viraivil veliyeri varuvoamaeNo problem
Vishwaroobangal kolvoamaeNo problem, no problem
No problemNo problem, no problem
Male
No problem no problemNo problem, no problem
No problem no problemMale :I am bigger than you
Female
No problem no problemFemale :No problem, no problem
Male :Naan unnai vida perusuMale :I am smaller than you
Female :No problem no problemFemale :No problem, no problem
Male :Naan unnai vida sirusuMale :I am new to the night
Female :No problem no problemFemale :No problem, no problem
Male :Naan iravukku pudhusuNo problem
Female :No problem no problemNo problem
Female
No problemNo problem
No problemNo problem
No problem
No problem

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'No Problem' from Love Birds (1996) is a energetic fusion of UK Bhangra/Raggamuffin and Tamil pop music, featuring Apache Indian alongside A. R. Rahman's musical composition. It promotes Indian national pride, unity across different cultures and cities (Madras, Bombay, Hyderabad, Ajmer, Cochin), and mutual respect between generations, genders, and diaspora communities across the world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Iyaipu

Be a chachi and your chacha / Be the rani and the raja / Be a machi and your macha

End rhymes across lines in Hindi/Tamil terms (chacha, raja, macha) create a rhythmic, catchy cadence.

Muran (Antithesis)

Kizhakku ulagathai annaalil indha merku ulagangal aandanavae / Indru kizhakku merkaaga maariyadhae

Contrasts the historical domination of the East by the West with the modern cultural rise of the East.

Metaphor

Oru vidhaikkul emmai vaithaalum... Vishwaroobangal kolvoamae

Compares resilience to a seed that, even when buried underground, breaks out and grows into a giant form (Vishwaroopam).

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Trivia

'No Problem' brought international ragga/reggae artist Apache Indian (Steven Kapur) together with A. R. Rahman in 1996. It was a pioneering collaboration blending reggae, Tamil film music, and Hindi/Punjabi colloquialisms, marking one of the earliest cross-continental Asian hip-hop crossovers in mainstream South Indian cinema.

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