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Not Ramaiyyya

From Jawan · 2023

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Sreerama Chandra, Rakshita Suresh
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name
Jawan
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
29 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Dance with me now
I can break away
Aattam poda bayandhaalae
Shake away shake away
Namm vandha beattu konjam yerumae
Namma pera solli thaanae koovumae koovumae
Badu vibe sadu life oodumae
Thadangal ellam thaandi kaalu aadumae aadumae
Unga jaaz namma fuse podhumae
Enga patta pottu paaru koottamae aadumae
Kaala vecha thaiya thaiyaavae
Ippa vara haiyaa haiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Raathiriyil vaangi vechom
Pooppae koobae
Female :Party panna kaathirukkum
Oorae oorae
Kavalaya thookittu vaa ru yaa koom
Female :Inga vandhu aadidanum paravaiya polae
Kaala vecha thaiya thaiyaavae
Ippa vara haiyaa haiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa aiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya ye vasthaavaiyaa hoo
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Ramaiyya vasthaavaiyaa
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Dance with me now
I can break away
If you are scared to dance
Shake it away, shake it away
When we arrive, the beat rises up
They will scream and shout our name
Bad vibes and sad lives will run away
Our feet will dance past every hurdle
Your jazz and our spark are enough
Just drop our beat and watch the crowd dance
Set your feet down and dance to the rhythm
Here it comes now, feeling so high
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
We bought what we needed tonight
Pop it up in the coupe
The whole town is waiting
To party all night
Drop your worries and come along
Come over here and dance free like a bird
Set your feet down and dance to the rhythm
Here it comes now, feeling so high
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Oh yes, hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come along? Hoo!
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Ramaiya, won't you come?
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
Thaiyathara thaiya kurusham
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-octane celebration track that encourages listener to abandon all worries, hesitations, and 'bad vibes' on the dance floor. Referencing the legendary hook 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya', the lyrics blend urban Tanglish street colloquialisms with traditional folk rhythmic chants to create an energetic party atmosphere.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Namm vandha beattu konjam yerumae / Namma pera solli thaanae koovumae koovumae / Badu vibe sadu life oodumae / Thadangal ellam thaandi kaalu aadumae aadumae”

Successive lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('yerumae', 'koovumae', 'oodumae', 'aadumae').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Inga vandhu aadidanum paravaiya polae”

Compares dancing freely to the soaring, unrestricted flight of a bird ('paravaiya polae').

Assonance & Internal Rhyme

“Badu vibe sadu life oodumae”

Uses a rhyming play on words ('bad vibe / sad life') adapted into Tanglish slang for rhythmic impact.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil version of 'Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya' from Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster 'Jawan' (2023). It plays homage to the iconic song 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' from Raj Kapoor's classic 'Shree 420' (1955). This marked Anirudh Ravichander's grand debut as a full soundtrack composer in Hindi cinema, and the Tamil dubbed version maintained his signature high-energy 'Kuthu-pop' sound.

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