Rakita Rakita Rakita
From Jagame Thandhiram · 2020
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Dhanush, Dhee, Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Jagame Thandhiram2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Rakita rakita rakita… oooo | Rakita rakita rakita… oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita …oooo | Rakita rakita rakita …oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita… oooo | Rakita rakita rakita… oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita… oooo | Rakita rakita rakita… oooo |
| Male | |
| Hey enna vena nadakattum | Hey, whatever happens, let it happen |
| Naan sandhoshama irupaen | I will remain happy |
| Usuru irukku verenna venum | I am alive, what else is needed? |
| Ullaasama irupaen | I will live joyfully |
| Male | |
| Enna vena nadakattum | Whatever happens, let it happen |
| Naan sandhoshama irupaen | I will remain happy |
| Usuru irukku verenna venum | I am alive, what else is needed? |
| Ullaasama irupaen | I will live joyfully |
| Male | |
| Edhaa punch-ah pottu udu maapla!.. | Hey dude, play a punchline beat!.. |
| Male | |
| Enakku rajavaa naan | I am a king to myself |
| Enakku rajavaa naan | I am a king to myself |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Male | |
| Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo | Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita oooo | Rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita oooo | Rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita oooo | Rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Male | |
| Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo | Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita oooo | Rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita oooo | Rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita | Rakita rakita rakita |
| Male | |
| Naalu peru mathikkumpadi | So that 'four people' respect us |
| Neeyum naanum irukkanum | You and I ought to live |
| Konjam moodikittu avanga sonna | Keeping our mouth shut, on the path they told us |
| Vazhiyiladhaan nadakkanum | That is the only way we should walk |
| Male | |
| Yae… avanukkaaga appadi vaazhnthu | Hey... living like that for that person's sake |
| Ivanukkaaga ippadi pesi | Speaking like this for this person's sake |
| Avanukaaga appadi nadanthu | Walking like that for that person's sake |
| Yae ivanukkaaga ippadi nadichu… | Hey, acting like this for this person's sake... |
| Hahahahha | Hahahahha |
| Male | |
| Shabaa….enna maapla landha?.. | Whew... what kind of joke is this, buddy?.. |
| Male | |
| Andha naalu peraiyum | Those societal 'four people' |
| Idhuvaraikkum paarthathilla naanu | I have never seen them until now |
| Enakku theva patta neram | When I actually needed help |
| Andha paradhesiya kaanum…. ohooo ohooo | Those vagrants were nowhere to be found.... ohooo ohooo |
| Male | |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Male | |
| Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo | Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo |
| Rakita rakita rakita awwwww | Rakita rakita rakita awwwww |
| Yay antha adiya thiruppi vidu pangu | Yay, spin that beat back around, mate! |
| Female | |
| Edhoo onnu kodukka dhanae | Only to offer something to us |
| Adutha naalum varuthu | The next day arrives |
| Nalladha naan eduthukitta | If I embrace things positively |
| Nalladhu dhaan tharuthu | It returns only good things back to me |
| Nambi oru kaala vappen | I will step forward with faith |
| Inbamadhu nooru varum | A hundred joys will follow |
| Edhu vandhaalum purinjikitta | Whatever comes, if understood properly |
| Vaazha oru thembu tharum | It gives us the grit and strength to live |
| Male | |
| Edhu en thaguthi… | What defines my worth... |
| Female :La la la laala lalaa | La la la laala lalaa |
| Male :Nejama yaar naan… | Who am I really... |
| Female :La la lalaaa | La la lalaaa |
| Male :Who is me…. | Who is me.... |
| Male | |
| Edhu en thaguthi… | What defines my worth... |
| Chorus :Yaaru vandhu sollanum | Who needs to come and tell me? |
| Male :Nejama yaar naan… | Who am I really... |
| Chorus :En kitta dhaan kekkanum | You should ask me directly! |
| Male | |
| Enna thokkadikka oruthan mattum | To defeat me, only one person |
| Varuvanae….ae….ae…aeh….aeh | Will ever come....ae....ae...aeh....aeh |
| Enna thokkadikka oruthan mattum varuvanae | Only one person will come to defeat me |
| Mannikanum maamsu | Pardon me, my friend |
| Ada avanum inga naandhanae | Ah, that person here is also me! |
| Ada avanum inga naandhanae | Ah, that person here is also me! |
| Male | |
| Rakita rakita rakita | Rakita rakita rakita |
| Rakita rakita rakita | Rakita rakita rakita |
| Male | |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren | I live as a king to myself |
| Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren | Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all |
| Male | |
| Hey rakita rakita rakita ae ae | Hey rakita rakita rakita ae ae |
| Rakita rakita rakita ae ae | Rakita rakita rakita ae ae |
| Rakita rakita rakita ae ae | Rakita rakita rakita ae ae |
| Rakita rakita rakita ae ae | Rakita rakita rakita ae ae |
| Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr | Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
| Yey yey yey yey… | Yey yey yey yey… |
| Awwww…………… | Awwww…………… |
ஹே ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட......
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita …oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
ஹே என்ன வேணா நடக்கட்டும்
நான் சந்தோசமா இருப்பேன்
உசுரு இருக்கு வேறென்ன வேணும்
உல்லாசமா இருப்பேன்
Hey, whatever happens, let it happen
I will remain happy
I am alive, what else is needed?
I will live joyfully
என்ன வேணா நடக்கட்டும்
நான் சந்தோசமா இருப்பேன்
உசுரு இருக்கு வேறென்ன வேணும்
உல்லாசமா இருப்பேன்
Whatever happens, let it happen
I will remain happy
I am alive, what else is needed?
I will live joyfully
எதா பஞ்ச்ச போட்டு வுடு மாப்ள....
Hey dude, play a punchline beat!..
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான்
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான்
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
I am a king to myself
I am a king to myself
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
ஹே ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
ஹே ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஊ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட....
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita
நாலு பேரு மதிக்கும்படி
நீயும் நானும் இருக்கணும்
கொஞ்சம் மூடிகிட்டு அவங்க சொன்ன
வழியிலதான் நடக்கணும்
So that 'four people' respect us
You and I ought to live
Keeping our mouth shut, on the path they told us
That is the only way we should walk
ஏ.....அவனுக்காக அப்படி வாழ்ந்து
இவனுக்காக இப்படி பேசி
அவனுக்காக அப்படி நடந்து
ஏ இவனுக்காக இப்படி நடிச்சு
ஹஹஹஹா
Hey... living like that for that person's sake
Speaking like this for this person's sake
Walking like that for that person's sake
Hey, acting like this for this person's sake...
Hahahahha
சப்பா.....என்ன மாப்ள லந்தா.....
Whew... what kind of joke is this, buddy?..
அந்த நாலு போரையும்
இது வரைக்கும் பார்த்ததில்ல நானும்
எனக்கு தேவ பட்ட நேரம்
அந்த பரதேசிய காணோம்.....ஓஓ ஓஹோ
Those societal 'four people'
I have never seen them until now
When I actually needed help
Those vagrants were nowhere to be found.... ohooo ohooo
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
ஹே ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஓஒஓ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....அவ்வ்வ்
யெஹ் அந்த அடிய திருப்பி விடு பங்கு
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita awwwww
Yay, spin that beat back around, mate!
ஏதோ ஒன்னு கொடுக்கதானே
அடுத்த நாளும் வருது
ஆஹா
நல்லதா நான் எடுத்துகிட்டா
நல்லதத்தான் தருது
ஓஹா
நம்பி ஒரு கால வைப்பேன்
இன்பமது நூறு வரும்
எது வந்தாலும் புரிஞ்சுகிட்டா
வாழ ஒரு தெம்பு தரும்
Only to offer something to us
The next day arrives
If I embrace things positively
It returns only good things back to me
I will step forward with faith
A hundred joys will follow
Whatever comes, if understood properly
It gives us the grit and strength to live
எது என் தகுதி.....
லா ல லால லாலா
நெஜமா யார் நான்....
ல ல லாலா
ஹூ இஸ் மீ......
What defines my worth...
La la la laala lalaa
Who am I really...
La la lalaaa
Who is me....
எது என் தகுதி.....
குழு :
யாரு வந்து சொல்லணும்
நெஜமா யார் நான்.......
குழு :
என்கிட்டதான் கேக்கணும்
What defines my worth...
Who needs to come and tell me?
Who am I really...
You should ask me directly!
என்ன தோக்கடிக்க ஒருத்தன் மட்டும்
வருவானே......ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏஹே.....ஏஹே....
என்ன தோக்கடிக்க ஒருத்தன் மட்டும் வருவானே
மன்னிக்கணும் மாம்சே....
அட அவனும் இங்க நான்தானே
அட அவனும் இங்க நான்தானே
To defeat me, only one person
Will ever come....ae....ae...aeh....aeh
Only one person will come to defeat me
Pardon me, my friend
Ah, that person here is also me!
Ah, that person here is also me!
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
எனக்கு ராஜாவா நான் வாழுறேன்
எதுவும் இல்லனாலும் ஆளுறேன்
Rakita rakita rakita
Rakita rakita rakita
ஹே ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஏ ஏ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஏ ஏ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஏ ஏ
ரகிட ரகிட ரகிட.....ஏ ஏ
டுர்ர்ர்ரர்ர்ர்ர்
யே யே யே யே......
அவ்வ்வ்வ்வ்.......
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
I live as a king to myself
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Hey rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Yey yey yey yey…
Awwww……………
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita …oooo
Rakita rakita rakita …oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Rakita rakita rakita… oooo
Hey enna vena nadakattum
Hey, whatever happens, let it happen
Naan sandhoshama irupaen
I will remain happy
Usuru irukku verenna venum
I am alive, what else is needed?
Ullaasama irupaen
I will live joyfully
Enna vena nadakattum
Whatever happens, let it happen
Naan sandhoshama irupaen
I will remain happy
Usuru irukku verenna venum
I am alive, what else is needed?
Ullaasama irupaen
I will live joyfully
Edhaa punch-ah pottu udu maapla!..
Hey dude, play a punchline beat!..
Enakku rajavaa naan
I am a king to myself
Enakku rajavaa naan
I am a king to myself
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita
Rakita rakita rakita
Naalu peru mathikkumpadi
So that 'four people' respect us
Neeyum naanum irukkanum
You and I ought to live
Konjam moodikittu avanga sonna
Keeping our mouth shut, on the path they told us
Vazhiyiladhaan nadakkanum
That is the only way we should walk
Yae… avanukkaaga appadi vaazhnthu
Hey... living like that for that person's sake
Ivanukkaaga ippadi pesi
Speaking like this for this person's sake
Avanukaaga appadi nadanthu
Walking like that for that person's sake
Yae ivanukkaaga ippadi nadichu…
Hey, acting like this for this person's sake...
Hahahahha
Hahahahha
Shabaa….enna maapla landha?..
Whew... what kind of joke is this, buddy?..
Andha naalu peraiyum
Those societal 'four people'
Idhuvaraikkum paarthathilla naanu
I have never seen them until now
Enakku theva patta neram
When I actually needed help
Andha paradhesiya kaanum…. ohooo ohooo
Those vagrants were nowhere to be found.... ohooo ohooo
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Hey..rakita rakita rakita oooo
Rakita rakita rakita awwwww
Rakita rakita rakita awwwww
Yay antha adiya thiruppi vidu pangu
Yay, spin that beat back around, mate!
Edhoo onnu kodukka dhanae
Only to offer something to us
Adutha naalum varuthu
The next day arrives
Nalladha naan eduthukitta
If I embrace things positively
Nalladhu dhaan tharuthu
It returns only good things back to me
Nambi oru kaala vappen
I will step forward with faith
Inbamadhu nooru varum
A hundred joys will follow
Edhu vandhaalum purinjikitta
Whatever comes, if understood properly
Vaazha oru thembu tharum
It gives us the grit and strength to live
Edhu en thaguthi…
What defines my worth...
Female :La la la laala lalaa
La la la laala lalaa
Male :Nejama yaar naan…
Who am I really...
Female :La la lalaaa
La la lalaaa
Male :Who is me….
Who is me....
Edhu en thaguthi…
What defines my worth...
Chorus :Yaaru vandhu sollanum
Who needs to come and tell me?
Male :Nejama yaar naan…
Who am I really...
Chorus :En kitta dhaan kekkanum
You should ask me directly!
Enna thokkadikka oruthan mattum
To defeat me, only one person
Varuvanae….ae….ae…aeh….aeh
Will ever come....ae....ae...aeh....aeh
Enna thokkadikka oruthan mattum varuvanae
Only one person will come to defeat me
Mannikanum maamsu
Pardon me, my friend
Ada avanum inga naandhanae
Ah, that person here is also me!
Ada avanum inga naandhanae
Ah, that person here is also me!
Rakita rakita rakita
Rakita rakita rakita
Rakita rakita rakita
Rakita rakita rakita
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren
I live as a king to myself
Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren
Even if I have nothing, I rule over it all
Hey rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Hey rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Rakita rakita rakita ae ae
Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Duurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Yey yey yey yey…
Yey yey yey yey…
Awwww……………
Awwww……………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Rakita Rakita is a high-energy celebratory anthem that preaches radical self-acceptance, resilience, and unbothered individuality. The protagonist dismisses societal expectations—specifically mocking the classic Tamil trope of 'naalu peru' (the infamous four people whose judgment society fears)—and asserts that he lives on his own terms. Happiness does not stem from material abundance but from being alive and maintaining a positive attitude toward life's ups and downs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Enakku rajavaaaaa naan vaazhuren / Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines ('Enakku' / 'Edhuvum'), creating a rhythmic Tamil poetic cadence.
Repetition / Rhythm Syllables (Solkattu)
“Rakita rakita rakita… oooo”
The rhythmic chant 'Rakita rakita' mimics traditional folk percussion mnemonics (Thavil/Parai), anchoring the energy of the track.
Irony / Social Satire
“Andha naalu peraiyum idhuvaraikkum paarthathilla naanu”
Uses satire to dismantle the social anxiety around societal validation ('naalu peru').
Paradox
“Edhuvum illanaalum aazhuren”
A person having nothing physically yet ruling over their realm highlights spiritual freedom over material wealth.
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'Rakita Rakita' became a massive viral hit upon its release during the lockdown in 2020. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the song blends Tamil folk percussion (kuthu) with modern brass and electronic arrangement. Dhanush sang the lead vocals alongside Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan, featuring lyricist Vivek's signature conversational slang.
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