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Lyrics & meaning

Rangu Rakkara

From Sivalinga · 2017

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Geetha Madhuri
Music director
S. S. Thaman
Movie name
Sivalinga
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
13 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Hey
Daaladikkum kannakaari
Naan irukken dontu worry
Unakethukku acham acham…
Asaigala allow pannu
Achangala delete pannu
Poi varalaam
Uchcham uchcham
Ai meow meow
Poonaikkellaam
Mersal aagura
Baendha baendha
Mulichikinnu
Beedhi adaiyura
Total-aaga maari neeyum
Vaadi trendy-ya
Paar notta kooda
Maathirichu namma India
Namma India
Namma India
{Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa} (2)
Hey
Daaladikkum kannakaari
Naan irukken dontu worry
Unakethukku acham acham…
Asaigala allow pannu
Achangala delete pannu
Poi varalaam
Uchcham uchcham
Ai meow meow
Poonaikkellaam
Mersal aagura
Baendha baendha
Mulichikinnu
Beedhi adaiyura
Total-aaga maari neeyum
Vaadi trendy-ya
Paar notta kooda
Maathirichu namma India
{Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa} (2)
Palanathu venaa
Adha oththi vaiyadi
Vandhu pallaarunu
Kannathula mutham
Vaiyadi
Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa
Orae oru muthathoda
Oyamaaten daa
Unna muthathaala
Metha senji thoonga
Vaippen daa
Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa
Nee rendaairayam
Rubaa note-u
Naan serthu vaikkura
Saettu
Vaa munnum pinnum kaatu
Idhu orginalaa doubt-u
Un kindal ellaam cute-u
Naan aadiputen flat-u
Nee fix-u pannu date-u
Naan vaikkurenda treat-u
Hey
Daaladikkum kannakaari
Naan irukken dontu worry
Unakethukku acham acham…
Oru sentiment-a
Jel-aagi naan irupenda
Nee centimeter pirinjaalum
Naan thavippen da
Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa
Un kendakaala paathidavae
Kenjiduven di
Un konda poova kondaa
Naan kumbiduven di
Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa
Nee munnum pinnum massu
Nan mullillaadha rose-u
Vaa polam kaadhal race-u
Idhu ooru pooraa News-u
Nee watermelon juice-u
Naan vaatamaana glassu
En valibamae ice-u
Ini vazhkai very nice-u
Hey
Daaladikkum kannakaari
Naan irukken dontu worry
Unakethukku acham acham…
Asaigala allow pannu
Achangala delete pannu
Poi varalaam
Uchcham uchcham
Ai meow meow
Poonaikkellaam
Mersal aagura
Baendha baendha
Mulichikinnu
Beedhi adaiyura
Total-aaga maari neeyum
Vaadi trendy-ya
Paar notta kooda
Maathirichu namma India
{Hey
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara raa} (2)
Hey rangu…
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Hey!
Girl with glittering eyes,
I am here, don't worry!
Why do you have this fear, this fear?
Allow your desires,
Delete your fears,
We can go and reach
The highest peak!
Ah, even for a "meow meow"
Little cat,
You get terrified!
Staring blankly
With wide open eyes,
You panic!
Change yourself completely,
Come on girl, get trendy!
Look, even the currency notes
Were changed by our India!
Our India!
Our India!
{Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra} (2)
Hey!
Girl with glittering eyes,
I am here, don't worry!
Why do you have this fear, this fear?
Allow your desires,
Delete your fears,
We can go and reach
The highest peak!
Ah, even for a "meow meow"
Little cat,
You get terrified!
Staring blankly
With wide open eyes,
You panic!
Change yourself completely,
Come on girl, get trendy!
Look, even the currency notes
Were changed by our India!
{Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra} (2)
Don't worry about the results,
Put all that aside!
Come and with a loud smack,
Plant a kiss
On my cheek!
Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra
With just a single kiss,
I won't stop, boy!
With my kisses,
I'll make a bed and put you
To sleep, boy!
Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra
You are a two-thousand
Rupee note,
And I am the merchant
Who hoards it!
Come, show me front and back,
I wonder if you are original!
All your teasing is so cute,
I've fallen flat for you!
You fix a date,
And I'll treat you, boy!
Hey!
Girl with glittering eyes,
I am here, don't worry!
Why do you have this fear, this fear?
Emotionally close,
I will bond with you, boy!
Even if you move a centimeter away,
I will suffer in longing, boy!
Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra
Just to catch a look at your calves,
I will plead with you, girl!
Give me the flower from your hair bun,
I will bow and worship it, girl!
Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra
You look stunning front and back,
I am a rose without thorns!
Come, let's run the race of love,
It's news all over town!
You are watermelon juice,
I am the perfect glass!
My youth is like ice,
From now on life is very nice!
Hey!
Girl with glittering eyes,
I am here, don't worry!
Why do you have this fear, this fear?
Allow your desires,
Delete your fears,
We can go and reach
The highest peak!
Ah, even for a "meow meow"
Little cat,
You get terrified!
Staring blankly
With wide open eyes,
You panic!
Change yourself completely,
Come on girl, get trendy!
Look, even the currency notes
Were changed by our India!
{Hey!
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rangu rakkara
Rakkara rakkara
Rakkara rakkara ra} (2)
Hey Rangu...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Rangu Rakkara is a high-energy dance track from the 2017 Tamil horror-comedy film Sivalinga, composed by S. Thaman and written by Viveka. The song features lively playful banter between the lead couple (Raghava Lawrence and Ritika Singh), filled with modern slang, rhyming couplets, and humorous modern pop-culture metaphors such as modern tech terminology (allow, delete) and real-world economic references (demonetization and 2000-rupee notes). The duet expresses mutual romantic excitement, bold flirting, and a call to shed worries and enjoy life passionately together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Ethirai (Anaphora and End Rhyme)

Asaigala allow pannu / Achangala delete pannu

Extensive use of English modern tech words rhyming together like 'allow pannu', 'delete pannu', 'date-u', 'treat-u', 'flat-u'.

Metaphor

Nee rendaairayam Rubaa note-u / Naan serthu vaikkura Saettu

The male protagonist compares the girl to a newly minted 2000-rupee note and himself to a wealthy money-lender collecting it.

Onomatopoeia and Sound Imagery

Rangu rakkara Rakkara rakkara

Rhythmic gibberish and beat sounds ('Rangu rakkara rakkara') used to build dance rhythm and tempo.

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Trivia

The song composed by S. Thaman became famous for its references to the 2016 Indian banknote demonetization, specifically mentioning the new 2000-rupee note and India changing its currency notes ('Paar notta kooda Maathirichu namma India').

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