Romba Kadupethura
From 7 UP Madras Gig · 2018
- Lyricist
- Sean Roldan
- Singer
- Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- 7 UP Madras Gig2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paneer soda bottle la panra oil painting | Oil painting done on a paneer soda bottle |
| Arisi la panra tajmahal painting | Taj Mahal painting crafted on a grain of rice |
| Recycled paperlaiyae pudavaiya | Sarees made out of recycled paper |
| Vaangi kattikiradhu | Buying and wearing them |
| Paambhu design la pottu veikkurathu | Wearing a bindi in a snake design |
| Rose petals-ah thannila oora vechu sapudradhu | Soaking rose petals in water and eating them |
| Handicrafts exhibtion poradhu | Going to handicrafts exhibitions |
| Fusion music ketkuradhu | Listening to fusion music |
| Male | |
| So pengalae indha maadhiri | So ladies, instead of having |
| Complex -aana taste irukardha vida | Such complex tastes |
| Simple-aana taste irundha naanga | If you have simple tastes, we |
| Vaazhkaila romba nimmathiya irukalaam | Can live very peacefully in life |
| Nimmathiya irukalaam…(4) | We can live peacefully... (x4) |
| Male | |
| Pee pee pee | Pee pee pee (Vocal scatting) |
| Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee | Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee |
| Pee pee pee | Pee pee pee |
| Chorus :Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee | Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee |
| Male :Pee pee pee | Male: Pee pee pee |
| Chorus :Pee be pipbee pibipee …… | Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee …… |
| Male | |
| Naanthaandi unna | I am the naive Suppaandi |
| Kattikitta suppaandi | Who married you! |
| Venaandi vambu | I don't want any trouble |
| Valanthu pona vena dhaan di | Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need! |
| Male | |
| Adiyae | Hey girl! |
| Naanthaandi unna | I am the naive Suppaandi |
| Kattikitta suppaandi | Who married you! |
| Venaandi vambu | I don't want any trouble |
| Valanthu pona vena dhaan di | Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need! |
| Paampu pottu vaikkiriyae…. | You wear a snake-designed bindi... |
| Fusion music kekkuriyae | You listen to fusion music |
| Male | |
| Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura | This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much |
| Dhinamum | Every day |
| Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa | Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! |
| Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura | This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much |
| Dhinamum | Every day |
| Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa | Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! |
| Male | |
| Podu | Hit it! |
| Male | |
| Fusion music … | Fusion music... |
| Not allowed | Not allowed! |
| Male | |
| Valluvar kottam | At Valluvar Kottam |
| Craft exibition ponaa | When you go to a craft exhibition |
| Chinna porulaa periyaa vilaikku | Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices |
| Vaangi variyae | You keep buying and bringing home! |
| Adiyae | Hey girl! |
| Male | |
| Valluvar kottam | At Valluvar Kottam |
| Craft exibition ponaa | When you go to a craft exhibition |
| Chinna porulaa periyaa vilaikku | Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices |
| Vaangi variyae | You keep buying and bringing home! |
| Male | |
| Embroidery alteration solli | Asking for embroidery alterations |
| Theru kodi tailor annava | The tailor brother at the end of the street |
| Paada paduthuriyae | You torture and trouble him so much! |
| Male | |
| Thirumbina idamellaam theal | Scorpions wherever I turn! |
| En taste-ula enakku ippo doubtu | Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you |
| Rasanaiyil adikadi fightuu | Frequent fights over artistic taste |
| Andha vesanathil vandhathu paattu | This song was born out of that deep frustration! |
| Male | |
| Thirumbina idamellaam theal | Scorpions wherever I turn! |
| En taste-ula enakku ippo doubtu | Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you |
| Rasanaiyil adikadi fightuu | Frequent fights over artistic taste |
| Andha vesanathil vandhathu paattu | This song was born out of that deep frustration! |
| Male | |
| Paambu pottu vaikkiriyae ohooooo | You wear a snake-designed bindi, ohooooo |
| Fusion music kekkuriyae…. | You listen to fusion music... |
| Male | |
| Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura | This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much |
| Dhinamum | Every day |
| Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa | Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! |
| Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura | This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much |
| Dhinamum | Every day |
| Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa hooo aah | Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! Hooo aah |
பன்னீர் சோடா பாட்டில்ல பண்ற ஆயில் பெயிண்ட்டிங்
அரிசில பண்ற தாஜ்மஹால் பெயிண்ட்டிங்
ரீசைக்கிள்டு பேப்பர்லையே புடைவைய
வாங்கி கட்டிக்கிறது
பாம்பு டிசைன்ல பொட்டு வைக்குறது
ரோஸ் பெடல்ஸ்ச தண்ணில ஊற வச்சு சாப்புடறது
ஹேண்டிகிராப்ட் எக்ஸ்பிசன் போறது
பியூசன் மியூசிக் கேட்க்குறது
Oil painting done on a paneer soda bottle
Taj Mahal painting crafted on a grain of rice
Sarees made out of recycled paper
Buying and wearing them
Wearing a bindi in a snake design
Soaking rose petals in water and eating them
Going to handicrafts exhibitions
Listening to fusion music
சோ பெண்களே இந்த மாதிரி
காம்ப்ளெக்ஸ் ஆன டேஸ்ட் இருக்குறதவிட
சிம்பிள் ஆன டேஸ்ட் இருந்தா நாங்க
வாழ்க்கைல ரொம்ப நிம்மதியா இருக்கலாம்
நிம்மதியா இருக்கலாம்...(4)
So ladies, instead of having
Such complex tastes
If you have simple tastes, we
Can live very peacefully in life
We can live peacefully... (x4)
பீ பீ பீ பீ
பீ பி பிப்பீ பிபிபி பீ பீ பீ
பீ பீ பீ
குழு :
பீ பி பிப்பீ பிபிபி பீ பீ பீ
பீ பீ பீ
குழு :
பீ பி பிப்பீ பிப்பீ....................
Pee pee pee (Vocal scatting)
Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Pee pee pee
Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Male: Pee pee pee
Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee ……
நான்தாண்டி உன்ன
கட்டிகிட்ட சுப்பாண்டி
வேணாண்டி வம்பு
வளந்து போன வெனைதாண்டி
I am the naive Suppaandi
Who married you!
I don't want any trouble
Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need!
அடியே
நான்தாண்டி உன்ன
கட்டிகிட்ட சுப்பாண்டி
வேணாண்டி வம்பு
வளந்து போன வெனைதாண்டி
பாம்பு பொட்டு வைக்குறியே....
பியூசன் மியூசிக் கேக்குறியே...
Hey girl!
I am the naive Suppaandi
Who married you!
I don't want any trouble
Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need!
You wear a snake-designed bindi...
You listen to fusion music
கலச்சேத்துறா ரொம்ப
கடுப்பேத்துறா தினமும்
கலச்சேத்துறா காப்பத்துறா இறைவா
கலச்சேத்துறா ரொம்ப
கடுப்பேத்துறா தினமும்
கலச்சேத்துறா காப்பத்துறா இறைவா
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Every day
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Every day
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பீ பீ பீ .......(4)
ஹேய் டுடு டுடு டுடு இறைவா
Hit it!
போடு
Fusion music...
Not allowed!
பியூசன் மியூசிக்......
நாட் அலோவுடு
At Valluvar Kottam
When you go to a craft exhibition
Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices
You keep buying and bringing home!
Hey girl!
வள்ளுவர் கோட்டம்
கிராப்ட் எக்ஸ்பிசன் போனா...ஆ....
சின்ன பொருள பெரிய விலைக்கு
வாங்கி வரியே
அடியே
At Valluvar Kottam
When you go to a craft exhibition
Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices
You keep buying and bringing home!
வள்ளுவர் கோட்டம்
கிராப்ட் எக்ஸ்பிசன் போனா....ஆ....
சின்ன பொருள பெரிய விலைக்கு
வாங்கி வரியே
Asking for embroidery alterations
The tailor brother at the end of the street
You torture and trouble him so much!
எம்ப்ராய்டரி ஆல்ட்டரேசன் சொல்லி
தெரு கோடி டெயிலர் அண்ணாவ
பாடா படுத்துறியே
Scorpions wherever I turn!
Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you
Frequent fights over artistic taste
This song was born out of that deep frustration!
திரும்பின இடமெல்லாம் தேள்
என் டேஸ்ட்ல எனக்கு இப்ப டவுட்
ரசனையில் அடிகடி பைட்டு
அந்த வெசனத்தில் வந்தது பாட்டு
Scorpions wherever I turn!
Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you
Frequent fights over artistic taste
This song was born out of that deep frustration!
திரும்பின இடமெல்லாம் தேள்
என் டேஸ்ட்ல எனக்கு இப்ப டவுட்
ரசனையில் அடிகடி பைட்டு
அந்த வெசனத்தில் வந்தது பாட்டு
You wear a snake-designed bindi, ohooooo
You listen to fusion music...
பாம்பு பொட்டு வைக்குறியே....ஓஹோ
பியூசன் மியூசிக் கேக்குறியே
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Every day
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Every day
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! Hooo aah
கலச்சேத்துறா ரொம்ப
கடுப்பேத்துறா தினமும்
கலச்சேத்துறா காப்பத்துறா இறைவா
கலச்சேத்துறா ரொம்ப
கடுப்பேத்துறா தினமும்
கலச்சேத்துறா காப்பத்துறா இறைவா ஹோ ஆ....
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
பீ பீ பீ ......ஹோ
பீ பீ பீ......
பீ பீ பீ ......ஹோ
பீ பீ பீ......
ஹேய் டுடு டுடு டுடு
ரொம்ப கடுபேத்துறா
Paneer soda bottle la panra oil painting
Oil painting done on a paneer soda bottle
Arisi la panra tajmahal painting
Taj Mahal painting crafted on a grain of rice
Recycled paperlaiyae pudavaiya
Sarees made out of recycled paper
Vaangi kattikiradhu
Buying and wearing them
Paambhu design la pottu veikkurathu
Wearing a bindi in a snake design
Rose petals-ah thannila oora vechu sapudradhu
Soaking rose petals in water and eating them
Handicrafts exhibtion poradhu
Going to handicrafts exhibitions
Fusion music ketkuradhu
Listening to fusion music
So pengalae indha maadhiri
So ladies, instead of having
Complex -aana taste irukardha vida
Such complex tastes
Simple-aana taste irundha naanga
If you have simple tastes, we
Vaazhkaila romba nimmathiya irukalaam
Can live very peacefully in life
Nimmathiya irukalaam…(4)
We can live peacefully... (x4)
Pee pee pee
Pee pee pee (Vocal scatting)
Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Pee pee pee
Pee pee pee
Chorus :Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee pee bee pee
Male :Pee pee pee
Male: Pee pee pee
Chorus :Pee be pipbee pibipee ……
Chorus: Pee be pipbee pibipee ……
Naanthaandi unna
I am the naive Suppaandi
Kattikitta suppaandi
Who married you!
Venaandi vambu
I don't want any trouble
Valanthu pona vena dhaan di
Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need!
Adiyae
Hey girl!
Naanthaandi unna
I am the naive Suppaandi
Kattikitta suppaandi
Who married you!
Venaandi vambu
I don't want any trouble
Valanthu pona vena dhaan di
Why complicate things and escalate trouble? No need!
Paampu pottu vaikkiriyae….
You wear a snake-designed bindi...
Fusion music kekkuriyae
You listen to fusion music
Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Dhinamum
Every day
Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Dhinamum
Every day
Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
Podu
Hit it!
Fusion music …
Fusion music...
Not allowed
Not allowed!
Valluvar kottam
At Valluvar Kottam
Craft exibition ponaa
When you go to a craft exhibition
Chinna porulaa periyaa vilaikku
Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices
Vaangi variyae
You keep buying and bringing home!
Adiyae
Hey girl!
Valluvar kottam
At Valluvar Kottam
Craft exibition ponaa
When you go to a craft exhibition
Chinna porulaa periyaa vilaikku
Tiny little things for exorbitantly high prices
Vaangi variyae
You keep buying and bringing home!
Embroidery alteration solli
Asking for embroidery alterations
Theru kodi tailor annava
The tailor brother at the end of the street
Paada paduthuriyae
You torture and trouble him so much!
Thirumbina idamellaam theal
Scorpions wherever I turn!
En taste-ula enakku ippo doubtu
Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you
Rasanaiyil adikadi fightuu
Frequent fights over artistic taste
Andha vesanathil vandhathu paattu
This song was born out of that deep frustration!
Thirumbina idamellaam theal
Scorpions wherever I turn!
En taste-ula enakku ippo doubtu
Now I doubt my own taste in choosing you
Rasanaiyil adikadi fightuu
Frequent fights over artistic taste
Andha vesanathil vandhathu paattu
This song was born out of that deep frustration!
Paambu pottu vaikkiriyae ohooooo
You wear a snake-designed bindi, ohooooo
Fusion music kekkuriyae….
You listen to fusion music...
Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Dhinamum
Every day
Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield!
Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura
This Kalakshetra art stuff annoys me so much
Dhinamum
Every day
Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa hooo aah
Save me, Oh Lord, from this daily Gurukshetra battlefield! Hooo aah
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous track by Sean Roldan from the 7 UP Madras Gig highlights the comical clash of tastes between an ordinary, simple husband and his overly trendy, art-obsessed wife. The husband refers to himself as 'Suppaandi' (a famous naive comic book character) and playfully laments his wife's eccentric habits—such as buying expensive items at craft expos in Valluvar Kottam, wearing snake-shaped bindis, eating rose petals, and obsessing over classical aesthetics and fusion music. He finds her highbrow lifestyle overwhelming and compares his daily domestic existence to 'Gurukshetra' (the mythological war), pleading with God for peace and advocating for a simple, trouble-free life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Wordplay / Pun
“Kalakshetra rombha kadupethura... Gurukshetra kaapaathuraa iraivaa”
Puns on 'Kalakshetra' (a prominent cultural arts academy in Chennai) and 'Gurukshetra' (the legendary battlefield of the Mahabharata), turning a symbol of fine arts into a metaphor for home conflict.
Allusion / Cultural Character Reference
“Naanthaandi unna kattikitta suppaandi”
Uses the iconic comic book character 'Suppaandi' to portray the speaker as a simple-minded, foolish husband trapped in a complex relationship.
End Rhyme (Iyaiputh Thodai)
“En taste-ula enakku ippo doubtu / Rasanaiyil adikadi fightuu / Andha vesanathil vandhathu paattu”
Uses Loanword rhyming ('doubtu', 'fightuu', 'paattu') to build a rhythmic Tanglish verse structure.
Hyperbole / Satirical Imagery
“Arisi la panra tajmahal painting / Rose petals-ah thannila oora vechu sapudradhu”
Exaggerates elite art trends (paintings on rice grains, sarees made of recycled paper, eating soaked rose petals) for humorous effect.
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Trivia
This track was featured in Season 1 of '7 UP Madras Gig' (2018), a major platform created by Sony Music South and Knack Studios to promote independent Tamil pop and folk-fusion music outside mainstream cinema.
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