- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Premgi Amaren, Chorus
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Chennai 600028
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saroja saman nikkalo….
Mele yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu
Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu
Mela yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu
Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu
Ooty rani ullara vaa nee ellarum onnagalaam
Ohoo oohoo
Poorima nee pookatha poo nee ethaachu senjagalaam
Heyyy beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Mele yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu
Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu
Mela yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu
Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu
…………………………..
Pattu pattunu sethupattu
Aiyo sirikkuthada namma cheeni sittu
Thottu puttu nee oram kattu
Athu pasikalana edam maathi kattu
Nelamai muzhuvathum theriyathu puriyathu
Thaechu paakkama thee kuchi eriyathu
Adhukku neram othukku
Enna aanaalum ponalum namakkethukku
Beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Vaazha pappala vaazhi idhu puriyaathu ngo
Thaarai thappattam eduthu idhu pazhakkaathungo
Vaazha pappala vaazhi idhu puriyaathu ngo
Thaarai thappattam eduthu idhu pazhakkaathungo
No… no…no…no…no…no…no no
No… no…no…no…no…no…no
No… no…no…no…no…no…no no
No… no…no…no…no…no…no
Hei heii…(4)
Annatha aaduraar othikko othikko
Thennaatu venga thaan othukko othukko
Ada annaatha aaduraar othikko othikko
Thennaatu venga thaan othukko othukko
Jhonny jhonny saree gama pathanee
Vaani raani atha varuthavanee
Keeni keeni thiruvallikeeni
Kettu paaru nee thaan mudhal booni
Ilasu pazhasana inikathu rusikathu
Alagu selavana athukethum kedaikathu
Irukumpothae norukku
Athu illama ingaethaan ethu irukku
Beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Beatu beatu intha heartu beatu
Rootu poota ithu maattum bittu
Kozhi kokara kozhi idu muzhikkaathungo
Vaadi pankajavalli idu salikathungo
Kozhi kokara kozhi idu muzhikkaathungo
Vaadi pankajavalli idu salikathungo
Saroja, pack your bags and get out!
We are on the rise now, so step aside!
If you tell us to back down, your teeth will fly!
We are on the rise now, so step aside!
If you tell us to back down, your teeth will fly!
Queen of Ooty, come on inside, let us all get together!
Oho oho!
My plump sweetheart, an unblossomed bud, we must make a move!
Hey, beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
Beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
We are on the rise now, so step aside!
If you tell us to back down, your teeth will fly!
We are on the rise now, so step aside!
If you tell us to back down, your teeth will fly!
...
Dressed smartly in fine silk,
Oh look, our sweet little sparrow is smiling!
Make your move and step aside,
If you have no appetite, go pitch your camp elsewhere!
You will not know or understand the whole picture,
A matchstick will not catch fire without being struck!
Set aside some time for that!
Whatever happens or passes by, why should we care?
Beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
Beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
Banana leaves and fried snacks, you would not understand this!
Playing the festival drums is not something you pick up easily!
Banana leaves and fried snacks, you would not understand this!
Playing the festival drums is not something you pick up easily!
No... no... no... no... no... no... no no!
No... no... no... no... no... no... no!
No... no... no... no... no... no... no no!
No... no... no... no... no... no... no!
Hey, heyy...
Big brother is dancing, make way, make way!
The leopard of the south is here, move aside, move aside!
Hey, big brother is dancing, make way, make way!
The leopard of the south is here, move aside, move aside!
Johny, Johny, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni,
Vani, Rani, the guy who roasted them all!
Triplicane town,
Just ask around, you are the first opening deal of the day!
When youth grows old, it loses all its sweetness and flavor!
Once your beauty is spent, you get nothing in return!
Live it up and enjoy it while you still have it!
Without that, what else is even left here?
Beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
Beat, beat, this heart beat!
Plan your route right, and you will land a catch!
The cock-a-doodle rooster will not even blink!
Come on, Pankajavalli, this fun will never get old!
The cock-a-doodle rooster will not even blink!
Come on, Pankajavalli, this fun will never get old!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This track from the 2007 film 'Chennai 600028' is a energetic, high-tempo Chennai 'Gaana' street anthem celebrating youthful enthusiasm, swagger, and local pride. It captures the spirit of local area boys participating in street cricket and local festivities, filled with witty local slang and rhyming couplets.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Second Letter Rhyme (Ethugai)
“Mele yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu / Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu”
Matching second consonants across lines to create rhythmic flow ('Mele' and 'Keezha').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Mele yeri vaarom ini othingi nillu / Keezha eranga sonna ada yegurum pallu”
Matching line endings ('nillu' / 'pallu') enhancing the catchy musicality.
Metaphor
“Thaechu paakkama thee kuchi eriyathu”
Using the matchstick striking as a metaphor for initiative and effort producing results.
Rhythmic Nonsense / Street Slang Rhyming
“Jhonny jhonny saree gama pathanee / Vaani raani atha varuthavanee / Keeni keeni thiruvallikeeni”
Juxtaposition of musical notes, nursery rhymes, and local place names to maintain cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for director Venkat Prabhu's debut feature, the phrase 'Saroja Saman Nikkalo' became so massively popular in Tamil pop culture that Venkat Prabhu named his next 2008 comedy-thriller film 'Saroja'.
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