- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Enga Thambi
- Movie release year
- 1993
- Lyrics added on
- 15 May 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
Padippum kallooriyum
Special classum
Boreu boreu boreu
Professor ellorumae
Seven o clock
Blade blade blade
Nam raggingum teasingum
Thaangaadhu
Raadhaavum geethaavum poyaachu
Aanaalum ippodhu naam ellaam
Onnodu onnaaga aayaachu
Usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Haei dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
First bell adichaa
Ennadi seivom
Chorus :Cut adippom class cut adippom
Female :Test varum podhu
Ennadi seivom
Chorus :Bit adippom naam bit adippom
Nam meedhu thaan
Dhinam arrow vida
Collegela sila hero vara
Kaattadhae dee kannae
Tataavai thaan
Kaiyil edu undhan bata vai thaan
Vattathil nikkaadha mottukkal
Naam kattathil sikkaadha sittukkal
Pennukku ingillai kattukkal
Dhinam paadungal aanandha mettukkal
Adi raagini vana mogini jeyamaalini
Aadu nee kondaattam podu nee
Usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Haei dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
Nam raggingum teasingum
Thaangaadhu
Raadhaavum geethaavum poyaachu
Aanaalum ippodhu naam ellaam
Onnodu onnaaga aayaachu
Usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Haei dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
Laalaala laalaala laalaalaa laalalaa
Chorus :Laalaala laalaala laalaalaa laalalaa
Female :Laalaala laalaala laalaalaa laa
Chorus :Laalaala laalaala laalaalaa laa
Female :Lalala lala lalala
Chorus :Lalala lala lalala
Female :Lalala lala lalala
Chorus :Lalala lala lalala
Kikkugalai yetha paattu irukku
Chorus :Kannu maniyae adi kannu maniyae
Female :Bodhaigalai yethum dress yedhukku
Chorus :Ponnu maniyae adi ponnu maniyae
Vendaamammaa adhu pollaadhadhu
Thottaal adhu vittu chellaadhadhu
Meettungadi mella rocking guitar
Naam vaangalaam andha grammy award
Chorus :Sitraadai kondaadum sirpangal
Naam sillendru poothaadum pushpangal
Sippikkul illaadha muthukkal
Naam dhesathin ponnaana sothukkal
Adi raagini vana mogini jeyamaalini
Aadu nee kondaattam podu nee
Usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
Padippum kallooriyum
Special classum
Boreu boreu boreu
Professor ellorumae
Seven o clock
Blade blade blade
Nam raggingum teasingum
Thaangaadhu
Raadhaavum geethaavum poyaachu
Aanaalum ippodhu naam ellaam
Onnodu onnaaga aayaachu
Usukko usaakkiyaa usukkaarae
Ustha ustha ustha
Haei dasukko dasaakkiyaa dasukkaarae
Daskka buskka daskkaa
Padippum kallooriyum
Special classum
Boreu boreu boreu
Professor ellorumae
Seven o clock
Blade blade blade
Hey, usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
Studies and college,
and special classes too,
are a bore, a bore, a total bore!
All the professors
are like Seven O'Clock
blades, blades, blades!
Unable to bear
our ragging and teasing,
Radha and Geetha both ran away!
Even so, right now,
all of us have become one together!
Usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Hey, dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
When the first bell rings,
what shall we do, girls?
Chorus: We'll bunk, we'll bunk the class!
Female: When test time comes,
what shall we do, girls?
Chorus: We'll cheat, we'll sneak in cheat sheets!
Right at us,
shooting love arrows every day,
when some boys in college act like heroes,
don't just give in to them, darling,
wave them goodbye!
Hold the deed to your own life firmly in hand!
We are flower buds that won't stay inside a circle,
we are little birds that won't be trapped in a cage!
There are no restrictions for women here,
sing cheerful tunes every day!
Hey Ragini, enchanting beauty, Jayamalini!
Dance away and celebrate with joy!
Usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Hey, dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
Unable to bear
our ragging and teasing,
Radha and Geetha both ran away!
Even so, right now,
all of us have become one together!
Usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Hey, dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
Lalala lalala lalala lalala
Chorus: Lalala lalala lalala lalala
Female: Lalala lalala lalala la
Chorus: Lalala lalala lalala la
Female: Lalala lala lalala
Chorus: Lalala lala lalala
Female: Lalala lala lalala
Chorus: Lalala lala lalala
We have music to give us a natural high,
Chorus: Oh my dear, hey darling girl!
Female: Why wear clothes just to show off and intoxicate?
Chorus: Oh my precious gem, hey darling!
Stay away, girl, that is troublesome,
once you get into it, it won't let you go!
Strum that rocking guitar gently, girls,
and we might just win a Grammy Award!
Chorus: We are living sculptures dancing in pretty skirts,
we are fresh flowers blooming in the cool breeze,
we are pearls not locked inside any shell,
we are the golden treasures of this country!
Hey Ragini, enchanting beauty, Jayamalini!
Dance away and celebrate with joy!
Usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
Studies and college,
and special classes too,
are a bore, a bore, a total bore!
All the professors
are like Seven O'Clock
blades, blades, blades!
Unable to bear
our ragging and teasing,
Radha and Geetha both ran away!
Even so, right now,
all of us have become one together!
Usukko usakkiya usukkare!
Usta, usta, usta!
Hey, dhasukko dhasakkiya dhasukkare!
Dhaska, bhuska, dhaska!
Studies and college,
and special classes too,
are a bore, a bore, a total bore!
All the professors
are like Seven O'Clock
blades, blades, blades!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This high-energy youth track from 'Enga Thambi' (1993) expresses the free-spirited, rebellious, and joyful nature of college women. The lyrics humorously vent frustration over tedious lectures, special classes, and professors who talk endlessly ('blade'). Instead of conforming to strict academic pressures, the students celebrate sisterhood, fun, skipping classes, and harmless mischief.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Eyaibu (Rhyme / இயைபு)
“Vattathil nikkaadha mottukkal / Naam kattathil sikkaadha sittukkal / Pennukku ingillai kattukkal”
The end-rhymes with '-kkal' across multiple consecutive lines create a strong rhythmic cadence suitable for a college group song.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Sippikkul illaadha muthukkal / Naam dhesathin ponnaana sothukkal”
The young women are metaphorically praised as unbound pearls and the nation's golden wealth, emphasizing female empowerment.
Pun / Slang Metaphor
“Professor ellorumae / Seven o clock / Blade blade blade”
Clever integration of Tamil youth slang 'blade' (meaning boring speech) with 'Seven O'Clock', a popular brand of razor blades.
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Trivia
The film 'Enga Thambi' (1993) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The song uses early 90s Tamil college slang where 'blade' meant a boring or repetitive speaker, combined with brand play on 'Seven O'Clock' blades.
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