- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vadivelu
- Music director
- S. P. Venkatesh
- Movie name
- Sakthi (1997)
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Mar 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaana yaana pattikaattu yaana
Onnu jatty pottu varuthu paaru
Yaana mela vaikkaiyila kappal vi
Vadivelu vaaraan paaru
En kai sarakka kaatta
Sila vellaikkaaran maatta
Naan oorai suththi
Kaattaporaedaa..
Yaana yaana pattikaattu yaana
Onnu jatty pottu varuthu paaru
Yaana mela vaikkaiyila kappal vi
Vadivelu vaaraan paaru
Ummaah ummaah
Nee koduththu paaru summaa
Chorus :Idhu ………………. rani vanthu
Kulichchu pona kammaa
……………………..
Chumma chumma idhu
Reel-u illai yammaa
Chorus :Antha rani mudhuga theachchathu enga
Paattiyoda amma
……………………..
Unga tholu mattum vellai
Vanthu adichchathellaam kollai
Karuppaaga irunthaalum enga
Ullam ellaam vellai vellai
Vasathiyil periya ungalathu ooril
Kulukulu kumariyum kizhaviyaa theriyuvaa
Puzhithiyil puralura engalathu ooril
Kudukudu kizhaviyum sadugudu aaduvaa
Naattukkatai udampithu
…………………….
Yaana yaana pattikaattu yaana
Onnu jatty pottu varuthu paaru
Yaana mela vaikkaiyila kappal vidum
Vadivelu vaaraan paaru
En kai sarkka kaatta
Sila vellaikkaaran maatta
Naan oorai suththi kaattaporaendaa
Yaana yaana pattikaattu yaana
Onnu jatty pottu varuthu paaru
Yaana mela vaikkaiyila kappal vidum
Vadivelu vaaraan paaru
Enna kizhichche vedikundu
Pottu azhichche
Chorus :Ada enga naattu idly
Pola engae kandupidichche
…………………….
Ellaam jeyichche nee
Nilavil kaalu padhichche
Chorus :Ippo ilanee vettum enga
Style-la paaththu paaththu muzhichchche
En kuzhaapputtu vegam
Un rocket enna aagum
Karakaattam pulivesham idha
Olympic-kkil searkka venum
Enga ooru pombalainga
Sekkula pola
England pombalainga
Kokku pola
Mugam mugam minukkuthu
Mumtaj pola
Nagam nagam jolikkuthu
Full moon pola
Beautiful-lu pombalai neeyum
Yaana yaana pattikaattu yaana
Onnu jatty pottu varuthu paaru
Yaana mela vaikkaiyila kappal vidum
Vadivelu vaaraan paaru
En kai sarkka kaatta
Sila vellaikkaaran maatta
Naan dandanakkara dandanakara
Dan dan dan dan
Elephant, elephant, a rustic country elephant!
Look, here comes one wearing underpants!
Sailing a ship atop an elephant,
Look, here comes Vadivelu!
To show off my clever skills,
With a few white tourists hooked,
I will take them around
And show them our village!
Elephant, elephant, a rustic country elephant!
Look, here comes one wearing underpants!
Sailing a ship atop an elephant,
Look, here comes Vadivelu!
A kiss, a sweet kiss,
Just give me one for fun!
Chorus: This is the lake where the Queen came
And took a bath!
...
It is no joke,
This is not a made-up story, madam!
Chorus: And the one who scrubbed that Queen's back
Was my grandmother's mother!
...
Only your skin is white,
But all you did here was loot and plunder!
Even though our skin is dark,
Our hearts are completely pure and white!
In your wealthy land of comforts,
Even a fresh young girl looks like an old woman!
In our land where we roll in the dust,
Even a shaky old grandma can play kabaddi!
This is a sturdy, country-strong body!
...
Elephant, elephant, a rustic country elephant!
Look, here comes one wearing underpants!
Sailing a ship atop an elephant,
Look, here comes Vadivelu!
To show off my clever skills,
With a few white tourists hooked,
I am going to show them around town!
Elephant, elephant, a rustic country elephant!
Look, here comes one wearing underpants!
Sailing a ship atop an elephant,
Look, here comes Vadivelu!
What great thing did you achieve?
You just dropped bombs and destroyed!
Chorus: Hey, have you ever invented anything
As wonderful as our country's idli?
...
You conquered everything
And set foot upon the moon!
Chorus: But watching the way we chop tender coconuts,
You just blink in wide-eyed wonder!
Against the steaming speed of our puttu,
What match is your rocket?
Karakattam (folk pot dance) and the tiger dance
Should be added to the Olympics!
The women of our village
Are sturdy like stone mortars,
While the women of England
Are slender like storks!
Your face shines bright
Like Queen Mumtaz,
Your nails glitter
Like the full moon!
You too are a beautiful woman!
Elephant, elephant, a rustic country elephant!
Look, here comes one wearing underpants!
Sailing a ship atop an elephant,
Look, here comes Vadivelu!
To show off my clever skills,
With a few white tourists hooked,
I will sing thandanakkara thandanakkara,
Dan dan dan dan!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic and comic song expresses the pride of rural Tamil culture through the lens of a local tour guide entertaining foreign tourists. Sung with signature comedic flare by Vadivelu, the narrator hilariously boasts about local history, traditional food, street arts, and physical vitality while poking fun at Western modernization.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vasathiyil periya ungalathu ooril / Puzhithiyil puralura engalathu ooril”
The second letters 'sa' (sathiyil) and 'zhi' (zhithiyil) rhyme, creating rhythmic harmony.
Simile (Uvamai)
“England pombalainga / Kokku pola”
Compares English women to white cranes ('kokku pola') using an explicit simile marker.
Contrast / Anthesis (Muran)
“Karuppaaga irunthaalum enga / Ullam ellaam vellai vellai”
Contrasts dark skin tone ('karuppaaga') with pure white hearts ('vellai vellai').
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Trivia
This energetic song was composed by R. Anandh and features popular actor-comedian Vadivelu as the playback singer, showcasing his iconic vocal style and comic timing.
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