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Lyrics & meaning

Yakka Yakka

From Naadodigal · 2009

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Chandran, Senthil Dass, Srilekha
Music director
Sundar C Babu
Movie name
Naadodigal
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
21 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Yakkaa yakkaa
Ellaarummae nalla pasanga
Kedukkaadhakkaa
Munnaala munnaala
Izhukkaadhakkaa
Mundhanaiyil sillaraiyaa
Mudikkaadhakkaa
Koottatha yerakkattu
Koochaththa orangattu
Motchaththil yerikkittu
En nenju thulludhae
Kannaala paarthukkittu
Kaiyaala korthukkittu
Kannae vaa koothukkattu
Yedhedho pannudhae
Yakkaa yakko yakkaa yakko
Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
…………………………………………………..
Kaaram kuraiyaadha biriyaani nee
Baaram kuraiyaadha kadaiyaani nee
Thoondi murukkeaththum thirugaani nee
Onna muzhusaaga alli kodu nee
Chellammae chellam
Chellammae chellam
Kattavandi ennakkummae
Kadal thaandaadhu haan
Thangammae thangam
Thangammae thangam
Kettakkettappaiyan ivan
Kittappogaadhae
Mainaraa meajaraa
Vayasa sollu nee
Mudinjadha kodukkurom
Manasa sollu nee
Aa….. edukkavaa kudukkavaa
Edatha chollu nee
Eduththadhai kodukkalaam
Eduthu chollu nee
Koottatha yerakkattu
Koochaththa orangattu
Motchaththil yerikkittu
En nenju thulludhae
Kannaala paarthukkittu
Kaiyaala korthukkittu
Kannae vaa koothukkattu
Yedhedho pannudhae
………………………….
Hey…nenja noolaakki thiriyaakkura
Naadi narambellaam veriyaakkura
Kanna kallaakki kurippaakkura
Innum ennenna edhirppaakkura
Ha ha ha ha…
Chellammae chellam
Chellammae chellam
Chinna chinna sillarainga
Ingae selladhae haan
Thangammae thangam
Thangammae thangam
Sillaraiya pola nottu
Saththam podathae
Enakku nee onakku naan
Kanakku edhukkudaa
Avasiyam irukkudhaa
Anaichi irukkudaa
Vidiyira varaiyila
Velakka anaikkalaam
Varavu nee selavu naan
Kanakka mudikkalaam
Koottatha yerakkattu
Koochaththa orangattu
Motchaththil yerikkittu
En nenju thulludhae
Kannaala paarthukkittu
Kaiyaala korthukkittu
Kannae vaa koothukkattu
Yedhedho pannudhae
Yakkaa yakko yakkaa yakko
Yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa yakkaa
Sister, sister, sister, sister,
Sister, sister!
They are all good boys,
Don't ruin them, sister!
Forward and forward,
Don't drag them along, sister!
Like loose change in the corner of your saree,
Don't tie them up, sister!
Dismiss the crowd,
Set shyness aside,
Climb up into bliss,
My heart leaps with joy!
Gazing into each other's eyes,
Holding hands together,
Come, my darling, let's celebrate!
Something strange is happening to me!
Sister, sister, sister, sister,
Sister, sister, sister, sister!
(Music)
You are a fiery biryani whose spice never dims,
You are a sturdy linchpin whose heavy load never eases,
You are a screw that twists and heightens the passion,
Gather yourself and give it all to me!
Dearest darling, my darling,
Dearest darling, my darling,
A wooden bullock cart,
Will never cross the ocean, haan!
Precious gold, my gold,
Precious gold, my gold,
He is a very wicked boy,
Don't go anywhere near him!
Are you a minor or a major?
Tell me your age!
We will give whatever we can,
Speak what is in your heart!
Ah... should I take or should I give?
Tell me the place!
What was taken can be returned,
Speak up clearly!
Dismiss the crowd,
Set shyness aside,
Climb up into bliss,
My heart leaps with joy!
Gazing into each other's eyes,
Holding hands together,
Come, my darling, let's celebrate!
Something strange is happening to me!
(Music)
Hey... you turn my heart into thread and make it a wick,
You drive a frenzy through every nerve and vein,
You harden your eyes like stone and take aim,
What else are you expecting now?
Ha ha ha ha...
Dearest darling, my darling,
Dearest darling, my darling,
Small, petty loose coins
Will not work here, haan!
Precious gold, my gold,
Precious gold, my gold,
Don't let paper notes, like small change,
Make such a racket!
You are for me, I am for you,
Why keep accounts, my friend?
Is there any need for that?
Keep me wrapped in your embrace!
Until the break of dawn,
We can blow out the lamp!
You are the income, I am the expense,
Let us settle the final account!
Dismiss the crowd,
Set shyness aside,
Climb up into bliss,
My heart leaps with joy!
Gazing into each other's eyes,
Holding hands together,
Come, my darling, let's celebrate!
Something strange is happening to me!
Sister, sister, sister, sister,
Sister, sister, sister, sister!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yakkaa Yakkaa' is a high-energy folk-pop song from the movie 'Naadodigal' (2009). The lyrics capture a lively, flirtatious banter between local village youths and an attractive woman (addressed as 'Akka' or 'Yakkaa' in folk traditions). The song uses humorous folk idioms, street smarts, and cheeky metaphors comparing romantic attraction to spicy biryani, mechanical screws, and financial accounting books.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Kaaram kuraiyaadha biriyaani nee / Baaram kuraiyaadha kadaiyaani nee / Thoondi murukkeaththum thirugaani nee

The lines exhibit traditional end-rhyming (Iyaipu) using rhyming objects ('biriyaani', 'kadaiyaani', 'thirugaani') ending with 'nee'.

Metaphor

Kaaram kuraiyaadha biriyaani nee

Directly compares the woman's fiery, alluring persona to a spicy, flavorful biryani.

Metaphor

nenja noolaakki thiriyaakkura

Compares turning the lover's heart into thread and a cotton wick, symbolizing burning desire.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Koottatha yerakkattu / Koochaththa orangattu

Repetition of the initial sound ('Koo') at the beginning of consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The music for 'Naadodigal' was composed by Sundar C. Babu, whose energetic folk beats contributed immensely to the film's massive commercial success. Directed by Samuthirakani, the film became a benchmark for friendship-centric Tamil cinema and was later remade into several other Indian languages.

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