Yappa Chappa
From Kanithan · 2016
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Kalpana
- Music director
- Drums Sivamani
- Details
- Kanithan2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Machan appo single-u ippo aiytan dungle-u | Friend, I was single back then, now I am coupled up! |
| Naayar kada chaya thaan cappu cinno goya thaan | I was just roadside shop tea, but now I am a cappuccino or a fine guava! |
| Road-u kada parotta star-u hotel cassata | I was roadside shop parotta, now I am star hotel cassata! |
| Nethu verum local-u styleoo ippo thukkalu | Yesterday I was just local, but today my style is top-tier! |
| Male | |
| Thammathundu kannukulla enna esuthukinna | She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes. |
| Imma sizeu nenjukulla enna adachukinna | She locked me inside her huge heart. |
| Female | |
| { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa | { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa |
| Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2) | Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2) |
| Male | |
| Parotta pola pichu potta otta jeans-ah ottu potta | She shredded me like a parotta and patched up my ripped jeans. |
| Soup-u boy-ah ninna enna super boy-ah maathi putta | I was standing as a heartbroken soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy! |
| Manasa kasaki kaadhal arakki sirichaa | She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness. |
| Female | |
| { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa | { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa |
| Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2) | Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2) |
| Male | |
| Engleeshu pesi nee lookum pothu | When you look at me while speaking in English, |
| I go vera level-u | I reach a whole new level! |
| Female :Iyo.. rendu mozhiyala nee pesum pothu | Female: Oh my! When you speak in two languages, |
| Kaathil inikuthu thamizhu | Tamil sounds so sweet to my ears! |
| Male | |
| Honey kaniyaae en heartu kulla thithikura adiyeae | Oh honey fruit, you taste so sweet inside my heart, hey girl! |
| Female :Masa kalliyaae en kannathula kirikuriyae payalae | Female: Oh trickster, you scribble on my cheeks, hey boy! |
| Male :Hey.. life-u short-u yendi wait-u | Male: Hey, life is short, why wait? |
| Now beating is my heart-u | My heart is beating now! |
| Female | |
| Yappa Chappa dappa dappa | Yappa Chappa dappa dappa |
| Tippu Tappu dappa dappa | Tippu Tappu dappa dappa |
| Male | |
| Un udathutu rega renda kaanom | I cannot see the print of your two lips, |
| Google glass-ah konda | Bring the Google Glass! |
| Female | |
| Touch screenil onnu ichu screenil onnu | One kiss on the touch screen, one kiss on this screen, |
| Innum onnu thaaren inthaa | Here, I will give you one more! |
| Male | |
| Chilli rasamae unna thingum pothu naaku oorum nesamae | Oh spicy chilli dish, my mouth waters when I think of devouring you, truly! |
| Female | |
| Adhi rasamae unna thachu thachu thinga poren dhiname | Oh sweet delicacy, I am going to devour you bit by bit every day! |
| Male :Hey.. she is hot-u kadicha sweet-u | Male: Hey, she is hot, and when bitten, she is sweet! |
| Life-eh aachu treat-u | Life has become a grand treat! |
| Female :Yappa Chappa dappa dappa | Female: Yappa Chappa dappa dappa |
| Tippu Tappu dappa dappa | Tippu Tappu dappa dappa |
| Male | |
| Thammathundu kannukulla enna esuthukinna | She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes. |
| Female : Imma size-u nenjukulla enna adachukittan | Female: He locked me inside his huge heart. |
| Male | |
| Soup-u boy-ah ninna enna super boy-ah maathi putta | I was standing as a soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy! |
| Manasa kasaki kaadhal arakki sirichaa | She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness. |
| Female | |
| { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa | { Yappa Chappa dappa dappa |
| Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (4) | Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (4) |
மச்சான் அப்போ
சிங்கிலு இப்போ ஆயிட்டான்
டங்குலு நாயர் கடை சாயா
தான் கேப்பு சின்னோ கோயா
தான் ரோட்டு கடை பரோட்டா
ஸ்டாரு ஹோட்டல் கசட்டா
நேத்து வெறும் லோக்கலு
ஸ்டைலோ இப்போ தூக்கலு
Friend, I was single back then, now I am coupled up!
I was just roadside shop tea, but now I am a cappuccino or a fine guava!
I was roadside shop parotta, now I am star hotel cassata!
Yesterday I was just local, but today my style is top-tier!
தம்மாதுண்டு
கண்ணுக்குள்ள என்ன
இசுத்துகின்னா இம்மா
சைஸு நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
என்ன அடைச்சுகின்னா
She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes.
She locked me inside her huge heart.
{ யப்பா சப்பா
டப்பா டப்பா டிப்பு டப்பு
டப்பா டப்பா } (2)
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
பரோட்டா போல
பிச்சு போட்டா ஓட்ட ஜீன்ஸ
ஒட்டு போட்டா சூப்பு பாயா
நின்ன என்ன சூப்பர் பாயா
மாத்தி புட்டா மனச கசக்கி
காதல் அரக்கி சிரிச்சா
She shredded me like a parotta and patched up my ripped jeans.
I was standing as a heartbroken soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy!
She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness.
{ யப்பா சப்பா
டப்பா டப்பா டிப்பு டப்பு
டப்பா டப்பா } (2)
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
இங்கிலிஷு பேசி
நீ லுக்கும் போது ஐ கோ
வேற லெவலு
ஐயோ ரெண்டு
மொழியால நீ பேசும்
போது காதில் இனிக்குது
தமிழு
When you look at me while speaking in English,
I reach a whole new level!
Female: Oh my! When you speak in two languages,
Tamil sounds so sweet to my ears!
ஹனி கனியே
என் ஹார்ட்டு குள்ள
தித்திக்குற அடியே
மச கள்ளியே
என் கன்னத்துல
கிருக்குறியே பயலே
ஹே லைப்பு
ஷார்ட்டு ஏன்டி வெயிட்டு
நவ் பீட்டிங் இஸ் மை
ஹார்ட்டு
Oh honey fruit, you taste so sweet inside my heart, hey girl!
Female: Oh trickster, you scribble on my cheeks, hey boy!
Male: Hey, life is short, why wait?
My heart is beating now!
யப்பா சப்பா
டப்பா டப்பா டிப்பு
டப்பு டப்பா டப்பா
Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
உன் உதட்டு
ரேகை ரெண்ட காணோம்
கூகுள் கிளாஸ கொண்டா
I cannot see the print of your two lips,
Bring the Google Glass!
டச் ஸ்க்ரீனில்
ஒன்னு இச்சு ஸ்க்ரீனில்
ஒன்னு இன்னும் ஒன்னு
தாரேன் இந்தா
One kiss on the touch screen, one kiss on this screen,
Here, I will give you one more!
சில்லி ரசமே
உன்ன திங்கும் போது
நாக்கு ஊரும் நெசமே
Oh spicy chilli dish, my mouth waters when I think of devouring you, truly!
அதி ரசமே உன்ன
தச்சு தச்சு திங்க போறேன்
தினமே
ஹே ஷி இஸ்
ஹாட்டு கடிச்சா ஸ்வீட்டு
லைப்பே ஆச்சு ட்ரீட்டு
யப்பா சப்பா டப்பா
டப்பா டிப்பு டப்பு டப்பா
டப்பா
Oh sweet delicacy, I am going to devour you bit by bit every day!
Male: Hey, she is hot, and when bitten, she is sweet!
Life has become a grand treat!
Female: Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
தம்மாதுண்டு
கண்ணுக்குள்ள என்ன
இசுத்துகின்னா
இம்மா சைஸு
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள என்ன
அடைச்சுகிட்டான்
She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes.
Female: He locked me inside his huge heart.
சூப்பு பாயா நின்ன
என்ன சூப்பர் பாயா மாத்தி
புட்டா மனச கசக்கி காதல்
அரக்கி சிரிச்சா
I was standing as a soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy!
She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness.
{ யப்பா சப்பா
டப்பா டப்பா டிப்பு
டப்பு டப்பா டப்பா } (4)
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (4)
Machan appo single-u ippo aiytan dungle-u
Friend, I was single back then, now I am coupled up!
Naayar kada chaya thaan cappu cinno goya thaan
I was just roadside shop tea, but now I am a cappuccino or a fine guava!
Road-u kada parotta star-u hotel cassata
I was roadside shop parotta, now I am star hotel cassata!
Nethu verum local-u styleoo ippo thukkalu
Yesterday I was just local, but today my style is top-tier!
Thammathundu kannukulla enna esuthukinna
She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes.
Imma sizeu nenjukulla enna adachukinna
She locked me inside her huge heart.
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
Parotta pola pichu potta otta jeans-ah ottu potta
She shredded me like a parotta and patched up my ripped jeans.
Soup-u boy-ah ninna enna super boy-ah maathi putta
I was standing as a heartbroken soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy!
Manasa kasaki kaadhal arakki sirichaa
She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness.
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (2)
Engleeshu pesi nee lookum pothu
When you look at me while speaking in English,
I go vera level-u
I reach a whole new level!
Female :Iyo.. rendu mozhiyala nee pesum pothu
Female: Oh my! When you speak in two languages,
Kaathil inikuthu thamizhu
Tamil sounds so sweet to my ears!
Honey kaniyaae en heartu kulla thithikura adiyeae
Oh honey fruit, you taste so sweet inside my heart, hey girl!
Female :Masa kalliyaae en kannathula kirikuriyae payalae
Female: Oh trickster, you scribble on my cheeks, hey boy!
Male :Hey.. life-u short-u yendi wait-u
Male: Hey, life is short, why wait?
Now beating is my heart-u
My heart is beating now!
Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
Un udathutu rega renda kaanom
I cannot see the print of your two lips,
Google glass-ah konda
Bring the Google Glass!
Touch screenil onnu ichu screenil onnu
One kiss on the touch screen, one kiss on this screen,
Innum onnu thaaren inthaa
Here, I will give you one more!
Chilli rasamae unna thingum pothu naaku oorum nesamae
Oh spicy chilli dish, my mouth waters when I think of devouring you, truly!
Adhi rasamae unna thachu thachu thinga poren dhiname
Oh sweet delicacy, I am going to devour you bit by bit every day!
Male :Hey.. she is hot-u kadicha sweet-u
Male: Hey, she is hot, and when bitten, she is sweet!
Life-eh aachu treat-u
Life has become a grand treat!
Female :Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Female: Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa
Thammathundu kannukulla enna esuthukinna
She pulled me inside her tiny little eyes.
Female : Imma size-u nenjukulla enna adachukittan
Female: He locked me inside his huge heart.
Soup-u boy-ah ninna enna super boy-ah maathi putta
I was standing as a soup boy, but she transformed me into a super boy!
Manasa kasaki kaadhal arakki sirichaa
She crushed my heart and smiled like a love demoness.
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
{ Yappa Chappa dappa dappa
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (4)
Tippu Tappu dappa dappa} (4)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yappa Chappa from Kanithan is a high-energy, fun romantic track that celebrates the transformation a person undergoes after falling in love. The protagonist boasts to his friends about how love turned him from an ordinary, down-on-his-luck 'soup boy' into a stylish, confident 'super boy'. Through playful urban metaphors and food analogies, he compares his past life to humble street food and his current state to luxury dining. The song features a catchy dialogue-like exchange between the lovers, blending modern Tanglish, tech slang like Google Glass and touchscreens, and playful endearments. Overall, it captures the euphoric, joyful, and quirky side of modern youthful romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast (Muran) & Metaphor
“Naayar kada chaya thaan cappu cinno goya thaan / Road-u kada parotta star-u hotel cassata”
Compares the protagonist's past humble state to roadside tea and parotta, and his post-love elevated status to premium cappuccino and star hotel cassata.
End Rhyme (Iyaipu)
“Machan appo single-u ippo aiytan dungle-u / Nethu verum local-u styleoo ippo thukkalu”
Uses rhyming endings like single-u / dungle-u and local-u / thukkalu to give the lyrics a rhythmic Tanglish flow.
Contrast / Pop Culture Reference
“Soup-u boy-ah ninna enna super boy-ah maathi putta”
Juxtaposes Tamil pop culture slang 'Soup boy' (heartbroken lover) with 'Super boy' (confident, successful lover).
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Trivia
The soundtrack for the 2016 action-thriller Kanithan, starring Atharvaa and Catherine Tresa, was composed by famed percussionist Drums Sivamani. Lyricist Madhan Karky integrated modern technology tropes like 'Google Glass' and 'touch screens' alongside trendy Tanglish slang to craft an energetic youth anthem.
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