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Even before winning the Oscar for Best Original Song tonight, "Naatu Naatu" will have made history. The song, from Indian action epic "RRR," is the first song in the Telugu language nominated, as well as the first from an Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar.During the 95th Academy Awards telecast, singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed "Naatu Naatu." When the performance was announced, Sipligunj wrote on Instagram, "This is going to be unforgettable moment in my life."But what does "Naatu Naatu" mean?"Naatu means ethnicity, ethnic," composer M.M. Keeravani told Reuters. "Whatever I do is purely mine. It’s my own experience, it’s my own way of expression. These are my words, this is my style, look at me, this is who I am." In another interview with the New York Times, Keeravani shared, "It’s a word that says 'something of our own, our own culture.'"Songwriter Chandrabose had a different interpretation of the meaning. He said, "Naatu means raw and rustic." He added, "Everything I wrote in the song is from my childhood memories of my life and my parents. That’s why I created it very fast." In the film, the performance of "Naatu Naatu" takes place when Ram (Ram Charan) and Bheem (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.) are bullied for being the only Indian attendees of a British colonial party. When a British man insults them, saying, "Look at all these brown buggers. What do they know about art? About finesse? About dance? Tango, swing, flamenco? Can you do any of these?" Raju replies, "Not salsa, not flamenco, my brother. Do you know naatu?" And they break into song, singing (using Priyanka P. Nair on YouTube and The Times of India's translations as reference): "Like the lead dancer dancing at a local goddess’s festival Like an aggressive bull jumping in the dust of the fields, you to danceLike the main dancer dancing at the festival of a local goddessLike playing with the stick while wearing wooden slippersLike a gang of young boys assembling under the shade of a banyan treeLike as if you are eating a Jowar roti with a chili"Listen to my song (x3)Let's dance, dance, dance / crazy danceLet's dance, dance, dance / wild danceDance as if you have eaten green chilies / dance like a sharp dagger"Like a beating drum that makes your heart beat faster Like the shrill voice of a bird which can make your earsLike singing a song that can make your fingers snap to the beatLike the wild dance with a fast beat Like the dance that makes your body sweat"Listen to my song (x3)Let's dance, dance, and dance/let's dance, crazy danceLet's dance, dance, and dance/let's dance, wild danceLet's dance, like the sharp plough Let's dance, dance and dance/let's dance, like the humidity"Dance so that the blood in your body jumps violently, which will shale the earth (yes, yes!)The life force inside of you should dance with joy, so jump until the dust rises in the air / let's dance"As a note, "Naatu Naatu" doesn't mean "dance dance." It translates more to "raw, unpolished." Basically, they're describing their dance as "Naatu." If you watched "RRR" in Hindi with English subtitles, you'll notice the lyrics are different — they are translating a Hindi version of the song."Naatu Naatu" was filmed at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, before Russia invaded the country.