Babyma
From Saba Nayagan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Ko Sesha
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Sanjana Kalmanje
- Music director
- Leon James
- Details
- Saba Nayagan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oththa nodiyil enna | In a single second, you... |
| Piththu pidikka vecha | Made me go crazy drive. |
| First ballla inga | On the very first ball here, |
| Aanaenae bowl da | I got bowled out! |
| Male | |
| Ora paarvaiyil enna | With a side-glance, you... |
| Orangattitta mella | Slowly pushed me aside. |
| Unna en heartu kulla | Inside my heart, you... |
| Podhaichaen gold aa | I buried like gold. |
| Male | |
| Beauty queenu nee fan boy naan | You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy. |
| Melam kotta let us become couple ma | Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear! |
| Female | |
| Charming princeu nee choosy ponnu naan | You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl. |
| Unna select panna reason kudu ma | Give me a reason to select you, dear! |
| Male | |
| Sunu lightlla kooda | Even in the sunlight, |
| Kudaiya pidikkum nizhalaa | Like a shadow holding an umbrella, |
| Unakku thunaiya nadandhu | Walking alongside as your companion, |
| Naan varuven… | I will come... |
| Female | |
| Moonu lightla nee en | Under the moonlight, you... |
| Virala korthu medhuva | Entwining my fingers gently, |
| Virala korthu medhuva | Entwining my fingers gently, |
| Sodakku eduthu viduviyaa | Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye? |
| Male | |
| Babyma babyma | Baby ma, baby ma, |
| Kottudhae kaadhal maa | Love is pouring in, dear! |
| Nee en thanga katti ma | You are my gold block, dear! |
| Unna thedi vandhei ma | I came searching for you, dear! |
| Male | |
| Babyma babyma | Baby ma, baby ma, |
| Kottudhae kaadhal ma | Love is pouring in, dear! |
| Nee en vaira katti ma | You are my diamond block, dear! |
| Unnoda kalla petti | Your cash chest / treasure box, |
| Naan thaan maa | I am the one, dear! |
| Male | |
| Thooral podum nimisham | The moment it drizzles, |
| Dhooram konjam kuraiyim | The distance reduces a bit. |
| Vaanam kottum nerathula | While the sky pours down, |
| Kangal theenduthae… | Eyes touch each other... |
| Female | |
| Manasukulla mayakkam | An infatuation inside the heart, |
| Veliyoru thayakkam | A hesitation outside. |
| Mounam ingae saththam pottu | Silence makes noise here, |
| Oorai kottuthae | And gathers the town around! |
| Male | |
| Hey pattuna thottu pattunu thottu edho nee pesa | Hey, touching softly, touching softly, as you speak something, |
| Rattinam pola raattinam pola suththudhu en aasai | Like a giant wheel, like a giant wheel, my desire spins! |
| Female | |
| Rocketu pola rocketu pola paarvai nee veesa | Like a rocket, like a rocket, as you throw your gaze, |
| Kan thadukki kan thadukki vizhundava naan | All stumbled in eyes, I am the one who fell! |
| Male | |
| Babyma babyma | Baby ma, baby ma, |
| Kottudhae kaadhal maa | Love is pouring in, dear! |
| Nee en thanga katti ma | You are my gold block, dear! |
| Unna thedi vandhei ma | I came searching for you, dear! |
| Male | |
| Babyma babyma | Baby ma, baby ma, |
| Kottudhae kaadhal ma | Love is pouring in, dear! |
| Nee en vaira katti ma | You are my diamond block, dear! |
| Unnoda kalla petti | Your cash chest / treasure box, |
| Naan thaan maa | I am the one, dear! |
| Male | |
| Baby ma baby ma baby ma baby baby baby | Baby ma, baby ma, baby ma, baby, baby, baby! |
| Male | |
| Oththa nodiyil enna | In a single second, you... |
| Piththu pidikka vecha | Made me go crazy drive. |
| First ballla inga | On the very first ball here, |
| Aanaenae bowl da | I got bowled out! |
| Male | |
| Ora paarvaiyil enna | With a side-glance, you... |
| Orangattitta mella | Slowly pushed me aside. |
| Unna en heartu kulla | Inside my heart, you... |
| Podhaichaen gold aa | I buried like gold. |
| Male | |
| Beauty queenu nee fan boy naan | You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy. |
| Melam kotta let us become couple ma | Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear! |
| Female | |
| Charming princeu nee choosy ponnu naan | You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl. |
| Unna select panna reason kudu ma | Give me a reason to select you, dear! |
| Male | |
| Sunu lightlla kooda | Even in the sunlight, |
| Kudaiya pidikkum nizhalaa | Like a shadow holding an umbrella, |
| Unakku thunaiya nadandhu | Walking alongside as your companion, |
| Naan varuven… | I will come... |
| Female | |
| Moonu lightla nee en | Under the moonlight, you... |
| Virala korthu medhuva | Entwining my fingers gently, |
| Virala korthu medhuva | Entwining my fingers gently, |
| Sodakku eduthu viduviyaa | Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye? |
| Male | |
| Babyma yei yei yei yei ottikkalaam | Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us press close, |
| Ottikkalaam kannukku kannathaan | Let us press cheek to cheek! |
| Female :Babymaa yei yei yei yei pottikkalaam | Female: Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us lock together, |
| Pottikkalaam kaikkulla kaiyyathaan… | Let us lock hand in hand! |
| Male | |
| Hey kannaala kannaala | Hey, with your eyes, with your eyes, |
| Enna sutta baby ma | You shot me, baby ma! |
| Unnaala unnaala | Because of you, because of you, |
| Vinnai thotten baby ma | I touched the sky, baby ma! |
| Female | |
| Pinnaala pinnaala | Behind you, behind you, |
| Naanum vandhen baby ma | I too came, baby ma! |
| Thannaala thannaala | On my own, on my own, |
| Enna thandhen baby ma… | I gave myself to you, baby ma... |
ஒத்த நொடியில் என்ன
பித்து பிடிக்க வெச்ச
ஃபர்ஸ்ட பால்-உல இங்க
ஆனானே போல்டு டா…
In a single second, you...
Made me go crazy drive.
On the very first ball here,
I got bowled out!
ஓர பார்வையில் என்ன
ஓரங்கட்டிட்டா மெல்ல
உன்ன என் ஹாரட்டு-உ குள்ள
பொதைச்சேன் கோல்டு ஆ…
With a side-glance, you...
Slowly pushed me aside.
Inside my heart, you...
I buried like gold.
ஃப்யூட்டி குயின்யு நீ
ஃபேன் யூ பாய் நான்
மேளம் கொட்ட
லெட் அஸ் பிகம் கப்புள் மா..
You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy.
Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear!
சாமிங் பிரின்ஸ் யூ நீ
சூசி பொண்ணு நான்
உன்ன செலக்ட் பண்ண
ரீசன் குடு மா
You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl.
Give me a reason to select you, dear!
சன் உ லைட் – உல கூட
குடையா பிடிக்கும் நிழலா
உனக்கு துணையா நடந்து
நான் வருவேன்
Even in the sunlight,
Like a shadow holding an umbrella,
Walking alongside as your companion,
I will come...
மூன் யூ லைட்-உல நீ என்
விரல கோர்த்து மெதுவா
விரல கோர்த்து மெதுவா
சொடக்கு எடுத்து விடுவியா
Under the moonlight, you...
Entwining my fingers gently,
Entwining my fingers gently,
Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye?
பேபிமா பேபிமா
கொட்டுதே காதல் மா
நீ என் தங்க கட்டி மா
உன்ன தேடி வந்தேன் மா
Baby ma, baby ma,
Love is pouring in, dear!
You are my gold block, dear!
I came searching for you, dear!
பேபிமா பேபிமா
கொட்டுதே காதல் மா
நீ என் வைர கட்டி மா
உன்னோட கல்லா பெட்டி
நான் தான் மா…
Baby ma, baby ma,
Love is pouring in, dear!
You are my diamond block, dear!
Your cash chest / treasure box,
I am the one, dear!
ஆண்
: தூறல் போடவும் நிமிஷம்
தூரம் கொஞ்சம் குறையும்
வானம் கொட்டும் நேரத்துல
கண்கள் தீண்டுதே
The moment it drizzles,
The distance reduces a bit.
While the sky pours down,
Eyes touch each other...
மனசுக்குள்ள மயக்கம்
வெளியில் ஒரு தயக்கம்
மௌனம் இங்கே சத்தம் போட்டு
ஊரைக் கூட்டுதே
An infatuation inside the heart,
A hesitation outside.
Silence makes noise here,
And gathers the town around!
ஏய் பட்டுனு தொட்டு பட்டுனு தொட்டு
எதோ நீ பேசா
இரத்தினம் போல இரத்தினம் போல
சுத்துது என் ஆச
Hey, touching softly, touching softly, as you speak something,
Like a giant wheel, like a giant wheel, my desire spins!
ராக்கெட்-யு போல ராக்கெட்-யு போல
பார்வை நீ வீச
கண் தடுக்கி கண் தடுக்கி
விழுந்தவ நான்
Like a rocket, like a rocket, as you throw your gaze,
All stumbled in eyes, I am the one who fell!
பேபிமா பேபிமா
கொட்டுதே காதல் மா
நீ என் தங்க கட்டி மா
உன்ன தேடி வந்தேன் மா
Baby ma, baby ma,
Love is pouring in, dear!
You are my gold block, dear!
I came searching for you, dear!
பேபிமா பேபிமா
கொட்டுதே காதல் மா
நீ என் வைர கட்டி மா
உன்னோட கல்லா பெட்டி
நான் தான் மா…
Baby ma, baby ma,
Love is pouring in, dear!
You are my diamond block, dear!
Your cash chest / treasure box,
I am the one, dear!
பேபிமா பேபிமா
பேபிமா பேபிமா..பேபி பேபி ...
Baby ma, baby ma, baby ma, baby, baby, baby!
ஒத்த நொடியில் என்ன
பித்து பிடிக்க வெச்ச
ஃபர்ஸ்ட பால்-உல இங்க
ஆனானே போல்டு டா…
In a single second, you...
Made me go crazy drive.
On the very first ball here,
I got bowled out!
ஓர பார்வையில் என்ன
ஓரங்கட்டிட்டா மெல்ல
உன்ன என் ஹாரட்டு-உ குள்ள
பொதைச்சேன் கோல்டு ஆ…
With a side-glance, you...
Slowly pushed me aside.
Inside my heart, you...
I buried like gold.
ஃப்யூட்டி குயின்யு நீ
ஃபேன் யூ பாய் நான்
மேளம் கொட்ட
லெட் அஸ் பிகம் கப்புள் மா..
You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy.
Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear!
சாமிங் பிரின்ஸ் யூ நீ
சூசி பொண்ணு நான்
உன்ன செலக்ட் பண்ண
ரீசன் குடு மா
You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl.
Give me a reason to select you, dear!
சன் உ லைட் – உல கூட
குடையா பிடிக்கும் நிழலா
உனக்கு துணையா நடந்து
நான் வருவேன்
Even in the sunlight,
Like a shadow holding an umbrella,
Walking alongside as your companion,
I will come...
மூன் யூ லைட்-உல நீ என்
விரல கோர்த்து மெதுவா
விரல கோர்த்து மெதுவா
சொடக்கு எடுத்து விடுவியா
Under the moonlight, you...
Entwining my fingers gently,
Entwining my fingers gently,
Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye?
பேபிமா ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் ஏய்
ஓட்டிக்கலாம் ஓட்டிக்கலாம்
கண்ணுக்கு கண்ணாத்தான்
Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us press close,
Let us press cheek to cheek!
Female: Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us lock together,
Let us lock hand in hand!
பேபிமா ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் ஏய்
பூட்டிக்கலாம் பூட்டிக்கலாம்
கைக்குள்ள கையாத்தான்
Hey, with your eyes, with your eyes,
You shot me, baby ma!
Because of you, because of you,
I touched the sky, baby ma!
ஏய் கண்ணால கண்ணால
என்ன சுட்ட பேபி மா
உன்னால உன்னால
விண்ணை தொட்டேன் பேபி மா
Behind you, behind you,
I too came, baby ma!
On my own, on my own,
I gave myself to you, baby ma...
பின்னால பின்னால
நானும் வந்தேன் பேபி மா
தன்னால தன்னால
என்ன தந்தேன் பேபி மாa
Oththa nodiyil enna
In a single second, you...
Piththu pidikka vecha
Made me go crazy drive.
First ballla inga
On the very first ball here,
Aanaenae bowl da
I got bowled out!
Ora paarvaiyil enna
With a side-glance, you...
Orangattitta mella
Slowly pushed me aside.
Unna en heartu kulla
Inside my heart, you...
Podhaichaen gold aa
I buried like gold.
Beauty queenu nee fan boy naan
You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy.
Melam kotta let us become couple ma
Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear!
Charming princeu nee choosy ponnu naan
You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl.
Unna select panna reason kudu ma
Give me a reason to select you, dear!
Sunu lightlla kooda
Even in the sunlight,
Kudaiya pidikkum nizhalaa
Like a shadow holding an umbrella,
Unakku thunaiya nadandhu
Walking alongside as your companion,
Naan varuven…
I will come...
Moonu lightla nee en
Under the moonlight, you...
Virala korthu medhuva
Entwining my fingers gently,
Virala korthu medhuva
Entwining my fingers gently,
Sodakku eduthu viduviyaa
Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye?
Babyma babyma
Baby ma, baby ma,
Kottudhae kaadhal maa
Love is pouring in, dear!
Nee en thanga katti ma
You are my gold block, dear!
Unna thedi vandhei ma
I came searching for you, dear!
Babyma babyma
Baby ma, baby ma,
Kottudhae kaadhal ma
Love is pouring in, dear!
Nee en vaira katti ma
You are my diamond block, dear!
Unnoda kalla petti
Your cash chest / treasure box,
Naan thaan maa
I am the one, dear!
Thooral podum nimisham
The moment it drizzles,
Dhooram konjam kuraiyim
The distance reduces a bit.
Vaanam kottum nerathula
While the sky pours down,
Kangal theenduthae…
Eyes touch each other...
Manasukulla mayakkam
An infatuation inside the heart,
Veliyoru thayakkam
A hesitation outside.
Mounam ingae saththam pottu
Silence makes noise here,
Oorai kottuthae
And gathers the town around!
Hey pattuna thottu pattunu thottu edho nee pesa
Hey, touching softly, touching softly, as you speak something,
Rattinam pola raattinam pola suththudhu en aasai
Like a giant wheel, like a giant wheel, my desire spins!
Rocketu pola rocketu pola paarvai nee veesa
Like a rocket, like a rocket, as you throw your gaze,
Kan thadukki kan thadukki vizhundava naan
All stumbled in eyes, I am the one who fell!
Babyma babyma
Baby ma, baby ma,
Kottudhae kaadhal maa
Love is pouring in, dear!
Nee en thanga katti ma
You are my gold block, dear!
Unna thedi vandhei ma
I came searching for you, dear!
Babyma babyma
Baby ma, baby ma,
Kottudhae kaadhal ma
Love is pouring in, dear!
Nee en vaira katti ma
You are my diamond block, dear!
Unnoda kalla petti
Your cash chest / treasure box,
Naan thaan maa
I am the one, dear!
Baby ma baby ma baby ma baby baby baby
Baby ma, baby ma, baby ma, baby, baby, baby!
Oththa nodiyil enna
In a single second, you...
Piththu pidikka vecha
Made me go crazy drive.
First ballla inga
On the very first ball here,
Aanaenae bowl da
I got bowled out!
Ora paarvaiyil enna
With a side-glance, you...
Orangattitta mella
Slowly pushed me aside.
Unna en heartu kulla
Inside my heart, you...
Podhaichaen gold aa
I buried like gold.
Beauty queenu nee fan boy naan
You are a beauty queen, I am a fan boy.
Melam kotta let us become couple ma
Beat the drums, let us become a couple, dear!
Charming princeu nee choosy ponnu naan
You are a charming prince, I am a choosy girl.
Unna select panna reason kudu ma
Give me a reason to select you, dear!
Sunu lightlla kooda
Even in the sunlight,
Kudaiya pidikkum nizhalaa
Like a shadow holding an umbrella,
Unakku thunaiya nadandhu
Walking alongside as your companion,
Naan varuven…
I will come...
Moonu lightla nee en
Under the moonlight, you...
Virala korthu medhuva
Entwining my fingers gently,
Virala korthu medhuva
Entwining my fingers gently,
Sodakku eduthu viduviyaa
Will you snap your fingers and ward off the evil eye?
Babyma yei yei yei yei ottikkalaam
Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us press close,
Ottikkalaam kannukku kannathaan
Let us press cheek to cheek!
Female :Babymaa yei yei yei yei pottikkalaam
Female: Baby ma, hey hey hey hey, let us lock together,
Pottikkalaam kaikkulla kaiyyathaan…
Let us lock hand in hand!
Hey kannaala kannaala
Hey, with your eyes, with your eyes,
Enna sutta baby ma
You shot me, baby ma!
Unnaala unnaala
Because of you, because of you,
Vinnai thotten baby ma
I touched the sky, baby ma!
Pinnaala pinnaala
Behind you, behind you,
Naanum vandhen baby ma
I too came, baby ma!
Thannaala thannaala
On my own, on my own,
Enna thandhen baby ma…
I gave myself to you, baby ma...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Babyma is a catchy, playful romantic duet from the Tamil film 'Saba Nayagan' (2023). The song captures the lively banter between two lovers celebrating their mutual affection. The male protagonist compares his instant fascination to getting bowled out on the very first ball in cricket, expressing how deeply infatuated he is with his beloved, calling her his 'gold block' and 'beauty queen'. The female protagonist playfully responds, acknowledging his charm while demanding compelling reasons before fully accepting his affection. Throughout the track, romantic metaphors—such as giant wheels spinning with desire, rockets taking off, rainy drizzle bringing lovers closer, and moonlit promises—highlight their growing emotional and physical connection. The duet radiates youthful exuberance, modern romantic slang, and energetic rhythms composed by Leon James and rendered energetically by G. V. Prakash Kumar and Sanjana Kalmanje.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“First ballla inga / Aanaenae bowl da”
Compares love to getting bowled out on the first ball in cricket, signifying immediate defeat by love.
Metaphor
“Nee en thanga katti ma / Nee en vaira katti ma”
Directly equates the beloved to precious elements like 'thanga katti' (gold block) and 'vaira katti' (diamond block).
Simile (Uwamai)
“Rattinam pola raattinam pola suththudhu en aasai”
Uses 'pola' (like) to compare desire spinning to a giant wheel and a gaze to a rocket launch.
Oxymoron
“Mounam ingae saththam pottu”
Juxtaposes silence ('mounam') making a loud noise ('saththam pottu'), expressing intense unsaid emotions.
Monoreyme / Repetition (Emona / Edhugai)
“Hey kannaala kannaala ... Unnaala unnaala ... Pinnaala pinnaala ... Thannaala thannaala”
Uses rhyming endings in consecutive lines (kannaala, unnaala, pinnaala, thannaala) to create rhythmic momentum.
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Trivia
'Babyma' is composed by Leon James, featuring vocal performance by actor-composer G. V. Prakash Kumar alongside Sanjana Kalmanje. Lyricist Ko Sesha blended contemporary urban Tamil street expressions with cricket and pop-culture references to fit the youthful coming-of-age narrative of the movie Saba Nayagan.
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