Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Bakku Bakku

From Thodraa · 2018

Lyricist
Madhuraj
Singer
Silambarasan
Music director
RN. Uthamaraja
Details
Thodraa2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Bakku bakkunuHeart pounding nervously,
Thenamum thikku thikkunuEvery day with jittery anxiousness,
Heartu lappu tappunuMy heart beats lub-dub,
Enakku adikathuIt beats so fast for me!
Male
Ye laga laganuWildly excited and fast,
Aiyyo labo thibonuOh dear, crying out in frenzy,
Brainu pattu pattunuMy brain snaps and pops,
Enakku vedikkuthuIt is exploding inside me!
Male
En mandaiyoda uchiyilaAt the top of my head,
Yetho pannuthuSomething strange is happening!
Athu onnumilla oru kuthamillaBut there is nothing wrong, no fault at all,
Ava kaadhal sonnathuIt's just because she expressed her love!
Male
Bakku bakkunuHeart pounding nervously,
Thenamum thikku thikkunuEvery day with jittery anxiousness,
Heartu lappu tappunuMy heart beats lub-dub,
Enakku adikathuIt beats so fast for me!
Chorus
Hoi hoi hoi hoi..haha (4)Hoi hoi hoi hoi..haha (4)
Male
Ullukulla kattivechenInside my heart, I built
En thangathukku koyilaA temple for my golden girl.
Oorukulla ivala polaIn this entire town, like her,
Yaarumilla azhagulaNo one compares in beauty.
Male
Sammathatha solluvanuThat she would say yes to me,
Sathiyama nambalaI truly never expected or believed!
Sangojama iruntha enakkuFor me, who was once full of hesitation,
Santhoshamthaan thaangalaI cannot contain my joy now!
Male
Valaichalum naan thanEven if it needed bending,
Vaanavilla valachenaeI bent the rainbow itself!
Sirichalum naan thanEven when she smiles,
Moraikka solli rasippenaeI ask her to frown and enjoy her moods!
Enna enni nethiyila pottu vechaalaeThinking of me, she placed a bindi on her forehead,
Naan vaazhapora vazhkaikuthaanFor the life I am going to live,
Vattam pottalae………..She has drawn a protective circle...
Male
Ennai vechi thachiputtaShe stitched me together
Kaadhal enum noolulaWith the thread of love.
Engirunthu vantha ivaWhere did she come from,
Ennudaiya devathaiThis angel of mine?
Male
Mandhiram thandiram pannamalaeWithout performing any magic tricks,
Mayakki putta maappulaShe captivated me so effortlessly!
Manmathana pola ennaLike Cupid himself,
Maathiputta shokkulaShe transformed me in utter shock!
Male
Thirichalum manalaEven if sand had to be twisted,
Kayiraaga thirichenaeI twisted sand into a strong rope!
Methanthaalum naan thanIf anyone is floating in bliss, it is me,
Sorgathula methenthenaeFloating right in heaven!
Enna venum sollu pulla ennai thanthidavaTell me what you want, girl, shall I surrender myself to you?
Enna alli eppothum unShall I gather myself up and place myself
Kannil kannil kannil thanthidavaAlways in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes?
Male
Bakku bakkunuHeart pounding nervously!
AiyooOh my!
Thikku thikkunuJittery with excitement!
Hey lappu thappunuHey, beating lub-dub!
Manasu adikkuthu adikkuthuMy heart is beating, beating!
Ayyo ayyoOh my, oh my!
Brainu…My brain...
Enakku vedi vedi vedi vedikkuthuIs bursting, bursting, bursting inside me!
Male
Mandaiyoda uchiyilaAt the top of my crown,
Ennakku yetho pannuthuSomething is happening to me!
Athu onnumilla oru kuthamillaBut there is nothing wrong, no fault at all,
Ava kaadhal sonnathuIt's because she confessed her love!
Male
Bakku bakkunuHeart pounding nervously!
Thenamum thenamumEvery single day!
Thikku thikkunuJittery with excitement!
Heartu lappu tappunuMy heart goes lub-dub!
Enakku adikathuIt beats fast for me!
Male
Ye laga laganuWildly excited and fast!
Aiyyo labo thibonuOh dear, crying out in frenzy!
Brainu pattu pattu pattu pattu pattunuMy brain is going pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!
Enakku enakku enakku vedikkuthuExploding, exploding, exploding inside me!
Chorus
Hoi hoi hoi hoi..haha (4)Hoi hoi hoi hoi..haha (4)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Bakku Bakkunu from the Tamil movie Thodraa (2018) is an energetic track expressing the hyperactive joy and nervous excitement of a man whose crush has accepted his love. His heart beats wildly and his brain feels like it is bursting with overwhelming happiness. He poetically describes building a temple in his heart for her and feels capable of achieving impossible feats like bending rainbows or spinning rope out of sand now that she is in his life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Oliyakkuppu)

Heartu lappu tappunu

Use of rhythmic phonetic words like 'Bakku bakkunu', 'thikku thikkunu', and 'lappu tappunu' to mimic the sound and physical sensation of a fast heartbeat.

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)

Sammathatha solluvanu

Repetition of the initial 'Sa' sound across consecutive lines ('Sammathatha', 'Sathiyama', 'Sangojama', 'Santhoshamthaan').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Vaanavilla valachenae

Exaggerated imagery such as bending a rainbow or making rope out of sand to convey supreme euphoria.

Did you know?

Trivia

Thodraa (2018) is a Tamil romantic drama starring Prithvi Rajan and Veena, with music composed by Uttama Raj and lyrics written by Madhuraj.

Keep listening

More from Thodraa