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Bhagavathi Baba

From Mookuthi Amman · 2020

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Anthony Daasan, Chorus
Music director
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Movie name
Mookuthi Amman
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
25 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bhagavathi baba ho…
Who is baba?
Where is baba?
What is baba?
When is baba?
Tennis baba
Football baba
Cricket baba
Goli baba
Jolly baba
Julie baba
Jolly baba
Holly baba
2D baba
3D baba
Hoodie baba
Bhagavathi baba
Bhakthaasae vango
Bhakthi-ah vango
Bhakthaasae vango
Bhakthi-ah vango
Mookthiya moonu kilo vangikungo
Undiyal irukkum yogavum nadakkum
Think-u pannama sink aagungo
Gammunu vangamma dhiyanamthikku
Chumma jammunu aagum paar unga look-u
Ada vinyaanam menyaanam annyaanam
Gnani yamma
Bhagavathi baba
Male :Corporate-uChorus :Baba
Male :ComradeChorus :Baba
Male :Kaal maathu unnodu vidathu
BabaMale :Samsari
Chorus :BabaMale :Singari
Unakku velai da pa
Bhagavathi baba
Male :Full mass-uChorus :Baba
Male :Full kaasuChorus :Baba
Male :Rolls Royce-ula vantharu namakkaga
Baba Male : Sundrayan
Sandhosa sandai seiya vaa paa
……………………….
{Bhagavathi baba baba baba
Bhagavathi baba bhagavathi baba
Bhagavathi baba baba baba
Bhagavathi baba baba ho} (2)
Pachaizhai mathiri
Echchilai thunbidum
Paravasa nizhaiyai padaithavanae
Verum kallai kooda
Vairam kal aakki
Maayangal seitha magic man-eh
Raavanan leelai-ku paththu thalai
Ini manmadha leelaiyil ettu thalai
Ethurthu nirppathu vethu velai
Avan kaala kazhivittu summa po lae
Appointment-u vangikittu
Appaviya nippavarae
Ammaanu perai solli
Ambaniya maathuvaru
Thonnaiyila sundal vechi
Thanthalam andha kaalam
Uchaagam baanam thandhu
Urula thaanae viduvaru
Happy ellorum ingae happy
Saamy-ku carbon copy
Ninnomae kaiya thookki
Jay jay jay bhagavathi paadi
Anandham koothu aadi
Yellow-vil saree soodi
Mochchamtha onna thedi
Baba-vae enga daddy
……………………………
………………….
Bhagavathi baba
Male :Corporate-uChorus :Baba
Male :ComradeChorus :Baba
Male :Kaal maathu unnodu vidathu
BabaMale :Samsari
Chorus :BabaMale :Singari
Unakku velai da pa
………………………
Bhagavathi Baba, oh...
Who is Baba?
Where is Baba?
What is Baba?
When is Baba?
Tennis Baba
Football Baba
Cricket Baba
Goli (Marbles) Baba
Jolly Baba
Julie Baba
Jolly Baba
Holi Baba
2D Baba
3D Baba
Hoodie Baba
Bhagavathi Baba
Come on, devotees!
Come with devotion!
Come on, devotees!
Come with devotion!
Buy three kilos of salvation!
There's a donation box, and good fortune will follow!
Don't think, just get in sync!
Come quietly, folks, to meditate!
Just watch your look turn totally fabulous!
Oh, science, spiritual wisdom, and ignorance...
He is the enlightened sage!
Bhagavathi Baba
Male: Corporate... Chorus: Baba!
Male: Comrade... Chorus: Baba!
Male: Shift your stance, he won't let you go!
Baba! Male: Family man!
Chorus: Baba! Male: Handsome charmer!
There is work for you, oh Baba!
Bhagavathi Baba
Male: Full of style... Chorus: Baba!
Male: Full of cash... Chorus: Baba!
Male: He arrived in a Rolls-Royce just for us!
Baba! Male: Handsome one!
Come on, Baba, to have a joyful duel!
...
Bhagavathi Baba, Baba, Baba
Bhagavathi Baba, Bhagavathi Baba
Bhagavathi Baba, Baba, Baba
Bhagavathi Baba, Baba, oh!
Like fresh green herbs,
making people swallow his leftovers,
O creator of a trance-like state!
Even a simple stone,
turning into a diamond,
O magic man who performs miracles!
Ravana's playful antics had ten heads,
From now on, the God of Love's games have eight heads!
Standing up against him is a useless effort,
Just wash his feet and move on, pal!
Booking an appointment,
O you who stand there so innocent!
Chanting the Goddess's name,
he will turn into a billionaire!
Offering boiled snacks in leaf bowls
was charity in the old days!
Giving you an energetic drink,
he will make you roll on the floor!
Happy, everyone is happy here!
He is a carbon copy of God!
We stood with our hands raised high!
Singing 'Hail, hail, hail Bhagavathi!'
Dancing with sheer joy,
draped in yellow sarees,
seeking salvation together,
Baba is our daddy!
...
...
Bhagavathi Baba
Male: Corporate... Chorus: Baba!
Male: Comrade... Chorus: Baba!
Male: Shift your stance, he won't let you go!
Baba! Male: Family man!
Chorus: Baba! Male: Handsome charmer!
There is work for you, oh Baba!
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Bhagavathi Baba' is a satirical intro song from the 2020 movie 'Mookuthi Amman'. Written by Pa. Vijay, the song lampoons modern fake godmen and commercialized spirituality. It parodies how self-proclaimed gurus market religion as a commodity, promising instant salvation by weight, riding in luxury cars like Rolls Royce, and turning devotion into a lucrative corporate business. Through quirky English-Tamil code-switching and ironic lyrics, the song critiques the blind faith of followers who treat charlatans as supreme divine beings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Satire & Parody

Mookthiya moonu kilo vangikungo

Uses absurd comparisons like selling '3 kilos of salvation' and calling Baba a 'Corporate Baba' to mock commercialized religion.

Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Goli baba / Jolly baba / Julie baba

Repetition of rhyming end-words 'Goli baba', 'Jolly baba', 'Julie baba', 'Holly baba' creates a rhythmic, catchy, and humorous effect.

Code-Mixing (Tanglish)

Think-u pannama sink aagungo

Blends English technical/corporate terms like 'Corporate', 'Comrade', 'Think-u', 'Sink' with Tamil words to highlight modernized fake gurus.

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Trivia

The song serves as the character entrance theme for the antagonist Bhagavathi Baba (played by Ajay Ghosh) in RJ Balaji's satirical comedy film 'Mookuthi Amman' (2020). The music for the film was composed by Girishh G.

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