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Lyrics & meaning

Boom Boom

From Boys · 2003

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Adnan Sami, A. R. Rahman, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Boys
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
15 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan boom boom
Hey boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan boom boom
{Kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan
Endru ketkumaa
Kaadhal idhayam edhayum
Edhirpaarkkumaa…}(2)
Yoyae yo yae yooo..
Mullin meedhu kaakkai kunji
Thoonga villaiya
Hey kuppai mettil roja chedi
Pooppadhillaiya
Hey kottaankuchi koorai podhum
Nam kaadhal vaazhum
Thanga bashpam thevaiyillai
Thanneerae podhum
Ka ka kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan
Endru ketkumaa
Kaadhal idhayam edhayum
Edhirpaarkkumaa..
Ohoo…boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan boom boom
Boom boom…
Boom Boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan
Boom Boom hey hey
Boom Boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan boom boom
Kaadhal nuzhaindhaal
Kaaylaankadaiyum
Kolar vayalaagum
Female : Ottai udaisal
Kaadhal nuzhaindhaal
Pullaanguzhal aagum
Woah…
Maram izhaitha surul virindhu
Malar padukkai seivom
Female :Mugam udaindha bottle-kkul
Agal vilakkaai vaazhvom
Kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan
Endru ketkumaa
Kaadhal idhayam edhayum
Edhirpaarkkumaa..ohh..
Kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan
Endru ketkumaa
Kaadhal idhayam edhayum
Edhirpaarkkumaa..
Boom boom chik…
Boom boom chik…
Boom boom chik…
Boom boom chik…
Kaalaan kudaikul
Katti thazhuvum
Attai ena vaazhvom
Female :Noolaampadayil
Poochi irandaai
Oonjal aadi vaazhvom
Mazhai kuzhaitha setrin mel
Mann puzhukkal nee naan
Female :Azhugivitta maambazhathil
Iru vandugal naam dhaan
Hey kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan
Endru ketkumaa
Female :Kaadhal idhayam edhayum
Edhirpaarkkumaa..ohh..
Yoyae yo yae yooo..
Mullin meedhu kaakkai kunji
Thoonga villaiya
Hey kuppai mettil roja chedi
Pooppadhillaiya
Hey kottaankuchi koorai podhum
Nam kaadhal vaazhum
Thanga bashpam thevaiyillai
Thanneerae podhum
{Hey boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukaan
Chikkukaan kaan boom boom
Hey… hey… hey…} (5)
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan boom boom
Hey boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan boom boom
Does love ever ask
for this or that?
Does a heart in love
expect anything at all?
Yoye yo ye yo-oh...
Doesn't a baby crow
sleep peacefully on thorns?
Doesn't a rose plant
bloom even on a trash heap?
Even a coconut shell roof is enough,
our love will thrive!
We don't need gold tonics,
plain water is enough!
Does love ever ask
for this or that?
Does a heart in love
expect anything at all?
Oho... boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan boom boom
Boom boom...
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan boom boom
If love enters,
even a scrap yard
turns into a field of gold!
Female: A broken hollow pipe,
once love enters it,
becomes a sweet flute!
Whoa...
Spreading shaved curls of wood,
we will make a bed of flowers!
Female: Inside a chipped glass bottle,
we will live like a little lamp!
Does love ever ask
for this or that?
Does a heart in love
expect anything at all? Oh...
Does love ever ask
for this or that?
Does a heart in love
expect anything at all?
Boom boom chik...
Boom boom chik...
Boom boom chik...
Boom boom chik...
Under a mushroom umbrella,
hugging each other tightly,
we will live like leeches!
Female: In a spider's web,
like a pair of little bugs,
we will swing and live!
In the mud stirred by rain,
you and I are earthworms!
Female: Inside a rotten mango,
we are two happy beetles!
Hey, does love ever ask
for this or that?
Female: Does a heart in love
expect anything at all? Oh...
Yoye yo ye yo-oh...
Doesn't a baby crow
sleep peacefully on thorns?
Doesn't a rose plant
bloom even on a trash heap?
Even a coconut shell roof is enough,
our love will thrive!
We don't need gold tonics,
plain water is enough!
Hey boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan
Boom boom hey hey
Boom boom chikkukhan
Chikkukhan khan boom boom
Hey... hey... hey...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Boom Boom' from 'Boys' (2003) is a vibrant, youthful ode to unconditioned love that transcends material possessions, luxury, and social standards. Through unconventional imagery, lyricist Kabilan emphasizes that true love finds beauty, comfort, and deep joy even in the most modest, broken, or scrap-like settings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Mullin meedhu kaakkai kunji / Hey kuppai mettil roja chedi

Repetition of second letter consonants across lines, e.g., 'Mullin' / 'Kuppai' / 'Kottaankuchi' showing traditional Tamil poetic structure.

Metaphor & Imagery

Kaaylaankadaiyum Kolar vayalaagum

Extensive use of unconventional metaphors like scrap shops turning into gold mines and living like beetles in a rotten fruit to symbolize love thriving anywhere.

Rhetorical Questioning

Kaadhal idhu dhaan adhu dhaan Endru ketkumaa

Using questions to highlight the uncritical and unconditionally accepting nature of love.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman for Shankar's hit film 'Boys' (2003), the track features vocals by Adnan Sami, Sadhana Sargam, and A.R. Rahman himself, known for its futuristic electronic beats blended with raw acoustic percussion.

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