Buck Buck Buck
From Parthiban Kanavu · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- T. L. Maharajan, Balaram, Karthik, Chithra
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Parthiban Kanavu2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaaaaa…. | Ahaaa…aaaaaa…. |
| Male :Ahaa..haaa….aaaa… | Male: Ahaa..haaa….aaaa… |
| Female :Ahaaa…hahaaa… | Female: Ahaaa…hahaaa… |
| Male :Ahaaahaaa | Male: Ahaaahaaa |
| Male & Female :Ahaa..haahaaa…. | Male & Female: Ahaa..haahaaa…. |
| Female | |
| Buck buck buck | Buck buck buck (cooing sound) |
| Aye maadapura | Hey balcony pigeon, |
| Engae engae undhan jodi puraa | Where, oh where is your companion pigeon? |
| Male | |
| Aadi varum neeyae | You who come dancing, |
| Aasai puraa | Pigeon of desire, |
| Pakkam vandhen naanae | I have come close to you, |
| Jodi puraa | The matching mate pigeon! |
| Female | |
| Paavayin pakkam vara | As I come near the maiden, |
| Vetkam vara sorgam vara | Shyness arrives, paradise arrives, |
| Sontham vara anbai maraven | Kinship arrives, I shall never forget love. |
| Male :Aananda oonjalile aadum | Male: Swinging in the swing of bliss, |
| Naal kaanbom | We shall witness that day! |
| Female | |
| Buck buck buck | Buck buck buck |
| Aye maadapura | Hey balcony pigeon, |
| Engae engae undhan jodi puraa | Where, oh where is your companion pigeon? |
| Male | |
| Aadi varum neeyae | Buck buck buck |
| Aasai puraa | You pigeon of desire, |
| Pakkam vandhen naanae | I have come close to you, |
| Jodi puraa | The matching mate pigeon! |
| Female | |
| Ahaa..haaa… | Ahaa..haaa… |
| Male :Ohooo..hooo | Male: Ohooo..hooo |
| Female :Ahaa..hooo… | Female: Ahaa..hooo… |
| Male | |
| Kan vannamoo meen vannamoo | Is it the color of fish or eyes? |
| Maeni paal vannamoo…hoi | Is your body the color of milk? Hoi! |
| Penn vannamoo pon vannamoo | Is it the charm of womanhood or gold? |
| Idayil nool vannamoo | Is your waist like a slender thread? |
| Female | |
| Kai vannamoo vel vannamoo | Are your hands like spears? |
| Paarvai vaal vannamoo hoi | Is your gaze sharp like a sword? Hoi! |
| Thozh vannamoo thaer vannamoo | Are your shoulders built like a chariot? |
| Thaekku thaen vannamoo | Are they like teak and honey? |
| Male | |
| Adada ithu kannamoo | Oh my, is this a cheek? |
| Adaiyaa madhu kinnamoo | Or an unfillable bowl of wine? |
| Female :Manathil enna ennamoo | Female: What thoughts are in your mind? |
| Mayakkam thara ennumoo | Do they intend to cause intoxication? |
| Male | |
| Aasaiyum vandhidumoo | Will desire ignite? |
| Anbaiyum thanthidumoo | Will love be bestowed? |
| Sammathamoo thaamathamoo | Is it consent or delay? |
| Yae raajakumaari | Hey princess! |
| Female | |
| Buck buck buck | Buck buck buck |
| Aye maadapura | Hey balcony pigeon, |
| Engae engae undhan jodi puraa | Where, oh where is your companion pigeon? |
| Male | |
| Buck buck buck | Buck buck buck |
| Nee aasai puraa | You pigeon of desire, |
| Pakkam vandhen naanae | I have come close to you, |
| Jodi puraa | The matching mate pigeon! |
| Female | |
| Paa paba paba pabaae… | Paa paba paba pabaae… |
| Paabae paba ba pabae | Paabae paba ba pabae |
| Pabababae…….. | Pabababae…….. |
| Male | |
| Pattu pattu kannam pattu | Touching, touching silk soft cheeks, |
| Nenjam poaraaduthu | The heart is battling! |
| Vittu vittu vetkam vittu | Leaving, leaving shyness behind, |
| Manjam thaenaanathu | The bed turned into sweet honey! |
| Female | |
| Thottu thottu unnai thottu | Touching, touching, touching you, |
| Thendral soodaanathu | The cool breeze turned warm! |
| Ittu ittu muththam ittu | Placing, placing, placing kisses, |
| Kannam yedaanathu | The cheek became a storybook page! |
| Male | |
| Azhagae nee maan inam | Oh beauty, you belong to the deer species, |
| Asaiyum idai noolinam | Your swaying waist is thread-thin! |
| Female :Anaithaal nee vallinam | Female: If you embrace, you are hard consonant (Vallinam), |
| Adangum indha mellinam | And I, the soft consonant (Mellinam), submit! |
| Male | |
| Yae siththiramanavalae | Hey woman like a grand picture, |
| Visiththiram aanavalae | You unique and strange beauty! |
| Siippiyilae kappalumae | Even a huge ship inside a pearl shell |
| Sikki kondadhae | Has gotten trapped! |
| Female | |
| Buck buck buck buck | Buck buck buck buck |
| Nenju paththikichchu | My heart caught on fire! |
| Paiya paiya viral kaththukichchu | Gently, gently the fingers learned the touch! |
| Male | |
| Thik thik thik thik | Thik thik thik thik |
| Ullae thikkikichchu | It stuttered and throbbed inside! |
| Theeyum poovum ippoo ottikichchu | Fire and flower have now stuck together! |
| Female | |
| Aasaigal katti kichchu | Desires got tied up, |
| Mutti kichchu.. thottu kichchu | Bumped into each other... touched each other, |
| Modhikkichchu kichu kichu | Clashed together, tickled each other, |
| Mootikkiduchu | And locked us together! |
| Male :Ippothae ippozhuthae | Male: Right now, at this very moment, |
| Nee naan naamavom | You and I shall become 'us'! |
ஆஹா ஆஆஆ
ஆஹா ஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஹாஹா
ஆஹாஹா
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஆஹா
ஹா ஹா
Ahaaa…aaaaaa….
Male: Ahaa..haaa….aaaa…
Female: Ahaaa…hahaaa…
Male: Ahaaahaaa
Male & Female: Ahaa..haahaaa….
பக் பக் பக்
ஏ மாடபுறா எங்கே
எங்கே உந்தன்
ஜோடி புறா
Buck buck buck (cooing sound)
Hey balcony pigeon,
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
ஆடிவரும்
நீயே ஆசை புறா
பக்கம் வந்தேன்
நானே ஜோடி புறா
You who come dancing,
Pigeon of desire,
I have come close to you,
The matching mate pigeon!
பாவையின்
பக்கம் வர வெட்கம்
வர சொர்க்கம் வர
சொந்தம் வர
அன்பை மறவேன்
ஆனந்த ஊஞ்சலிலே
ஆடும் நாள் காண்போம்
As I come near the maiden,
Shyness arrives, paradise arrives,
Kinship arrives, I shall never forget love.
Male: Swinging in the swing of bliss,
We shall witness that day!
பக் பக் பக்
ஏ மாடபுறா எங்கே
எங்கே உந்தன்
ஜோடி புறா
Buck buck buck
Hey balcony pigeon,
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
ஆடிவரும்
நீயே ஆசை புறா
பக்கம் வந்தேன்
நானே ஜோடி புறா
Buck buck buck
You pigeon of desire,
I have come close to you,
The matching mate pigeon!
ஆஹா ஹா
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஆஹா ஹோ
Ahaa..haaa…
Male: Ohooo..hooo
Female: Ahaa..hooo…
கண் வண்ணமோ
மீன் வண்ணமோ மேனி
பால் வண்ணமோ ஹோய்
பெண் வண்ணமோ பொன்
வண்ணமோ இடையில்
நூல் வண்ணமோ
Is it the color of fish or eyes?
Is your body the color of milk? Hoi!
Is it the charm of womanhood or gold?
Is your waist like a slender thread?
கை வண்ணமோ
வேல் வண்ணமோ பார்வை
வால் வண்ணமோ ஹோய்’
தோள் வண்ணமோ தேர்
வண்ணமோ தேக்கு
தேன் வண்ணமோ
Are your hands like spears?
Is your gaze sharp like a sword? Hoi!
Are your shoulders built like a chariot?
Are they like teak and honey?
அட டா இது
கண்ணமோ அடையா
மது கிண்ணமோ
மனதில் என்ன
எண்ணமோ மயக்கம்
தர எண்ணுமோ
Oh my, is this a cheek?
Or an unfillable bowl of wine?
Female: What thoughts are in your mind?
Do they intend to cause intoxication?
ஆசையும் வந்திடுமோ
அன்பையும் தந்திடுமோ
சம்மதமோ தாமதமோ
ஏ ராஜகுமாரி
Will desire ignite?
Will love be bestowed?
Is it consent or delay?
Hey princess!
பக் பக் பக்
ஏ மாடபுறா எங்கே
எங்கே உந்தன்
ஜோடி புறா
Buck buck buck
Hey balcony pigeon,
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
பக் பக் பக்
நீ ஆசை புறா
பக்கம் வந்தேன்
நானே ஜோடி புறா
Buck buck buck
You pigeon of desire,
I have come close to you,
The matching mate pigeon!
......................
Paa paba paba pabaae…
Paabae paba ba pabae
Pabababae……..
பட்டு பட்டு
கன்னம் பட்டு நெஞ்சம்
போராடுது விட்டு விட்டு
வெட்கம் விட்டு மஞ்சம்
தேனானது
Touching, touching silk soft cheeks,
The heart is battling!
Leaving, leaving shyness behind,
The bed turned into sweet honey!
தொட்டு தொட்டு
உன்னை தொட்டு தென்றல்
சூடானது இட்டு இட்டு
முத்தம் இட்டு கன்னம்
மேடானது
Touching, touching, touching you,
The cool breeze turned warm!
Placing, placing, placing kisses,
The cheek became a storybook page!
அழகே நீ மான்
இனம் அசையும் இடை
நூலினம்
அணைத்தால்
நீ வல்லினம் அடங்கும்
இந்த மெல்லினம்
Oh beauty, you belong to the deer species,
Your swaying waist is thread-thin!
Female: If you embrace, you are hard consonant (Vallinam),
And I, the soft consonant (Mellinam), submit!
ஏ…சித்திரமானவளே
விசித்திரமானவளே
சிற்பியிலே கப்பலுமே
சிக்கிக் கொண்டதே
Hey woman like a grand picture,
You unique and strange beauty!
Even a huge ship inside a pearl shell
Has gotten trapped!
பக் பக் பக் பக்
நெஞ்சு பத்திக்கிச்சு
பைய பைய விரல்
கத்துக்கிச்சு
Buck buck buck buck
My heart caught on fire!
Gently, gently the fingers learned the touch!
திக் திக் திக்
திக் உள்ளே திக்கிகிச்சு
தீயும் பூவும் இப்போ
ஒட்டிக்கிச்சு
Thik thik thik thik
It stuttered and throbbed inside!
Fire and flower have now stuck together!
ஆசைகள் கட்டி கிச்சு
முட்டிக்கிச்சு தொட்டுக்கிச்சு
மோதிக்கிச்சு கிச்சு கிச்சு
மூட்டிக்கிடுச்சு
இப்போதே இப்பொழுதே
நீ நான் நாம் ஆவோம்
Desires got tied up,
Bumped into each other... touched each other,
Clashed together, tickled each other,
And locked us together!
Male: Right now, at this very moment,
You and I shall become 'us'!
Ahaaa…aaaaaa….
Ahaaa…aaaaaa….
Male :Ahaa..haaa….aaaa…
Male: Ahaa..haaa….aaaa…
Female :Ahaaa…hahaaa…
Female: Ahaaa…hahaaa…
Male :Ahaaahaaa
Male: Ahaaahaaa
Male & Female :Ahaa..haahaaa….
Male & Female: Ahaa..haahaaa….
Buck buck buck
Buck buck buck (cooing sound)
Aye maadapura
Hey balcony pigeon,
Engae engae undhan jodi puraa
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
Aadi varum neeyae
You who come dancing,
Aasai puraa
Pigeon of desire,
Pakkam vandhen naanae
I have come close to you,
Jodi puraa
The matching mate pigeon!
Paavayin pakkam vara
As I come near the maiden,
Vetkam vara sorgam vara
Shyness arrives, paradise arrives,
Sontham vara anbai maraven
Kinship arrives, I shall never forget love.
Male :Aananda oonjalile aadum
Male: Swinging in the swing of bliss,
Naal kaanbom
We shall witness that day!
Buck buck buck
Buck buck buck
Aye maadapura
Hey balcony pigeon,
Engae engae undhan jodi puraa
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
Aadi varum neeyae
Buck buck buck
Aasai puraa
You pigeon of desire,
Pakkam vandhen naanae
I have come close to you,
Jodi puraa
The matching mate pigeon!
Ahaa..haaa…
Ahaa..haaa…
Male :Ohooo..hooo
Male: Ohooo..hooo
Female :Ahaa..hooo…
Female: Ahaa..hooo…
Kan vannamoo meen vannamoo
Is it the color of fish or eyes?
Maeni paal vannamoo…hoi
Is your body the color of milk? Hoi!
Penn vannamoo pon vannamoo
Is it the charm of womanhood or gold?
Idayil nool vannamoo
Is your waist like a slender thread?
Kai vannamoo vel vannamoo
Are your hands like spears?
Paarvai vaal vannamoo hoi
Is your gaze sharp like a sword? Hoi!
Thozh vannamoo thaer vannamoo
Are your shoulders built like a chariot?
Thaekku thaen vannamoo
Are they like teak and honey?
Adada ithu kannamoo
Oh my, is this a cheek?
Adaiyaa madhu kinnamoo
Or an unfillable bowl of wine?
Female :Manathil enna ennamoo
Female: What thoughts are in your mind?
Mayakkam thara ennumoo
Do they intend to cause intoxication?
Aasaiyum vandhidumoo
Will desire ignite?
Anbaiyum thanthidumoo
Will love be bestowed?
Sammathamoo thaamathamoo
Is it consent or delay?
Yae raajakumaari
Hey princess!
Buck buck buck
Buck buck buck
Aye maadapura
Hey balcony pigeon,
Engae engae undhan jodi puraa
Where, oh where is your companion pigeon?
Buck buck buck
Buck buck buck
Nee aasai puraa
You pigeon of desire,
Pakkam vandhen naanae
I have come close to you,
Jodi puraa
The matching mate pigeon!
Paa paba paba pabaae…
Paa paba paba pabaae…
Paabae paba ba pabae
Paabae paba ba pabae
Pabababae……..
Pabababae……..
Pattu pattu kannam pattu
Touching, touching silk soft cheeks,
Nenjam poaraaduthu
The heart is battling!
Vittu vittu vetkam vittu
Leaving, leaving shyness behind,
Manjam thaenaanathu
The bed turned into sweet honey!
Thottu thottu unnai thottu
Touching, touching, touching you,
Thendral soodaanathu
The cool breeze turned warm!
Ittu ittu muththam ittu
Placing, placing, placing kisses,
Kannam yedaanathu
The cheek became a storybook page!
Azhagae nee maan inam
Oh beauty, you belong to the deer species,
Asaiyum idai noolinam
Your swaying waist is thread-thin!
Female :Anaithaal nee vallinam
Female: If you embrace, you are hard consonant (Vallinam),
Adangum indha mellinam
And I, the soft consonant (Mellinam), submit!
Yae siththiramanavalae
Hey woman like a grand picture,
Visiththiram aanavalae
You unique and strange beauty!
Siippiyilae kappalumae
Even a huge ship inside a pearl shell
Sikki kondadhae
Has gotten trapped!
Buck buck buck buck
Buck buck buck buck
Nenju paththikichchu
My heart caught on fire!
Paiya paiya viral kaththukichchu
Gently, gently the fingers learned the touch!
Thik thik thik thik
Thik thik thik thik
Ullae thikkikichchu
It stuttered and throbbed inside!
Theeyum poovum ippoo ottikichchu
Fire and flower have now stuck together!
Aasaigal katti kichchu
Desires got tied up,
Mutti kichchu.. thottu kichchu
Bumped into each other... touched each other,
Modhikkichchu kichu kichu
Clashed together, tickled each other,
Mootikkiduchu
And locked us together!
Male :Ippothae ippozhuthae
Male: Right now, at this very moment,
Nee naan naamavom
You and I shall become 'us'!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, romantic song uses the metaphor of pigeons ('maadapura') to represent lovers seeking each other. The male and female protagonists engage in a flirty banter filled with poetic imagery, celebrating physical attraction, youthful romance, and the excitement of love. They praise each other's beauty through elaborate comparisons involving colors, nature, and Tamil grammar concepts (Vallinam and Mellinam). As the song progresses, the rhythm and lyrics intensify to mirror the growing passion and intimacy between the couple. The playful sound effects ('buck buck', 'thik thik') evoke heartbeats and the cooing of birds, culminating in a passionate declaration of unity where 'you' and 'I' merge into 'us'.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Engae engae undhan jodi puraa”
Comparing lovers to pair pigeons ('maadapura' and 'jodi puraa') and cheek to a vessel of wine ('madhu kinnamoo').
Grammatical Wordplay (Vallinam & Mellinam)
“Anaithaal nee vallinam / Adangum indha mellinam”
The lyrics use Tamil linguistic categories of hard consonants (Vallinam) and soft consonants (Mellinam) as metaphors for male firmness and female softness.
Repetition & Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi / Anukaranam)
“Buck buck buck”
The repetitive bird cooing sound 'Buck buck buck' and heartbeat sound 'Thik thik thik' create rhythmic musicality and sense of excitement.
Rhyme & Alliteration (Edhugai & Monai)
“Pattu pattu kannam pattu / Vittu vittu vetkam vittu”
Pattu / Vittu / Thottu / Ittu create strong rhyming structures across lines.
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Trivia
Although 'Buck Buck Buck Aye Maadapura' in 'Parthiban Kanavu' (2003) is composed by Vidyasagar, it pays tribute to classic Tamil film song soundscapes by incorporating playful avian onomatopoeia popularized in golden-era cinema.
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