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Butta Bomma Song Tamil Lyrics – By Sherif

From Butta Bomma Song – Tamil Version By Sherif · 2020

Lyricist
Pavan Kumar
Singer
Sherif
Music director
S. S. Thaman
Movie name
Butta Bomma Song – Tamil Version By Sherif
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
15 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chinna chinna kannu
Bodhai yethum jinnu
Konnuttu pora konnu
Iva kathaala madhiri ponnu
Konjam nenjula keerura ninnu
Munna maari ellam
Mulla maarithanam
Mudinjum pannurathilla
Ada kaadhalal vandhadhu tholla
Veliya poga thaan vazhiyae illa
Kanava idhu gaali paper-ah
Kanmaiyinaal oru kavithai kirukkava
Idhu thaguma en neenda neenda kaadhala
Irukki oru kurala nee theetti veesinai
{Muttuthamma muttuthamma
Moochu muththam kodukkavae
Vettuthamma vettuthamma
Vekkam vandhu thadukkavae} (2)
Thoonga pona podhum
Thookki vaari podum
Thoorathil nee vandhu nikka
Ada thoongama naan inga sokka
Thanni neethanae naan konjam vikka
Ullangaiyum verthu
Pechu kolaruthu paarthu
Kaathula etho naan pesa
kuththam un mela
Sattena sirikkum viyadhi
Pattena parakkum thaedhi
Thaedal ippo modhi
Devathai vasikkum mana veedhi
Azhage unnai vendi ketkuren
Un vizhiyil en naatkal vidiyuma
Thaguma pala kodi kodi aasaiyai
Thimiril oru thimilaai nee katti anaikkirai
{Muttuthamma muttuthamma
Moochu muththam kodukkavae
Vettuthamma vettuthamma
Vekkam vandhu thadukkavae} (2)
Her tiny little eyes
are like intoxicating gin,
she slays me and walks away.
She is a prickly cactus girl,
who pauses and scratches my heart.
Unlike how I was before,
all my old mischievous rogue ways,
I don't do them anymore, even if I could.
Ah, love has brought this trouble upon me,
and there is no way out at all.
Is this a dream, or a blank piece of paper?
Shall I scribble a poem with your kohl?
Is this fair, when my vast, endless love—
you trimmed into a two-line Kural (ancient Tamil couplet) and tossed aside?
My breath catches and surges within,
longing to give you a breathless kiss,
but it cuts me down and strikes me,
when shyness steps in to stop me.
Even when I go to sleep,
my heart leaps with a sudden jolt,
as you come and stand in the distance.
Ah, without sleeping, I am completely entranced,
and you are the water whenever I hiccup.
My palms are sweating,
and look, my words are fumbling.
As I ramble on into thin air,
the blame is entirely on you.
This disease of suddenly smiling,
these dates that fly past in a flash—
this longing now wanders and collides
upon the street of my heart where an angel lives.
My beautiful girl, I plead and ask you,
will my days dawn within your eyes?
Is this fair, when my countless millions of desires—
you proudly gather and hold tight in your embrace?
My breath catches and surges within,
longing to give you a breathless kiss,
but it cuts me down and strikes me,
when shyness steps in to stop me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The Tamil version of 'Butta Bomma' depicts a young man deeply captivated by his lover's mesmerizing beauty and charms. He expresses how love has completely transformed his once rowdy or carefree behavior, making him helpless, dazed, and sleepless. Her gaze, voice, and presence cause intense romantic anxiety—sweaty palms, slurred speech, and breathless moments of affection. Throughout the song, he poetically questions if his feelings are reciprocal and if his days will dawn in her eyes. The chorus emphasizes the intoxicating physical and emotional rush of their love, where playful shyness constantly battles against the overwhelming desire to steal a breathless kiss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monosyllabic Rhyme (Egbai / Edhai)

“Chinna chinna kannu / Bodhai yethum jinnu / Konnuttu pora konnu”

End rhymes using similar sounding words across consecutive lines like 'kannu', 'jinnu', 'konnu', and 'ponnu'.

Simile (Upamai)

“Bodhai yethum jinnu / Iva kathaala madhiri ponnu”

Comparing the girl's intoxicating effect to 'jinnu' (gin) and her tough nature to 'kathaala' (cactus/agave).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kanava idhu gaali paper-ah / Kanmaiyinaal oru kavithai kirukkava”

Comparing the beloved's eyes/kohl to ink for scribbling poetry on blank paper.

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Muttuthamma muttuthamma / Moochu muththam kodukkavae”

Repetition of initial consonants like 'M' in 'Muttuthamma' and 'Moochu', or 'V' in 'Vettuthamma' and 'Vekkam'.

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Trivia

This track is the official Tamil dub/adaptation of the mega-hit Telugu song 'Butta Bomma' from the 2020 film 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo', originally composed by S. Thaman. The Tamil lyrics were penned by Pavan Kumar to mirror the catchy rhythm and playful romantic tone of the original Telugu song sung by Armaan Malik.

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