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Chikku Bukku Chikku

From Erumbu · 2023

Lyricist
Suresh G
Singer
Meghna Sumesh
Music director
Arun Raj
Movie name
Erumbu
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
4 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Chikku bukku chikku rayila pola
Exam hallula ninnachu
Bakku bakku bakku question papper-a
Paathu heart-um stun aachi
Takku takkunu therinjadha ezhudhi
Teacher kaiyila kuduthachi
Kadasi bell adichi schoolu-ku
Leave-u vittachi
2 months schoolu-ku
Leave-u thaan vittachi
Irundhalum veetula
Rules ellam strictaachi
Monday to sunday
En time table change aachi
Ena pakka inimelu
Nenachaalum mudiyadhey…
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Home work ezhudhunu solla
Inemelu chance-eh illa
Pozhudhu thaan saayum mella
Irundhalum kavala illa
Tution miss pannura tholla
Konja naala illa illa
Class roomla thoonguradhellam
Inemey illa
2 months schoolu-ku
Leave-u thaan vittachi
Irundhalum veetula
Rules ellam strictaachi
Monday to sunday
En time table change aachi
Ena pakka inimelu
Nenachaalum mudiyadhey…
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naalu kezhama ellam
Naanga enna villa
Eanaa ellaa naalum
Sunday pola
Ada kakkum kozhi pola
Nanga kaththirundhom
Kakka kuriviya ippo
Parandhae ponnom
Oru paththu naalu
Enga athatha vettula
Paththu naalu
Chinna chththi vettula
Sochcha naala
Sondha oorukullaye aadi thirivom
Ada idichcha puttu
Andha pudichcha kozhukkatta
Sanda pottu thinnnum
Patti sutta thatta
Mutta mutta
Adha thinnu theethutu
Leave-a kazhippom
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Naa naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Like a chugging train rolling in,
We stood in line inside the exam hall.
With my heart pounding in anxiety,
Looking at the question paper, my heart froze!
Quickly writing down whatever I knew,
I handed the paper to the teacher.
The final bell rang, and for school,
The vacation has finally begun!
For two whole months, for school,
The holidays have truly started!
Even so, back at home,
All the rules have become strict!
From Monday to Sunday,
My daily timetable has completely changed!
To see me from now on,
You can't, even if you want to...
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
To tell me to do my homework,
There is no chance anymore!
The evening will slowly fade away,
Yet I won't have a single worry!
The headache of tuition classes
Won't be around for a while, no way!
Dozing off inside the classroom,
None of that from now on!
For two whole months, for school,
The holidays have truly started!
Even so, back at home,
All the rules have become strict!
From Monday to Sunday,
My daily timetable has completely changed!
To see me from now on,
You can't, even if you want to...
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
The dates and the days of the week,
We don't bother counting them at all!
Because every single day
Feels just like a Sunday!
Like brooding hens waiting in a coop,
We had been waiting so long,
Now like crows and little sparrows,
We have flown away freely!
For about ten days,
At our grandmother's house,
Ten days,
At our younger aunt's house,
And for the rest of the days,
We will roam and play around our own village!
Freshly pounded puttu (steamed rice cake),
And handmade kozhukattai (steamed sweet dumplings),
Fighting with each other to eat
Grandma's crispy thattai (savory fried snack),
Stuffed to the brim,
We will gobble them all up,
And spend our holidays happily!
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
Na naana na na naana na na naa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic children's song captures the sheer joy and excitement of young students as the school term ends and summer vacations begin. It humorously describes the tension inside the examination hall during finals, followed by the immediate relief when the last bell rings signaling a two-month break.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia

Chikku bukku chikku rayila pola

Chikku bukku chikku mimics the sound of a train engine, setting a rhythmic and playful tone.

Simile (Upamai)

Ada kakkum kozhi pola / Nanga kaththirundhom / Kakka kuriviya ippo / Parandhae ponnom

Comparing the children waiting for holidays to a hen brooding on eggs, and then flying free like birds once vacation starts.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)

Ada idichcha puttu / Andha pudichcha kozhukkatta

Playful internal rhyming with 'puttu', 'kozhukkatta', and 'thattai' capturing traditional festival snacks.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 2023 Tamil drama film 'Erumbu', directed by Suresh G. The track vividly depicts rural Tamil Nadu childhood experiences during summer school breaks, including visiting relatives and eating home-cooked treats.

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