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Lyrics & meaning

Chikku Maaney

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Ahamed Shyam
Singer
Sathyaprakash Dharmar
Music director
Sathyaprakash Dharmar
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
13 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa….haa…
Aa….aaa….
Chorus :Aaa….aaa…aaa…
Male :Aa….haa…
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa….
Male : Aa….haa…
Manakku makku chikku makku maanae
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maanae
Manakku makku chikku makku maanae
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maanae
Kanavu kaadhal ellaam worth-u maamae
Heart-u sollum pokkil odi paaru gethu maamae
Kudhikka yosikkadha jump-u maamae
Parachute-ah pola kaikodukkum hope-u maamae
Un viralgal ellaam or alavil illa
Kai viduvathilla
Oor sarigal ellaam un sarigal illa
Un thavarum enna
Un arrear ellam un career illa
Veen worry-gal enna
Un kanavin ella en kanidham illa
Hey hey hey hey
Oorukkum perukkum kattupattu
Aasai vittu
Kaalaiyum maalaiyum kashtapatta
Neththukkum naalaikkum matramilla
Passion illa
Take oru diversion ishthapadi nee
Hey pudichi pudikka villai
Pozhappu kidaikka villai
Kai pidichu kal pidichu
Mela yeri povathilla
Kanavu thuratti odu
Vazhiya thadukkum aala
Panthada polam vaa
Jeyikka polam va
Neram paarkkamalae…ey
Velai senjal inga…hey
Beram pesamalae..hey …ey
Kaalam kai koodumae..aeyy
Pudichakka velai yedhum
Salikkadhae naalum
Adichaalum vazhikkadhaiyaa
Puli vesham potta kooda
Jeyikkadhae poonai
Pasi vantha pulla thinnum thaana
Manakku makku chikku makku maanae
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maanae
Manakku makku chikku makku maanae
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maanae
Pudicha velai mattum seiyu maamae
Moochu mutta mutta happiness easy maamae
Morachu paarthellaam podhum maamae
Veruppa thalli neeyum love-ah paaru peace-u maamae
Ah... ha...
Ah... aa...
Chorus: Aa... aa... aa...
Male: Ah... ha...
Chorus: Ha... aa... aa...
Male: Ah... ha...
Manakku makku chikku makku maane
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maane
Manakku makku chikku makku maane
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maane
Dreams and love are totally worth it, buddy!
Run the way your heart tells you, that's true style, buddy!
Once you take the leap, don't overthink it, buddy!
Hope will support you like a parachute, buddy!
Not all your fingers are the same size,
yet your hand doesn't abandon any.
What the world calls right isn't right for you,
so what if you make a mistake?
Your college backlogs aren't your career,
why worry for nothing?
The limit of your dreams can't be measured by my math,
Hey hey hey hey
Bound by society and reputation,
letting go of your desires,
if you struggle day and night,
there is no difference between yesterday and tomorrow.
There's no passion!
Take a detour just as you wish!
Hey, if your heart isn't in it,
and you haven't made a living,
grabbing hands and gripping rocks,
you won't make it to the top.
Chase after your dreams and run,
whoever blocks your path,
come, let's kick them aside like a ball,
come, let's go win!
Without keeping an eye on the clock... hey,
if you work hard here... hey,
without bargaining with life... hey... hey,
time will bring you success... hey!
If you love the work you do,
you'll never grow tired of it, day after day.
Even if you take a hit, it won't hurt at all!
Even if it dresses up as a tiger,
a cat will never win.
When hunger strikes, will a tiger eat grass?
Manakku makku chikku makku maane
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maane
Manakku makku chikku makku maane
Thanna thana makku chikku makku chikku maane
Just do the work you truly love, buddy!
Happiness that fills every breath will come easy, buddy!
Enough of glaring with anger, buddy!
Push hatred aside, embrace love, and find peace, buddy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat and motivational independent song encourages listeners to break free from societal pressures and pursue their genuine passions. It addresses young people who worry about academic failures or non-traditional paths, reassuring them that mistakes and college arrears do not define their future career or value.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Parachute-ah pola kaikodukkum hope-u maamae

Compares hope to a parachute that catches you when you fall.

Antya Prasam (End Rhyme)

Kanavu kaadhal ellaam worth-u maamae

Repeated end rhyme 'maamae' across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, colloquial rap style.

Metaphor / Proverbial Analogy

Puli vesham potta kooda Jeyikkadhae poonai

Uses the analogy of a cat pretending to be a tiger to emphasize that superficial pretense cannot substitute genuine capability or authenticity.

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Trivia

The track is sung and composed by Sathyaprakash Dharmar, a prominent Indian playback and Carnatic singer who gained fame through Super Singer and subsequently sang hits for major film composers like A.R. Rahman and D. Imman.

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