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Lyrics & meaning

Come On Come On

From Love Birds · 1996

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Mano
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Love Birds
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
29 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Come on come on oo kaamaatchi
Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi
Come on come on oo kaamaatchi
Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi
Kozhi muttaikkul muyalai edukkiren
Idhudhaan en kankaatchi
Manalai thiriththu malligai aakkuven
Mala oh nee saatchi
Come on come on oo kaamaatchi
Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi
Ma ma magic
No no logic
Ma ma magic
No no logic
Magic magic….magic magic
…………………………………………
Penin thalaiyai naan thadavinaal
Koondhal aaradi valarumae
Gundu paiyyanai thottu paarththathum
Thoppai maayamaai maraiyumae
Kanakku professor coatu paiyyila
Karuththadai saadhanam irukkumae
Thani adichchavan kaiyyil inikku
Aaru viral vandhu mulaikkumae
Penaiyum aanaai maattravum mudiyum
Aanai penaai aakkavum theriyum
Ellaam theriyum paritchai vandhaal
Haa…hmm……………………………..
Come on come on oo kaamaatchi
Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi
……………………………………….
Kaadhal kadidhangal endha paiyyilae
Kaiyyum kalavumaai kaattuven
Rendu kaadhalan ulla penukku
Meesaiyai varumbadi maattruven
Dye dye adiththavan thalaigal yaavilum
Sattendru mennarai kaattuven
Vaaththiyaargalin paritchai markkai thaan
Notice boardinil maattuven
Bottle vizhungi serikkavum mudiyum
Bladeai thindru pizhaikkavum theriyum
Ellaaam theriyum paritchaivandha
Hmm………………………………..
Come on come on oo kaamaatchi
Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi
Kozhi muttaikkul muyalai edukkiren
Idhudhaan en kankaatchi
Manalai thiriththu malligai aakkuven
Mala oh nee saatchi
Ma ma magic
No no logic
Ma ma magic
No no logic
...
Come on, come on, oh Kamakshi!
Hide-and-seek is my show!
Come on, come on, oh Kamakshi!
Hide-and-seek is my show!
I pull a rabbit out of a hen's egg,
this is my magic exhibition!
I can spin sand into jasmine flowers,
oh Mala, you are my witness!
Come on, come on, oh Kamakshi!
Hide-and-seek is my show!
Ma-ma-magic!
No-no-logic!
Ma-ma-magic!
No-no-logic!
Magic, magic... magic, magic!
...
If I stroke a girl's head,
her hair will grow six feet long!
The moment I touch a chubby boy,
his belly will vanish like magic!
Inside the math professor's coat pocket,
a condom will suddenly appear!
On the hand of a drunkard,
a sixth finger will sprout!
I can turn a woman into a man,
and I know how to make a man into a woman!
I know everything, but when exams come around...
Ha... hmm...
Come on, come on, oh Kamakshi!
Hide-and-seek is my show!
...
No matter whose pocket holds love letters,
I will catch them red-handed and show everyone!
For any girl who has two boyfriends,
I will make a mustache grow on her face!
On the heads of everyone who dyes their hair,
I will instantly expose their true look!
The exam scores of the teachers themselves,
I will pin up on the notice board!
I can swallow a bottle and digest it,
and I know how to eat a razor blade and survive!
I know everything, but when exams come around...
Hmm...
Come on, come on, oh Kamakshi!
Hide-and-seek is my show!
I pull a rabbit out of a hen's egg,
this is my magic exhibition!
I can spin sand into jasmine flowers,
oh Mala, you are my witness!
Ma-ma-magic!
No-no-logic!
Ma-ma-magic!
No-no-logic!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic and humorous song features a mischievous illusionist detailing a series of impossible, absurd magic tricks. He boasts about turning sand into jasmine flowers, pulling rabbits out of chicken eggs, altering people's physical features, and uncovering hidden secrets of authority figures. The lighthearted track uses playful exaggerated claims to celebrate illusion over cold logic. Despite his absolute confidence in performing outlandish magical feats, the singer comically falters whenever real-life challenges like academic exams are mentioned. Written by Vairamuthu for the film Love Birds (1996) with music by A. R. Rahman, the song captures a youthful, rebellious, and fun-loving spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Come on come on oo kaamaatchi / Kanaamoochchi dhaan en kaatchi”

Matching end sounds in lines, creating a bouncy musical tempo with 'Kaamaatchi', 'kaatchi', and 'saatchi'.

Uyarnavortchi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Kozhi muttaikkul muyalai edukkiren”

Exaggerated magical claims used for comic effect, such as extracting a rabbit from a chicken egg or growing six feet of hair instantly.

Irony / Comic Contrast

“Ellaam theriyum paritchai vandhaal / Haa…hmm…”

The speaker claims total mastery over nature and secrets, yet nervously hesitates when faced with school examinations.

English-Tamil Code-Mixing & Couplets

“Ma ma magic / No no logic”

Rhythmic pairing of catchy English and Tamil phrases to suit modern pop dance styling ('Magic' paired rhyming with 'Logic').

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Trivia

Though the song context lists unknown credits, this track was actually composed by A. R. Rahman and sung by Hariharan and Sujatha Radhakrishnan for the 1996 dance-romance film Love Birds starring Prabhu Deva.

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