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Lyrics & meaning

Dippu Dippu

From Baba · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
Baba2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Time it is
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Nalla sethi solla porenI am going to tell good news
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Nalla sethi solla porenI am going to tell good news
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Male
Vaazhkai oruLife is a
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Male :Moondru maniMale: Three-hour
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Duration indeed
Male
Moondru mani neram polaJust like a three-hour show
Moondrae moondru paruvam thaanThere are only three stages in life
Kuzhanthai paruvam ondruChildhood stage is one
Ilamai paruvam renduYouth stage is two
Mudhumai paruvam moondru manithaaOld age stage is three, O human!
Male
Moochu theernthu povatharkulBefore your breath comes to an end
Moondru ulagam vellavaShall we conquer the three worlds?
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Nalla sethi solla porenI am going to tell good news
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Male
Vaazhkai oruLife is a
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Male :Moondru maniMale: Three-hour
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Duration indeed
Male
Moondru mani neram polaJust like a three-hour show
Chorus :Moondrae moondru paruvam thaanChorus: There are only three stages in life
Male
Kuzhanthai paruvam ondruChildhood stage is one
Ilamai paruvam renduYouth stage is two
Mudhumai paruvam moondru manithaaOld age stage is three, O human!
Chorus
Hoi..hoi..hoi..hoi..Hoi..hoi..hoi..hoi..
Male
Kuzhanthai kuzhanthai manasuChildhood, childhood mind
Adhu kadavul vaazhum manasuThat is the mind where God resides
Vatta nilaavai viratti pidithuChasing the round moon and catching it
Volleyball aadum vayasuIt is the age to play volleyball with it
Male
Valimai valarka udalai valarkaTo build strength, to grow the body
Uravai valarkka ezhunthu vaaTo build relationships, rise up and come!
Annai thanthai madhithuRespecting mother and father
Pozhuthu pokkai kuraithuReducing pastimes and distractions
Puththiyellam valarthuDeveloping all intellect
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu dippu ok…Dippu dippu ok…
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Time it is
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus
Haahaa..hoohoooHaahaa..hoohooo
Haahaa..hoohoooHaahaa..hoohooo
Haahaa..hoohoooHaahaa..hoohooo
Haahaa..hoohoooHaahaa..hoohooo
Bale bale bale bale…Bale bale bale bale…
Male
Ilamai ilamai vayasuYouth, youth age
Athu rekkai mulaikum vayasu…oohThat is the age wings sprout… ooh
Thoonukellam selai kattiDrapes a saree on pillars
Thottu paarkum manasuIt is a mind that wants to touch and see
Male
Selai unnai thedi varumaWill love come searching for you?
Velai thedi virainthu pooHurry and go search for work!
Thedi sellum kaadhalLove that goes searching
Kaadhal illai nanbaaIs not true love, my friend
Male
Unmai kaadhal sollavaShall I tell you what true love is?
Nalla kaadhal enbathennaWhat is good love?
Thedi vandha kaadhalaeLove that comes searching for you!
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Nalla sethi solla porenI am going to tell good news
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
Mudhumai mudhumai vayasuOld age, old age
Adhu muzhusaai vaazhntha vayasuThat is the age lived fully
Nanbar pagaivar yaar vandhaalumWhether friends or enemies come
Anbaai paarkum manasuIt is the mind that views everyone with love
Male
Kudumba baaramFamily burdens
Kadanthu kadanthuCrossing over them step by step
Aasai thuranthu vaazhgavaeLet us live relinquishing desires!
Mounamaaga irundhuRemaining silent
Nyanamellam valarthuNurturing wisdom within
Vandha velai mudithuCompleting the task we came for
Male
Indru vandha thalaimuraikuWishing the generation born today
Vaazhthu solli vaazhgavaeBlessing them, let us live!
Male
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Nalla sethi solla porenI am going to tell good news
Dippu gummaraeDippu gummarae
Male
Vaazhkai oruLife is a
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Male :Moondru maniMale: Three-hour
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Duration indeed
Male
Moondru mani neram polaJust like a three-hour show
Chorus :Moondrae moondru paruvam thaanChorus: There are only three stages in life
Male
Kuzhanthai paruvam ondruChildhood stage is one
Ilamai paruvam renduYouth stage is two
Mudhumai paruvam moondruOld age stage is three
Dippu dippu dippu dippuDippu dippu dippu dippu
Dippu dippu ok…Dippu dippu ok…
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Neram thaanChorus: Time it is
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male :Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..Male: Buuurrrruaaaahhhh..
Male
BaabaBaba
Chorus :Cinema cinemaChorus: Cinema, cinema
Chorus :Hoi hoi hoi hoiChorus: Hoi hoi hoi hoi
Male
BaabaBaba

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Dippu Dippu' from the movie Baba compares human life to a three-hour cinema movie, categorizing life into three key stages: childhood, youth, and old age. The lyrics present moral and philosophical advice wrapped in an energetic, folk-pop rhythm. In childhood, the song emphasizes innocence, health, respecting parents, and cultivating intellect. In youth, it advises young adults to focus on productivity and hard work rather than chasing superficial love, stating that genuine love will come naturally. Finally, in old age, it encourages relinquishing attachments, spreading love to all, acquiring spiritual wisdom, and passing on blessings to future generations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Vaazhkai oru Cinema cinema

Life is explicitly compared to a three-hour cinema movie ('Vaazhkai oru cinema, moondru mani neram pola').

Hyperbole

Vatta nilaavai viratti pidithu Volleyball aadum vayasu

Exaggeration describing a child's imagination and innocent playfulness as catching the moon to play volleyball.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Valimai valarka udalai valarka Uravai valarkka ezhunthu vaa

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds in consecutive words ('Valimai', 'Udalai', 'Uravai').

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kuzhanthai paruvam ondru / Ilamai paruvam rendu

Matching second letters in adjacent lines ('Kuzhanthai', 'Ilamai', 'Mudhumai').

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Trivia

Though listed as unknown in the prompt, 'Dippu Dippu' was composed by A.R. Rahman and sung by Shankar Mahadevan with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song served as a high-energy introductory and motivational track for Rajinikanth's character Baba, blending spiritual themes with mass entertainer tropes.

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