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Lyrics & meaning

Gokka Makka

From Titanic · 2018

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
STR, Pragathi Guruprasad
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Titanic
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
10 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Unna katti vechu
Kadhalippen kadathi
Unna katti vechu
Kadhalippen kadathi
Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Kannaala kannaala
Yemmaam periya kannaala
Konnalae konnalae
Enna enna konnalae
Kannaala kannaala
Yemmaam periya kannaala
Konnalae konnalae
Enna enna konnalae
Aei siraanikka
Silaanikka silppi
Aei siraanikka silaanikka silppi
Un rendu kannaal
Edukkuriyae selfie
Un rendu kannaal
Edukkuriyae selfie selfie
Siraanikka silaanikka silppi
Andha poo indha poo
Kaatturiyae bandha poo
Kiththappo chiththappo
Senju vecha mathappo
Andha poo indha poo
Kaatturiyae bandha poo
Kiththappo chiththappo
Senju vecha mathappo
Kannaala nee
Aei kannaala nee
Aei kannaala nee
Kannaala nee looku vitta
Gaali aavenaa
Un pinnaala naan suththi vandha
Jolly aavenaa
Unnala thaan buththi kettu
Kedi aavena
Thannalathaan thappu thappa
Maari povena
Naan aaya kada pola
Nee forum maal-la pola
Namma rendu perum serntha
Oru rangoli pola
Naan unna konjum vela
Ada maarudhu en moola
Vaa solludi en aatha
Oru kalyaana naala
Annatha annatha
Sikkavutta singatha
Yennatha yennatha
Solluradhu yennatha
Annatha annatha
Sikkavutta singatha
Yennatha yennatha
Solluradhu yennatha
Hey hey hey hey hey
Male :Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Chorus :Hey hey hey hey hey
Male :Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
Unnai katti vechu
Kadhalippen kadathi
Unnai katti vechu
Kadhalippen kadathi
Aei gokka makkaa
Akkaa maga oruthi
………………………
Aei ammaadi naan
Unna paththi paadakoodatha
Un munnadi naan
Thaalam thatti aadakodatha
Kannadiya kadhalathaan
Kaattakoodatha
Thalladuren thedivandhu
Thaangakoodatha
Naan kaara vada pola
Nee keera vada pola
Semma aattam onnum poda
Nee yeruda mela
Oru senju vecha cake-ah
Naan nikkurenae shokka
Kitta odi vandha walk-ah
Naan poguren naekka
Gummaango gummaango
Nenjukulla gummaango
Onnaango rendaango
Umma norru thandhaango
Gummaango gummaango
Nenjukulla gummaango
Onnaango rendaango
Umma norru thandhaango
Yammaa yammaa
Ennodaiya maamaa
Aei yammaa yammaa
Naan thaan unnoda maamaa
Vaa appo ippo yeppavumae naama
Naan odi varen
Thedhi sollu aama
Aama…
Yammaa yammaa
Unnadaiya maamaa
Egurudhu egurudhu
Yekku thappa egurudhu
Odharudhu odharudhu
Ullukulla odharudhu
Egurudhu egurudhu
Yekku thappa egurudhu
Male :Odharudhu odharudhu
Ullukulla odharudhu
Odharudhu odharudhu
Odharudhu odharudhu
Odharudhu odharudhu odharudhu
Odharudhu odharudhu
Oooodharudhu…
Gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa
Aei gokka makkaa…aa….
Aei gokka makkaa…aa..
Kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
I'll tie you up
Kidnap you and love you
I'll tie you up
Kidnap you and love you
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
With her eyes, with her eyes
With those huge, wide eyes
She killed me, she killed me
She completely killed me
With her eyes, with her eyes
With those huge, wide eyes
She killed me, she killed me
She completely killed me
Hey playful beauty
Sweet little sculpted doll
Hey playful, sculpted little doll
With your two eyes
You're snapping a selfie
With your two eyes
You're snapping a selfie, selfie
Playful, sculpted little doll
That flower, this flower
Flaunting your style like a flower
Sparkling this way and that
Like a handmade firecracker sparkler
That flower, this flower
Flaunting your style like a flower
Sparkling this way and that
Like a handmade firecracker sparkler
With your eyes, you...
Hey, with your eyes, you...
Hey, with your eyes, you...
If you shoot a glance with your eyes
Won't I be knocked out?
If I keep roaming behind you
Won't I have a blast?
Losing my head over you
Won't I become a rogue?
Drifting into all the wrong ways
Won't I lose my way?
I'm like an old roadside tea stall
You're like a fancy shopping mall
If the two of us come together
We'll be colorful like a rangoli
When I cuddle and pamper you
Oh, my brain goes all crazy
Come on, tell me, my girl
A date for our wedding!
Oh brother, big brother
You've trapped this lion
What on earth, what on earth
What is there left to say?
Oh brother, big brother
You've trapped this lion
What on earth, what on earth
What is there left to say?
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
I'll tie you up
Kidnap you and love you
I'll tie you up
Kidnap you and love you
Hey kokka makka!
There's this cousin girl
...
Hey sweet girl, can't I
Sing a song about you?
Right in front of you, can't I
Tap to the beat and dance?
Can't this love of mine
Hold up a mirror to you?
I'm stumbling over to you
Won't you hold me up?
I'm like a spicy vada
You're like a spinach vada
To put on a fiery dance
Hop on right here, boy!
Like a freshly baked cake
I stand here looking so fine
As you come rushing close
I slip away so smoothly!
Kummango, kummango!
Joy is bouncing in my chest
One, two, and more
A hundred sweet kisses were given!
Kummango, kummango!
Joy is bouncing in my chest
One, two, and more
A hundred sweet kisses were given!
Oh my girl, oh my girl
My handsome sweetheart
Hey girl, oh girl
I am your sweetheart
Come, then, now, and forever, let's be together
I will come running
Just tell me the date, say yes!
Yes...
Oh girl, oh girl
I am your sweetheart
It's leaping, it's leaping
Leaping wildly out of control!
It's trembling, it's trembling
Shivering deep inside!
It's leaping, it's leaping
Leaping wildly out of control!
It's trembling, it's trembling
Shivering deep inside!
Trembling, trembling
Trembling, trembling
Trembling, trembling, trembling
Trembling, trembling
Trembllling...!
Kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka!
Hey kokka makka...
Hey kokka makka...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Gokka Makkaa' is a high-energy, playful Tamil folk-kuthu track celebrating youthful love, infatuation, and banter between lovers. The male protagonist sings exuberantly about his cousin, describing how her captivating eyes and charming presence have completely mesmerized him. Using colorful Chennai street slang (Madras Bashai) and comical urban comparisons, he playfully talks about wanting to kidnap her to express his love and fix a wedding date immediately.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Naan aaya kada pola / Nee forum maal-la pola

Compares the speaker to a humble roadside tea stall and his beloved to a grand high-end shopping mall to highlight their stark stylistic contrast.

Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Egurudhu egurudhu / Odharudhu odharudhu

The second consonant sound 'gu' and 'dha' create rhythm, alongside the matching suffix structures across consecutive lines.

Monai (First-letter alliteration)

Siraanikka silaanikka silppi

Repetition of the 'Si' initial sound across words in the line for tongue-twister poetic rhythm.

Hyperbole (Adukyani / Uruvagath Thanmai)

Konnalae konnalae / Enna enna konnalae

Exaggerates the impact of her gaze by stating that her eyes have literally 'killed' him.

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Trivia

'Gokka Makkaa' features vibrant lyrics written by Mohan Rajan for the Tamil movie 'Titanic' (2018). The track uses fast-paced 'kuthu' rhythms and heavy Madras Bashai colloquialisms to create a energetic dance number centered around dynamic local slang.

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