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Lyrics & meaning

Kooduvittu koodu

From Bogan · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Arvind Swamy, Jyothi Nooran
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Bogan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadhal enbadhu
Nerach selavu
Kaamam ondrae
Unmai thuravu
Nesam paasam
Poli uravu
Ellaam kadandhu
Mannil ulavu
Yaarudan
Kazhinthadhu iravu
Ena gnyabagam
kolbavan moodan
Aniyum naatram
Kondae
Avalin peyrai
Solbavan bogan
B O G A N
Say boga boga
BOGAN
Koodu vittu
Koodu paanjaan
Meni vittu
Meni meinjaan
Pinnae bogan
Endhan nenjam melae saanjan
Pachchai thiratchai
Thooral melae
Itchai moottum
Theeyo keezhae
Enai nattu nadu
Maiyathilae serthaan
Motha boomiyum
Mogathu jothi
Adhu bogan thindra
Meedhi
Nerinil boganai
Kaana
Andha kaamanum
Kolvaan beedhi
Vinnil mannil
Engengum bogan villaa
Bogan villaa…
{B O G A N
Say boga boga
BOGAN} (3)
Kaamam loaded gun
Naan mutham thuppum dragon
Listen up
Anbum arivum
Panbum kazhudhaiyum
Udhavikendrum
Nirkkaadhu
Kaadhal illaa
Oorukullae
Thalaivali maathirai
Virkaadhu
Vaangum porulin
Vilai pattai
Thiruppi paarpavan
Moodan
Kannil kaanum
Porul ellaam
Thanadhae enbaan
Bogan
Thani oruvankullae ullae
Oru prabanjamae
Marainjirukkumaa
Ivan manaveli
Ragasiyam
Athai naasa pesaadha
Grahangalai
Kai pandhaada
Virumbiduvaanae
Karunguli kullae
Sendru
Thirumbiduvaanae
Pudhu pudhu pudhayalai
Thirandhiduvaanae
Muzhuvadhum rusithadhum
Parandhiduvaanae
Vinnil mannil
Engengum
Bogan villaa
{B O G A N
Say boga boga
BOGAN} (3)
Kaamam loaded gun
Naan mutham thuppum dragon
Hit me
Koodu vittu
Koodu paanjaan
Meni vittu
Meni meinjaan
Pinnae bogan
Endhan nenjam melae saanjan
Yeah…
Pachchai thiratchai
Thooral melae
Itchai moottum
Theeyo keezhae
Enai nattu nadu
Maiyathilae serthaan
Oh lovely…
Motha boomiyum
Mogathu jothi
Adhu bogan thindra
Meedhi
Nerinil boganai
Kaana
Andha kaamanum
Kolvaan beedhi
Vinnil mannil
Engengum bogan villaa
Bogan villaa…
Say it again
{B O G A N
Say boga boga
BOGAN} (3)
Kaamam loaded gun
Naan mutham thuppum dragon
Vazha pirandhavan
Bogan
Ellam aala pirandhavan
Bogan
Love is
a waste of time.
Lust alone is
true detachment.
Affection and fondness
are fake bonds.
Go beyond everything
and roam the earth.
With whom
the night was spent—
the one who remembers that
is a fool.
Just by the fragrance
she wears,
the one who names her
is Bogan.
B-O-G-A-N
Say Boga Boga
Bogan!
Jumping from body
to body,
roaming from form
to form,
then Bogan
leaned against my chest.
A drizzle of green
grapes from above,
a fire kindling desire
from below,
and right in the dead
center, he placed me.
The entire earth
is a flame of desire,
and it's just what Bogan left
after eating his fill!
Seeing Bogan
face-to-face,
even Kamadeva (the god of love)
would tremble in fear.
In the skies, on the earth,
everywhere is Bogan's villa!
Bogan's villa...
{B-O-G-A-N
Say Boga Boga
Bogan} (3)
Lust is a loaded gun,
I am a dragon spitting kisses!
Listen up!
Love and wisdom,
virtue and nonsense—
to ever help anyone,
they never stand by.
In a town
without love,
a headache pill
will never sell!
For the item he buys,
the price tag
the one who flips and checks
is a fool!
Whatever his eyes
see,
he claims as his own—
that is Bogan!
Inside one single man,
can an entire universe
stay hidden?
The expanse of his mind
is a secret
NASA doesn't speak of!
With the planets,
to play like a ball
he loves so much!
Into a black hole
he dives
and comes right back!
Brand new treasures
he unlocks,
and once he tastes them fully,
he flies away!
In the skies, on the earth,
everywhere,
Bogan's villa!
{B-O-G-A-N
Say Boga Boga
Bogan} (3)
Lust is a loaded gun,
I am a dragon spitting kisses!
Hit me!
Jumping from body
to body,
roaming from form
to form,
then Bogan
leaned against my chest.
Yeah...
A drizzle of green
grapes from above,
a fire kindling desire
from below,
and right in the dead
center, he placed me.
Oh lovely...
The entire earth
is a flame of desire,
and it's just what Bogan left
after eating his fill!
Seeing Bogan
face-to-face,
even Kamadeva (the god of love)
would tremble in fear.
In the skies, on the earth,
everywhere is Bogan's villa!
Bogan's villa...
Say it again!
{B-O-G-A-N
Say Boga Boga
Bogan} (3)
Lust is a loaded gun,
I am a dragon spitting kisses!
Born to live life,
Bogan!
Born to rule everything,
Bogan!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The title track 'Bogan' serves as a character study of a hedonistic, unstoppable antagonist who lives purely for pleasure, indulgence, and power without any moral constraints. The lyrics portray love and conventional morality as useless foolishness while exalting raw desire, astral projection (soul swapping / 'koodu vittu koodu paanjaan'), and absolute domination over material wealth and human bodies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Koodu vittu / Meni vittu

Matching second consonant sounds in consecutive lines like 'Kaadhal' / 'Nerach' or 'Koodu' / 'Meni'.

Metaphor

Kaamam loaded gun

Comparing lust to a loaded firearm ready to fire ('Kaamam loaded gun').

Hyperbole

Andha kaamanum kolvaan beedhi

Exaggerating the protagonist's cosmic ego, claiming even the god of love (Kamadeva) fears him and that he plays with planets like balls.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman with lyrics by Madhan Karky, the song captures the essence of Arvind Swami's character in the supernatural thriller 'Bogan'. The phrase 'Koodu vittu koodu paanjaan' directly references 'Parakaya Pravesham', the ancient occult power of soul-transmigration central to the movie's plot.

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