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Mamu Mamu

From Charlie Chaplin 2 · 2018

Lyricist
Kadhal Mathi
Singer
Amrish
Music director
Amrish
Movie name
Charlie Chaplin 2
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
2 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Thirupathi malai mela
Ivan mottaiya theduraanda
Pazhani malai mela
Ivan pattaiya theduraanda…aa…
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Hey pulivaalil
Fevicol ottiputtaan
Ivan eli porikulla thalaiya
Vittu maattikittaan
Summa kadanthu
Sangu eduthu oothiputtaan
Sontha selavula
Sooniyam thaan vechikittaan
Idiyaapa sikkalula sikkikittaanda
Ivan ezharaikku sms anuppiputtaanda
Kaiya katti kadalukulla kuthichiputtaanda
Rendu kanna katti nadu road-tula
Nadanthuputtaanda
Hey natpula thaan
Adicha mabbula thaan
Senja tappula thaan
Sikkikittan mappilai mappilai
Hey natpula thaan
Adicha mabbula thaan
Senja tappula thaan
Sikkikittan mappilai mappilai
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Thirupathi malai mela
Ivan mottaiya theduraanda
Pazhani malai mela
Ivan pattaiya theduraanda…aa…
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Maamu maamu maamu maamu
Ivan maattikittaan maamu maamu
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
On top of Tirupati hill,
he is searching for a shaved head, man!
On top of Palani hill,
he is searching for holy ash marks, man... ah...
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
Hey, onto a tiger's tail,
he went and stuck superglue!
Sticking his head inside a rat trap,
he got himself trapped!
A conch that was lying quietly,
he picked up and blew on it!
At his own expense,
he brought ruin upon himself!
He got tangled in a noodle-like knot, man!
He sent a text invite to bad luck, man!
Tying his hands, he jumped into the ocean, man!
Blindfolding both his eyes, in the middle of the road,
he went walking, man!
Hey, all for friendship,
in a drunken stupor,
through the blunder he made,
the bridegroom got trapped, trapped!
Hey, all for friendship,
in a drunken stupor,
through the blunder he made,
the bridegroom got trapped, trapped!
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
On top of Tirupati hill,
he is searching for a shaved head, man!
On top of Palani hill,
he is searching for holy ash marks, man... ah...
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
Buddy, buddy, buddy, buddy
He got trapped, buddy, buddy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This humorous song from Charlie Chaplin 2 depicts the main character getting hopelessly entangled in a web of self-created trouble. The lyrics use comedic hyperboles and popular Tamil colloquialisms to express how a drunken blunder made in the spirit of friendship has thrown the protagonist's life into complete chaos. The overall tone is playful and lighthearted, mocking his foolish predicament.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Hey natpula thaan / Adicha mabbula thaan / Senja tappula thaan

The consecutive lines use identical end-rhymes ('natpula thaan', 'mabbula thaan', 'tappula thaan') to create a catchy, rhythmic momentum.

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Hey pulivaalil Fevicol ottiputtaan / Ivan eli porikulla thalaiya vittu maattikittaan

Exaggerated visual imagery such as gluing Fevicol on a tiger's tail or sticking one's head in a mousetrap is used to metaphorically describe taking foolish risks.

Idiomatic Expressions

Idiyaapa sikkalula sikkikittaanda

The phrase 'Idiyaapa sikkal' compares a complex, entangled problem to the interwoven strands of string-hopper (idiyappam).

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Trivia

'Charlie Chaplin 2' (2019) is a comedy-drama starring Prabhu Deva, Nikki Galrani, and Adah Sharma, with music composed by Amresh Ganesh. The song revolves around a central plot point where the hero accidentally sends a disastrous SMS while drunk.

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