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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Rum Bum Bum

From Coffee With Kadhal · 2022

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Coffee With Kadhal2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Ah rum bum bum aarambamAh rum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Male
Ezhu ettu naatkal aachu kannaeSeven or eight days have passed, my darling
Un meedhu yekkam konduLonging for you
Thoonga villai kannaeI haven't slept, my darling
Ezhu ettu naatkal aachu kannaeSeven or eight days have passed, my darling
Un meedhu yekkam konduLonging for you
Thoonga villai kannaeI haven't slept, my darling
Raagu kaalam odi pochuInauspicious time has fled away
Raja yogam koodi pochuA lucky time has now aligned
Male
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbam…Bum bum bum, great bliss...
Male
Neram vandhachu naanumThe right time has arrived, and I
Nattachu kaadhal kodiHave hoisted the flag of love
Soodum undachu moodum undaachuHeat is created, a mood is created
Kaiya pidiHold my hand
Female
One o’clock two o’clockOne o'clock, two o'clock
kan muzhichu pinnadiStaying awake behind
Three o’clock four o’clock kai pidichuThree o'clock, four o'clock, holding hands
Male :Five o’clock six o’clockMale: Five o'clock, six o'clock
Rock irukku ammadiThere is rock, Oh girl
Seven o’clock eight o’clock kick irukkuSeven o'clock, eight o'clock, there is a kick
Female
Velai thorum leelaiPlayfulness at every hour
Veru enna velaiWhat other work is there?
Male :Pallikooda paadam enna solla vendumMale: Why teach school lessons here?
Female
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Male :Yeah…Male: Yeah...
Female :Rum bum bum aarambamFemale: Rum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Female
Thaalam thattamal melam ennagum Vittu koduWithout tapping the rhythm, what is the drum worth? Give in
Bhaavam kedamal pattukku undaanaWithout losing expression, for the song
Mettu kodu…Give a tune...
Male
One o’clock two o’clockOne o'clock, two o'clock
Kan muzhichu pinnadiStaying awake behind
Three o’clock four o’clock kai pidichuThree o'clock, four o'clock, holding hands
Female :Five o’clock six o’clockFemale: Five o'clock, six o'clock
Rock irukku ammadiThere is rock, Oh girl
Seven o’clock eight o’clock kick irukkuSeven o'clock, eight o'clock, there is a kick
Male
Sakka podu podu pakka melam thoduHit it big, touch the matching drum
Female :Thotta pinbu unnai ingu vittatharuFemale: Having touched you, who leaves you behind here?
Male
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Female :Rum bum bum aarambamFemale: Rum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Male
Ezhu ettu naatkal aachu kannaeSeven or eight days have passed, my darling
Un meedhu yekkam konduLonging for you
Thoonga villai kannaeI haven't slept, my darling
Female :Raagu kaalam odi pochuFemale: Inauspicious time has fled away
Raja yogam koodi pochuA lucky time has now aligned
Male
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Female :Rum bum bum aarambamFemale: Rum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Male
Yeah yeahYeah yeah
Rum bum bum aarambamRum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss
Female :Rum bum bum aarambamFemale: Rum bum bum, the beginning
Bum bum bum per inbamBum bum bum, great bliss

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and energetic duet expresses the joy, excitement, and restless longing of two lovers coming together. The lovers count down the hours and days spent longing for each other, celebrating the arrival of auspicious times where they can finally express their passion without restraint.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia

Rum bum bum aarambam

Use of rhythmic phonetic sounds like 'Rum bum bum' to simulate drum beats and musical rhythm.

Iyaibu (Rhyming)

Bum bum bum per inbam

End rhymes such as 'aarambam' matching with 'per inbam', creating a catchiness throughout the chorus.

Metaphor

Nattachu kaadhal kodi

'Nattachu kaadhal kodi' (hoisted the flag of love) metaphorically symbolizes proclaiming love officially.

Antithesis / Contrast

Raagu kaalam odi pochu / Raja yogam koodi pochu

Contrasting 'Raagu kaalam' (inauspicious time) with 'Raja yogam' (supremely auspicious time) to emphasize a shift in fortune.

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Trivia

'Rum Bum Bum' originally featured in the legendary 1990 Kamal Haasan film 'Michael Madana Kama Rajan', composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, sung by SPB and KS Chithra. For the 2022 film 'Coffee With Kadhal', composer Yuvan Shankar Raja remixed and updated his father Ilaiyaraaja's timeless hit.

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