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Lyrics & meaning

So Baby

From Doctor · 2020

Lyricist
Siva Karthikeyan
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Ananthakrrishnan
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Details
Doctor2020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aval mugam paarthuLooking at her face
Naan indru thadumaarinenI stumbled today
Nizhal thoda verthuSweating as her shadow touched me
Uyir konda silai aagurenI become a statue brought to life
Male
Oh aval mugam paarthuOh, looking at her face
Naan indru thadumaarinenoDid I stumble today?
Nizhal thoda verthuSweating as her shadow touched me
Uyir konda silai aagurenoDid I become a statue brought to life?
Male
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
Male
Don’t you dare break my heartDon't you dare break my heart
Break my heart break my heartBreak my heart break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Male
Idhuvarai paartha pennilAmong all the women I have seen so far
Unai pola enai yaarumaeNo one like you has ever...
Azhagaalae kondru thindruKilled and devoured me with beauty
Uyir meettu thara villaiyaeAnd then revived my life back
Oh idhuvarai paartha pennilOh, among all the women I have seen so far
Unai pola enai yaarumaeNo one like you has ever...
Azhagaalae kondru thindruKilled and devoured me with beauty
Uyir meettu thara villaiyaeAnd then revived my life back
Male
Unnoda nadakkindraWalking alongside you
Siru dhooramFor a short distance
Kidaikkindra sila neramThe few moments that I get
En vaazhvin varamaagavaeHave become the blessing of my life
Iravellam unai thedi alaigindrenAll night long I wander searching for you
Kidaithum naan tholaigindrenEven after finding you, I lose myself
Puyal kaatril vilakkaagavaeLike a lamp burning in a stormy wind
Male
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
Male
Don’t you dare break my heartDon't you dare break my heart
Break my heart break my heartBreak my heart break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Male
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
Male :Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa gaMale: Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa ga (solfa notes)
Male
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
Male :Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa gaMale: Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa ga (solfa notes)
Male
Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa gaSa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa ga (solfa notes)
Male :Don’t you dare break my heartMale: Don't you dare break my heart
Break my heart break my heartBreak my heart break my heart
Male
Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa gaSa ri ma pa ni pa ma pa ga (solfa notes)
Male :So baby don’t youMale: So baby don't you
Break break my break break my heartBreak break my break break my heart
So baby don’t youSo baby don't you
Male
Sari ma pa ni pa ma ga…ni pa ma gaSa ri ma pa ni pa ma ga... ni pa ma ga (solfa notes)
Sari ma pa ni pa ma ga…ni pa ma gaSa ri ma pa ni pa ma ga... ni pa ma ga (solfa notes)
Sari ma pa ni pa ma ga…ni pa ma ga..ni pa ma gaSa ri ma pa ni pa ma ga... ni pa ma ga.. ni pa ma ga (solfa notes)
Sari ma pa ni pa ma ga…Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma ga... (solfa notes)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the movie Doctor, popularly known as 'So Baby', captures the feelings of a young man smitten by love. He describes how merely looking at the woman causes him to stumble and lose his composure, feeling as if a stone statue has come to life simply by the touch of her shadow. He expresses that no woman in his past has ever captivated him so intensely—symbolically killing him with her beauty and reviving him back to life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

Azhagaalae kondru thindru / Uyir meettu thara villaiyae

The lyrics 'Azhagaalae kondru thindru, Uyir meettu thara villaiyae' use contrasting concepts of destroying someone with beauty and bringing them back to life.

Simile / Metaphor

Puyal kaatril vilakkaagavae

The speaker compares his state of being overwhelmed and lost in love to a fragile lamp trying to stay lit amidst a stormy wind ('Puyal kaatril vilakkaagavae').

Metaphor

Uyir konda silai aaguren

The line 'Uyir konda silai aaguren' compares the feeling of being stunned into stillness yet filled with vibrant emotion to a living statue.

Repetition / Epizeuxis

Break break my break break my heart

The constant repetition of 'Break break my break break my heart' reinforces the central fear and plea of the protagonist not to be heartbroken.

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Trivia

Written by actor-lyricist Sivakarthikeyan and composed by Anirudh Ravichander, 'So Baby' uniquely blends classical Carnatic swaras (Sa ri ma pa ni pa ma ga) with a modern western acoustic pop rhythm. The song features vocals by Anirudh and classical vocalist Ananthakrrishnan.

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