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Lyrics & meaning

Tik Tok

From Taana · 2019

Lyricist
Ku. Karthik
Singers
Yogi, Roshini
Music director
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Details
Taana2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Tik tok…Tik tok…
Male :Ping pong…Male: Ping pong…
Female :Tik tok…Female: Tik tok…
Male :Yeh ping pong…Male: Yeah ping pong…
Female
Tik tok chellakuttyTik Tok darling baby,
En talking tommu kuttyMy little Talking Tom kitten,
Snap chat thalli vachiPut Snapchat aside,
Konjam voice chat pannu machiAnd do a little voice chat with me, friend!
Male
Ping pong thatti thattiBouncing back and forth like ping pong,
Ennai bounce ball pannu kuttyTurn me into a bouncing ball, darling!
Fruit bomb poduriyaeYou are dropping a fruit bomb on me,
Ennai app lock panni vachuBy keeping me app-locked!
Female
Hittu songu naan thaanI am the hit song,
En musically neethaanAnd you are my Musical.ly app!
Enna konjam konchi sethukuriyaaWill you pamper and embrace me a little?
Male
China made voice-uA China-made voice,
Naan pesunatha maasuIf I speak, it is stylish,
Nee signu language kaththuthariyaa…hoiWill you teach me sign language? Hoi!
Female
Tik tok chellakutty…Tik Tok darling baby…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…
Male
Yeh talking tommu kutty…Yeah, Talking Tom darling baby…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…
Female
Naan beauty plus beautyI am BeautyPlus beauty,
Enna etti pogaadhaDon't step away from me!
Naan candy cam-u cutieI am a CandyCam cutie,
Enna thalli pogaadhaDon't push away from me!
Female
Tik tok chellakutty…Tik Tok darling baby…
Male
Yeh angry bird-ah vanthuComing like an Angry Bird,
Enna mutti thallaadhaDon't bump into me and push me away!
Andha PUBG kannaal ennaWith those PUBG eyes,
Nee suttu thallaadhaDon't shoot me down!
Male
Yeh talking tommu kutty…Yeah, Talking Tom darling baby…
Female
Naan whatsapp-laOn WhatsApp,
Status vachenI posted a status,
Neeyum paakkalaBut you didn't even check it!
Facebook-il request vittenI sent a request on Facebook,
Ennai yen sekkalaWhy didn't you add me?
Male
First love-u virus vandhuA first love virus has entered,
Hacking pannudhuAnd it is hacking me!
Unnai paathu pesa vandhaWhen I come to talk to you in person,
Voice-um pinnudhuMy voice gets choked up!
Female
Share it pannaamaWithout sharing via ShareIt,
Feelings poottadhaDon't lock up your feelings!
Manasa nee open pannaIf you open up your heart,
Trash-um clean-ah pogumaeAll the trash will be cleaned out!
Male
First-u like-ah thaanBy dropping the first like,
Pottu enna thaanBy liking my posts,
Heart-ah open panniOpening up your heart,
Pesa vachaayaeYou made me talk!
Female
Nee instagram-ilOn Instagram,
Trend-u pieceYou are a trending piece!
Twitter-la toppu news-uOn Twitter, you are top news!
Female
Tik tok chellakutty…Tik Tok darling baby…
Male
Ada silent mode-uOh, silent mode
Romba best-uIs the very best!
Kitta vandhaaWhen coming closer,
Female :Ellaam twist-uFemale: Everything is a twist!
Male
Ping pong…Ping pong…
Hey hey…Hey hey…
Ping pong…Ping pong…
Male
Haaa ping pong…Haaa ping pong…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…
Chorus
Heyy heyy….Heyy heyy…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Tik Tok Chellakutty' from the film Taana (2019) is a upbeat, youth-centric romantic song packed with modern technology and social media terminology. The lyrics cleverly employ metaphors revolving around popular mobile apps and games—such as TikTok, Snapchat, PUBG, WhatsApp, Facebook, BeautyPlus, and Instagram—to illustrate digital-era courtship, flirtation, and teenage romance. The track captures two lovers exchanging playful banter where love is framed as a computer virus that hacks the mind, feelings are locked like smartphone apps, and physical attraction is compared to viral trends. It offers a lighthearted reflection of youth culture during late 2010s digital trend peaks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor

First-u love-u virus vandhu / Hacking pannudhu

The song continuously uses smartphones, apps, games (PUBG, Angry Birds), and viral media as direct metaphors for romantic feelings and interpersonal dynamics.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming / Couplet Rhyme)

Tik tok chellakutty / En talking tommu kutty

Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where second letters or sounds match across consecutive lines.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Snap chat thalli vachi / Konjam voice chat pannu machi

Matching end sounds across lines like 'vachi' and 'machi'.

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Trivia

The lyricist Ku. Karthik deliberately filled the track with tech buzzwords, mobile apps (TikTok, Musical.ly, CandyCam, BeautyPlus), and popular video games (PUBG, Angry Birds) that dominated Indian smartphone culture around 2018–2019.

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