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Lyrics & meaning

Adikkira Kai Anaikkuma

From Natpukkaga · 1998

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singer
Harini
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Natpukkaga
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
1 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Anaikkaamalae nenjam valikkiradhae
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Unai paarkka paarkkavae
En jeevan verkkudhae
Un veera azhagilae
Oru vetkai pirakkudhae
Seeri paayum vegam un dhegam
En thaabam
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Anaikkaamalae nenjam valikkiradhae
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa..maa…
……………………………….
Pogaadhae pogaadhae
Thaabam veenaachae
Kannangal venneer aayaachae
Chorus :Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Enmaeni enmaeni
Vervai sottaadhoo
Anbodu unnai thittaatho
Chorus :Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Paar endhan kannai
Un paruva pazhathinilae
Por seiya vandhen
Oru puratchi pennivalae
Neeyum naanum serum inneram
Idhazh eeram
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Anaikkaamalae nenjam valikkiradhae
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa..maa…maa..maa..
………………………….
Poongaatrae poongaatrae
Ennai kollaadhae
En nenjai melum killaadhae
Chorus :Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Thaangaadhae thaangaadhae
Penmai thaangaadhae
Thazhuvaamal uyirai vaangaadhae
Chorus :Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Naan vanga thoni
Idhil neeyae en payani
Vaa ennai gavani
Ival madimel nee bavani
Tholum tholum koodu
Ennodu kalandhaadu
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Anaikkaamalae nenjam valikkiradhae
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa..
Unai paarkka paarkkavae
En jeevan verkkudhae
Un veera azhagilae
Oru vetkai pirakkudhae
Seeri paayum vegam un dhegam
En thaabam
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa
Hey anaikkaamalae nenjam valikkiradhae
Adikkira kai anaikkumaa..maa…
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Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
My heart aches without an embrace
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
Just looking at you continuously
My soul breaks into a sweat
In your heroic beauty
A deep yearning desire is born
Your body moves with a surging speed
My ardent desire
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
My heart aches without an embrace
Will the hand that strikes embrace me... ah...
.............................
Do not go, do not go
My longing has gone in vain
My cheeks have turned into warm tears
Chorus: Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
My body, my body
Won't it drip with sweat?
Won't it scold you with love?
Chorus: Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
Look into my eyes
In your ripe youthful fruit
I came to wage war
She is a revolutionary woman
This moment when you and I come together
The wetness of lips
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
My heart aches without an embrace
Will the hand that strikes embrace me... ah... ah... ah...
.......................
Oh gentle breeze, oh gentle breeze
Do not kill me
Do not torment my heart any further
Chorus: Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
It cannot bear it, it cannot bear it
Womanhood cannot bear it
Do not take my life away without holding me
Chorus: Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
I am a trading vessel
You alone are my traveler aboard it
Come, take care of me
Process grandly upon her lap
Let shoulder join with shoulder
Mingle and dance with me
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
My heart aches without an embrace
Will the hand that strikes embrace me..
Just looking at you continuously
My soul breaks into a sweat
In your heroic beauty
A deep yearning desire is born
Your body moves with a surging speed
My ardent desire
Will the hand that strikes embrace me?
Hey, my heart aches without an embrace
Will the hand that strikes embrace me... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses a woman's deep sensual desire, affection, and emotional vulnerability toward her loved one. Grounded in a popular Tamil proverb that the hand which disciplines is also the hand that comforts, the lyrics highlight the dual nature of intense passion—combining pain, playful conflict, and unconditional love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Proverbial Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

Adikkira kai anaikkumaa

Refers to the traditional Tamil saying 'Adikkira kai dhaan anaikkum' (The hand that hits is the hand that hugs), symbolizing deep intimacy and authority in love.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Naan vanga thoni / Idhil neeyae en payani

Compares the woman to a sailing boat and the lover to a traveler embarking on a voyage.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Pogaadhae pogaadhae / Poongaatrae poongaatrae

Repetition of words for emotional emphasis and musical cadence.

Rhyme (Etukai)

Naan vanga thoni / Idhil neeyae en payani / Vaa ennai gavani

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines (Thoni, Payani, Gavani, Bavani).

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Trivia

Natpukkaga (1998) was a major blockbuster directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Sarathkumar and Simran. The soundtrack was composed by Deva, and the lyrics for this track were penned by Kalidasan.

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