Ayyo Pathikichu
From Rhythm · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Udit Narayan, Vasundhara Das
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Rhythm2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aiyoo pathikichu pathikichu | Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire! |
| Pathikichu oh… oh… kannae | It caught fire, oh my dear! |
| Male :Aiyoo pathikichu pathikichu | Male: Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire! |
| Pathikichu oh. oh. pennae | It caught fire, oh girl! |
| Female :Nenjo sikkikichu sikkikichu | Female: My heart got entangled, got entangled! |
| Sikki kichu oh…oh… kannae | Got entangled, oh my dear! |
| Male | |
| Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol | Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn, |
| Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa… | Let us extinguish fire with fire, come... |
| Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol | Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn, |
| Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa… | Let us extinguish fire with fire, come... |
| Un kannodu vazhkindra | Residing within your eyes, |
| Kaadhal thee vazhga | Long live the fire of love! |
| Female | |
| Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol | Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn, |
| Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa.. | Let us extinguish fire with fire, come.. |
| Un kannodu vazhkindra | Residing within your eyes, |
| Kaadhal… thee vazhga | Long live the fire of love! |
| Male | |
| Aiyoo. pathikichu… | Oh dear... it caught fire... |
| Female | |
| Oooo..tadataaa….oo…… | Oooo..tadataaa….oo…… |
| Female | |
| Aanum… pennum sikki mukki kal | Man and woman are like flint stones; |
| Ondrodu ondru urasa | When rubbed against each other, |
| Pori varumae… vaa.. | Sparks will emerge... come.. |
| Vaa hahaha…… | Come, hahaha...... |
| Male | |
| Ainpori ellam thee porithan | All five senses are sparks of fire, |
| Aasaiyil eriyum sarithan | Burning in desire is indeed right. |
| Anaivatharkkul… vaa vaa… | Before it gets extinguished... come, come... |
| Vaaa vaa va va va va va | Come, come, va va va va va |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal neruppu ullavarai | As long as the fire of love exists, |
| Kaalam uraivathillai | Time does not freeze! |
| Kathiravanae vaa vaa | Oh Sun, come, come! |
| Kaadhallippom vaa vaa | Let us love, come, come! |
| Male | |
| Thee than mudhal vinyanam | Fire is the first science, |
| Kaadhal than mudhal meignyanam… | Love is the first spiritual knowledge... |
| Thee pathikichu …pathikichu …. | Fire caught fire... caught fire.... |
| Pathikichu ….pathikichu | Caught fire.... caught fire |
| Pathikichu …pathikichu | Caught fire... caught fire |
| Male | |
| Thee sudar eriya porul vendum | To burn a flame of fire, a material object is required; |
| Kaadhal erivadhu ethilae | In what does love burn? |
| Vidai sollava… vaa vaa | Shall I tell the answer? Come, come |
| Vaa vaa va va va va va | Come, come, va va va va va |
| Female | |
| Ovvoru uyiraiyum thiriyakki | Making every soul into a wick, |
| Kaadhal than sudar kolluthum | Love itself lights up the flame! |
| Oli viduvom vaa… ahaa.. | Let us spread light, come... aha.. |
| Vaa…ahaa..aahhh… | Come... aha.. aahhh... |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal neruuppai nee valarthu | Nurture the fire of love, |
| Kavalai kuppaigalai koluthu | Burn away the trash of worries! |
| Sudar valarppom vaa vaa | Let us grow the flame, come, come! |
| Sugam valarppom vaa vaa vaa… | Let us grow pleasure, come, come, come... |
| Female | |
| Theebam polae irundhaval naan | I was like a humble oil lamp, |
| Thee pandhamai ennai matrivittai | You transformed me into a blazing torch! |
| Pathikichu ….pathikichu | Caught fire.... caught fire |
| Pathikichu …pathikichu | Caught fire... caught fire |
| Aiyoo…aiyoo…aiyooo | Oh dear... oh dear... oh dear! |
அய்யோ பத்திகிச்சு
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு ஓஓ
கண்ணே
அய்யோ பத்திகிச்சு
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு ஓஓ
பெண்ணே
நெஞ்சோ சிக்கிகிச்சு
சிக்கிகிச்சு சிக்கிகிச்சு ஓஓ
கண்ணே
Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire!
It caught fire, oh my dear!
Male: Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire!
It caught fire, oh girl!
Female: My heart got entangled, got entangled!
Got entangled, oh my dear!
ஹே முள்ளை முள்ளால்
எடுப்பது போல் நெருப்பை
நெருப்பால் அணைப்போம் வா
ஹே முள்ளை முள்ளால் எடுப்பது
போல் நெருப்பை நெருப்பால்
அணைப்போம் வா உன் கண்ணோடு
வாழ்கின்ற காதல் தீ வாழ்க
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come...
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come...
Residing within your eyes,
Long live the fire of love!
ஹே முள்ளை முள்ளால்
எடுப்பது போல் நெருப்பை நெருப்பால்
அணைப்போம் வா உன் கண்ணோடு
வாழ்கின்ற காதல் தீ வாழ்க
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come..
Residing within your eyes,
Long live the fire of love!
அய்யோ பத்திகிச்சு
Oh dear... it caught fire...
ஓ டடடா ஓஓ
Oooo..tadataaa….oo……
ஆணும் பெண்ணும்
சிக்கிமுக்கிக் கல் ஒன்றோடு
ஒன்று உரசப் பொறி வருமே
வா வா ஹா ஹா ஹா
Man and woman are like flint stones;
When rubbed against each other,
Sparks will emerge... come..
Come, hahaha......
ஐம்பொறியெல்லாம்
தீப்பொறிதான் ஆசையில்
எரியும் சரிதான்
அணைவதற்குள் வா வா
வா வா வா வா வா வா வா
All five senses are sparks of fire,
Burning in desire is indeed right.
Before it gets extinguished... come, come...
Come, come, va va va va va
காதல் நெருப்பு
உள்ளவரை காலம்
உறைவதில்லை கதிரவனே
வா வா காதலிப்போம் வா வா
As long as the fire of love exists,
Time does not freeze!
Oh Sun, come, come!
Let us love, come, come!
தீதான் முதல்
விஞ்ஞானம் காதல்தான்
முதல் மெய்ஞானம் தீ
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு
Fire is the first science,
Love is the first spiritual knowledge...
Fire caught fire... caught fire....
Caught fire.... caught fire
Caught fire... caught fire
தீச்சுடர் எரியப்
பொருள் வேண்டும் காதல்
எரிவது எதிலே விடை
சொல்ல வா வா வா வா
வா வா வா வா வா
To burn a flame of fire, a material object is required;
In what does love burn?
Shall I tell the answer? Come, come
Come, come, va va va va va
ஒவ்வொரு உயிரையும்
திரியாக்கி காதல் தன் சுடர்
கொளுத்தும் ஒளி விடுவோம்
வா ஆஹா வா ஆஹா ஆஆ
Making every soul into a wick,
Love itself lights up the flame!
Let us spread light, come... aha..
Come... aha.. aahhh...
காதல் நெருப்பை
நீ வளர்த்து கவலைக்
குப்பைகளைக் கொளுத்து
சுடர் வளர்ப்போம் வா வா
சுகம் வளர்ப்போம் வா வா
வா
Nurture the fire of love,
Burn away the trash of worries!
Let us grow the flame, come, come!
Let us grow pleasure, come, come, come...
தீபம் போலே
இருந்தவள் நான் தீப்பந்தமாய்
என்னை மாற்றிவிட்டாய்
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு
பத்திகிச்சு பத்திகிச்சு
அய்யோ அய்யோ அய்யோ
I was like a humble oil lamp,
You transformed me into a blazing torch!
Caught fire.... caught fire
Caught fire... caught fire
Oh dear... oh dear... oh dear!
Aiyoo pathikichu pathikichu
Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire!
Pathikichu oh… oh… kannae
It caught fire, oh my dear!
Male :Aiyoo pathikichu pathikichu
Male: Oh dear, it caught fire, it caught fire!
Pathikichu oh. oh. pennae
It caught fire, oh girl!
Female :Nenjo sikkikichu sikkikichu
Female: My heart got entangled, got entangled!
Sikki kichu oh…oh… kannae
Got entangled, oh my dear!
Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa…
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come...
Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa…
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come...
Un kannodu vazhkindra
Residing within your eyes,
Kaadhal thee vazhga
Long live the fire of love!
Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol
Hey, like removing a thorn with a thorn,
Neruppai neruppal anaippom vaa..
Let us extinguish fire with fire, come..
Un kannodu vazhkindra
Residing within your eyes,
Kaadhal… thee vazhga
Long live the fire of love!
Aiyoo. pathikichu…
Oh dear... it caught fire...
Oooo..tadataaa….oo……
Oooo..tadataaa….oo……
Aanum… pennum sikki mukki kal
Man and woman are like flint stones;
Ondrodu ondru urasa
When rubbed against each other,
Pori varumae… vaa..
Sparks will emerge... come..
Vaa hahaha……
Come, hahaha......
Ainpori ellam thee porithan
All five senses are sparks of fire,
Aasaiyil eriyum sarithan
Burning in desire is indeed right.
Anaivatharkkul… vaa vaa…
Before it gets extinguished... come, come...
Vaaa vaa va va va va va
Come, come, va va va va va
Kaadhal neruppu ullavarai
As long as the fire of love exists,
Kaalam uraivathillai
Time does not freeze!
Kathiravanae vaa vaa
Oh Sun, come, come!
Kaadhallippom vaa vaa
Let us love, come, come!
Thee than mudhal vinyanam
Fire is the first science,
Kaadhal than mudhal meignyanam…
Love is the first spiritual knowledge...
Thee pathikichu …pathikichu ….
Fire caught fire... caught fire....
Pathikichu ….pathikichu
Caught fire.... caught fire
Pathikichu …pathikichu
Caught fire... caught fire
Thee sudar eriya porul vendum
To burn a flame of fire, a material object is required;
Kaadhal erivadhu ethilae
In what does love burn?
Vidai sollava… vaa vaa
Shall I tell the answer? Come, come
Vaa vaa va va va va va
Come, come, va va va va va
Ovvoru uyiraiyum thiriyakki
Making every soul into a wick,
Kaadhal than sudar kolluthum
Love itself lights up the flame!
Oli viduvom vaa… ahaa..
Let us spread light, come... aha..
Vaa…ahaa..aahhh…
Come... aha.. aahhh...
Kaadhal neruuppai nee valarthu
Nurture the fire of love,
Kavalai kuppaigalai koluthu
Burn away the trash of worries!
Sudar valarppom vaa vaa
Let us grow the flame, come, come!
Sugam valarppom vaa vaa vaa…
Let us grow pleasure, come, come, come...
Theebam polae irundhaval naan
I was like a humble oil lamp,
Thee pandhamai ennai matrivittai
You transformed me into a blazing torch!
Pathikichu ….pathikichu
Caught fire.... caught fire
Pathikichu …pathikichu
Caught fire... caught fire
Aiyoo…aiyoo…aiyooo
Oh dear... oh dear... oh dear!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Aiyoo Pathikichu' from the album Rhythm (2000) represents the element of Fire (Agni) as part of the movie's unique concept where each song corresponds to one of the five natural elements (Pancha Bhootas). Written by Vairamuthu and composed by A.R. Rahman, the song uses vivid metaphors of sparks, flames, combustion, and lighting wicks to depict the intense passion and irresistible romantic attraction between a man and a woman.\n\nThe lyrics cleverly equate romantic friction to flint stones striking fire, and describe love as both the fundamental science of heat and the ultimate spiritual illumination. It urges the lovers to burn away their worries like trash and embrace the warmth of affection, highlighting how love transforms a subtle lamp into a blazing torch.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (உவமை)
“Hey mullai mullal edupathu pol”
Compares resolving fire with passion to the proverb of removing a thorn using another thorn ('mullai mullal edupathu pol').
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Aanum… pennum sikki mukki kal”
Directly compares man and woman to flint stones ('sikki mukki kal') that create sparks when rubbed together.
Paradox & Metaphor
“Thee than mudhal vinyanam / Kaadhal than mudhal meignyanam…”
Presents fire as physical science and love as spiritual wisdom ('mudhal meignyanam').
Transformative Metaphor
“Theebam polae irundhaval naan / Thee pandhamai ennai matrivittai”
Illustrates personal transformation by comparing her former self to a small lamp ('theebam') and her present state to a blazing torch ('thee pandham').
Did you know?
Trivia
The soundtrack album of 'Rhythm' (2000), directed by Vasanth with music by A.R. Rahman, is iconic for having five songs themed strictly after the Pancha Bhootas (Five Elements of Nature). 'Aiyoo Pathikichu' represents Fire (Agni), featuring dynamic rhythm tracks and fiery vocal arrangements by Vasundhara Das and Suresh Peters.
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