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Eppadio Maatikiten

From Siva Manasula Sakthi · 2009

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Clinton Cerejo, Komal Ramesh
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Siva Manasula Sakthi2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Tuu…uu….uuu…Tuu…uu….uuu…
Ur crazy…….You're crazy…….
Tuu…uu….uuu…Tuu…uu….uuu…
Oh come on come on babyOh come on, come on baby
Poyaaah……………..Go away!
Male
Eppadiyo maatikittenSomehow, I got trapped
Kutti suvathula naan muttikittenI banged my head against a low wall
Thappi sellavae nenaichenaeI thought of escaping
Paavi manasukku theriyaliyaeMy poor heart didn't know how
Vittu sellavae thudichenaeI yearned to leave you behind
Vazhi irundhum mudiyaliyaeEven though there was a way, I couldn't
Female
Edhukkaga tension aaguraWhy are you getting tense?
Edhukkaga disturb aaguraWhy are you getting disturbed?
Ennaal nee… love-ula vizhunduttaBecause of me... you fell in love
Male
Eppadiyo maattikittenSomehow, I got trapped
Le le leyooLe le leyoo
Kutti suvathula naan muttikittenI banged my head against a low wall
Le le le leyoLe le le leyo
Chorus
Nannaare naannaare nananananaNannaare naannaare nanananana
Nannaare naannaare nananananaNannaare naannaare nanananana
Nannaare naannaare nananananaNannaare naannaare nanananana
Nananana nananana nanananaNananana nananana nananana
Male
En kitta poi pesiniyaeYou lied to me when you spoke
Adhu too muchThat is too much
Enna driver-a use panniniyaeYou used me as a driver
Adhu three muchThat is three much
Enga veetulu pottu kodhuthaYou complained about me at my home
Athu four much-uThat is four much
Cycle gap-ula scene pottiyaeYou showed off at the slightest opportunity
Adhu five much-uThat is five much
Female
Edhukkaga tension aaguraWhy are you getting tense?
Edhukkaga lol lol kuraikkiraWhy are you barking like a dog?
Ennaal nee… love-ula vizhunduttaBecause of me... you fell in love
Male
Eppadiyo maattikittenSomehow, I got trapped
Ye yeahhhh…Ye yeahhhh…
Kutti suvathula naan muttikittenI banged my head against a low wall
Siguru pap pap paaaSiguru pap pap paaa
Chorus
Tuuu uuuu uu..Tuuu uuuu uu..
Yeah hey heyyyy….Yeah hey heyyyy….
Male
Kovayilae yen porandhaWhy were you born in Coimbatore?
Adhu romba overThat is way too much
Kusumbodu thaan yen valarndhaWhy did you grow up with such mischief?
Romba romba overThat is way, way too much
Kanda menikku alaiyiriyaeYou roam around aimlessly
Over-o overOver and over
Sanda kozhiyaa thiriyiriyaeYou wander around like a fighting rooster
Over over overOver over over
Female
Edhukkaga violent aaguraWhy are you becoming violent?
Edhukkaga silent aaguraWhy are you becoming silent?
Ennaal nee… love-ula vizhunduttaBecause of me... you fell in love
Male
Eppadiyo maattikittenSomehow, I got trapped
Oh oh hoohoooOh oh hoohooo
Kutti suvathula naan muttikittenI banged my head against a low wall
Oh oh hoohoooOh oh hoohooo
Male
Thappi sellavae nenaichenaeI thought of escaping
Paavi manasukku theriyaliyaeMy poor heart didn't know how
Vittu sellavae thudichenaeI yearned to leave you behind
Vazhi irundhum mudiyaliyaeEven though there was a way, I couldn't
Female
Edhukkaga tension aaguraWhy are you getting tense?
Chorus :Oh oh hoohoooChorus: Oh oh hoohooo
Female :Edhukkaga disturb aaguraFemale: Why are you getting disturbed?
Chorus :Ye ye yeahhh…Chorus: Ye ye yeahhh…
Female :Ennaal nee… love-ula vizhunduttaFemale: Because of me... you fell in love
Chorus
Lele lehiyooLele lehiyoo
LehiyooLehiyoo
Lelele lehiyoo..ooLelele lehiyoo..oo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, high-energy song captures the lighthearted friction, banter, and unspoken affection between two young lovers in 'Siva Manasula Sakthi'. The narrator humorously laments how she unexpectedly found herself trapped in love, metaphors like hitting a low wall ('kutti suvar') highlighting her self-inflicted situation of falling for a mischievous guy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Idiom

Kutti suvathula naan muttikitten

'Kutti suvar' (low wall) is a colloquial Tamil metaphor referring to getting into an aimless, self-ruining, or inescapable situation, humorously used here to describe falling in love.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme) / Wordplay

Adhu too much ... Adhu three much ... Athu four much-u ... Adhu five much-u

The lyricist uses sequential numerical wordplay combining English numbers with 'much' to create a catchy, comedic rhyme scheme.

Metaphor

Sanda kozhiyaa thiriyiriyae

Compares the protagonist's aggressive and feisty nature directly to a fighting rooster ('sanda kozhi').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar, 'Eppadiyo Maattikitten' from Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) is known for its youthful Tanglish vocabulary and unconventional comedic phrasing, capturing the romantic friction of the lead characters played by Jiiva and Anuya Bhagvath.

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