Hello Doctor
From Kadhal Desam · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- A. R. Rahman, Stroms, Noel James, Anupama
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Kadhal Desam1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ahaaa….aaaa…. | Ahaaa... aaaa... |
| Ahaaa…aaaa…. | Ahaaa... aaaa... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa……. | Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa... |
| Doctor …love love | Doctor... love love |
| Love love love love | Love love love love |
| Love love love love | Love love love love |
| Chorus | |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Love love love love | Love love love love |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Love love love love | Love love love love |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae | My heart has been stolen |
| Pulse-ah paatha | When checking my pulse |
| Fast-u beat aachae | It's beating fast |
| Male | |
| Cadburies kasakkudhae | Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter |
| College bore aachae | College has become boring |
| Cushion bed valilkkudhae | The soft cushion bed hurts |
| Thookam poi naalachae | It's been days since I lost my sleep |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae | My heart has been stolen |
| Aaaaa….aaa….aaaa…… | Aaaaa... aaa... aaaa... |
| Aaaaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….aaa… | Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... |
| Chorus | |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Male | |
| This is romantic Radio | This is romantic Radio |
| 2000 k S | 2000 KS |
| There is something | There is something |
| Strange in the air | Strange in the air |
| Called LOVE | Called LOVE |
| Male | |
| Paadam padikka college pona | When I go to college to study lessons |
| Padichchadellaam l o v e | All I studied was L-O-V-E |
| Relax panna movie pona | When I go to the movies to relax |
| Movie ellaam l o v e | Every movie is L-O-V-E |
| Male | |
| Hollywood… london.. | Hollywood... London... |
| Paris.. behrin | Paris... Bahrain |
| Earth ellaam l o v e | The entire Earth is L-O-V-E |
| Rocket yeri nilavukku pona | Even if you ride a rocket to the moon |
| Nilavil kooda l o v e | Even on the moon, there is L-O-V-E |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae..ae…. | My heart has been stolen... |
| Pulse-ah paatha | When checking my pulse |
| Fast-u beat aachae…ae…. | It's beating fast... |
| Male | |
| Cadburies kasakkudhae | Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter |
| College bore aachae | College has become boring |
| Cushion bed valilkkudhae | The soft cushion bed hurts |
| Thookam poi naalachae | It's been days since I lost my sleep |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae..ae…. | My heart has been stolen... |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| No credit card no love | No credit card, no love |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| No car no love | No car, no love |
| Chorus | |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| No lies no love | No lies, no love |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Boom tha tha tha tha | Boom tha tha tha tha |
| Male | |
| Scanning senju braina paatha | When scanning the brain and looking inside |
| Cells ellaam l o v e | All the cells are L-O-V-E |
| Test panni blood-a paatha | When testing the blood |
| Bloodin group l o v e | The blood group is L-O-V-E |
| Male | |
| Open panni heart-a paatha | When opening up the heart to see |
| Heart-in suvaril l o v e | On the walls of the heart is L-O-V-E |
| Naadi pudichchu pulse paatha | When holding the pulse and checking |
| Narambu ellaam l o v e | Every nerve is L-O-V-E |
| Male | |
| Five starugal paarthachu | Five stars have been visited |
| Macdowellum poyachhu | McDowell's is finished |
| Eyesum eyesum meet acchu | When eyes met eyes |
| High voltage shock acchu | It was a high voltage shock |
| Male | |
| School baby than parthu parthu | Looking at that school baby over and over |
| Cool body thaan heat aachae | The cool body got heated up |
| Stella ethiraj poyachu | Checked out Stella Maris and Ethiraj colleges |
| Kizhpak patient aayachu | Ended up becoming a Kilpauk mental patient |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae..ae…. | My heart has been stolen... |
| Pulse-ah paatha | When checking my pulse |
| Fast-u beat aachae…ae…. | It's beating fast... |
| Male | |
| Cadburies kasakkudhae | Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter |
| College bore aachae | College has become boring |
| Cushion bed valilkkudhae | The soft cushion bed hurts |
| Thookam poi naalachae | It's been days since I lost my sleep |
| Male | |
| Hello doctor | Hello doctor |
| Heart thirutaachae..ae…. | My heart has been stolen... |
| Female | |
| {Love love love love | {Love love love love |
| Love love love love | Love love love love |
| Idhu kaadhal ennum noi | This is the disease called love |
| Oru kannippennai paaru} (2) | Look at a young maiden} (2) |
| Female | |
| {Idhu kaadhal ennum noi | {This is the disease called love |
| Oru kannippennai paaru} (4) | Look at a young maiden} (4) |
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ டாக்டர்
லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்
லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்
லவ் லவ்
Ahaaa... aaaa...
Ahaaa... aaaa...
Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa...
Doctor... love love
Love love love love
Love love love love
பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா லவ் லவ்
லவ் லவ் பூம் தா
தா தா தா பூம் தா
தா தா தா லவ் லவ்
லவ் லவ்
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Love love love love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Love love love love
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
பல்ஸ பாத்தா பாஸ்டு
பீட் ஆச்சே
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen
When checking my pulse
It's beating fast
கேட்பரிஸ் கசக்குதே
காலேஜ் போர் ஆச்சே
கஷியன் பெட் வலிக்குதே
தூக்கம் போய் நாளாச்சே
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College has become boring
The soft cushion bed hurts
It's been days since I lost my sleep
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen
Aaaaa... aaa... aaaa...
Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
திஸ் இஸ்
ரொமாண்டிக் ரேடியோ
2000 கே எஸ் தேர் இஸ்
சம்திங் ஸ்ட்ரேன்ஜ் இன்
தி ஏர் கால்ட் லவ்
This is romantic Radio
2000 KS
There is something
Strange in the air
Called LOVE
பாடம் படிக்க
காலேஜ் போனா
படிச்சதெல்லாம்
லவ் ரிலாக்ஸ்
பண்ண மூவி போனா
மூவி எல்லாம் லவ்
When I go to college to study lessons
All I studied was L-O-V-E
When I go to the movies to relax
Every movie is L-O-V-E
ஹாலிவுட்
லண்டன் பாரிஸ்
பஹ்ரின் எர்த்
எல்லாம் லவ்
ராக்கெட் ஏறி
நிலவுக்கு போனா
நிலவில் கூட லவ்
Hollywood... London...
Paris... Bahrain
The entire Earth is L-O-V-E
Even if you ride a rocket to the moon
Even on the moon, there is L-O-V-E
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
பல்ஸ பாத்தா பாஸ்டு
பீட் ஆச்சே
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen...
When checking my pulse
It's beating fast...
கேட்பரிஸ் கசக்குதே
காலேஜ் போர் ஆச்சே
கஷியன் பெட் வலிக்குதே
தூக்கம் போய் நாளாச்சே
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College has become boring
The soft cushion bed hurts
It's been days since I lost my sleep
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen...
.....................
...
பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா நோ கிரெடிட்
கார்டு நோ லவ் பூம்
தா தா தா தா பூம்
தா தா தா தா நோ
கார் நோ லவ்
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No credit card, no love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No car, no love
பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா நோ லைஸ்
நோ லவ் பூம் தா தா
தா தா பூம் தா தா
தா தா
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No lies, no love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
ஸ்கேனிங் செஞ்சு
பிரைன பாத்தா செல்ஸ்
எல்லாம் லவ் டெஸ்ட்
பண்ணி ப்ளட்ட பாத்தா
ப்ளட்டின் குரூப் லவ்
When scanning the brain and looking inside
All the cells are L-O-V-E
When testing the blood
The blood group is L-O-V-E
ஓபன் பண்ணி
ஹார்ட்ட பாத்தா
ஹார்டின் சுவரில் லவ்
நாடி புடிச்சு பல்ஸ் பாத்தா
நரம்பு எல்லாம் லவ்
When opening up the heart to see
On the walls of the heart is L-O-V-E
When holding the pulse and checking
Every nerve is L-O-V-E
பைவ் ஸ்டார்கள்
பார்த்தாச்சு மக்டோவெல்லும்
போயாச்சு ஐஸ்சும் ஐஸ்சும்
மீட் ஆச்சு ஹை வோல்டேஜ்
ஷாக் ஆச்சு
Five stars have been visited
McDowell's is finished
When eyes met eyes
It was a high voltage shock
ஸ்கூல் பேபி
தான் பார்த்து பார்த்து
கூல்பாடி தான் ஹீட்
ஆச்சே ஸ்டெல்லா
எத்திராஜ் போயாச்சு
கீழ்பாக் பேஷன்ட்
ஆயாச்சு
Looking at that school baby over and over
The cool body got heated up
Checked out Stella Maris and Ethiraj colleges
Ended up becoming a Kilpauk mental patient
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
பல்ஸ பாத்தா பாஸ்டு
பீட் ஆச்சே
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen...
When checking my pulse
It's beating fast...
கேட்பரிஸ் கசக்குதே
காலேஜ் போர் ஆச்சே
கஷியன் பெட் வலிக்குதே
தூக்கம் போய் நாளாச்சே
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College has become boring
The soft cushion bed hurts
It's been days since I lost my sleep
ஹலோ டாக்டர்
ஹார்ட் திருட்டாச்சே
Hello doctor
My heart has been stolen...
{ லவ் லவ் லவ்
லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ் லவ்
இது காதல் என்னும் நோய்
ஒரு கன்னிப்பெண்ணை
பாரு } (2)
{Love love love love
Love love love love
This is the disease called love
Look at a young maiden} (2)
{ இது காதல்
என்னும் நோய்
ஒரு கன்னிப்பெண்ணை
பாரு } (4)
{This is the disease called love
Look at a young maiden} (4)
Ahaaa….aaaa….
Ahaaa... aaaa...
Ahaaa…aaaa….
Ahaaa... aaaa...
Aaaaa…aaaa….aaa…….
Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa...
Doctor …love love
Doctor... love love
Love love love love
Love love love love
Love love love love
Love love love love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Love love love love
Love love love love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Love love love love
Love love love love
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae
My heart has been stolen
Pulse-ah paatha
When checking my pulse
Fast-u beat aachae
It's beating fast
Cadburies kasakkudhae
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College bore aachae
College has become boring
Cushion bed valilkkudhae
The soft cushion bed hurts
Thookam poi naalachae
It's been days since I lost my sleep
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae
My heart has been stolen
Aaaaa….aaa….aaaa……
Aaaaa... aaa... aaaa...
Aaaaa…aaaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…
Aaaaa... aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
This is romantic Radio
This is romantic Radio
2000 k S
2000 KS
There is something
There is something
Strange in the air
Strange in the air
Called LOVE
Called LOVE
Paadam padikka college pona
When I go to college to study lessons
Padichchadellaam l o v e
All I studied was L-O-V-E
Relax panna movie pona
When I go to the movies to relax
Movie ellaam l o v e
Every movie is L-O-V-E
Hollywood… london..
Hollywood... London...
Paris.. behrin
Paris... Bahrain
Earth ellaam l o v e
The entire Earth is L-O-V-E
Rocket yeri nilavukku pona
Even if you ride a rocket to the moon
Nilavil kooda l o v e
Even on the moon, there is L-O-V-E
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae..ae….
My heart has been stolen...
Pulse-ah paatha
When checking my pulse
Fast-u beat aachae…ae….
It's beating fast...
Cadburies kasakkudhae
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College bore aachae
College has become boring
Cushion bed valilkkudhae
The soft cushion bed hurts
Thookam poi naalachae
It's been days since I lost my sleep
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae..ae….
My heart has been stolen...
……………………….
...
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No credit card no love
No credit card, no love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No car no love
No car, no love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
No lies no love
No lies, no love
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Boom tha tha tha tha
Scanning senju braina paatha
When scanning the brain and looking inside
Cells ellaam l o v e
All the cells are L-O-V-E
Test panni blood-a paatha
When testing the blood
Bloodin group l o v e
The blood group is L-O-V-E
Open panni heart-a paatha
When opening up the heart to see
Heart-in suvaril l o v e
On the walls of the heart is L-O-V-E
Naadi pudichchu pulse paatha
When holding the pulse and checking
Narambu ellaam l o v e
Every nerve is L-O-V-E
Five starugal paarthachu
Five stars have been visited
Macdowellum poyachhu
McDowell's is finished
Eyesum eyesum meet acchu
When eyes met eyes
High voltage shock acchu
It was a high voltage shock
School baby than parthu parthu
Looking at that school baby over and over
Cool body thaan heat aachae
The cool body got heated up
Stella ethiraj poyachu
Checked out Stella Maris and Ethiraj colleges
Kizhpak patient aayachu
Ended up becoming a Kilpauk mental patient
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae..ae….
My heart has been stolen...
Pulse-ah paatha
When checking my pulse
Fast-u beat aachae…ae….
It's beating fast...
Cadburies kasakkudhae
Even Cadbury's chocolates taste bitter
College bore aachae
College has become boring
Cushion bed valilkkudhae
The soft cushion bed hurts
Thookam poi naalachae
It's been days since I lost my sleep
Hello doctor
Hello doctor
Heart thirutaachae..ae….
My heart has been stolen...
{Love love love love
{Love love love love
Love love love love
Love love love love
Idhu kaadhal ennum noi
This is the disease called love
Oru kannippennai paaru} (2)
Look at a young maiden} (2)
{Idhu kaadhal ennum noi
{This is the disease called love
Oru kannippennai paaru} (4)
Look at a young maiden} (4)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Hello Doctor' (Doctor Love) is a high-energy youth track from the 1996 hit film 'Kadhal Desam'. The song playfully equates falling in love to a medical disorder or 'fever' that afflicts college students. The protagonist complains to a doctor about classic romantic symptoms: sweet chocolates tasting bitter, college feeling mundane, comfortable beds causing discomfort, and sleepless nights—all caused by a stolen heart. Written with humor and vibrant 90s slang by Vaali, the lyrics exaggerate how love invades every medical test—from brain scans and blood groups to cardiac walls and nerve impulses. Referencing popular Chennai youth culture, iconic local women's colleges (Stella Maris, Ethiraj), and the famous Kilpauk asylum, the song captures the wild, overwhelming excitement of youth romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole & Extended Metaphor
“Scanning senju braina paatha / Cells ellaam l o v e”
Framing love as a physical illness or obsession that literally alters blood groups, brain cells, and internal organs.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Cadburies kasakkudhae / College bore aachae / Cushion bed valilkkudhae / Thookam poi naalachae”
The line endings ('kasakkudhae', 'aachae', 'valilkkudhae', 'naalachae') create a rhythmic, rhyming musicality typical of Tamil Iyaipu.
Tanglish Code-Mixing
“Pulse-ah paatha fast-u beat aachae”
Blends English medical terms ('pulse', 'fast beat') seamlessly into Tamil grammatical structures ('paatha', 'aachae') to capture contemporary college slang.
Cultural Allusion
“Stella ethiraj poyachu / Kizhpak patient aayachu”
References well-known Chennai landmarks (Stella Maris and Ethiraj Women's Colleges) and Kilpauk Mental Hospital to ground the song in local student life.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for 'Kadhal Desam' (1996), this song features vocals by George Peter along with Rahman's distinctive arrangement. The movie starred Vineeth, Abbas, and Tabu, becoming a massive cultural landmark for Tamil youth in the mid-1990s. Vaali's lyrics famously captured urban Chennai college pop-culture by directly referencing Cadbury chocolates, credit cards, Five-Star hotels, and prominent Chennai women's colleges.
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