Hello Mister Ethirkatchi
From Iruvar · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Harini
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Iruvar1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hello mister ethirkatchi | Hello Mr. Opposition Party |
| Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu | What happened to the answer to my question? |
| Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu | Days have passed waiting and waiting |
| Pathinettu vayasaachu | I have turned eighteen now |
| Female | |
| Hello mister ethirkatchi | Hello Mr. Opposition Party |
| Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu | What happened to the answer to my question? |
| Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu | Days have passed waiting and waiting |
| Pathinettu vayasaachu | I have turned eighteen now |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalaa kaadhalaa | Oh lover, my lover |
| Unai naan vidamaatten | I will not let you go |
| Kaitthalam patruven | I will hold your hands in marriage |
| Piriya vidamaatten | I will not let us separate |
| Kangal meenaadai | Eyes like fish |
| Azhagu meedhaanai | Beauty draped over me |
| Vidavae vidamaatten | I will never, ever let go |
| Female | |
| Hello mister ethirkatchi | Hello Mr. Opposition Party |
| Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu | What happened to the answer to my question? |
| Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu | Days have passed waiting and waiting |
| Pathinettu vayasaachu | I have turned eighteen now |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kannai naan pirindhaal | If I part from my eyes |
| Kaadhal poo udhirndhaal | If the flower of love sheds its petals |
| Ullatthil ulaga por moolumae | A world war will erupt inside my heart |
| Nee yennai marandhaal | If you forget me |
| Nillaamal maraindhaal | If you vanish without stopping |
| Yen kangal paalaivanamaagumae | My eyes will turn into a desert |
| Female | |
| Paruvangal santhiththaal | When seasons meet |
| Pirivondru undaagum | A separation eventually occurs |
| Dhuruvangal santhiththaal | When opposite poles meet |
| Piriyaadhu ennaalum | They never separate forever |
| Kamban paartthaal | If the great poet Kamban saw us |
| Kaaviyam uruvaagum | An epic poem would be created |
| Female | |
| Hello mister ethirkatchi | Hello Mr. Opposition Party |
| Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu | What happened to the answer to my question? |
| Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu | Days have passed waiting and waiting |
| Pathinettu vayasaachu | I have turned eighteen now |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Mannai vergal pirinthaalum | Even if the roots separate from the earth |
| Vinnai neelam pirinthaalum | Even if the blue separates from the sky |
| Kannai manigal pirinthaalum | Even if the pupils separate from the eyes |
| Unai naan piriyean | I will never separate from you |
| Female | |
| Sangam thamizhai pirinthaalum | Even if Sangam separates from Tamil |
| Sattham isaiyai pirinthaalum | Even if sound separates from music |
| Thaalam surudhiyai pirinthaalum | Even if rhythm separates from pitch |
| Unai naan piriyean | I will never separate from you |
| Female | |
| Unnodu vaazhaththaan | Was it to live with you |
| Yen annai petraalo | That my mother gave birth to me? |
| Unnodu seratthaan | Was it to unite me with you |
| Vidhi mannan ittaano | That King Destiny issued a decree? |
| Unnai paarttha | The day I saw you, |
| Naaldhaan ponnaalo | Did that day turn into pure gold? |
| Female | |
| {Hello mister ethirkatchi | {Hello Mr. Opposition Party |
| Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu | What happened to the answer to my question? |
| Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu | Days have passed waiting and waiting |
| Pathinettu vayasaachu} (2) | I have turned eighteen now} (x2) |
ஹலோ மிஸ்டர்
எதிர்க்கட்சி கேள்விக்கு
பதிலும் என்னாச்சு காத்து
காத்து நாலாச்சு பதினெட்டு
வயசாச்சு
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
What happened to the answer to my question?
Days have passed waiting and waiting
I have turned eighteen now
ஹலோ மிஸ்டர்
எதிர்க்கட்சி கேள்விக்கு
பதிலும் என்னாச்சு காத்து
காத்து நாலாச்சு பதினெட்டு
வயசாச்சு
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
What happened to the answer to my question?
Days have passed waiting and waiting
I have turned eighteen now
காதலா காதலா
உனை நான் விடமாட்டேன்
கைத்தளம் பற்றுவேன்
பிரியவிடமாட்டேன் கண்கள்
மீனாடை அழகு மீதாணை
விடவே விடமாட்டேன்
Oh lover, my lover
I will not let you go
I will hold your hands in marriage
I will not let us separate
Eyes like fish
Beauty draped over me
I will never, ever let go
ஹலோ மிஸ்டர்
எதிர்க்கட்சி கேள்விக்கு
பதிலும் என்னாச்சு காத்து
காத்து நாலாச்சு பதினெட்டு
வயசாச்சு
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
What happened to the answer to my question?
Days have passed waiting and waiting
I have turned eighteen now
...........................
கண்ணை நான்
பிரிந்தால் காதல் பூ
உதிர்ந்தால் உள்ளத்தில்
உலகப் போர் மூளுமே
நீயென்னை மறந்தால்
நில்லாமல் மறைந்தால்
என் கண்கள் பாலை
வனமாகுமே
If I part from my eyes
If the flower of love sheds its petals
A world war will erupt inside my heart
If you forget me
If you vanish without stopping
My eyes will turn into a desert
பருவங்கள்
சந்தித்தால் பிரிவொன்று
உண்டாகும் துருவங்கள்
சந்தித்தால் பிரியாது
எந்நாளும் கம்பன் பார்த்தால்
காவியம் உருவாகும்
When seasons meet
A separation eventually occurs
When opposite poles meet
They never separate forever
If the great poet Kamban saw us
An epic poem would be created
ஹலோ மிஸ்டர்
எதிர்க்கட்சி கேள்விக்கு
பதிலும் என்னாச்சு காத்து
காத்து நாலாச்சு பதினெட்டு
வயசாச்சு
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
What happened to the answer to my question?
Days have passed waiting and waiting
I have turned eighteen now
...........................
மண்ணை வேர்கள்
பிரிந்தாலும் விண்ணை நீலம்
பிரிந்தாலும் கண்ணை மணிகள்
பிரிந்தாலும் உனை நான் பிரியேன்
Even if the roots separate from the earth
Even if the blue separates from the sky
Even if the pupils separate from the eyes
I will never separate from you
சங்கம் தமிழைப்
பிரிந்தாலும் சத்தம்
இசையைப் பிரிந்தாலும்
தாளம் சுருதியைப் பிரிந்தாலும்
உனை நான் பிரியேன்
Even if Sangam separates from Tamil
Even if sound separates from music
Even if rhythm separates from pitch
I will never separate from you
உன்னோடு
வாழத்தான் என்
அன்னை பெற்றாளோ
உன்னோடு சேரத்தான்
விதி மன்னன் இட்டானோ
உன்னைப் பார்த்த நாள்தான்
பொன்னாளோ
Was it to live with you
That my mother gave birth to me?
Was it to unite me with you
That King Destiny issued a decree?
The day I saw you,
Did that day turn into pure gold?
{ ஹலோ மிஸ்டர்
எதிர்க்கட்சி கேள்விக்கு
பதிலும் என்னாச்சு காத்து
காத்து நாலாச்சு பதினெட்டு
வயசாச்சு } (2)
{Hello Mr. Opposition Party
What happened to the answer to my question?
Days have passed waiting and waiting
I have turned eighteen now} (x2)
Hello mister ethirkatchi
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu
What happened to the answer to my question?
Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu
Days have passed waiting and waiting
Pathinettu vayasaachu
I have turned eighteen now
Hello mister ethirkatchi
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu
What happened to the answer to my question?
Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu
Days have passed waiting and waiting
Pathinettu vayasaachu
I have turned eighteen now
Kaadhalaa kaadhalaa
Oh lover, my lover
Unai naan vidamaatten
I will not let you go
Kaitthalam patruven
I will hold your hands in marriage
Piriya vidamaatten
I will not let us separate
Kangal meenaadai
Eyes like fish
Azhagu meedhaanai
Beauty draped over me
Vidavae vidamaatten
I will never, ever let go
Hello mister ethirkatchi
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu
What happened to the answer to my question?
Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu
Days have passed waiting and waiting
Pathinettu vayasaachu
I have turned eighteen now
…………………………….
Kannai naan pirindhaal
If I part from my eyes
Kaadhal poo udhirndhaal
If the flower of love sheds its petals
Ullatthil ulaga por moolumae
A world war will erupt inside my heart
Nee yennai marandhaal
If you forget me
Nillaamal maraindhaal
If you vanish without stopping
Yen kangal paalaivanamaagumae
My eyes will turn into a desert
Paruvangal santhiththaal
When seasons meet
Pirivondru undaagum
A separation eventually occurs
Dhuruvangal santhiththaal
When opposite poles meet
Piriyaadhu ennaalum
They never separate forever
Kamban paartthaal
If the great poet Kamban saw us
Kaaviyam uruvaagum
An epic poem would be created
Hello mister ethirkatchi
Hello Mr. Opposition Party
Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu
What happened to the answer to my question?
Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu
Days have passed waiting and waiting
Pathinettu vayasaachu
I have turned eighteen now
…………………………………..
Mannai vergal pirinthaalum
Even if the roots separate from the earth
Vinnai neelam pirinthaalum
Even if the blue separates from the sky
Kannai manigal pirinthaalum
Even if the pupils separate from the eyes
Unai naan piriyean
I will never separate from you
Sangam thamizhai pirinthaalum
Even if Sangam separates from Tamil
Sattham isaiyai pirinthaalum
Even if sound separates from music
Thaalam surudhiyai pirinthaalum
Even if rhythm separates from pitch
Unai naan piriyean
I will never separate from you
Unnodu vaazhaththaan
Was it to live with you
Yen annai petraalo
That my mother gave birth to me?
Unnodu seratthaan
Was it to unite me with you
Vidhi mannan ittaano
That King Destiny issued a decree?
Unnai paarttha
The day I saw you,
Naaldhaan ponnaalo
Did that day turn into pure gold?
{Hello mister ethirkatchi
{Hello Mr. Opposition Party
Kelvikku badhilum ennaachu
What happened to the answer to my question?
Kaatthu kaatthu naalaachu
Days have passed waiting and waiting
Pathinettu vayasaachu} (2)
I have turned eighteen now} (x2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Hello Mister Ethirkatchi' from the film 'Iruvar' (1997), a young woman playfully teases her lover by referring to him as the 'Opposition Party' (Ethirkatchi), blending political terminology with youthful, romantic demands. Having turned eighteen, she demands a commitment from him, using clever metaphors to express her undivided affection and impatience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Political Metaphor
“Hello mister ethirkatchi”
The song uses the concept of an 'opposition party' in politics as a metaphor for a reluctant or teasing lover who delays giving his consent.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Mannai vergal pirinthaalum / Vinnai neelam pirinthaalum / Kannai manigal pirinthaalum”
The second letter 'nna' (ன்ன) rhymes across consecutive lines, creating a pleasing rhythmic structure characteristic of classical Tamil poetry.
Hyperbole
“Yen kangal paalaivanamaagumae”
Exaggeration claiming her eyes will turn into a dry desert if her lover forgets her or disappears.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Unai naan piriyean”
The line 'I will not separate from you' is repeated after listing various impossible physical separations to reinforce her unshakeable devotion.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context prompt, the song features music composed by A.R. Rahman, sung by Harini and Rajagopal, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song marks one of the iconic early onscreen appearances of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mani Ratnam's acclaimed film 'Iruvar' (1997), where her character performs a retro 1960s cinema-style dance sequence.
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