Hey I Like You
From Citizen · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vasundhara Das
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Citizen2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Sairae saire | Saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Sayuurererae…. | Sayuurererae... |
| Female | |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Un razor paayum kannai | Your eyes that strike like sharp razors |
| Rome cezar pondru tholai | Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's |
| Nenjai urasum nenjai | And your chest that rubs against mine |
| Female | |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Un razor paayum kannai | Your eyes that strike like sharp razors |
| Rome cezar pondru tholai | Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's |
| Nenjai urasum nenjai | And your chest that rubs against mine |
| Female | |
| Thidum thidum | Thidum thidum |
| Ena en nenjil | Inside my heart like that |
| Kadam kadam vandhu | Coming like a percussion beat |
| Vaasikiraai | You play a melody |
| Idam valam thottu | Touching me left and right |
| Ennai imsikiraai | You torment me lovingly |
| Female | |
| Atho atho | Look there, look there |
| Antha punnagaiyaal | With that subtle smile of yours |
| Satha satha ennai saagadithaai | You kill me softly again and again |
| Aiyo aiyo en penmaisodhikiraai | Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood |
| Female | |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Un razor paayum kannai | Your eyes that strike like sharp razors |
| Rome cezar pondru tholai | Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's |
| Nenjai urasum nenjai | And your chest that rubs against mine |
| Chorus | |
| {Huu huhu huu huhu | {Huu huhu huu huhu |
| Huu huhu huu huhu | Huu huhu huu huhu |
| Huu huhu huu huhu | Huu huhu huu huhu |
| Huu huhu huu huhu } (2) | Huu huhu huu huhu} (x2) |
| {Ye ye ye yeah | {Ye ye ye yeah |
| Ye ye ye yeah | Ye ye ye yeah |
| Ye ye ye yeah | Ye ye ye yeah |
| Yeah yeah yeah yeeahh} (2) | Yeah yeah yeah yeeahh} (x2) |
| Chorus | |
| Sairae saire | Saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Sayuurererae…. | Sayuurererae... |
| Female | |
| Parthavudan | The moment you looked at me |
| Uyir udaidhuvittai | You shattered my soul |
| I like you …I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Paarvaigalal ennai thugilurithai | With your piercing gazes, you disrobed my modesty |
| I like you… I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Putham putham | Brand new, brand new |
| Puthu udhadugalai | Brand new fresh lips |
| Kuthum kuthum | Pricking and poking me |
| Un meesai ennai | Your mustache does to me |
| Aiyo aiyo I like u….. I like u | Oh my, oh my, I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Aanpuyalae unnai thurathi | O male storm, chasing after you |
| Vanthen | I came to you |
| I like you ….I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Alatchiyamai ennai kalativittai | Indifferently, you brushed me aside |
| I like you…. I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Yenakaana uyaram nee | You are the perfect height made for me |
| Like you… I like you | Like you... I like you |
| Yenakaana perum theeni nee | You are the grand feast intended for me |
| Like u …I like u | Like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Enda yosikarai | Why are you contemplating so much, man? |
| Unakaana pennae naan thanada | I am the exact woman meant for you |
| Uyiroda ennai nee thinnada | Devour me alive, darling! |
| Female | |
| Thidum thidum | Thidum thidum |
| Ena en nenjil | Inside my heart like that |
| Kadam kadam vandhu | Coming like a percussion beat |
| Vaasikiraai | You play a melody |
| Idam valam thottu | Touching me left and right |
| Ennai imsikiraai | You torment me lovingly |
| Chorus | |
| Sairae saire | Saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Sayuurererae…. | Sayuurererae... |
| Ye ye ye yeeah…… | Ye ye ye yeah... |
| Female | |
| Kaangalilae oru | In your eyes |
| Sinam valarthai | You harbored a sense of anger |
| I like you… I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Ennai kanavugalil | Me in your dreams |
| Vanthu anubavithai | You came and enjoyed |
| I like you…. I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Atho atho andha | Look there, look there, at that |
| Nadaiyazhagai | Beautiful gait of yours |
| Udal thodum | Touching your body |
| Un udai azhagai | The beauty of your attire |
| Aiyo aiyo | Oh my, oh my |
| I like you…. I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Thirumbi vanthaal | When I turn towards you |
| Mella vilagi selvai | You quietly walk away |
| I like you…. I like u | I like you... I like you |
| Thirumbi kondu | Turning your back |
| Mella chirithu kolvai | You smile softly to yourself |
| I like you…I like you | I like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Manu pottaal varamaattai | You won't come even if petitioned |
| Like you… I like you | Like you... I like you |
| Pasikamal thoda maattaai | You won't touch me unless you are truly hungry for love |
| Like you… I like you | Like you... I like you |
| Female | |
| Bangalore thakkaali naan | I am a fresh Bangalore tomato |
| Rusiparkka nanba vaa ilaya | Won't you come to taste me, friend? |
| Thakkaali marunaal thangathaiya | A fresh tomato won't stay fresh until tomorrow! |
| Female | |
| Thidum thidum | Thidum thidum |
| Ena en nenjil | Inside my heart like that |
| Kadam kadam vandhu | Coming like a percussion beat |
| Vaasikiraai | You play a melody |
| Idam valam thottu | Touching me left and right |
| Ennai imsikiraai | You torment me lovingly |
| Female | |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Heyy I like you | Hey, I like you |
| Un razor paayum kannai | Your eyes that strike like sharp razors |
| Rome cezar pondru tholai | Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's |
| Nenjai urasum nenjai | And your chest that rubs against mine |
| Female | |
| Thidum thidum | Thidum thidum |
| Ena en nenjil | Inside my heart like that |
| Kadam kadam vandhu | Coming like a percussion beat |
| Vaasikiraai | You play a melody |
| Idam valam thottu | Touching me left and right |
| Ennai imsikiraai | You torment me lovingly |
| Female | |
| Atho atho | Look there, look there |
| Antha punnagaiyaal | With that subtle smile of yours |
| Satha satha ennai saagadithaai | You kill me softly again and again |
| Aiyo aiyo en penmaisodhikiraai | Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood |
| Chorus | |
| {Sairae saire | {Saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Saire saire saire | Saire saire saire |
| Sayuurererae….} (2) | Sayuurererae...} (x2) |
விஷ்லிங் :
................................
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae...
சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சாயுரேரேரே
Hey, I like you
Hey, I like you
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
And your chest that rubs against mine
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ உன் ரேசர்
பாயும் கண்ணை ரோம் சீசர்
போன்று தோலை நெஞ்சை
உரசும் நெஞ்சை
Hey, I like you
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
And your chest that rubs against mine
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ உன்
ரேசர் பாயும் கண்ணை ரோம்
சீசர் போன்று தோலை நெஞ்சை
உரசும் நெஞ்சை
Thidum thidum
Inside my heart like that
Coming like a percussion beat
You play a melody
Touching me left and right
You torment me lovingly
திடும் திடும் என என்
நெஞ்சில் கடம் கடம் வந்து
வாசிக்கிறாய் இடம் வலம்
தொட்டு என்னை இம்சிக்கிறாய்
Look there, look there
With that subtle smile of yours
You kill me softly again and again
Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood
அதோ அதோ அந்த
புன்னகையால் சதா சதா
என்னை சாகடித்தாய் ஐயோ
ஐயோ என் பெண்மை சோதிக்கிறாய்
Hey, I like you
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
And your chest that rubs against mine
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ
உன் ரேசர் பாயும் கண்ணை
ரோம் சீசர் போன்று தோலை
நெஞ்சை உரசும் நெஞ்சை
{Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu} (x2)
{Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeeahh} (x2)
{ ஹு ஹுஹு ஹு
ஹுஹு ஹு ஹுஹு ஹு
ஹுஹு ஹு ஹுஹு ஹு
ஹுஹு ஹு ஹுஹு ஹு
ஹுஹு } (2)
{ யே யே யே யே யே யே யே
யே யே யே யே யே யே யே
யே யே } (2)
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae...
சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சாயுரேரேரே
The moment you looked at me
You shattered my soul
I like you... I like you
With your piercing gazes, you disrobed my modesty
I like you... I like you
பார்த்தவுடன் உயிர்
உடைத்து விட்டாய் ஐ லைக்
யூ ஐ லைக் யூ பார்வைகளால்
என்னை துகில் உரித்தாய் ஐ
லைக் யூ ஐ லைக் யூ
Brand new, brand new
Brand new fresh lips
Pricking and poking me
Your mustache does to me
Oh my, oh my, I like you... I like you
புத்தம் புத்தம் புது
உதடுகளை குத்தும் குத்தும்
உன் மீசை என்னை ஐயோ
ஐயோ ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ லைக்
யூ
O male storm, chasing after you
I came to you
I like you... I like you
Indifferently, you brushed me aside
I like you... I like you
ஆண் புயலே உன்னை
துரத்தி வந்தேன் ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ
லைக் யூ அலட்சியமாய் என்னை
கழட்டி விட்டாய் ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ
லைக் யூ
You are the perfect height made for me
Like you... I like you
You are the grand feast intended for me
Like you... I like you
எனக்கான உயரம் நீ
லைக் யூ ஐ லைக் யூ எனக்கான
பேரும் தீனி நீ லைக் யூ ஐ லைக்
யூ
Why are you contemplating so much, man?
I am the exact woman meant for you
Devour me alive, darling!
ஏண்டா யோசிக்கற
உனக்கான பெண்ணே நான்
தானடா உயிரோட என்னை
நீ தின்னடா
Thidum thidum
Inside my heart like that
Coming like a percussion beat
You play a melody
Touching me left and right
You torment me lovingly
திடும் திடும் என
என் நெஞ்சில் கடம் கடம்
வந்து வாசிக்கிறாய் இடம்
வலம் தொட்டு என்னை
இம்சிக்கிறாய்
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae...
Ye ye ye yeah...
சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சாயுரேரேரே
யே யே யே யே
In your eyes
You harbored a sense of anger
I like you... I like you
Me in your dreams
You came and enjoyed
I like you... I like you
விஷ்லிங் :
....................................
Look there, look there, at that
Beautiful gait of yours
Touching your body
The beauty of your attire
Oh my, oh my
I like you... I like you
கண்களிலே ஒரு சினம்
வளர்த்தாய் ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ லைக்
யூ என்னை கனவுகளில் வந்து
அனுபவித்தாய் ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ
லைக் யூ
When I turn towards you
You quietly walk away
I like you... I like you
Turning your back
You smile softly to yourself
I like you... I like you
அதோ அதோ அந்த
நடையழகை உடல் தொடும்
உன் உடை அழகை ஐயோ
ஐயோ ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ லைக்
யூ
You won't come even if petitioned
Like you... I like you
You won't touch me unless you are truly hungry for love
Like you... I like you
திரும்பி வந்தால்
மெல்ல விலகி செல்வாய் ஐ
லைக் யூ ஐ லைக் யூ திரும்பி
கொண்டு மெல்ல சிரித்து
கொள்வாய் ஐ லைக் யூ ஐ
லைக் யூ
I am a fresh Bangalore tomato
Won't you come to taste me, friend?
A fresh tomato won't stay fresh until tomorrow!
மனு போட்டால் வர
மாட்டாய் லைக் யூ ஐ லைக்
யூ பசிக்காமல் தொட மாட்டாய்
லைக் யூ ஐ லைக் யூ
Thidum thidum
Inside my heart like that
Coming like a percussion beat
You play a melody
Touching me left and right
You torment me lovingly
பெங்களூர் தக்காளி
நான் ருசி பார்க்க நண்பா வா
இல்லையா தக்காளி மறு நாள்
தாங்காதய்யா
Hey, I like you
Hey, I like you
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
And your chest that rubs against mine
திடும் திடும் என என்
நெஞ்சில் கடம் கடம் வந்து
வாசிக்கிறாய் இடம் வலம்
தொட்டு என்னை இம்சிக்கிறாய்
Thidum thidum
Inside my heart like that
Coming like a percussion beat
You play a melody
Touching me left and right
You torment me lovingly
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ
ஹே ஐ லைக் யூ உன் ரேசர்
பாயும் கண்ணை ரோம் சீசர்
போன்று தோலை நெஞ்சை
உரசும் நெஞ்சை
Look there, look there
With that subtle smile of yours
You kill me softly again and again
Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood
திடும் திடும் என
என் நெஞ்சில் கடம் கடம்
வந்து வாசிக்கிறாய் இடம்
வலம் தொட்டு என்னை
இம்சிக்கிறாய்
{Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae...} (x2)
அதோ அதோ அந்த
புன்னகையால் சதா சதா
என்னை சாகடித்தாய் ஐயோ
ஐயோ என் பெண்மை
சோதிக்கிறாய்
{ சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சைரே சைரே சைரே
சைரே சாயுரேரேரே } (2)
Sairae saire
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae….
Sayuurererae...
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Un razor paayum kannai
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Rome cezar pondru tholai
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
Nenjai urasum nenjai
And your chest that rubs against mine
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Un razor paayum kannai
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Rome cezar pondru tholai
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
Nenjai urasum nenjai
And your chest that rubs against mine
Thidum thidum
Thidum thidum
Ena en nenjil
Inside my heart like that
Kadam kadam vandhu
Coming like a percussion beat
Vaasikiraai
You play a melody
Idam valam thottu
Touching me left and right
Ennai imsikiraai
You torment me lovingly
Atho atho
Look there, look there
Antha punnagaiyaal
With that subtle smile of yours
Satha satha ennai saagadithaai
You kill me softly again and again
Aiyo aiyo en penmaisodhikiraai
Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Un razor paayum kannai
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Rome cezar pondru tholai
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
Nenjai urasum nenjai
And your chest that rubs against mine
{Huu huhu huu huhu
{Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu
Huu huhu huu huhu } (2)
Huu huhu huu huhu} (x2)
{Ye ye ye yeah
{Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Ye ye ye yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeeahh} (2)
Yeah yeah yeah yeeahh} (x2)
Sairae saire
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae….
Sayuurererae...
Parthavudan
The moment you looked at me
Uyir udaidhuvittai
You shattered my soul
I like you …I like u
I like you... I like you
Paarvaigalal ennai thugilurithai
With your piercing gazes, you disrobed my modesty
I like you… I like u
I like you... I like you
Putham putham
Brand new, brand new
Puthu udhadugalai
Brand new fresh lips
Kuthum kuthum
Pricking and poking me
Un meesai ennai
Your mustache does to me
Aiyo aiyo I like u….. I like u
Oh my, oh my, I like you... I like you
Aanpuyalae unnai thurathi
O male storm, chasing after you
Vanthen
I came to you
I like you ….I like u
I like you... I like you
Alatchiyamai ennai kalativittai
Indifferently, you brushed me aside
I like you…. I like u
I like you... I like you
Yenakaana uyaram nee
You are the perfect height made for me
Like you… I like you
Like you... I like you
Yenakaana perum theeni nee
You are the grand feast intended for me
Like u …I like u
Like you... I like you
Enda yosikarai
Why are you contemplating so much, man?
Unakaana pennae naan thanada
I am the exact woman meant for you
Uyiroda ennai nee thinnada
Devour me alive, darling!
Thidum thidum
Thidum thidum
Ena en nenjil
Inside my heart like that
Kadam kadam vandhu
Coming like a percussion beat
Vaasikiraai
You play a melody
Idam valam thottu
Touching me left and right
Ennai imsikiraai
You torment me lovingly
Sairae saire
Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae….
Sayuurererae...
Ye ye ye yeeah……
Ye ye ye yeah...
Kaangalilae oru
In your eyes
Sinam valarthai
You harbored a sense of anger
I like you… I like u
I like you... I like you
Ennai kanavugalil
Me in your dreams
Vanthu anubavithai
You came and enjoyed
I like you…. I like u
I like you... I like you
Atho atho andha
Look there, look there, at that
Nadaiyazhagai
Beautiful gait of yours
Udal thodum
Touching your body
Un udai azhagai
The beauty of your attire
Aiyo aiyo
Oh my, oh my
I like you…. I like u
I like you... I like you
Thirumbi vanthaal
When I turn towards you
Mella vilagi selvai
You quietly walk away
I like you…. I like u
I like you... I like you
Thirumbi kondu
Turning your back
Mella chirithu kolvai
You smile softly to yourself
I like you…I like you
I like you... I like you
Manu pottaal varamaattai
You won't come even if petitioned
Like you… I like you
Like you... I like you
Pasikamal thoda maattaai
You won't touch me unless you are truly hungry for love
Like you… I like you
Like you... I like you
Bangalore thakkaali naan
I am a fresh Bangalore tomato
Rusiparkka nanba vaa ilaya
Won't you come to taste me, friend?
Thakkaali marunaal thangathaiya
A fresh tomato won't stay fresh until tomorrow!
Thidum thidum
Thidum thidum
Ena en nenjil
Inside my heart like that
Kadam kadam vandhu
Coming like a percussion beat
Vaasikiraai
You play a melody
Idam valam thottu
Touching me left and right
Ennai imsikiraai
You torment me lovingly
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Heyy I like you
Hey, I like you
Un razor paayum kannai
Your eyes that strike like sharp razors
Rome cezar pondru tholai
Your shoulders broad like Roman Caesar's
Nenjai urasum nenjai
And your chest that rubs against mine
Thidum thidum
Thidum thidum
Ena en nenjil
Inside my heart like that
Kadam kadam vandhu
Coming like a percussion beat
Vaasikiraai
You play a melody
Idam valam thottu
Touching me left and right
Ennai imsikiraai
You torment me lovingly
Atho atho
Look there, look there
Antha punnagaiyaal
With that subtle smile of yours
Satha satha ennai saagadithaai
You kill me softly again and again
Aiyo aiyo en penmaisodhikiraai
Oh my, oh my, you test my womanhood
{Sairae saire
{Saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Saire saire saire
Sayuurererae….} (2)
Sayuurererae...} (x2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-energy, flirtatious pop dance number where the female protagonist expresses her intense attraction towards her lover. She uses playful banter and provocative imagery to describe his physical traits—comparing his gaze to sharp razors and his posture to Roman emperor Julius Caesar. Despite his aloofness, playfulness, and subtle resistance, she boldly pursues him, declaring that they are made for each other. The lyricist weaves modern metaphors and Western pop phrasing with traditional Tamil poetic sensibility, highlighting the tension between feminine desire and masculine stoicism. Through vivid imagery like comparing herself to a fresh 'Bangalore tomato' that shouldn't be wasted, she coaxingly invites him to throw away his hesitations and embrace their passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Rome cezar pondru tholai”
Compares the man's broad, regal shoulders directly to Roman Emperor Julius Caesar using 'pondru' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un razor paayum kannai”
Metaphorically describes the sharp, piercing gaze of the lover as a razor cutting through her.
Onomatopoeia (Etai Sol / Oli Kurippu)
“Thidum thidum / Kadam kadam vandhu”
Uses rhythmic sound words ('thidum thidum', 'kadam kadam') to evoke the fast beat of a heart and percussion instrument.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Bangalore thakkaali naan / Rusiparkka nanba vaa ilaya”
Consonant matching and flow across lines enhancing the upbeat rhythm of the stanza.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva for the 2001 blockbuster film 'Citizen' starring Ajith Kumar, this track was sung by Vasundhara Das. Nagma made a special dance appearance alongside Ajith in this stylish club song. The film marked one of Ajith's most famous multi-look roles, and this track became a popular chartbuster known for its trendy Western techno-pop fusion style.
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