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Hiyo

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
TeeJay
Singers
Teejay, Mayee, Madhuvy Vaithialingam
Music director
TeeJay
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
13 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey pathikichu
Un thodai pidikka kaigal verkirathae
Pichu pichu udathugal kadikka
Hannam sivakkirathae
Kichu kichu kan imai enai thoda
Kaadhal malargirathae
Sikkikichu koonthalai izhukka
Unarvugal nanaigirathae
Un viralgal varainthu vilaiyaduthu
Teaser podhum baby
Katti pidikka chewing gum pola ottikidhu
Main picture paapomadi hey
Haiyo pathikichu
Light on the candle
Show me honey
Haiyo pathikichu pathikichu
Thanni dhaagama pennae
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Puyalai polae en ullathai suthi vandha
Muyalai polae thulladha manamum thulla
My dear rani un kaluthoram naan swasikka
Gundu kannalae vekkam pattu enai thottukka
Tamizh pesum pilla en telungana
Naakku okka korikka un mela aasai thaan
Night-il nenu nilla naan coffee neethan
Enakkum aasai thaanya thaali ekkada
Rendil onnu sollu
Oh muththam kudukkanum
Rendil rendu thodu
Muzhusa yethukkanum
Hey pathikichu
Un thodai pidikka kaigal verkirathae
Pichu pichu udathugal kadikka
Hannam sivakkirathae
Kichu kichu kan imai enai thoda
Kaadhal malargirathae
Sikkikichu koonthalai izhukka
Unarvugal nanaigirathae
Haiyo pathikichu
Light on the candle
Show me honey
Haiyo pathikichu pathikichu
Thanni dhaagama pennae
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……………………………..
Hey, it caught fire!
My hands sweat as I hold your thigh,
Biting your lips, bit by bit,
Cheeks blush red,
When your eyelashes tickle and touch me,
Love blossoms,
Getting tangled as I pull your hair,
Our feelings are drenched.
Your fingers trace patterns and play,
The teaser is enough, baby,
Embracing tight, sticking like chewing gum,
Let's watch the main movie now, hey!
Oh my, it caught fire!
Light up the candle,
Show me, honey,
Oh my, it caught fire, it caught fire!
Are you thirsty, girl?
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...
You whirled around my heart like a storm,
Making even my calm heart leap like a rabbit,
My dear queen, as I breathe against your neck,
Touch me shyly with your round eyes.
A Tamil-speaking girl, my Telangana beauty,
I have just one wish—I desire you,
At night, I am the moon and you are my coffee.
I desire you too, darling, but where is the thaali (sacred wedding thread)?
Choose the first of two:
Oh, you must give a kiss,
Touch the second of two:
You must accept me completely.
Hey, it caught fire!
My hands sweat as I hold your thigh,
Biting your lips, bit by bit,
Cheeks blush red,
When your eyelashes tickle and touch me,
Love blossoms,
Getting tangled as I pull your hair,
Our feelings are drenched.
Oh my, it caught fire!
Light up the candle,
Show me, honey,
Oh my, it caught fire, it caught fire!
Are you thirsty, girl?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Hey Pathikichu is a sensual, modern independent Tamil track composed and sung by TeeJay along with Mayee and Madhuvy Vaithialingam. The song explores intense passion, physical intimacy, and romantic banter between lovers. Using playful contemporary metaphors of fire, storms, and movie terminology ('teaser' vs. 'main picture'), the lyrics capture the rising heat and desire between partners.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Teaser podhum baby... Main picture paapomadi hey”

Compares initial romantic foreplay to a movie teaser, and complete intimacy to watching the main feature film.

Simile

“Katti pidikka chewing gum pola ottikidhu”

Compares hugging closely to sticky chewing gum using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Hannam sivakkirathae... Kaadhal malargirathae... Unarvugal nanaigirathae”

The recurring end suffix '-girathae' creates rhythmic harmony across lines.

Simile

“Puyalai polae en ullathai suthi vandha / Muyalai polae thulladha manamum thulla”

Uses 'polae' to compare the beloved's arrival to a storm and the heart's excitement to a leaping rabbit.

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Trivia

TeeJay Arunasalam is a prominent British-Tamil independent singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained widespread popularity in Tamil cinema after playing a pivotal acting role in Vetrimaaran's critically acclaimed movie Asuran (2019). 'Hey Pathikichu' reflects his signature contemporary indie fusion style combining modern Tanglish slang with R&B beats.

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