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I Dont Kno

From Suchithra Album Songs · 2015

Lyricist
Suchithra
Singers
Suchitra, Ranjith
Music director
Suchitra
Movie name
Suchithra Album Songs
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
8 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veettilae vettiyaaga
Mottai maadiyil thirindhen
Note-ilae heart-in shape-ai
Pakkam pakkamaai varaindhen
Kaalaiyil naangu mani
Nerathukku naan kulithen
Ennaachi dii endru friendu
Kelvi kekkavae olithen
Idhu vayadhin mayakkama
I don’t kno
Unnaalae vandha kuzhappamaa
I don’t kno
Idhu vayadhin mayakkama
I don’t kno
Unnaalae vandha kuzhappamaa
I don’t kno
Love endru othukka
Thayakkama
I don’t kno
I don’t kno
Vaan nilaavaai nindren naan
Midhakkum megam nee
Enai paarkaamal pogiraai
Hi…how are you
Endru orr
Murai nee sonnaalae
I think i might just die…
To catch your eye
Naan ennaennamo muyarchi seigiren
Nee sixer aditha podhu
Yay… nu kaththinen
Un gate-in munnaalae vizhundhen…
Un kitta makku pol ilippadha
I don’t kno
Unakku someone else pidikkudhaa
I don’t kno
Mothathil paithiyam pudikkudhaa
I don’t kno
I don’t kno..
Idhu vayadhin mayakkama
I don’t kno
Unnaalae vandha kuzhappamaa
I don’t kno
Love endru othukka
Thayakkama
I don’t kno
I don’t kno
Sariyaana mokkai match-il
Thaniyaa kai thattiya pennae
Nee yaar ena…
Therindhu kolla thittamitten
Naadu road-il
Vizhundhathai paarthu
Un otta cycle-ah maathu
Endru unnidam …
Solla ninaithu thayangi nindren
Un mel….
Oru friendly feeling-ah
Illaiii…idhukku veroru meaning-ah
Mudhal murai yosikkiren…
Idhu endrumae irukkumaa
I don’t kno
Naal pogathaan valikkumaa
I don’t kno
Idharukku ondru dhaan vilakkamaa
I don’t kno
I don’t kno…
Veettilae vettiyaaga
Mottai maadiyil thirindhen
Street-ilae six adithu vittu
Unnai dhaan thedinen…
Idhu vayadhin mayakkama
I don’t kno
Unnaalae vandha kuzhappamaa
I don’t kno
Love endru othukka
Thayakkama
I don’t kno
I don’t kno
Idhu vayadhin mayakkama
Male :I don’t kno
Female :Unnaalae vandha kuzhappamaa
Male :I don’t kno
Love endru othukka
Thayakkama
Male :I don’t kno
I don’t kno
Idling around at home,
I wandered on the terrace.
In my notebook, heart shapes
page after page, I drew.
At four in the morning,
I took a bath.
When my friend asked, "What happened, girl?"
I hid away from the question.
Is this the infatuation of youth?
I don't know.
Or is it confusion caused by you?
I don't know.
Is this the infatuation of youth?
I don't know.
Or is it confusion caused by you?
I don't know.
To admit that this is love,
am I hesitating?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I stood like the moon in the sky,
you are the drifting cloud;
you pass by without even looking at me.
"Hi... how are you?"
If only
you would say that once,
I think I might just die...
To catch your eye,
I try all kinds of things.
When you hit a six,
I shouted, "Yay!"
and tripped right in front of your gate...
Should I grin like a fool in front of you?
I don't know.
Do you like someone else?
I don't know.
Am I going totally crazy?
I don't know.
I don't know...
Is this the infatuation of youth?
I don't know.
Or is it confusion caused by you?
I don't know.
To admit that this is love,
am I hesitating?
I don't know.
I don't know.
In that totally boring match,
O girl who clapped all alone,
who you are...
I made a plan to find out.
In the middle of the road,
seeing you fall down,
"Replace that battered bicycle of yours,"
to tell you that...
I wanted to speak, but held back in hesitation.
Towards you...
is it just a friendly feeling,
or does this have another meaning?
For the first time, I am wondering...
Will this feeling stay forever?
I don't know.
Will it hurt as days go by?
I don't know.
Is there only one explanation for this?
I don't know.
I don't know...
Idling around at home,
I wandered on the terrace.
After hitting a six in the street,
I looked around only for you...
Is this the infatuation of youth?
I don't know.
Or is it confusion caused by you?
I don't know.
To admit that this is love,
am I hesitating?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Is this the infatuation of youth?
Male: I don't know.
Female: Or is it confusion caused by you?
Male: I don't know.
To admit that this is love,
am I hesitating?
Male: I don't know.
I don't know.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays the sweet confusion, innocence, and emotional turbulence of a youthful crush. Through lighthearted and relatable everyday scenarios—such as drawing hearts in notebooks, waking up unnaturally early, acting foolish near a crush's house, or watching cricket in the street—the protagonist wrestles with their evolving feelings. The recurring question is whether these intense emotions stem from adolescent infatuation, genuine love, or simple friendship, captured playfully by the repetitive chorus 'I don't know'.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Vaan nilaavaai nindren naan / Midhakkum megam nee

Compares oneself to the moon in the sky and the partner to a drifting cloud that floats past without noticing.

Refrain / Repetition

I don’t kno

The English phrase 'I don't know' acts as a central conversational chorus repeating throughout the song to emphasize sweet indecision.

Tanglish / Code-switching

Un gate-in munnaalae vizhundhen…

Blends everyday urban Tamil slang with English expressions to create a youthful, contemporary pop feel.

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Trivia

Singer Suchitra released independent pop tracks written and sung by herself during the mid-2010s, showcasing urban Tamil youth culture and lighthearted Tanglish lyricism.

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