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Lyrics & meaning

I Want To Marry You Mama

From Charlie Chaplin 2 · 2018

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Jagadeesh Kumar, Bhargavi
Music director
Amrish
Details
Charlie Chaplin 22018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kandathum kaadhalaIs it love at first sight?
Kaataathae baavalaDon't act coy or pretend!
Un kooda jodi sera vanthen aavalaI came with eagerness to pair up with you.
Female
Hooo kokarakkoo sevalaaHooo, cock-a-doodle-doo rooster,
Kozhikku ne kaavalaAre you the guard for the hen?
Nammoda kootani dhaan aadum mersalaOur partnership will perform mind-blowingly!
Female
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
Female
Kandathum kaadhalaIs it love at first sight?
Kaataathae baavalaDon't act coy or pretend!
Un kooda jodi sera vanthen aavalaI came with eagerness to pair up with you.
Female
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
Female
Cinema theaterukkuTo the cinema theater,
Varum munnamaeEven before the film arrives,
Teaser veliyaavathu illaiyaaDoesn't a teaser get released?
Female
Naan gada gada nuI am like a fast-moving
Mala mela oodura vandiVehicle running up the mountain!
Male
YaahYeah!
Female
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
Female
Kaiyaa pidichaalae breakfastu daJust holding hands is like breakfast!
Muththam kuduthalae athu full meals daGiving a kiss is like a full meal!
Katti anaichalae biriyani daHugging tight is like biryani!
Yethu venum kelu daAsk whatever you want!
Male
Nee samalyum thaanBefore your cooking
MudiyumunnaeIs even finished,
Elai virikaathaeDon't lay out the plantain leaf!
Female :HaanFemale: Haan!
Male :Vaai koluppula dhan ara koraiyaMale: Out of cheeky arrogance, don't serve
Virundhu vaikkathaeAn incomplete feast!
Female
Naan kamaru kattuI am like hard jaggery candy,
Nerungi vanthu kadichiko maamaCome close and take a bite, my love!
Ippo poweru kattuNow there is a power outage,
Pasi yedutha mudichiko maamaIf you feel hungry, finish it off, my love!
Male
YaahYeah!
Female
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
I want to marry you maama…I want to marry you, my love...
Female
Kandathum kaadhalaIs it love at first sight?
Kaataathae baavalaDon't act coy or pretend!
Un kooda jodi sera vanthen aavalaI came with eagerness to pair up with you.
Female
{I want to marry you maama…{I want to marry you, my love...
Chorus :Marry marry marry marry maa} (4)Chorus: Marry marry marry marry maa} (4)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'I Want to Marry You' (Kandathum Kaadhala) is a fast-paced, upbeat romantic dance song from the movie Charlie Chaplin 2. The heroine exuberantly proposes marriage to her partner while teasing him to stop playing coy. She uses quirky analogies comparing romance to teasers, food courses (breakfast, full meals, biryani), and local candy to express her affection and eagerness for intimacy, while the male lead banteringly cautions her not to get ahead of herself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kandathum kaadhala / Kaataathae baavala / Un kooda jodi sera vanthen aavala

The lyrics employ rhyming line endings with matching rhyming syllables 'kaadhala', 'baavala', and 'aavala'.

Metaphor

Kaiyaa pidichaalae breakfastu da / Muththam kuduthalae athu full meals da / Katti anaichalae biriyani da

The singer humorously equates levels of romantic touch to different meals (holding hands = breakfast, kissing = full meal, hugging = biryani).

Metaphor

Naan kamaru kattu / Nerungi vanthu kadichiko maama

The heroine compares herself to 'kamarkattu' (a popular Tamil traditional hard coconut jaggery candy), inviting her lover to bite into sweet affection.

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Trivia

The track was composed by Amresh Ganesh for 'Charlie Chaplin 2' (2018), starring Prabhu Deva and Nikki Galrani. Sung by popular singers Sunidhi Chauhan and Amresh Ganesh, the track went viral for its energetic beats and catchy Tanglish hook phrase.

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