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Lyrics & meaning

Ice Katti Ice Katti

From Madhurey · 2004

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Karthik, Sayanora Philip
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Madhurey2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ice katti ice kattiIce cube, ice cube
Ullukkul uruluthuRolling inside me
Nee vandhu kanna vechaaWhen you cast your eyes on me
Female
Meen kutti meen kuttiLittle fish, little fish
Nenjukkul kudhikuthuJumping inside my heart
Nee vandhu meesai vechaaWhen you place your mustache against me
Male
Oh rendu rendaai udaithaaiOh, you broke me in two
Ennai udaithaaiYou broke me
Female
Nandu nandaai kadithaaiLike a crab, you bit me
Vandhu kadithaaiYou came and bit me
Male
Thundu thundaai inithaai ….Piece by piece, you tasted sweet
Engum inithaaiEverywhere you felt sweet
Nee vandhu kan adithaaiWhen you came and winked at me
Male
Ice katti ice kattiIce cube, ice cube
Ullukkul uruluthuRolling inside me
Nee vandhu kanna vechaaWhen you cast your eyes on me
Vechaa vechaa..Placed it, placed it..
Female
Meen kutti meen kuttiLittle fish, little fish
Nenjukkul kudhikuthuJumping inside my heart
Nee vandhu meesai vechaa..When you place your mustache against me..
Female
Unnudaiya aasaikalai aadayaai thaithukuduStitch your desires into a dress for me
Appadiyae vekkam kolla anivenaeI will wear it with bashful delight
Male
Unnudaiya muthangalai kopayilaePour your kisses into a cup
Ootrikudu sottukooda micham indri kudippenaeI will drink it down without leaving a single drop
Female
Jillunu silirkuthada..onnalaeI feel a cool thrill because of you..
Sallena viyarkuthada thanaalaeI break into a sweat all of a sudden
Male
Aann manam malaruthadi unnalaeA man's heart blossoms because of you
Aiviral athiruthadi thanalaeMy five fingers tremble on their own
Female
Santhosa kalavaram daa ohoo…It is a joyful riot, oh..
Male
Ice katti ice katti..ooohooIce cube, ice cube..
Ullukkul uruluthu…ooohooRolling inside me..
Nee vandhu kanna vechaa…ooohooWhen you cast your eyes on me..
Vechaa vechaa..ooohooPlaced it, placed it..
Female
Meen kutti meen kutti..ooohooLittle fish, little fish..
Nenjukkul kudhikuthu..ooohooJumping inside my heart..
Nee vandhu meesai vechaa..oh…ooohooWhen you place your mustache against me..
Female
Huaahhooo…..huaaahoooo(Vocalizations)
Huaahhooo..huuuu..huuu…..(Vocalizations)
Male
Nooru mile vegathilae puyal vandhu nenjukullaLike a storm at a hundred miles per hour in my heart
maiyam kondu thaakuthadi unnaalaeIt centers and strikes because of you
Female
Kutti kutti aevuganai maari maari vandhu vandhuTiny little missiles coming repeatedly
Vekkathula modhuthada unnaalaeCrashing into my modesty because of you
Male
Sakkarai aalayum neeYou are a sugar factory
Un meethu akkarai kondavan naan ippodhuI am the one who cares deeply for you now
Female
Vaaniyal vallunan neeYou are a meteorologist
En meethu aaivugal seivathellaam eppodhuWhen will you conduct research on me?
Male
Kannaadi kanniyallavo… ohAren't you a glass maiden?...
Male
Ice katti ice kattiIce cube, ice cube
Ullukkul uruluthuRolling inside me
Nee vandhu kanna vechaaWhen you cast your eyes on me
Female
Meen kutti meen kuttiLittle fish, little fish
Nenjukkul kudhikuthuJumping inside my heart
Nee vandhu meesai vechaaWhen you place your mustache against me
Male
Oh rendu rendaai udaithaaiOh, you broke me in two
Ennai udaithaaiYou broke me
Female
Nandu nandaai kadithaaiLike a crab, you bit me
Vandhu kadithaaiYou came and bit me
Male
Thundu thundaai inithaai ….Piece by piece, you tasted sweet
Engum inithaaiEverywhere you felt sweet
Nee vandhu kan adithaai..When you came and winked at me..
Female
Ichh..ichhh.ichhh…ichh…(Kissing sounds)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Ice Katti Ice Katti' is an energetic romantic duet expressing playful affection and intense physical attraction between the two leads. Through playful hyperbole and metaphors like melting ice cubes, jumping fish, and weather storms, the couple describes the thrill, nervousness, and irresistible joy triggered by each other's touch, eye contact, and presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Ice katti ice katti / Ullukkul uruluthu

Compares feelings of excitement and nervousness in the heart to an ice cube rolling inside and a little fish jumping.

Anaphora / Repetition (Eduborul / Thudakkam)

Ice katti ice katti

Repetition of words like 'Ice katti ice katti' and 'Meen kutti meen kutti' for rhythm and emphasis.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai / Ethirai)

Jillunu silirkuthada..onnalae / Sallena viyarkuthada thanaalae

Tamil poetic rhyming across lines such as 'Jillunu' and 'Sallena', as well as 'Aann manam' and 'Aiviral'.

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Trivia

'Ice Katti Ice Katti' is a popular hit song from the 2004 Tamil action film 'Madhurey', starring Vijay and Sonia Agarwal. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, known for creating energetic dance tracks for Vijay.

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