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Ichankaatula Muyal Onnu

From V.I.P · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Kay Kay, Anupama
Music director
Ranjith Barot
Movie name
V.I.P
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
27 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Eechankaatula muyal onnu
Koochankaatuthu puthusu innu
Savukthoppula kuyil onnu
Kavukkaparkuthu chirusuinnu
Male :Manasa thakura puyul onnu
Usira ketkuthu pasikuthinnu
Theepidikum yeh theendathae
Male :Theendamalae virundhillaiyae
………………………………
Malaiyoram meyudhae
Kannallava
Kurumbadu parkuthae vamballava
Male :Kavuthariyae thunai thediyae
Putharoram vilaiyaduthae
Erumberum neramae
Karumparai koosumae
Malai thoorum neramae
Kudaiyagum dhegamae
Eechankaatula muyal onnu
Male :Koochankaatuthu puthusuinnu
Pathaneeru paanaiyil
Vandallava
Pasiaaripoguthae indrallava
Female :Niramanathae sivapanathae
Maruthani poosamalae
Kadalana thagamae..eh heyy
Nadhi thedi poguthae
Female :Inipaana theeyilae
Ilam nenjam veguthae
Eechankaatula muyal onnu
Koochankaatuthu puthusu innu
Theepidikum yeh theendathae
Manasa thakura puyul onnu
Usira ketkuthu pasikuthinnu
Theepidikum yeh theendathae
Eechankaatula muyal onnu
Koochankaatuthu puthusu innu
………………………………………….
In the date-palm grove, a rabbit
acts shy, saying it is all new to this.
In the casuarina grove, a cuckoo
tries to charm it, knowing it is young.
Male: A storm that strikes the heart
asks for my life, saying it is hungry!
Fire will catch, hey, do not touch!
Male: Without touching, there is no feast!
...
Grazing along the mountainside,
aren't those your eyes?
A playful lamb is watching—isn't that trouble?
Male: Seeking a mate, a partridge
plays beside the bushes.
When an ant crawls over it,
even a dark boulder tickles!
When rain begins to drizzle,
the body becomes an umbrella!
In the date-palm grove, a rabbit
Male: acts shy, saying it is all new to this.
In the pot of sweet palm sap,
a beetle has fallen, hasn't it?
It satisfies its hunger today, doesn't it?
Female: It has taken on color and turned red,
without even applying henna!
A thirst as deep as the sea...
goes searching for a river.
Female: In this sweet fire,
a young heart is burning!
In the date-palm grove, a rabbit
acts shy, saying it is all new to this.
Fire will catch, hey, do not touch!
A storm that strikes the heart
asks for my life, saying it is hungry!
Fire will catch, hey, do not touch!
In the date-palm grove, a rabbit
acts shy, saying it is all new to this.
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Eechankaatula Muyal Onnu is a playful and sensual duet from the 1997 Tamil film V.I.P. Lyricist Vairamuthu uses rich pastoral imagery involving flora, fauna, and elements of nature—such as rabbits in date-palm forests, partridges near bushes, and drizzling rain—to metaphorically express the rising desire, intimacy, and romantic tension between the lead characters.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Eechankaatula / Koochankaatuthu

The second letters 'cha' in Eechankaatula and Koochankaatuthu rhyme, creating a rhythmic flow characteristic of Tamil poetry.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Kadalana thagamae..eh heyy / Nadhi thedi poguthae

Describing intense romantic desire as an ocean-like thirst ('Kadalana thagamae') searching for a river.

Nature Imagery

Erumberum neramae / Karumparai koosumae

Using natural phenomena like rain, rocks, ants, and birds to symbolize physical intimacy and romantic thrill.

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Trivia

The album for V.I.P (1997) was composed by Ranjit Barot, marking one of his notable works in Tamil cinema, with the film starring Prabhu Deva, Abbas, Simran, and Rambha.

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