Ichukkattaa
From Paambhu Sattai · 2017
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Music director
- Ajeesh
- Details
- Paambhu Sattai2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Hey.. ichukattaa | Hey.. give me a kiss, |
| Hey… Mechikattaa | Hey.. admire and praise me, |
| Unna konjam vechukkattaa | Can I hold you close for a while? |
| Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa | Like entering a B-movie screening tent, |
| Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa | Can I slip inside a little bit? |
| Female | |
| Nachikattaa | Pressing close, |
| Mochikkattaa | Clinging tightly, |
| Unna konjam pichukattaa | Can I pluck a tiny piece of you? |
| Yaarumilla unna vittaa | There is no one except you, |
| Ithanoondu kadichukattaa | Can I bite just a tiny bit of you? |
| Male | |
| Kannaa pinnaa rusi nee yethu | Increase the taste beyond limits, |
| Hey..enna enna pasi aathu | Hey.. appease my burning hunger, |
| Kanna kanna nee kaattu | Dear, show me your eyes, |
| Hey..eppo ichu velayaatu | Hey.. when is the kissing game? |
| Female | |
| Saayangaala neram saaya | As the evening sun sets, |
| Saara paambu pola meya | Grazing like a rat snake, |
| Dhoosi thatti podu paaya | Dust off and lay out the mat, |
| Koodu vittu koodu paaya | Hopping from one nest to another, |
| Male | |
| Ichukattaa | Give me a kiss, |
| Hey… Mechikattaa | Hey.. admire and praise me, |
| Unna konjam vechukkattaa | Can I hold you close for a while? |
| Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa | Like entering a B-movie screening tent, |
| Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa..hoi.. | Can I slip inside a little bit.. hoi.. |
| Female | |
| Nachikattaa | Pressing close, |
| Mochikkattaa | Clinging tightly, |
| Unna konjam pichukattaa | Can I pluck a tiny piece of you? |
| Yaarumilla unna vittaa | There is no one except you, |
| Ithanoondu kadichukattaa | Can I bite just a tiny bit of you? |
| Male | |
| Hey..kanna ithu | Hey.. my dear, this is... |
| Kattu vizhi ambaana | Your binding eyes are like arrows, |
| Kandapadi enna kadikka | To bite me as you please, |
| Indha manam kettu | This mind strays and wanders, |
| Thiriyum thaana | On its own accord, |
| Nallavana enga nadikka | Where can I act like a good man? |
| Female | |
| Andhiyila vandhu | Coming in the twilight, |
| Adaya thaanae | Just to seek shelter, |
| Ingae ingae idam pidipa | You capture space right here, |
| Panthiyila pasi | Once the hunger at the feast, |
| Adangi pona | Subsides and vanishes, |
| Enga engeyo parapa | It flies off to random places, |
| Male | |
| Edutherinju pesa venaandi | Don't speak so harshly and push me away, |
| Anusarichu poyendi | Be accommodating and go with it, |
| Anubavikka venum unna | I must experience you, |
| Neeyae thaayendi | Give yourself to me, |
| Female | |
| Thiru thiru-nu | Looking all bewildered, |
| Muzhikkum onaandi | Like a staring garden lizard, |
| Edhukku indha poochaandi | Why this scarecrow act? |
| Adhukku vera aala paathu | Go look for someone else for that, |
| Poyaa maayaandi | Go away, you illusionist, |
| Male | |
| Idhuvara manavara | Until now, thoughts of a wedding hall, |
| Nenappilla maanae | Weren't in my mind, my dear, |
| Modhamura | First time ever, |
| Mana ara thorakkuranae | The chamber of my heart opens, |
| Minungura ilampira | In the desire of the shining crescent moon, |
| Mogathula dhaanae | Every single day, |
| Dhenam dhenam | I wake up starry-eyed.. hoii... |
| Muzhikkuranae..hoii… | Gradually, the nuisance he causes, |
| Female | |
| :Vara vara ivan thara | Is becoming a huge trouble, |
| Perumtholla dhaanae | I cannot tolerate this, oh Lord Shiva, |
| Porukkala hara hara | Siva Sivanae! |
| Siva sivanae | What is this first time feeling, |
| Idhu enna modha mura | I am getting totally confused, |
| Kozhamburen naanae | Wondering what he intends to give me, |
| Enna thara nenakkuranae | With eyes glinting like a snake, |
| Male | |
| Saara kannu oora | Sharp teeth leaving a mark, |
| Kora pallu keera | You chew a person up, |
| Aala mennu poriyae | Crossing all limits, |
| Meera ella meera | As clouds slowly drizzle, |
| Megam mella thoora | Setting the right time, |
| Neram solli podiyae | Look at the heavy stone, |
| Female | |
| Paara kallu paara | You are the taproot beneath, |
| Needhaan salli vera | Reaching out to scoop me in, |
| Neeti ulla vaariyae | What else is left to say, |
| Vera enna koora | As my heart transforms on its own, |
| Thaanaa nenju maara | I have become your housewife, |
| Aanen veetukaariyae | Hey.. give me a kiss, |
| Male | |
| Hey.. ichukattaa | Hey.. admire and praise me, |
| Hey… Mechikattaa | Can I hold you close for a while? |
| Unna konjam vechukkattaa | Like entering a B-movie screening tent, |
| Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa | Can I slip inside a little bit? |
| Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa | Increase the taste beyond limits, |
| Male | |
| Kannaa pinnaa rusi nee yethu | Hey.. appease my burning hunger, |
| Hey..enna enna pasi aathu | Dear, show me your eyes, |
| Kanna kanna nee kaattu | Hey.. when is the kissing game? |
| Hey..eppo ichu velayaatu | As the evening sun sets, |
| Female | |
| Saayangaala neram saaya | Grazing like a rat snake, |
| Saara paambu pola meya | Dust off and lay out the mat, |
| Dhoosi thatti podu paaya | Hopping from one nest to another. |
| Koodu vittu koodu paaya | |
.........................
...
ஹே இச்சுக்கட்டா
ஹே மெச்சிக்கட்டா உன்ன
கொஞ்சம் வெச்சுக்கட்டா
பிட்டு பட டெண்டு கொட்டா
உள்ள கொஞ்சம் நொழஞ்சுக்கட்டா
Hey.. give me a kiss,
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Can I hold you close for a while?
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Can I slip inside a little bit?
நச்சிக்கட்டா
மொச்சிக்கட்டா உன்ன
கொஞ்சம் பிச்சுக்கட்டா
யாருமில்லை உன்ன
விட்டா இத்தனூண்டு
கடிச்சுக்கட்டா
Pressing close,
Clinging tightly,
Can I pluck a tiny piece of you?
There is no one except you,
Can I bite just a tiny bit of you?
கண்ணா
பின்னா ருசி நீ ஏத்து
ஹே என்ன என்ன பசி
ஆத்து கண்ண கண்ண
நீ காட்டு ஹே எப்போ
இச்சு விளையாட்டு
Increase the taste beyond limits,
Hey.. appease my burning hunger,
Dear, show me your eyes,
Hey.. when is the kissing game?
சாயங்கால
நேரம் சாய சார பாம்பு
போல மேய தூசி தட்டி
போடு பாய கூடு விட்டு
கூடு பாய
As the evening sun sets,
Grazing like a rat snake,
Dust off and lay out the mat,
Hopping from one nest to another,
ஹே இச்சுக்கட்டா
ஹே மெச்சிக்கட்டா உன்ன
கொஞ்சம் வெச்சுக்கட்டா
பிட்டு பட டெண்டு கொட்டா
உள்ள கொஞ்சம்
நொழஞ்சுக்கட்டா ஹோய்
Give me a kiss,
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Can I hold you close for a while?
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Can I slip inside a little bit.. hoi..
நச்சிக்கட்டா
மொச்சிக்கட்டா உன்ன
கொஞ்சம் பிச்சுக்கட்டா
யாருமில்லை உன்ன
விட்டா இத்தனூண்டு
கடிச்சுக்கட்டா
Pressing close,
Clinging tightly,
Can I pluck a tiny piece of you?
There is no one except you,
Can I bite just a tiny bit of you?
ஹே கண்ணா
இது கட்டு விழி அம்பான
கண்டபடி என்ன கடிக்க
இந்த மனம் கெட்டு திரியும்
தானா நல்லவனா எங்க நடிக்க
Hey.. my dear, this is...
Your binding eyes are like arrows,
To bite me as you please,
This mind strays and wanders,
On its own accord,
Where can I act like a good man?
அந்தியில
வந்து அடைய தானே
இங்கே இங்கே இடம்
பிடிப்ப பந்தியில பசி
அடங்கி போனா எங்க
எங்கேயோ பறப்ப
Coming in the twilight,
Just to seek shelter,
You capture space right here,
Once the hunger at the feast,
Subsides and vanishes,
It flies off to random places,
எடுத்தெறிஞ்சு
பேச வேணாண்டி
அனுசரிச்சு போயேன்டி
அனுபவிக்க வேணும்
உன்ன நீயே தாயேன்டி
Don't speak so harshly and push me away,
Be accommodating and go with it,
I must experience you,
Give yourself to me,
திரு திருன்னு
முழிக்கும் ஒனாண்டி
எதுக்கு இந்த பூச்சாண்டி
அதுக்கு வேற ஆள பாத்து
போயா மாயாண்டி
Looking all bewildered,
Like a staring garden lizard,
Why this scarecrow act?
Go look for someone else for that,
Go away, you illusionist,
இதுவர
மணவறை நெனப்பில்ல
மானே மொதமுற மன
அர தொறக்குறானே
மினுங்குற இளம்பிறை
மோகத்துல தானே தெனம்
தெனம் முழிக்குறானே
ஹோய்
Until now, thoughts of a wedding hall,
Weren't in my mind, my dear,
First time ever,
The chamber of my heart opens,
In the desire of the shining crescent moon,
Every single day,
I wake up starry-eyed.. hoii...
Gradually, the nuisance he causes,
வர வர இவன்
தர பெரும்தொல்ல தானே
பொறுக்கல ஹர ஹர சிவ
சிவனே இது என்ன மொத
முற கொழம்புறேன் நானே
என்ன தர நெனைக்குறானே
Is becoming a huge trouble,
I cannot tolerate this, oh Lord Shiva,
Siva Sivanae!
What is this first time feeling,
I am getting totally confused,
Wondering what he intends to give me,
With eyes glinting like a snake,
சார கண்ணு
ஊற கோர பல்லு கீற
ஆள மென்னு போறியே
மீற எல்ல மீற மேகம்
மெல்ல தூர நேரம்
சொல்லி போடியே
Sharp teeth leaving a mark,
You chew a person up,
Crossing all limits,
As clouds slowly drizzle,
Setting the right time,
Look at the heavy stone,
பாற கல்லு பாற
நீதான் சல்லி வேரா நீட்டி
உள்ள வாரியே வேற என்ன
கூற தானா நெஞ்சு மாற
ஆனேன் வீட்டுக்காரியே
You are the taproot beneath,
Reaching out to scoop me in,
What else is left to say,
As my heart transforms on its own,
I have become your housewife,
Hey.. give me a kiss,
ஹே இச்சுக்கட்டா
ஹே மெச்சிக்கட்டா உன்ன
கொஞ்சம் வெச்சுக்கட்டா
பிட்டு பட டெண்டு கொட்டா
உள்ள கொஞ்சம் நொழஞ்சுக்கட்டா
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Can I hold you close for a while?
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Can I slip inside a little bit?
Increase the taste beyond limits,
கண்ணா
பின்னா ருசி நீ ஏத்து
ஹே என்ன என்ன பசி
ஆத்து கண்ண கண்ண
நீ காட்டு ஹே எப்போ
இச்சு விளையாட்டு
Hey.. appease my burning hunger,
Dear, show me your eyes,
Hey.. when is the kissing game?
As the evening sun sets,
சாயங்கால
நேரம் சாய சார பாம்பு
போல மேய தூசி தட்டி
போடு பாய கூடு விட்டு
கூடு பாய
Grazing like a rat snake,
Dust off and lay out the mat,
Hopping from one nest to another.
…………………..
...
Hey.. ichukattaa
Hey.. give me a kiss,
Hey… Mechikattaa
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Unna konjam vechukkattaa
Can I hold you close for a while?
Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa
Can I slip inside a little bit?
Nachikattaa
Pressing close,
Mochikkattaa
Clinging tightly,
Unna konjam pichukattaa
Can I pluck a tiny piece of you?
Yaarumilla unna vittaa
There is no one except you,
Ithanoondu kadichukattaa
Can I bite just a tiny bit of you?
Kannaa pinnaa rusi nee yethu
Increase the taste beyond limits,
Hey..enna enna pasi aathu
Hey.. appease my burning hunger,
Kanna kanna nee kaattu
Dear, show me your eyes,
Hey..eppo ichu velayaatu
Hey.. when is the kissing game?
Saayangaala neram saaya
As the evening sun sets,
Saara paambu pola meya
Grazing like a rat snake,
Dhoosi thatti podu paaya
Dust off and lay out the mat,
Koodu vittu koodu paaya
Hopping from one nest to another,
Ichukattaa
Give me a kiss,
Hey… Mechikattaa
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Unna konjam vechukkattaa
Can I hold you close for a while?
Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa..hoi..
Can I slip inside a little bit.. hoi..
Nachikattaa
Pressing close,
Mochikkattaa
Clinging tightly,
Unna konjam pichukattaa
Can I pluck a tiny piece of you?
Yaarumilla unna vittaa
There is no one except you,
Ithanoondu kadichukattaa
Can I bite just a tiny bit of you?
Hey..kanna ithu
Hey.. my dear, this is...
Kattu vizhi ambaana
Your binding eyes are like arrows,
Kandapadi enna kadikka
To bite me as you please,
Indha manam kettu
This mind strays and wanders,
Thiriyum thaana
On its own accord,
Nallavana enga nadikka
Where can I act like a good man?
Andhiyila vandhu
Coming in the twilight,
Adaya thaanae
Just to seek shelter,
Ingae ingae idam pidipa
You capture space right here,
Panthiyila pasi
Once the hunger at the feast,
Adangi pona
Subsides and vanishes,
Enga engeyo parapa
It flies off to random places,
Edutherinju pesa venaandi
Don't speak so harshly and push me away,
Anusarichu poyendi
Be accommodating and go with it,
Anubavikka venum unna
I must experience you,
Neeyae thaayendi
Give yourself to me,
Thiru thiru-nu
Looking all bewildered,
Muzhikkum onaandi
Like a staring garden lizard,
Edhukku indha poochaandi
Why this scarecrow act?
Adhukku vera aala paathu
Go look for someone else for that,
Poyaa maayaandi
Go away, you illusionist,
Idhuvara manavara
Until now, thoughts of a wedding hall,
Nenappilla maanae
Weren't in my mind, my dear,
Modhamura
First time ever,
Mana ara thorakkuranae
The chamber of my heart opens,
Minungura ilampira
In the desire of the shining crescent moon,
Mogathula dhaanae
Every single day,
Dhenam dhenam
I wake up starry-eyed.. hoii...
Muzhikkuranae..hoii…
Gradually, the nuisance he causes,
:Vara vara ivan thara
Is becoming a huge trouble,
Perumtholla dhaanae
I cannot tolerate this, oh Lord Shiva,
Porukkala hara hara
Siva Sivanae!
Siva sivanae
What is this first time feeling,
Idhu enna modha mura
I am getting totally confused,
Kozhamburen naanae
Wondering what he intends to give me,
Enna thara nenakkuranae
With eyes glinting like a snake,
Saara kannu oora
Sharp teeth leaving a mark,
Kora pallu keera
You chew a person up,
Aala mennu poriyae
Crossing all limits,
Meera ella meera
As clouds slowly drizzle,
Megam mella thoora
Setting the right time,
Neram solli podiyae
Look at the heavy stone,
Paara kallu paara
You are the taproot beneath,
Needhaan salli vera
Reaching out to scoop me in,
Neeti ulla vaariyae
What else is left to say,
Vera enna koora
As my heart transforms on its own,
Thaanaa nenju maara
I have become your housewife,
Aanen veetukaariyae
Hey.. give me a kiss,
Hey.. ichukattaa
Hey.. admire and praise me,
Hey… Mechikattaa
Can I hold you close for a while?
Unna konjam vechukkattaa
Like entering a B-movie screening tent,
Bit-u pada tent-u kottaa
Can I slip inside a little bit?
Ulla konjam nozhanjukkattaa
Increase the taste beyond limits,
Kannaa pinnaa rusi nee yethu
Hey.. appease my burning hunger,
Hey..enna enna pasi aathu
Dear, show me your eyes,
Kanna kanna nee kaattu
Hey.. when is the kissing game?
Hey..eppo ichu velayaatu
As the evening sun sets,
Saayangaala neram saaya
Grazing like a rat snake,
Saara paambu pola meya
Dust off and lay out the mat,
Dhoosi thatti podu paaya
Hopping from one nest to another.
Koodu vittu koodu paaya
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Ichukattaa' from the film Paambhu Sattai (2017) is an upbeat, sensual duet capturing playfully teasing romantic banter between two lovers. The male protagonist uses bold metaphoric expressions expressing his desire, while the female protagonist cheekily pushes back before eventually yielding to her feelings, admitting that he has won over her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamanam)
“Saara paambu pola meya”
Comparing the movement at dusk to a rat snake ('Saara paambu pola meya') and comparing bewildered looks to a garden lizard ('Muzhikkum onaandi').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kattu vizhi ambaana”
Describing binding eyes as sharp arrows ('Kattu vizhi ambaana').
Rhyme / Assonance (Ezhukai & Monai)
“Hey.. ichukattaa / Hey… Mechikattaa”
Use of rhythmic rhyming end-words such as 'Ichukattaa', 'Mechikattaa', 'Vechukattaa', and 'Pichukattaa'.
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Trivia
The song 'Ichukattaa' from Paambhu Sattai was composed by Ajesh Ashok (former Super Singer winner) and features playful folk-pop beats with lyrics penned by Mani Amuthavan.
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