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Ikkuthey Kangal

From Vithagan · 2011

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan
Music director
Joshua Sridhar
Movie name
Vithagan
Movie release year
2011
Lyrics added on
5 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ikkuthae kangal vikkuthae
Eeram sotta muththam thaaraayo
Ittuthaevetkam muttuthae
Neeyum thatpa vetpam theerppaayo
Ikkuthae kangal vikkuthae
Eeram sotta muththam thaaraayo
Ittuthaevetkam muttuthae
Neeyum thatpa vetpam theerppaayo
Attaiyaai ottiyae
Unarchchiyai urinjiyae
Verum sakkaiyaai saaikiraen
Nee thuppidum paarvaiyaal
……………….
Athikaalai seithiththaal polae
Nuzhainthaayae….kadhavoram….kadhavoram
Oo….nizhal thaanae ena naan nadanthaena
Thodarnthaayae….azhagaaga….azhagaaga
Nizhalukku puvi eerppu visai kondaayae
Mithakkum nilai tharai meeedhae naan kondaenae
Male :Anbai vedikka vaiththu
Ennai izhakka seitha
Kannae kanni vedikundae
Pudavaikkul….oru porkkalam
Kooraayuthangal ooraayiramae ivalidam
Velvatho madi veezhvatho
Poriduvathae peribamae perunthavam….mm….
Iruttaakkum unnaal minvettaai
Anaiththaayae mani naeram…..mani naeram
Oo…….minsaaram urpaththi seithom
Yaeraalam idhazhoram….idhazhoram
Kavanam kol
Kanithaththil ennai kollaathae
Kanakkindri vazhakkindri
Inbam thuippomae….
Maru kannam kaatti
Muththam vaangi thinnum
Siluvai kadhal pennae
……………..
Oo….ikkuthae kangal vikkuthae
Eeram sotta muththam thaaraayo
Female :Ittuthae vetkam muttuthae
Neeyum thatpa vetpam theerppaayo
Ikkuthae kangal vikkuthae
Eeram sotta muththam thaaraayo
Female :Ittuthae vetkam muttuthae
Neeyum thatpa vetpam theerppaayo
Attaiyaai ottiyae
Unarchchiyai urinjiyae
Female :Verum sakkaiyaai saaikiraen
Nee thuppidum paarvaiyaal
…………….
My eyes twitch, my eyes hiccup!
Will you give me a dripping-wet kiss?
Shyness takes root and surges up!
Will you quench this burning heat?
My eyes twitch, my eyes hiccup!
Will you give me a dripping-wet kiss?
Shyness takes root and surges up!
Will you quench this burning heat?
Sticking close like a leech,
Sucking away all feelings,
I cast you down like mere crushed residue,
With the spurning look you spit out!
……………….
Like an early morning newspaper,
You entered… by the door… by the door.
Oh… thinking I was merely a shadow as I walked,
You followed me… so beautifully… so beautifully.
You gave gravity itself to a shadow,
And I attained a floating state right above the ground.
Male: Making love explode,
Causing me to lose myself,
Oh my darling, my landmine!
Inside the saree… a battlefield!
Thousands of sharp weapons reside within her.
Is it to conquer, or to fall into her lap?
Waging war itself is supreme bliss and a great penance… mm…
In the dark during a power outage caused by you, like a lightning flash,
You embraced me for hours… for hours.
Oh… we generated electricity,
In abundance, at the edge of the lips… at the edge of the lips.
Pay attention!
Do not kill me with mathematics.
Without calculations, without disputes,
Let us relish the pleasure…
Turning the other cheek,
Receiving and devouring kisses,
Oh girl of sacrificial cross-like love!
……………..
Oh… my eyes twitch, my eyes hiccup!
Will you give me a dripping-wet kiss?
Female: Shyness takes root and surges up!
Will you quench this burning heat?
My eyes twitch, my eyes hiccup!
Will you give me a dripping-wet kiss?
Female: Shyness takes root and surges up!
Will you quench this burning heat?
Sticking close like a leech,
Sucking away all feelings,
Female: I collapse like mere drained pulp,
By the glance you spit out!
…………….
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Vithagan expresses intense passion, romantic friction, and intimate desire between two lovers. Written with characteristic Vairamuthu hyperbole, the track uses vivid metaphors of physical sensations—such as eyes hiccuping, body temperatures shifting, and electricity generated at the lips—to capture the overpowering nature of attraction. The female protagonist feels completely drained yet captivated by her lover's gaze, while the male protagonist compares his beloved to a beautiful battlefield filled with sharp weapons and explosive passion. Together, they choose to set aside worldly logic and calculations to indulge in the ecstasy of romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

“Kannae kanni vedikundae”

The lover's gaze and beauty are compared to a landmine ('Kanni vedikundae') and a battlefield ('Porkkalam') hidden beneath a saree.

Simile (உவமை)

“Athikaalai seithiththaal polae”

The arrival of the beloved is compared to the arrival of an early morning newspaper delivered at the doorway.

Hyperbole (உயர்நவிற்சி அணி)

“Oo…….minsaaram urpaththi seithom”

The poet exaggerates the sensation of intimacy as generating electricity from lip contact ('minsaaram urpaththi seithom').

Alliteration (எதுகை / மோனை)

“Kanithaththil ennai kollaathae”

Rhythmic repetition of initial sound patterns across lines like 'Ikkuthae' / 'Ittuthae' and 'Kanithaththil' / 'Kanakkindri'.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 2011 Tamil action film 'Vithagan', directed by and starring Parthiban alongside Poorna. The soundtrack was composed by Joshua Sridhar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, known for bringing modern scientific terms like gravity ('puvi eerppu visai') and electricity ('minsaaram') into sensual romantic poetry.

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