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Lyrics & meaning

Indha Sirukki Ippo

From Kuppathu Raja · 2018

Lyricist
Logan
Singer
Priya Himesh
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Kuppathu Raja2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Indha sirukki ippo vizhunthuttaThis girl has fallen for him now
Andha porukki thatti thookkittaanThat rogue knocked and carried her away
Ennai muzhusa avan mulungittaanHe has swallowed me completely
En usura katti valichuttaanHe pulled and tied my very soul
Female
Anju adi heightulaIn his five-foot height
Aalathaan kavuthuttaanHe completely captivated me
Karuppu colorulaWith his dark complexion
Ennai thaan mayakkittaanHe mesmerized me
Mundakannan muzhiyilaIn his wide-eyed gaze
Moozhgi thaan kedakkurenI lie completely drowned
Avan konjam pesunaIf he speaks just a little
Neraiya naan sirikkurenI smile a lot
Female
Ennai konnuputtanaeHe has killed me
Ennai mennu puttanaeHe has chewed me up
Ennai thinnu puttanaeHe has eaten me up
Moththamaa senchu puttanaeHe has completely finished me off
Female
Bejaarana paiyan kittaWith a troublesome boy
Naana poyi maattikkinenI went and got trapped myself
Kanavula avan koodathaanIn my dreams
Kalyaanamum pannikkinenI even married him
Female
Avan ennai paakkalanuBecause he didn't look at me
Pathu naalaa kulikkalaI haven't bathed for ten days
Thinna soru sathiyamaaThe food I ate, I swear
Ullukkulla serikalaHasn't digested inside me
Female
Vaalillaa kaathaadiyaaLike a kite without a tail
Vanathula aadavittaanHe made me dance in the sky
Vootula pamabaramaLike a spinning top in the house
Tharaiyila suthavittaanHe made me spin on the floor
Female
Avan moonchi mogaraHis face and features
Pechu muzhiyumHis speech and eyes
Suthama pudikkalaI don't like them at all
En usuril kalandhaYet he is mixed in my soul
Avana pirikka enakku theriyalaI don't know how to separate him
Female
Parattai paththa vachaanaeThe messy-haired guy set me on fire
Ennai sokka vachaanaeHe made me swoon in delight
Nalla sikkavachaanaeHe trapped me really well
Moththamaa thakka vachaanae..He retained me completely..
Haan haan aeHaan haan ae
Female
Vaala meena polaLike a ribbon fish
Pala palannu nee irukkaWhile you shine bright
Sura meena pola unnaiLike a shark fish
Solattivittu thattiduvaanHe will spin you around and knock you down
Female
Avanukku onnu innaIf anything happens to him
Sathiyama thaangamattenI swear I won't bear it
Avanai pangu podaTo share him with anyone
Yaaraiyum naan vida maattenI won't let anybody
Female
Enakkunnu porandhavanaThe one born just for me
Naan thaan kattikkuvenI am the one who will marry him
Avan pera nenjulathaanHis name on my chest
Pachaiyaa kuththikuvenI will get tattooed in green
Female
Ye kaathu varattumHey, let the breeze come in
Kelambu silukkuMove along, girl
Potti padukkaiya yeththukkoPack up your bags and bedding
Un dappa dance aada pothuYour cheap dance is about to end
Verai edatha paathukkoLook for another place
Female
Enna pickup pannanaeHe picked me up
Sokkaa keep up pannaanaeHe kept it up wonderfully
Love-ah top up pannaanaeHe topped up the love
Rocket-tu take off aanaannaeHe took off like a rocket

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic Madras-slang (Gaana) track depicts a young woman passionately expressing her overwhelming love and obsession for a local youth. Through vivid local metaphors and street slang, she describes how he has completely swept her off her feet, leaving her unable to focus on daily chores, sleep, or eat.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Vaalillaa kaathaadiyaa / Vanathula aadavittaan

Compares her state of being tossed around emotionally to a tailless kite in the sky ('Vaalillaa kaathaadiyaa') and a top spinning on the floor ('pamabarama').

Rhyme (Iyaibu / End Rhyme)

Ennai konnuputtanae / Ennai mennu puttane / Ennai thinnu puttane

Repeated verbal endings 'puttanae' used rhythmically to emphasize the intensity of what he did to her.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Avan ennai paakkalanu / Pathu naalaa kulikkala

Exaggeration of love-sickness where she claims she hasn't bathed for ten days and cannot digest food because he didn't look at her.

Code-Mixing / English Loan Words

Enna pickup pannanae / Sokkaa keep up pannaanae

Modern Tamil gaana style incorporating colloquial English words for rhythmic effect (pickup, keep up, top up, rocket, take off).

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Trivia

The film 'Kuppathu Raja' (2018) stars G.V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role, who also composed the soundtrack. The song prominently showcases North Chennai street slang ('Madras Baashai') authored by lyricist Logan.

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