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Lyrics & meaning

Ippadiye Vittu Vidu

From Arasatchi · 2004

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Arasatchi2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Chorus
Wanna wannaWanna wanna
Let it be…set it free…Let it be… set it free…
Female
Ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Endhan naadi thithikkudhaeMy pulse feels sweet and ecstatic
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Female
Ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Endhan naadi thithikkudhaeMy pulse feels sweet and ecstatic
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Female
En kitta kitta vandhuCome close to me
Oru kaadhal kaaichal moottuAnd kindle a fever of love
En pettagathai thirakkaTo open my treasure box
Nee thittam ondru theettuDevise a plan
Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Male
Hey ippadiyae vittu viduHey, leave me just like this
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Indha muththam thithikkudhaeThis kiss tastes so sweet
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduLeave me just like this
Male
Un kadai kannin oramAt the corner of your eye
Oru bioscope kaattuShow me a bioscope show
Un idai ennum thiraiyilOn the screen of your waist
Siru idaivelai kaattuShow a short intermission
Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Chorus :Hoylama hoylamaChorus: Hoylama hoylama
Male :Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holamaMale: Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama
Chorus
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Female
Kutty kutty suttithanam kaattiShowing cute little playful pranks
Ennai vattamittu thollaigalai koottiCircling around me and multiplying troubles
En kaigalai pidithu sattena anaithuCatching my hands and suddenly hugging me
Seidhaai aiyo lootyOh, you caused such playful havoc!
Male
Aaa….aa…heiii…aaa…aa…aaa..aaAaa….aa…heiii…aaa…aa…aaa..aa
Katti katii achuvella kattiBlock of sweet jaggery sugar
Dhinam kanavukkul pookkalai dhaan kottiShowering flowers daily into my dreams
Ennai thikku theriyaa kaadhal kaattilIn the forest of love where direction is unknown
Vittaai kannai kattiYou left me blindfolded
Female
Adada hey adadaOh my! Hey oh my!
Adada adada maattikitta aiyodaOh my, you got caught!
Chorus
{Let it be set it free{Let it be set it free Male: Leave it be} (3)
Male :Vittu vidu} (3)Chorus: Just like this, just like this
Chorus :Ippadiyae ippadiyae{Leave me just like this, Leave me just like this, This kiss tastes so sweet, Leave me just like this} (2)
Male
{Ippadiyae vittu viduCutting the round full moon
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduHey girl, I have kept a toe-ring for you
Indha muththam thithikkudhaeOh my Kolar gold field, I will carve you into a sculpture
Ennai ippadiyae vittu vidu} (2)Tapping you gently
Male
Vatta vatta vennilavai vettiAaah…aa….aaa….
Adi vachirukken unakkoru mettiHahaan haahan haahan…aaa…aa..
En kolar thanga vayalae unnaiTapping softly on my cheeks
Sirpam seivaen thattiTroubling me nearly completely
Female
Aaah…aa….aaa….Putting a key into my locked heart
Hahaan haahan haahan…aaa…aa..You unlocked and peeked inside
Thatti thatti kannathilae thattiTrapped helplessly? Hey, trapped helplessly?
Ennai kitta thatta thondharavil maattiI got caught helplessly, oh my!
En poottiya manasai saavi pottuI got caught, oh my…
Thirandhu paarthaai yettiHoyla holama….hmmmm
Male
Vasamaa hey vasamaaHoyla holama….hmmmm
Vasama vasama maattikitten aiyomaCome close to me
Maattikitten aiyoma…..And kindle a fever of love
Female
Hoyla holama….hmmmmTo open my treasure box
Hoyla holama….hmmmmDevise a plan
Female
En kitta kitta vandhuHoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
Oru kaadhal kaaichal moottuHey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…
En pettagathai thirakkaHey, leave me just like this
Nee thittam ondru theettuLeave me just like this
Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….This kiss tastes so sweet
Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…Leave me just like this
Male
Hey ippadiyae vittu viduAt the corner of your eye
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduShow me a bioscope show
Indha muththam thithikkudhaeOn the screen of your waist
Ennai ippadiyae vittu viduShow a short intermission
Male
Un kadai kannin oram{Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…. Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…} (2)
Oru bioscope kaattu
Un idai ennum thiraiyil
Siru idaivelai kaattu
Chorus
{Hoyla hoyla hoyla holama….
Hey hoyla hoyla hoyla holama…} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Ippadiyae Vittu Vidu' from Arasatchi (2004) is a playful romantic track expressing the overwhelming sweet sensations of young love, intimacy, and courtship. The lovers urge each other to leave them lost in these intoxicating feelings, comparing kisses to sweet jaggery and romantic glances to a bioscope movie reel.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Kutty kutty suttithanam kaatti / Ennai vattamittu thollaigalai kootti

Matching second consonants across lines, such as Kutty / Vattamittu / Katti.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Un kadai kannin oram / Oru bioscope kaattu / Un idai ennum thiraiyil

Comparing the lover's eye to a bioscope reel and the waist to a cinema screen.

Mondai / Rhyme (Monnai)

Kutty kutty suttithanam kaatti

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in 'Kutty kutty suttithanam'.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Arasatchi (2004), starring Arjun and Lara Dutta, was composed by Pravin Mani, featuring lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar.

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