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Lyrics & meaning

Izhutha Izhupukku

From Pakka · 2018

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Shivai Vyas, Priya Himesh
Music director
C. Sathya
Details
Pakka2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Izhutha izhupukku vaadi pullaCome along as I drag you, girl!
Ithukku mela naan enna sollaWhat more can I say beyond this?
Female :Kazhuthukku keela onnum illaFemale: Below my neck, there is nothing!
Thaaliya kattu da thattaampullaTie the sacred thread, you dragonfly boy!
Male
Sandaikozhi pasichirikkuThe fighting cock is hungry,
Saapidathaan varavaa ullaShould I come inside to eat?
Female :Kondakaari idupukku thaanFemale: For the bun-wearing girl's waist,
Kotthu saavi nee thaan illaYou are the missing key ring!
Male
Izhutha izhupukku vaadi pullaCome along as I drag you, girl!
Ithukku mela naan enna sollaWhat more can I say beyond this?
Female :Kazhuthukku keela onnum illaFemale: Below my neck, there is nothing!
Thaaliya kattu da thattaampullaTie the sacred thread, you dragonfly boy!
Male
Aathaadi azhagiya theevaeOh my, beautiful island!
Aththa petha athisaya poovaeWonder flower born to my aunt!
Marudhaani saandhaaLike henna paste,
Ennai arachi poosadhaeDon't grind and apply me!
Female
Kili pola ulara venaamDon't chatter like a parrot,
Kitta vanthu alaya venaamDon't wander near me,
Un meesa mudiyaalWith your mustache hair,
Nenja oraisi koosathaeDon't tickle by rubbing against my chest!
Male
Kannukulla kaadhalathaanRight inside your eyes, love is what...
Kandu pidichenI found!
Nattu vacha parkalaamnuThinking of seeing what was planted,
Nandu pidichenI caught a crab!
Meesayaala koondhalathaanWith my mustache, your hair...
Cindu mudichen…mudichenI tangled up... tangled up!
Female
Vathikuchi kaiya thottuTouching the matchstick hand,
PathikittenaeI caught fire!
Kuttha vacha ponnu onnaA girl sitting on her heels,
SuthikittenaeI wrapped around her!
Uthangara othadama othikittenaeLike a riverbank lip, I pressed close,
Othikittenae othikittenaePressed close, pressed close!
Othikittenae naanaeI myself pressed close!
Male
Izhutha izhupukku vaadi pullaCome along as I drag you, girl!
Ithukku mela naan enna sollaWhat more can I say beyond this?
Female :Kazhuthukku keela onnum illaFemale: Below my neck, there is nothing!
Thaaliya kattu da thattaampullaTie the sacred thread, you dragonfly boy!
Male
Sandaikozhi pasichirikkuThe fighting cock is hungry,
Saapidathaan varavaa ullaShould I come inside to eat?
Female :Kondakaari idupukku thaanFemale: For the bun-wearing girl's waist,
Kotthu saavi nee thaan illaYou are the missing key ring!
Chorus
Unakkum enakkumBetween you and me,
Kanakku vazhakku varumbothu…When accounts and arguments arise...
Male :VarumbothuMale: When they arise...
Chorus :Unavu urakkumChorus: Food, sleep,
Thanimai yethuvum virumbaathu…Or solitude will not be desired...
Male :VirumbaathuMale: Will not be desired!
Male
heyyyy…..eyyyyyy…..Heyyy... eyyyyy...
Chorus
Unakkum enakkumBetween you and me,
Kanakku vazhakku varumbothu…When accounts and arguments arise...
Male :VarumbothuMale: When they arise...
Chorus :Unavu urakkumChorus: Food, sleep,
Thanimai yethuvum virumbaathu…Or solitude will not be desired...
Male :VirumbaathuMale: Will not be desired!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Izhutha Izhupukku is a energetic folk duet from the Tamil film Pakka (2018). The male and female leads engage in playful rural teasing, expressing their passion and affection. The hero calls out to his beloved with playful demands, while the heroine coyly reminds him to tie the auspicious wedding thread ('thaali') before taking their intimacy further.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Aathaadi azhagiya theevae / Aththa petha athisaya poovae

Compares the beloved to a beautiful island ('azhagiya theevae') and a rare flower ('athisaya poovae').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kannukulla kaadhalathaan / Kandu pidichen

Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of adjacent words in the line.

Rhyme (Edhukai)

Vathikuchi kaiya thottu / Pathikittenae

Rhyming second letters across lines (e.g., 'Vathi' and 'Pathi').

Tactile Imagery

Un meesa mudiyaal / Nenja oraisi koosathae

Evokes physical sensations of touch and tickling using rural colloquial terms.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2018 rural action-comedy film Pakka, starring Vikram Prabhu, Nikki Galrani, and Bindu Madhavi. Composed by C. Sathya with lyrics by Kabilan, the track employs traditional Tamil folk rhythms and playful dialect typical of rural romantic songs.

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