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Kaathama

From Bakasuran · 2022

Lyricist
Sam C. S
Singer
Sam C. S
Music director
Sam C. S
Movie name
Bakasuran
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Isakku thappira oothappam
Irukkuthadi eh kaathammo
Inikkura kuli paniyaaram
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma
Isakku thappira oothappam
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma
Inikkura kuli paniyaaram
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma
Analadikuthu analadikuthu
Kaathamma
Oru anu anuvaa uyir polakkura yendi ..kaathamma
Sanal sanalaa ennai thirikkira
Kaathammo
En manakkulathula kallu eriyura yendi …kaathamma
Avala paatha nodiyae
Chorus :Pathikichi
Male :Bambarama manam
Chorus :Suthikkichu
Male :En kathaaza kaattula
Kaamathu mullonnu
Narukkunnu nenjila kuthirichi
Avala paathutte irukkalam
Chorus :Kuthavechi
Male :Mental ayutten
Chorus :Avala nenachi
Male :Otha tharamo
Otha nodiyo
Ava kooda irukanum
Sircihi sircihi
Varuvaala varuvaala
Kaayuren naan karuvaada
Varuvaala varuvaala
Muthatha sirichine tharuvaala
{Isakku thappira oothappam
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma
Inikkura kuli paniyaaram
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma} (2)
Vena vena
Apadi paakathae
Chorus :Azhagi
Male :Paatha kalavi por aagum
Chorus :Thuzhavi
Male :Feela feela
Nerungatha
Chorus :Jilebi
Male :Thoola thoola norungurenae
Chorus :Kolambi
Sadha ada un nenapu
Vidama suthinu irukku
Uluntha vada otta pola
Ava nenjikuli
Chorus :Blackholeu
Male :Adhula poyi viluthuttenae
Meendruvena
Chorus :Gopalu
Thadalena or thaagam
Theerathadi en mogam
Sallabatha illadhaakka
Neeyum vaadiyae
Chorus :En roseu
Male :Killadiya vela paathu
Anba enil
Chorus :Nee poosu
Vandhuru nee vandhuru nee
Aasaiya nee thanthuru nee
Konjidavae konjidavae
Vandhuru vandhuru vandhuru nee
{Isakku thappira oothappam
Irukkuthadi eh kaathammo
Inikkura kuli paniyaaram
Irukkuthadi eh kaathamma} (2)
...
The soft oothappam that misses its mark,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
The sweet kuli paniyaaram,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
The soft oothappam that misses its mark,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
The sweet kuli paniyaaram,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
A heat is scorching, a heat is scorching,
Oh Kaathamma!
Why do you cleave my soul atom by atom, oh Kaathamma?
You twist me like strands of jute fiber,
Oh Kaathamma!
Why do you hurl a stone into the pond of my heart, oh Kaathamma?
The very instant I saw her,
Chorus: Fire caught on!
Male: My mind, like a spinning top,
Chorus: Kept spinning round!
Male: In my cactus forest,
A thorn of desire,
Sharply pierced right into my heart!
I could keep looking at her forever,
Chorus: Squatting right down!
Male: I've gone mental,
Chorus: Thinking of her!
Male: Just one time,
Or just one moment,
I must be with her!
Smiling and laughing,
Will she come? Will she come?
I am shriveling up like dried fish!
Will she come? Will she come?
Will she give me a kiss with a smile?
{The soft oothappam that misses its mark,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
The sweet kuli paniyaaram,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!} (2)
No, don't, don't!
Don't look at me like that!
Chorus: Oh beautiful girl!
Male: If you look, lovemaking will turn into a battle!
Chorus: Searching through!
Male: Feel it, feel it,
Don't come near!
Chorus: Oh sweet Jilebi!
Male: I am crumbling completely into dust!
Chorus: Getting confused!
Always, ah, the memory of you
Keeps spinning relentlessly!
Like the hole in a medu vada,
The pit of her chest
Chorus: Is a black hole!
Male: And I went and fell right into it!
Will I ever recover?
Chorus: Oh Gopalu!
Suddenly a burning thirst,
My lust remains unquenched, my dear!
To make sweet intimacy happen,
Why don't you come to me?
Chorus: My rose!
Male: Playing your clever tricks,
Love onto me,
Chorus: Smear it on!
Come here, oh come here!
Grant me your affection, grant it!
Just to caress, just to caress,
Come, come, come to me!
{The soft oothappam that misses its mark,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!
The sweet kuli paniyaaram,
Is right here, oh Kaathamma!} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kaathamma from Bakasuran is a high-energy folk-kuthu track that captures the protagonist's chaotic infatuation with a woman named Kaathamma. Through playful rural food metaphors like oothappam, kuzhi paniyaaram, and vada holes alongside quirky urban imagery, the song portrays a lover completely mesmerized and helpless in love. The lyrics describe his mind spinning like a top, his heart burning with passion, and his eagerness to be reunited with his love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme)

Isakku thappira oothappam / Inikkura kuli paniyaaram

Matching initial 'I' sound in consecutive lines creates rhythm.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Oru anu anuvaa uyir polakkura yendi ..kaathamma

Doubled words 'anu anuvaa' (atom by atom) and 'sanal sanalaa' (strand by strand) heighten the emotional depth.

Uvamai (Simile)

Kaayuren naan karuvaada

Compares the protagonist's state of restless waiting to a dried fish (karuvaadu).

Metaphor / Modern Imagery

Uluntha vada otta pola / Ava nenjikuli / Chorus :Blackholeu

Compares the dimple/pit of her chest to a medu vada hole and a cosmic black hole that sucks him in.

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Trivia

Composed, written, and sung by Sam C.S. for the 2023 film Bakasuran directed by Mohan G, Kaathamma gained popularity for its energetic rhythm, catchy folk beats, and humorous fusion of traditional food items with sci-fi terminology like black holes.

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