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Kai Thottu Parkkanum

From Salem Vishnu · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Sangeetha Rajan
Movie name
Salem Vishnu
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kai thottu paarkanum vaama vaa
Female :Hmmm naan vara matten
Male :Kathukka venum kaadhal paadam
Female :Ahaa hahaha edam thara maatten
Kalyanam aagattum poiya poo
Male :Ahaa haha ha naan vida matten
Female :Pakkathil yaarum paarkkum bothu
Male :Oh ho ho appa thoda matten
Nee ennnai thozhil vaithu thaalatta
Naan undhan pillai pola vaal aatta
Female :Koochangal ennai vittu pogadhu
Kummaalam poda sonnaal aagathu
Oosikkul noolaai uravadu
Female :Aasaikku neeyum anai podu
Male :Thadai solladhaeFemale :Hae hae
Male :Enai kolladhae…Female :Haei
Lalalalalalala poo
Male :Ha ha ha naan poo matten
Female :Pakkathil yaarum paarkkum bothu
Male :Ada paravayillai appa thoda matten
Dhegathil oorum thaen koodu
Thevaigal theerum varai neeyaadu
Male :Pennalla neeyum oru paalaaaru
Ellamae kaadhal seiyum kolaru
Vegathil neeyum orasaadhae
Male :Ohoo nan konjam neram odhungaathae
Female :Adi ammadi
Male :YappaFemale :Nee killadi
Kai thottu paarkkanum
Vaama vaama va va va
Female :Hmm hmm naan vara matten
Male :Ohooo kathukka venum kaadhal paadam
Female :Aah hahaha edam thara matten
Kalyanam aagattum poiya poo
Male :Ahaa haa ha naan vida matten
Female :Hei pakkathil yaarum paarkkum bothu
Male :Hmm mm mm appa thoda matten
I want to hold your hand, come on dear, come!
Female: Mmm, I won't come!
Male: We need to learn the lessons of love!
Female: Aha hahaha, I won't give in!
Wait until we get married, you trickster, go away!
Male: Aha hahaha, I won't let you go!
Female: What if someone nearby is watching?
Male: Oh ho ho, then I won't touch you!
When you hold me on your shoulder and rock me,
And I playfully romp around like your child,
Female: My shyness won't leave me,
It won't do if you tell me to fool around!
Let's mingle close like thread through a needle!
Female: Put a dam on your desires!
Male: Don't say no! Female: Hey hey!
Male: Don't torment me... Female: Hey!
La la la la la la, go away!
Male: Ha ha ha, I won't go away!
Female: What if someone nearby is watching?
Male: Ah, it's fine, then I won't touch you!
A honeycomb welling up through the body,
Play along until all your desires are met!
Male: You are not just a woman, you are a river of milk!
All of this is just the sweet trouble love brings!
Don't brush against me in such a rush!
Male: Oho, don't step away for a little while!
Female: Oh my goodness!
Male: Oh boy! Female: You are quite the smooth operator!
I want to hold your hand,
Come on dear, come on, come, come, come!
Female: Mmm mmm, I won't come!
Male: Oho, we need to learn the lessons of love!
Female: Ah hahaha, I won't give in!
Wait until we get married, you trickster, go away!
Male: Aha ha ha, I won't let you go!
Female: Hey, what if someone nearby is watching?
Male: Mmm mmm mmm, then I won't touch you!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a romantically persistent hero trying to persuade his hesitant heroine to get closer to him. The heroine playfully pushes back, setting boundaries and insisting that intimacy should wait until after their marriage, especially pointing out the fear of people nearby watching them. The hero playfully responds with sweet coaxing, comparisons, and assurances.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvamaanam)

“Pennalla neeyum oru paalaaaru”

Comparing the heroine to a river of milk ('paalaaru') and the body's sensations to a honeycomb ('thaen koodu').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Oosikkul noolaai uravadu”

Comparing close intimacy to a thread passing through a needle ('Oosikkul noolaai').

Rhyme / Monai - Etukai

“Male :Kathukka venum kaadhal paadam”

Rhythmic end rhymes and internal rhymes across dialogue lines like 'paadam' / 'maatten' / 'matten'.

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Trivia

Salem Vishnu (1990) stars Thiagarajan and Roopini. The music for the film was composed by Sangeetha Rajan, with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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