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Kaikku Ettinadhu

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Super Subu
Singer
Vijay Narain
Music director
Vijay Narain
Movie name
Album Songs 2023
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
28 Jun 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaikku ettunadhu vaaikku ettula
Kaathuvaakula kaadhalum sikkala
Vathaalum thothalum
Oruthanm madhikala
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Perazhagae unnaiya paatha nodi
Oru pattu moolaiya thaakudhadi
Adha naanum paaduna
Oorae sirikaadhoo
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Thaanae thaanae
Thanae noo
Vellakarangalum
Vadakathi pasangalum
Unna suthi pesi ninna
Utchi manda sulunnu soodagum
Enna yaarum ungkitta
Kanna paarthu pesa sonna
Bakku bakku bakkunnu
Bayam vandhu thelaagum
Panpaadu kaduppa pochi
Puzhapunna sirippa pochi
Oru vaartha pesum munnae
Oorae kadupaachi
Sindhaamana sidharama
Vazhinji paathen kolanji paathen
Sirichi paathen morachi paathen
Oru tharam neeyum paatha podhum
Marunodiyae usiru kara serum
Aambala buthi kalimannu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Aambala buthi kalimannu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Kaikku ettunadhu vaaikku ettula
Kaathuvaakula kaadhalum sikkala
Vathaalum thothalum
Oruthanm madhikala
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Aambala buthi kalimannu
Pathodu padhinonnu
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Ponnenae ponnenae
Poram pokka ponnenae
Aanenae aanaena
Verum jokka aanenae
Aambala buthi kalimannu
Pathodu padhinonnu
What reached my hand never reached my mouth
Even by chance, love didn't come my way
The scrawny and the frail
didn't give me any regard
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
Oh great beauty, the moment I saw you
a song strikes my brain, girl
If I were to sing it out loud
won't the whole town laugh at me?
I became, oh I became
I just became a complete joke
I became, oh I became
I just became a complete joke
Thaane thaane
Thaaneano
When foreigners
and guys from up north
stand around you talking
the top of my head burns with anger
If anyone asks me
to look into your eyes and talk
with my heart thudding in panic
fear stings me like a scorpion
Manners and modesty have become annoying
Making a living has turned into a joke
Before I can even speak a single word
the whole town gets irritated
Directly and without holding back
I tried buttering you up, I tried acting sweet
I tried smiling, I tried glaring
If you just look at me once, that's enough
the very next second, my life will find its shore
A man's brain is just made of clay
just one in a dime a dozen
A man's brain is just made of clay
just one in a dime a dozen
just one in a dime a dozen
just one in a dime a dozen
just one in a dime a dozen
just one in a dime a dozen
What reached my hand never reached my mouth
Even by chance, love didn't come my way
The scrawny and the frail
didn't give me any regard
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I became, oh I became
I just became a complete joke
I became, oh I became
I just became a complete joke
A man's brain is just made of clay
just one in a dime a dozen
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
I'm ruined, oh I'm ruined
I ended up like a good-for-nothing
A man's brain is just made of clay
just one in a dime a dozen
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This self-deprecating independent Tamil track expresses the humorous frustration of a hopeless romantic protagonist who feels entirely inadequate in love. He laments that fortune always slips out of his hands just when he gets close, and that he feels like a joke in society. Seeing stylish foreign and north-Indian guys flirting with his crush makes him furious, yet he is so shy that he freezes with fear if asked to speak to her directly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Proverbial Metaphor (Pazhamozhi)

Kaikku ettunadhu vaaikku ettula

The line 'Kaikku ettunadhu vaaikku ettula' uses a famous Tamil proverb meaning 'so close yet so far', metaphorically describing missed opportunities.

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)

Bakku bakku bakkunnu

'Bakku bakku bakkunnu' mimics the rapid pounding beat of a nervous heart.

Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sirichi paathen morachi paathen / Marunodiyae usiru kara serum

Rhyming second letters in adjacent lines: 'Vathaalum' and 'Oruthanm' / 'Sirichi' and 'Marunodiyae'.

Metaphor

Aambala buthi kalimannu

'Aambala buthi kalimannu' compares a man's intelligence to pliable, weak clay.

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Trivia

Composed and sung by Vijaynarain with lyrics by Super Subu, this song captures modern urban indie Tamil sensibilities, combining colloquial slang with traditional Tamil proverbs.

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