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Lyrics & meaning

Kathi Vaitha Kangal

From Mannavaru Chinnavaru · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Sukhwinder Singh, Ranjani
Music director
Geethapriyan
Movie name
Mannavaru Chinnavaru
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
19 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmmm…..mmm……mmm…..mmm…mmm..
Ooooh…..ooooh….ooh….
Kaththi vaiththu kanal rendum
Yuththam seiyyuthae adhu eppadi
Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Muththamennum eera theeyil
Idhayam Vendhathae adhu appadi
Adhu appadi adhu appadi
Pournami unnai thottathum en kai
Vaanamengum kadhal kondu
Vinnmeen theenduthae
Female :Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Kaththi vaiththu kangal rendum
Yuththam seiyyuthae adhu eppadi
Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Sikki mukki kallai pola
Theeppidikkum muththathaalae
Anaippathu kuttram endru solvaayaa
Mmm muththam muttum muththathaalae
Moochchu muttum vekkaththaalae
Mazhaiyinil aadai neithu anivenaa
Hae kottum aruvi thottu thazhuva
Vetkkapaduvaayaa
Female :Ennai moga kadalil neechchal pazhaga
Thalli viduvaayaa
Ho idhuthaan manamatha vellam
Padagu polae midhakka pazhagadi hoi
Female :Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Ho…..Kaththi vaiththu kanal rendum
Yuththam seiyyuthae adhu eppadi
Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Mmmmm…..mmm…..mmm….
Mm…..mmmm….mm….mmmm
Moochchi rendai modha solli
Veppa nilai maara solli
Poovukkullum minsaaram pizhinthaayae
Kannirendai mooda solli
Meesai kuththum paadam solli
Aaradiyai eeradiyaai velvaenae
Haei vetta veliyil
Kottum nilavil tajmahal naanaa
Male :En mumtaz neeyae shajahaan naanae
Tajmahal neenae
Nilavukku selai thanthu kulirai
Maranthu thoonga solvom
Male :Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Oo….oohho kaththi vaiththu kanal rendum
Yuththam seiyyuthae adhu eppadi
Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Pournami unnai thottathum un kai
Vaanamengum kadhal kondu
Vinnmeen theenduthae
Adhu eppadi adhu eppadi adhu eppadi
Both :Adhu Ippadi adhu ippadi adhu ippadi
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm...
Ooh... oooh... oh...
Wielding knives, two fiery sparks
wage a war—how is that?
How is that? How is that?
In the wet fire called a kiss,
my heart was burned—that's how it is!
That's how it is, that's how it is!
O full moon, the moment my hand touches you,
filled with love across the entire sky,
it reaches up and touches the stars!
Female: How is that? How is that? How is that?
Wielding knives, both your eyes
wage a war—how is that?
How is that? How is that?
Like flint stones striking together,
with kisses that burst into flame,
will you say embracing is a crime?
Mmm, with kisses pressing against kisses,
breathless with sweet shyness,
shall I weave a dress from the rain and wear it?
Hey, when the pouring waterfall touches and embraces you,
will you feel shy?
Female: To teach me how to swim in the sea of desire,
will you push me in?
Ho, this is the flood of passion,
learn to float like a boat, hey!
Female: How is that? How is that? How is that?
Ho... wielding knives, two fiery sparks
wage a war—how is that?
How is that? How is that?
Mmmmm... mmm... mmm...
Mm... mmmm... mm... mmmm
Making our two breaths collide,
making the warmth and temperature shift,
you sparked electricity even from a flower!
Asking both eyes to close,
teaching a lesson with your pricking moustache,
I will conquer your six-foot frame into just two feet!
Hey, out in the open,
under the pouring moonlight, am I the Taj Mahal?
Male: You are my Mumtaz, and I am Shah Jahan,
you are the Taj Mahal yourself!
Giving a saree to the moon,
let us tell it to forget the chill and go to sleep!
Male: How is that? How is that? How is that?
Oh... ohho, wielding knives, two fiery sparks
wage a war—how is that?
How is that? How is that?
O full moon, the moment your hand touches,
filled with love across the entire sky,
it reaches up and touches the stars!
How is that? How is that? How is that?
Both: That's how it is! That's how it is! That's how it is!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mannavaru Chinnavaru (1999) features 'Kaththi Vaiththu Kanal Rendum', a playful romantic duet filled with curiosity and desire. The lovers question each other about how intimate moments evoke intense physical and emotional sensations, using imaginative poetic riddles and playful answers. The lyrics by Pazhani Bharathi weave cosmic and natural imagery—from wet fire and rain-woven clothes to floating on Cupid's flood and dressing the moon—capturing the magical spark of romance and playful teasing between two lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Muththamennum eera theeyil”

Combining contradictory concepts 'eera' (wet) and 'thee' (fire) to represent the intense yet soothing sensation of a kiss.

Simile (Upama)

“Sikki mukki kallai pola”

Comparing kisses sparking passion to the striking of flintstones ('Sikki mukki kallai pola').

Metaphor (Rupaka)

“Ennai moga kadalil neechchal pazhaga”

Describing intense passion as a 'sea of desire' ('moga kadal') and 'flood of Cupid' ('manamatha vellam').

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

“Nilavukku selai thanthu kulirai maranthu thoonga solvom”

Exaggerating the warmth of love by proposing to drape a saree on the moon so it forgets the cold and sleeps.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Edhukai/Monaai)

“Mmm muththam muttum muththathaalae / Moochchu muttum vekkaththaalae”

Rhythmic repitition of consonants and matching rhymes ('muththam muttum', 'moochchu muttum').

Did you know?

Trivia

'Mannavaru Chinnavaru' (1999) is a Tamil comedy-drama film starring veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan alongside Soundarya and K. R. Vijaya, directed by P. N. Ramachandran with lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi.

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