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Lyrics & meaning

Kattikoda

From Taanakkaran · 2022

Lyricist
Chandru
Singer
Shweta Mohan
Music director
Ghibran
Details
Taanakkaran2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kattikoda enna kattikodaEmbrace me, hug me tight
Satta paiyil pothi vachikkodaTuck me safe inside your shirt pocket
Otha vaartha motha vaazhkaOne single word, a whole lifetime
Unakaaga naan vazhvenaeI will live just for you
Female
Kattikoda enna kattikodaEmbrace me, hug me tight
Satta paiyil pothi vachikkodaTuck me safe inside your shirt pocket
Otha vaartha motha vazhkaOne single word, a whole lifetime
Unakaaga naan vazhvenae daI will live just for you, my dear
Female
Pallikooda paadam polathaanaeJust like a school lesson
Un nenappathan padikirenI am constantly studying your thoughts
Kannamoodi kaadhal kadatheruClosing my eyes in the street market of love
Kaipudichi naanum nadakurenI am walking along, holding your hand
Female
Uppumootta enna thookkiLift me up on a piggyback ride
Oora suthi kaata venumAnd show me around the town
Sappukotti un nenappa thinnenadaSmacking my lips, I savored your memories
Female
Aah idaikanda udai needhanAh, you are the comfort amidst all this
Vaada nee vaada neeCome to me, oh come to me
Female
Kattikoda enna kattikodaEmbrace me, hug me tight
Satta paiyil pothi vachikkodaTuck me safe inside your shirt pocket
Otha vaartha motha vazhkaOne single word, a whole lifetime
Unakaaga naan vazhvenae daI will live just for you, my dear
Female
Paakura paarvai mattumdhanaeIs it just the glance you throw at me?
Muttimodhi enna kolludhaeIt strikes hard and slays me inside
Irukura indha nodikoodaEven this very passing second
Usuru unakaaga thudikudhaeMy heart beats only for you
Unna enni ullukulla ullnaatu kalavaramdhanThinking of you causes an internal civil war within me
Ennavendru naanum solla needhanadaHow can I even put it into words, you are everything
Female
Idaikanda udai needhanYou are the comfort amidst all this
Vaada nee vaada neeCome to me, oh come to me
Female
Kattikoda enna kattikodaEmbrace me, hug me tight
Satta paiyil pothi vachikkodaTuck me safe inside your shirt pocket
Otha vaartha motha vazhkaOne single word, a whole lifetime
Unakaaga naan vazhvenaeI will live just for you
Female
Kattikoda enna kattikodaEmbrace me, hug me tight
Satta paiyil pothi vachikkodaTuck me safe inside your shirt pocket
Otha vaartha motha vazhkaOne single word, a whole lifetime
Unakaaga naan vazhvenae daI will live just for you, my dear

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kattikoda is an expressive and intimate love song from the Tamil movie Taanakkaran. The protagonist pours out her deep affection, asking her lover to hold her close and protect her like a treasured item tucked inside his shirt pocket. She describes her preoccupation with him, comparing learning about him to memorizing school lessons and relishing every thought of him. Her affection is all-encompassing, declaring that her entire life revolves around a single word of commitment from him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Satta paiyil pothi vachikkoda

Comparing keeping someone protected and close to tucking them safely inside a shirt pocket.

Simile (Uwamai)

Pallikooda paadam polathaanae

Comparing the act of continuously thinking about her lover to studying school lessons using the comparative word 'polathaane'.

Internal Rhyme (Ezhukai / Ethirai)

Otha vaartha motha vaazhka

Use of rhyming sounds in 'Otha' (single) and 'Motha' (entire/whole) creates a melodic cadence.

Hyperbole

Unna enni ullukulla ullnaatu kalavaramdhan

Exaggerating emotional restlessness and romantic longing as an internal 'civil war'.

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Trivia

Kattikoda is composed by Ghibran with lyrics penned by Chandru and rendered by Shweta Mohan. The song contrasts the heavy, intense police training drama storyline of Taanakkaran (2022) starring Vikram Prabhu by serving as a gentle, melodious romantic track.

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