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Lyrics & meaning

Kattukkul Vettai

From Thulam · 2018

Lyricist
Nadhi. Vijaykumar
Singer
Anitha Shaiq
Music director
Alex Premnath
Movie name
Thulam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
14 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kattukkulla vettaiyaadum koottam
Maanai kandaal
Thaanaga thullal podum aattam
Mullai poo pola endhan vaasam
Unnai kandaal
Meenaaga thudikkum endhan swaasam haa
Thunaiyaaga varuvaaiya
Puyalaaga kalaivaayaa
Mazhai pola muththam ittu
Thottu thottu thottu vittu poo….
Kattukkulla vettaiyaadum koottam
Maanai kandaal
Thaanaga thullal podum aattam
Jumbaa jumbaa
Jumbala jumbala jumbaa
Jumbaa jumbaa
Jumbala jumbala jumbaa
Hmmm
Female :Iravukkul saththam illai
Nilavukkoo vetkkam illai
Female :Ahaa
Female :Kalavikkul kaamamindri
Yethum illaiyae
Female :Aaa aaa…
Vettaikkul veeram illai
Ichchaikku pengal illai
Female :Ahaa
Female :Penmaikku kaadhal indri
Yedhum illaiyae
Ada thunai irundhaal vettri
Siru kaadhal pesum pattri
Pudhu yudhtham seidhu
Kaamam kolvomae..ae…ae…ae….
Kattukkulla vettaiyaadum koottam
Maanai kandaal
Thaanaga thullal podum aattam
Hae lae..ullae ullae…
Hoo ullae purrr…rrr……
Hmmm
Female :Kannukkul kaadhal illai
Nenjukkul eeram illai
Female :Ahaa
Female :Achchathil utcham thoda
Povadhillaiyae
Female :Aa…aaa….
Mazhai naalil verpadhillai
Pani naalil poopadhillai
Female :Ahaa..
Female :Thannichai nindraal pengal
Thorpadhillaiyae
Idhu kadalaal inaiyum dhegam
Pudhu puyalaai pogum mogam
Thee patri kondaal neerum illaiyae..ae..ae…ae…
Kattukkulla vettaiyaadum koottam
Maanai kandaal
Thaanaga thullal podum aattam
Mullai poo pola endhan vaasam
Unnai kandaal
Meenaaga thudikkum endhan swaasam haa
Thunaiyaaga varuvaaiya
Puyalaaga kalaivaayaa
Mazhai pola muththam ittu
Thottu thottu thottu vittu poo….
Kattukkulla vettaiyaadum koottam
Maanai kandaal
Thaanaga thullal podum aattam
The hunting pack in the forest,
when they see a deer,
starts dancing and leaping with joy!
My scent is like the jasmine flower,
and when I see you,
my breath gasps like a fish out of water, ha!
Will you come as my companion?
Will you stir me up like a storm?
Kissing me like falling rain,
touch me, touch me, touch and let go...
The hunting pack in the forest,
when they see a deer,
starts dancing and leaping with joy!
Jumba jumba
Jumbala jumbala jumba
Jumba jumba
Jumbala jumbala jumba
Mmm
Female: There is no sound in the night,
and the moon has no shame.
Female: Aaha
Female: Without passion in lovemaking,
there is nothing at all.
Female: Aah aah...
There is no courage in hunting,
women are not meant for mere lust.
Female: Aaha
Female: Without true love for womanhood,
there is nothing at all.
With a companion by your side, there is victory,
sparks ignite when sweet love speaks,
waging a new kind of war,
let us embrace our desire...
The hunting pack in the forest,
when they see a deer,
starts dancing and leaping with joy!
Hey ley... inside, inside...
Hoo inside, purrr...rrr...
Mmm
Female: When there is no love in the eyes,
and no warmth in the heart,
Female: Aaha
Female: trapped in fear, to reach the peak,
one will never go.
Female: Aah... aah...
One does not sweat on a rainy day,
flowers do not blossom on a freezing day.
Female: Aaha...
Female: When women stand by their own free will,
they will never lose.
These bodies unite like the waves of the sea,
passion surges like a new storm,
once this fire catches, no water can put it out...
The hunting pack in the forest,
when they see a deer,
starts dancing and leaping with joy!
My scent is like the jasmine flower,
and when I see you,
my breath gasps like a fish out of water, ha!
Will you come as my companion?
Will you stir me up like a storm?
Kissing me like falling rain,
touch me, touch me, touch and let go...
The hunting pack in the forest,
when they see a deer,
starts dancing and leaping with joy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual and energetic song uses vivid metaphors of the forest, hunting, and nature to explore intense desire, physical romance, and feminine independence. The lyrics draw a parallel between the instinctual, wild nature of a predator hunting in a forest and the irresistible attraction between lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Mullai poo pola endhan vaasam

Compares fragrance to a jasmine flower ('Mullai poo pola endhan vaasam'), breathing to a gasping fish ('Meenaaga thudikkum endhan swaasam'), and kisses to rain ('Mazhai pola muththam ittu').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Thottu thottu thottu vittu poo….

Repeats the word 'thottu' thrice consecutively to emphasize tactile sensation and rhythmic urgency.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Pudhu puyalaai pogum mogam

Metaphorically compares passionate desire to a gathering storm ('pudhu puyalaai pogum mogam') and the human body to an ocean.

Monai / Edhugai (Rhyme & Alliteration)

Kannukkul kaadhal illai

Uses rhyming endings and second-letter concord across couplets such as 'Kannukkul kaadhal illai / Nenjukkul eeram illai'.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2018 Tamil film 'Thulam', an indie drama written and directed by Nadhi. Vijaykumar, who also penned the lyrics for the song.

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