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Lyrics & meaning

Kikkikkikkee Kiliyakkoi

From Dharma Raja · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Dharma Raja1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kikkikkikee kiliyakkoiKikkikkikee parrot-like sweet girl!
Kettu sollaen oru vazhiyakkakoiAsk around and tell me a solution!
Male
Kikkikkikee kiliyakkoiKikkikkikee parrot-like sweet girl!
Kettu sollaen oru vazhiyakkoiAsk around and tell me a solution!
Kikkikkikee kiliyakkoiKikkikkikee parrot-like sweet girl!
Kettu sollaen oru vazhiyakkoiAsk around and tell me a solution!
Male
Sakkarai Pol irandu idhazhkkoiYour two sugar-like lips,
Thanthuvittaal enna kuraiyyakkoiWhat loss would there be if you gave them to me?
Sakkarai Pol irandu idhazhkkoiYour two sugar-like lips,
Thanthuvittaal enna kuraiyyakkakoiWhat loss would there be if you gave them to me?
Female
Thedhi illaatha panjaangamaaIs an almanac ever without dates?
Aasai enakkillaiyaa aa…aa…Don't I have desires? Ah... ah...
Nilavu ilaaatha pournamiyaaIs a full moon night ever without the moon?
Neram adhukkillaiyaa….aa….Isn't there a right time for that? Ah...
Neram adhukkillaiyaa….Isn't there a right time for that?
Male
En kaiyaalae pooparikkaTo pluck flowers with my own hands,
En kannaalae alavedukkaTo measure you with my eyes,
Ammaadi vanthaalennaOh my, what if she comes?
Peraanantham thanthaalennaWhat if she grants supreme bliss?
Female
Megam moodaatha malaiyillaeyaeThere is no mountain unclouded by mist,
Mella nerungungalaeSo come closer gently,
Thaagam illaatha thanniyillaiyaeThere is no water that lacks thirst,
Thottu thazhuvungalaen…aa…Touch and embrace me... ah...
Thottu thazhuvungalaen…Touch and embrace me...
Male
Yaen peraasai varugindrathuWhy does great desire arise?
Un penmaikku purigindrathuYour womanhood understands it,
Ennai neeraada solgindrathuIt tells me to bathe in bliss,
Ippa thaanaaga tharugindrathuNow it willingly gives itself to me,
Male
Kikkikkikee kiliyakkoiKikkikkikee parrot-like sweet girl!
Kettu sollaen oru vazhiyakkoiAsk around and tell me a solution!
Male
Bodhai undaagum thiraatchai pazhamInebriating grape fruit,
Poojai seivenammaa…aa…I shall worship you, my lady... ah...
Kadhal undaakkum kannikkodiThe maiden vine that creates love,
Kattaayam thevaiyammaa…haaIs definitely needed, my lady... haa...
Kattaayam thevaiyammaa…Is definitely needed, my lady...
Female
Un kairendum pollaathathuYour two hands are mischievous,
Entha kaavalum illaathathuThey are devoid of any restraint,
Adhu enkenko selgindrathuThey wander wherever they please,
Summaa yaedhedho solgindrathuAnd speak all kinds of things needlessly,
Male
Kikkikkikee kiliyakkoiKikkikkikee parrot-like sweet girl!
Kettu sollaen oru vazhiyakkoiAsk around and tell me a solution!
Female :Sakkarai Pol irandu idhazhkkoiFemale: Your two sugar-like lips,
Thanthuvittaal enna kuraiyyakkoiWhat loss would there be if you gave them?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and romantic duet expresses the flirtatious banter between two lovers. The male protagonist playfully entreats his beloved, comparing her sweet lips to sugar and her beauty to intoxicating fruits. He pleads for her affection, questioning why she hesitates when nature itself thrives on unity and timing. The female protagonist responds in kind, acknowledging the magnetic attraction and teasingly pointing out his restless, mischievous touch while yielding to the sweet spell of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Sakkarai Pol irandu idhazhkkoi

Comparing the beloved's lips to sugar ('Sakkarai Pol irandu idhazh') to emphasize their sweetness.

Metaphor

Bodhai undaagum thiraatchai pazham

Comparing the young maiden to a grape fruit that induces intoxication ('Bodhai undaagum thiraatchai pazham').

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethukai)

Megam moodaatha malaiyillaeyae

Rhyming words and matching initial sounds across stanzas like 'Thedhi' and 'Nilavu', 'Megam' and 'Thaagam' creating a musical rhythm.

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Trivia

Dharma Raja (1980) starred Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role, featuring memorable music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics crafted by Kannadasan.

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