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Lyrics & meaning

Kilu Kilupaiyaai

From Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga · 2017

Lyricist
Radhakrishnan Parthiban
Singer
Sreerama Chandra
Music director
C. Sathya
Details
Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kuppaiyaakki poraalaeShe leaves after turning me into a mess
Mokkaiyaakki poraalaeShe leaves after dulling my mind
Male
Kilu kiluppaiyaai sinungiTinkling playfully with charm
Perum kilukiluppai tharum pennae…..O girl who gives me immense delight!
Kudukuduppaiyaai kulungiShaking like a fortune teller's drum
Ennil salasalappai tharum pennae….O girl who creates a rustling sensation inside me!
Male
Poraalae manasaShe goes, leaving my heart
Kuppaiyaakki poraalaeTurning it into trash as she goes
Poraalae moolaiyaiShe goes, leaving my brain
Mokkaiyaakki poraalae…..Turning it blunt and useless as she goes
Male
Karuppu vellai kattaigalilOn the black and white keys
En viral magalaeOh daughter of my fingers
Color coloraai mettugalaiTunes of vibrant colors
Aval vizhi isaikkaAs her eyes play music
Male
Vaasikkiren..I am playing
Avala vaasikkiren..I am playing her like music
Vaasikkiraaa…She plays
Adhil naa sikkurenn…And I get caught in it
Adadaa naan nesikkirennn…Oh my, I am in love!
Male
Kilu kiluppaiyaai sinungiTinkling playfully with charm
Perum kilukiluppai tharum pennae…..O girl who gives me immense delight!
Kudukuduppaiyaai kulungiShaking like a fortune teller's drum
Ennil salasalappai tharum pennae…ae…O girl who creates a rustling sensation inside me!
Male
Vaasikkiren..I am playing
Avala vaasikkiren..I am playing her like music
Vaasikkiraaa…She plays
Adhil naa sikkurenn…And I get caught in it
Naa sikkurennn…I get caught in it!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song playfully captures a man's complete fascination and sweet agony over a woman who mesmerizes him. Using musical metaphors, he expresses how her looks and actions disarm his brain and heart, leaving him helplessly in love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi)

Kilu kiluppaiyaai sinungi / Kudukuduppaiyaai kulungi

Use of rhythmic echoing sound-words to evoke tactile and auditory sensations.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En viral magalae

Refers to the music or piano keys created through touch as the 'daughter of my fingers'.

Rhyme (Ethirai / Monai)

Kuppaiyaakki poraalae / Mokkaiyaakki poraalae

Parallel rhyming structure across consecutive lines to create a catchy, upbeat cadence.

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Trivia

The song features lyrics by director-actor Radhakrishnan Parthiban for his film 'Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga' (2017). The music was composed by C. Sathya, known for Parthiban's signature eccentric and creative wordplay.

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