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Lyrics & meaning

KnockOut

From Arasiyalla Idhellam Saadharnamappa · 2021

Lyricist
Vignesh Shivan
Singer
Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Madley Blues
Movie name
Arasiyalla Idhellam Saadharnamappa
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
8 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaniyila thimira alainja meena
Thookipottu tharamela thavikavutta
Kannukula thengi kidantha neera
Bore-a pottu jore aa thaan izhuthu putta
Safe-a irrukathaan paathen
Adhukenna… sethula thallivutta
Future pondati thaannu
Ninaicha en nalla ennathula
Manna thoovi knock out-u panniputta
Thaniyila thimira alainja meena
Thookipottu tharamela thavikavutta
Kannukula thengi kidantha neera
Bore-a pottu jore aa thaan izhuthu putta
Safe-a irrukathaan paathen
Adhukenna… sethula thallivutta
Future pondati thaannu
Ninaicha en nalla ennathula
Manna thoovi knock out-u panniputta
Playful-a yeno nadanthukitten
Playboy-a irupennu ninaikavitten
Nadunisiyila naai kooda alayavutta
Lamp post-u bus stand-nu thiriyavutta
Neraaga poiyi sorry-nu ketka
En neju enna vidalaiyae
Call pannum bodhu cut pannuralae
Whatsapp-u status-la
Vaai vittu azhugurenae
Thaniyila thimira alainja meena
Thookipottu tharamela thavikavutta
Kannukula thengi kidantha neera
Bore-a pottu jore aa thaan izhuthu putta
Safe-a irrukathaan paathen
Adhukenna… sethula thallivutta
Future pondati thaannu
Ninaicha en nalla ennathula
Manna thoovi knock out-u panniputta
Like a fish swimming proudly in the water,
she tossed me onto dry ground and left me gasping.
The tears that were gathered inside my eyes,
she drilled right in and pumped them all out.
I only tried to play it safe,
and what did I get? She shoved me into the mud.
Believing she would be my future wife,
all my good, sincere intentions—
she ruined them all and knocked me out cold.
Like a fish swimming proudly in the water,
she tossed me onto dry ground and left me gasping.
The tears that were gathered inside my eyes,
she drilled right in and pumped them all out.
I only tried to play it safe,
and what did I get? She shoved me into the mud.
Believing she would be my future wife,
all my good, sincere intentions—
she ruined them all and knocked me out cold.
For some reason, I acted way too playful,
and made her think I was just a playboy.
Now she has me roaming the streets with stray dogs at midnight,
wandering between lampposts and bus stands.
To go straight up to her and say sorry,
my stubborn heart won't let me.
Whenever I call, she hangs up on me,
so on my WhatsApp status,
I'm openly crying my heart out.
Like a fish swimming proudly in the water,
she tossed me onto dry ground and left me gasping.
The tears that were gathered inside my eyes,
she drilled right in and pumped them all out.
I only tried to play it safe,
and what did I get? She shoved me into the mud.
Believing she would be my future wife,
all my good, sincere intentions—
she ruined them all and knocked me out cold.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays the humorous yet genuine anguish of a young man whose romantic life falls apart after a misunderstanding. He intended to be playful, but his actions caused the girl he loved—whom he envisioned as his future wife—to mistake him for a untrustworthy playboy and reject him. He laments how his peaceful life has been disrupted, reducing him to crying on WhatsApp statuses and wandering the streets at night, feeling as helpless as a fish tossed onto dry ground.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Thaniyila thimira alainja meena / Thookipottu tharamela thavikavutta”

Comparing his helpless, distressed state to a fish pulled out of water struggling on the dry ground.

Modern Hyperbole

“Kannukula thengi kidantha neera / Bore-a pottu jore aa thaan izhuthu putta”

Using contemporary imagery of 'drilling a borewell' to hyperbolically describe how she made tears pour out from his eyes.

Assonance & Parallelism

“Playful-a yeno nadanthukitten / Playboy-a irupennu ninaikavitten”

Pairing 'Playful' and 'Playboy' creates a rhythmic contrast between his actual behavior and her mistaken impression.

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Trivia

The track features playful lyrics written by director-lyricist Vignesh Shivan and rendered by star composer-singer Anirudh Ravichander, bringing a energetic, modern Tanglish flavor to the song composed by Madley Blues.

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