- Lyricist
- Elan
- Singer
- Cliffy Carlton
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jun 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song vividly portrays the overwhelming physical and emotional rush of falling deeply in love. The protagonist describes love as a dizzying sensory overload—causing breathlessness, sudden drowsiness, and a feeling of helpless vulnerability like a severed kite floating free in the wind. The lyricism uses playful imagery of moonlit strolls, rain, and touch to reflect the intoxicated state of a lover's heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar / Onomatopoeia
“Thikki thikki nenjil sikki”
The repetition of words like 'Thikki thikki' (stuttering) and 'Vikki vikki' (hiccuping) creates rhythmic internal rhyming and expresses bodily reactions to intense romantic anxiety.
Metaphor
“Vetta vetta parakkuthae kaathadi”
Comparing the lover's uncontrollable heart to a cut kite ('kaathadi') flying freely and aimlessly in the sky.
Hyperbole
“Naan sillu sillaai norunguren nee theendi”
Exaggerating the physical sensation of touch by claiming to shatter into tiny glass-like pieces ('sillu sillaai norunguren').
Monai / Rhyme
“Oodal angae koodal ingae”
The contrasting placement of 'Oodal' (lover's tiff) and 'Koodal' (reunion) serves as both poetic antithesis and internal rhyme.
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Trivia
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) was directed by Elan with music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The track became a massive romantic chartbuster among Tamil youth due to its upbeat contemporary fusion of acoustic pop and energetic dance rhythms.
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