Let’s Be Friends
From Pyaar Prema Kaadhal · 2018
- Lyricist
- Elan
- Singer
- Cliffy Carlton
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Pyaar Prema Kaadhal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thikki thikki nenjil sikki | Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart, |
| Moochu nindrathae | My breath has come to a standstill. |
| Vikki vikki kanna sokki | Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed, |
| Thoonga poguthae | It is going to sleep. |
| Male | |
| Vetta vetta parakkuthae kaathadi | Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly, |
| Pattu pattu kizhiyuren naan thaandi | I get torn apart again and again, my girl, |
| Sotta sotta nanaiyuren koothadi | Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer, |
| Naan sillu sillaai norunguren nee theendi | I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me. |
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh white moon, |
| Un kuru kuru kannila | In your mischievous, playful eyes, |
| Hey hey un nilaa | Hey hey, your moonlight, |
| Naan vizhunthen vinnilaa | I fell straight from the sky. |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna ulaa | A tiny little stroll, |
| Pothum maanae | Is enough, my deer-like girl, |
| Vanna vanna nila | Colorful moon, |
| Povom thaenae | Let us go, my honey, |
| Male | |
| Neeyum naanum seravae | For you and me to come together, |
| Aasai theera | To satisfy our deepest desires. |
| Oodal angae koodal ingae | Love's quarrel over there, sweet union over here, |
| Kaadhal engae | Where is love? |
| Male | |
| Hey hey hey hey… | Hey hey hey hey... |
| Thikki thikki nenjil sikki | Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart, |
| Moochu nindrathae | My breath has come to a standstill. |
| Yaai yaai yaai yaai | Yaai yaai yaai yaai |
| Vikki vikki kanna sokki | Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed, |
| Thoonga poguthae | It is going to sleep. |
| Yaai yaai yaa yaa yae | Yaai yaai yaa yaa yae |
| Male | |
| Vetta vetta parakkuthae kaathadi | Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly, |
| Pattu pattu kizhiyuren naan thaandi | I get torn apart again and again, my girl, |
| Sotta sotta nanaiyuren koothadi | Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer, |
| Naan sillu sillaai norunguren nee theendi | I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me. |
| Male | |
| Ohh vennilaa | Oh white moon, |
| Chorus :Ohh vennila | Chorus: Oh white moon, |
| Male :Un kuru kuru kannila | Male: In your mischievous, playful eyes, |
| Chorus :Un kuru kuru kannila | Chorus: In your mischievous, playful eyes, |
| Male :Hey hey un nilaa | Male: Hey hey, your moonlight, |
| Naan vizhunthen vinnilaa | I fell straight from the sky. |
| Male | |
| ………………………………. | ... |
திக்கி திக்கி நெஞ்சில் சிக்கி
மூச்சு நின்றதே
விக்கி விக்கி கண்ண சொக்கி
தூங்க போகுதே
Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart,
My breath has come to a standstill.
Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed,
It is going to sleep.
வெட்ட வெட்ட பறக்குதே காத்தாடி
பட்டு பட்டு கிழியுறேன் நான் தாண்டி
சொட்ட சொட்ட நனையுறேன் கூத்தாடி
நான் சில்லு சில்லாய் நொருங்குறேன்
நீ தீண்டி
Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly,
I get torn apart again and again, my girl,
Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer,
I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me.
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
உன் குறு குறு கண்ணிலா
ஹே ஹே உன் நிலா
நான் விழுந்தேன் விண்ணிலா
Oh white moon,
In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Hey hey, your moonlight,
I fell straight from the sky.
சின்ன சின்ன உலா
போதும் மானே
வண்ண வண்ண நிலா
போவோம் தேனே
A tiny little stroll,
Is enough, my deer-like girl,
Colorful moon,
Let us go, my honey,
நீயும் நானும் சேரவே
ஆசை தீர
ஊடல் அங்கே கூடல்
இங்கே காதல் எங்கே
For you and me to come together,
To satisfy our deepest desires.
Love's quarrel over there, sweet union over here,
Where is love?
ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
திக்கி திக்கி நெஞ்சில் சிக்கி
மூச்சு நின்றதே
.......................................
விக்கி விக்கி கண்ண சொக்கி
தூங்க போகுதே
.........................................
Hey hey hey hey...
Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart,
My breath has come to a standstill.
Yaai yaai yaai yaai
Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed,
It is going to sleep.
Yaai yaai yaa yaa yae
வெட்ட வெட்ட பறக்குதே காத்தாடி
பட்டு பட்டு கிழியுறேன் நான் தாண்டி
சொட்ட சொட்ட நனையுறேன் கூத்தாடி
நான் சில்லு சில்லாய் நொருங்குறேன்
நீ தீண்டி
Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly,
I get torn apart again and again, my girl,
Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer,
I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me.
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
குழு :
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
உன் குறு குறு கண்ணிலா
குழு :
உன் குறு குறு கண்ணிலா
ஹே ஹே உன் நிலா
நான் விழுந்தேன் விண்ணிலா
Oh white moon,
Chorus: Oh white moon,
Male: In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Chorus: In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Male: Hey hey, your moonlight,
I fell straight from the sky.
..........................................
...
Thikki thikki nenjil sikki
Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart,
Moochu nindrathae
My breath has come to a standstill.
Vikki vikki kanna sokki
Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed,
Thoonga poguthae
It is going to sleep.
Vetta vetta parakkuthae kaathadi
Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly,
Pattu pattu kizhiyuren naan thaandi
I get torn apart again and again, my girl,
Sotta sotta nanaiyuren koothadi
Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer,
Naan sillu sillaai norunguren nee theendi
I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me.
Oh vennilaa
Oh white moon,
Un kuru kuru kannila
In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Hey hey un nilaa
Hey hey, your moonlight,
Naan vizhunthen vinnilaa
I fell straight from the sky.
Chinna chinna ulaa
A tiny little stroll,
Pothum maanae
Is enough, my deer-like girl,
Vanna vanna nila
Colorful moon,
Povom thaenae
Let us go, my honey,
Neeyum naanum seravae
For you and me to come together,
Aasai theera
To satisfy our deepest desires.
Oodal angae koodal ingae
Love's quarrel over there, sweet union over here,
Kaadhal engae
Where is love?
Hey hey hey hey…
Hey hey hey hey...
Thikki thikki nenjil sikki
Stuttering and getting trapped in the heart,
Moochu nindrathae
My breath has come to a standstill.
Yaai yaai yaai yaai
Yaai yaai yaai yaai
Vikki vikki kanna sokki
Hiccuping with eyes feeling dazed,
Thoonga poguthae
It is going to sleep.
Yaai yaai yaa yaa yae
Yaai yaai yaa yaa yae
Vetta vetta parakkuthae kaathadi
Cut repeatedly, the kite flies wildly,
Pattu pattu kizhiyuren naan thaandi
I get torn apart again and again, my girl,
Sotta sotta nanaiyuren koothadi
Dripping wet, I get soaked like a performer,
Naan sillu sillaai norunguren nee theendi
I shatter into tiny pieces when you touch me.
Ohh vennilaa
Oh white moon,
Chorus :Ohh vennila
Chorus: Oh white moon,
Male :Un kuru kuru kannila
Male: In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Chorus :Un kuru kuru kannila
Chorus: In your mischievous, playful eyes,
Male :Hey hey un nilaa
Male: Hey hey, your moonlight,
Naan vizhunthen vinnilaa
I fell straight from the sky.
……………………………….
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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