Love Attack
From Ratchagan · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Kavitha Paudwal, Gopal Rao
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Ratchagan1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Love-ukku pudhu per | A new name for love is |
| Heart attack} (2) | Heart attack (2) |
| Female | |
| Bombay madras delhi | Bombay, Madras, Delhi, |
| Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi | This is the headline news, |
| Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi | Love is a disease everywhere, |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Female | |
| Baila paap sampaadi | Baila, pop, rhythm, |
| Laila majnu jodi | Laila and Majnu pair, |
| Love me love me solli | Saying 'love me, love me', |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Female | |
| Ohhhhh…ho..love attack | Ohhhhh…ho..love attack |
| Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack | Love attack seen for the very first time, |
| Ohhhh..hoo love attack | Ohhhh..hoo love attack |
| Century podum love attack | Love attack scoring a century, |
| Female | |
| Ohhhh hoo love attack | Ohhhh hoo love attack |
| Kanavukkul pugundha love attack | Love attack that entered into dreams, |
| Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack | Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack |
| Love a ttack love attack love attack | Love attack love attack love attack |
| Male | |
| Ohhhhh…ho..love attack | Ohhhhh…ho..love attack |
| Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack | Love attack seen for the very first time, |
| Ohhhh..hoo love attack | Ohhhh..hoo love attack |
| Century podum love attack | Love attack scoring a century, |
| Male | |
| Ohhhh hoo love attack | Ohhhh hoo love attack |
| Kanavukkul pugundha love attack | Love attack that entered into dreams, |
| Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack | Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack |
| Love a ttack love attack love attack | Love attack love attack love attack |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa….aaaa…haaa…aaaa… | Ahaaa….aaaa…haaa…aaaa… |
| Kaadhal vadivam idhayam dhaan | The heart is the shape of love, |
| Aasi angae udhayam dhaan | Desire originates right there, |
| Aaasi vazhiyae theerkkum | You ask to relieve |
| Needhan ketkindraai | The pain of desire. |
| Male | |
| Thanimaiyilae naan heat aanaal | If I get heated up in loneliness, |
| Thermometer kaataadhu | A thermometer won't show it, |
| Kodhikkum nenjai aathum | You are the air cooler that cools |
| Nee thaan air cooler | My boiling heart. |
| Female | |
| Ennudan nee illamal ponaal | If you go away from me, |
| April aagidum september | September will turn into April. |
| Male :Unnudan naan ondragi ponaal | Male: If I become one with you, |
| Winter aagidum hot summer | Hot summer will turn into winter. |
| Female | |
| Ennaalum heart ai thaakkum | May love that strikes the heart |
| Kaadhal vazhgaa | Long live forever! |
| Male | |
| Bombay madras delhi | Bombay, Madras, Delhi, |
| Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi | This is the headline news, |
| Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi | Love is a disease everywhere, |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Male | |
| Baila paap sampaadi | Baila, pop, rhythm, |
| Laila majnu jodi | Laila and Majnu pair, |
| Love me love me solli | Saying 'love me, love me', |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Female | |
| Ohhhhh…ho..love attack | Ohhhhh…ho..love attack |
| Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack | Love attack seen for the very first time, |
| Ohhhh..hoo love attack | Ohhhh..hoo love attack |
| Century podum love attack | Love attack scoring a century, |
| Female | |
| Ohhhh hoo love attack | Ohhhh hoo love attack |
| Kanavukkul pugundha love attack | Love attack that entered into dreams, |
| Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack | Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack |
| Love a ttack love attack love attack | Love attack love attack love attack |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal ice cream parloril | In an ice cream parlor of love, |
| Dolby system theatre-il | In a theatre with a Dolby system, |
| Oruvan oruthi sandhithalae | Whenever a boy and a girl meet, |
| Love attack | Love attack. |
| Female | |
| Paruvam sixteen aanadhum | As age turns sixteen, |
| Parukkal mugatthil vandhadhum | And pimples appear on the face, |
| Ilaya manadhai iravil thakkum | It strikes young hearts at night, |
| Love attack | Love attack. |
| Male | |
| Aarambamae adamum yevalum | Right from the beginning with Adam and Eve, |
| Apovae vandhadhae love attack | Love attack came back then. |
| Female :Mudhan mudhala undaana manidhan | Female: The very first human who came into existence, |
| Thottadhu dhaane love attack | Was touched by a love attack! |
| Male | |
| Ennaaalum heart-ai thakkum | May love that strikes the heart |
| Kaadhal vazhga | Long live forever! |
| Female | |
| Bombay madras delhi | Bombay, Madras, Delhi, |
| Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi | This is the headline news, |
| Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi | Love is a disease everywhere, |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Female | |
| Baila paap sampaadi | Baila, pop, rhythm, |
| Laila majnu jodi | Laila and Majnu pair, |
| Love me love me solli | Saying 'love me, love me', |
| Love phobiaa | Love phobia. |
| Female | |
| Aaah aaa haaa …aaaa…. | Aaah aaa haaa …aaaa…. |
{ லவ்க்கு புது
பேர் ஹார்ட் அட்டக் } (2)
A new name for love is
Heart attack (2)
பாம்பே மெட்ராஸ்
டெல்ஹி இதுதான் தலைப்பு
செய்தி எதிலும் காதல்வியாதி
லவ் போபியா
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
This is the headline news,
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobia.
பைலா பாப் சம்பாடி
லைலா மஜ்னு ஜோடி லவ்
மீ லவ் மீ சொல்லி லவ்
போபியா
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila and Majnu pair,
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobia.
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
முதல் முதல் பார்த்த லவ்
அட்டக் ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
செஞ்சூரி போடும் லவ் அட்டக்
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
கனவுக்குள் புகுந்த லவ் அட்டக்
ஓ ஹோ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
லவ் அட்டக் லவ் அட்டக் லவ்
அட்டக்
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
முதல் முதல் பார்த்த லவ்
அட்டக் ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
செஞ்சூரி போடும் லவ் அட்டக்
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
கனவுக்குள் புகுந்த லவ் அட்டக்
ஓ ஹோ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக் லவ்
அட்டக் லவ் அட்டக் லவ் அட்டக்
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஹா
ஆஆ காதல் வடிவம் இதயம்
தான் ஆசி அங்கே உதயம்
தான் ஆசி வழியே தீர்க்கும்
நீதான் கேட்கின்றாய்
Ahaaa….aaaa…haaa…aaaa…
The heart is the shape of love,
Desire originates right there,
You ask to relieve
The pain of desire.
தனிமையிலே நான்
ஹீட் ஆனால் தெர்மோ மீட்டர்
காட்டாது கொதிக்கும் நெஞ்சை
ஆத்தும் நீ தான் ஏர் கூலர்
If I get heated up in loneliness,
A thermometer won't show it,
You are the air cooler that cools
My boiling heart.
என்னுடன் நீ
இல்லாமல் போனால்
ஏப்ரல் ஆகிடும் செப்டம்பர்
உன்னுடன் நான்
ஒன்றாகி போனால்
விண்டர் ஆகிடும்
ஹாட் சம்மர்
If you go away from me,
September will turn into April.
Male: If I become one with you,
Hot summer will turn into winter.
எந்நாளும்
ஹார்ட்டை தாக்கும்
காதல் வாழ்க
May love that strikes the heart
Long live forever!
பாம்பே மெட்ராஸ்
டெல்ஹி இதுதான் தலைப்பு
செய்தி எதிலும் காதல்
வியாதி லவ் போபியா
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
This is the headline news,
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobia.
பைலா பாப் சம்பாடி
லைலா மஜ்னு ஜோடி லவ்
மீ லவ் மீ சொல்லி லவ்
போபியா
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila and Majnu pair,
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobia.
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
முதல் முதல் பார்த்த லவ்
அட்டக் ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
செஞ்சூரி போடும் லவ் அட்டக்
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
ஓ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
கனவுக்குள் புகுந்த லவ் அட்டக்
ஓ ஹோ ஹோ லவ் அட்டக்
லவ் அட்டக் லவ் அட்டக்
லவ் அட்டக்
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
காதல் ஐஸ் கிரீம்
பார்லரில் டால்பை சிஸ்டம்
தியேட்டரில் ஒருவன் ஒருத்தி
சந்தித்தாலே லவ் அட்டக்
In an ice cream parlor of love,
In a theatre with a Dolby system,
Whenever a boy and a girl meet,
Love attack.
பருவம் சிக்ஸ்டீன்
ஆனதும் பருக்கள் முகத்தில்
வந்ததும் இளைய மனதை
இரவில் தாக்கும் லவ் அட்டக்
As age turns sixteen,
And pimples appear on the face,
It strikes young hearts at night,
Love attack.
ஆரம்பமே ஆதாமும்
ஏவாளும் அப்போவே வந்ததே
லவ் அட்டக்
முதன் முதலா
உண்டான மனிதன்
தொட்டது தானே
லவ் அட்டக்
Right from the beginning with Adam and Eve,
Love attack came back then.
Female: The very first human who came into existence,
Was touched by a love attack!
எந்நாளும்
ஹார்ட்டை தாக்கும்
காதல் வாழ்க
May love that strikes the heart
Long live forever!
பாம்பே மெட்ராஸ்
டெல்ஹி இதுதான் தலைப்பு
செய்தி எதிலும் காதல்
வியாதி லவ் போபியா
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
This is the headline news,
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobia.
பைலா பாப் சம்பாடி
லைலா மஜ்னு ஜோடி லவ்
மீ லவ் மீ சொல்லி லவ்
போபியா
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila and Majnu pair,
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobia.
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஹா ஆஆ
Aaah aaa haaa …aaaa….
{Love-ukku pudhu per
A new name for love is
Heart attack} (2)
Heart attack (2)
Bombay madras delhi
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi
This is the headline news,
Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Baila paap sampaadi
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila majnu jodi
Laila and Majnu pair,
Love me love me solli
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Century podum love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Kanavukkul pugundha love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love a ttack love attack love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Century podum love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Kanavukkul pugundha love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love a ttack love attack love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
Ahaaa….aaaa…haaa…aaaa…
Ahaaa….aaaa…haaa…aaaa…
Kaadhal vadivam idhayam dhaan
The heart is the shape of love,
Aasi angae udhayam dhaan
Desire originates right there,
Aaasi vazhiyae theerkkum
You ask to relieve
Needhan ketkindraai
The pain of desire.
Thanimaiyilae naan heat aanaal
If I get heated up in loneliness,
Thermometer kaataadhu
A thermometer won't show it,
Kodhikkum nenjai aathum
You are the air cooler that cools
Nee thaan air cooler
My boiling heart.
Ennudan nee illamal ponaal
If you go away from me,
April aagidum september
September will turn into April.
Male :Unnudan naan ondragi ponaal
Male: If I become one with you,
Winter aagidum hot summer
Hot summer will turn into winter.
Ennaalum heart ai thaakkum
May love that strikes the heart
Kaadhal vazhgaa
Long live forever!
Bombay madras delhi
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi
This is the headline news,
Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Baila paap sampaadi
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila majnu jodi
Laila and Majnu pair,
Love me love me solli
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Ohhhhh…ho..love attack
Mudhal mudhal paartha love attack
Love attack seen for the very first time,
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Ohhhh..hoo love attack
Century podum love attack
Love attack scoring a century,
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Ohhhh hoo love attack
Kanavukkul pugundha love attack
Love attack that entered into dreams,
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Ohhhhh ..ho hoo love attack
Love a ttack love attack love attack
Love attack love attack love attack
Kaadhal ice cream parloril
In an ice cream parlor of love,
Dolby system theatre-il
In a theatre with a Dolby system,
Oruvan oruthi sandhithalae
Whenever a boy and a girl meet,
Love attack
Love attack.
Paruvam sixteen aanadhum
As age turns sixteen,
Parukkal mugatthil vandhadhum
And pimples appear on the face,
Ilaya manadhai iravil thakkum
It strikes young hearts at night,
Love attack
Love attack.
Aarambamae adamum yevalum
Right from the beginning with Adam and Eve,
Apovae vandhadhae love attack
Love attack came back then.
Female :Mudhan mudhala undaana manidhan
Female: The very first human who came into existence,
Thottadhu dhaane love attack
Was touched by a love attack!
Ennaaalum heart-ai thakkum
May love that strikes the heart
Kaadhal vazhga
Long live forever!
Bombay madras delhi
Bombay, Madras, Delhi,
Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi
This is the headline news,
Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi
Love is a disease everywhere,
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Baila paap sampaadi
Baila, pop, rhythm,
Laila majnu jodi
Laila and Majnu pair,
Love me love me solli
Saying 'love me, love me',
Love phobiaa
Love phobia.
Aaah aaa haaa …aaaa….
Aaah aaa haaa …aaaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Love Attack from the 1997 Tamil movie Ratchagan is an energetic, youthful track that playfully compares falling in love to a sudden, irresistible condition—a love attack or love phobia. It portrays love as a nationwide phenomenon affecting youth across major cities like Bombay, Madras, and Delhi, dating back to Adam and Eve and continuing into modern ice cream parlors and Dolby-sound movie theatres. The lyricist Vaali incorporates modern pop-culture imagery, comparing emotional passion to high temperatures that thermometers cannot measure and framing the lover as an air cooler. The song lightheartedly celebrates the overwhelming thrill and sweet chaos of young love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Love-ukku pudhu per Heart attack”
Compares the feeling of falling in love to a sudden heart attack and a phobic disease.
Hyperbole
“Thanimaiyilae naan heat aanaal Thermometer kaataadhu”
Exaggerates emotional heat beyond medical measurement and paints the partner as an air cooler.
Rhyme (Emoni / End Rhyme)
“Bombay madras delhi / Idhudhaan thalaippu seidhi / Edhilum kaadhal viyadhi”
Uses matching rhyming end-syllables (delhi / seidhi / viyadhi) across consecutive lines to create a catchy rhythm.
Allusion
“Aarambamae adamum yevalum”
Refers to iconic historical/mythological lovers Laila and Majnu as well as Adam and Eve.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed with unknown metadata in the prompt, this high-energy track was composed by A.R. Rahman for 'Ratchagan' (1997), starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen. Sung by Gopal Rao and Harini with lyrics by veteran lyricist Vaali, the song was widely popular for its Western pop-infused rhythms and contemporary urban slang.
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