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Lyrics & meaning

Medhakkavitta

From Ivan Thanthiran · 2017

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Sanjana Kalmanje, S. S. Thaman
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Ivan Thanthiran
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa…aaaaa…..aaaaa….aaaa….
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Kaathu kuyilaanen
Un natpukulla vaanam katti
Kootu kuyilaanen
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Paatu kuzhalanen
Oru oorae ketkum pechukari
Keechukuralanen
Unna polladha theeyena paathen
Enna anbala nee thoda thothen
Nethu illadhadhu ippa ennodathu
En ulagam pudhusachu
Enna anjaaru kadal adichalum
Naan thallaadi asanjida maaten
Nee yaarukkuno vitta kanneer thuli
Enna adichi poyachu
Chinna kannaadi ponnaga nikkadhadi
Kannu munnadi thuppaki vekkadhadi
Harmone-il on button thattadhadi
Kaadhal ambukku veen vela veikadhadi
Sollama nee nolanji ottadhadi
En mounathil nee kuthichi kathathadi
Vathaadha siripula eththaadhadi
Namma natpodu mudippadhu pathathadi
Summavae suthi vandha
Ennoda buththikulla
Ainooru ton aasa kottadhadi
Nenjoda aazhathukku
Nee poi seranum nu
Ul neechal podadhadi
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Kaathu kuyilaanen
Un kaadhal patta kaadhukulla
Maatti thugalanen
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Paatu kuzhalanen
Nee oora kannil sozhi suththa
Kaattu suzhalanen
Raathiriyil un desai
Paathudhaan thoonguren
Moochu vidum saakkil un
Vaasana vaanguren
Saichikittu vennila
Kaattadhaan yenguren
Kaadhal kutti kirukkana
Aakkudhae thaanguren
Engum illadha vedhiyalaaga
Eera mannoda theepidichaachu
En killaadi nanbana ullaara
Yethiyum idhayam lesaachu
Chinna kannaadi ponnaga nikkadhadi
Kannu munnadi thuppaki vekkadhadi
Harmone-il on button thattadhadi
Kaadhal ambukku veen vela veikadhadi
Sollama nee nolanji ottadhadi
En mounathil nee kuthichi kathathadi
Vathaadha siripula eththaadhadi
Namma natpodu mudippadhu pathathadi
Summavae suthi vandha
Ennoda buththikulla
Ainooru ton aasa kottadhadi
Nenjoda aazhathukku
Nee poi seranum nu
Ul neechal podadhadi
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Kaathu kuyilaanen
Un kaadhal patta kaadhukulla
Maatti thugalanen
Enna medhakkavitta medhakkavitta
Paatu kuzhalanen
Nee oora kannil sozhi suththa
Kaattu suzhalanen
Aa... aaaaa... aaaaa... aaaa...
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a cuckoo drifting on the breeze.
Building a sky within your friendship,
I became a cuckoo in its nest.
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a singing flute.
A talkative girl the whole town used to hear,
I have turned into a soft, gentle whisper.
I saw you as a dangerous fire,
but when you touched me with love, I caught the spark.
What wasn't mine yesterday belongs to me now,
my world has become completely new.
Even if five or six oceans were to strike me,
I wouldn't stumble or sway.
Yet a single teardrop you shed for someone
has completely washed me away.
Don't stand there looking like a fragile glass girl,
don't point a gun right in front of my eyes.
Don't press the 'on' button of my hormones,
don't give Cupid's arrow pointless work to do.
Don't sneak in unannounced and cling to me,
don't jump into my silence and shout out loud.
Don't get me high on your endless smiles,
leaving this as just friendship isn't enough, girl!
Into this mind of mine
that was simply wandering about,
don't dump five hundred tons of desire!
Just to reach
the deep corners of my heart,
don't dive in and swim inside!
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a cuckoo drifting on the breeze.
Inside the ear touched by your love,
I got caught and turned into dust.
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a singing flute.
While you spin cowrie dice before the town's eyes,
I became a wild whirlwind.
At night, facing the direction
where you are, I fall asleep.
On the pretext of breathing,
I take in your fragrance.
Leaning back against you,
I yearn to gaze at the moon.
Love is turning me into a little fool,
and yet, I bear it all.
Like a chemistry seen nowhere else,
even the wet earth has caught fire.
Even after letting my clever friend inside,
my heart has only grown lighter.
Don't stand there looking like a fragile glass girl,
don't point a gun right in front of my eyes.
Don't press the 'on' button of my hormones,
don't give Cupid's arrow pointless work to do.
Don't sneak in unannounced and cling to me,
don't jump into my silence and shout out loud.
Don't get me high on your endless smiles,
leaving this as just friendship isn't enough, girl!
Into this mind of mine
that was simply wandering about,
don't dump five hundred tons of desire!
Just to reach
the deep corners of my heart,
don't dive in and swim inside!
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a cuckoo drifting on the breeze.
Inside the ear touched by your love,
I got caught and turned into dust.
You made me float, you made me float,
I became a singing flute.
While you spin cowrie dice before the town's eyes,
I became a wild whirlwind.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Medhakkavitta' from the film Ivan Thanthiran explores the blissful confusion and intense emotion of falling in love with a close friend. The protagonist feels swept off his feet, describing how his once-orderly world has turned upside down due to his overwhelming feelings, comparing his state to floating endlessly like a breeze or bird in the sky. Lyricist Vivek employs modern colloquialisms along with traditional poetic metaphors to convey the transition from mere friendship to romantic obsession, capturing the playful restlessness, emotional vulnerability, and sweetness of young love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaathu kuyilaanen

Compares the protagonist's transformed state to a cuckoo flying freely in the wind.

Hyperbole

Ainooru ton aasa kottadhadi

Exaggerates the weight of feelings as dumping 'five hundred tons' of desires into the mind.

Metaphor

Engum illadha vedhiyalaaga / Eera mannoda theepidichaachu

Compares an influx of emotion to wet soil catching fire through a chemical reaction.

Rhyme (Monorhyme / Iyaibu)

Chinna kannaadi ponnaga nikkadhadi / Kannu munnadi thuppaki vekkadhadi

Repetition of the ending suffix '-adhadi' across multiple lines to create rhythmic impact.

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Trivia

'Medhakkavitta' from the 2017 action-thriller 'Ivan Thanthiran' was composed by S. Thaman and sung by Nivas and Padmalatha. Lyricist Vivek's use of modern contemporary terms like 'Harmone-il on button' mixed with classical imagery made the song popular among youth.

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