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Muttaikulla

From C/O Kaadhal · 2021

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singer
Anthony Daasan
Music director
Sweekar Agasthi
Movie name
C/O Kaadhal
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
22 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Muttaikulla pattamvittu ninnaane
Sattaikkulla kuttakkulam kandaane
Yellukulla vellamkilli thanthaane
Mullukulla panjumethai kondaane
Oththa pana mela
Muthu mazhai pola
Thongi thirinjaane oh
Iththanaikum veru
Kaathalathu paaru
Sokki karanjaane oh
Englisu tappasu ravussu
Podu thillele
Yeh….oh…
Thandhannaare thaare thandare
Thandhannaare thaare thaarare
Kalli chedi melae
Pattu pochchi polae
Thangi sellum kaadhal vizhathe
Sangukulla kaathaa
Vangukulla ooththaa
Pongi varum kaathal nillathe
Podani pudichchu munne thallum
Pathani kudichchu pinne thullum
Aaththu thanni polae odum
Yethukka vanthu morappaa nikkum
Porukka vanthu padapadakkum
Kaadhal saagathe
Oora vittu oodum
Saathi matham maarum
Kolla varum pothum azhadhe
Puppadaiyum munne
Bokka vantha pinnae
Yeppa venaa thonrum sollathae
Thadavi thadavi ulle sellum
Vilagi vilagi veliye thallum
Aaga motham kaadhal vera
Urigi urigi nalla kollum
Kuruga vachu kooda pinnum
Kaadhal kooththaadi
Englisu tappasu ravussu
Podu thillele
Yeh….yeh…yeh yeh
Anga inga thedum
Nenjukulla paadum
Buththi ketta kaadhal vidaathe
Katta vandi oottum
Sooravali aagum
Veshangattum kaadhal sikkaathe
Kenathuthukkulla nelavaasuththum
Kuralukkulla isaiyaa kaththum
Jaadikulla ooththa ooththum
Thurivi thurivi kanavaa kottum
Maruvi maruvi utchu kottum
Kaathal naadodi
Yeh englisu tappasu ravussu
Podu thillele
Yeh….yeh…Oh..
Kaadhalukku irukka ellai
He stood flying a kite inside an egg,
He found a little pond inside his shirt,
He pinched a bit of jaggery and tucked it in a sesame seed,
He made a soft cotton bed among the thorns,
Perched on a single coin,
Like a shower of pearls,
He hung around and wandered, oh!
The root of all this,
Look, it is love!
He was spellbound and melted away, oh!
English words, firecracker swagger, and showoff style,
Sing along, thillele!
Eh... oh...
Thanthannaare thaare thanthare,
Thanthannaare thaare thaarare,
Resting on a prickly cactus,
Just like a delicate silkworm,
Love pauses on its way, but it never falls,
Like the wind inside a conch shell,
Like a spring welling up from a burrow,
Love surges forth and never stops,
It grabs you by the neck and pushes you forward,
Drinking sweet palm nectar, it leaps behind,
It rushes ahead like river water,
When faced head-on, it stands sternly,
Coming to gather what's left, it flutters with worry,
Love will never die,
It will run away, leaving the town behind,
It will cross caste and religion,
Even when death comes to kill, it will not weep,
Before coming of age in youth,
And after losing teeth in old age,
It can appear anytime, without warning,
Gently caressing, it slips right inside,
Pulling away, it shoves you out,
All in all, love is something else entirely,
Melting you tenderly, it slowly kills you,
Making you curl up small, it weaves a nest,
Love is a playful street dancer!
English words, firecracker swagger, and showoff style,
Sing along, thillele!
Eh... eh... eh eh,
It searches here and there,
It sings inside the heart,
This crazy love will never let you go,
It drives a wooden cart,
It turns into a whirlwind,
Love wears disguises and never gets trapped,
Spinning like the moon inside a deep well,
It cries out as music within a voice,
It pours into a jar like a gushing spring,
Searching deep, it showers down like dreams,
Shifting forms, it sighs and clicks its tongue,
Love is a wandering nomad!
Hey, English words, firecracker swagger, and showoff style,
Sing along, thillele!
Eh... eh... oh...
Does love really have any boundaries?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song from 'C/O Kaadhal' celebrates the whimsical, unpredictable, and boundless nature of love. Through surreal imagery and folk metaphors, lyricist Karthik Netha describes how love creates extraordinary paradoxes—flying kites inside eggshells and finding ponds inside shirts. Love is presented as an all-encompassing force that operates beyond human logic, societal boundaries, caste, religion, and age. The song personifies love as a wandering nomad and a street performer ('kooththaadi') that moves dynamically through life. It captures the wild, intoxicating essence of falling in love, emphasizing that love knows no limits, cannot be caged, and remains eternal through all stages of life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Surrealism / Hyperbole

“Muttaikulla pattamvittu ninnaane”

Extremely exaggerated and impossible visual imagery used to depict the unbelievable power and magical perspective of love.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Muttaikulla / Sattaikkulla / Yellukulla / Mullukulla”

A classic Tamil poetic device where the second letter of consecutive lines rhymes ('tta' sound across lines 1-4).

Simile (Upamai)

“Muthu mazhai pola / Aaththu thanni polae odum”

Comparing the aesthetic beauty and movement of love to natural phenomena like rain and flowing river water.

Personification

“Kaadhal kooththaadi / Kaathal naadodi”

Attributing human actions and character traits to love, describing it as a street performer, a nomad, and an unstoppable force.

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Trivia

'C/O Kaadhal' (2021) is the official Tamil remake of the critically acclaimed 2018 Telugu anthology film 'C/o Kancharapalem'. Sung by popular indie/folk artist Anthony Dasan, the track 'Englisu Tappasu' fuses authentic Tamil folk vocal styling with whimsical, philosopher-like lyrics by Karthik Netha, capturing the essence of love across different age groups featured in the film.

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