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Naa Oruthikitta Maatikitten

From Capmaari · 2019

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Siddharth Vipin
Details
Capmaari2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Naa oruthikitta maatikkittenI got trapped with a girl,
Andha varuthathula idha yethikittenAnd in that sorrow, I started drinking this.
Andha world war-eh thevala daaEven a World War would be better, man,
Indha ponnuga tholla thaangala daaI cannot bear the trouble caused by these girls, man!
Male
{En kaadhal raaniMy queen of love,
Ennai thookki veesittaShe threw me away.
En heart-ah avaMy heart, she
Thaeni pola kottittaaStung it like a bee.
Naa periya periyaWhen I committed big, big
Thappu senjen vittuttaaMistakes, she let them go,
Indha chinna thappaFor this tiny mistake,
Perusu paduthi pirichittaa} (2)She blew it out of proportion and broke up with me.
Male
Kadhal enbadhuLove is something
Manasa vachi aadumThat plays with your heart,
Soothaattam daaIt is a game of gambling, man!
Joker-ah aakidum daaIt turns you into a joker, man.
Male
Kaneer enbadhuTears are something
Usura pichi varumThat tear your very life apart,
Tsunami daa odu daaIt is a tsunami, man, run away!
Adhula polachavan yaaruWho has ever survived in that?
Male
Aavila veguna idli machiIdli is cooked in steam, buddy,
Un aaviyae veguna kaadhalu machiYour very soul is cooked by love, buddy!
Idhu yaarumae solladhaThis is a philosophy
Thathuvam machiThat no one has ever told, buddy.
First-u mass aakkum daaFirst, it turns you into a hero ('mass'),
Last-u loose aakkum daaIn the end, it turns you crazy ('loose').
Male
Adhu aavila veguna idli machiThat idli is cooked in steam, buddy,
Un aaviyae veguna kaadhalu machiYour very soul is cooked by love, buddy!
Idhu yaarumae solladhaThis is a philosophy
Thathuvam machiThat no one has ever told, buddy.
First-u mass aakkum daaFirst, it turns you into a hero ('mass'),
Last-u loose aakkum daa kaadhalu…In the end, it turns love crazy...
Male
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Male
Idiyaappam pola kaadhal sikkalaLove is tangled like string hoppers (idiyappam),
Avukka theriyala… mudiyalaI don't know how to untangle it... I can't!
Kadigara mulla suththi sozhalurenI am spinning around like clock hands,
Thappa vazhi onnum …theriyalaI don't see any wrong way to escape...
Male
Aatti…Shaking...
Vaikkum kaadhal adhaLove that shakes you up,
Pootti…Locking...
Vaikka mudiyalaI am unable to lock it away.
Maatti…Trapping...
Vittu poyiduchaeIt trapped me and left.
Manam aaduthu paaduthuMy mind is dancing and singing,
Ponen veenaI went completely to waste.
Male
Aavila veguna idli machiIdli is cooked in steam, buddy,
Un aaviyae veguna kaadhalu machiYour very soul is cooked by love, buddy!
Idhu yaarumae solladhaThis is a philosophy
Thathuvam machiThat no one has ever told, buddy.
First-u mass aakkum daaFirst, it turns you into a hero ('mass'),
Last-u loose aakkum daaIn the end, it turns you crazy ('loose').
Male
Adhu aavila veguna idli machiThat idli is cooked in steam, buddy,
Un aaviyae veguna kaadhalu machiYour very soul is cooked by love, buddy!
Idhu yaarumae solladhaThis is a philosophy
Thathuvam machiThat no one has ever told, buddy.
First-u mass aakkum daaFirst, it turns you into a hero ('mass'),
Last-u loose aakkum daa kaadhalu…In the end, it turns love crazy...
Ae…ae….ooo ooo oooo ooAe...ae....ooo ooo oooo oo
Hooo ooo ooo ooo hoo oo oooHooo ooo ooo ooo hoo oo ooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a humorous, drunken grief anthem where the protagonist laments his heartbreak and the unpredictable nature of love. He complains about how his lover forgave his major mistakes in the past but dumped him over a minor flaw. He describes love as a rigged game of gambling that eventually turns a person into a fool.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Thaeni pola kottittaa / Idiyaappam pola kaadhal sikkala

Compares love's pain to a bee sting ('Thaeni pola kottittaa') and the complexity of romance to tangled string hoppers ('Idiyaappam pola kaadhal sikkala').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kadhal enbadhu... Soothaattam daa / Kaneer enbadhu... Tsunami daa

Compares love to a gambling game ('Soothaattam') and tears to a destructive 'Tsunami'.

Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)

Aatti... / Pootti... / Maatti...

The deliberate rhythmic rhyming of words across adjacent lines: 'Aatti', 'Pootti', and 'Maatti'.

Antithesis (Muran)

First-u mass aakkum daa / Last-u loose aakkum daa

Contrasts the glorious beginning of love with its disastrous end ('First-u mass' vs 'Last-u loose').

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Trivia

The song comes from the 2019 Tamil adult comedy film 'Capmaari', directed by veteran filmmaker S. A. Chandrasekhar (marking his 70th directorial venture). The film stars Jai, Vaibhavi Shandilya, and Athulya Ravi, with music composed by Siddharth Vipin.

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