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Nikkattuma Nadakattuma

From James Pandu · 2000

Lyricist
Bharathi Sakthi
Singers
Mano, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
James Pandu
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
12 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa
Parakkattumaa sollammaa
Edukkattumaa kodukattumaa
Anaikattumaa sollammaa
Thirudaa thirudaa avasaram yaendaa
Porudaa porudaa pudhaiyal tharaendaa
Male :Vanna nilaivai jannalukullae
Moodi vaikka venaam
Pattu malarai thottu parikka
Pattimandram venaam
Aiyyo
Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa
Parakkattumaa sollammaa
Kannu rendum kappal padai
Nee nadanthaa sippaai padai
Kannasaichchaa kannasaichchaa
Nenjukkullae amaithipadai
Megangal thirandu vantha
Enai seiyyum chinna kudai
Saelaiyai theenda vanthaal
Thottu vida yaedhu thadai
Pookkalukku vayasu vanthaa
Enna nadakkum enna nadakkum
Female :Meesai vachcha vandu vanthu
Kodai pidikkum kodai pidikkum
Aaradiyil kuyilonnu
Tharaiyil nadakkuthae
Female :Ammammaa puyalonnu
Karaiyaththaan kadakkuthae
Male :Thaangaathu thaangaathu thaangaathammaa
Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa
Female :podaa
Male :Parakkattumaa sollammaa
Neechchal Kulam pola
Kangalaiyum thanthaanae
Neendhiyae kulippatharkku
Ennaiyum thanthaanae
Kaattarai kadappatharkku
Kaalgal thanthaano
Nandu pol nadanamidum
Naayaganum needhaano
Naan virumbum thirukkuralae
Un kuralthaan un kuralthaan
Female :Naan virumpum thalai naaram
Un theruthaan un theruthaan
Panthaya kudhiraiyaa
Irukkurae irukkurae
Female :Rekkaigal illaama
Parakkurae parakkurae
Vilaiyattu needhaanae nadaththuriyae
Nikkattumaa
Female :Haan
Male :Nadakkattuma
Female :Heehmm
Male :Parakkattumaa sollammaa
Edukattumaa
Female :Aahaan
Male :Kodukkattumaa
Female :Hheemmm
Male :Anaikkattumaa sollammaa
Thirudaa thirudaa avasaram yaendaa
Porudaa porudaa pudhaiyal tharaendaa
Male :Vanna nilaivai jannalukullae
Moodi vaikka venaam
Pattu malarai thottu parikka
Pattimandram venaam
Male :Aiyyo
Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa
Parakkattumaa sollammaa
Should I stay, or should I walk?
Should I fly? Tell me, girl!
Should I take, or should I give?
Should I embrace you? Tell me, girl!
Thief, oh thief, why the hurry?
Wait, just wait, I will give you the treasure!
Male: A lovely moon behind the window,
no need to keep it locked away!
To touch and pluck a silky flower,
no big debate is needed!
Oh my!
Should I stay, or should I walk?
Should I fly? Tell me, girl!
Both your eyes are a naval fleet,
and when you walk, it is an army of soldiers!
When you wink, when you wink,
a peacekeeping force enters my heart!
When dark clouds gather above,
turn me into your little umbrella!
When I come to touch your saree,
what is there to stop me from touching?
When flowers come of age,
what will happen, what will happen?
Female: A beetle with a mustache arrives,
and holds up an umbrella, holds up an umbrella!
A six-foot cuckoo bird
is walking upon the ground!
Female: Oh my goodness, a storm
is crossing the shore!
Male: I cannot take it, cannot take it, I cannot take it, girl!
Should I stay, or should I walk?
Female: Go on, boy!
Male: Should I fly? Tell me, girl!
Like a swimming pool,
He gave you those eyes,
and to swim and bathe in them,
He created me!
To cross a raging wild river,
did He give you these legs?
Dancing like a crab,
are you the hero after all?
The Thirukkural verses I love so much,
is your sweet voice, only your voice!
Female: The capital city I desire,
is your street, only your street!
Like a racehorse,
you are raring to go, raring to go!
Female: Even without wings,
you are flying, you are flying!
You are the one running this playful game!
Should I stay?
Female: Huh?
Male: Should I walk?
Female: Mm-hmm...
Male: Should I fly? Tell me, girl!
Should I take?
Female: Aha!
Male: Should I give?
Female: Hmm...
Male: Should I embrace you? Tell me, girl!
Thief, oh thief, why the hurry?
Wait, just wait, I will give you the treasure!
Male: A lovely moon behind the window,
no need to keep it locked away!
To touch and pluck a silky flower,
no big debate is needed!
Male: Oh my!
Should I stay, or should I walk?
Should I fly? Tell me, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nikkattumaa Nadakkattumaa is a playful romantic duet from the Tamil film James Pandu (2000). The song captures a lively, flirtatious conversation between two lovers. The male lead eagerly asks for permission to express his overflowing affection through simple acts like standing, walking, flying, or embracing her, while praising her beauty using vivid imagery. The female lead responds coyly and playfully, teasing him as a impatient thief and asking him to wait as she slowly reveals her treasure of love. The song blends lighthearted humor, youthful romance, and poetic hyperbole. Metaphors such as eyes acting as a naval fleet and a six-foot cuckoo walking on land accentuate the ecstasy and exciting tension of their blossoming relationship.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Nikkattumaa nadakkattumaa”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'N' ('Ni' and 'Na') in consecutive words creates a rhythmic flow.

Metaphor

“Kannu rendum kappal padai”

Directly compares the heroine's eyes to a naval fleet ('kappal padai') without using explicit comparative conjunctions.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Nandu pol nadanamidum”

Uses the explicit comparison word 'pol' (like) to compare the hero's dancing movement to that of a crab.

Repetition (Anatadiporutpin Varunilayani)

“Thirudaa thirudaa avasaram yaendaa / Porudaa porudaa pudhaiyal tharaendaa”

Repeated words ('Thirudaa thirudaa', 'Porudaa porudaa') emphasize urgency and playfulness in the lyrics.

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Trivia

The film James Pandu (2000) stars Prashanth and Parthiban in lead roles alongside Riya Sen and Kausalya. The music for the film was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, with lyrics penned by Bharathi Sakthi.

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