Pidikkudhae
From Sigaram Thodu · 2014
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Jithin Raj, Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Sigaram Thodu2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Female | |
| Edharkku | Why |
| Unnai pidithadhendru | I have liked you |
| Theriya villayae | I do not know |
| Therindhu | To know |
| Kolla thunindha ullam | The heart that dared |
| Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae | Is truly lost |
| Female | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Male | |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Male | |
| Edharkku | Why |
| Unnai pidithadhendru | I have liked you |
| Theriya villayae | I do not know |
| Therindhu kolla | To know |
| Thunindha ullam | The heart that dared |
| Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae | Is truly lost |
| Male | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Pidikkudhae… | I like you... |
| Female | |
| Ho anbae | Oh beloved |
| Un kaigal theenda | When your hands touch |
| Hormonegal moongil aaga | Hormones turn into flutes |
| Sangeedham padikkudhae | And play music |
| Sandhosham vedikkudhae | Happiness bursts forth |
| Male | |
| Saagamal | Without dying |
| Vaazhvadharku | To truly live |
| Kaadhal undu enbadhai | That love exists |
| Sonnayae | You told me |
| Neril vandhu nee | By coming in person |
| Enakku devadhai | An angel to me |
| Female | |
| Edhilumae | In everything |
| Unnai arigiren anbae | I perceive you, my love |
| Unadhu ninaivil | In your thoughts |
| Ennaiyum pidikkudhae | I like myself too |
| Female | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Male | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Male | |
| Ippodhu thooravillai | Right now it isn't drizzling |
| Endraalum vaanavillai | Yet a rainbow |
| Unnalae rasikiren | I admire because of you |
| Thannalae sirikiren | I smile by myself |
| Female | |
| Kannadi pondra nenjil | In my glass-like heart |
| Kann erindhu pogiraai | You cast a glance and pass by |
| Vaazhaadha naalai kooda | Even the days unlived |
| Serthu vaazha vaikkiraaai | You make me live altogether |
| Male | |
| Arugilae nirkum | Standing nearby |
| Aruvi nee anbae | You are a waterfall, my love |
| Unadhu azhagil | In your beauty |
| Nanaiya pidikudhae… pidikkudhae | I like getting drenched... I like you |
| Male | |
| Pidikkudhae | I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Female :Pidikkudhae | Female: I like you |
| Thirumba thirumba unnai | Again and again |
| Male | |
| Edharkku | Why |
| Unnai pidithadhendru | I have liked you |
| Theriya villayae | I do not know |
| Female :Therindhu kolla | Female: To know |
| Thunindha ullam | The heart that dared |
| Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae | Is truly lost |
| Female | |
| PidikkudhaeMale :hmm mmhmmm… | I like you [Male: hmm mmhmmm...] |
| Male | |
| Pidikkudhae .. | I like you.. |
பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
பிடிக்குதே திரும்ப திரும்ப
உன்னை
I like you
Again and again
I like you
Again and again
எதற்கு
உன்னை பிடித்ததென்று
தெரியவில்லையே தெரிந்து
கொள்ள துணிந்த உள்ளம்
தொலைந்ததுண்மையே
Why
I have liked you
I do not know
To know
The heart that dared
Is truly lost
பிடிக்குதே
I like you
திரும்ப திரும்ப
உன்னை பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
Again and again
I like you
Again and again
எதற்கு உன்னை
பிடித்ததென்று தெரியவில்லையே
தெரிந்துகொள்ள துணிந்த உள்ளம்
தொலைந்ததுண்மையே
Why
I have liked you
I do not know
To know
The heart that dared
Is truly lost
பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப
உன்னை பிடிக்குதே
I like you
Again and again
I like you...
ஹோ.. அன்பே
உன் கைகள் தீண்ட
ஹார்மோன்கள் மூங்கில்
ஆக சங்கீதம் படிக்குதே
சந்தோசம் வெடிக்குதே
Oh beloved
When your hands touch
Hormones turn into flutes
And play music
Happiness bursts forth
சாகாமல்
வாழ்வதற்கு காதல்
உண்டு என்பதை
சொன்னாயே நேரில்
வந்து நீ எனக்கு தேவதை
Without dying
To truly live
That love exists
You told me
By coming in person
An angel to me
எதிலுமே
உன்னை அறிகிறேன்
அன்பே உனது நினைவில்
எனையும் பிடிக்குதே
In everything
I perceive you, my love
In your thoughts
I like myself too
பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
I like you
Again and again
பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
I like you
Again and again
இப்போது தூரவில்லை
என்றாலும் வானவில்லை
உன்னாலே ரசிக்கிறேன்
தன்னாலே சிரிக்கிறேன்
Right now it isn't drizzling
Yet a rainbow
I admire because of you
I smile by myself
கண்ணாடி போன்ற
நெஞ்சில் கண் எரிந்து
போகிறாய் வாழாத நாளை
கூட சேர்த்து வாழ வைக்கிறாய்
In my glass-like heart
You cast a glance and pass by
Even the days unlived
You make me live altogether
அருகிலே நிற்கும்
அருவி நீ அன்பே உனது
அழகில் நனைய பிடிக்குதே
Standing nearby
You are a waterfall, my love
In your beauty
I like getting drenched... I like you
பிடிக்குதே
I like you
Again and again
Female: I like you
Again and again
பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
பெண் : பிடிக்குதே
திரும்ப திரும்ப உன்னை
Why
I have liked you
I do not know
Female: To know
The heart that dared
Is truly lost
எதற்கு உன்னை
பிடித்ததென்று தெரியவில்லையே
I like you [Male: hmm mmhmmm...]
தெரிந்துகொள்ள
துணிந்த உள்ளம்
தொலைந்ததுண்மையே
பிடிக்குதே
I like you..
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
பிடிக்குதே
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Edharkku
Why
Unnai pidithadhendru
I have liked you
Theriya villayae
I do not know
Therindhu
To know
Kolla thunindha ullam
The heart that dared
Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae
Is truly lost
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Edharkku
Why
Unnai pidithadhendru
I have liked you
Theriya villayae
I do not know
Therindhu kolla
To know
Thunindha ullam
The heart that dared
Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae
Is truly lost
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Pidikkudhae…
I like you...
Ho anbae
Oh beloved
Un kaigal theenda
When your hands touch
Hormonegal moongil aaga
Hormones turn into flutes
Sangeedham padikkudhae
And play music
Sandhosham vedikkudhae
Happiness bursts forth
Saagamal
Without dying
Vaazhvadharku
To truly live
Kaadhal undu enbadhai
That love exists
Sonnayae
You told me
Neril vandhu nee
By coming in person
Enakku devadhai
An angel to me
Edhilumae
In everything
Unnai arigiren anbae
I perceive you, my love
Unadhu ninaivil
In your thoughts
Ennaiyum pidikkudhae
I like myself too
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Ippodhu thooravillai
Right now it isn't drizzling
Endraalum vaanavillai
Yet a rainbow
Unnalae rasikiren
I admire because of you
Thannalae sirikiren
I smile by myself
Kannadi pondra nenjil
In my glass-like heart
Kann erindhu pogiraai
You cast a glance and pass by
Vaazhaadha naalai kooda
Even the days unlived
Serthu vaazha vaikkiraaai
You make me live altogether
Arugilae nirkum
Standing nearby
Aruvi nee anbae
You are a waterfall, my love
Unadhu azhagil
In your beauty
Nanaiya pidikudhae… pidikkudhae
I like getting drenched... I like you
Pidikkudhae
I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Female :Pidikkudhae
Female: I like you
Thirumba thirumba unnai
Again and again
Edharkku
Why
Unnai pidithadhendru
I have liked you
Theriya villayae
I do not know
Female :Therindhu kolla
Female: To know
Thunindha ullam
The heart that dared
Tholaindhadhu unmaiyae
Is truly lost
PidikkudhaeMale :hmm mmhmmm…
I like you [Male: hmm mmhmmm...]
Pidikkudhae ..
I like you..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pidikkudhae from the 2014 movie Sigaram Thodu is a romantic track expressing the overwhelming feeling of falling deeply in love with someone. The lyrics revolve around the protagonist realizing that their fondness for their partner grows repeatedly, even without a clear reason. Seeking to understand this emotion only leads to completely surrendering one's heart. The song vividly describes how love alters one's perception of life—making touch feel like musical notes, unlived moments feel meaningful, and everyday sights feel magical like a rainbow appearing without rain. Ultimately, it celebrates how loving someone else also makes a person appreciate and love themselves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Thirumba thirumba unnai”
The phrase 'Thirumba thirumba' (again and again) is repeated sequentially to emphasize the continuous and unstoppable nature of falling in love.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Hormonegal moongil aaga”
Hormones inside the body are poetically compared to bamboo flutes ('moongil') that resonate and create music upon touch.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kannadi pondra nenjil”
The heart is explicitly compared to glass ('Kannadi pondra') to reflect its clarity, innocence, and delicate nature.
Alliteration (Moni)
“Arugilae nirkum / Aruvi nee anbae”
Repetition of the initial vowel 'A' in 'Arugilae', 'Aruvi', and 'Anbae' provides rhythmic and phonetic beauty to the line.
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Trivia
Composed by D. Imman for Sigaram Thodu (2014) starring Vikram Prabhu and Monal Gajjar, 'Pidikkudhae' became a major chartbuster. Written by Yuga Bharathi, the song features rich acoustic production and soulful vocal renditions by D. Imman, Haricharan, and Shreya Ghoshal.
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