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Lyrics & meaning

Poyisonna Posikiduven

From 99 Songs · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Shashaa Tirupati, Nikhita Gandhi
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Details
99 Songs2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kaadhal kadhai ondru solvenI will tell a love story
Kadhaiyin mudivai nee solvaayaWill you tell the end of the story?
Kadaisi moochu en maarbil endraaiYou said your last breath would be on my chest
Yeno avalodu nee sendraaiYet why did you leave with her?
Muttaal thanam adhuThat was utter foolishness
Kaadhal alakkum neram vandhadhuThe time to measure love has arrived
Female
Do u really love me ? sollu….Do you really love me? Tell me...
Poi sonna posukkiduvenIf you lie, I will burn you to ashes
Evlo you love me ?…How much do you love me?
Do u really love me ? …Do you really love me?
Do u really love me ? …Do you really love me?
Female
Poi sonna posukkiduvenIf you lie, I will burn you to ashes
Posukkiduven posukkiduvenI will burn you up, I will burn you up
Sollu evlo you love me ?..Tell me, how much do you love me?
Female
Thozha thozha kaadhal engaeFriend, friend, where is love?
Haan thozha nee thandha vaakkum engaeAh friend, where is the promise you gave?
Thozha thozha neeyum engaeFriend, friend, where are you too?
Thozha thozha kaadhal engaeFriend, friend, where is love?
Female
Muthangalpodhaadha kelaayoo thozhaAren't kisses enough? Listen to me, friend
Parisaai pozhivenI will shower them as a gift
Muthangal yaavum thottaakalaaiAll the kisses turn into bullets
Female
Sollu sollu meiyai solluTell me, tell me, tell the truth
Illaenaa maganae naanOtherwise, my dear, I will...
Posu posu posukkiduvenBurn, burn, burn you up
Female
Thozha thozha kaadhal engaeFriend, friend, where is love?
Haan thozha nee thandha vaakkum engaeAh friend, where is the promise you gave?
Thozha thozha neeyum engaeFriend, friend, where are you too?
Haan thozha thozha kaadhal engaeAh friend, friend, where is love?
Female
Innum unakkaai en nenjam thudikkaMy heart still throbs for you
Aanaal unakku avalai pidikkaBut you like her
Kannaa kaadhal kondu meendum vaaMy darling, come back with love
Podhum naan unnai mannippenEnough, I will forgive you
Naettrin kaayam yaavum indruAll of yesterday's wounds today
Naamum marappomaa vaaShall we forget them? Come
Female
Vaa kaalgal pinni kolvom vaaCome, let us entwine our feet, come
Naam ondraai otti kolvom vaaLet us stick close together, come
Un kaadhal aazham enna kaattaayooWon't you show the depth of your love?
Female
Do u really love me ? sollu….Do you really love me? Tell me...
Poi sonna posukkiduvenIf you lie, I will burn you to ashes
Evlo you love me ?…How much do you love me?
Do u really love me ? …Do you really love me?
Do u really love me ? …Do you really love me?
Do u really love me ? …Do you really love me?
Female
Poi sonna posukkiduvenIf you lie, I will burn you to ashes
Posukkiduven posukkiduvenI will burn you up, I will burn you up
Sollu evlo you love me ?..Tell me, how much do you love me?
Female
Thozha thozha kaadhal engaeFriend, friend, where is love?
Haan thozha nee thandha vaakkum engaeAh friend, where is the promise you gave?
Thozha thozha neeyum engaeFriend, friend, where are you too?
Thozha thozha kaadhal engaeFriend, friend, where is love?
Female
Diskyaav..diskyaav…diskyaavBang... bang... bang!
Hahaa diskyaav….Haha, bang!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This track from '99 Songs' portrays a feisty, passionate lover confronting her partner after feeling hurt and betrayed. She demands absolute honesty about his feelings after he seemingly drifted towards someone else, despite his previous promises of eternal togetherness. The lyrics balance intense possessiveness with a lingering willingness to forgive him if he returns with sincere devotion. Using a blend of quirky threats—such as turning kisses into bullets and burning him if he lies—the song portrays a complex mix of vulnerability, anger, playful aggression, and deep affection. It explores the chaotic emotional spectrum of love, heartbreak, and desperate longing for reconciliation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Muthangal yaavum thottaakalaai

Describing sweet gestures like kisses turning into lethal bullets due to heartbreak and betrayal.

Anaphora / Repetition

Thozha thozha kaadhal engae

Repetition of 'Thozha thozha' (Friend) and 'Kaadhal engae' (Where is love?) to emphasize the sense of loss, broken trust, and questioning.

Onomatopoeia

Diskyaav..diskyaav…diskyaav

Use of stylized gunshot sound effects ('Diskyaav') to give the song a theatrical, comic-strip style dramatic finish.

Rhyme / Coupling (Iyaibu)

Vaa kaalgal pinni kolvom vaa / Naam ondraai otti kolvom vaa

End-rhyming with 'vaa' across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, enticing call to reunite.

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Trivia

'99 Songs' marks the debut of A. R. Rahman as a film story writer and producer. This song features a playful blend of English and Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky, arranged in a theatrical Broadway/jazz-pop fusion style.

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