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Lyrics & meaning

Pudichirukku

From Saamy · 2003

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Hariharan, Mahathi
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Saamy2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
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Female
Aiyayo aiyayoOh dear, oh dear!
Pudichiruku unakuYou like it,
Ennai pudichirukuYou like me.
Female
Ennavo ennavoSomehow, somehow,
Pudichiruku enakumI like it too,
Unnai pudichirukuI like you.
Male
Thunichal pudichirukuI like your courage,
Un thudipum romba pudichirukuI really like your vibrancy.
Vegulithanam thaan pudichirukuI like your innocence.
Ennai thirudum paarvai pudichirukuI like the glance that steals me away.
Female
Pudhithaai thirudumA thief who steals in a novel way,
Thirudi enaku muzhudhaaiA thief who doesn't fully know
Thirudathaan theriyalaHow to steal properly.
Female
Aiyayo aiyayoOh dear, oh dear!
Pudichiruku unakuYou like it,
Ennai pudichirukuYou like me.
Female
Ennavo ennavoSomehow, somehow,
Pudichiruku enakumI like it too,
Unnai pudichirukuI like you.
Male
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Male
Valluvarin kuralaaiLike a couplet of Thiruvalluvar,
Rendu vari irukumHaving two lines,
Udhatai pudichirukuI like your lips.
Female
Kaadhal madalA love letter,
Arugae udhadugal nadathumThe drama that lips enact nearby,
Naadagam pudichirukuI like that drama.
Male
Un madisaarIn the folds
Madipukul pudichirukuOf your traditional saree, I like it.
Adhil kudithanamTo run a household
Nadathida pudichirukuIn there, I like it.
Female
Dhinam neeSince you come
Kanavil varuvadhanaalIn my dreams every day,
Aiyo thookathai pudichirukuOh, I have grown to love sleep!
Female
Aiyayo aiyayoOh dear, oh dear!
PudichirukuI like it,
Male
Unaku ennai pudichirukuYou like me.
Female
Ennavo ennavoSomehow, somehow,
PudichirukuI like it,
Male
Enakum unnai pudichirukuI too like you.
Female
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Male
Kaadhal vandhuIf love enters,
Nuzhaindhaal bodhiBuddha would tie a swing
Mara kilaiyil oonjalOn the branch of the Bodhi tree
Katti budhan aaduvaanAnd play on it.
Female
Kaadhalilae vizhundhaalIf he falls in love,
Kattabomman koodaEven Kattabomman
Porkalathil pookal paripaanWould pluck flowers on the battlefield.
Male
Kaalayum maalayumYou who used to study morning and evening,
Padikum unnai indruToday, I made you learn
Kaadhal paadangalLessons of love.
Padika vaithenLessons of love.
Female
Kaaval kaaranaaiYou who were a police officer guarding,
Irundha unnai indruToday, I have transformed you
Kalvanaai maatri vitenInto a thief.
Male
Adada adadaaaOh my, oh my!
Adada adada pudichirukuOh my, oh my, I like it!
Unaku ennai pudichirukuYou like me.
Ennavo ennavo pudichirukuSomehow I like it,
Enakum unnai thaan pudichirukuI like only you.
Male
Thunichal konjam pudichirukuI like a bit of your courage,
Un thudipum romba pudichirukuI really like your vibrancy.
Vegulithanam thaan pudichirukuI like your innocence.
Ennai thirudum paarvai pudichirukuI like the glance that steals me away.
Female
Pudhithaai thirudumA thief who steals in a novel way,
Thirudi enaku muzhudhaai pudichirukuA female thief, I like completely!
Female
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic track expresses mutual affection and playful adoration between two lovers. The lead characters articulate all the small qualities, gestures, and physical features they like about each other—from courage and innocence to a stolen glance and lips metaphorically compared to Thiruvalluvar's two-line couplets. Through imaginative hyperboles, the lyricist illustrates how love alters even the most rigid natures, contrasting Buddha's detachment and Kattabomman's warrior spirit with romantic actions. Ultimately, it celebrates how love transforms a strict law enforcer into a thief of hearts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Valluvarin kuralaai

The lover's lips are poetically compared to Thirukkural couplets ('Valluvarin kuralaai rendu vari irukum udhatai pudichiruku').

Hyperbole (Athyokthi)

Kattabomman kooda porkalathil pookal paripaan

Extravagant imagery claiming love would make Buddha swing on a Bodhi tree branch and warrior Kattabomman pluck flowers in battle.

Anaphora (Repetition)

Pudichiruku unaku ennai pudichiruku

Continuous repetition of 'pudichiruku' (I like / You like) throughout the refrain to emphasize tender affection.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj for the blockbuster 2003 action film 'Saamy', starring Vikram and Trisha. The song highlights the chemistry between a stern police officer (Aarusaamy) and a traditional Brahmin girl (Bhuvaneswari), featuring playful vocals by Hariharan and Prashanthini.

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