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Saathikadi Pothikadi

From Sukran · 2005

Lyricist
Vijay Antony
Singer
Vijay Antony
Music director
Vijay Antony
Movie name
Sukran
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
17 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Saathikkada pothikkada
Bathiramaa paduthukkada
Veettukkulla oosi vedi
Poda poren
Vaaya nalla moodikittu
Kaala konjam kaatikittu
Kaadhukulla katterumbha
Yera poren
Thekki vacha aasai ellaam
Theeka poren
Meesa vecha aambalaiyaa
Maara poren
Kannadichu kaalingala
Thakka poren
Mottaiyila seepa vechu
Seeva poren
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke le le le
Saathikkadi pothikkadi
Bathiramaa paduthukkadi
Veettukkulla oosi vedi
Poda poren
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
{Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lathunae lathunaa
Lathunae lathunaa} (2)
Paadhi vettuna maampazhathula
Kaal vazhukkida en kazhuthula
Sulukko sulukku
Sulukko sulukku
Kai valikkudhu kaal valikkudhu
Mel valikkudhu en vayathula
Amukko amukku
Amukko amukku
Kai amukka kaal amukka
Mood-u vandhaa mel amukka
Neenga vecha aalu illa
Pombalainga dhaan
Oora vecha sandhanatha
Kozha kozha-nu nenjil vechu
Thaevai illaa soottai ellaam
Aaththik kollaiyaa
……………………………….
Saathikkadi pothikkadi
Bathiramaa paduthukkadi
Veettukkulla oosi vedi
Poda poren
Vaaya nallaa moodikkittu
Vaanaramaa maarikkittu
Mookka vechi dhum adichi
Kaatta poren
……………………………
{Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lathunae lathunaa
Lathunae lathunaa} (2)
Pechu vaakkula kann adikkara
Kaaththu vaakkula kai pudikkara
Dubukko dubukku
Dubukko dubukku
Fan-ukku naan kaathadippen
Sun-ukku naan torch adippen
Gin-ukkulla coke-a vechi
Koothadippendi
Pulikku naan pottu veppen
Mallikku naan poova veppen
Kann asandhaa vaanathaiyae
Pootti veppendi
………………………………………
Saathikkadi pothikkadi
Bathiramaa paduthukkadi
Veettukkulla oosi vedi
Poda poren
Vaaya nallaa moodikkittu
Vaanaramaa maarikkittu
Mookka vechi dhum adichi
Kaatta poren
Paattukkulla sedhi onnu
Solla poren
Naattukkulla prachanaiya
Theekka poren
Kettavana koondukkulla
Yetha poren
Nallavana thola thottu
Thookka poren
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke le le le
Saathikkadi pothikkadi
Bathiramaa paduthukkadi
Veettukkulla oosi vedi
Poda poren
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Thillelak
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Thillelak
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Thillelak
Paal ice cup ice
Paal ice cup ice
Thillelak
...
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Shut your mouth and bundle up, man,
lie down safely, man!
Inside the house, a needle cracker,
I'm going to burst!
Keeping my mouth shut tight,
showing my legs a bit,
like a giant black ant into your ear,
I'm going to crawl!
All the pent-up desires I had kept,
I'm going to satisfy!
Into a mustache-twirling man,
I'm going to transform!
Winking my eyes, at the fierce ones,
I am going to strike!
With a comb over a bald head,
I'm going to comb it!
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke le le le
Shut your mouth and bundle up, girl,
lie down safely, girl!
Inside the house, a needle cracker,
I'm going to burst!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
{ Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lathune lathuna
Lathune lathuna } (2)
On a half-sliced mango,
my foot slipped, and in my neck,
what a sprain, a terrible sprain!
What a sprain, a terrible sprain!
My hand hurts, my leg hurts,
my body hurts, and on my stomach,
press it hard, massage it down!
Press it hard, massage it down!
To massage your hands, to massage your legs,
and if you're in the mood, to rub your body,
women are not hired servants kept by you,
they are women after all!
Take the soaked sandalwood paste,
smear it thick and cool over your chest,
and all this needless heat,
why don't you cool it off, man?
...
Shut your mouth and bundle up, girl,
lie down safely, girl!
Inside the house, a needle cracker,
I'm going to burst!
Keeping my mouth shut tight,
turning into a wild monkey,
blowing smoke through my nose,
I'm going to put on a show!
...
{ Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lethulathanna lethulathanna
Lathune lathuna
Lathune lathuna } (2)
While chatting casually, you wink at me,
out of nowhere, you grab my hand!
What a trickster, what a fraud!
What a trickster, what a fraud!
I'll blow a breeze back at a fan!
I'll shine a flashlight at the sun!
Mixing Coke with gin,
I'll party wild, girl!
I'll put a bindi on a tiger!
I'll pin flowers on a jasmine plant!
If you just blink your eyes,
I'll lock up the entire sky, girl!
...
Shut your mouth and bundle up, girl,
lie down safely, girl!
Inside the house, a needle cracker,
I'm going to burst!
Keeping my mouth shut tight,
turning into a wild monkey,
blowing smoke through my nose,
I'm going to put on a show!
Through this song, a message
I am going to tell!
The problems across the country,
I am going to solve!
The wicked into the prisoner's dock,
I am going to haul!
Tapping the good ones on their shoulders,
I am going to lift them up!
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke
Legilekke legilekke le le le
Shut your mouth and bundle up, girl,
lie down safely, girl!
Inside the house, a needle cracker,
I'm going to burst!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Thillelak
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Thillelak
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Thillelak
Milk ice, cup ice!
Milk ice, cup ice!
Thillelak
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paal Ice Cup Ice (Saathikkada) from Sukran (2005) is a high-energy, quirky Tamil folk-pop dance track written and composed by Vijay Antony. The song relies heavily on rhythmic slang, playful threats, hyperbole, and whimsical street rhymes to create an engaging commercial hero-intro atmosphere. Towards the latter section, the hero asserts a moral mission, promising to bring justice, solve social issues, lock up criminals, and support good people. Overall, the song delivers a celebratory, humorous, and fast-paced listening experience characteristic of mid-2000s Tamil commercial soundtracks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Sun-ukku naan torch adippen

Extravagant claims like flashing a flashlight at the sun or putting a bindi on a tiger highlight comic exaggeration.

End Rhyme (Emoni)

Fan-ukku naan kaathadippen / Sun-ukku naan torch adippen

Couplet line-ends maintain precise rhythmic rhyming with matching verb endings.

Onomatopoeia (Oli Kurippu)

Sulukko sulukku / Dubukko dubukku

Rhythmic sound phrases like Sulukko sulukku and Dubukko dubukku add percussive texture and humor to the lines.

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Trivia

Sukran (2005) was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and featured actor Vijay in an extended cameo alongside Prashanth. The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony early in his career, laying the foundation for his reputation as a hitmaker for energetic mass numbers.

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