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Lyrics & meaning

Thathi Thathi

From Kaadhal Kondein · 2003

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kaadhal Kondein
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ohoowoah woahuoah
Hawaah..woahuwoah …ohwoah
Haiyee haiyaeah yee yee
Hawaah woahuwoah …ohwoah
Thaththi thaththi
Thaavudhae nenjam
Thanga silayai paarthadhalae
Vittu vittu
Poguthae nenjam
Vellai manadhil veezhndhadhalae
Paarvai paarvai
Paarthathaal nenjam
Panjaai patri kondadhalae
Kaalam dhooram
Kanavinil nenjam
Kalgal indru vaanam melae
Ohoowoah woahuoah
Hawaah..woahuwoah …ohwoah
Thaththi thaththi
Thaavudhae nenjam
Thanga silayai paarthadhalae
Vittu vittu
Poguthae nenjam
Vellai manadhil veezhndhadhalae
Oh-ho-vo vo-hu-vo
Hawa... vo-hu-vo... o-vo
Hai-yee hai-ye-ye yee yee
Hawa vo-hu-vo... o-vo
Skipping and fluttering,
My heart leaps up,
Just from seeing that golden beauty.
Slipping away from me,
My heart drifts off,
Having fallen for her pure heart.
From her gentle glance,
Because her eyes looked into mine,
My heart caught fire like cotton.
Forgetting time and distance,
My heart is lost in a dream,
And today my feet walk on the sky.
Oh-ho-vo vo-hu-vo
Hawa... vo-hu-vo... o-vo
Skipping and fluttering,
My heart leaps up,
Just from seeing that golden beauty.
Slipping away from me,
My heart drifts off,
Having fallen for her pure heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song fragment captures the exhilaration and dizzying euphoria of falling deeply in love at first sight. The protagonist describes how gazing upon his beloved—whom he compares to a pure, golden statue—makes his heart leap with excitement and skip beats. Her brief glance ignites passion in him as quickly as fire catching dry cotton, making him feel weightless as though he is floating above the clouds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar / Repetition

Thaththi thaththi

The doubling of words like 'Thaththi thaththi', 'Vittu vittu', and 'Paarvai paarvai' adds rhythmic cadence and emphasizes the intensity of feelings.

Metaphor

Thanga silayai paarthadhalae

'Thanga silayai' (golden statue) serves as a metaphor describing the divine and flawless physical beauty of the beloved.

Simile / Metaphoric Imagery

Panjaai patri kondadhalae

'Panjaai patri kondadhalae' describes the heart catching passion instantly like dry cotton catching fire.

Hyperbole

Kalgal indru vaanam melae

'Kalgal indru vaanam melae' (feet are above the sky today) exaggerates the feeling of lightness and happiness caused by love.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thaththi thaththi / Thaavudhae nenjam

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive lines ('Thaththi', 'Thaavudhae', 'Thanga').

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