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Lyrics & meaning

Thathom

From Kadhal Kavithai · 1998

Lyricist
Agathiyan
Singers
Ila Arun, Swarnalatha
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadhal Kavithai
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
5 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
Ennai polae ingae or penn undaa
Engae nee sollu
Ennai polae ingae or penn undaa
Engae nee sollu naan vayaagra
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
Yutham seiyaadha neram
Nee mogam kondu poraadu
Mttham endraalae yaagam
Vaai neeril neeyum neeraadu
Endha poovil enna vaasam
Mannan polae nee thaedu
Kaiyil koppai pennai yaendhu
Kannadhaasan pol paadu
Koyil sirpangal sonna kalai veedu
Neeyum ennodu thaeduvadhu nooru
Vaavaa vaavaa vaaraevaa
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
Sevvaai meedhaeri naamae
Adhai kaadhal dhaesam seivomae
Boomi ullae poi naamae
Oru aasai theeyaai aavomae
Maegam aagi vaanam povom
Meendum neeraai naam maara
Mannin meedhu thooral aavom
Meendum aaraai naam maara
Kaaman sandhosham kaana vaendum raajaa
Kaatrae theeyodu modhi kol
Vaavaa vaavaa vaaraevaa
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
Haei ennai polae ingae or penn undaa
Engae nee sollu
Ennai polae ingae or penn undaa
Engae nee sollu
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
That thom thakadhimi thom thom
Thaka thakadhimi thakadhimi thom thom
...
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Is there another woman like me here?
Tell me, where?
Is there another woman like me here?
Tell me, where? I am Viagra!
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
When you are not fighting a war,
wage a battle filled with passion!
A kiss is like a sacred ritual,
so bathe in the sweet moisture of my lips!
Which flower carries what scent?
Search and discover it like a king!
Hold a drink in your hand and a woman in your arms,
and sing like poet Kannadasan!
A house of art like temple sculptures,
you will explore a hundred wonders with me!
Come, come, oh come, bravo!
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Let us fly up to Mars,
and turn it into a world of love!
Let us dive deep inside the earth,
and become a flame of desire!
We will turn into clouds and rise into the sky,
only to change back into rain!
We will drizzle gently over the soil,
and flow together again as a river!
You must experience the joy of love, my king,
as the wind collides with fire!
Come, come, oh come, bravo!
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Hey, is there another woman like me here?
Tell me, where?
Is there another woman like me here?
Tell me, where?
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Thath thom thakadimi thom thom
Thaka thakadimi thakadimi thom thom
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic dance track expresses passionate allure, sensuality, and ultimate romantic devotion. The speaker proudly proclaims her charm and invites her partner into an intense, playful journey of desire, using cosmic and poetic metaphors to highlight physical and emotional union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Solkattu / Onomatopoeia

That thom thakadhimi thom thom

Rhythmic vocal syllables (That thom thakadhimi) mimicking traditional percussion beats used to set dance rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Mttham endraalae yaagam

Comparing a kiss to a sacred Yagna/ritual sacrifice (Yaagam).

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

Sevvaai meedhaeri naamae... Adhai kaadhal dhaesam seivomae

Exaggerating romantic ambition to traveling to Mars and creating a nation of love there.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Maegam aagi vaanam povom / Meendum neeraai naam maara / Mannin meedhu thooral aavom

Repetition of the initial 'Ma/Me' consonant sound across lines.

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Trivia

Featured in the 1998 romantic drama 'Kadhal Kavithai', directed by Agathiyan, with music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

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