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Thikatta Thikatta Kadhalippom

From Aneethi · 2022

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Yamini Ghantasala
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Aneethi2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Thigatta thigatta thigattaTo the point of insatiability, endlessly,
Thigatta kaadhalippomLet us love until we are completely filled.
Male
Hey hey hey hehehe hehe hey hey..(2)Hey hey hey hehehe hehe hey hey..(2)
Male
Ilaigal thoongum iravilIn the night when the leaves sleep,
Vizhigal vinmeenaagaAs the eyes become shining stars,
Male
Anilgal aadum mundrilIn the courtyard where squirrels play,
Viralgal veenai aagaAs fingers turn into a musical veena,
Male
Hey hey hey hehehe hehe hey hey..Hey hey hey hehehe hehe hey hey..
Male
O iragai poleOh, like a feather,
Un Kural paranthuYour voice flies,
Megathai mella urasaTo gently brush against the clouds,
Megam kanindhaAs the clouds ripen,
Mazhai naal ondrilOn a rainy day,
Kaadhal kavithai kirukkaTo scribble a poem of love,
Male
Mazhai veyil vaasam kalandhuBlending the scents of rain and sunlight,
Maarbinil oorugiraaiYou seep into my chest,
Maaya kadhavin pinnirunthuFrom behind a magical door,
Kaadhal kanavinai pesugiraiYou speak of a romantic dream,
Male
{Thaane thanne thaane thanne{Thaane thanne thaane thanne
Thaane thanne thaaneThaane thanne thaane
Thaane thanne thaane thanneThaane thanne thaane thanne
Thanenane thaane} (2)Thanenane thaane} (2)
Chorus
Thigatta thigatta thigattaTo the point of insatiability,
Thigatta kaadhalippomLet us love until we are completely filled,
Female
Theera pasiyudanWith an unquenchable hunger,
Erumbena thirigiraaiYou wander around like an ant,
Endhan unarvinilaeDeep within my feelings,
Orayiram iravai urangaadhuWithout sleeping for a thousand nights,
Thingiraai kanavilaeYou consume me in my dreams,
Male
Yea yea yea hoYea yea yea ho
Both :Imaigalai mooduvenBoth: I will close my eyelids,
Vizhikullum iranguvaaiYou will descend inside my eyes,
Karuvizhi theduvenI will search for the iris of my eye,
Kanavilum uranguvaaiYou sleep even within my dreams,
Male
Thanenane thananane nanane…(4)Thanenane thananane nanane…(4)
Male
Endro parthaA photograph seen,
Pugaippada nyabagamOn some long-forgotten day,
Nee en vizhiyinilaeYou dwell within my eyes,
Engo keta pudhu kural paadalA new song heard somewhere in a fresh voice,
Endhan mozhiyinilaeNow echoes in my own language,
Male
Kaayangal maraikavumTo hide old wounds,
Pudhu kaayangal pirakkavumAnd to give birth to new wounds,
Pen vaasam theriyavumTo make the essence of a woman felt,
Nee maayangal seigiraaiYou perform magical tricks,
Chorus
{Thigatta thigatta thigatta thigatta{To the point of insatiability, endlessly,
Thigatta thigatta kaadhalippom} (2)Let us love until we are completely filled} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Thigatta Thigatta is a lush, surreal romantic track from the movie Aneethi, composed and sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar alongside Yamini Ghantasala. The song articulates an overwhelming passion—a desire to love so intensely until one reaches saturation ('thigatta'), yet still longing for more. Through rich metaphors of nature, dreamscapes, rain, and tactile senses, the lyrics illustrate how love transforms everyday reality into magic.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

O iragai pole

Compares the lightness and floating nature of the lover's voice to a feather ('iragai pole').

Uvamai (Simile)

Erumbena thirigiraai

Compares the restless, persistent motion of the lover's presence inside thoughts to an ant ('erumbena').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Vizhigal vinmeenaaga / Viralgal veenai aaga

Metaphorically transforms eyes into stars and fingers into playing a veena.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Mazhai veyil vaasam kalandhu

Combines contrasting elements (rain and sunlight) to describe a complex sensory memory.

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Trivia

The song features lyrics written by the celebrated Tamil poet and lyricist Na. Muthukumar, who passed away in 2016. Director Vasanthabalan and composer G. V. Prakash Kumar used unreleased lyrics from Muthukumar's archive for Aneethi (2023), honoring their long-standing artistic partnership.

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